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

SF 444: 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, 2030. The bill provides for a reduced uniform levy as an incentive for school districts that reorganize on or before July 1, 2030. 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, 2030, 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 12, 2025

  • Sen. Tom Shipley (R) · tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Cindy Winckler (D) · cindy.winckler@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Farm Bureau Federation; 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 30, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee · as SSB 1076
  2. February 12, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Shipley, Rozenboom and Winckler · as SSB 1076
  3. February 17, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it · as SSB 1076
  4. February 25, 2025Approved by the Senate committee, and given a new number: SF 444 · as SSB 1076
  5. February 26, 2025Filed in the Senate
  6. February 26, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  7. March 4, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  8. June 16, 2025Sent to the Senate Education committee

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/SF444