HSB 675 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to education programs and systems, including career and technical education expenditures and definitions, statewide lower division general education framework and common course numbering systems, and the implementation of a statewide corequisite model in Iowa community colleges.

This Iowa bill (HSB 675) establishes new standards for career and technical education (CTE) in K-12 schools and creates statewide transfer systems for community colleges. It requires schools to offer computer science instruction starting in 2023, mandate six specific CTE content areas (like health sciences and business), and define "high-demand" occupations to guide career planning. For community colleges, it implements a common course numbering system to simplify transfers and requires replacing remedial math/English with corequisite models by 2028-2029. The bill directly affects Iowa public schools, community colleges, and students pursuing CTE pathways or college transfers.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 4, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Total actions
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Key actions
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Committee
6
Feb 19, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2610.
legislature
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee vote: Yeas, 23. Nays, 0.
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Lower · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
lower
Feb 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Feb 10, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 02/12/2026 8:30AM RM 19.
legislature
Feb 4, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee: Wheeler, Gosa and Stone.
lower
Feb 4, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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