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

HF 369: Establishing an agriculture education grant program within the department of education 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 establishes an agriculture education grant program within the department of education (DE) to expand student access to instruction related to agriculture, food, and natural resources.20 (career and technical agriculture education), and “personal services costs” as the costs associated with a school district employing a teacher for a maximum of days of additional instruction outside of the teacher’s regularly scheduled teaching duties to provide instruction in an agriculture education program.

Cost

No fiscal note

House subcommittee · named March 24, 2025

Rep. Austin Harris (R) · austin.harris@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Sean Bagniewski (D) · sean.bagniewski@legis.iowa.gov
Rep. Shannon Latham (R) · shannon.latham@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 17 for, 1 against

For: Agribusiness Association of Iowa; Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Center for Rural Affairs; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Cattlemen's Association; Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; Iowa Farmers Union; Iowa Honey Producers Association; Iowa Soybean Association; Iowa State Education Association; and 5 more

Against: Episcopal Diocese of Iowa

In plain words

February 13, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Appropriations committee
March 24, 2025House subcommittee named: Harris, Bagniewski and Latham
March 26, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it