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A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

Education
Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
DONAHUE
Last action
2026-01-27
Official status
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 148 .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-01-27 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 148 .

  2. 2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 120 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2076

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2076

BY

DONAHUE

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

relating

to

a

waiver

of

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

at

1

accredited

private

institutions

and

regents

institutions

for

2

students

during

student

teaching

experiences

in

the

state.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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S.F.

2076

Section

1.

Section

256.183,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

l.

Adopts

a

policy

that

requires

the

3

institution

to

waive

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

for

a

student

4

for

the

semester

that

the

student

is

student

teaching

in

the

5

state

of

Iowa.

6

Sec.

2.

Section

256.183,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

7

following

new

subsection:

8

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

08.

“Student

teaching”

means

the

9

supervised

full-time

clinical

instructional

experience

in

a

10

teacher

preparation

program’s

final

year

in

which

the

student

11

teacher

assumes

responsibility

for

planning,

instruction,

12

and

assessment

in

the

classroom

of

a

cooperating

teacher

13

appropriately

licensed

in

the

subject

area

and

grade

level

14

endorsement

being

pursued.

15

Sec.

3.

Section

262.9,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

the

16

following

new

subsection:

17

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

43.

Direct

the

institutions

of

higher

18

education

under

its

control

to

adopt

a

policy

that

requires

the

19

institution

to

waive

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

for

a

student

20

for

the

semester

that

the

student

is

student

teaching

in

the

21

state

of

Iowa,

as

defined

in

section

256.183.

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

relates

to

a

waiver

of

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

26

at

regents

institutions

and

accredited

private

institutions

for

27

students

during

student

teaching

experiences

in

the

state.

28

The

bill

defines

“student

teaching”

as

the

supervised

29

full-time

clinical

instructional

experience

in

a

teacher

30

preparation

program’s

final

year

in

which

the

student

31

teacher

assumes

responsibility

for

planning,

instruction,

32

and

assessment

in

the

classroom

of

a

cooperating

teacher

33

appropriately

licensed

in

the

subject

area

and

grade

level

34

endorsement

being

pursued.

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2076

The

bill

requires

institutions

of

higher

learning

under

the

1

control

of

the

state

board

of

regents

to

adopt

a

policy

that

2

requires

the

institution

to

waive

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

3

for

a

student

for

the

semester

that

the

student

is

student

4

teaching

in

the

state

of

Iowa.

5

In

addition,

the

bill

requires

accredited

private

6

institutions,

defined

in

Code

section

256.183

(Iowa

tuition

7

grants

program),

as

a

condition

of

participation

in

the

Iowa

8

tuition

grants

program,

to

adopt

a

policy

that

requires

the

9

institution

to

waive

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

for

a

student

10

while

the

student

is

student

teaching

in

the

state

of

Iowa.

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