Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session Status: Enacted

SF 2299 — A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.

Last action — Vetoed by Governor.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed Senate
  4. ✓
    Passed House
  5. ✓
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 12, 2026. Enacted.

Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican) on May 05, 2026.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Likely to advance 70% · moderate confidence

  • Enacted

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 5 recorded votes so far.

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In plain language

The bill addresses sharing or concurrent enrollment programs between districts and community colleges.

This bill focuses on the collaboration between school districts and community colleges for concurrent enrollment programs. It aims to create more opportunities for students to engage in community college courses while still in high school.

What this means for you
  • Students: This means more opportunities for you to earn college credit while still in high school.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

37 added · 44 removed

Plain-language change summary

In the updated version of Senate File 2299, a new provision was added that requires parents or guardians to pay for a student's participation in community college classes if the student fails or withdraws from these courses, specifically when they are offered by a community college or taught by its instructors. This change aims to clarify and extend the financial responsibility for academic performance, emphasizing the importance of student engagement and success in these programs. By explicitly including cases of withdrawal and creating a clear payment requirement, the bill stresses accountability in the concurrent enrollment process.

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Senate File 2299 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2299 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SF 2176) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program.
Senate File 2299 - Enrolled Senate File 2299 AN ACT RELATING TO THE DISTRICT-TO-COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHARING OR CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PROGRAM.
TLSB 6566SV (1) 91 jda/jh S.F.
Section 1.
2299 Section 1.
If a student fails a community college-offered class, or a class taught by a community college-employed instructor, the student’s parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, or the student, if the student is eighteen years of age or older or is an emancipated minor, shall, upon the request of the school district or accredited nonpublic school through which the student is accessing the program, pay to the school district or accredited nonpublic school an amount equal to the amount the school district or accredited nonpublic school paid to the community college pursuant to the contract entered into under this section that is directly associated with the student’s participation in the community college-offered class or the class taught by a community college-employed instructor.
A student’s parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, or the student, if the student is eighteen years of age or older or is an emancipated minor, shall, upon the request of the school district or accredited nonpublic school through which the student is accessing the program, pay to the school district or accredited nonpublic school an amount equal to the amount the school district or accredited nonpublic school paid to a community college pursuant to the contract entered into under this section that is directly associated with the student’s participation in the community college-offered class, or the class taught by a community college-employed instructor, if any one of the following applies:
EXPLANATION The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
a.
This bill relates to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment program, which is established under Code section 261E.8 and allows high school students to enroll in eligible nonsectarian courses at or through community colleges and earn college credits.
The student failed the community college-offered class.
The bill provides that if a student fails a community college-offered class, or a class taught by a community college-employed instructor, the student’s parent or guardian or the student are required, upon the request of the school district or accredited nonpublic school through which the student is accessing the program, to pay to the school an amount equal to the amount the school paid to the community college pursuant to the contract entered into under Code section 261E.8 that is directly associated with the student’s participation in the community college-offered class or the class taught by a community college-employed instructor.
b.
LSB 6566SV (1) 91 -1- jda/jh 1/1
The student failed the class taught by a community college-employed instructor.
c.
The student withdrew from the community college-offered class.
Senate File 2299, p.
2 d.
The student withdrew from the class taught by a community college-employed instructor.
______________________________ ______________________________ AMY SINCLAIR PAT GRASSLEY President of the Senate Speaker of the House I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and is known as Senate File 2299, Ninety-first General Assembly.
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CHARLES SMITHSON Secretary of the Senate Approved _______________, 2026 ______________________________ KIM REYNOLDS Governor
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Amendments

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Action History

  1. Vetoed by Governor.

  2. Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.

  3. Explanation of vote.

  4. Message from Senate.

  5. Immediate message.

  6. Explanation of vote.

  7. Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 12.

  8. Senate concurred with S-5180.

  9. Message from House, with amendment S-5180.

  10. Immediate message.

  11. Passed House, yeas 62, nays 31.

  12. Amendment H-8351 adopted.

  13. Amendment H-8351 filed.

  14. Placed on calendar under unfinished business.

  15. Placed on calendar.

  16. Committee Vote: Yeas, 14. Nays, 5. Excused, 4.

  17. Committee report, recommending passage. H.J. 03/11.

  18. Subcommittee recommends passage.

  19. Subcommittee Meeting: 03/10/2026 8:15AM RM 19.

  20. Subcommittee: Stone, Henderson and Kurth.

  21. Read first time, referred to Education.

  22. Message from Senate.

  23. Immediate message.

  24. Passed Senate, yeas 32, nays 16.

  25. Committee report, approving bill.

  26. Introduced, placed on calendar.

Sponsors

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 16 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (149)

149 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Shall the bill pass?

