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IA HF33
IA HF33A bill for an act establishing an agriculture education grant program within the department of education and making appropriations.(See HF 369.)
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Introduced
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
In Committee
01/14/2025
01/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill establishes an agriculture education grant program within the department of education (DE) to expand student access to instruction related to agriculture, food, and natural resources. The bill defines “agriculture education program” as instructional programs provided by school districts to students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in the agriculture, food, and natural resources portion of the career and technical education instruction and programs provided by school districts under Code section 280.20 (career and technical agriculture education), and “personal services costs” as the costs associated with a school district employing a teacher for a maximum of 60 days of additional instruction outside of the teacher’s regularly scheduled teaching duties to provide instruction in an agriculture education program. The bill authorizes school districts to apply to DE for grants under the program to offset the personal services costs associated with employing teachers to provide instruction in an agriculture education program. The department of education may award a grant to a school district under the program totaling 100 percent of the teacher’s personal services costs if the school district’s agriculture education program has existed for less than 10 consecutive years and totaling 50 percent of the teacher’s personal services costs for all other programs. School districts must use these moneys to supplement, not supplant, existing public funding used by a school district for similar purposes. The bill establishes an agriculture education grant program fund in the state treasury. The bill requires DE to develop and make available to school districts a statewide system to track the time teachers devote to instruction facilitated by grants provided under the program. The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules to administer the program.
AI Summary
This bill establishes an agriculture education grant program within the Department of Education (DE) designed to expand student access to agriculture, food, and natural resources instruction. The program allows school districts to apply for grants to offset personal services costs for teachers providing additional agriculture education instruction beyond their regular teaching duties. Grants can cover up to 100% of personal services costs for agriculture education programs less than 10 years old, and 50% for more established programs. The bill defines agriculture education programs as specific instructional programs for high school students in agriculture and career/technical education. School districts must use these grant funds to supplement, not replace, existing funding, and the department is required to develop a statewide system to track teacher instruction time. The bill creates a dedicated agriculture education grant program fund in the state treasury, which will be administered by the Department of Education and can receive legislative appropriations. The fund's unspent moneys will not revert to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year and will remain available for future agriculture education grants. The State Board of Education is tasked with adopting administrative rules for the program, including guidelines for grant applications, eligibility, and award criteria.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (2)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 369. (on 02/13/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF33 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF33.html |
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