89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 310: Relating to the establishment of a transitional bilingual education pilot program
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 directs the department of education to establish, subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the general assembly, a transitional bilingual education pilot program designed to allow a student who is limited English proficient to achieve long-term academic success through English-medium instruction in general education classrooms that also includes initially at least two hours a day of instruction in the student’s native language; provided, however, that the native language of the student who is limited English proficient is used to support the student’s development of English and content learning and is then gradually phased out of instruction as a student’s English proficiency increases.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 12, 2022
- Sen. Jim Carlin (R)
- Sen. Eric Giddens (D)
- Sen. Tim Goodwin (R)
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Association of Christian Schools
In plain words
- February 10, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- February 11, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Kraayenbrink, Giddens and Goodwin
- January 12, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Carlin, Giddens and Goodwin
- January 18, 2022Subcommittee recommended passing it
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/SF310