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Relating to administrator licenses granted by the board of educational examiners and including applicability provisions
Sponsored by Sen. Molly Donahue (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2026
- 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 People applying for their first administrator license must have taught in Iowa for at least five years in a row and worked in no more than two school districts during that time. To keep an administrator license, these individuals must also keep their teacher license active. These new rules apply to anyone applying for or holding these licenses after the law takes effect.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to administrator licenses granted by the board of educational examiners (BOEE). The bill requires an individual who is applying for an initial administrator license to have been a teacher in this state for at least five consecutive years prior to the date of application, and to have taught at no more than two school districts in this state during that five-year period, in order to be eligible to attain the initial administrator license. This provision applies to applications for an initial administrator license that are submitted to the BOEE on or after the effective date of the bill. The bill requires that an administrator with an initial administrator license or a professional administrator license maintain the individual’s teacher license as a condition of maintaining the initial administrator license or professional administrator license. This provision applies to initial administrator licenses and professional administrator licenses that are granted by the BOEE on or after the effective date of the bill.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 3, 2026. It hasn’t reported yet.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part