A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements and authorizations.
HF 2724 requires Iowa's Board of Educational Examiners to create new teaching endorsements for high-need subjects (fine arts, math, and science) in pre-K through 12th grade schools. It mandates that applicants for these endorsements hold a bachelor's degree, with the requirement set to expire July 1, 2030. The bill also directs the board to establish a new "instructional strategist II" endorsement (not requiring a master's degree) and an "activities administration" authorization (requiring at least a bachelor's degree). These changes directly affect educators seeking specific teaching credentials in Iowa's schools.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 24, 2026
Signed Jun 2, 2026
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The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative style to a standard multi-line document format. The substantive policy content, including the creation of new teaching endorsements, degree requirements, and repeal dates, remains identical to the original version.
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The document layout was changed from a vertical list of words to standard paragraph formatting with line numbers and headers, but no policy content was added, removed, or altered.
Floor votes · Senate Apr 27, 2026
How they voted
31–14
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 49
Apr 27, 2026
D
Democratic15
93% Nay
R
Republican34
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
4
Committee
0
Amendments
2
Jun 2, 2026
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Apr 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 16.
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 94, nays 2.
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8066 adopted.
lower
Mar 2, 2026
Introduced
Amendment H-8066 filed.
lower
Feb 24, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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