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

HF 2653: Relating to school districts, including by modifying provisions related to the district management levy, waiving certain specified duties, responsibilities, and requirements for the school year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to school districts, including by modifying provisions related to the district management levy and waiving certain specified duties, responsibilities, and requirements for the school year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024. The bill authorizes school districts to use the revenue from the district management levy to pay the costs of retention bonus payment to employees for the school year beginning July 1, 2024, if the school district is the subject of a proclamation of disaster emergency issued by the governor on January 8, 2024, and the school district is located in a county with a population of greater than 99,500 but less than 100,000, a county with a population of greater than 26,000 but less than 27,000, and a county with a population of greater than 8,760 but less than 8,800.

Sponsors

Appropriations committee

Cost

Cost: up to $700,000

House File 2653 permits the spending of up to $700,000 from a school district’s management levy to pay for employee retention bonuses. The fiscal impact of the Bill is unknown.

Senate subcommittee · named March 18, 2024

  • Sen. Chris Cournoyer (R)
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Annette Sweeney (R) · annette.sweeney@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; 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 28, 2024Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee · as HSB 728
  2. February 28, 2024House subcommittee named: Nordman, Ehlert and Young · as HSB 728
  3. February 29, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 728
  4. March 6, 2024Approved by the House committee · as HSB 728
  5. March 7, 2024Filed in the House
  6. March 7, 2024Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2653 · as HSB 728
  7. March 11, 2024Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. March 12, 2024Passed the House, 94–1
  9. March 13, 2024Arrived in the Senate
  10. March 18, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Cournoyer, Quirmbach and Sweeney
  11. March 20, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it
  12. March 21, 2024Approved by the Senate committee
  13. April 2, 2024Passed the Senate, 49–0
  14. April 5, 2024Sent to the Governor
  15. April 5, 2024Signed into law
  16. April 19, 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/HF2653