SF 659: A bill for an act relating to state government and finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers; authorizing expenditure of unappropriated moneys in special funds; providing for properly related matters including crystalline polymorph psilocybin, medical residency and fellowship positions, state membership in the Iowa individual health benefit reinsurance association, student abuse by school employees, modified supplemental amounts for school budgets, wagering taxes, a state fire marshal study, certain legislative interim studies, and 911 emergency communications services; making corrections; and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions. - Iowa

Enrolled with Governor's Action → Reprinted Marked Up · 3 edits

MINOR

This bill was reprinted with corrections and formatting adjustments after being signed into law. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the document now includes the Governor's signature page, proper formatting, and corrected text that was previously garbled or incomplete in the enrolled version.

TECHNICAL

Added Governor's signature page with date (June 11, 2025), Governor Kim Reynolds' name, and Secretary of State information to complete the official enrolled document.

Corrected garbled text in the body of the bill where formatting issues caused words to appear as symbols or incomplete phrases.

Fixed spacing and formatting inconsistencies throughout the document to match standard legislative markup conventions.

Enrolled → Enrolled with Governor's Action · 3 edits · Jun 11, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup to a standard printed bill format, but the substantive policy content remained unchanged. The bill continues to limit state funding for nonpublic school transportation to $8,997,091 for FY 2025-2026, set instructional support state aid to zero, and authorize the use of special funds for salary adjustments.

TECHNICAL

The entire document was reformatted from a line-by-line legislative markup (showing deletions and insertions) to a standard printed bill format with page numbers, section headers, and proper spacing.

Removed the header information indicating this was an 'Enrolled' version of the bill, changing it to an 'Introduced' version with committee attribution.

Added standard bill introduction text including the bill number (SF 659), committee name (Appropriations), and successor bill reference (SSB 1241).

Reprinted Marked Up → Reprinted · 4 edits

MODERATE

The bill was reprinted from a marked-up version to a clean version, removing the Governor's signature page and correcting formatting errors while retaining the same substantive policy provisions. The core legislative content regarding state appropriations, school funding adjustments, and fund allocations remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

Removed the Governor's signature page, date, and transmission letter that were present in the marked-up version but not needed in the final reprinted version.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies, including line breaks, spacing, and page numbering to align with standard legislative formatting conventions.

Added committee attribution and bill status information ("By Committee on Appropriations" and "Successor to SSB 1241") to the header section.

Standardized section numbering and text alignment throughout the document to improve readability and consistency.

Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 11, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from a signed governor's message to a clean enrolled version, removing the governor's signature block and adding line numbers for legislative reference. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including funding limits for nonpublic school transportation, zero instructional support state aid, and salary adjustment funding sources.

TECHNICAL

Removed Governor Kim Reynolds' signature block, date, and transmission letter to Secretary of State

Added line numbers and page references for legislative tracking and reference

Reformatted title and act text from letter format to standard enrolled bill format with line numbers

Introduced → Signed Enrolled Bill (PDF) · 7 edits · Jun 11, 2025

MODERATE

This bill was signed into law and includes substantive changes to state funding, particularly reducing instructional support state aid to school districts by $25 million for FY 2025-2026 and setting a $8,997,091 cap on nonpublic school transportation claims. It also authorizes the use of unappropriated moneys from various special funds for salary adjustments and includes provisions related to student safety, medical access, and administrative updates.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on state government finances and appropriations, but specific funding amounts and reduction mechanisms were modified from the original draft.

FISCAL

Instructional support state aid for FY 2025-2026 is set to zero, replacing the previous appropriation amount.

A $25 million reduction was added to state aid amounts for school districts under section 257.35, subsection 19A.

The cap for nonpublic school pupil transportation claims was set at $8,997,091, with provisions to prorate claims if total approved claims exceed this amount.

Authority was added to fund salary adjustments using unappropriated moneys from various special funds including commerce, gaming, road, and retirement funds.

REQUIREMENT

Notification requirements were updated to include approved kinship caregivers in addition to individual licensees regarding medical care and education program consent delegation.

New provisions were added requiring multidisciplinary school safety assessment teams to coordinate resources and intervene when students exhibit threatening behavior.

TIMELINE

Effective dates and applicability provisions were included to clarify when various sections of the bill take effect and whether they apply retroactively.

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