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

SF 167: Relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments, modifying provisions relating to the regular program state cost per pupil and funding for shared operational functions, and including effective date provisions

Signed into law

What it does

This bill relates to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, and modifying provisions relating to the property tax replacement payments. The bill establishes a state percent of growth of percent for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025. The state percent of growth is used to calculate the amount of supplemental state aid for a budget year as part of the state school foundation program. The bill also establishes a categorical state percent of growth of percent for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The estimated fiscal impact of SF 167, by division, is as follows: Division I — State and Categorical Percent of Growth and Property Tax Replacement Payments relates to the State categorical percent of growth and PTRP.

Senate subcommittee · named January 28, 2025

  • Sen. Lynn Evans (R) · lynn.evans@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 6 for, 9 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Atheists and Freethinkers; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa; VALOR Iowa

Against: AFSCME Council 61; Episcopal Diocese of Iowa; Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa; United Professionals/UE; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

  1. January 28, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee · as SSB 1053
  2. January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Kraayenbrink and Quirmbach · as SSB 1053
  3. January 30, 2025Filed in the Senate
  4. January 30, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  5. January 30, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1053
  6. January 30, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 167 · as SSB 1053
  7. February 10, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. February 11, 2025Passed the Senate, 29–18
  9. February 13, 2025Took the place of HF 319 on the House floor (the same legislation)
  10. February 13, 2025Passed the House, 58–35
  11. February 18, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  12. April 7, 2025Passed the Senate, 32–15
  13. April 8, 2025Passed the House, 60–36
  14. April 9, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  15. May 19, 2025Sent to the Governor
  16. May 19, 2025Signed into law

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/SF167