SF 2010: Relating to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment

What it does

This bill relates to the transportation to and from school of pupils participating in open enrollment. Current law provides that a receiving district with a total enrollment of less than 2,000 students may send school vehicles not more than two miles into the district of residence of a pupil who open enrolls if the pupil’s primary residence is closer to the attendance center the pupil attends in the receiving district than the residence is to the attendance center the pupil would be assigned in the sending district.

Senate subcommittee · named January 13, 2026

• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Pike (R) · mike.pike@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 3 for, 5 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action; Yes. Every Kid.

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

In plain words

1. January 12, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. January 13, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Green, Pike and Trone Garriott
3. January 21, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it