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

SF 453: Relating to school district and area education agency funding and education savings accounts, and including applicability provisions

Died when the session ended · The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died.

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. This bill relates to public school funding and education savings accounts (ESAs). DIVISION I —— TRANSPORTATION. The bill strikes the requirement that the board of directors of a school district provide transportation services to nonpublic school pupils when the general assembly appropriates funds to the department of education for the payment of claims for transportation costs, if the nonpublic school accepts payments using funds from an ESA.

Sponsors

Sen. Molly Donahue (D)

Cost

No fiscal note

Senate subcommittee · named March 3, 2025

  • Sen. Ken Rozenboom (R) · ken.rozenboom@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Molly Donahue (D) · molly.donahue@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink (R) · tim.kraayenbrink@legis.iowa.gov

In plain words

  1. February 26, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. March 3, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Rozenboom, Donahue and Kraayenbrink

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/SF453