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Providing for supplementary weighting for school districts that share school and career specialists
Sponsored by Rep. Taylor R. Collins (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 14, 2026
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 21, 2026
- Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill provides that school and career specialists 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 school and career specialist to the list of positions that qualify for supplementary weighting when shared between a school district and another political subdivision for at least twenty percent of the school year.
Read the full explanation
The bill provides that a school district that shares the operational function of a school and career specialist will receive a supplementary weighting of two pupils. The bill defines “school and career specialist” as an individual employed by a state-based national nonprofit organization that works with students at risk of dropping out of school or failing to transition into postsecondary education, the workforce, or military service by providing direct services to students to support success in school and the workplace, including life skills instruction, academic and career development programming, postsecondary transition assistance, leadership training, and employer engagement.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
House subcommittee
Named January 21, 2026. On January 27, 2026 it recommended passage.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§257.11
Read from the bill as introduced. Each links to every bill touching that chapter of the Iowa Code. How the Code works
Lobbying
3 for · 0 against · 4 undecided · Who →
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