SF 189: Relating to funding for the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

Under Code chapter 256C, preschool foundation aid is calculated by multiplying the school district’s preschool budget enrollment by the regular program state cost per pupil for the budget year. “Preschool budget enrollment” is defined as the figure that is equal to percent of the actual enrollment of eligible students in the preschool programming provided by a school district approved to participate in the preschool program on October of the base year. This bill modifies the definition to provide that the preschool budget enrollment is equal to the actual enrollment of eligible students in the preschool programming provided by a school district.

Senate subcommittee · named February 1, 2021

• Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

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

In plain words

1. January 28, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 1, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Rozenboom and Trone Garriott