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

HF 68: Relating to education programs and funding by establishing an education savings account program, modifying certain school district categorical funding supplements and supplementary weighting, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to education programs and funding by establishing an education savings account program and modifying certain school district categorical funding supplements. DIVISION I —— SHORT TITLE. Division I provides that the bill shall be known and may be cited as the “Students First Act”. DIVISION II —— EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM. Division II of the bill establishes an education savings account program for school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, for the payment of qualified educational expenses incurred by the parent or guardian of an eligible pupil.

Sponsors

Education Reform committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

9 million Figures 1-5 provide the detailed cost estimates and Figure 6 is the net fiscal impact of the Bill versus current law assumptions.

Lobbying · 11 for, 16 against

For: American Federation for Children; ClassWallet; Faith & Freedom Coalition; Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition; Iowans for Tax Relief; National Alliance of Public Charter Schools; Protect My Innocence; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa (ACLU-IA); Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa ACEs 360; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Building and Construction Trades; Iowa State Education Association; Laborers International Union of North America; One Iowa; One Iowa Action; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; and 4 more

In plain words

  1. January 18, 2023Filed in the House
  2. January 23, 2023Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  3. January 23, 2023Passed the House, 55–45
  4. January 23, 2023Arrived in the Senate
  5. January 23, 2023Took the place of SF 94 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
  6. January 23, 2023Passed the Senate, 31–18
  7. January 24, 2023Sent to the Governor
  8. January 24, 2023Signed into law
  9. May 24, 2023Cost 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/HF68