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DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa will soon have a new education license plate and it will be designed by a student.

The Department of Education is hosting a statewide contest where all kindergarten through 12th graders can take part in designing the state’s next education license plate.

Student have until December 1st to submit their designs to their art teachers. Teachers can submit up to 10 to the Department of Education. A panel will pick out the semi-finalists and all of these designs will be on display at the Iowa Department of Education. Iowans will then get to vote on their favorite.

The winner will be notified in late May, and production of the new license plate will start next summer.

Director McKenzie Snow of the Department of Education said, “It’s a wonderful opportunity to get to recognize the incredible artistic talents of our students while also continuing to celebrate education and an opportunity to look at the license plate that’s been in place for a couple of decades and reimagine what that can look like.”

Any Iowan can choose to have an education license plate on their vehicle. There is a $35 registration fee and a $10 annual recurring fee. All proceeds will go towards student transportation costs.

For more information on the license plate challenge, click this link.