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

HF 658: Authorizing the boards of directors of school districts to appoint student liaisons to the boards

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 authorizes the boards of directors of school districts to select students to act as liaisons between the board, administrators, teachers, the student council, and the general student population. The board must develop and implement an application and selection process. If an applicant satisfies the application and selection process, the board is required to select at least one applicant to act as a student liaison. The student liaison must have a seat at the table of all regular meetings of the board and board subcommittee meetings in a nonvoting capacity and must also have access to all nonconfidential board meeting materials.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against

For: Iowa State Education Association

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 7, 2023Filed in the House

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/HF658