HF 2612 Iowa House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the duties and powers of area education agencies, the membership of the boards of directors of area education agencies, the department of education, area education agency funding, the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil and minimum teacher salaries, Iowa public employees’ retirement system bona fide retirement requirements, and property tax replacement payments, establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for supplemental state aid calculations for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, and including transition, effective date, and applicability provisions.

This bill modifies how Iowa's area education agencies are funded and governed, including changes to board membership rules and the calculation of teacher salary supplements. It establishes new state percentages used to determine supplemental aid for school districts starting in the 2024 budget year. The legislation also updates requirements for public employee retirement benefits and adjusts how property tax replacement payments are handled. By altering these specific financial and administrative mechanisms, the bill directly impacts local school districts, the state department of education, and public school employees.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Feb 19, 2024 Signed Mar 27, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2024 · House Feb 29, 2024

How they voted

2622
Passed
Total votes 48
Mar 18, 2024
D Democratic16
16 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican32
26 Yea 6 Nay
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
0
Amendments
8
Mar 27, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by Governor.
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 30, nays 18.
upper
Mar 26, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred with S-5090.
upper
Mar 25, 2024
Introduced
Message from House, with amendment S-5090.
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 51, nays 43.
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
House concurred in Senate amendment H-8220, as amended.
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8237 to Senate amendment H-8220, yeas 52, nays 42, filed, adopted.
lower
Mar 19, 2024
Introduced
Senate amendment H-8220 filed.
lower
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, yeas 28, nays 22.
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-5043 adopted, as amended.
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendment S-5062 to S-5043 filed, adopted.
upper
Mar 18, 2024
Introduced
Amendment S-5067 filed, lost.
upper
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Amendment S-5043 filed.
upper
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 53, nays 41.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-8107 adopted.
lower
Feb 29, 2024
Introduced
Amendment H-8111 to amendment H-8107, yeas 35, nays 61, filed, lost.
lower
Feb 28, 2024
Introduced
Amendment H-8107 filed.
lower
Feb 19, 2024
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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