SF237 • 2026

A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students.(See SF 516 , SF 2335 .)

Education Technology

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor: TAYLOR
Last action: 2025-03-05
Official status: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 516 . S.J. 422 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students.(See SF 516 , SF 2335 .)

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students.(See SF 516 , SF 2335 .)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

2025-03-05 Iowa Legislature
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 516 . S.J. 422 .
2025-02-19 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee recommends passage.
2025-02-17 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/19/2025 2:00PM Senate Lounge.
2025-02-11 Iowa Legislature
Subcommittee: Taylor, Campbell, and Winckler.
2025-02-10 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 215 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act directing the department of education to convene a working group to study the impact of technology on the cognitive function and academic performance of students.(See SF 516 , SF 2335 .)

Current Bill Text

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File

237

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Introduced

SENATE

FILE

237

BY

TAYLOR

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

directing

the

department

of

education

to

convene

a

1

working

group

to

study

the

impact

of

technology

on

the

2

cognitive

function

and

academic

performance

of

students.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

DEPARTMENT

OF

EDUCATION

——

WORKING

GROUP

——

1

IMPACT

OF

TECHNOLOGY

ON

COGNITIVE

LEARNING.

2

1.

The

department

of

education,

in

collaboration

with

the

3

department

of

health

and

human

services,

shall

convene

and

4

provide

administrative

support

to

a

working

group

that

shall

5

examine

research

related

to

the

impact

of

school-provided

6

technology

on

the

cognitive

function

and

academic

performance

7

of

students.

For

purposes

of

this

section,

“school-provided

8

technology”

includes

laptop

computers,

online

learning

9

management

systems,

and

classroom

slide

show

presentations.

10

2.

Any

expenses

incurred

by

a

member

of

the

working

group

11

shall

be

the

responsibility

of

the

individual

member

or

the

12

respective

entity

represented

by

the

member.

13

3.

The

working

group

shall

submit

its

findings

and

14

recommendations

in

a

report

to

the

general

assembly

by

December

15

31,

2025.

The

report

shall

include

recommendations

on

best

16

practices

related

to

the

use

of

school-provided

technology

in

17

educational

contexts

with

a

focus

on

ways

to

mitigate

possible

18

negative

impacts

on

the

social

and

behavioral

development,

19

attention

span,

mental

concentration,

and

learning

ability

of

20

students.

21

EXPLANATION

22

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

23

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

24

This

bill

directs

the

department

of

education,

in

25

collaboration

with

the

department

of

health

and

human

services,

26

to

convene

a

working

group

to

examine

research

related

to

the

27

impact

of

school-provided

technology

on

the

cognitive

function

28

and

academic

performance

of

students.

The

bill

requires

the

29

working

group

to

provide

a

report

to

the

general

assembly

by

30

December

31,

2025,

detailing

the

working

group’s

findings

and

31

recommendations.

The

report

must

include

recommendations

on

32

best

practices

related

to

the

use

of

school-provided

technology

33

in

educational

contexts.

34

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