Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2181: 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, February 19, 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, February 3, 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 5556XS (3) jda/jh S.F. 2181 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
- Lynn Evans (R, 3) · primary sponsor
- Dave Rowley (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2404 . S.J. 333 .
- : Subcommittee recommends passage.
- : Subcommittee Meeting: 02/17/2026 12:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- : Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Donahue, and Evans. S.J. 243 .
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 187 .
Subjects: pilot programs, education, special education, school districts, education department, schools, students
Common questions
- What is SF2181?
- SF2181 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 SF2181 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 SF2181?
- In committee as of February 19, 2026. Latest action: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2404 . S.J. 333 . (February 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2181?
- Lynn Evans (R, 3), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SF2181?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2181&ga=91
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