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HF2156 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
MATSON, RAMIREZ, EHLERT, MADISON, GOSA, KURTH, LEVIN, GJERDE, WICHTENDAHL, AMOS JR., BROWN-POWERS, B. MEYER, WILSON, KONFRST, KRESSIG, WILBURN, McBURNEY, SCHOLTEN, R. JOHNSON, CROKEN, BAETH and BAGNIEWSKI
Last action
2026-01-26
Official status
Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 150 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-26 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 150 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two successive academic years or terms.

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House

File

2156

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2156

BY

MATSON

,

RAMIREZ

,

EHLERT

,

MADISON

,

GOSA

,

KURTH

,

LEVIN

,

GJERDE

,

WICHTENDAHL

,

AMOS

JR.

,

BROWN-POWERS

,

B.

MEYER

,

WILSON

,

KONFRST

,

KRESSIG

,

WILBURN

,

McBURNEY

,

SCHOLTEN

,

R.

JOHNSON

,

CROKEN

,

BAETH

,

and

BAGNIEWSKI

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

the

eligibility

of

certain

individuals

1

employed

by

educational

institutions

for

unemployment

2

insurance

benefits

between

two

successive

academic

years

or

3

terms.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

96.4,

subsection

5,

paragraph

b,

Code

1

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

paragraph.

2

Sec.

2.

Section

96.4,

subsection

5,

paragraph

c,

Code

2026,

3

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

4

c.

With

respect

to

services

for

an

educational

institution

5

in

any

capacity

under

paragraph

“a”

or

“b”

,

benefits

shall

not

6

be

paid

to

an

individual

for

any

week

of

unemployment

which

7

begins

during

an

established

and

customary

vacation

period

8

or

holiday

recess

if

the

individual

performs

the

services

in

9

the

period

immediately

before

such

vacation

period

or

holiday

10

recess,

and

the

individual

has

reasonable

assurance

that

the

11

individual

will

perform

the

services

in

the

period

immediately

12

following

such

vacation

period

or

holiday

recess.

13

Sec.

3.

STATE

MANDATE

FUNDING

SPECIFIED.

In

accordance

14

with

section

25B.2,

subsection

3,

the

state

cost

of

requiring

15

compliance

with

any

state

mandate

included

in

this

Act

shall

16

be

paid

by

a

school

district

from

state

school

foundation

aid

17

received

by

the

school

district

under

section

257.16.

This

18

specification

of

the

payment

of

the

state

cost

shall

be

deemed

19

to

meet

all

of

the

state

funding-related

requirements

of

20

section

25B.2,

subsection

3,

and

no

additional

state

funding

21

shall

be

necessary

for

the

full

implementation

of

this

Act

22

by

and

enforcement

of

this

Act

against

all

affected

school

23

districts.

24

EXPLANATION

25

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

26

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

27

Current

law

provides

that

an

individual

is

not

eligible

28

for

unemployment

insurance

benefits

based

on

service

in

a

29

capacity

that

is

not

an

instructional,

research,

or

principal

30

administrative

capacity

for

an

educational

institution

for

any

31

week

of

unemployment

that

begins

during

the

period

between

two

32

successive

academic

years

or

terms,

if

the

individual

performs

33

the

services

in

the

first

of

such

academic

years

or

terms

and

34

has

reasonable

assurance

that

the

individual

will

perform

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services

for

the

second

of

such

academic

years

or

terms.

If

1

the

individual

is

not

offered

an

opportunity

to

perform

the

2

services

for

an

educational

institution

for

the

second

of

3

such

academic

years

or

terms,

the

individual

is

entitled

to

4

retroactive

payments

of

such

benefits.

5

This

bill

strikes

the

provision.

6

The

bill

may

include

a

state

mandate

as

defined

in

Code

7

section

25B.3.

The

bill

requires

that

the

state

cost

of

8

any

state

mandate

included

in

the

bill

be

paid

by

a

school

9

district

from

state

school

foundation

aid

received

by

the

10

school

district

under

Code

section

257.16.

The

specification

11

is

deemed

to

constitute

state

compliance

with

any

state

mandate

12

funding-related

requirements

of

Code

section

25B.2.

The

13

inclusion

of

this

specification

is

intended

to

reinstate

the

14

requirement

of

political

subdivisions

to

comply

with

any

state

15

mandates

included

in

the

bill.

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