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

SF 2404: Requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues

Died when the session ended · The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

This bill requires the department of education (DE) to develop and administer a pilot program that requires a rural school district and an urban school district to establish attendance centers to be used to provide educational services to eligible students. DE is responsible for determining the rural school district and urban school district that will be required to participate in the pilot program. In addition, DE, in consultation with the rural school district and urban school district, is required to determine the courses of study and curricula that the rural school district and urban school district will provide to eligible students and the instructional facilities that the rural school district and urban school district will use to provide educational services to eligible students.

Sponsors

Sen. Lynn Evans (R), Sen. David D. Rowley (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

4 million by an urban district to fund the pilot program. The program will be funded through an appropriation to the DE.

Lobbying · 1 for, 7 against

For: Professional Educators of Iowa

Against: Brain Injury Association of Iowa; Disability Rights Iowa; Easterseals Iowa; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 19, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. March 3, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. March 10, 2026Passed the Senate, 32–13
  5. March 12, 2026Arrived in the House
  6. March 18, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/SF2404