SF 2075: Relating to statewide voluntary preschool program students whose household income is below a certain amount, minimum hours required to be offered, and funding calculations

What it does

This bill relates to statewide voluntary preschool program (SVPP) students whose household income is below a certain amount, minimum hours required to be offered, and funding calculations. The bill allows each school district to choose at the beginning of each school year between the currently required minimum hours of instruction per week for an enrolled child, or a heightened required amount of hours for enrolled children whose household family income is below 185 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and a required hours per week of instruction for all other children.

Senate subcommittee · named January 23, 2024

• Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 13 for, 0 against

For: AFSCME Iowa Council 61; Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Common Good Iowa; Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Catholic Conference; Iowa State Education Association; League of Women Voters of Iowa; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; United Way of Central Iowa; and 1 more

In plain words

1. January 18, 2024Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. January 23, 2024Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Kraayenbrink and Quirmbach
3. January 31, 2024Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
4. February 15, 2024Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2383