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

SF 64: Relating to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster

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 relates to budget adjustments by school districts affected by a natural disaster. Currently, a school district is eligible for a budget adjustment in an amount equal to the difference between the regular program district cost for the budget year and 101 percent of the regular program district cost for the base year. The bill provides for an additional year of budget adjustment if, during the base year or the budget year preceding the base year, a natural disaster impacts the school district for which a major disaster has been declared to exist by the president of the United States or for which the governor has proclaimed a state of disaster emergency.

Sponsors

Sen. Lynn Evans (R)

Cost

Can’t be estimated

The fiscal impact of HF 315 is unknown since it is not possible to know which school districts were directly impacted by a qualifying natural disaster and which school districts will choose to use the budget adjustment. The following examples demonstrate that …

Senate subcommittee · named March 3, 2025

  • Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach (D) · herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov
  • Sen. David D. Rowley (R) · david.rowley@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 7 for, 0 against

For: Area Education Agencies of Iowa; Iowa Association of School Boards; 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 16, 2025Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
  2. January 28, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Evans, Taylor and Winckler
  3. February 5, 2025Subcommittee recommended passing it
  4. February 18, 2025Approved by the Senate committee
  5. February 20, 2025Sent to the Senate Ways and Means committee
  6. February 26, 2025Cost estimate (fiscal note) posted
  7. March 3, 2025Senate subcommittee named: Dawson, Quirmbach and Rowley

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/SF64