88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026

SF 2071: Relating to a mental health service providers competitive grant program for school districts and area education agencies, reducing state aid to area education agencies, and making an appropriation

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 extends a current reduction of $15 million in state aid to area education agencies for FY 2021 and for subsequent fiscal years, provides for the establishment by the department of education of a mental health service providers competitive grant program to use mental health service providers in high-need school districts or in high-need attendance centers operated by school districts, and provides for a standing appropriation of $15 million from the general fund of the state to the department for purposes of the program.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 27, 2020

Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
Sen. Liz Mathis (D)

Lobbying · 6 for, 1 against

For: Iowa Mental Health Advocacy; Iowa Mental Health Counselors Association; Iowa Safe Schools; Iowa State Education Association; MH/DS of East Central Region; National Alliance on Mental Illness - Iowa

Against: Rural School Advocates of Iowa

In plain words

January 23, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Appropriations committee
January 27, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Kraayenbrink and Mathis