90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 2357: Relating to statewide voluntary preschool program required hours of instruction and funding calculations
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
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.
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. Anne Osmundson (R)
Lobbying · 10 for, 0 against
For: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 7, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
- February 7, 2024House subcommittee named: Stone, Ehlert and Osmundson
- February 13, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Monday, November 9, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF2357