Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2241: A BILL FOR An Act relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial accountability, and oversight by the state board of education
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial accountability, and oversight by the state board of education.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial accountability, and oversight by the state board of education.
From the introduced text, February 10, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial accountability, and oversight by the state board of education. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6073XS (5) mb/jh S.F. 2241 Section 1. Section 256.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsections: NEW SUBSECTION. 80. Notify school districts of the amount of resident students enrolled in a charter school under chapter 256E prior to the beginning of the school year. NEW SUBSECTION. 81. Report to school districts the amount of resident students who withdrew from a charter school under chapter 256E and reentered the public school district during the school year, indicating whether the student's return to a public school was voluntary. Sec. 2. Section 256E.4, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 8A. The state board shall not approve a charter school application under this section if doing so would result in more than one charter school per ten thousand students statewide in the grade level groupings of elementary, middle, or high school. Sec. 3. Section 256E.5, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection: NEW SUBSECTION. 7A. The state board shall not approve a charter school application under this section if doing so would result in …
Sponsors
- Molly Donahue (D, 37) · primary sponsor
- Dotzler Jr., William A. (D, 31)
- Art Staed (D, 40)
- Hardman, Renee (D, 16)
- Drey, Catelin (D, 1)
- Matt Blake (D, 22)
- Janet Petersen (D, 18)
- Mike Zimmer (D, 35)
- Herman Quirmbach (D, 25)
- Cindy Winckler (D, 49)
- Liz Bennett (D, 39)
- Tony Bisignano (D, 15)
Latest actions
- : Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Pike.
- : Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 235 .
Subjects: education, boards, commissions, and councils, school districts, education department, schools, reports, education board, school boards
Common questions
- What is SF2241?
- SF2241 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial accountability, and oversight by the state board of education.
- What does SF2241 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act relating to charter school requirements, including reporting requirements, governance standards, financial accountability, and oversight by the state board of education.
- What is the status of SF2241?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Pike. (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored SF2241?
- Molly Donahue (D, 37), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SF2241?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=SF+2241&ga=91
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