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DIVISION I FY 2026-2027 APPROPRIATIONS —— DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND

2. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:

1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 7,073,808............................................... FTEs 71.87 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 721,779............................................... FTEs 10.80 3. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 8,165,236............................................... FTEs 53.20 4. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION For reimbursement for career and technical education expenditures made by regional career and technical education planning partnerships in accordance with section 256.136:.................................................. $ 2,952,459 5. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE a. For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 2,176,797............................................... 2,253,055............................................... FTEs 27.83 6. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those services:.................................................. $ 1,721,400 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $383,769 $76,258 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa administrative costs associated with participation in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. the federal summer electronic benefit transfer program.

6. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those services:.................................................. $ 1,721,400 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.

7. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS a. For early head start projects:.................................................. $ 574,500 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used for implementation and expansion of early head start pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be given to those organizations that have previously qualified for and received state funding to administer an early head start project.

c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

17. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND For deposit in the computer science professional development incentive fund established in section 284.6A:.................................................. $ 500,000 18. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND SUPPORT a. For distribution to area education agencies for school-based children’s mental health services, including mental health awareness training for educators:.................................................. $ 1,899,682 b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the health care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2027.

19. BEST BUDDIES IOWA a. For school districts to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities:.................................................. $ 35,000 b. The department of education shall establish criteria for the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this subsection to annually report student identifying data for students participating in the program to the department in the manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving such moneys.

20. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT For distribution to the midwestern higher education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:.................................................. $ 118,450 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

21. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES For payments to community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:.................................................. $ 1,000,000 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

22. COMMUNITY COLLEGES For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined in section 260C.2, in accordance with section 260C.18C:.................................................. $247,008,533 $246,858,161 23. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 12,813,313............................................... FTEs 102.85 132.00 24. IOWA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROGRAM For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 5,112,412............................................... FTEs 68.72 25. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE For purposes of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established in section 256.111, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 6,310,409............................................... FTEs 5.00 7.00 a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.

b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide, or support access to, all of the following:

(1) Technology and emerging technology education opportunities, including but not limited to artificial intelligence, computer science, data science, and related fields, to high school students and career academy students.

b. The department shall work with the community colleges to develop STEM professional development programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum development.

(2) Opportunities for students and instructional staff to obtain industry-recognized credentials, certifications, or other validated competencies.

c. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide technology education opportunities to high school, career academy, and community college students through a public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for students and faculties at these institutions to secure broad-based information technology certification. The partnership must provide all of the following:

(3) Research-based or evidence-informed instructional content and learning frameworks.

(1) A research-based curriculum.

(4) Online or hybrid access to instructional content.

(2) Online access to the curriculum.

(3) (5) Instructional software software, platforms, tools, or resources for classroom and student use.

(6) Validation, certification, or credentialing of skills and competencies across a broad range of technology-related and artificial intelligence-related disciplines.

(4) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base of information technology-related skill areas.

(7) Professional development, training, or capacity-building opportunities for teachers and instructional staff.

(5) Professional development for teachers.

(8) Deployment, implementation, and programmatic support, including but not limited to alignment or integration with applicable academic standards or workforce needs.

(6) Deployment and program support, including but not limited to integration with current curriculum standards.

d. c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys appropriated in received by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for summer programs for students the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

26. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund established in section 256.25:.................................................. $ 2,351,382 27. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM For purposes of administering an online state job posting system that allows the department of education, school districts, charter schools, area education agencies, and accredited nonpublic schools to post job openings on an internet site:.................................................. $ 265,000 28. LEAD-K PROGRAM For purposes of developing guidelines for a comprehensive family support mentoring program that meets maintaining and implementing the program established pursuant to section 256.106, including ensuring statewide consistency in guidance and supports related to language and communication needs outcomes for children who are deaf or hard of families pursuant to section 256.106:.................................................. hearing:.................................................. $ 200,000 29. DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION For general supervision, oversight, compliance, employee salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes within the area education agency regions and the department of education main office, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 10,000,000............................................... FTEs 60.00 30. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT For purposes of providing required professional development to public and nonpublic schools:.................................................. $ 1,676,458 31. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION a. Administration For general administration salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program in accordance with section 256.228, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 591,533............................................... FTEs 4.95 b. National guard service scholarship program For purposes of providing national guard service scholarships under the program established in section 256.210:.................................................. $ 6,600,000 c. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program (1) For deposit in the all Iowa opportunity scholarship fund created in section 256.212:.................................................. $ 3,229,468 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, if the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in section 256.212 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, include accredited private institutions as defined in section 256.183.

