---
type: "Bill"
title: "A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve."
description: "A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ia"
legislature: "Iowa General Assembly"
session: "2025-2026"
identifier: "HF 392"
citation: "Iowa HF 392 (2025-2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["private education", "school calendars", "school districts", "schools"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 4
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/545f5496-26ca-4b98-be10-963cd96a6b8f"
source_url: "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF 392&ga=91"
source_hash: "df4774690dbe40468b8e37e5d134116b9638ba2a46f5bf07ebd9782486f68bed"
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 392 (2025-2026) — A bill for an act authorizing school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to apply to the department of education for authorization to maintain a year-round school calendar at an attendance center or school for students enrolled in grades nine through twelve.

## 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/91/attachments/HF392.html)
2. **Enrolled with Governor's Action** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGEG/91/attachments/HF392.html)
3. **Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/Attachments/HF392_GovLetter.pdf)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/91/attachments/HF392.html)

## Votes

- Shall the bill pass? — **91–1** (pass) · lower
- Shall the bill pass? — **47–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION — primary (organization)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** Introduced, placed on calendar. `introduction`
- **2025-02-20** Passed House, yeas 91, nays 1. `passage`
- **2025-02-20** Immediate message.
- **2025-02-24** Message from House.
- **2025-02-24** Read first time, referred to Education. `reading-1`
- **2025-03-12** Subcommittee: Gruenhagen, Shipley, and Zimmer.
- **2025-03-24** Subcommittee Meeting: 03/27/2025 8:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
- **2025-03-27** Subcommittee recommends passage. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-31** Committee report, recommending passage. `committee-passage`
- **2025-03-31** Placed on calendar.
- **2025-04-09** Passed Senate, yeas 47, nays 0. `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Immediate message.
- **2025-04-10** Message from Senate.
- **2025-05-06** Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor.
- **2025-05-06** 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/545f5496-26ca-4b98-be10-963cd96a6b8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Iowa legislature records).