A bill for an act modifying testing requirements applicable to pupils who are participating in the education savings account program.

HF 2172 modifies testing requirements for students enrolled in Iowa's education savings account program (which allows families to use public funds for private school tuition). The bill gives families a choice: students must take either all state and federally required assessments or standardized national tests in math and English language arts during the same grade levels as federally mandated tests. Results from whichever test option is chosen must be shared with parents and reported to the Iowa Department of Education. This change updates current law, which previously required all students in the program to take every state and federal assessment.