A bill for an act relating to school district general fund flexibility accounts by expanding eligible uses to include costs to expand preschool programs.
HF 2453 allows Iowa school districts to use existing general fund flexibility accounts for costs to expand preschool programs for four-year-olds. This directly affects school districts by expanding the permitted uses of funds they already manage under state law. The bill amends Section 298A.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, subparagraph (1) to specifically include "start-up costs and costs to expand" approved local preschool programs. The key change is redirecting current flexibility funds toward preschool expansion without creating new state funding.
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Feb 2026
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Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2026
Last action Feb 16, 2026
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