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

Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

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’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary A student's lead special education teacher will now decide if a student with an IEP can join school sports and activities. Coaches and athletic directors are no longer allowed to make this decision. When checking eligibility, the teacher must look at the student's grades and attendance, though these rules do not apply to students with severe and profound disabilities.¹

Read the official explanation

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. The bill’s provisions do not apply to students who require special education and who have severe and profound disabilities.

Full bill text²

Senate subcommittee

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

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Iowa Code it changes

Creates§280.13D

How the Code works³

Lobbying

1 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →

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SF 2066Cleared committee90th GA

91st General Assembly

SF 80Cleared committee

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90th General Assembly · In committee · same title
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