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Establishing the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant program within the department of education and making appropriations
Sponsored by the House Education (companion To Sf 2004 By J. Taylor) Committee
Topics:State budgetK–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 8, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 1, 2024
- Done: House committeeFebruary 6, 2024
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 2643
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 2643 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 2643 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Iowa will create a new grant program to help teachers pay for special training to become dyslexia specialists. The Department of Education will manage these competitive grants using money from the state's general fund. This program aims to lower the costs for teachers who want to earn this advanced endorsement.1
Read the official explanation
This bill establishes the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant program within the department of education. The bill requires the department to develop and administer an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant program to provide grants to teachers to offset the costs associated with obtaining an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement issued by the board of educational examiners. The bill appropriates $335,000 from the general fund of the state to the department for FY 2024-2025 for purposes of the program. The bill prohibits the department from providing more than grants annually under the program unless surplus moneys are available. The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules to administer the program. The bill establishes an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive grant program fund in the state treasury and appropriates moneys in the fund to the department for the program.
House subcommittee
Named February 22, 2024. On February 29, 2024 it recommended passage. Vote Total: 3-0.
Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part
23 written public comments to its subcommittee: February 29, 2024 (5), February 6, 2024 (5), January 31, 2024 (13) · on the Legislature’s site
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