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Authorizing certain specified school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for student loan repayment
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 4, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 9, 2022
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts with 1,000 students or fewer can now use certain funds to help pay off student loans for new teachers. This change allows these smaller schools to offer loan repayment programs to help recruit more staff. Currently, these districts can only use those funds for early retirement programs.1
Read the official explanation
This bill authorizes certain specified school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for student loan repayment. Currently, Code section 279.46 authorizes the board of directors of a school district to adopt a program for early retirement benefits to encourage its employees to retire before the normal retirement date. The bill modifies Code section 279.46 to also authorize the board of directors of a school district with less than or equal to 1,000 students to adopt a program for student loan repayment to recruit new teachers. The bill authorizes the board of directors to expend the district management levy to pay the costs of the program for student loan repayment.
House subcommittee
Named February 9, 2022. On February 10, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
3 for · 1 against · 3 undecided · Who →