90th General Assembly · Iowa Funnel one-pager · Wednesday, November 11, 2026
HF 477: Requiring the director of the department of education to establish a low-income student and poverty weighting work group
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 directs the director of the department of education to establish and appoint members to a work group to examine various topics related to Iowa’s current methodology for determining levels of student poverty and funding related to students from low-income households. The bill directs the department of education to work cooperatively to provide staffing assistance for the work group and establishes the minimum persons comprising the work group. By January 2, 2024, the work group is required to submit recommendations to the general assembly and the governor for new or modified funding methodologies that demonstrate positive results for lowering achievement gaps and improving outcomes for students from low-income households.
Sponsors
Not listed
Cost
No fiscal note
Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against
For: Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa
In plain words
- February 27, 2023Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
From public records at legis.iowa.gov, compiled by Iowa Funnel (iowafunnel.com), an independent, nonpartisan site. Current as of Wednesday, November 11, 2026. https://iowafunnel.com/bills/90/HF477