HF 579 Iowa House · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to certain amounts of school district funding for programs for at-risk students, secondary students who attend alternative programs or alternative schools, or returning dropouts and dropout prevention.

HF 579 adjusts funding limits for school districts providing programs for at-risk students, alternative school attendees, or returning dropouts. It sets a 2.5% cap on supplemental funding relative to a district's total regular program costs for fiscal years starting July 1, 2013, and later, with a historical adjustment for districts exceeding this cap before 2013. Starting in 2026, districts could exceed the 2.5% limit to 5% if approved by local voters through an election. The bill directly affects school districts receiving these specific supplemental funds, requiring voter approval for higher funding levels beyond 2025.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Mar 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2025 Last action Apr 14, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Reprinted · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was reprinted from its original introduction to reflect amendments passed by the House on March 12, 2025. The substantive policy content remains largely unchanged, but formatting and page numbering were updated to reflect the new version. No significant substantive policy changes were made to the funding ratios or election procedures.
TECHNICAL

Page numbering and document headers were updated to reflect the reprinted version with House amendments

Formatting changes including spacing, line breaks, and section numbering were adjusted to match standard bill formatting conventions

Original introduction text and explanatory notes were removed as they are no longer relevant to the amended version

Floor votes · House Mar 12, 2025

How they voted

934
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 100
Mar 12, 2025
D Democratic33
32 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican67
61 Yea 4 Nay 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
17
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
2
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Dawson, Quirmbach, and Schultz.
upper
Apr 8, 2025
Committee
Referred to Ways and Means.
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report, recommending passage.
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Mar 31, 2025
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 04/01/2025 12:30PM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Shipley, Quirmbach, and Taylor.
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed House, yeas 92, nays 4.
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amendment H-1042 adopted.
lower
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Amendment H-1042 filed.
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Introduced
Introduced, placed on calendar.
lower
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

No sponsor information available.