Relating to the eligibility of students with individualized education programs to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic games or competitions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
2. ✓
   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
3. ✕
   Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
4. Next: Passes the Senate
5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. 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 the eligibility of students with individualized education programs (IEP) to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic games or competitions. The bill provides that the lead special education teacher described in a student’s IEP shall determine whether the student is eligible to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic games or competitions provided by a public school or a nonpublic school. eligible to participate. The bill provides that, when determining whether a student with an IEP is eligible to participate in extracurricular interscholastic athletic games or competitions, the lead special education teacher is required to consider the student’s record of attendance and whether the student is attaining passing grades in the student’s classes.

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 January 28, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.

• Sen. Ken Rozenboom REmail
• Sen. Molly Donahue DEmail
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink REmail

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.13D

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Tried before

This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.

• SF 2066 Relating to the eligibility of students with individualized education programs to particip…
  90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
  Cleared committee

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