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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 150: Prohibiting school districts from using standards-based grading in grades six through twelve

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill prohibits school districts from using standards-based grading to evaluate the performance of students who are enrolled in grades through 12. The bill defines “standards-based grading” to mean a method of evaluating student performance in which traditional academic subjects are broken down into smaller learning objectives or skills and a student’s performance is evaluated based on the extent to which the student has mastered each particular learning objective or skill.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 6, 2025

  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Hora (R) · heather.hora@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 3 against

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

In plain words

  1. January 30, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 6, 2025House subcommittee named: Fett, Hora and Matson
  3. February 13, 2025Subcommittee 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/91/HF150