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IA SSB3015

SB

Status

Introduced

1/13/2026

Primary Sponsor

Education

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Board of Educational Examiners must require all initial license applicants and renewal applicants to produce evidence of lawful presence in the United States, accepting documents that establish employment authorization and identity under federal law (8 U.S.C. §1324a).

  • Practitioners not subject to renewal requirements must provide proof of lawful presence every five years as a condition of remaining licensed.

  • School district boards of directors and accredited nonpublic school authorities must verify identity and employment eligibility of all individuals who accept employment offers in accordance with federal law (8 U.S.C. §1324a).

  • Charter schools and innovation zone schools must comply with the same identity and employment eligibility verification requirements as school districts under new Section 280.37.

  • Requirements apply to all applications for initial licensure and license renewals submitted after the bill takes effect.

Legislative Description

A bill for an act relating to the verification of the identity and employment eligibility of individuals by the board of educational examiners, school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools, and including applicability provisions.(See SF 2218.)

Last Action

Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2218.

2/4/2026

Committee Referrals

Education1/13/2026

Full Bill Text

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