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Relating to statewide voluntary preschool program required hours of instruction and funding calculations
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 7, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 7, 2024
- 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 General Assembly adjourned on April 19, 2024. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill relates to statewide voluntary preschool program required hours of instruction and funding calculations. The bill requires that each statewide voluntary preschool program (SVPP) offered by a school district to include a minimum of 1,080 hours of instruction during a calendar year. This is the current minimum hours of instruction required for students attending kindergarten through grade classes. A school district with an approved SVPP is funded in part by preschool foundation aid payments.
Read the full explanation
The preschool foundation aid is calculated by multiplying the regular program state cost per pupil by the school district’s preschool budget enrollment. Currently, the preschool budget enrollment for a given year is calculated by multiplying the number of eligible students enrolled in the preschool program by percent. The bill changes the calculation for preschool budget enrollment to 100 percent of eligible students enrolled in the preschool program. This is the same as the current method for calculating budget enrollment for a school district.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named February 7, 2024. On February 13, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
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Iowa Code it changes
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
10 for · 0 against · 5 undecided · Who →