Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2187: A BILL FOR An Act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain youth-oriented community organizations reasonable access to school property
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain youth-oriented community organizations reasonable access to school property.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain youth-oriented community organizations reasonable access to school property.
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain youth-oriented community organizations reasonable access to school property. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6068HH (1) jda/jh H.F. 2187 Section 1. Section 297.9, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: 297.9 Use for other than school purposes. 1. The board of directors of any school district may authorize the use of any schoolhouse and its grounds within such district for the purpose of meetings of granges, lodges, agricultural societies, and similar societies, for parent-teacher associations, for community recreational activities, community education programs, election purposes, other meetings of public interest, public forums and similar community purposes; provided that such use shall in no way interfere with school activities; such use to be for such compensation and upon such terms and conditions as may be fixed by said board for the proper protection of the schoolhouse and the property belonging therein, including that of pupils, except that in the case of community education programs, any compensation necessary for programs provided specifically by community education and not those provided through community education by other agencies or organizations shall be compensated from the funding provided for community education programs. 2. a. The board of directors of each school district shall …
Sponsors
- Brett Barker (R, 51) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Tabled until future meeting.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 12:00PM House Lounge 2.
- : Subcommittee: Johnson, C., Henderson and Levin. H.J. 262 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 164 .
Subjects: school districts, schools, juveniles, meetings
Common questions
- What is HF2187?
- HF2187 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain youth-oriented community organizations reasonable access to school property.
- What does HF2187 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act requiring the boards of directors of school districts to allow certain youth-oriented community organizations reasonable access to school property.
- What is the status of HF2187?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Tabled until future meeting. (February 17, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2187?
- Brett Barker (R, 51).
- Where is the official record for HF2187?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2187&ga=91
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