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STATE OF IOWA
KIM REYNOLDS
GOVERNOR
May 27, 2025
The Honorable Paul Pate
Secretary of State of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Mr. Secretary,
I hereby transmit:
Senate File 278, an Act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, including requiring
the department of education to provide technical assistance to school districts related to
chartering career and technical student organizations related to robotics and authorizing
high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to robotics.
The above Senate File is hereby approved on this date.
cc: Secretary of the Senate
Clerk of the House
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Senate File 278
AN ACT
RELATING TO ROBOTICS EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING
REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS RELATED TO CHARTERING CAREER
AND TECHNICAL STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS RELATED TO ROBOTICS AND
AUTHORIZING HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ORGANIZATIONS TO SPONSOR
INTERSCHOLASTIC CONTESTS RELATED TO ROBOTICS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
Section 1. Section 256.9, Code 2025, is amended by adding
the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION. 69. Provide educational resources and
technical assistance to school districts related to chartering
career and technical student organizations that comply with
the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement
Act of 2006, codified at 20 U.S.C. X2301 et seq., as amended,
and rules adopted by the state board, including career and
technical student organizations related to robotics and
robotics teams and competitions.
Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 280.13D High school athletic
organizations — robotics.
1. An organization that receives moneys from a school
district to pay dues or membership fees, or moneys from a
nonpublic school originating from the state to pay dues or
membership fees, may sponsor or administer interscholastic
contests or competitions related to robotics. For purposes
Senate File 278, p. 2
of this section, - organization - means the same as defined in
section 280.13.
2. This section shall not be construed to prohibit
an organization from sponsoring or administering other
inters,holastic contests or competitions.
AMY SINC_•IR
President of the Senate
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PAT GRASSLEY
Speaker of.the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 278, Ninety-first General Assembly.
W. CHARLES SMITHSON
Approved fj 6A V "w , 000 2025