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IA HF2050
IA HF2050A bill for an act relating to the discipline of students who disrupt the educational process, and including effective date provisions.
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Introduced
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
In Committee
01/14/2026
01/14/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill relates to the discipline of students who disrupt the educational process. The bill establishes that such policies must authorize a teacher to take disciplinary action to correct a student’s behavior when the student interferes with the orderly education process or otherwise violates the school district’s student handbook. The bill establishes that such policies must provide that when a student’s behavior prevents the orderly instruction of other students, poses an immediate threat to the safety or physical well-being of any student or teacher, or when a student otherwise violates the school district’s student handbook, the student’s teacher may immediately remove the student from the classroom and place the student with the principal or the principal’s designee. The bill provides that, after a student’s third removal from the classroom, the student’s teacher and the principal shall discuss the student’s disruptive behavior patterns and the potential disciplinary actions the school district may take prior to the teacher or principal implementing any new disciplinary action against the student. Additionally, the bill provides that such student shall not be permitted to return to the classroom until after a conference that is designed to identify the reasons for the student’s behavior, and the disciplinary actions the school district may take that are best suited to improve the student’s behavior, takes place. The bill restricts actions a principal, administrator, or school district may take with respect to teachers taking action under the bill or exercising the teacher’s rights established by the bill. The bill takes effect December 31, 2026.
AI Summary
This bill establishes new rules for how teachers can discipline students who disrupt the educational process or violate school rules, requiring school districts to adopt policies that allow teachers to take disciplinary action when a student interferes with learning or breaks the school handbook rules. Specifically, if a student's behavior prevents other students from learning, poses an immediate safety threat, or violates the handbook, the teacher can immediately remove the student from the classroom and send them to the principal or their designee. After a student's third removal from the classroom, the teacher and principal must discuss the student's behavior and potential disciplinary actions before any new action is taken, and the student cannot return to the classroom until a conference is held with the student, their parent or guardian (if applicable), and school staff to understand the reasons for the behavior and determine the best disciplinary approach. The bill also protects teachers by preventing principals, administrators, or school districts from discouraging or retaliating against teachers for taking disciplinary actions or exercising their rights under these new policies, and it will take effect on December 31, 2026.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Subcommittee: Hayes, Boden and Matson. H.J. 139. (on 01/21/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF2050 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF2050.html |
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