Iowa · 2025-2026 Regular Session · Proposed Bill

SSB 3042: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress and programs for gifted and talented children, and by requiring school districts to develop an advanced mathematics pathway and implement procedures for subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration.

In committee Last action February 4, 2026: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2220.

Plain-language summary

SSB 3042 is a proposed bill introduced in the Iowa Senate on January 15, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa statewide assessment of student progress and programs for gifted and talented children, and by requiring school districts to develop an advanced mathematics pathway and implement procedures for subject acceleration and whole-grade acceleration. Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. Most recent recorded action (February 4, 2026): Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2220.

Sponsors

Primary sponsor: COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.