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

SF 344: Requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain community organizations reasonable access to school property

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 boards of directors of school districts to allow certain community organizations reasonable access to school property. The bill requires the board of directors of each school district to allow a community organization to have reasonable access to any schoolhouse and its grounds to distribute and provide instructional materials in order to encourage participation in the community organization. The school district is required to establish terms and conditions governing the reasonable access provided to a community organization to provide for the proper protection of students enrolled in the school district, employees of the school district, the schoolhouse, and the property within the schoolhouse.

Sponsors

Sen. Jesse Green (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named February 19, 2025

  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Boy Scout Councils

In plain words

  1. February 18, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. February 19, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Kraayenbrink and Winckler

From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/91/SF344