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Relating to the minimum salary for teachers
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 8, 2023
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- 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 New rules would raise the lowest yearly pay for new teachers in Iowa from $33,500 to $40,000. This change affects teachers who have just finished their training or are starting with an initial license. The law also updates how school programs are funded to match this increase.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the minimum salary for teachers. Currently, Code chapter 284 (teacher compensation) provides that the minimum annual salary for an initial teacher who has successfully completed an approved practitioner preparation program or holds an initial or intern teacher license issued by the board of educational examiners shall be at least $33,500. The bill increases this minimum annual salary to $40,000. The bill makes conforming changes to Code chapter 257 (financing school programs).