Bills › 91st General Assembly
Establishing the data security program within the department of education, and making appropriations
Sponsored by Rep. Daniel Gosa (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 16, 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 Iowa school districts can choose to join a new state-run program to help protect student and district information from security threats. The Department of Education will pick a professional service provider to run this program, and schools can sign up for it each school year. To help pay for this, the state will set aside $250,000 in a special fund starting in 2025.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes the data security program within the department of education to provide school districts the option to participate in a data security service selected by the department of education to protect students and district data. The bill requires the department to select the data security program and vendor through a request for proposals process. School districts may elect to participate in the program on a school year basis, and a school district that elects to participate may not withdraw from the program during that school year. The bill further requires the state board of education to adopt rules to administer the program. The bill establishes a data security program fund in the state treasury and appropriates $250,000 from the general fund of the state to the data security grant program fund in FY 2026-2027.