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

SF 2403: Relating to incentives for whole grade sharing and school district reorganization or dissolution

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 extends certain incentives for whole grade sharing by school districts and for school district reorganization or dissolution from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2031. The bill provides for a reduced uniform levy as an incentive for school districts that reorganize on or before July 1, 2031. School districts that execute a whole grade sharing agreement and adopt a resolution to study the effect of undergoing a reorganization or dissolution to take effect on or before July 1, 2031, are allowed to receive a weighting of one-tenth of the percentage of a student’s school day during which the student attends classes in another district, is taught by a teacher jointly employed, or attends classes taught by a teacher employed by another district.

Sponsors

Education committee

Cost

See the fiscal note

The estimated fiscal impact of all provisions in the Bill is currently unknown and will depend on the number of districts eligible to receive supplementary weighting for whole grade sharing and joint employment, as well as the number of districts that start or…

Senate subcommittee · named February 10, 2026

  • Sen. Jesse Green (R) · jesse.green@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott (D) · sarah.trone.garriott@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 5 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Integrated Health Planning and Advisory Council; Iowa State Education Association; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; School Administrators of Iowa

In plain words

  1. February 10, 2026Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee · as SSB 3146
  2. February 10, 2026Senate subcommittee named: Green, Shipley and Trone Garriott · as SSB 3146
  3. February 16, 2026Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 3146
  4. February 18, 2026Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 2403 · as SSB 3146
  5. February 19, 2026Filed in the Senate
  6. February 19, 2026Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 2, 2026Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted

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/SF2403