Bills › 91st General Assembly
Requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities
Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Gosa (D)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2026
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- 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 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Schools in Iowa must allow employees with coaching licenses to take at least two days off each school year to attend training or conferences. These employees will not lose their pay, seniority, or benefits while they are away for this professional development. This rule applies to public school districts, charter schools, and accredited private schools.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant employees who hold a coaching authorization a leave of absence to attend professional development training programs or coaches conferences, without loss of seniority, pay, vacation time, personal days, sick leave, insurance and health coverage benefits, or earned overtime accumulation, for not less than two days each school year.
Iowa Code it changes
Creates§280.37