HF 2182: Relating to area education agencies, including consolidating the area education agencies, modifying the teacher salary supplement state cost per pupil calculation, and modifying the employment terms of certain specified employees of area education agencies

What it does

This bill relates to area education agencies, including consolidating the area education agencies, modifying the teacher salary supplement state cost per pupil calculation, and modifying the employment terms of certain specified employees of area education agencies. Current law establishes a maximum of area education agencies throughout the state. There are currently nine area education agencies in the state. Area education agencies provide means of identifying and serving children who require special education and provide for media services and other programs for pupils in grades kindergarten through and children requiring special education.

House subcommittee · named February 8, 2022

• Rep. Garrett Gobble (R)
• Rep. Cecil Dolecheck (R)
• Rep. Mary Mascher (D)

Lobbying · 6 for, 12 against

For: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Common Good Iowa; EveryStep; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa Occupational Therapy Association; Iowa School Mental Health Alliance; Please Pass the Love; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 1, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
2. February 2, 2022House subcommittee named: Thompson, Fry and Mascher
3. February 8, 2022House subcommittee named: Gobble, Dolecheck and Mascher
4. February 14, 2022Subcommittee recommended against it