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

HF 2547: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plans, and by requiring the state board of regents to submit a report related to establishing a performance-based funding model for the institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill relates to career education, including by modifying provisions related to career academies, the collective statewide articulation agreement between community colleges and the state board of regents, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, and individual career and academic plans. Under current law, a career academy may be established under an agreement between a single school district and a community college, or by multiple school districts and a community college organized into a regional career and technical education planning partnership, and such a career academy is required to be a career-oriented or occupation-oriented program of study that includes a minimum of two years of secondary education.

Sponsors

Higher Education committee

Cost

Cost: up to $600,000

0% of students are enrolled in CTE courses. 0 million in FY 2028. Currently, the Summer Joint Enrollment Program receives an annual General Fund appropriation of $600,000 in the Education Appropriations Act. There is no fiscal impact on the Department of Educa…

Senate subcommittee · named March 4, 2026

  • Sen. Jeff Taylor (R) · jeff.taylor@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen (R) · kerry.gruenhagen@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 9 for, 0 against

For: Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of Community College Trustees; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Higher Education committee · as HSB 572
  2. January 15, 2026House subcommittee named: Stone, Brown-Powers, Wills and J · as HSB 572
  3. January 20, 2026House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Brown-Powers, Wills and J · as HSB 572
  4. February 10, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 572
  5. February 11, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 572
  6. February 11, 2026Committee vote: 11–0 · as HSB 572
  7. February 16, 2026Filed in the House
  8. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2547 · as HSB 572
  9. February 23, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  10. February 24, 2026Passed the House, 90–0
  11. February 24, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  12. February 25, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  13. March 4, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Taylor, Gruenhagen and Zimmer
  14. March 17, 2026Approved by the Senate committee

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/HF2547