88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 441: Relating to the establishment of a behavioral interventions task force
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill directs the department of education to convene a task force on the use of restrictive procedures, including seclusion, on students in Iowa’s school districts. The task force shall, at a minimum, review the department’s rules and guidance relating to physical confinement, detention, and physical restraint; data on the use of restrictive procedures and the circumstances that lead to such use; data useful in identifying risk factors within the student population affected; positive, evidence-based behavioral interventions and procedures; and schoolwide evidence-based training programs and support relating to conflict prevention and management.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 25, 2019
- Rep. Joel Fry (R)
- Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Norlin G. Mommsen (R) · norlin.mommsen@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa State Education Association
In plain words
- February 20, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 25, 2019House subcommittee named: Fry, Ehlert and Mommsen
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF441