HF2143 • 2026

A bill for an act authorizing school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for targeted staff retention incentives and including applicability provisions.

Education

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: RINKER
Last action: 2026-01-21
Official status: Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 134 .
Effective date: Not listed

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A bill for an act authorizing school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for targeted staff retention incentives and including applicability provisions.

What This Bill Does

A bill for an act authorizing school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for targeted staff retention incentives and including applicability provisions.

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Bill History

2026-01-21 Iowa Legislature
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 134 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act authorizing school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for targeted staff retention incentives and including applicability provisions.

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House

File

2143

-

Introduced

HOUSE

FILE

2143

BY

RINKER

A

BILL

FOR

An

Act

authorizing

school

districts

to

use

revenues

from

1

the

district

management

levy

for

targeted

staff

retention

2

incentives

and

including

applicability

provisions.

3

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

4

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H.F.

2143

Section

1.

Section

298.4,

subsection

1,

Code

2026,

is

1

amended

by

adding

the

following

new

paragraph:

2

NEW

PARAGRAPH

.

g.

To

pay

the

costs

of

targeted

staff

3

retention

incentives,

including

retention

bonuses

or

other

4

financial

incentives

for

employees

serving

in

critical

5

positions;

employees

holding

high-need

endorsements

or

6

credentials

in

areas

such

as

special

education,

mathematics,

7

science,

and

career

and

technical

education;

and

classified

8

employees

serving

in

essential

operational

roles.

9

Sec.

2.

APPLICABILITY.

This

Act

applies

to

school

budget

10

years

beginning

on

or

after

July

1,

2026.

11

EXPLANATION

12

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

13

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

14

This

bill

relates

to

the

district

management

levy

and

the

15

authorized

purposes

for

expenditure

of

funds.

The

bill

allows

16

school

districts

to

use

revenues

from

the

district

management

17

levy

to

pay

the

costs

of

targeted

staff

retention

incentives.

18

Such

incentives

include

retention

bonuses

or

other

financial

19

incentives

for

employees

serving

in

critical

positions;

20

employees

holding

high-need

endorsements

or

credentials

in

21

areas

such

as

special

education,

mathematics,

science,

and

22

career

and

technical

education;

and

classified

employees

23

serving

in

essential

operational

roles.

24

The

bill

applies

to

school

budget

years

beginning

on

or

after

25

July

1,

2026.

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