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HF2783 • 2026

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
Last action
2026-05-18
Official status
Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/18 .
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on how funds will be allocated beyond the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027. It also lacks information about evaluating funding effectiveness.

Education Funding Act

This act provides funding for various education-related departments and programs in Iowa, including the Department of Education, Department for the Blind, State Board of Regents, Department of Workforce Development, and Iowa Special Education Council.

What This Bill Does

  • Allocates money to the Department for the Blind for salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes.
  • Provides funding to the Department of Education for general administration, career and technical education, public broadcasting division, school food service, birth-to-age-three services, early head start projects, student achievement and teacher quality programs, statewide student assessment, clearinghouse for work-based learning expansion, and postsecondary summer classes for high school students.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The state government agencies responsible for education and related services in Iowa.

Terms To Know

Fiscal Year
A period of one year used for budgeting, accounting, and financial reporting purposes.
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
A measure that represents the workload of an employee or group of employees in terms of full-time employment.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how funds will be allocated beyond the fiscal year ending June 30, 2027.
  • It is unclear if there are any provisions for evaluating the effectiveness of these funding allocations.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-18 Iowa Legislature

    Reported correctly enrolled, signed by Speaker and President, and sent to Governor. H.J. 05/18 .

  2. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083 .

  3. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083 .

  4. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083 .

  5. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083 .

  6. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083 .

  7. 2026-05-01 Iowa Legislature

    Explanation of vote. H.J. 1083 .

  8. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Message from Senate. H.J. 1066 .

  9. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. S.J. 940 .

  10. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Passed Senate , yeas 27, nays 15. S.J. 939 .

  11. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Substituted for SF 2482 . S.J. 938 .

  12. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Read first time, attached to SF 2482 . S.J. 936 .

  13. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Message from House. S.J. 936 .

  14. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Immediate message. H.J. 1060 .

  15. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Passed House , yeas 58, nays 27. H.J. 1059 .

  16. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8395 out of order. H.J. 1059 .

  17. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8439 , yeas 59, nays 25, adopted, as amended. H.J. 1058 .

  18. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8446 to amendment H-8439 , yeas 30, nays 55, filed, lost. H.J. 1057 .

  19. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8444 to amendment H-8439 , yeas 25, nays 60, filed, lost. H.J. 1056 .

  20. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8443 to amendment H-8439 , yeas 26, nays 59, filed, lost. H.J. 1055 .

  21. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8442 to amendment H-8439 , yeas 26, nays 59, filed, lost. H.J. 1054 .

  22. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8445 to amendment H-8439 filed, adopted. H.J. 1054 .

  23. 2026-04-30 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8439 filed. H.J. 1054 .

  24. 2026-04-21 Iowa Legislature

    Amendment H-8395 filed. H.J. 975 .

  25. 2026-04-21 Iowa Legislature

    Introduced, placed on Appropriations calendar. H.J. 956 .

Official Summary Text

A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the education system, including the funding and operation of the department for the blind, department of education, state board of regents, department of workforce development, and Iowa special education council. (Formerly HSB 778 .) Effective date: 07/01/2026

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text
House

File

2783

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Enrolled

House

File

2783

AN

ACT

RELATING

TO

AND

MAKING

APPROPRIATIONS

TO

THE

EDUCATION

SYSTEM,

INCLUDING

THE

FUNDING

AND

OPERATION

OF

THE

DEPARTMENT

FOR

THE

BLIND,

DEPARTMENT

OF

EDUCATION,

STATE

BOARD

OF

REGENTS,

DEPARTMENT

OF

WORKFORCE

DEVELOPMENT,

AND

IOWA

SPECIAL

EDUCATION

COUNCIL.

BE

IT

ENACTED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

DIVISION

I

FY

2026-2027

APPROPRIATIONS

——

DEPARTMENT

FOR

THE

BLIND

Section

1.

GENERAL

FUND

APPROPRIATIONS

——

ADMINISTRATION.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

for

the

blind

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amount,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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FTEs

103.74

DIVISION

II

FY

2026-2027

APPROPRIATIONS

——

DEPARTMENT

OF

EDUCATION

Sec.

2.

GENERAL

FUND

APPROPRIATIONS.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

education

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

House

File

2783,

p.

2

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

GENERAL

ADMINISTRATION

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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FTEs

71.87

2.

CAREER

AND

TECHNICAL

EDUCATION

ADMINISTRATION

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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$

721,779

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FTEs

10.80

3.

PUBLIC

BROADCASTING

DIVISION

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

capital

expenditures,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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$

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FTEs

53.20

4.

CAREER

AND

TECHNICAL

EDUCATION

For

reimbursement

for

career

and

technical

education

expenditures

made

by

regional

career

and

technical

education

planning

partnerships

in

accordance

with

section

256.136:

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$

2,952,459

5.

SCHOOL

FOOD

SERVICE

a.

For

use

as

state

matching

moneys

for

federal

programs

that

shall

be

disbursed

according

to

federal

regulations,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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$

2,253,055

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FTEs

27.83

b.

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

$76,258

shall

be

allocated

to

the

administrative

costs

associated

with

participation

in

the

federal

summer

electronic

benefit

transfer

program.

6.

BIRTH

TO

AGE

THREE

SERVICES

a.

For

expansion

of

the

federal

Individuals

with

Disabilities

Education

Improvement

Act

of

2004,

Pub.

L.

No.

House

File

2783,

p.

3

108-446,

as

amended

to

January

1,

2018,

birth

through

age

three

services

due

to

increased

numbers

of

children

qualifying

for

those

services:

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$

1,721,400

b.

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

$383,769

shall

be

allocated

to

the

child

health

specialty

clinics

administered

by

the

state

university

of

Iowa

in

order

to

provide

additional

support

for

infants

and

toddlers

who

are

born

prematurely,

drug-exposed,

or

medically

fragile.

7.

EARLY

HEAD

START

PROJECTS

a.

For

early

head

start

projects:

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$

574,500

b.

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

shall

be

used

for

implementation

and

expansion

of

early

head

start

pilot

projects

addressing

the

comprehensive

cognitive,

social,

emotional,

and

developmental

needs

of

children

from

birth

to

age

three,

including

prenatal

support

for

qualified

families.

The

projects

shall

promote

healthy

prenatal

outcomes

and

healthy

family

functioning,

and

strengthen

the

development

of

infants

and

toddlers

in

low-income

families.

Priority

shall

be

given

to

those

organizations

that

have

previously

qualified

for

and

received

state

funding

to

administer

an

early

head

start

project.

8.

STUDENT

ACHIEVEMENT

AND

TEACHER

QUALITY

PROGRAM

For

purposes

of

the

student

achievement

and

teacher

quality

program

established

pursuant

to

chapter

284

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and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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$

2,990,467

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FTEs

5.83

9.

STATEWIDE

STUDENT

ASSESSMENT

a.

For

distribution

to

the

Iowa

testing

program

by

the

department

of

education

on

behalf

of

school

districts

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools

to

offset

the

costs

associated

with

a

statewide

student

assessment

administered

in

accordance

with

section

256.7,

subsection

21

,

paragraph

“b”:

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$

3,000,000

b.

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

not

more

than

$300,000

shall

be

distributed

to

the

Iowa

testing

programs

within

the

state

university

of

Iowa

college

of

education

House

File

2783,

p.

4

to

offset

the

costs

of

administering

the

statewide

student

assessment

at

accredited

nonpublic

schools.

10.

STATEWIDE

CLEARINGHOUSE

TO

EXPAND

WORK-BASED

LEARNING

For

support

costs

associated

with

the

creation

of

a

statewide

clearinghouse

to

expand

work-based

learning:

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$

300,000

11.

