Iowa House passes bill on citizenship vetting for educators and licensees

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: March 17, 2026

Words: 702

Last Updated: 3 days, 12 hours ago

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The Iowa House passed a measure Tuesday implementing citizenship and work eligibility vetting requirements for Iowa school staff and other public employees, which also included changes to state law on pretrial detentions of undocumented immigrants who register to vote.

Senate File 2218 passed the Iowa Senate unanimously in February. The language passed in the Senate bill requires the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners to have applicants for new and renewing licenses provide information …

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