Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 30, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 10, 2025
Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2025
Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This bill relates to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. Current law requires the director of the department of education to develop and make available to school districts examples of age-appropriate and research-based materials. The bill provides that the age-appropriate and research-based materials shall also cover child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention. The bill requires the director of the department of education to develop and distribute to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools model guidelines related to how to best provide instruction to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six in child sexual abuse and child sexual abuse awareness and prevention.

Read the full explanation

The bill establishes requirements related to the model guidelines. The bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to provide instruction related to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention that is consistent with the model guidelines to students enrolled in kindergarten through grade six. The bill requires the board of educational examiners to adopt rules that establish continuing education requirements for renewal of a license, certificate, authorization, or statement of recognition. The bill establishes that continuing education activities may include participating in or presenting at in-service training programs related to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention.3.16.2. The inclusion of this specification is intended to reinstate the requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Senate subcommittee

Named January 15, 2026. On February 5, 2026 it recommended passage.

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

3 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 4, 2026 (3) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.36

Amends§256.146 §256.9 §256E.7 §256F.4

Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works

Lobbying

13 for · 0 against · 11 undecided · Who →

Family tree

Where this legislation came from and where it went: earlier tries, the versions it moved through this Assembly, and later bills built on it.

Tried before

SF 270Cleared committee89th GA HF 414Cleared committee89th GA HF 192Renumbered89th GA HF 2171Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 172Cleared committeeSenate companion HF 215Cleared committeeHouse companion

Earlier and later bills are matched by wording or an identical title; check the text to be sure it’s the same idea.

Tried before

This idea has been filed in 3 earlier General Assemblies. None got through a chamber.

HF 2171 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
90th General Assembly · In committee · very similar
Cleared committee
HF 192 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
89th General Assembly · Renumbered as HF 414 · same title
Cleared committee
HF 414 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
89th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
SF 270 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
89th General Assembly · In committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2154 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee
HF 2562 Relating to child sexual abuse and child sexual assault awareness and prevention
88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · same title
Cleared committee

Matched by the wording of each bill’s explanation, or an identical title. Companion bills and renumbered versions of this bill aren’t listed; they’re the same bill.