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

HF 60: Relating to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster

Became HF 315 · Its progress continues under the new number.

What it does

This bill relates to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster. Currently, a school district is eligible for a budget adjustment in an amount equal to the difference between the regular program district cost for the budget year and 101 percent of the regular program district cost for the base year. The bill provides for an additional year of budget adjustment if, during the base year or the budget year preceding the base year, a natural disaster impacts the school district for which a major disaster has been declared to exist by the president of the United States or for which the governor has proclaimed a state of disaster emergency.

Sponsors

Rep. Megan Jones (R)

Cost

See the fiscal note

The fiscal impact of HF 315 is unknown since it is not possible to know which school districts were directly impacted by a qualifying natural disaster and which school districts will choose to use the budget adjustment. The following examples demonstrate that …

House subcommittee · named January 22, 2025

  • Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Brooke Boden (R) · brooke.boden@legis.iowa.gov
  • Rep. Tracy A. Ehlert (D) · tracy.ehlert@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa State Education Association; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 15, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 22, 2025House subcommittee named: Johnson, C., Boden and Ehlert
  3. January 28, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it with changes
  4. February 6, 2025Approved by the House committee
  5. February 6, 2025Committee vote: 22–0
  6. February 10, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 315
  7. March 14, 2025Withdrawn

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/HF60