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

SF 398: 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

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 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

Technology committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 6, 2024

  • Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R) · tom.moore@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sue Cahill (D)
  • Rep. Chad Ingels (R) · chad.ingels@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 23, 2023Filed in the Senate
  2. February 23, 2023Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 15, 2023Passed the Senate, 48–0
  4. March 15, 2023Arrived in the House
  5. March 6, 2024House subcommittee named: Moore, T., Cahill and Ingels
  6. March 11, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it

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/SF398