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

HF 2230: Relating to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners

Signed into law

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to teacher education and licensing, including by modifying provisions related to practitioner preparation programs and licenses issued by the board of educational examiners (BOEE). Beginning July 1, 2027, the bill requires higher education institutions providing practitioner preparation to include clinical experiences and preparation to prepare students admitted to a practitioner preparation program to serve students with disabilities and English learners.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 14, 2026

  • Rep. Chad Ingels (R) · chad.ingels@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 1 against

For: Decoding Dyslexia Iowa; Disability Rights Iowa; Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council

Against: Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council

In plain words

  1. January 14, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 555
  2. January 14, 2026House subcommittee named: Ingels, Boden and Matson · as HSB 555
  3. January 21, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 555
  4. January 28, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 555
  5. January 28, 2026Committee vote: 15–7 · as HSB 555
  6. January 30, 2026Filed in the House
  7. January 30, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2230 · as HSB 555
  8. March 24, 2026Passed the House, 94–2
  9. March 24, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  10. April 30, 2026Took the place of SF 2222 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  11. April 30, 2026Passed the Senate, 28–15
  12. May 13, 2026Sent to the Governor
  13. June 2, 2026Signed into law

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/HF2230