HF2724 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations. (Formerly HSB 677 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

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: 2026-05-06
Official status: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/06 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations. (Formerly HSB 677 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations.
(Formerly HSB 677 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

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Bill History

2026-05-06 Iowa Legislature
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/06 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Message from Senate. H.J. 1010 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. S.J. 885 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Passed Senate , yeas 30, nays 16. S.J. 884 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Substituted for SF 2221 . S.J. 883 .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Read first time, attached to SF 2221 . S.J. 462 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Message from House. S.J. 462 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Immediate message. H.J. 523 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Passed House , yeas 94, nays 2. H.J. 498 .
2026-03-03 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8066 adopted. H.J. 498 .
2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature
Amendment H-8066 filed. H.J. 485 .
2026-02-24 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 402 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations. (Formerly HSB 677 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

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House

File

2724

-

Enrolled

House

File

2724

AN

ACT

REQUIRING

THE

BOARD

OF

EDUCATIONAL

EXAMINERS

TO

ESTABLISH

ADDITIONAL

ENDORSEMENTS

AND

AUTHORIZATIONS.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

Section

1.

Section

256.146,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

subsections:

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

28.

a.

Adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

establishing

additional

endorsements

for

instruction

related

to

all

of

the

following

high-need

teaching

areas

in

schools

providing

instruction

to

students

enrolled

in

prekindergarten

through

grade

twelve:

(1)

Fine

arts.

(2)

Mathematics.

(3)

Science.

b.

The

board

shall

not

grant

an

applicant

an

endorsement

described

in

paragraph

“a”

unless

the

applicant

holds

a

bachelor’s

degree

from

an

accredited

college

or

university.

c.

This

subsection

is

repealed

July

1,

2030.

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

29.

Adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

establishing

an

additional

kindergarten

through

grade

twelve

instructional

strategist

II

endorsement

that

does

not

require

the

applicant

to

possess

a

master’s

or

doctoral

degree

as

a

condition

of

obtaining

the

endorsement.

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

30.

Adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

establishing

an

activities

administration

authorization.

The

rules

must

require

an

applicant

for

the

activities

House

File

2724,

p.

2

administration

authorization

to

hold

a

baccalaureate

degree

or

higher

in

any

academic

field.

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

House

and

is

known

as

House

File

2724,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor