HF2235 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish authorizations for instruction related to fine arts.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: RINKER
Last action: 2026-01-30
Official status: Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 187 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish authorizations for instruction related to fine arts.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish authorizations for instruction related to fine arts.

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Bill History

2026-01-30 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 187 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish authorizations for instruction related to fine arts.

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2235

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2235

BY

RINKER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

the

board

of

educational

examiners

to

1

establish

authorizations

for

instruction

related

to

fine

2

arts.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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H.F.

2235

Section

1.

Section

256.146,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

28.

Adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

3

establishing

authorizations

for

instruction

related

to

fine

4

arts

in

schools

providing

instruction

to

students

enrolled

in

5

prekindergarten

through

grade

twelve,

including

art,

music,

and

6

choir.

7

EXPLANATION

8

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

9

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

10

This

bill

requires

the

board

of

educational

examiners

to

11

establish

authorizations

for

instruction

related

to

fine

arts

12

in

schools

providing

instruction

to

students

enrolled

in

13

prekindergarten

through

grade

12,

including

art,

music,

and

14

choir.

15

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