91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

SF 2008: Establishing requirements related to nonpublic schools that receive tuition payments from parents or guardians whose students are participating in the education savings account program

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

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill establishes requirements related to nonpublic schools that receive tuition payments from parents or guardians whose students are participating in the education savings account program.11B establishes the education savings account program, which allows for payments to be made to parents and guardians for the payment of qualified educational expenses. Current law defines “qualified educational expenses” to include tuition and fees at a nonpublic school.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 3 against

For: AFSCME Council 61; Common Good Iowa; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; United Professionals/UE; and 1 more

Against: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Catholic Conference

In plain words

January 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
January 13, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink and Quirmbach