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89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2254: Relating to the minimum school calendar requirements and the use of online learning by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools

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 minimum school calendar requirements and the use of online learning by school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. The bill authorizes the board of directors of a school district and the authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school to provide online learning to students enrolled in the school district or the accredited nonpublic school for no more than consecutive school days in a school year or for no more than total school days in a school year, without prior approval from the department of education.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2022

  • Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R)
  • Rep. Sue Cahill (D)
  • Rep. Ray Sorensen (R) · ray.sorensen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 4, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 8, 2022House subcommittee named: Dolecheck, Cahill and Sorensen
  3. February 9, 2022Subcommittee recommended against it

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2254