d. Teach Iowa scholar program (1) For deposit in the teach Iowa scholar fund established in section 256.218:.................................................. $ 1,045,248 (2) From the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, $96,533 shall be allocated to grants to eligible applicants under the teach Iowa scholar program who teach in a school district that is located in a city in Iowa with a population of less than twenty-six thousand that is located more than twenty miles from a city with a population of greater than fifty thousand.

d. Teach Iowa scholar program For deposit in the teach Iowa scholar fund established in section 256.218:.................................................. $ 1,041,361 e. Health care professional incentive program For deposit in the health care professional incentive program fund created in section 256.222:.................................................. $ 7,985,911 f. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program For deposit in the rural veterinary care trust fund created in section 256.226:.................................................. $ 700,000 g. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund created in section 256.228:.................................................. $ 23,927,005 h. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant fund created in section 256.229:.................................................. $ 425,000 i. Iowa workforce grant and incentive program For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program fund created in section 256.230:.................................................. $ 6,500,000 j. Court reporter equipment grant program For deposit in the court reporter equipment grant program fund created in section 256.231:.................................................. $ 50,000

e. Health care professional incentive program For deposit in the health care professional incentive program fund created in section 256.222:.................................................. $ 7,985,911 f. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program For deposit in the rural veterinary care trust fund created in section 256.226:.................................................. $ 700,000 g. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund created in section 256.228:.................................................. $ 23,927,005 h. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant fund created in section 256.229:.................................................. $ 425,000 i. Iowa workforce grant and incentive program For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program fund created in section 256.230:.................................................. $ 6,500,000 j. Court reporter equipment grant program For deposit in the court reporter equipment grant program fund created in section 256.231:.................................................. $ 50,000 32. ADVANCED DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST ENDORSEMENT For purposes of a grant program that provides grants to teachers licensed by the board of educational examiners to offset the costs associated with obtaining an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement issued by the board of educational examiners pursuant to section 256.146, subsection 21:.................................................. $ 335,000 33. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTRONIC MAIL SECURITY a. For purposes of procuring, implementing, and maintaining on-premises and secure electronic mail gateway appliances that support centralized policy management, automated threat response, and unified threat visibility, and that utilize artificial intelligence-powered security subscriptions and support services to protect school district electronic mail systems from phishing, compromise, malware, and other advanced cyber threats:.................................................. $ 500,000 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2030.

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a. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 3, paragraph “c”:.................................................. $ 6,000,000 b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects that qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must include at least one of the following:

(1) Workforce infrastructure program capital projects.

(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.

(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.

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(1) If the career training physical expansion program fund created in section 84J.3 is enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2466, or successor legislation, or by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2168, or successor legislation, then the department of education shall deposit $3,500,000 of the moneys appropriated under paragraph “a” into the career training physical expansion program fund.

(2) The deposit of moneys described in this paragraph is contingent on the career training physical expansion program fund created in section 84J.3, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2466, or successor legislation, or by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2168, or successor legislation, receiving no other moneys for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, in any Act of the general assembly.

4. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and employment fund created in section 260H.2:.................................................. $ 4,800,000 5. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund established in section 260I.2:.................................................. $ 2,000,000 6. For support costs associated with administering a workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs receiving moneys pursuant to this section:.................................................. $ 75,000 7. For STEM best:.................................................. $ 700,000 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

d. For allocation in equal parts by the state board of regents to the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support the John Pappajohn centers for entrepreneurship:.................................................. $ 125,000 The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be used to supplement, not supplant, any other funding received by the John Pappajohn centers for entrepreneurship.

2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA a. General university For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $223,496,355............................................... FTEs 5,058.32 b. Oakdale campus For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 2,103,819............................................... FTEs 38.25 c. State hygienic laboratory For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 4,822,610............................................... FTEs 102.51 d. Family practice program For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family practice residency education program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 2,220,598............................................... FTEs 2.71 e. Child health care services For specialized child health care services, including childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 634,502............................................... FTEs 4.16 f. Statewide cancer registry For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 143,410............................................... FTEs 2.10 g. Substance abuse consortium For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 53,427............................................... 53,427................................................ FTEs.99 h. Center for biocatalysis For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 696,342............................................... FTEs 6.28 i. Primary health care initiative For the primary health care initiative in the college of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 624,374............................................... FTEs 6.22 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine for family practice faculty and support staff.

