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IA HF2538
Bill
Status
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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Teachers may exclude students from classrooms for disorderly conduct, including violent behavior, threats, abuse, intimidation of students or staff, or use of profane language, placing them under principal supervision.
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School districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools must comply with new discipline requirements under Section 279.65B for students exhibiting disorderly conduct in classrooms.
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The Department of Education must develop and distribute training programs for IEP team members related to least restrictive environment requirements under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. §1400 et seq.).
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Teachers are authorized to request meetings of a student's individualized education program (IEP) team.
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The Department of Education must consider timeliness and accuracy of school discipline and safety data reporting, including potential underreporting, when taking monitoring and enforcement actions during accreditation processes.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of the department of education, the discipline of students enrolled in school districts, charter schools, and innovation zone schools who exhibit disorderly conduct in the classroom, the responsibilities and powers of the department of education, school district teachers, and other educational staff related to students who have individualized education programs or plans under section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act, and school district professional development plans, and authorizing teachers to request a meeting of a student's individualized education program team. (Formerly HF 2122.)
Last Action
Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Evans, and Zimmer. S.J. 560.
3/12/2026