HF 373: Providing low-income pupil supplementary weighting for school districts and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

This bill establishes supplementary weighting for low-income pupils to provide additional funding through the school funding formula to school districts for the increased costs related to providing educational instruction and services to low-income pupils. Under the bill, a supplementary weighting of 0.2 is assigned to each pupil in the school district who is eligible for reduced price meals under federal law and a supplementary weighting of 0.4 is assigned to each pupil in the school district who is eligible for free meals under federal law. Amounts received as supplementary weighting under the bill may be used by the school district for any school general fund purpose. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2021.

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 4, 2021Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee