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

HF 2754: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, private instruction, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to education by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program, education savings accounts, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and makes appropriations. DIVISION I —— CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING. Currently, each student enrolled in a charter school under Code chapter 256E shall be counted, for state school foundation purposes, in the student’s district of residence.

Sponsors

Appropriations (successor To Hsb 735) committee

Cost

Can’t be estimated

Any increase in UNI administration costs and potential need for additional full-time equivalent (FTE) positions to fulfill the oversight requirements in this Bill is unknown at this time, as the number of new charter school applications and charter school supp…

Lobbying · 14 for, 11 against

For: American Federation for Children; Americans For Prosperity; Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition for Public Charter Schools; Master Builders of Iowa; National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; The Family Leader; and 2 more

Against: Adventureland Amusement Park; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Retired School Personnel Association; Iowa State Education Association; Iowa State Fair; Iowa Travel Industry Partners; Okoboji Tourism; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. April 6, 2026Filed in the House
  2. April 9, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. April 16, 2026Passed the House, 53–34
  4. April 16, 2026Arrived in the Senate
  5. April 27, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  6. April 27, 2026Took the place of SF 2501 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  7. April 27, 2026Passed the Senate, 29–17
  8. May 6, 2026Sent to the Governor
  9. May 12, 2026Signed into law
  10. May 26, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF2754