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A bill for an act requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to plan an Iowa education summit to be held in 2026.

A bill for an act requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to plan an Iowa education summit to be held in 2026.

Education
Passed Legislature

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Sponsor
GJERDE, WESSEL-KROESCHELL, BAGNIEWSKI, R. JOHNSON, WICHTENDAHL, SCHOLTEN, GOSA, OLSON, EHLERT, MADISON, AMOS JR., MATSON, SIEGRIST, JENEARY, KRESSIG, JUDGE, JAMES, YOUNG, WILBURN, NIELSEN, B. MEYER, KURTH, BAETH, LEVIN, TUREK, SIECK, LOHSE, SCHEETZ, JACOBY, ZABNER, COOLING, McBURNEY, WILSON, GEARHART, KONFRST, INGELS, BLOOMINGDALE and CROKEN
Last action
2025-03-06
Official status
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 540 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to plan an Iowa education summit to be held in 2026.

A bill for an act requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to plan an Iowa education summit to be held in 2026.

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  • A bill for an act requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to plan an Iowa education summit to be held in 2026.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-03-06 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 540 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requesting that the legislative council establish an interim study committee to plan an Iowa education summit to be held in 2026.

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House

File

812

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

812

BY

GJERDE

,

WESSEL-KROESCHELL

,

BAGNIEWSKI

,

R.

JOHNSON

,

WICHTENDAHL

,

SCHOLTEN

,

GOSA

,

OLSON

,

EHLERT

,

MADISON

,

AMOS

JR.

,

MATSON

,

SIEGRIST

,

JENEARY

,

KRESSIG

,

JUDGE

,

JAMES

,

YOUNG

,

WILBURN

,

NIELSEN

,

B.

MEYER

,

KURTH

,

BAETH

,

LEVIN

,

TUREK

,

SIECK

,

LOHSE

,

SCHEETZ

,

JACOBY

,

ZABNER

,

COOLING

,

McBURNEY

,

WILSON

,

GEARHART

,

KONFRST

,

INGELS

,

BLOOMINGDALE

,

and

CROKEN

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requesting

that

the

legislative

council

establish

an

1

interim

study

committee

to

plan

an

Iowa

education

summit

to

2

be

held

in

2026.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

LEGISLATIVE

INTERIM

STUDY

COMMITTEE

——

IOWA

1

EDUCATION

SUMMIT.

2

1.

The

legislative

council

is

requested

to

establish

an

3

interim

study

committee

to

meet

during

the

2025

legislative

4

interim

to

plan

an

Iowa

education

summit

to

be

held

in

2026.

5

The

interim

study

committee

shall

do

all

of

the

following:

6

a.

Determine

a

potential

location,

time,

date,

and

agenda

7

for

the

Iowa

education

summit.

8

b.

Study

and

determine

educational

leaders

and

presenters

9

who

could

speak

during

the

Iowa

education

summit

and

provide

10

information

related

to

best

practices

in

education,

including

11

but

not

limited

to

any

of

the

following:

12

(1)

Active

learning.

13

(2)

Differentiated

instruction.

14

(3)

Formative

assessments.

15

(4)

Providing

constructive

feedback.

16

(5)

Using

technology.

17

(6)

Encouraging

student,

family,

and

community

18

participation.

19

c.

Develop

a

list

of

prospective

guest

speakers

and

keynote

20

speakers

for

the

Iowa

education

summit,

which

may

include

but

21

is

not

limited

to

any

of

the

following:

22

(1)

Academics.

23

(2)

Practitioners.

24

(3)

Elected

officials.

25

(4)

Students.

26

(5)

Parents.

27

d.

Study

any

other

issues

that

the

interim

study

committee

28

determines

are

relevant

to

the

planning

and

execution

of

the

29

Iowa

education

summit.

30

2.

The

interim

study

committee

may

solicit

the

advice

or

31

testimony

of

any

organization

or

individual

with

information

32

or

expertise

relevant

to

the

purpose

of

the

interim

study

33

committee.

34

3.

a.

The

interim

study

committee

shall

include

all

of

the

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following

members:

1

(1)

Two

state

senators

appointed

by

the

majority

leader

of

2

the

senate.

3

(2)

Two

state

senators

appointed

by

the

minority

leader

of

4

the

senate.

5

(3)

Two

state

representatives

appointed

by

the

speaker

of

6

the

house

of

representatives.

7

(4)

Two

state

representatives

appointed

by

the

minority

8

leader

of

the

house

of

representatives.

9

(5)

The

director

of

the

department

of

education,

or

the

10

director’s

designee.

11

(6)

One

superintendent

who

is

employed

by

a

school

district

12

with

a

total

enrollment

of

greater

than

or

equal

to

five

13

thousand

students.

14

(7)

One

superintendent

who

is

employed

by

a

school

district

15

with

a

total

enrollment

of

greater

than

or

equal

to

one

16

thousand

students

but

less

than

five

thousand

students.

17

(8)

One

superintendent

who

is

employed

by

a

school

district

18

with

a

total

enrollment

of

less

than

one

thousand

students.

19

(9)

One

special

education

teacher.

20

(10)

One

teacher

who

does

not

provide

special

education

21

programs

or

services.

22

(11)

One

teacher

who

provides

early

childhood

education.

23

(12)

Two

teachers

who

are

employed

by

accredited

nonpublic

24

schools.

25

(13)

Two

teachers

who

are

employed

by

charter

schools

or

26

innovation

zone

schools.

27

(14)

Two

employees

of

area

education

agencies.

28

b.

The

interim

study

committee

shall

elect

one

of

its

29

members

as

chairperson.

30

4.

On

or

before

December

18,

2025,

the

interim

study

31

committee

shall

submit

a

report

to

the

general

assembly

and

the

32

governor

that

includes

all

of

the

following:

33

a.

A

proposed

agenda,

time,

date,

and

location

of

the

Iowa

34

education

summit.

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b.

Potential

guest

speakers

and

keynote

speakers

for

the

1

Iowa

education

summit.

2

EXPLANATION

3

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

4

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

5

This

bill

requests

that

the

legislative

council

establish

6

an

interim

study

committee

to

plan

an

Iowa

education

summit

7

to

be

held

in

2026.

The

bill

establishes

the

specific

8

responsibilities

of

the

interim

study

committee,

which

include

9

determining

a

location,

time,

date,

and

agenda

for

the

Iowa

10

education

summit;

studying

and

determining

the

educational

11

leaders

and

presenters

who

could

speak

during

the

Iowa

12

education

summit

and

provide

information

related

to

best

13

practices

in

education;

developing

a

list

of

prospective

guest

14

speakers

and

keynote

speakers;

and

studying

any

other

issues

15

that

the

interim

study

committee

determines

are

relevant

to

16

the

planning

and

execution

of

the

Iowa

education

summit.

The

17

interim

study

committee

is

authorized

to

solicit

the

advice

or

18

testimony

of

any

organization

or

individual

with

information

19

or

expertise

relevant

to

the

purpose

of

the

interim

study

20

committee.

21

The

bill

establishes

the

membership

of

the

interim

study

22

committee.

The

bill

requires

the

interim

study

committee

to,

23

on

or

before

December

18,

2025,

submit

a

report

to

the

general

24

assembly

and

the

governor

that

includes

a

proposed

agenda,

25

time,

date,

and

location

of

the

Iowa

education

summit,

and

26

potential

guest

speakers

and

keynote

speakers

for

the

Iowa

27

education

summit.

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