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IA SSB1241
IA SSB1241A bill for an act relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds, providing for properly related matters including crystalline polymorph psilocybin and medical residency and fellowship positions, making corrections, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 659.)
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Introduced
05/14/2025
05/14/2025
In Committee
05/14/2025
05/14/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/03/2026
05/03/2026
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
APPROPRIATIONS, DISTRIBUTIONS, TRANSFERS, AND EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY. This bill limits or reduces the standing appropriations for FY 2025-2026 for payment of claims for nonpublic school pupil transportation, instructional support state aid, and state aid for area education agencies and school districts under Code section 257.35. The bill authorizes salary adjustments to be funded as determined by the department of management from unappropriated moneys in certain special funds. The bill provides that, of the moneys in excess of the maximum balance of the Iowa economic emergency fund transferred to the general fund of the state under current law for FY 2024-2025, an amount based on the application of assessment limitations calculated under Code section 441.21 due to the enactment of 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 5, must be used in lieu of a like amount of other general fund moneys to pay foundation aid under Code chapter 257 for FY 2025-2026. CORRECTIVE PROVISIONS. The bill makes technical corrections to, or as the result of, legislation enacted or considered during the 2025 legislative session. Certain provisions take effect or apply retroactively based on the underlying 2025 legislation. CRYSTALLINE POLYMORPH PSILOCYBIN. The bill removes the trade name specifications for crystalline polymorph psilocybin in 2025 Iowa Acts, House File 383, which provides for the rescheduling of that substance upon recommendation by the United States food and drug administration. MEDICAL RESIDENCY AND FELLOWSHIP POSITIONS —— RESIDENTS OF S.F. _____ IOWA. The bill amends the definition of “resident of Iowa” in 2025 Iowa Acts, House File 516.
AI Summary
This bill makes various changes to state government finances and laws, including limiting certain appropriations for fiscal years 2025-2026, authorizing salary adjustments from special funds, and making technical corrections to existing legislation.
* **Nonpublic School Pupil Transportation:** Limits the appropriation for nonpublic school pupil transportation claims to $8,997,091 for FY 2025-2026 from the General Fund. If approved claims exceed this amount, they will be prorated.
* **Instructional Support State Aid:** Sets the appropriation for instructional support state aid to zero for FY 2025-2026.
* **Area Education Agencies and School Districts:** Reduces funding for area education agencies and school districts by $25 million for FY 2025-2026 from the General Fund.
* **Salary Adjustments:** Allows salary adjustments for FY 2025-2026 to be funded from unappropriated moneys in various special funds, including the commerce revolving fund, gaming enforcement revolving fund, gaming regulatory revolving fund, primary road fund, road use tax fund, fish and game protection fund, and the Iowa public employees’ retirement fund.
* **Iowa Economic Emergency Fund:** Directs $21,881,303 from excess moneys in the Iowa Economic Emergency Fund to be used in lieu of other General Fund moneys to pay foundation aid for FY 2025-2026.
* **Crystalline Polymorph Psilocybin:** Removes trade name specifications for crystalline polymorph psilocybin, allowing it to be rescheduled and prescribed once approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
* **Medical Residency and Fellowship Positions:** Amends the definition of "resident of Iowa" for medical residency and fellowship programs.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Appropriations (Senate)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 659. (on 05/14/2025)
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=SSB1241 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SSB1241.html |
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