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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa allows online schools to administer statewide student assessments virtually under proctored conditions
Last action · June 11, 2025: Signed by Governor . H.J. 1225 .
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What This Bill Does
Iowa law now permits school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools that provide online instruction to administer state student progress assessments in an online setting, provided specific proctoring and monitoring conditions are met.
Enables remote online students to complete required state educational assessments from home rather than traveling to an in-person testing site, while establishing mandatory video monitoring and staffing ratios for schools.
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
online school students
Students receiving instruction primarily over the internet are permitted to take required statewide assessments in an online setting subject to proctoring rules.
school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools
Schools providing internet-based instruction must adhere to specific proctoring ratios, synchronous session management, and test submission verification rules if administering assessments online.
Key Facts
- Online school providers may administer state summative assessments in an online setting similar to regular academic instruction if mandatory conditions are satisfied.
- Students must take the assessment at a date and time assigned by designated school personnel.
- Students must participate in a live, synchronous assessment session initiated and managed by designated school personnel.
- Assessment proctors must monitor students for the duration of the test through a video feed displaying the student and their background, utilizing a second device if necessary.
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- Schools must maintain a student-to-proctor ratio of no greater than ten to one.
- Students are prohibited from exiting the assessment session until instructed to do so by the proctor.
- A school-employed assessment administrator must verify the student's submission of the assessment.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Signed into law.
Procedural history
36 actions- Jun 11, 2025HouseEnrolledSigned by Governor . H.J. 1225 .
- May 19, 2025HouseReported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 1224 .
- May 8, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note.
- Apr 16, 2025HouseMessage from Senate. H.J. 946 .
- Apr 15, 2025SenateImmediate message. S.J. 789 .
- Apr 15, 2025SenateFloorPassed Senate , yeas 44, nays 2. S.J. 785 .
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- Apr 15, 2025SenateSubstituted for SF 211 . S.J. 784 .
- Apr 15, 2025SenateWithdrawn. S.J. 785 .
- Apr 15, 2025SenateHF 190 substituted. S.J. 784 .
- Apr 15, 2025SenateFloorAmendment S-3102 filed, adopted. S.J. 784 .
- Apr 3, 2025SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 688 .
- Apr 3, 2025SenatePlaced on calendar under unfinished business. S.J. 688 .
- Mar 19, 2025SenateIntroducedRead first time, attached to SF 211 . S.J. 570 .
- Mar 19, 2025HouseMessage from House. S.J. 570 .
- Mar 19, 2025SenateAttached to HF 190 . S.J. 570 .
- Mar 18, 2025HouseImmediate message. H.J. 717 .
- Mar 18, 2025HouseFloorPassed House , yeas 86, nays 11. H.J. 697 .
- Mar 18, 2025HouseFloorAmendment H-1057 adopted. H.J. 697 .
- Mar 11, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note.
- Mar 11, 2025HouseAmendment H-1057 filed. H.J. 608 .
- Mar 11, 2025Iowa LegislatureFiscal note .
- Feb 4, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 211 .
- Feb 4, 2025SenateCommittee report, approving bill. S.J. 198 .
- Feb 4, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. S.J. 190 .
- Jan 30, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, placed on calendar. H.J. 155 .
- Jan 30, 2025Iowa LegislatureCommittee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 190 .
- Jan 29, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommittee vote: Yeas, 22. Nays, 0. Excused, 1. H.J. 143 .
- Jan 28, 2025HouseCommittee report, recommending amendment and passage. H.J. 143 .
- Jan 28, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee recommends passage.
- Jan 23, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee Meeting: 01/29/2025 1:00PM Room 217 Conference Room.
- Jan 22, 2025HouseSubcommittee Meeting: 01/28/2025 8:15AM House Lounge.
- Jan 21, 2025Iowa LegislatureSubcommittee: Evans, Donahue, and Green.
- Jan 21, 2025Iowa LegislatureIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education.
- Jan 15, 2025HouseSubcommittee: Gehlbach, Johnson, C. and Kurth. H.J. 84 .
- Jan 15, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education. H.J. 80 .
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- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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