HF 2591 — A bill for an act relating to open enrollment, student transfers, and interscholastic athletic eligibility requirements, and including effective date provisions.

KimReynoldsHouse OFile F2591 F- IEnrolled CHouse EFile O2591 FAN TACT HRELATING ETO GOPEN OENROLLMENT, VSTUDENT ETRANSFERS, RAND NINTERSCHOLASTIC OATHLETIC RELIGIBILITY ChrisCournoyerREQUIREMENTS, GAND OINCLUDING VEFFECTIVE EDATE RPROVISIONS. N O R L T G O V E R N O R June02,2026 The Honorable Paul Pate SecretaryofStateofIowa StateCapitol Des Moines,Iowa 50319 DearMr.Secretary, Iherebytransmit:

HouseFile2591,anActrelatingtoopenenrollment,studenttransfers,andBE interscholasticIT athleticeligibilityrequirements,andincludingeffectivedateprovisions.ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

The aboveHouseFileisherebyapprovedonthisdate.

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B E IT E N A C T E D BY T H E G E N E R A L A SS T A T E O F I O W A :

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Section 256.46, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection;subsection:

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4,4. A student in grades nine through twelve w h o t r a n s f e r s f r o m o n e s c hs c h o o l s h a l le r be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletics for a period of one hundred forty calendar days following enrollment in the new school, exclusive of summer enrollment, unless one of the exceptions listed in subsection 1 applies or a similar circumstance exists as determined by rule of the state board.

A student in grades nine through twelve who transfers from one school to another school shall be ineligible to compete in interscholastic athletics for a period of one hundred forty calendar days following enrollment in the new school, exclusive of summer enrollment, unless one of the exceptions listed in subsection 1 applies or a similar circumstance exists as determined by rule of the state board.

Section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph a, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as ffollows: o l l o w s :

A pupil who participates in open enrollment for purposes of attending a grade in grades nine through twelve in a school district other than the district of residence is ineligible to participate in varsity interscholastic athletic contests and athletic competitions during the pupil'spupil’s first ninety school one hundred forty calendar days of enrollment in the district.

The Statestate board of education shall adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph ^b",“b”, to implement the section of this Act amending section 256.7.

The following take effect August ,1, 22026: 0 2 6 :

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P______________________________ A______________________________ GPAT RGRASSLEY AAMY SSINCLAIR S L E Y A M S I N C L i Speaker of the House PPresident rof ethe sSenate i d et h e S e n a t e I hereby certify that this bill originated in the House and is known as House File 2591, Ninety-first General Assembly.

MEGI^NN______________________________ ELSONMEGHAN NELSON Chief ^ClerkClerk of.of the House Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor

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