Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2003: A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues
Status: In committee, January 29, 2026
An Act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5170YH (2) jda/jh H.F. 2003 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256.20 Schools for students requiring special education or students with behavioral issues ---- pilot project. 1. The department shall develop and administer a pilot program that requires a rural school district and an urban school district to each establish an attendance center to be used to provide educational services, including special education services, to eligible students who are enrolled in the rural school district or urban school district, as applicable. 2. The department shall determine the rural school district and urban school district that will be required to participate in the pilot program. 3. The department, in consultation with the rural school district and urban school district, shall determine all of the following: a. The courses of study and curricula that the rural school district and urban school district will provide to eligible students as part of the pilot program. b. The instructional facilities that the rural school district and urban school district will use to provide educational services to eligible …
Sponsors
- John Wills (R, 10) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2026 12:30PM RM 304.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2026 4:00PM House Lounge (Cancelled).
- : Subcommittee: Fett, Gehlbach and Matson. H.J. 138 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 40 .
Subjects: pilot programs, special education, school districts, education department
Common questions
- What is HF2003?
- HF2003 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues.
- What does HF2003 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that requires certain specified school districts to establish attendance centers for students requiring special education and students with behavioral issues.
- What is the status of HF2003?
- In committee as of January 29, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee recommends passage. (January 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2003?
- John Wills (R, 10).
- Where is the official record for HF2003?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2003&ga=91
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