SF 2043 Iowa Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

A bill for an act relating to school district general fund flexibility accounts by expanding eligible funding sources and modifying expenditure approval requirements.

This bill (SF 2043) allows Iowa school districts to transfer unexpended and unobligated teacher salary supplement funds - calculated under section 257.10(9) - into their general fund flexibility accounts, provided all original funding requirements are met. It expands eligible funding sources for these accounts by explicitly including teacher salary supplements. The bill also removes the requirement for school boards to hold public hearings before approving expenditures from flexibility accounts, though it retains board resolution and reporting obligations. This change affects school districts managing these accounts, streamlining how leftover state funds can be reallocated.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Jan 29, 2026
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Committee
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Jan 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2144.
upper
Jan 22, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee recommends passage.
legislature
Jan 21, 2026
Legislature · Passed
Subcommittee Meeting: 01/22/2026 9:30AM Room 217 Conference Room.
legislature
Jan 15, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Evans, Gruenhagen, and Zimmer.
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Lynn Evans
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