91st General Assembly · Funnel one-pager · Monday, November 9, 2026
HF 222: Allocating hotel and motel taxes to schools that begin school calendar years after Labor Day, creating an alternate school start date fund, and making appropriations
Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.
What it does
This bill allocates hotel and motel taxes to schools that begin the school calendar year after Labor Day. The bill provides that a school district or accredited nonpublic school may move the school start date to after Labor Day.10(1). The bill provides that if the school district or accredited nonpublic school has set the hours of required attendance, the school district or accredited nonpublic school shall fulfill the 1,080 hours of instruction requirement during the calendar year as if the year started on August 23, except for any days that may be added to the school calendar due to inclement weather.
Sponsors
Rep. Timi M. Brown-Powers (D), Rep. Ken Croken (D), Rep. Daniel Gosa (D)
Cost
No fiscal note
In plain words
- February 6, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
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/HF222