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SSB 3109Died when the session ended · February 11, 2026

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

Topics:K–12 education

Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 3, 2026
  2. Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 3, 2026
  3. Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the House
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 schools, including charter and private schools, would be required to teach "success-sequence education" to students in grades 7 through 12. This instruction would cover topics like the benefits of marriage and the risks associated with having children before reaching certain life milestones. Depending on the grade level, these lessons would be part of social studies, health, or personal finance classes.1

Read the official explanation

_____ 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. The bill incorporates success-sequence education into the social studies curriculum in grades seven and eight for students enrolled in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. Additionally, the bill incorporates success-sequence education into the health education curriculum and the personal finance literacy curriculum in grades through for students enrolled in school districts and accredited nonpublic schools. The bill requires charter schools and innovation zone schools to provide such social studies curriculum and personal finance literacy curriculum. Current law requires charter zone schools and innovation zone schools to provide the same health curriculum as school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.3.16.2. _____ requirement of political subdivisions to comply with any state mandates included in the bill.

Full bill text2

Senate subcommittee

Named February 3, 2026. On February 11, 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

11 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 11, 2026 (11) · on the Legislature’s site

Iowa Code it changes

Amends§256.11§256E.7§256F.4

How the Code works3

Lobbying

4 for · 7 against · 2 undecided · Who →