j. Birth defects registry For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 36,839............................................... 36,839................................................ FTEs.38 k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 156,389............................................... FTEs 2.75 l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established in section 263.8A:.................................................. $ 463,616 m. Iowa flood center For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:.................................................. $ 1,205,593 n. College of nursing For employing additional instructors in the college of nursing to increase the number of students who graduate from the college of nursing:.................................................. $ 2,800,000 o. Pediatric cancer research For purposes of pediatric cancer research, including but not limited to laboratory research and clinical trials at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics:.................................................. $ 3,000,000 p. Center for intellectual freedom For purposes of supporting the center for intellectual freedom established in section 263C.2:.................................................. $ 1,000,000 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $229,864,938............................................... FTEs 4,062.34 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA a. General university For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $101,894,146............................................... FTEs 1,250.28 b. Real estate education program For purposes of the real estate education program, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:.................................................. $ 123,523............................................... 123,523................................................ FTEs.86 c. Educators for Iowa For purposes of recruiting additional students to participate in educational opportunities that lead to teacher licensure:.................................................. $ 1,500,000 d. Center for civic education For purposes of establishing and operating a center for civic education that promotes the values of free speech, civic leadership, public service, and citizenship, and that enhances civic education among students enrolled in colleges and universities in this state, students enrolled in prekindergarten through grade twelve in schools in this state, teachers, and the public by developing and implementing effective civic learning strategies, encouraging respectful dialogue, and offering educational resources related to free speech and civic knowledge:.................................................. $ 1,000,000

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9. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section 256.209, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission of the department of education for the work-study program under section 256.209 shall be zero. DIVISION V IOWA TUITION GRANTS STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION

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10. Section 256.183, 284.13, subsection 3, 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

(1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, to the department, the amount of five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards in accordance with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education position in accordance with section 256.45.

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11. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs b, c, e, f, and g, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:

b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, up to seven hundred twenty-eight thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for purposes of implementing the professional development program requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than four full-time equivalent positions.

c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, an amount up to one million seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the department for the establishment of teacher development academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.

e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, to the department an amount up to fifty thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program established under section 256.34.

f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, to the department an amount up to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system, in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but not limited to planning grants to school districts and area education agencies, technical assistance for the department, technical assistance for districts and area education agencies, training and staff development, and the contracting of external expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than five full-time equivalent positions.

g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 2027, and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11. Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than one full-time equivalent position. DIVISION VI IOWA TUITION GRANTS

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12. Section 256.183, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

3. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher learning located in Iowa which is operated privately and not controlled or administered by any state agency or any subdivision of the state, which is not exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which meets all of the criteria in subsection 1, paragraphs “d” through “k”, and is a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under chapter 157 and is accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States department of education. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, such a school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall provide a matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy-five percent of the amount received by the institution’s students for Iowa tuition grant assistance under section 256.191. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, the school of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences shall provide a matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid equal to at least eighty-five percent of the amount received in that fiscal year. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and each succeeding fiscal year, the matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid shall be at least equal to the match provided by eligible institutions under section 261.9, subsection 3, paragraph “a”, Code 2023.

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11. 13. Section 256.192, subsections 1, 2, 4, and 5, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:

1. A vocational-technical tuition grant may be awarded to any resident of Iowa who establishes financial need and who is admitted and in attendance as a full-time or part-time student in a any of the following:

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12. 14. Section 256.194, subsection 2, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection.

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13. 15. Section 256.194, subsection 3, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

3. For each fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the commission for deposit in the vocational-technical tuition grants fund established in section 256.192, subsection 8, the sum of one million seven hundred fifty thousand one hundred eighty-five one million eight hundred sixty-three thousand ninety-nine dollars.

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14. 16. REPEAL. Section 256.191, Code 2026, is repealed.

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15. TRANSFER OF MONEYS. Any moneys appropriated to the college student aid commission for purposes of the Iowa tuition grants for-profit institutions fund established in section 256.191, subsection 8, that remain unencumbered or unobligated as of July 1, 2026, shall be transferred to the vocational-technical tuition grants fund established in section 256.192, subsection 8. DIVISION VI STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION

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16. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (1), Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

(1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, to the department, the amount of five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards in accordance with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education position in accordance with section 256.45.

