# Iowa HF 787: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025. Iowa HF 787, A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025., is a 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) House bill sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION; status signed, last action 2025-06-06 (Signed by Governor.); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-18). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/IA-HF787-2025-2026 - As of: 2026-10-18 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Iowa HF 787 - State: Iowa - Session: 91st General Assembly (2025–2026) - Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 147.) Effective date: 06/06/2025, 07/01/2025. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-03-05 - Last action: 2025-06-06, Signed by Governor. - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION - Cosponsors: 0 - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 3 (226 yes, 2 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 7 ## Summary No summary available. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Out-of-state education placements for qualifying children: benefit, medium. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa districts can arrange out-of-state special education placements for qualifying children who remain Iowa residents. Children must be under 18, or under 21 and full-time students, and eligible for Iowa Medicaid benefits. A health coordination team must find the placement… - Field experience rules for future teachers: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, teacher-intern students can complete their pre-student-teaching field experience with at least 50 hours. Initial teacher preparation programs require at least 80 hours, including at least 10 before program acceptance. Field experiences must include observation and active par… - Shared website lists school job openings: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, Iowa’s education department runs a shared online job board. School districts, charter schools, and area education agencies must submit all openings and keep unfilled jobs listed. The department must post its own openings, while accredited private schools can choose to partic… - Lower salary floor for returning teacher retirees: cost, high. Beginning July 1, 2025, qualifying returning retired teachers have a $50,000 annual salary floor instead of $62,000. This exception covers licensed teachers with at least 12 years’ experience who return to covered full-time teaching jobs. They must have completed a bona fide retirement under Iowa’s… - Tighter credential rules for teacher candidates: cost, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, students using prior substitute-teaching work to meet the preparation eligibility requirement need a substitute license or authorization. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners must have issued that credential. A paraeducator certificate alone no longer meets this requireme… - Placement reimbursements spread costs across schools: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, districts paying for out-of-state placements under qualifying agreements can seek state reimbursement. They can submit cost accounts by August 1 after the school year when services were provided. By August 15, Iowa’s education department must approve or revise the accounts a… - Teacher pay floors guide state funding: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, full-time teachers generally have annual salary floors of $50,000, or $62,000 with at least 12 years’ experience. Iowa calculates district salary funding without enrollment tiers, including employer retirement contributions, Social Security and Medicare taxes, and supplement… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-05-08 | House | Passed House | pass | 83 | 1 | | | 2025-04-09 | Senate | Passed Senate | pass | 47 | 0 | | | 2025-03-18 | House | Passed House | pass | 96 | 1 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-06-06: Signed by Governor. (House) - 2025-05-19: Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. (House) - 2025-05-13: Explanation of vote. (House) - 2025-05-09: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-05-08: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-05-08: Passed House, yeas 83, nays 1. (House) - 2025-05-08: House concurred in Senate amendment H-1224. (House) - 2025-04-10: Senate amendment H-1224 filed. (House) - 2025-04-10: Message from Senate. (House) - 2025-04-09: Immediate message. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Amendment S-3080 adopted. (Senate) - 2025-04-09: Amendment S-3088 filed, ruled out of order. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Amendment S-3080 filed. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Deferred. (Senate) - 2025-04-08: Substituted for SF 442. (Senate) - 2025-04-03: Placed on calendar under unfinished business. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Read first time, attached to SF 442. (Senate) - 2025-03-19: Message from House. (Senate) - 2025-03-18: Immediate message. (House) - 2025-03-18: Passed House, yeas 96, nays 1. (House) - 2025-03-05: Introduced, placed on calendar. (House) ## Bill text - As Introduced: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/HF787.pdf) - Enrolled: [PDF](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/HF787.pdf) ## Related bills - HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HSB 785.) Effective date: 10/02/20… (signed) - SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions, divisions… (signed) - HF 2601: A bill for an act relating to campaign finance, including participation in ballot issue campaigns by foreign nationals and investigations of election misconduc… (signed) - SF 2399: A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. (signed) - SF 2471: A bill for an act relating to fees for lifetime fur harvester licenses. (Formerly SF 2317, SSB 3121.) 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