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

HF 2612: Relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the duties and powers of area education agencies, the membership of the boards of directors of area education agencies, the department of education, area education agency funding, the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil and minimum teacher salaries, Iowa public employees’ retirement system bona fide retirement requirements, and property tax replacement payments, establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for supplemental state aid calculations for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, and including transition, effective date, and applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to area education agencies, including modifying provisions related to the duties and powers of area education agencies, oversight by the department of education (DE), funding, shared operational functions, and establishing a task force related to area education agency property and operations. DIVISION I —— DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The bill requires the division of special education of DE to, beginning July 1, 2025, oversee the operation of each area education agency to ensure the area education agency complies with all applicable federal and state laws related to special education.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The estimated fiscal impact of HF 2612, by division, is as follows: Division I — Division of Special Education of the Department of Education relates to the DE’s and the DSE’s required staffing and responsibilities and will not have a fiscal impact since the r…

House subcommittee · named February 14, 2024

  • Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R) · taylor.collins@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Sharon Sue Steckman (D)

Lobbying · 4 for, 19 against

For: Americans For Prosperity; Iowa Association of Christian Schools; Personal Interest-Denise Bubeck; Urban Education Network of Iowa

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Autism Speaks; Disability Rights Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Chapter-American Academy of Pediatrics; Iowa Developmental Disabilities Council; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; and 7 more

In plain words

  1. February 14, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 713
  2. February 14, 2024House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Collins and Steckman · as HSB 713
  3. February 15, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 713
  4. February 15, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 713
  5. February 19, 2024Filed in the House
  6. February 19, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2612 · as HSB 713
  7. February 28, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. February 29, 2024Passed the House, 53–41
  9. March 4, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 4, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  11. March 18, 2024Took the place of SF 2386 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  12. March 18, 2024Passed the Senate, 28–22
  13. March 20, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  14. March 21, 2024Passed the House, 51–43
  15. March 25, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  16. March 26, 2024Passed the Senate, 30–18
  17. March 27, 2024Sent to the Governor
  18. March 27, 2024Signed into law
  19. May 10, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/HF2612