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17. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs b, c, e, f, and g, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:

b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, up to seven hundred twenty-eight thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for purposes of implementing the professional development program requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than four full-time equivalent positions.

c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, an amount up to one million seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the department for the establishment of teacher development academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.

e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, to the department an amount up to fifty thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program established under section 256.34.

f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025 2026, and ending June 30, 2026 2027, to the department an amount up to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system, in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but not limited to planning grants to school districts and area education agencies, technical assistance for the department, technical assistance for districts and area education agencies, training and staff development, and the contracting of external expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than five full-time equivalent positions.

g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026 2027, and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11. Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than one full-time equivalent position. DIVISION VII IOWA SPECIAL EDUCATION COUNCIL —— REPEAL

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18. REPEAL. Section 256.35B, Code 2026, is repealed. DIVISION VIII APPROVAL OF REQUESTS FOR A MODIFIED SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNT

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19. Section 257.38, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows: Boards of school districts, individually or jointly with boards of other school districts, requesting to use a modified supplemental amount for costs in excess of the amount received under section 257.11, subsection 4, for programs for at-risk students, secondary students who attend alternative programs and alternative schools, and returning dropouts and dropout prevention, shall annually approve, by resolution, comprehensive program plans for the programs and budget costs, including annual requests for a modified supplemental amount for funding the programs. The program plans shall include: DIVISION IX FY 2026-2027 APPROPRIATIONS —— DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

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20. CAREER TRAINING PHYSICAL EXPANSION PROGRAM.

1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of workforce development for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: For deposit in the career training physical expansion program fund created in section 84J.3, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2466, or successor legislation, or by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2168, or successor legislation:.................................................. $ 9,500,000 2. Moneys appropriated in this section are contingent on the career training physical expansion program fund created in section 84J.3, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, House File 2466, or successor legislation, or by 2026 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2168, or successor legislation, receiving no other moneys for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, in any Act of the general assembly. DIVISION X BASIC ENROLLMENT —— CORRECTION

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21. Section 257.6, subsection 2, as amended by 2026 Iowa Acts, chapter 1001, section 12, is amended to read as follows:

2. Basic enrollment.

a. Basic enrollment for a budget year is the average of a district’s actual enrollment for the base year, determined on the date specified under subsection 1, and the district’s adjusted enrollment for the base year, determined on the date specified under subsection 7. Basic enrollment for the base year is the average of a district’s actual enrollment for the year preceding the base year, determined on the date specified under subsection 1, and the district’s adjusted enrollment for the year preceding the base year, determined on the date specified under subsection 7.

b. If the department of education discovers any discrepancy or disputes the basic actual enrollment count certified under subsection 2 1, or the adjusted enrollment count certified under subsection 7, the department shall notify the school district and the school district shall have five business days from the date of notification by the department to voluntarily resolve such dispute or discrepancy. Failure by a school district to timely resolve such dispute or discrepancy shall result in the department of education making a final determination of such enrollment counts for the school district. DIVISION XI HIGHER EDUCATION —— CIVIC PROFICIENCY

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22.

NEW SECTION. 262.100 General education requirements and core curricula —— courses on American history and American government.

1. The state board of regents shall require each institution of higher education governed by the board to establish as a requirement for the completion of any general education requirements or core curricula that an undergraduate student complete an introductory survey course in American history and an introductory survey course in American government. An institution shall assign a value of at least three semester hours of credit to each course. A course required by this section shall be a comprehensive survey of all American history and American government.

2. A course required by this section shall fulfill the general education or core curriculum requirement for social sciences or humanities, as designated by the institution, that a student is required to complete as a condition of graduation.

3. An institution shall provide equivalent credit toward the courses required by this section to a student transferring to the institution for previous coursework completed by the student that is substantially similar to a required course.

4. This section does not apply to a student completing a degree program designated by an institution as a degree program of three years or less in duration.

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a. Annually, the center for cyclone civics at the Iowa state university of science and technology and the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa shall designate courses at their respective institutions that satisfy the requirements of this section.

b. The center for intellectual freedom at the state university of Iowa shall be the sole academic unit at the state university of Iowa responsible for offering courses that satisfy the requirements of this section.

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NEW SECTION. 262.105 Lecture and debate series. By December 31, 2026, the center for intellectual freedom at the state university of Iowa, the center for cyclone civics at the Iowa state university of science and technology, and the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa shall each establish an ongoing lecture and debate series. The series must promote civil dialogue and debate on the issues most important to the American republic.

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24. Section 263C.3, subsection 5, Code 2026, is amended by striking the subsection.

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NEW SECTION. 266.8 Annual report —— center for cyclone civics. The director of the center for cyclone civics at the Iowa state university of science and technology shall submit an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, and the state board of regents by December 31. The report must provide a full account of the center’s achievements and must identify any opportunities, challenges, and obstacles in the development of the center.

