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

HF 2725: Relating to education reporting, including the sharing of unit-level wage data for secondary and postsecondary program evaluation, the establishment of the condition of education report, consolidating certain required reports, modifying responsibilities for the future ready Iowa last-dollar scholarship report, modifying Iowa workforce development data-sharing provisions, and creating a return on investment reporting system to be overseen by the Iowa student aid commission

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

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 education reporting. The bill requires the department of workforce development to provide unit-level wage data to the department of education upon request for the purpose of evaluating secondary and postsecondary program outcomes, including return on investment reporting. The bill defines “unit-level wage data” as individual-level employment records maintained by the department of workforce development, including but not limited to occupational title associated with a standard occupational classification code, hours worked, job-site location, wages, and employer industry classification.

Sponsors

Education (companion To Lsb 5499sv By Committee on Education) committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named February 11, 2026

  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Helena Hayes (R) · helena.hayes@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D) · mary.madison@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 2 against

For: VALOR Iowa

Against: Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI); National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB /IA)

In plain words

  1. February 11, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 725
  2. February 11, 2026House subcommittee named: Fett, Hayes and Madison · as HSB 725
  3. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 725
  4. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee · as HSB 725
  5. February 18, 2026Committee vote: 20–3 · as HSB 725
  6. February 24, 2026Filed in the House
  7. February 24, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2725 · as HSB 725
  8. March 24, 2026Passed the House, 90–6
  9. March 24, 2026Arrived in the Senate

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/HF2725