Legislation Information

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• Legislative Update
• Legislative Briefings
• Legislation by Year (Summaries, Letters & Lists)
• Guidance & Updates on Legislation
• Legislative Directed Studies

Legislative Update

This page provides regular updates during the Iowa legislative session on bills related to education in Iowa. Information about new bills, including names, numbers, content, sponsors and status in the legislative process are provided.

Legislative Briefings

The following Legislative Briefings provide information on recently passed legislation . In addition, the some briefings address other education topics of current interest.

 Healthy Kids Act UPDATED

 Addressing the Achievement Gap

 Senior Year Plus 

Cash and Authority in Local School Districts

 Data Warehouse (EdInsight)

 Educator Quality in Iowa

 Special Education Funding for Local Districts in 2009-2010

 The Effectiveness of School District Sharing

 Iowa Core Curriculum

 Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program for Four-Year-Olds

 Teacher Shortages in Iowa

Legislation by Year (Summaries, Letters & Lists)

2009

 2009 Letter to Field and Summary of Legislation

2008

 2008 Community Colleges Legislative Summary

 2008 Letter to Field and Summary of Legislation

 2008 Session All Education Legislation

2007

2007 Session Letter to Field

 2007 Session Summary of Education Legislation

 2007 Session All Education Legislation

2006

 2006 Session Letter to Field

 2006 Session Summary of Education Legislation

 2006 Session All Education Legislation

2005

 2005 Session Summary of Education Legislation

 2005 Session All Education Legislation

Guidance & Updates on Legislation

A list of official guidance or update letters from the DE regarding education legislation. Each guidance or update letter provides further detail about requirements of specific state or federal legislation.

Legislative Directed Studies

Studies the Iowa legislature has directed the Iowa Department of Education to conduct regarding education topics.