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90th General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2611: Relating to school funding, including the teacher salary supplement cost per pupil and teacher and education support professional compensation, and making appropriations

Became HF 2630 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to school funding, including the teacher salary supplement cost per pupil and teacher and education support professional compensation. 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 (BOEE) shall be at least $33,500. For the 2024-2025 school year, the bill increases the minimum teacher starting salary to $47,500.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

4 million compared to estimated FY 2024. 4 million (not including any adjustment to the pay scale a district may make) due to the increase to $47,500 in the minimum initial teacher salary. 0 million. 0 million. 2 million compared to estimated FY 2024. 8 millio…

House subcommittee · named February 22, 2024

  • Rep. Carter F. Nordman (R) · carter.nordman@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Steven Holt (R) · steven.holt@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 8 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; 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

  1. February 14, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 714
  2. February 14, 2024House subcommittee named: Gustoff, Cahill and Gehlbach · as HSB 714
  3. February 15, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 714
  4. February 15, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 714
  5. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
  6. February 19, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2611 · as HSB 714
  7. February 21, 2024Sent to the House Appropriations committee
  8. February 22, 2024House subcommittee named: Nordman, Holt and Matson
  9. February 26, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  10. February 26, 2024Approved by the House committee
  11. February 27, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2630
  12. March 7, 2024Withdrawn

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/HF2611