SSB 3109: Requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to provide success-sequence education in grades seven through twelve

What it does

_____ schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to provide success-sequence education in grades through 12. The bill defines “success-sequence education” as instruction that addresses the series of evidence-based, sequential milestones to be accomplished prior to having children that has been shown to help young adults achieve financial prosperity, physical and mental health, and emotional well-being; the evidence-based research indicating that marriage generally provides financial, emotional, and health benefits to the married individual and the married individual’s children; and the evidence-based research indicating that children with divorced parents generally have an increased likelihood of poverty and incarceration and an increased risk of negative physical and mental health outcomes.

Senate subcommittee · named February 3, 2026

• Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Mike Zimmer (D) · mike.zimmer@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 4 for, 7 against

For: Heritage Action for America; Professional Educators of Iowa; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 3, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 3, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Green and Zimmer
3. February 11, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it