88th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2218: Relating to additional weighting for limited English proficient students 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 relates to limited English proficient education by increasing the amount of supplementary weighting and the number of years of supplementary weighting for limited English proficient students.4 provides supplementary weighting for the excess costs of instruction of limited English proficient students.22 per student. The weighting is provided for those students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, and may be included in the weighted enrollment of the school district for a period not exceeding five years.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named February 12, 2020
- Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
- Sen. Brad Zaun (R)
Lobbying · 4 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 10, 2020Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- February 12, 2020Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Quirmbach and Zaun
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/88/SF2218