A bill for an act relating to state participation in the federal tax credit program for individual contributions to scholarship granting organizations.
This bill would allow Iowa to participate in a federal tax credit program that lets individuals donate to scholarship granting organizations and receive tax credits. These scholarships would help students attend private schools, effectively diverting public resources from public schools through the tax system.
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to private instruction and dual enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
This bill modifies regulations around private instruction (homeschooling) and dual enrollment programs, potentially expanding pathways for students to access education outside traditional public schools. The specific provisions would affect how private instruction is supervised and how dual enrollment between public schools and private institutions operates.
A bill for an act relating to the use of fluoride-based additives in private and public water supply systems.
This bill would restrict or eliminate the use of fluoride additives in Iowa's public and private water supply systems. It appears to give communities or individuals the ability to opt out of water fluoridation programs.
A bill for an act relating to student instructional technology standards, including elementary school digital instruction limits, technology use policies, and governance of one-to-one digital device programs.
This bill sets standards for using technology in schools, including limits on digital instruction for elementary students and policies for managing one-to-one device programs. It aims to ensure technology supports learning without over-reliance on screens.
A bill for an act relating to the Iowa medical freedom Act, including limitations on requiring medical interventions by businesses, governmental entities, and educational institutions, modifying state authority during public health disasters, and including effective date provisions.
This bill would prohibit businesses, government entities, and schools from requiring individuals to receive medical interventions (likely referring to vaccines or other medical procedures). It also limits state authority to impose public health measures during declared public health disasters.
A bill for an act allowing the carrying of weapons on the grounds of a school under certain circumstances.
This bill would allow certain individuals to carry weapons on school grounds under specific circumstances. The bill modifies current Iowa law that generally prohibits weapons in schools.
A bill for an act relating to the authorized possession of firearms on school property, including for certain drivers of school vehicles, firearms locked in vehicles, and retired peace officers, and including effective date provisions.
This bill expands who can possess firearms on school property, including drivers of school vehicles, people with firearms locked in their vehicles, and retired peace officers. It creates new exceptions to current restrictions on guns at schools.
A bill for an act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that authorizes school districts and charter schools to offer instruction in logic and critical thinking.
This bill would create a pilot program to teach logic and critical thinking in Iowa schools. The Department of Education would oversee the initiative, allowing districts and charter schools to implement the curriculum.