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HF 476Died when the session ended · February 19, 2025

Establishing the school resource officer grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

Sponsored by Rep. David Jacoby (D)

Topics:K–12 educationSchool safety

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
  2. Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
  3. Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
  4. Next: Passes the House
  5. Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
  6. Next: Passes the Senate
  7. Next: To the Governor
  8. 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 establishes the school resource officer grant program within the department of education to provide grants to school districts to offset the costs associated with employing, or retaining the services of, one school resource officer, as defined under federal law, for each high school within the school district. The bill requires the state board of education to adopt rules to administer the grant program, including rules relating to grant application materials, eligibility requirements, and award criteria.

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The state board is responsible for approving or rejecting applications submitted by school districts under the grant program. The bill establishes a school resource officer grant program fund in the state treasury and, beginning July 1, 2025, appropriates from the general fund of the state to the school resource officer grant program fund the amount necessary to provide grants to all school districts that submitted an application under the grant program that was approved by the state board of education. The bill allows the state board of education to adopt emergency rules to administer the grant program. The bill takes effect upon enactment.

From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text

Iowa Code it changes

Creates§256.20

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