SF 2229: Relating to education funding, including the amounts for the statewide preschool program and eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill relates to education funding, including the amounts for the statewide preschool program and eligibility for payments under the education savings account program. Under Code chapter 256C, preschool foundation aid is calculated by multiplying the school district’s preschool budget enrollment by the regular program state cost per pupil for the budget year. “Preschool budget enrollment” is defined as the figure that is equal to percent of the actual enrollment of eligible students in the preschool programming provided by a school district approved to participate in the preschool program on October of the base year.

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2026

• Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 1 for, 0 against

For: Professional Educators of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 5, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, Quirmbach and Rozenboom