HSB 282: Relating to cooperation by public and private schools with federal immigration and customs enforcement officers

What it does

This bill relates to cooperation by public and private schools with federal immigration and customs enforcement officers. The bill provides that school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools must cooperate with all lawful requests for assistance made by a federal immigration and customs enforcement officer and prohibits such schools from adopting or enforcing a policy or taking any other actions under which the school prohibits or discourages an employee or contractor from assisting or cooperating with a federal immigration and customs enforcement officer if the federal immigration and customs enforcement officer requests assistance or cooperation.

House subcommittee · named March 4, 2025

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) · beth.wessel-kroeschell@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 3 against

For: Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps

Against: Dubuque For Refugee Children; Iowa Insurance Associates; Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice

In plain words

1. March 4, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. March 4, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Stone and Wessel-Kroeschell