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Vouchers & education savings accounts

25 bills in the 91st General Assembly, newest first.

Who lobbies on these bills

Rural School Advocates of Iowa6 for · 7 against
Urban Education Network of Iowa6 for · 7 against
School Administrators of Iowa6 for · 6 against
Iowa Association of Christian Schools9 for · 1 against
Iowa State Education Association5 for · 5 against
Iowa Association of School Boards3 for · 6 against
Iowa Catholic Conference7 for · 2 against
Americans For Prosperity6 for · 1 against
The Family Leader5 for · 2 against
The Family Leader Foundation5 for · 2 against
Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education6 for · 0 against
Yes. Every Kid.6 for · 0 against

HF 2754 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, private instruction, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisionsSigned by GovernorMay 12, 2026

SF 2501 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter school approval, contracts, funding, and operations, services provided to charter schools by area education agencies, charter school student participation in extracurricular activities provided by public schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, education savings accounts, independent accreditation, teacher training and licensure, the statewide voluntary preschool program, the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, open enrollment, school tuition organizations, and innovation zone schools; making appropriations; and including effective date and applicability provisionsWithdrawnApril 27, 2026

SF 2425 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 2501April 16, 2026

HF 2737 · Relating to the education savings account program, including modifying eligibility provisions, providing a future repeal date, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedMarch 9, 2026

HF 2684 · Permitting school districts to use certain categorical funds generated from pupils participating in the education savings account program for any school general fund purposeDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2026

HSB 735 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, the school start date, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as HF 2713February 24, 2026

HF 2393 · Permitting school districts to use certain categorical funds generated from pupils participating in the education savings account program for any school general fund purposeRenumbered as HF 2684February 23, 2026

SF 2175 · Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees’ retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, the school start date, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisionsRenumbered as SF 2425February 23, 2026

HF 2613 · Relating to reporting requirements for accredited nonpublic schools and the department of education concerning education savings account fundsDied when the session endedFebruary 19, 2026

SF 2321 · Repealing the education savings account programDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2026

SF 2244 · Relating to the education savings account program, including the establishment and requirements of qualified nonpublic schoolsDied when the session endedFebruary 10, 2026

SF 2229 · Relating to education funding, including the amounts for the statewide preschool program and eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 5, 2026

SF 2228 · Relating to school district funding provisions, including reducing the foundation property tax and repealing the education savings account program, and including effective date and applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 5, 2026

HF 2265 · Modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2026

HF 2186 · Modifying provisions related to application periods for the education savings account programDied when the session endedJanuary 28, 2026

HF 2172 · Modifying testing requirements applicable to pupils who are participating in the education savings account programDied when the session endedJanuary 27, 2026

SF 2008 · Establishing requirements related to nonpublic schools that receive tuition payments from parents or guardians whose students are participating in the education savings account programDied when the session endedJanuary 12, 2026

SF 485 · Establishing requirements related to nonpublic schools that receive tuition payments from parents or guardians whose students are participating in the education savings account programDied when the session endedMarch 3, 2025

SF 453 · Relating to school district and area education agency funding and education savings accounts, and including applicability provisionsDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025

HF 445 · Modifying provisions related to application periods for the education savings account programDied when the session endedFebruary 26, 2025

HF 359 · Relating to disclosures on property tax statements concerning school district funding reductions and individual taxpayer payments to the education savings account programDied when the session endedFebruary 12, 2025

SF 199 · Repealing the education savings account programDied when the session endedFebruary 4, 2025

HF 199 · Repealing the education savings account programDied when the session endedFebruary 3, 2025

HF 168 · Relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardiansDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2025

HF 187 · Modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisionsDied when the session endedJanuary 30, 2025