Relating to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet

Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee

Topics:K–12 education

Same legislation: SSB 1023

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 21, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2025
Done: Senate committeeJanuary 30, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateMarch 11, 202547–0
Done: House committeeApril 1, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseMarch 3, 202694–2
Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2026
Done: Signed into lawMay 2, 2026

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What’s in it

AI summary Students who move to an online school through open enrollment can still join activities like sports or clubs in their home school district. However, they can only do this if their online school does not offer those same activities itself. This change affects students who learn primarily over the internet.¹

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This bill relates to participation in cocurricular and extracurricular activities offered by school districts by pupils who open enroll for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet. Current law allows pupils who participate in open enrollment for purposes of receiving educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet to participate in any cocurricular or extracurricular activities offered in the pupil’s grade or group and sponsored by the pupil’s district of residence under the same conditions and requirements as the pupils enrolled in the district of residence. The bill provides that such pupils may only participate in such cocurricular or extracurricular activities if the school district attendance center providing the educational instruction and course content primarily over the internet does not sponsor such cocurricular or extracurricular activities.18(12).

Why it matters. Students who open enroll to receive most of their instruction and course content over the internet would only be allowed to participate in cocurricular or extracurricular activities at their home school district if the district providing their online instruction does not sponsor those same activities. This change affects these students, their home school districts, and the school districts providing the online instruction.²

Changed since by amendment H-8005; see Amendments.

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Named February 9, 2026. On February 12, 2026 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§282.18

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Lobbying

9 for · 1 against · 3 undecided · Who →

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SSB 1023Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 176Became lawfrom SSB 1023