HF 2231– Civics Excellence Program and Seal: This bill directs the Department of Education to develop a civics excellence program that can lead a student to receive a civics seal on their high school diploma.  

IASB is registered in favor of the bill. We appreciate that participating in the program will be voluntary from districts and want to recognize students who take an interest in civics. It passed the House by a vote of 94-0 and passed the Senate by a vote of 45-0. Governor Reynolds signed the bill into law on June 1, 2026. 

HF 2670 – Summative Assessment Changes, Curriculum Changes: This bill would add social studies to the summative assessment requirements. It would be administered in grades 8 and 11.  

It would make small changes to the health curriculum requirements, making instruction on physical fitness, food and nutrition, and personal health required. The bill originally removed the prescriptive personal finance literacy curriculum requirements from code; however, an amendment by the Senate Education Committee added this back into the bill. 

SF 2086 – Junior Firefighter Programs: This bill allows a school district to enter an agreement with their local fire department to offer a junior firefighter program to students in 11th and 12th grade. The bill outlines what the program must include if a district chooses to offer the program. It must be taught by fire service training bureau personnel.  

IASB is registered in support of the bill. It gives districts the choice of whether to offer a program and doesn’t mandate it. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 47-0 and passed the House by a vote of 94-0. Governor Reynolds signed the bill into law on June 1, 2026. 

SF 2220 – Talented and Gifted Programming, Advanced Math Pathways, Whole Grade Acceleration: This bill, proposed by the Department of Education, includes several different components. 

Talented and Gifted (TAG) Identification and Programming 

Advanced Math Pathway 

Whole Grade Acceleration 

The bill clarifies that talented and gifted programming must address the common challenges of these students to ensure personal and academic growth. School districts will also ensure students are ready and prepared for whole grade acceleration, rather than basing it solely on test scores. The implementation date for the advanced math pathway and whole grade acceleration will be July 1, 2027. 

IASB is registered undecided on the bill. We support providing programming to fit and challenge all students, but districts should be able to make these decisions on their own. An advanced math pathway requires upper-level math teachers, which are often hard to find, making this hard to implement effectively. We appreciate the bill giving districts more time to adjust to the proposed changes. The bill passed the House by a vote of 84-11 and passed the Senate by a vote of 44-3. Governor Reynolds signed the bill into law on June 2, 2026.