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

HF 890: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and department of education reporting requirements, the national board certification pilot project, employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program or the Iowa school for the deaf, and the employment contracts between community colleges and community college instructors, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and department of education (DE) reporting requirements, the national board certification pilot project, and employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program or the Iowa school for the deaf. DIVISION I —— REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Current law requires the state board of education to adopt rules directing the community colleges to submit certain specified data from the most recent fiscal year to the community colleges bureau using criteria determined by the community colleges bureau.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2025

  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Samantha Fett (R) · samantha.fett@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of Community College Trustees

In plain words

  1. January 21, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 43
  2. January 21, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Fett and Matson · as HSB 43
  3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 43
  4. January 28, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 43
  5. January 28, 2025Committee vote: 22–0 · as HSB 43
  6. March 7, 2025Filed in the House
  7. March 7, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 890 · as HSB 43
  8. March 17, 2025Passed the House, 96–0
  9. March 18, 2025Arrived in the Senate
  10. April 22, 2025Took the place of SF 520 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  11. April 22, 2025Passed the Senate, 46–0
  12. May 13, 2025Passed the House, 91–0
  13. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
  14. June 6, 2025Signed into law

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/HF890