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

HF 888: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, and dual enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions

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, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction, world language instruction, and dual enrollment. 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.

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

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. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  2. April 3, 2025Sent to the House Education 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/HF888