Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF460: A BILL FOR An Act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten
Status: In committee, February 20, 2026
An Act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten.
From the introduced text, February 19, 2025:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 1832YH (9) jda/jh H.F. Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 1, paragraphs a and b, Code 2025, are amended to read as follows: a. If a school offers a prekindergarten program, the program shall be designed to help children to work and play with others, to express themselves, to learn to use and manage their bodies, and to extend their interests and understanding of the world about them. The prekindergarten program shall encourage cooperative efforts between home and school and shall focus on community resources. The prekindergarten program shall include at least ninety minutes of play-based learning during each half school day and at least one hundred eighty minutes of play-based learning during each full school day. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a prekindergarten teacher shall hold a license certifying that the holder is qualified to teach in prekindergarten. A nonpublic school which offers only a prekindergarten may, but is not required to, seek and obtain accreditation. b. If the board of directors of a school district contracts for the operation of a prekindergarten program, the program shall be under the oversight of an appropriately licensed teacher. If the program contracted with …
Sponsors
- Tracy Ehlert (D, 79) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Withdrawn. H.J. 614 .
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2652 .
- : Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0. H.J. 358 .
- : Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 358 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/18/2026 8:45AM House Lounge.
- : Subcommittee: Henderson, Ehlert and Kniff McCulla. H.J. 310 .
- : * * * * * END OF 2025 ACTIONS * * * * *
- : Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 356 .
Votes
- Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 358 . (February 18, 2026): 23 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: education, preschools, kindergarten, curricula
Common questions
- What is HF460?
- HF460 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten.
- What does HF460 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten.
- What is the status of HF460?
- In committee as of February 20, 2026. Latest action: Withdrawn. H.J. 614 . (March 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF460?
- Tracy Ehlert (D, 79).
- Where is the official record for HF460?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+0460&ga=91
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