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Requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies
Sponsored by the House Education Committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HSB 599
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2026
- Done: House committeeFebruary 10, 2026
- Done: Passes the HouseMarch 3, 202695–1
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 The director of the Department of Education must create and publish yearly reports for the public and the state legislature. These reports will show how well students in kindergarten through sixth grade are doing in reading and math. The director will also report on how certain laws have affected area education agencies.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the director of the department of education (DE) to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.68A (student progression —— mathematics proficiency). The director is required to submit the annual report to the general assembly on or before December 31 and publish the annual report on DE’s internet site. The director of DE is also required to prepare an annual report that includes a detailed and ongoing examination and evaluation of the impact to area education agencies, and the operations of area education agencies, made by 2024 Iowa Acts, chapter 1002. The director is required to submit the annual report to the general assembly on or before December 31 and publish the annual report on DE’s internet site.
Why it matters. The director of the department of education would be required to create and publish annual reports regarding student reading proficiency in kindergarten through third grade and mathematics proficiency in kindergarten through sixth grade. These reports would also include an ongoing evaluation of how certain 2024 laws have impacted the operations of area education agencies.2
Senate subcommittee
Named March 11, 2026. On March 17, 2026 it recommended passage.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
1 written public comment to its subcommittee: March 16, 2026 (1) · on the Legislature’s site
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