Bill
Bill > HF199
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Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
The education savings account program is a program that provides funds to pupils who attend nonpublic schools to pay for qualified educational expenses including but not limited to tuition, tutoring or cognitive skill training fees, educational therapy costs, software expenses, and expenses related to course materials. For school years beginning on or after July 1, 2025, each student eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 is eligible for the education savings account program. This bill repeals the education savings account program and makes conforming changes.
AI Summary
This bill seeks to completely repeal the education savings account (ESA) program in Iowa, which previously allowed students in kindergarten through 12th grade to receive funds for non-public school educational expenses starting in the 2025-2026 school year. The bill eliminates multiple references to the ESA program across different sections of the state code, including removing subsections related to the program in Section 256.9 and Section 422.7. Specifically, the bill strikes language that previously calculated school district costs by adding the number of students receiving ESA payments to the budget enrollment, effectively removing these students from funding calculations. The most significant action is the complete repeal of Section 257.11B (the legal basis for the ESA program) in Section 7 of the bill. By doing so, the bill would terminate the program that allowed parents to use state funds for educational expenses at non-public schools, including tuition, tutoring, educational therapy, software, and course materials. The changes are set to take effect for the 2025 code, meaning the ESA program would be eliminated for the upcoming school year.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 176. (on 02/03/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=HF199 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF199.html |
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