Senate approves change letting online open-enrolled students join more extracurriculars per term

Apr 6, 2026

The Iowa Senate concurred with a House amendment to Senate File 176 to allow students enrolled in online schools to participate in up to two co‑curricular or extracurricular activities per academic term (rather than two per school year); the Senate adopted the amendment and passed the bill 47‑0.

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Senator Taylor urged the Senate to concur in the House amendment to Senate File 176, saying the change permits a student who open‑enrolls in an online school to participate "in up to curricular co curricular or extracurricular activities per academic term" rather than being limited to two activities per school year.

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