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Relating to surveys administered to students or school employees
Sponsored by Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 5, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- 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 surveys administered to students or school employees. The bill requires school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to assist the department of health and human services in the administration of the Iowa youth survey, which is administered every two years to students enrolled in grades 6, 8, and 11, and contains questions related to student health behaviors and experiences. Schools are required to report the results of the Iowa youth survey to the department of education and the department of health and human services.
Read the full explanation
79 provides that school districts must receive the prior written consent of a student’s parent or guardian before requiring a student to take part in any survey, analysis, activity, or evaluation that reveals information concerning certain specified subjects.79 also prohibits an employee of a school district, or a contractor engaged by a school district, from answering any question pertaining to any particular student enrolled in the school district in any survey related to the social or emotional abilities, competencies, or characteristics of the student, unless the board of directors of the school district satisfies certain specified requirements.79.79.
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 February 11, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Creates§280.36
Repeals§279.79
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
1 for · 2 against · 0 undecided · Who →