---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act relating to assessment scores set by the department of education for successful completion of a practitioner preparation program and for initial teacher licensure and providing for related matters. (Formerly SSB 1031.) Effective 7-1-19."
description: "A bill for an act relating to assessment scores set by the department of education for successful completion of a practitioner preparation program and for initial teacher licensure and providing for related matters. (Formerly SSB 1031.) Effective 7-1-19."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2019-2020"
identifier: "SF 159"
citation: "Iowa SF 159 (2019-2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["education board", "education department", "educational examiners board", "professional licensure", "professions", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 5
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-04-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8981d092-fa51-4fee-920b-5e7b6efb1823"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF 159&ga=88"
source_hash: "fb9d83a68463d6ad88684636b9d51d942d47b9bbffdf518067310a9b67f01a13"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ia"]
---

# Iowa SF 159 (2019-2020) — A bill for an act relating to assessment scores set by the department of education for successful completion of a practitioner preparation program and for initial teacher licensure and providing for related matters. (Formerly SSB 1031.) Effective 7-1-19.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/SF159.html)
2. **Amendment S-3078** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/88/S3078.pdf)
3. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/88/attachments/SF159.html)
4. **Reprinted Marked Up** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGRM/88/attachments/SF159.html)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/88/attachments/SF159.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **71–28** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **48–0** (pass) · upper

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-31** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2019-01-31** Committee report, approving bill.
- **2019-03-27** Amendment S-3078 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Passed Senate, yeas 48, nays 0. `passage`
- **2019-03-27** Immediate message.
- **2019-03-28** Message from Senate.
- **2019-03-28** Read first time, passed on file. `reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Substituted for HF 513.
- **2019-04-01** Passed House, yeas 71, nays 28. `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Explanation of vote.
- **2019-04-01** Immediate message.
- **2019-04-02** Message from House.
- **2019-04-15** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by President and Speaker, and sent to Governor.
- **2019-04-16** Signed by Governor. `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8981d092-fa51-4fee-920b-5e7b6efb1823`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).