Bills › 91st General Assembly
Providing for an online platform for professionals to provide career information to students
Topics:K–12 educationJobs & workers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 12, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 12, 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 Iowa will create a new website to help students learn about different jobs through virtual meetings with professionals. Teachers at participating schools can use the platform to request online sessions that match their students' interests and classroom lessons. The state may also work with other states that already have similar programs to help build this tool.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires the department of workforce development to establish an online, interactive platform that provides and enhances connections between students and professionals to allow students to virtually explore career options from the classroom. The platform shall allow educators at schools that enter into a contract with the department to request online sessions for their classrooms with professionals in industries designated by the educator based on student input. The platform shall match a participating professional’s background, experience, and skills with classroom and curriculum needs at a participating school. The bill provides additional minimum functions of the platform. The bill authorizes the department to coordinate with other states that have established similar platforms in implementation of the platform.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 12, 2026. On January 29, 2026 it recommended amendment and passage.
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