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HF223 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
BROWN-POWERS, GOSA, EHLERT, GJERDE, R. JOHNSON, KURTH, CROKEN and WILBURN
Last action
2025-02-06
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 255 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-02-06 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 255 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

223

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

223

BY

BROWN-POWERS

,

GOSA

,

EHLERT

,

GJERDE

,

R.

JOHNSON

,

KURTH

,

CROKEN

,

and

WILBURN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

mental

health

resources

for

students

1

enrolled

in

public

schools.

2

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

3

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223

Section

1.

Section

256E.7,

subsection

2,

Code

2025,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0r.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

3

requirements

of

section

279.87

relating

to

the

publication

of

4

mental

health

resources

and

partnering

with

students

to

find

5

additional

ways

to

increase

student

awareness

of

mental

health

6

resources

and

information

related

to

mental

health.

7

Sec.

2.

Section

256F.4,

Code

2025,

is

amended

by

adding

the

8

following

new

paragraph:

9

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

r.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

10

requirements

of

section

279.87

relating

to

the

publication

of

11

mental

health

resources

and

partnering

with

students

to

find

12

additional

ways

to

increase

student

awareness

of

mental

health

13

resources

and

information

related

to

mental

health.

14

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

279.87

Mental

health

resources.

15

The

board

of

directors

of

each

school

district

and

the

16

authorities

in

charge

of

each

accredited

nonpublic

school

shall

17

do

all

of

the

following:

18

1.

Publish

on

the

school

district’s

or

accredited

nonpublic

19

school’s

internet

site

the

mental

health

resources

created

by

20

your

life

Iowa,

or

a

link

to

where

such

mental

health

resources

21

may

be

accessed

on

your

life

Iowa’s

internet

site.

22

2.

Partner

with

students

enrolled

in

the

school

district

or

23

accredited

nonpublic

school

in

order

to

find

additional

ways

24

to

increase

student

awareness

of

mental

health

resources

and

25

information

related

to

mental

health.

26

EXPLANATION

27

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

28

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

29

This

bill

relates

to

mental

health

resources

for

students

30

enrolled

in

school

districts,

charter

schools,

and

innovation

31

zone

schools.

The

bill

requires

schools

to

publish

on

the

32

school’s

internet

site

the

mental

health

resources

created

by

33

your

life

Iowa,

or

a

link

to

where

such

mental

health

resources

34

may

be

accessed

on

your

life

Iowa’s

internet

site,

and

to

35

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partner

with

students

enrolled

in

the

school

in

order

to

find

1

additional

ways

to

increase

student

awareness

of

mental

health

2

resources

and

information

related

to

mental

health.

3

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