HSB 719: Establishing the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill establishes the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program within the department of education (DE). The bill defines “athletic emergency action plan” as written guidelines and templates for the documentation of emergency planning to help prepare individuals for a catastrophic injury situation that occurs during physical education or an extracurricular athletic activity or contest. The bill defines “automated external defibrillator” as a lightweight, portable device that delivers an electric shock through the chest to the heart to stop an irregular heartbeat and allow normal heartbeat rhythm to resume following cardiac arrest.

House subcommittee · named February 12, 2026

• Rep. Wendy Larson (R) · wendy.larson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R) · steven.bradley@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Mary Lee Madison (D) · mary.madison@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 5 against

For: American Heart Association; Iowa Athletic Trainers Society; Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Emergency Management Association; Iowa Nurse Practitioners Society; Iowa Nurses Association; Iowa State Education Association

Against: Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 10, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. February 10, 2026House subcommittee named: Larson, Kniff McCulla and Madison
3. February 12, 2026House subcommittee named: Larson, Bradley and Madison
4. February 17, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it