---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act modifying requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification program."
description: "A bill for an act modifying requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2023-2024"
identifier: "HF 255"
citation: "Iowa HF 255 (2023-2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["colleges and universities", "educational examiners board", "internships", "private education", "professional licensure", "teachers"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 14
action_count: 42
vote_count: 9
first_action: "2023-02-09"
last_action: "2024-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d1b9c370-fb8d-4dcc-9a18-3428bb6a8dad"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 255&ga=90"
source_hash: "529164825075e36b551ac718c1d3409c80a739cc3ec4d829d34edbde8965e3c6"
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 HF 255 (2023-2024) — A bill for an act modifying requirements related to teacher intern license programs and licenses and authorizations issued by the board of educational examiners and establishing a temporary initial teaching license to be issued by the board of educational examiners to applicants who complete an alternative teacher certification program.

## 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/90/attachments/HF255.html)
2. **Amendment H-1030** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1030.pdf)
3. **Amendment H-1031** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1031.pdf)
4. **Amendment H-1032** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1032.pdf)
5. **Amendment H-1033** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1033.pdf)
6. **Amendment H-1034** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1034.pdf)
7. **Amendment H-1035** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1035.pdf)
8. **Amendment H-1063** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H1063.pdf)
9. **Amendment H-8321** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/H8321.pdf)
10. **Amendment S-5005** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5005.pdf)
11. **Amendment S-5158** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/AMDI/90/S5158.pdf)
12. **Reprinted** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/HF255.html)
13. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/Attachments/HF255_GovLetter.pdf)
14. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/HF255.html)

## Votes

- Shall amendment H-1032 be adopted? — **34–63** (fail) · lower
- Shall the rules be suspended to consider amendment H-1030? — **35–62** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **61–36** (pass) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1035 be adopted? — **34–63** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1034 be adopted? — **34–63** (fail) · lower
- Shall amendment H-1063 be adopted? — **63–34** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **33–14** (pass) · upper
- Shall amendment H-1031 be adopted? — **34–63** (fail) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **58–36** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-09** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2023-03-02** Amendments H-1030 and H-1031 filed.
- **2023-03-02** Amendments H-1032, H-1033, H-1034 and H-1035 filed.
- **2023-03-07** Amendment H-1063 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-03-08** Fiscal note.
- **2023-03-08** Point of order raised on amendment H-1030, ruled not germane.
- **2023-03-08** Motion to suspend rules for immediate consideration of amendment H-1030, yeas 35, nays 62.
- **2023-03-08** Motion to suspend rules failed.
- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1031, yeas 34, nays 63, lost.
- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1032, yeas 34, nays 63, lost.
- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1033 lost.
- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1034, yeas 34, nays 63, lost.
- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1035, yeas 34, nays 63, lost.
- **2023-03-08** Amendment H-1063, yeas 63, nays 34, adopted.
- **2023-03-08** Passed House, yeas 61, nays 36. `passage`
- **2023-03-08** Immediate message.
- **2023-03-09** Message from House.
- **2023-03-09** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Subcommittee: Evans, Donahue, and Gruenhagen.
- **2023-03-20** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/21/2023 1:30PM Room 315.
- **2023-03-21** Subcommittee recommends passage. []. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-12-31** * * * * * END OF [] ACTIONS * * * * *
- **2024-01-23** Subcommittee Meeting: 01/24/2024 3:30PM Room 315.
- **2024-01-25** Subcommittee recommends amendment and passage. [].
- **2024-02-08** Committee report, recommending amendment and passage. `committee-passage`
- **2024-02-08** Amendment S-5005 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-03-21** Placed on calendar under unfinished business.
- **2024-04-15** Fiscal note.
- **2024-04-15** Amendment S-5005 withdrawn.
- **2024-04-15** Amendment S-5158 filed, adopted. `amendment-introduction, amendment-passage`
- **2024-04-15** Passed Senate, yeas 33, nays 14. `passage`
- **2024-04-15** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-15** Message from Senate.
- **2024-04-15** Senate amendment H-8321 filed. `amendment-introduction`
- **2024-04-17** House concurred in Senate Amendment H-8321.
- **2024-04-17** Passed House, yeas 58, nays 36. `passage`
- **2024-04-18** Explanation of vote.
- **2024-04-17** Immediate message.
- **2024-04-18** Message from House.
- **2024-04-29** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2024-05-08** Fiscal note.
- **2024-05-17** 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/d1b9c370-fb8d-4dcc-9a18-3428bb6a8dad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).