89th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2500: Establishing a new license to be issued by the board of educational examiners
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 establishes a new license to be issued by the board of educational examiners. The bill requires the board of educational examiners to grant a temporary initial teaching license to an applicant who holds a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and successfully completes an alternative teacher certification program. The bill describes what an alternative teacher certification program must include. The bill establishes requirements for alternative teacher certification programs, including that the program must operate in at least five states and must have been in operation for at least years.
Sponsors
Education committee
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 1 for, 6 against
For: American Board for Certification of Teacher Excellence
Against: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 21, 2022Filed in the House
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/89/HF2500