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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

HF 2151: Relating to the submission of completed fingerprint packets to the board of educational examiners and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to the submission of completed fingerprint packets to the board of educational examiners (BOEE). Current law requires all initial applicants for BOEE licensure to submit a completed fingerprint packet and requires the BOEE to use the packet to facilitate a national criminal history background check. The bill requires the BOEE to allow all initial applicants to submit the completed fingerprint packet electronically. The bill applies to completed fingerprint packets that initial applicants submit to the BOEE on or after the effective date of the bill.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2022

  • Rep. Jacob Bossman (R) · jacob.bossman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Eric Gjerde (D) · eric.gjerde@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. John H. Wills (R) · john.wills@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the State Government committee
  2. February 8, 2022House subcommittee named: Bossman, Gjerde and Wills

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/89/HF2151