Legislation / SF 2425

SENATE FILE 2425 Passed committee

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 provisions

Sponsor   Senate Education Committee Formerly   SF 2175; See SF 2501 Last action   Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2501. S.J. 826. — April 16, 2026 Full text   Iowa Legislature ↗
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Introduced
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Passed subcommittee
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Passed committee
Passed one chamber
Passed both chambers
Signed by Governor

Lobbyist declarations

26 declarations filed on this bill
● 11 For ● 7 Against ● 8 Undecided

Related legislation

Part of a group of 6 related bills
HF 2754 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;
Signed by Governor
HF 2713 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 the school start date, training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisions
Passed committee
HSB 735 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 provisions.(See HF 2713, HF 2754.)
Passed committee
SF 2175 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 provisions.(See SF 2425, SF 2501.)
Passed committee
SF 2501 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;
Passed committee
Date Chamber Action
Feb 23, 2026 Senate Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 355.
Feb 23, 2026 Senate Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 366.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Referred to Appropriations. S.J. 527.
Mar 10, 2026 Senate Subcommittee: Green, Gruenhagen, and Winckler. S.J. 549.
Mar 11, 2026 Senate Subcommittee Meeting: 03/12/2026 10:00AM Senate Lounge.
Mar 12, 2026 Senate Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.
Apr 16, 2026 Senate Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2501. S.J. 826.
No floor votes on this bill yet.
Client Declaration Last updated
Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund Against Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Association of School Boards Against Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Retired School Personnel Association Against Mar 26, 2026
Iowa State Education Association Against Feb 24, 2026
Rural School Advocates of Iowa Against Feb 26, 2026
School Administrators of Iowa Against Feb 26, 2026
Urban Education Network of Iowa Against Feb 24, 2026
Americans For Prosperity For Mar 3, 2026
Excellence in Education National, Inc., d/b/a Excellence in Education in Action For Feb 24, 2026
Inspired Life For Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Advocates for Choice in Education For Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Association of Christian Schools For Feb 25, 2026
Iowa Catholic Conference For Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Coalition for Public Charter Schools For Feb 24, 2026
Master Builders of Iowa For Feb 27, 2026
National Alliance for Public Charter Schools For Feb 25, 2026
The Family Leader For Mar 4, 2026
The Family Leader Foundation For Mar 4, 2026
Area Education Agencies of Iowa Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Homeschool Iowa Undecided Mar 12, 2026
IPERS Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Iowa Finance Authority Undecided Feb 23, 2026
Iowa State Fair Undecided Apr 14, 2026
Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Okoboji Tourism Undecided Mar 24, 2026
Professional Educators of Iowa Undecided Feb 24, 2026
Date Time Type Description Location
Mar 12, 2026 10:00 AM Hearing Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Senate Lounge
Apr 14, 2026 9:15 AM Hearing Senate Appropriations Committee RM 116
Apr 15, 2026 1:00 PM Hearing Senate Appropriations Committee RM 116