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IA SF2435
IA SF2435A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents; modifying provisions related to compulsory education, open enrollment, the state board of regents presidential search committee, the Iowa tuition grants program, and the Iowa dyslexia board; establishing restrictions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of institutions of higher ed
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Introduced
04/09/2024
04/09/2024
In Committee
Crossed Over
04/18/2024
04/18/2024
Passed
04/29/2024
04/29/2024
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/09/2024
05/09/2024
Introduced Session
90th General Assembly
Bill Summary
An Act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, and state board of regents; modifying provisions related to compulsory education, open enrollment, the state board of regents presidential search committee, the Iowa tuition grants program, and the Iowa dyslexia board; establishing restrictions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts of institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents; providing penalties; and including effective date and applicability provisions.
AI Summary
This bill:
- Appropriates funds for the Department for the Blind, Department of Education, and State Board of Regents, including for general administration, career and technical education, public broadcasting, school food service, birth-to-age-three services, early head start projects, student achievement and teacher quality programs, statewide student assessments, work-based learning initiatives, community college funding, and more.
- Modifies provisions related to compulsory education, including requiring school districts to adopt attendance policies with specific requirements for addressing chronic absenteeism.
- Modifies open enrollment provisions, including deadlines, good cause exceptions, and allowing districts to prohibit open enrollment for truant students.
- Prohibits public colleges and universities from establishing diversity, equity, and inclusion offices or expending funds on related efforts, with some exceptions.
- Extends the Iowa Dyslexia Board's sunset date from 2025 to 2027.
- Allows the School Budget Review Committee to provide supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount to school districts with high percentages of open enrolled students, subject to certain limitations.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Appropriations (Senate)
Last Action
Signed by Governor. S.J. 964. (on 05/09/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=90&ba=SF2435 |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - NOBA: Final | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/NOBA/1449654.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGE/90/attachments/SF2435.html |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGR/90/attachments/SF2435.html |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - NOBA: Senate Floor | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/NOBA/1449571.pdf |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis - NOBA: Senate Full Approps | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/NOBA/1448874.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/SF2435.html |
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