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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2178: Relating to required guidance counselor staffing in school districts

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill strikes a directive for each school district to work toward the goal of having one qualified guidance counselor for every 350 students enrolled in the school district and instead requires each school district to have one qualified guidance counselor for every 250 students enrolled in the school district.3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of school districts to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: United Way of Central Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 29, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee

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/90/HF2178