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A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2170 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2170 .) 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
2026-05-13
Official status
Fiscal note .
Effective date
Not listed

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A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2170 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.

What This Bill Does

  • A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.
  • (Formerly SF 2170 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-13 Iowa Legislature

    Fiscal note .

  2. 2026-05-05 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  3. 2026-05-02 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1158 .

  4. 2026-04-15 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 789 .

  5. 2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 898 .

  6. 2026-04-14 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 91, nays 2. H.J. 893 .

  7. 2026-03-26 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar under unfinished business. H.J. 760 .

  8. 2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Placed on calendar. H.J. 637 .

  9. 2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Committee vote: Yeas, 19. Nays, 0. Excused, 4. H.J. 636 .

  10. 2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 03/11 .

  11. 2026-03-11 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee recommends passage.

  12. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 8:00AM RM 305.

  13. 2026-03-10 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee Meeting: 03/11/2026 12:30PM RM 304 (Cancelled).

  14. 2026-03-05 Iowa Legislature

    Subcommittee: Gehlbach, Johnson, C. and Kurth. H.J. 601 .

  15. 2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, referred to Education. H.J. 483 .

  16. 2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 463 .

  17. 2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 435 .

  18. 2026-03-02 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 44, nays 0. S.J. 433 .

  19. 2026-02-28 Iowa Legislature

    Fiscal note .

  20. 2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Committee report, approving bill. S.J. 283 .

  21. 2026-02-12 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 273 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program. (Formerly SF 2170 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

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Senate

File

2320

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Enrolled

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,

and

the

number

of

hours

of

college

credit

that

the

student

will

receive

from

the

community

college

upon

successful

completion

of

the

course.

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

Senate

and

is

known

as

Senate

File

2320,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

W.

CHARLES

SMITHSON

Secretary

of

the

Senate

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor