Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements, and including effective date provisions
Sponsored by the House Education Committee, Rep. Henry Stone (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 2034
Progress
- IntroducedFebruary 18, 2026
- SubcommitteeMarch 12, 2026
- Committee—
- Passed HouseMarch 2, 2026 · 90–0
- Passed SenateApril 1, 2026 · 46–0
- SignedJune 2, 2026
Signed into law What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements. Current law provides that a student who participates in open enrollment in grades through is ineligible to participate in varsity interscholastic athletic contests and competitions during the student’s first school days of enrollment. The bill changes this restriction from school days to 140 calendar days. The bill maintains existing exceptions that permit a student to participate immediately in a varsity interscholastic sport under certain conditions.
Read the full explanation
The bill further provides that a student in grades through who transfers from one school to another school is ineligible to compete in varsity interscholastic athletics for 140 calendar days. The bill provides for certain exceptions.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Changed since by amendments H-8283, S-5103; see Amendments. Full bill text
Amendments · 2
2 adopted · 0 failed. Newest first.
History
Meetings
- Monday, March 16 · 2:00 PMEducation committee · RM 116Official meeting page
- Thursday, March 12 · 8:30 AMEducation subcommittee · Senate LoungeOfficial meeting page
- Monday, February 16 · 1:30 PMEducation committee · RM 102Official meeting page
- Thursday, February 12 · 12:30 PMEducation subcommittee · House Lounge 2Official meeting page
Votes
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Lobbyist declarations
- Rural School Advocates of IowaFor
- School Administrators of IowaFor
- Urban Education Network of IowaFor
- Iowa Association of School BoardsUndecided
- Iowa State Education AssociationUndecided
- Yes. Every Kid.Undecided
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