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Directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students
Sponsored by the Senate Education (successor To Sf 237) Committee, Sen. Jeff Taylor (R)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 10, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 11, 2025
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Done: Passes the SenateMarch 5, 202642–0
- Done: House committeeMarch 19, 2026
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- 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 Iowa's education and health departments will form a group of teachers, parents, and mental health experts to study how school technology affects how students think and learn. This group will look at research to figure out the best ways to use these devices in classrooms. They must share their findings and suggestions with the state legislature by the end of 2026.1
Read the official explanation
This bill directs the department of education, in collaboration with the department of health and human services, to convene a working group to examine research related to the impact of school-provided technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students. The membership of the working group is required to include but not be limited to educators, mental health professionals, and parents of school-age children. The bill requires the working group to provide a report to the general assembly by December 31, 2026, detailing the working group’s findings and recommendations. The report must include recommendations on best practices related to the use of school-provided technology in educational contexts.
House subcommittee
Named March 12, 2026. On March 16, 2026 it recommended passage.
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
4 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 4, 2026 (1), February 19, 2025 (3) · on the Legislature’s site
Lobbying
14 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in 2 earlier General Assemblies. None became law, though one got through a chamber.
- SF 248 Directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of te…90th General Assembly · Approved by committee · very similarCleared committee
- SF 2359 Directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of te…89th General Assembly · Passed Senate · similarPassed a chamber
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