Legislative Tracking & Advocacy Actions

ISFIS partner, Margaret Buckton, represents the Urban Education Network of Iowa (UEN) and Rural School Advocates of Iowa (RSAI) as their legislative liaison. ISFIS Partners have decades of combined public policy expertise that can help guide schools, legislators, reporters, or others through the legislative process, bills, or issues affecting public education in Iowa. Contact Margaret Buckton.

 

Legislative Session - Latest Actions & Updates

Rural School Advocates of Iowa - https://www.rsaia.org/2025-legislative-session.html

Urban Education Network of Iowa - https://www.uen-ia.org/blogs-list

ISFIS SitRep Webinars - https://www.iowaschoolfinance.com/webinars

 

2023 Legislative Session

ISFIS Policy and Procedure Mandate Tracker (2023 Legislative Session) - ISFIS has prepared a document to track all of the mandates in bills enacted this year (and cautionary reminder, as of this writing, they are not yet all signed by the Governor). We will update this document and share any changes as we learn more, but it will hopefully serve as a good reminder of the policy implementation steps that are required in the many policy changes approved in the 2023 Legislative Session. Download the Latest 2023 Rules & Mandates Tracker (Updated as of 9/28/2023)

ISFIS Memo on Discipline Policy Requirements HF 604 (posted 9/28/2023)

 

Transportation Equity and Formula Equality Toolkit

Link to Transportation Equity and Formula Equality Video

 

2018 Legislative Session

2017 Legislative Session

Linn Mar Letter

Collective Bargaining BIll Summary HSB 84 and SF 213

2016 Legislative Session

2014 Legislative Session

 

 

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