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

HF 430: Relating to education, including requirements related to mandatory reporters, a process for investigating complaints against school employees, and the responsibilities of the department of education, school districts, charter schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and the board of educational examiners, modifying the membership of the board of educational examiners, and including applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to education, including requirements related to mandatory reporters, a process for investigating complaints against school employees, and the responsibilities of the department of education (DE), school districts, charter schools, accredited nonpublic schools, and the board of educational examiners (BOEE).69 (mandatory and permissive reporters) requires certain persons to report cases of abuse of a child who is under years of age and authorizes those persons to make a report of abuse of a child who is years of age or older.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 15, 2023

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 7 against

For: Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault; Prevent Child Abuse Iowa; Protect My Innocence; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Bar Association; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 24, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 8, 2023Passed the House, 68–29
  3. March 9, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  4. March 15, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Donahue and Sinclair
  5. March 29, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  6. March 29, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  7. May 2, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–0
  8. May 3, 2023Passed the House, 92–1
  9. May 11, 2023Sent to the Governor
  10. May 26, 2023Signed into law

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/HF430