89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
SF 2026: Relating to applicant priority and grant award amounts under the teach Iowa scholar program
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 it does
This bill modifies the teach Iowa scholar program to give first priority to applicants seeking renewal of their grant awards, then to applicants who are graduates of approved practitioner preparation programs, then to applicants who are minority persons, with subsequent priority to residents of Iowa, and raises the annual grant limitation from $4,000 to $7,500 and the total grant limitation over a five-year period from $20,000 to $37,500. Currently, priority is given to applicants who are residents of Iowa.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Senate subcommittee · named January 24, 2022
- Sen. Jim Carlin (R)
- Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
- Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- January 13, 2022Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
- January 24, 2022Senate subcommittee named: Carlin, Cournoyer and Quirmbach
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/89/SF2026