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HF 299

Congressionally chartered veterans service organizations; classification rate removed and property tax exemption established for owned property.

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Greg Davids

The bill requires schools and higher ed to clearly include information on immunization exemptions in all related communications to parents, guardians, and students.

Introduction and first reading, referred to Taxes
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Bill Summary · HF 299

Summary — HF 299 (2025): Provision of information relating to immunization exemptions

Note on discrepancy: the supplied bill heading referenced veterans/property taxation, but the enacted text and legislative history provided show HF 299 is an Iowa law requiring schools, child care providers, and institutions of higher education to provide information about immunization exemptions. This summary is based on the enacted text signed May 27, 2025.

Main purpose

Require K–12 schools, licensed child care providers, community colleges, institutions of higher education, and certain private colleges to include clear information on the types of immunization exemptions and the requirements to claim them whenever those entities communicate about immunizations.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new paragraph to Iowa Code section 139A.8(4): whenever the Department of Public Health recommends an immunization (and in any related public communication), schools must include information about available exemptions and how to obtain them. The exemption information must also be:
    • included in communications to parents/legal guardians from schools,
    • published on the internet sites of and included in registration documentation for all elementary schools, secondary schools, and licensed child care centers.
  • New section 237A.3C: child care centers, child care facilities, child care homes, and child development homes must include exemption information in any communication to a parent/guardian that is related to required immunizations.
  • Education governance and policy duties:
    • Section 256.7 (State Board of Education): adopt rules requiring school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools to include exemption information in any communication to parents/guardians about required immunizations.
    • Section 260C.14: require community colleges to include exemption information in student communications related to immunizations.
    • Section 262.9: require institutions under the Board of Regents to adopt policies requiring inclusion of exemption information in student immunization communications.
    • Section 256.183: accredited private institutions and “eligible institutions” (participants in the Iowa tuition grants program) must adopt a similar policy as a condition of program participation.
  • State mandate funding: per section 25B.2(3), any state mandate costs for school districts to comply are to be paid from state school foundation aid (Code §257.16). The bill specifies no additional state funding beyond that is required.

Who is affected

  • All Iowa elementary and secondary public and many nonpublic schools, licensed child care providers, child development homes, community colleges, Regents institutions, and private colleges participating in Iowa tuition grants.
  • Parents/guardians and students — they will receive standardized information about immunization exemption options.
  • School districts will bear administrative compliance obligations paid from state foundation aid.

Timeline / procedure

  • Introduced: Feb 10, 2025.
  • Passed House: Mar 10, 2025.
  • Passed Senate (substituted for SF 6): Apr 29, 2025.
  • Sent to Governor: Apr 30, 2025.
  • Signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds: May 27, 2025.

If you want, I can produce suggested sample language schools could use to comply, or extract the exact new statutory text references for administrators.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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