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A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599 .)

A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599 .)

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Last action
2026-03-17
Official status
Subcommittee recommends passage.
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599 .)

A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599 .)

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599 .)

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-17 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  2. 2026-03-13 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/16/2026 3:00PM Room 315.

  3. 2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Evans, Taylor, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 555 .

  4. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Education. S.J. 460 .

  5. 2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 460 .

  6. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 523 .

  7. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 95, nays 1. H.J. 501 .

  8. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 524 .

  9. 2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8088 , yeas 32, nays 64, lost. H.J. 500 .

  10. 2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8088 filed. H.J. 486 .

  11. 2026-02-16 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 298 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to prepare, publish, and submit to the general assembly annual reports related to reading proficiency, mathematics proficiency, and area education agencies.(Formerly HSB 599 .)

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2494

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Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2494

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HSB

599)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

the

director

of

the

department

of

education

1

to

prepare,

publish,

and

submit

to

the

general

assembly

2

annual

reports

related

to

reading

proficiency,

mathematics

3

proficiency,

and

area

education

agencies.

4

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

Section

256.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsections:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

80.

a.

Prepare

an

annual

report

that

3

includes

detailed

information

related

to

all

of

the

following:

4

(1)

The

reading

proficiency

of

students

enrolled

in

school

5

districts

in

kindergarten

through

grade

three,

including

6

how

well

school

districts

are

fulfilling

the

requirements

7

established

in

section

279.68.

8

(2)

The

mathematics

proficiency

of

students

enrolled

in

9

school

districts

in

kindergarten

through

grade

six,

including

10

how

well

school

districts

are

fulfilling

the

requirements

11

established

in

section

279.68A.

12

b.

Submit

the

annual

report

described

in

paragraph

“a”

to

13

the

general

assembly

on

or

before

December

31

of

each

year

and

14

publish

the

annual

report

on

the

department’s

internet

site.

15

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

81.

a.

Prepare

an

annual

report

that

16

includes

a

detailed

and

ongoing

examination

and

evaluation

of

17

the

impact

to

area

education

agencies,

and

the

operations

of

18

area

education

agencies,

made

by

2024

Iowa

Acts,

ch.

1002.

19

b.

Submit

the

annual

report

described

in

paragraph

“a”

to

20

the

general

assembly

on

or

before

December

31

of

each

year

and

21

publish

the

annual

report

on

the

department’s

internet

site.

22

EXPLANATION

23

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

24

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

25

This

bill

requires

the

director

of

the

department

of

26

education

(DE)

to

prepare,

publish,

and

submit

to

the

general

27

assembly

annual

reports

related

to

reading

proficiency,

28

mathematics

proficiency,

and

area

education

agencies.

29

The

director

of

DE

is

required

to

prepare

an

annual

30

report

that

includes

detailed

information

related

to

the

31

reading

proficiency

of

students

enrolled

in

school

districts

32

in

kindergarten

through

grade

three,

including

how

well

33

school

districts

are

fulfilling

the

requirements

established

34

in

Code

section

279.68

(student

progression

——

intensive

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reading

instruction

——

reporting

requirements),

and

detailed

1

information

related

to

the

mathematics

proficiency

of

students

2

enrolled

in

school

districts

in

kindergarten

through

grade

3

six,

including

how

well

school

districts

are

fulfilling

the

4

requirements

established

in

Code

section

279.68A

(student

5

progression

——

mathematics

proficiency).

The

director

is

6

required

to

submit

the

annual

report

to

the

general

assembly

7

on

or

before

December

31

and

publish

the

annual

report

on

DE’s

8

internet

site.

9

The

director

of

DE

is

also

required

to

prepare

an

annual

10

report

that

includes

a

detailed

and

ongoing

examination

and

11

evaluation

of

the

impact

to

area

education

agencies,

and

the

12

operations

of

area

education

agencies,

made

by

2024

Iowa

Acts,

13

chapter

1002.

The

director

is

required

to

submit

the

annual

14

report

to

the

general

assembly

on

or

before

December

31

and

15

publish

the

annual

report

on

DE’s

internet

site.

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