A bill for an act relating to education funding, including the amounts for the statewide preschool program and eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including applicability provisions.
SF 2229 adjusts Iowa's preschool program funding and education savings account eligibility. It revises how preschool funding is calculated based on weekly instructional hours: districts offering 10-14 hours per week receive 50% of enrollment funding, rising to 100% for 30+ hours. For education savings accounts, it expands eligibility to all nonpublic school students for 2025-2026, but starting July 2027, only households with income ≤400% of federal poverty guidelines will qualify. The bill directly affects school districts receiving preschool funding and families using education savings accounts.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2026
Last action Feb 10, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
Subcommittee: Sinclair, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom.
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced
Introduced, referred to Education.
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Herman Quirmbach
DDemocratic
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