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

HF 88: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, dual enrollment, and the tuition and textbook tax credit, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions

Became HF 888 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, dual enrollment, and the tuition and textbook tax credit. DIVISION I —— PRIVATE INSTRUCTION. Current law authorizes the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a child of compulsory attendance age to place the child under competent private instruction or independent private instruction. of children), and, if the child is elementary school age, a blood lead test. The bill strikes this requirement.

Sponsors

Rep. Brooke Boden (R), Rep. Mark Cisneros (R), Rep. Samantha Fett (R), Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R), Rep. Cindy Golding (R), Rep. Bill Gustoff (R), Rep. Bob Henderson (R), Rep. Steven C. Holt (R), Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2025

  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 11 for, 13 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Classical Conversations; Dr. Tanja Garrison; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; PELLA PAC; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation; VALOR Iowa

Against: Blank Childrens Hospital; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; and 1 more

In plain words

  1. January 17, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Fett, Gehlbach and Matson
  3. January 27, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. January 29, 2025Approved by the House committee
  5. January 29, 2025Committee vote: 14–9
  6. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 888

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/HF88