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

SF 2501: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisions

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

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, and innovation zone schools.

Sponsors

Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Cost

Can’t be estimated

Any increase in UNI administration costs and potential need for additional full-time equivalent (FTE) positions to fulfill the oversight requirements in this Bill is unknown at this time, as the number of new charter school applications and charter school supp…

Lobbying · 14 for, 11 against

For: American Federation for Children; Americans For Prosperity; Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action; Homeschool Iowa; Inspired Life; Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Coalition for Public Charter Schools; Master Builders of Iowa; National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; The Family Leader; and 2 more

Against: Adventureland Amusement Park; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Retired School Personnel Association; Iowa State Education Association; Iowa State Fair; Iowa Travel Industry Partners; Okoboji Tourism; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. April 16, 2026Filed in the Senate
  2. April 16, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  3. April 22, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  4. April 27, 2026Withdrawn

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/SF2501