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IA SF2076

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Molly Donahue

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Requires Iowa Board of Regents institutions to waive tuition and mandatory fees for students during the semester they are student teaching in Iowa.

  • Requires accredited private institutions participating in the Iowa tuition grants program to adopt the same tuition and fee waiver policy for student teachers as a condition of program participation.

  • Defines "student teaching" as supervised full-time clinical instructional experience in a teacher preparation program's final year where the student assumes responsibility for planning, instruction, and assessment.

  • Student teaching must occur in the classroom of a cooperating teacher appropriately licensed in the subject area and grade level endorsement being pursued.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to a waiver of tuition and mandatory fees at accredited private institutions and regents institutions for students during student teaching experiences in the state.

Last Action

Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink. S.J. 148.

1/27/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/21/2026

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