SF 2076 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

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.

This bill requires Iowa public universities and private colleges participating in the state's tuition grants program to waive tuition and mandatory fees for education students during their student teaching semester. It directly affects teacher education students in their final year of training, who must complete a full-time, supervised teaching experience under a licensed instructor. The key provision mandates institutions to adopt this waiver policy as a condition of their participation in the Iowa tuition grants program, defining "student teaching" as the final-year clinical teaching experience. The policy applies only to the specific semester of student teaching, not the entire degree program.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 21, 2026 Last action Jan 27, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 27, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Donahue, and Kraayenbrink.
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Molly Donahue
DDemocratic
IA
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