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IA HSB554
SB
Status
1/14/2026
Primary Sponsor
Education
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AI Summary
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School districts must develop an advanced mathematics pathway enabling students to enroll in Algebra I as early as middle school and complete it no later than the end of grade nine.
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Students meeting certain criteria will be automatically enrolled in the advanced mathematics pathway, with parents able to opt out in writing.
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Districts must establish systematic procedures for identifying gifted and talented students in grades K-12 using multiple data sources including standardized assessments, cognitive ability, and teacher/parent input.
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Educational services for gifted and talented children must address cognitive and affective needs, align with identification data, and be reviewed at least annually to ensure academic growth.
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The Iowa statewide assessment changes science testing from grades five, eight, and ten to grades five, eight, and eleven, conducted during the last quarter of the school year.
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress and programs for gifted and talented children, and by requiring school districts to develop an advanced mathematics pathway and implement procedures for subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration.
Last Action
Subcommittee recommends passage.
1/20/2026