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Relating to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to participate in show choir and marching band provided by public schools, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by Rep. Brooke Boden (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 29, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to the eligibility of students enrolled in nonpublic schools to participate in show choir and marching band provided by public schools. The bill requires school districts to allow a student who resides within the school district and who is enrolled in a nonpublic school to participate immediately in show choir or marching band if provided by the school district and is not provided by the nonpublic school, pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the school district and the nonpublic school that provide for the eligibility of the student.
Read the full explanation
The bill also requires school districts to allow a student who resides within a contiguous school district and who is enrolled in a nonpublic school to participate immediately in show choir or marching band if provided by the school district and not provided by the nonpublic school or the student’s school district of residence, pursuant to the terms of an agreement between the school district and the nonpublic school that provide for the eligibility of the student. The bill provides that, if a school district has established a fee for the cost of a student’s participation in show choir or marching band, a student enrolled in a nonpublic school who is participating in the activity pursuant to the bill’s provisions, or the student’s parent or guardian, shall be responsible for the payment of such fee. School districts are prohibited from establishing a fee that exceeds the amount of the fee established for students who are enrolled in the school district. The bill takes effect upon enactment.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 9, 2026. Meeting: Wednesday, February 11 · 12:30 PM · RM 19 (Cancelled).
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§280.13H
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
1 for · 1 against · 3 undecided · Who →
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