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

HF 672: Relating to certain specified employees of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, including renewal requirements associated with licenses issued by the board of educational examiners to practitioners with master’s or doctoral degrees, fees associated with the review of certain specified records, and background checks for employees of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to certain specified employees of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools, including renewal requirements associated with licenses issued by the board of educational examiners (BOEE) to practitioners with master’s or doctoral degrees, fees associated with the review of certain specified records, and background checks for employees of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools. Current law authorizes the BOEE to establish renewal requirements for licensed practitioners.

Sponsors

Ways and Means (successor To Hf 224) committee

Cost

Less revenue: up to $116,000

House File 672 is estimated to reduce BOEE revenues by $116,000 per year beginning in FY 2024. 0 position. In addition, the Bill will result in a decrease of approximately $37,000 to the General Fund annually.

Senate subcommittee · named April 18, 2023

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Waylon Brown (R)
  • Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against

For: Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. March 20, 2023Filed in the House
  2. March 21, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 11, 2023Passed the House, 98–0
  4. April 12, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 18, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Brown and Winckler
  6. April 25, 2023Subcommittee recommended passing it
  7. May 3, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  8. May 4, 2023Passed the Senate, 49–0
  9. May 16, 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/HF672