91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
SF 86: Authorizing the boards of directors of school districts to appoint student liaisons to the boards
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 authorizes the boards of directors of school districts to select students to act as liaisons between the board, administrators, teachers, student council, and general student population. The board must develop and implement an application and selection process. If an applicant satisfies the application and selection process, the board is required to select at least one applicant to act as a student liaison. The student liaison must have a seat at the table of all regular meetings of the board and board subcommittee meetings in a nonvoting capacity and must also have access to all nonconfidential board meeting materials.
Sponsors
Sen. Tony Bisignano (D), Sen. Molly Donahue (D), Sen. William A. Dotzler Jr. (D), Sen. Izaah Knox (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D), Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D), Sen. Art Staed (D), Sen. Thomas Townsend (D), Sen. Janice Weiner (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2025
- Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Art Staed (D) · art.staed@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 1 for, 4 against
For: Iowa State Education Association
Against: Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- January 22, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Kraayenbrink and Staed
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/SF86