Passed 33 Yea · 12 Nay · 5 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 29004
Democrat 51201
Total 341205
% of votes cast 67%24%0%10%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Not Voting
Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Matt Blake Democrat Nay
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Yea
Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Not Voting
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dave Sires Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Not Voting
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Not Voting
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Not Voting
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 32 Yea · 16 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 31002
Democrat 11700
Total 321702
% of votes cast 63%33%0%4%
How each member voted (51)
Member Party Vote
Art Staed Democrat Nay
Catelin Drey Democrat Nay
Cindy Winckler Democrat Nay
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Nay
Izaah Knox Democrat Nay
Janet Petersen Democrat Nay
Janice Weiner Democrat Nay
Liz Bennett Democrat Nay
Matt Blake Democrat Nay
Mike Zimmer Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Nay
Renee Hardman Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
Sarah Trone Garriott Democrat Nay
Thomas Townsend Democrat Nay
Tony Bisignano Democrat Nay
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Nay
Zach Wahls Democrat Nay
Adrian Dickey Republican Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Charlie McClintock Republican Yea
Cherielynn Westrich Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dave Sires Republican Yea
David D. Rowley Republican Not Voting
Dawn Driscoll Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Doug Campbell Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Reichman Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jesse Green Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Not Voting
Kara Warme Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Kerry Gruenhagen Republican Yea
Kevin Alons Republican Yea
Lynn Evans Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Mike Bousselot Republican Yea
Mike Klimesh Republican Yea
Mike Pike Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Scott Webster Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea
Tom Shipley Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 100 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 55000
Democrat 19000
Republican 26000
Total 100000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (100)
Member Party Vote
Abdul-Samad — Yea
Anderson — Yea
Bacon — Yea
Baxter — Yea
Bearinger — Yea
Best — Yea
Breckenridge — Yea
Brink — Yea
Carlson — Yea
Cohoon — Yea
Derry — Yea
Deyoe — Yea
Dolecheck — Yea
Forbes — Yea
Fry — Yea
Gaskill — Yea
Gassman — Yea
Gustafson — Yea
Hagenow — Yea
Hall — Yea
Hanusa — Yea
Hein — Yea
Hinson — Yea
Hite — Yea
Hunter — Yea
Huseman — Yea
Isenhart — Yea
Jacobsen — Yea
Kacena — Yea
Kerr — Yea
Klein — Yea
Kurtz — Yea
Landon — Yea
Lensing — Yea
Mascher — Yea
Maxwell — Yea
McConkey — Yea
McKean — Yea
Mitchell — Yea
Oldson — Yea
Osmundson — Yea
Ourth — Yea
Paustian — Yea
Prichard — Yea
Running-Marquardt — Yea
Sexton — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Steckman — Yea
Sunde — Yea
Thede — Yea
Thorup — Yea
Upmeyer — Yea
Wolfe — Yea
Worthan — Yea
Thompson, P. — Yea
Amy Nielsen Democrat Yea
Art Staed Democrat Yea
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Democrat Yea
Bob Kressig Democrat Yea
Brian Meyer Democrat Yea
Cindy Winckler Democrat Yea
David Jacoby Democrat Yea
Heather Matson Democrat Yea
Jennifer Konfrst Democrat Yea
Kenan Judge Democrat Yea
Lindsay James Democrat Yea
Liz Bennett Democrat Yea
Molly Donahue Democrat Yea
Monica Kurth Democrat Yea
Rick L. Olson Democrat Yea
Ross Wilburn Democrat Yea
Ruth Ann Gaines Democrat Yea
Timi M. Brown-Powers Democrat Yea
Tracy A. Ehlert Democrat Yea
Ann Meyer Republican Yea
Bobby Kaufmann Republican Yea
Brian K. Lohse Republican Yea
Craig Steven Williams Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
David Sieck Republican Yea
Dean Fisher Republican Yea
Gary M. Mohr Republican Yea
Jacob Bossman Republican Yea
Jane Bloomingdale Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
John H. Wills Republican Yea
Matt W. Windschitl Republican Yea
Megan Jones Republican Yea
Michael R. Bergan Republican Yea
Norlin G. Mommsen Republican Yea
Pat Grassley Republican Yea
Ray Sorensen Republican Yea
Sandy Salmon Republican Yea
Shannon Lundgren Republican Yea
Skyler Wheeler Republican Yea
Steven C. Holt Republican Yea
Thomas Gerhold Republican Yea
Thomas Jay Moore Republican Yea
Thomas M. Jeneary Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 50 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 16000
Democrat 5000
Unaffiliated 29000
Total 50000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Breitbach — Yea
Brown — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Celsi — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Cournoyer — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Giddens — Yea
Greene — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
Miller-Meeks — Yea
Nunn — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Taylor, R. — Yea
Whiting — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Taylor, T. — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Zach Wahls Democrat Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Annette Sweeney Republican Yea
Carrie Koelker Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

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Shall the bill pass?

Passed 49 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 30001
Republican 15000
Democrat 4000
Total 49001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (50)
Member Party Vote
Allen — Yea
Bertrand — Not Voting
Bolkcom — Yea
Boulton — Yea
Bowman — Yea
Brown — Yea
Breitbach — Yea
Carlin — Yea
Chapman — Yea
Chelgren — Yea
Hart — Yea
Hogg — Yea
Horn — Yea
Jochum — Yea
Kapucian — Yea
Kinney — Yea
Lykam — Yea
Mathis — Yea
McCoy — Yea
Ragan — Yea
Schneider — Yea
Segebart — Yea
Zaun — Yea
Johnson, D. — Yea
Shipley — Yea
Danielson — Yea
Dix — Yea
Dvorsky — Yea
Edler — Yea
Feenstra — Yea
Greene — Yea
Herman C. Quirmbach Democrat Yea
Janet Petersen Democrat Yea
Tony Bisignano Democrat Yea
William A. Dotzler Jr. Democrat Yea
Amy Sinclair Republican Yea
Chad Behn Republican Yea
Craig P. Johnson Republican Yea
Dan Dawson Republican Yea
Dan Zumbach Republican Yea
Dennis Guth Republican Yea
Jack Whitver Republican Yea
Jason Schultz Republican Yea
Jeff Taylor Republican Yea
Jennifer J. Smith Republican Yea
Julian B. Garrett Republican Yea
Ken Rozenboom Republican Yea
Mark Costello Republican Yea
Mark S. Lofgren Republican Yea
Tim Kraayenbrink Republican Yea

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Subjects

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SF 2299 is sponsored by COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION.
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