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91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026

HF 2049: Providing for supplementary weighting for school districts that share career and technical education instructors

Became HF 2492 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill provides that career and technical education instructors are eligible for shared operational functions for purposes of supplementary weighting. Under current law, school districts that share certain operational functions with another political subdivision are assigned a supplementary weighting for each shared operational function in order to provide additional funding to increase student opportunities and redirect more resources to student programming. The bill adds career and technical education instructors to the list of positions that qualify for supplementary weighting when shared between a school district and another political subdivision for at least percent of the school year.

Sponsors

Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

0 pupils at a total annual cost of $635,000 beginning with FY 2027 and ending after FY 2035. The estimated increase will be funded with approximately $582,000 from the State General Fund and $53,000 from local property tax through the school aid formula. If ad…

House subcommittee · named January 21, 2026

  • Rep. Chad Ingels (R) · chad.ingels@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Daniel Gosa (D) · daniel.gosa@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla (R) · barb.kniffmcculla@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. January 14, 2026Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 21, 2026House subcommittee named: Ingels, Gosa and Kniff McCulla
  3. January 28, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 10, 2026Approved by the House committee
  5. February 10, 2026Committee vote: 23–0
  6. February 16, 2026Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 2492
  7. March 9, 2026Withdrawn

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/91/HF2049