Senate File 61 - Introduced SENATE FILE 61 BY SINCLAIR A BILL FOR An Act relating to robotics extracurricular activities, 1 including requiring the department of education to provide 2 technical assistance to school districts related to 3 chartering career and technical student organizations 4 related to robotics and authorizing high school athletic 5 organizations to sponsor interscholastic contests related to 6 robotics. 7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 8 TLSB 2176XS (1) 91 jda/jh
S.F. 61 Section 1. Section 256.9, Code 2025, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 69. Provide educational resources and 3 technical assistance to school districts related to chartering 4 career and technical student organizations that comply with 5 the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement 6 Act of 2006, codified at 20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq., as amended, 7 and rules adopted by the state board, including career and 8 technical student organizations related to robotics and 9 robotics teams and competitions. 10 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION . 280.13D High school athletic 11 organizations robotics. 12 1. An organization that receives moneys from a school 13 district to pay dues or membership fees, or moneys from a 14 nonpublic school originating from the state to pay dues or 15 membership fees, may sponsor or administer interscholastic 16 contests or competitions related to robotics. For purposes 17 of this section, organization means the same as defined in 18 section 280.13. 19 2. This section shall not be construed to prohibit 20 an organization from sponsoring or administering other 21 interscholastic contests or competitions. 22 EXPLANATION 23 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 24 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 25 This bill relates to robotics extracurricular activities, 26 including requiring the department of education (DE) to provide 27 technical assistance to school districts related to chartering 28 career and technical student organization and authorizing 29 high school athletic organizations to sponsor interscholastic 30 contests related to robotics. 31 The bill requires DE to provide educational resources and 32 technical assistance to school districts related to chartering 33 career and technical student organizations that comply with 34 federal law and rules adopted by the state board, including 35 -1- LSB 2176XS (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 61 organizations related to robotics and robotics teams and 1 competitions. 2 The bill provides that high school athletic organizations 3 that receive moneys from a school district to pay dues or 4 membership fees, or moneys from a nonpublic school originating 5 from the state to pay dues or membership fees, may sponsor or 6 administer interscholastic contests or competitions related to 7 robotics. 8 -2- LSB 2176XS (1) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2