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HF114 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items.(See HF 522 .)

A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items.(See HF 522 .)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
SHIPLEY
Last action
2025-03-21
Official status
Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items.(See HF 522 .)

A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items.(See HF 522 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items.(See HF 522 .)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-21 Iowa Legislature

    Withdrawn. H.J. 772 .

  2. 2025-02-20 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 522 .

  3. 2025-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 17. Nays, 5. Excused, 1. H.J. 364 .

  4. 2025-02-18 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 364 .

  5. 2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage.

  6. 2025-02-14 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2025 12:30PM RM 103.

  7. 2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Shipley, Gehlbach and Wessel-Kroeschell. H.J. 171 .

  8. 2025-01-23 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 119 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the therapeutic classroom incentive program by authorizing the expenditure of moneys for certain nutritional items.(See HF 522 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

114

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

114

BY

SHIPLEY

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

therapeutic

classroom

incentive

program

1

by

authorizing

the

expenditure

of

moneys

for

certain

2

nutritional

items.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

256.25,

subsection

7,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2

7.

For

purposes

of

this

section

,

“therapeutic

classroom”

3

means

a

classroom

designed

for

the

purpose

of

providing

support

4

for

any

student

whose

emotional,

social,

or

behavioral

needs

5

interfere

with

the

student’s

ability

to

be

successful

in

the

6

current

educational

environment,

with

or

without

supports,

7

until

the

student

is

able

to

successfully

return

to

the

8

student’s

current

education

environment,

with

or

without

9

supports,

including

but

not

limited

to

the

general

education

10

classroom.

The

support

provided

by

a

therapeutic

classroom

11

shall

also

include

all

of

the

following:

12

a.

Supporting

student

access

to

micronutrients,

vitamin

13

supplementation,

and

mineral

supplementation,

including

vitamin

14

“D”

and

vitamin

“K2”.

15

b.

Assessing

the

macro-nutritional

needs

of

students.

16

c.

Providing

minimally

processed

whole

foods,

including

17

fresh

fruits,

fresh

vegetables,

and

healthy

animal-derived

fats

18

and

proteins,

including

eggs,

full-fat

dairy

products,

beef,

19

and

bacon.

20

d.

Restricting

the

use

and

availability

of

artificial

or

21

synthetic

food

additives

that

may

have

an

adverse

effect

on

22

activity

and

attention

in

students.

23

e.

Remediating

the

negative

impacts

of

excessive

use

of

24

digital

screens

and

devices

on

human

biology.

25

f.

Increasing

student

exposure

to

natural

light

or

the

light

26

emitted

by

full

spectrum

lighting

fixtures.

27

g.

Carrying

out

any

other

scientifically

supported

28

initiative

that

a

school

district

reasonably

believes

will

29

improve

emotional,

social,

and

behavioral

health

outcomes

among

30

students.

31

EXPLANATION

32

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

33

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

34

This

bill

relates

to

the

therapeutic

classroom

incentive

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program

by

authorizing

the

expenditure

of

moneys

for

certain

1

nutritional

items.

The

therapeutic

classroom

incentive

2

program,

administered

by

the

department

of

education,

provides

3

competitive

grants

to

school

districts

to

establish

classrooms

4

that

are

designed

for

the

purpose

of

providing

support

for

any

5

student

whose

emotional,

social,

or

behavioral

needs

interfere

6

with

the

student’s

ability

to

be

successful

in

the

current

7

educational

environment,

with

or

without

supports,

until

the

8

student

is

able

to

successfully

return

to

the

student’s

current

9

education

environment,

with

or

without

supports,

including

10

the

general

education

classroom.

The

bill

provides

that

11

the

support

provided

by

a

therapeutic

classroom

is

required

12

to

include

supporting

student

access

to

micronutrients

and

13

vitamins,

assessing

the

macro-nutritional

needs

of

students,

14

providing

minimally

processed

whole

foods,

restricting

the

15

use

and

availability

of

certain

artificial

or

synthetic

food

16

additives,

remediating

the

negative

impacts

of

excessive

use

17

of

digital

screens,

increasing

student

exposure

to

natural

18

light

or

the

light

emitted

by

full

spectrum

lighting

fixtures,

19

and

carrying

out

any

other

scientifically

supported

initiative

20

that

a

school

district

reasonably

believes

will

improve

student

21

health.

22

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