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NEW SECTION. 268.6 Annual report —— center for civic education. The director of the center for civic education at the university of northern Iowa shall submit an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, and the state board of regents by December 31. The report must provide a full account of the center’s achievements and must identify any opportunities, challenges, and obstacles in the development of the center.

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27. REVIEW OF GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS AND CORE CURRICULA. By the semester beginning fall 2028, the board of regents shall conduct a review of all undergraduate general education requirements and core curricula at institutions of higher education governed by the board.

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28. APPLICABILITY. The section of this division of this Act enacting section 262.100 applies to undergraduate students beginning enrollment at institutions of higher education governed by the board of regents in academic years beginning on or after July 1, 2028. DIVISION XII HIGHER EDUCATION —— TUITION

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29. Section 262.9, subsection 19, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:

NEW PARAGRAPH.

d. Limit any increase in the amount of tuition charged by an institution of higher education under the board’s control to a resident undergraduate student to the average of the increases in the higher education price index in the previous three years. This paragraph does not apply to a resident undergraduate student in an academic year if the tuition amount that can be charged to the student in the academic year is limited pursuant to subsection 43.

17. TRANSFER OF MONEYS. Any moneys appropriated to the college student aid commission for purposes of the Iowa tuition grants for-profit institutions fund established in section 256.191, subsection 8, that remain unencumbered or unobligated as of July 1, 2026, shall be transferred to the vocational-technical tuition grants fund established in section 256.192, subsection 8. DIVISION VII IOWA SPECIAL EDUCATION COUNCIL —— REPEAL

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30. Section 262.9, Code 2026, is amended by adding the following new subsection:

NEW SUBSECTION.

43.

a. Direct each institution of higher education governed by the board to establish a policy whereby the tuition amount charged to students classified as residents that is charged to an undergraduate student in the student’s first academic year of enrollment, commencing with a first academic year of enrollment beginning in or after 2027, will not increase in the student’s subsequent academic years of undergraduate enrollment.

b. This subsection only applies to an undergraduate student if, upon enrollment, the student pays a fee to the institution in an amount established by the board not to exceed ten percent of the base resident undergraduate tuition amount for the student’s first academic year of enrollment.

c. For a student who begins the student’s first academic year of undergraduate enrollment with sufficient academic transfer credits that the student can complete a baccalaureate degree program in less than four academic years, this subsection only applies for the number of academic years necessary for the student to complete a degree program with the student’s academic transfer credits, rounded up.

d. If an undergraduate student transfers to another institution of higher education governed by the board after the student’s first academic year of enrollment, and the tuition amount that would have been charged to the student during that first academic year by the institution to which the student transfers is greater than the amount charged to the student by the institution from which the student transferred, the institution to which the student transfers may charge the student the greater tuition amount.

e. This subsection does not apply to any academic years beyond three consecutive academic years of undergraduate enrollment after a student’s first academic year of enrollment. DIVISION XIII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ANTIBULLYING PROGRAMMING

18. REPEAL. Section 256.35B, Code 2026, is repealed. DIVISION VIII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— REPORTING REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO ANTIBULLYING PROGRAMMING

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31. 19. Section 279.51A, subsection 5, Code 2026, is amended to read as follows:

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(2) A description of the department’s antibullying programming and current and projected expenditures for the antibullying programming for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

c. A teacher or administrator who submits a report in accordance with this section and who meets the requirements of section 280.27 or section 613.21 shall be immune from civil or criminal liability relating to such action, as well as for participating in any administrative or judicial proceeding resulting from or relating to the report pursuant to the provisions of sections 280.27 and 613.21. The provisions of section 70A.29 shall apply to a teacher or administrator who submits a report in accordance with this section or who reports an incident of violence or assault to a local law enforcement agency in good faith and without fraudulent intent or the intent to deceive. Personal information regarding a student in a report submitted pursuant to this section shall be kept confidential as required under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. §1232g, and in the same manner as personal information in student records maintained, created, collected, or assembled by or for a school corporation or educational institution in accordance with section 22.7, subsection 1. DIVISION IX BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS —— FEES

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20. Section 256.155, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows:

2. Licensing fees are payable to the treasurer of state and shall be deposited with the executive director of the board. The executive director shall deposit twenty-five percent of the fees collected annually with the treasurer of state and the fees shall be credited to the general fund of the state. The remaining licensing fees Licensing fees collected during the fiscal year shall be retained by and are appropriated to the board for the purposes related to the board’s duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33, licensing fees retained by and appropriated to the board pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the activities of the board as provided in this part until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.

3. The executive director shall keep an accurate and detailed account of fees received, including fees paid to the treasurer of state and fees retained by the board.