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

SF 2220: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress and programs for gifted and talented children, and by requiring school districts to develop an advanced mathematics pathway and implement procedures for subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration, and including applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress (ISASP) and programs for gifted and talented children, and by requiring school districts to develop an advanced mathematics pathway and implement procedures for subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration. The ISASP is the summative assessment for Iowa students that meets the requirements established under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Under current law, ISASP assessments in mathematics and English language arts are administered to students in grades through 11, and ISASP assessments in science are administered to students in grades 5, 8, and 10.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

Minimal

Senate File 2220 is anticipated to have no fiscal impact on the DE. School districts may incur costs related to the expenses of gifted and talented programs related to providing advanced pathways for an unknown number of students.

House subcommittee · named March 10, 2026

  • Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Dr. Steven P. Bradley (R) · steven.bradley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Angel Ramirez (D) · angel.ramirez@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against

For: Disability Rights Iowa; Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action; Iowa Talented and Gifted Association; Professional Educators of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee · as SSB 3042
  2. January 15, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Taylor and Zimmer · as SSB 3042
  3. January 29, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3042
  4. February 4, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2220 · as SSB 3042
  5. February 5, 2026Filed in the Senate
  6. February 5, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 3, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. March 3, 2026Passed the Senate, 44–0
  9. March 4, 2026Arrived in the House
  10. March 10, 2026House subcommittee named: Gehlbach, Bradley and Ramirez
  11. March 12, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. March 19, 2026Approved by the House committee
  13. March 19, 2026Committee vote: 14–9
  14. March 24, 2026Passed the House, 84–11
  15. March 24, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  16. April 16, 2026Passed the Senate, 44–3
  17. May 5, 2026Sent to the Governor
  18. June 2, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  19. June 2, 2026Signed into law

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF2220