89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2040: Prohibiting the collection of certain specified information from students enrolled in school districts or charter 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 prohibits the collection of certain specified information from students enrolled in school districts or charter schools. The bill prohibits the statewide summative assessment of student progress administered by school districts for purposes of the core academic indicators from collecting information from a student enrolled in a school district related to the student’s race, color, creed, or place of national origin unless required by federal law. The bill also prohibits the board of directors of a school district and the governing board of a charter school from administering to a student any test or assessment, or any related form, that collects from the student information related to the student’s race, color, creed, or place of national origin unless required by federal law.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 24, 2022
- Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
- Sen. Claire Celsi (D)
- Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 0 for, 6 against
Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; IA Mental Health Planning Council; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Education Association
In plain words
- January 13, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- January 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Goodwin, Celsi and Sinclair
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/SF2040