Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2420: A BILL FOR An Act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school districts, and making appropriations and providing penalties
Status: In committee, February 12, 2026
An Act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school districts, and making appropriations and providing penalties.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school districts, and making appropriations and providing penalties.
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school districts, and making appropriations and providing penalties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6152HH (3) jda/jh H.F. 2420 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 256J.1 Office of inspector general for school safety established. The office of inspector general for school safety is established to exercise independent investigative and oversight authority over schools. Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256J.2 Definitions. As used in this chapter: 1. "Administrator" means the same as defined in section 256.145. 2. "Disciplinary action" means termination of employment or the contractual relationship, suspension from employment, demotion, financial penalties, failing to take action regarding an employee's or contractor's promotion or proposed promotion, failing to provide an advantage in employment or the contractual relationship, and written or verbal reprimands. 3. "Discipline" means a formal action taken by a school or the board of directors of a school that results in suspension, expulsion, reassignment, or other long-term change in the student's educational placement and that requires procedural protections under federal or state law. "Discipline" does not include temporary classroom removal when the temporary classroom removal is conducted pursuant to school policy and state law. 4. "Material school safety incident" means …
Sponsors
- Charley Thomson (R, 58) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 273 .
Subjects: education, school districts, safety
Common questions
- What is HF2420?
- HF2420 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school districts, and making appropriations and providing penalties.
- What does HF2420 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school districts, and making appropriations and providing penalties.
- What is the status of HF2420?
- In committee as of February 12, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 273 . (February 12, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2420?
- Charley Thomson (R, 58).
- Where is the official record for HF2420?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2420&ga=91
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