HSB 746: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to summative testing in schools and the educational program provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve

What it does

_____ the educational program provided to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. The bill requires the state board of education to develop a set of core academic indicators in social studies in grades and 10. The bill also requires that all students enrolled in school districts be administered an assessment in social studies in grades and during the last quarter of the school year. Current law requires the summative assessments administered to students be aligned with the Iowa common core standards in both content and rigor and meet the summative assessment requirements of the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

House subcommittee · named February 16, 2026

• Rep. Helena Hayes (R) · helena.hayes@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Monica Kurth (D) · monica.kurth@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Wendy Larson (R) · wendy.larson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 0 for, 8 against

Against: Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa School Counselors Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 16, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. February 16, 2026House subcommittee named: Hayes, Kurth and Larson
3. February 18, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
4. February 18, 2026Approved by the House committee
5. February 18, 2026Committee vote: 16–7
6. February 23, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2670