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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 574: Relating to the offer and teach requirements under the educational standards

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

42, relating to the Iowa learning online initiative, to require that the department of education waive for one year the educational standards for additional subjects when a school district or accredited nonpublic school proves to the satisfaction of the department that the school district or school has made every reasonable effort but is unable to meet the standard for the specified subject. The bill also provides that if fewer than students typically register for a specified unit of coursework under the minimum program, the unit need not be taught each year but must be taught not less than once every three years.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 5, 2019

  • Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
  • Rep. David Kerr (R)
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Rural School Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 4, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. March 5, 2019House subcommittee named: Hanusa, Kerr and Matson

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF574