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

HF 606: Relating to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation, authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation, and including applicability provisions

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

What it does

This bill relates to nonpublic schools, including authorizing nonpublic schools to withdraw applications for accreditation and authorizing accredited nonpublic schools to terminate accreditation. The bill authorizes a nonpublic school to withdraw its application for accreditation submitted to the director of the department of education, or terminate its accreditation, at any time by providing written notice to the director. The bill requires the department to cease all accreditation, monitoring, and enforcement process activities related to the nonpublic school upon receipt of the written notice.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 10, 2024

  • Rep. Bill Gustoff (R) · bill.gustoff@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sue Cahill (D)
  • Rep. Anne Osmundson (R)

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Homeschool Iowa

Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa State Education Association; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 3, 2023Filed in the House
  2. January 10, 2024House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Cahill and Osmundson

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF606