SF2221 • 2026

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements for instruction related to fine arts, mathematics, and science.(Formerly SSB 3043 .)

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: 2026-04-27
Official status: Withdrawn. S.J. 884 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements for instruction related to fine arts, mathematics, and science.(Formerly SSB 3043 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements for instruction related to fine arts, mathematics, and science.(Formerly SSB 3043 .)

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Bill History

2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Withdrawn. S.J. 884 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
HF 2724 substituted. S.J. 883 .
2026-04-27 Iowa Legislature
Amendment S-5213 filed, adopted. S.J. 883 .
2026-03-19 Iowa Legislature
Placed on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 599 .
2026-03-04 Iowa Legislature
Attached to HF 2724 . S.J. 462 .
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 217 .
2026-02-05 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 211 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements for instruction related to fine arts, mathematics, and science.(Formerly SSB 3043 .)

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2221

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

2221

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR

TO

SSB

3043)

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

requiring

the

board

of

educational

examiners

to

1

establish

additional

endorsements

for

instruction

related

to

2

fine

arts,

mathematics,

and

science.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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Section

1.

Section

256.146,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

adding

1

the

following

new

subsection:

2

NEW

SUBSECTION

.

28.

a.

Adopt

rules

pursuant

to

chapter

17A

3

establishing

additional

endorsements

for

instruction

related

4

to

all

of

the

following

high-need

teaching

areas

in

schools

5

providing

instruction

to

students

enrolled

in

prekindergarten

6

through

grade

twelve:

7

(1)

Fine

arts.

8

(2)

Mathematics.

9

(3)

Science.

10

b.

The

board

shall

not

grant

an

applicant

an

endorsement

11

described

in

paragraph

“a”

unless

the

applicant

holds

a

12

bachelor’s

degree

from

an

accredited

college

or

university.

13

c.

This

subsection

is

repealed

July

1,

2030.

14

EXPLANATION

15

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

16

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

17

This

bill

requires

the

board

of

educational

examiners

(BOEE)

18

to

adopt

rules

that

establish

additional

endorsements

for

19

instruction

related

to

fine

arts,

mathematics,

and

science.

20

The

BOEE

is

prohibited

from

granting

an

applicant

such

an

21

endorsement

unless

the

applicant

holds

a

bachelor’s

degree

from

22

an

accredited

college

or

university.

These

provisions

are

23

repealed

July

1,

2030.

24

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