88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026
HF 273: Expanding the eligibility for the statewide preschool program and including applicability provisions
Died when the session ended · The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill expands the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children under Code chapter 256C to also include three-year-old children. The program is administered by local school districts subject to rules adopted by the state board of education and receives funding through the school aid formula. References to four-year-old children in the program named in Code chapter 256C and in related Code provisions are changed to “young children” or expanded to also refer to three-year-old children. The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 11, 2019
- Rep. Holly Brink (R)
- Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against
For: Iowa State Education Association
In plain words
- February 6, 2019Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 11, 2019House subcommittee named: Brink, Ehlert and Hanusa
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Thursday, November 12, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/HF273