Bills › 90th General Assembly
Establishing a dyslexia service providers grant program and making appropriations
Topics:State budgetK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 26, 2023
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 30, 2023
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa would create a grant program to help parents and guardians pay for dyslexia services for their students. If the state sets aside enough money, the Department of Education will manage these grants to help cover the costs of professional help. The state board of education will create the rules for how people apply for and receive this money.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes a dyslexia service providers grant program. The bill requires the department of education to establish and administer a dyslexia service providers grant program to provide grants to the parent or guardian of a student who is enrolled in a school district to help offset the cost associated with engaging the services of a dyslexia service provider, if moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for a fiscal year for this purpose. The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules for the grant program, including rules related to grant application materials and evaluation criteria and determining the priority for grants. The bill establishes a dyslexia service providers grant program in the state treasury.
House subcommittee
Named January 30, 2023. Meeting: Monday, February 6 · 12:45 PM · House Lounge.
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