HF 787: Relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education, and minimum teacher salaries, and including effective date provisions

What it does

This bill relates to education, including by modifying provisions related to the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil, teacher preparation requirements, out-of-state placement of certain specified students requiring special education, the duties of the department of education (DE), and minimum teacher salaries. DIVISION I —— TEACHER SALARY SUPPLEMENT DISTRICT COST PER PUPIL. Current law requires the department of management (DOM), beginning July 1, 2025, to categorize all school districts into not more than tiers according to each school district’s actual enrollment and to calculate and assign to all school districts within each tier a teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil in an amount based on the average cost to school districts within the tier to meet requirements related to minimum teacher salaries.

House subcommittee · named February 11, 2025

• Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R) · skyler.wheeler@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Craig P. Johnson (R) · craig.johnson@legis.iowa.gov
• Rep. Heather Matson (D) · heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Governor's Office; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Department of Education; Professional Educators of Iowa; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 11, 2025Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee · as HSB 147
2. February 11, 2025House subcommittee named: Wheeler, Johnson, C. and Matson · as HSB 147
3. February 18, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as HSB 147
4. February 27, 2025Approved by the House committee · as HSB 147
5. February 27, 2025Committee vote: 23–0 · as HSB 147
6. March 5, 2025Filed in the House
7. March 5, 2025Approved by the House committee, and given a new number: HF 787 · as HSB 147
8. March 18, 2025Passed the House, 96–1
9. March 19, 2025Arrived in the Senate
10. April 8, 2025Took the place of SF 442 on the Senate floor (the same legislation)
11. April 9, 2025Passed the Senate, 47–0
12. May 8, 2025Passed the House, 83–1
13. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
14. June 6, 2025Signed into law