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Modifying provisions related to the determination of school enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Sponsored by Sen. Matt Blake (D), Sen. Janet Petersen (D)
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 22, 2025
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 28, 2025
- Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on October 2, 2026. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
This bill modifies provisions related to the determination of school enrollment.6(1)(a) provides that each school district’s actual enrollment is determined annually on October 1, or the first Monday in October if October falls on a Saturday or Sunday. The bill amends methodology for determining the actual enrollment each year. Under the bill, actual enrollment is determined annually by calculating the average of the count on October 1, or the first Monday in October if October falls on a Saturday or Sunday, and the count on March immediately succeeding the October determination, or the succeeding Monday if March falls on a Saturday or Sunday.
Read the full explanation
6 governing the calculation of each school district’s additional enrollment because of special education and each school district’s pupils added due to application of supplementary weighting, by requiring an average of such amounts determined on two specified dates. The bill makes corresponding changes to other provisions of law. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to actual enrollment determinations for school budget years beginning on or after the effective date of the bill.
From the explanation printed with the bill as introduced, written by the Legislative Services Agency. Amendments adopted later aren’t reflected. Full bill text
Senate subcommittee
Named January 28, 2025. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Iowa Code it changes
Amends§257.6§261E.7§273.5§279.60§282.12§282.18
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Lobbying
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