HF 2172: Modifying testing requirements applicable to pupils who are participating in the education savings account program

What it does

This bill modifies testing requirements applicable to pupils who are participating in the education savings account program. Current law requires each pupil participating in the education savings account program to take all applicable state and federally required student assessments. The bill modifies this provision to provide that each such pupil is required to take either all applicable state and federally required student assessments or standardized, nationally norm-referenced student assessments in mathematics and English language arts in the same grades as comparable tests are administered under federal law.

Lobbying · 4 for, 6 against

For: Iowa Association of Christian Schools; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; Yes. Every Kid.

Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. January 27, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee