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HF2381 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities.

A bill for an act requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
GOSA
Last action
2026-02-10
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 243 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities.

A bill for an act requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-10 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 243 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to grant coaches leaves of absence to attend professional development activities.

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House

File

2381

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2381

BY

GOSA

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

school

districts,

accredited

nonpublic

1

schools,

charter

schools,

and

innovation

zone

schools

to

2

grant

coaches

leaves

of

absence

to

attend

professional

3

development

activities.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

5

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H.F.

2381

Section

1.

Section

256E.7,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0w.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

3

requirements

of

section

280.37

relating

to

granting

leaves

of

4

absence

to

employees

who

hold

a

coaching

authorization

in

the

5

same

manner

as

a

school

district.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

256F.4,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

7

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

8

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

0t.

Be

subject

to

and

comply

with

the

9

requirements

of

section

280.37

relating

to

granting

leaves

of

10

absence

to

employees

who

hold

a

coaching

authorization

in

the

11

same

manner

as

a

school

district.

12

Sec.

3.

NEW

SECTION

.

280.37

Coaches

——

leave

of

absence

for

13

professional

training.

14

The

board

of

directors

of

each

school

district

and

the

15

authorities

in

charge

of

each

accredited

nonpublic

school

16

shall

grant

each

individual

employed

by

the

school

district

or

17

accredited

nonpublic

school

who

holds

a

coaching

authorization

18

a

leave

of

absence

to

attend

professional

development

training

19

programs

or

coaches

conferences

that

include

training,

without

20

loss

of

seniority,

pay,

vacation

time,

personal

days,

sick

21

leave,

insurance

and

health

coverage

benefits,

or

earned

22

overtime

accumulation,

for

not

less

than

two

days

each

school

23

year.

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

This

bill

requires

school

districts,

accredited

nonpublic

28

schools,

charter

schools,

and

innovation

zone

schools

to

29

grant

employees

who

hold

a

coaching

authorization

a

leave

of

30

absence

to

attend

professional

development

training

programs

or

31

coaches

conferences,

without

loss

of

seniority,

pay,

vacation

32

time,

personal

days,

sick

leave,

insurance

and

health

coverage

33

benefits,

or

earned

overtime

accumulation,

for

not

less

than

34

two

days

each

school

year.

35

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