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HF168 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians.

A bill for an act relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians.

Education Parental Rights
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
CROKEN
Last action
2025-01-30
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 152 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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A bill for an act relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians.

A bill for an act relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-01-30 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 152 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to notices that nonpublic schools receiving tuition payments from the education savings account program must provide to parents and guardians.

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House

File

168

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

168

BY

CROKEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

notices

that

nonpublic

schools

receiving

1

tuition

payments

from

the

education

savings

account

program

2

must

provide

to

parents

and

guardians.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

256.9,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

69.

a.

Develop,

in

consultation

with

3

a

statewide

organization

representing

teachers,

a

statewide

4

organization

representing

school

boards,

and

area

education

5

agencies,

a

list

of

the

rights

and

services

that

are

available

6

to

students

who

are

enrolled

in

school

districts,

and

the

7

parents

or

guardians

of

such

students,

that

are

not

available

8

to

students

who

are

enrolled

in

nonpublic

schools,

or

the

9

parents

or

guardians

of

such

students.

10

b.

Distribute

to

nonpublic

schools

the

list

developed

11

pursuant

to

paragraph

“a”

.

12

c.

For

purposes

of

this

subsection,

“nonpublic

school”

means

13

the

same

as

defined

in

section

285.16.

14

Sec.

2.

Section

257.11B,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

15

following

new

subsection:

16

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

12.

Each

nonpublic

school

that

accepts

17

payment

from

a

parent

or

guardian

using

funds

from

a

pupil’s

18

individual

account

in

the

education

savings

account

fund

19

must

provide

the

parent

or

guardian

with

a

copy

of

the

list

20

developed

by

the

director

of

the

department

of

education

and

21

distributed

to

the

nonpublic

school

pursuant

to

section

256.9,

22

subsection

69.

23

EXPLANATION

24

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

25

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

26

This

bill

relates

to

notices

that

nonpublic

schools

27

receiving

tuition

payments

from

the

education

savings

account

28

program

must

provide

to

parents

and

guardians.

29

The

bill

requires

the

director

of

the

department

of

30

education

to

develop,

in

consultation

with

a

statewide

31

organization

representing

teachers,

a

statewide

organization

32

representing

school

boards,

and

area

education

agencies,

a

list

33

of

the

rights

and

services

that

are

available

to

students

who

34

are

enrolled

in

school

districts,

and

the

parents

or

guardians

35

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of

such

students,

that

are

not

available

to

students

who

are

1

enrolled

in

nonpublic

schools,

or

the

parents

or

guardians

of

2

such

students.

The

director

is

required

to

distribute

the

list

3

to

nonpublic

schools.

The

bill

requires

nonpublic

schools

4

that

accept

payment

from

a

parent

or

guardian

using

funds

from

5

a

pupil’s

individual

account

established

under

Code

section

6

257.11B

(education

savings

account

program)

to

provide

the

7

parent

or

guardian

with

a

copy

of

the

list.

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