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

HF 553: Authorizing the use of revenues from the district management levy for the employment or retention of school security personnel and including applicability 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 authorizes the use of revenues from the district management levy for the employment or retention of school security personnel. Under current law, the board of directors of a school district may certify for levy a tax on all taxable property in the school district for a district management levy.4 (criminal procedure). The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian K. Lohse (R)

Cost

No fiscal note

Lobbying · 6 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa; VALOR Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 24, 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/HF553