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

HF 476: Establishing the school resource officer grant program within the department of education, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions

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 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.

Sponsors

Rep. David Jacoby (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

In plain words

  1. February 19, 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/HF476