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88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

SF 2052: Pertaining to instruction in water safety in schools

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 provides that under the state educational standards, instruction for the water safety component of a physical education course may be provided by a swim instructor certified by the young men’s or young women’s Christian association, the American red cross, or another nationwide organization that provides swim instructor certification in lieu of instruction by a licensed physical education teacher.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2020

  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Giddens
  • Sen. Craig Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Alliance of YMCA's; Personal Interest-Jesse Cickavage; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Iowa State Education Association

In plain words

  1. January 21, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 23, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Giddens and Johnson

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/SF2052