Requiring the director of the department of education to develop and administer a purple star school initiative

Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee

Proposed by the Department of Education · all agency proposals

Topics:K–12 education Veterans & military

Same legislation: HSB 45, SSB 1067, HF 771

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2025
Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
Done: Senate committeeFebruary 11, 2025
Done: Passes the SenateFebruary 25, 202541–0
Done: House committeeApril 3, 2025
Done: Passes the HouseApril 8, 202596–0
Done: To the GovernorMay 2, 2025
Done: Signed into lawMay 2, 2025

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The director of the department of education will create a new program called the purple star school initiative. This program will recognize schools that show they are committed to helping military students and their families.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill requires the director of the department of education to develop and administer a purple star school initiative that recognizes applicant schools that have demonstrated a commitment to supporting military-connected students and the families of such students with the goal of increasing the amount of support that schools make available to military-connected students and the families of such students.

Why it matters. The Iowa Department of Education would create a program to recognize schools that show a commitment to supporting military-connected students and their families. This initiative would identify schools that provide specific types of support to help these students and their families succeed.²

Full bill text · What changed before it passed³

Senate subcommittee

Named January 28, 2025 (as SSB 1067). On February 4, 2025 it recommended passage.

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Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.9

How the Code works⁴

Courts interpreting this law

Dr. Paul R. Gausman v. Sioux City Community School District, Daniel D. Greenwell, Jan George, Taylor Goodvin, and Bob Mi…
Iowa Supreme Court · April 17, 2026 · cites §256.158
Beecher Store, Inc., v. Iowa Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverages Division
Iowa Supreme Court · February 20, 2026 · cites §256.9

Opinions of Iowa’s appeals courts that cite this part of the Iowa Code.⁵

Lobbying

8 for · 0 against · 6 undecided · Who →

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Study bill

HSB 45Renumbered SSB 1067Renumbered

91st General Assembly

SF 275Became lawfrom SSB 1067 HF 771Didn’t advancefrom HSB 45

Notes

The summary is written by an AI model from the official explanation. It can miss details; the explanation and the bill are what count. ↩
Written by an AI model from the official explanation and fiscal note only, for bills that passed a chamber, drew heavy lobbying or carry a large cost. It doesn’t weigh whether the bill is a good idea. ↩
The explanation is printed with the bill as introduced and written by the Legislative Services Agency, the Legislature’s nonpartisan staff. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected in it. ↩
Code sections are read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. ↩
Read from each opinion’s text: Supreme Court opinions since November 2017, Court of Appeals opinions from November 2026. Family, juvenile and private cases aren’t listed. ↩