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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
June 2, 2026
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol Building
LOCAL
Dear Mr. Secretary:
I hereby transmit Senate File 2320, an Act modifying provisions related to the district-to-
community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.
Concurrent enrollment programs provide Iowa students with valuable opportunities to earn college
credit, explore career pathways and prepare for postsecondary success. As these programs continue
to grow across Iowa, students and schools need access to high-quality coursework that meets local
needs and workforce demands.
However, I am concerned Senate File 2320 creates a one-size-fits-all statewide requirement
without addressing broader concerns related to course quality, cost and student access.
In-person instruction often provides a stronger educational experience for students. Online
coursework remains an important option in communities where course availability, scheduling
conflicts, transportation challenges, or other circumstances may reduce student access. Iowa’s
community colleges should strengthen the quality and rigor of online concurrent enrollment
coursework while preserving reasonable flexibility for students and schools.
Recent communications from school leaders demonstrate the practical challenges that may result
from rigid statewide requirements. In some cases, students attending schools operating on
quarterly schedules may be expected to attend concurrent enrollment courses in person at schools
operating on different academic calendars and class schedules. Additional concerns have been
raised about reduced course access and limited capacity to expand in-person concurrent enrollment
offerings. In some cases, students may lose access to coursework opportunities altogether because
equivalent in-person options are not realistically available.
As Iowa continues expanding educational options for students and families, policies related to
concurrent enrollment should maintain appropriate flexibility while supporting high-quality
instruction across delivery models. Questions related to course delivery and student access would
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benefit from a broader review of Iowa’s concurrent enrollment system rather than statewide
requirements focused on a single delivery model.
For the above reasons, I respectfully disapprove Senate File 2320 as specified above, in accordance
with Article III, Section 16, of the Constitution of the State of Iowa.
Sincerely,
Kim Reynolds J
Governor
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Clerk of the House
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Senate File 2320
AN ACT
MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE DISTRICT-TO-COMMUNITY
COLLEGE SHARING OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 261E.8, subsection 3, Code 2026, is
amended to read as follows:
3. a. A student may make application to a community
college and the school district to allow the student to enroll
for college credit in a nonsectarian course offered by the
community college. A comparable course, as defined in rules
Senate File 2320, p. 2
adopted by the board of directors of the school district, must
not be offered by the school district or accredited nonpublic
school which the student attends.
b. (1) If the community college offers the course using
both instruction that is delivered in person and using
instruction that is delivered primarily over the internet,
then the student must enroll in the version of the course
that uses instruction that is delivered in person unless the
superintendent of the school district, or the superintendent's
designee, authorizes the student to enroll in the version of
the course that uses instruction that is delivered primarily
over the internet.
(2) (a) When determining whether to authorize the student
to enroll in the version of the course that uses instruction
that is delivered primarily over the internet pursuant to
subparagraph (1), the superintendent, or the superintendent's
designee, shall consider if the student is prepared for, and
likely to be successful in, a course that uses instruction that
is delivered primarily over the internet.
(b) When determining whether to authorize the student
to enroll in the version of the course that uses instruction
that is delivered primarily over the internet pursuant to
subparagraph (1), the superintendent, or the superintendent's
designee, may consider any other factors deemed relevant by the
superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, including but
not limited to potential scheduling conflicts that may impact
the student's ability to participate in the version of the
course that uses instruction that is delivered in person.
c. The school board shall annually approve courses to be
made available for high school credit using locally developed
criteria that establishes which courses will provide the
student with academic rigor and will prepare the student
adequately for transition to a postsecondary institution.
d. If a community college accepts a student for enrollment
under this section, the school district, in collaboration
with the community college, shall send written notice to the
student, the student's parent or legal guardian in the case of
a minor child, and the student's school district. The notice
shall list the course, the clock hours the student will be
Senate File 2320, p. 3
attending the course,
that the student will
successful completion
and the number of hours of
receive from the community
of the course. *
college credit
college upon
AMY SINQZAIR
President of the Senate
PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of 0ne House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2320, Ninety-first General Assembly.
^Approv ed! 2026
IV W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Secretary of^the Senate
KIM REYNOLDS 6 \
Governor