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

SF 264: Relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics

Became SF 398 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education (DE) to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics. The bill requires DE to provide educational resources and technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations that comply with federal law and rules adopted by the state board, including organizations related to robotics and robotics teams and competitions.

Sponsors

Not listed

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 15, 2023

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Liz Bennett (D) · liz.bennett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Scott Webster (R) · scott.webster@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Nebraska Farm Equipment Dealers Association; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 13, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Technology committee
  2. February 15, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Bennett and Webster
  3. February 23, 2023Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 398

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/SF264