89th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Thursday, November 12, 2026

SF 64: Establishing a rural teacher shortage area loan forgiveness program and fund

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 establishes a rural teacher shortage area loan forgiveness program to be administered by the college student aid commission to provide loan forgiveness for persons who are employed by a school district or accredited nonpublic school as teachers in high-demand areas. The department of education is directed to periodically conduct a survey of school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and approved practitioner preparation programs to determine current high-demand areas. The bill defines “high-demand area” as a rural county designated by the department as a geographic area experiencing teacher shortages in specific content areas.

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named January 14, 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: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa

In plain words

January 12, 2021Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
January 14, 2021Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Quirmbach and Rozenboom