Relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics

Sponsored by the House Education (companion To Sf 278 By Committee on Education) Committee, Rep. Thomas Jay Moore (R)

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SF 61, HF 204, SF 278

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 16, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 6, 2025
Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 4, 202595–0
Skipped: Senate committeeSkipped
Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 18, 202546–0
Done: To the GovernorMay 19, 2025
Done: Signed into lawMay 27, 2025

SF 278 became law → The same legislation passed as SF 278, so this version was set aside. Go to SF 278 What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of education (DE) to provide technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organization and authorizing high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics. The bill requires DE to provide educational resources and technical assistance to school districts related to chartering career and technical student organizations that comply with federal law and rules adopted by the state board, including organizations related to robotics and robotics teams and competitions.

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The bill provides that high school athletic organizations that receive moneys from a school district to pay dues or membership fees, or moneys from a nonpublic school originating from the state to pay dues or membership fees, may sponsor or administer interscholastic contests or competitions related to robotics.

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.13D

Amends§256.9

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Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 398Passed a chamber90th GA SF 264Renumbered90th GA HF 2431Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 61RenumberedSenate companion HF 204RenumberedHouse companion SF 278Became lawfrom SF 61 HF 514Didn’t advancefrom HF 204

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None became law, though one got through a chamber.

SF 264 Relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of edu…
90th General Assembly · Renumbered as SF 398 · same title
Cleared committee
SF 398 Relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of edu…
90th General Assembly · Passed Senate · same title
Passed a chamber
HF 2431 Relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring the department of edu…
90th General Assembly · In committee · nearly identical
Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.