90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2353: Relating to preschool for four-year-old children, including funding, minimum hours, and approved programs, and including effective date provisions
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 it does
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to preschool for four-year-old children. The bill requires that each statewide voluntary preschool program (SVPP) offered by a school district to include hours of instruction per week for children whose household income is below 185 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) applicable to the family’s size. Currently, each SVPP is only required to offer hours of instruction per week for an enrolled child.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
House subcommittee · named February 7, 2024
- Rep. Henry Stone (R) · henry.stone@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Tracy Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov
- Rep. Dan Gehlbach (R) · dan.gehlbach@legis.iowa.gov
Lobbying · 3 for, 0 against
For: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Iowa Catholic Conference; United Way of Central Iowa
In plain words
- February 7, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 7, 2024House subcommittee named: Stone, Ehlert and Gehlbach
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2353