SF 223: Relating to school funding by modifying provisions relating to preschool programs, enrollment, and supplementary weighting and including effective date and applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to school funding by modifying provisions relating to preschool programs, enrollment, and supplementary weighting. 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.

Senate subcommittee · named February 3, 2021

• Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 2, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 3, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Quirmbach and Rozenboom