90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 8: Relating to the Iowa core curriculum and to assessment and content standards for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and including effective date 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 eliminates requirements and references to the (Iowa) common core or core curriculum and to core content standards, but continues to direct the state board of education to adopt high school graduation requirements and academic and content standards. curriculum plan” with “graduation plan” and “core curriculum requirements” with “high school graduation requirements”. The academic standards will remain applicable to all students in kindergarten through grade in every school district and accredited nonpublic school.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 11, 2023
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
- Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Julian B. Garrett (R)
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Protect My Innocence
In plain words
- January 9, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- January 11, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Zaun, Donahue and Garrett
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/SF8