POSTSECONDARY

SUMMER

CLASSES

FOR

HIGH

SCHOOL

STUDENTS

PROGRAM

For

support

costs

associated

with

the

creation

of

a

program

to

provide

additional

moneys

for

resident

high

school

pupils

enrolled

in

grades

9

through

12

to

attend

a

community

college

for

college-level

classes

or

attend

a

class

taught

by

a

community

college-employed

instructor

during

the

summer

and

outside

of

the

regular

school

year

through

a

contractual

agreement

between

a

community

college

and

a

school

district:

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$

600,000

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

received

by

the

department

pursuant

to

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

specified

in

this

subsection

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

12.

JOBS

FOR

AMERICA’S

GRADUATES

For

school

districts

to

reinforce

collaborative

efforts

and

regional

initiatives

that

accelerate

work-based

learning

and

credential

attainment,

and

to

provide

direct

career

education

services

to

identified

middle

school

or

high

school

students

enrolled

in

school

districts

through

direct

instruction

by

a

jobs

for

America’s

graduates

specialist:

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$

9,946,450

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

received

by

the

department

pursuant

to

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

specified

in

this

subsection

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

13.

ATTENDANCE

CENTER

PERFORMANCE/GENERAL

INTERNET

SITE

AND

DATA

SYSTEM

SUPPORT

For

administration

of

a

process

for

school

districts

to

House

File

2783,

p.

5

establish

specific

performance

goals

and

to

evaluate

the

performance

of

each

attendance

center

operated

by

the

district

in

order

to

arrive

at

an

overall

school

performance

grade

and

report

card

for

each

attendance

center,

for

internet

site

and

data

system

support,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

250,000

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

1.60

14.

SUCCESSFUL

PROGRESSION

FOR

EARLY

READERS

For

distribution

to

school

districts

for

implementation

of

section

279.68,

subsection

2

,

relating

to

successful

progression

for

early

readers:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

7,824,782

15.

EARLY

WARNING

SYSTEM

FOR

LITERACY

a.

For

purposes

of

purchasing

a

statewide

license

for

an

early

warning

assessment

and

administering

the

early

warning

system

for

literacy

established

in

accordance

with

section

279.68

and

rules

adopted

in

accordance

with

section

256.7,

subsection

31

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,915,000

b.

The

department

shall

administer

and

distribute

to

school

districts

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools

the

early

warning

assessment

system

that

allows

teachers

to

screen

and

monitor

student

literacy

skills

from

prekindergarten

through

grade

six.

The

department

may

charge

school

districts

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools

a

fee

for

the

system

not

to

exceed

the

actual

costs

to

purchase

a

statewide

license

for

the

early

warning

assessment

minus

the

moneys

received

by

the

department

under

this

subsection.

The

fee

shall

be

determined

by

dividing

the

actual

remaining

costs

to

purchase

the

statewide

license

for

the

school

year

by

the

number

of

pupils

assessed

under

the

system

in

the

current

fiscal

year.

School

districts

may

use

moneys

received

pursuant

to

section

257.10,

subsection

11

,

and

moneys

received

for

purposes

of

implementing

section

279.68,

subsection

2

,

to

pay

the

early

warning

assessment

system

fee.

16.

IOWA

READING

RESEARCH

CENTER

a.

For

purposes

of

the

Iowa

reading

research

center

in

order

to

implement,

in

collaboration

with

the

area

education

agencies,

the

provisions

of

section

256.9,

subsection

49

,

House

File

2783,

p.

6

paragraph

“c”:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,500,000

b.

From

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

not

more

than

$250,000

shall

be

used

for

collaborations

with

the

state

board

of

education

relating

to

the

approval

of

practitioner

preparation

programs

pursuant

to

section

256.7,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“c”,

and

with

the

board

of

educational

examiners

for

the

establishment

and

continuing

oversight

of

the

advanced

dyslexia

specialist

endorsement

pursuant

to

section

256.146,

subsection

21.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

center

shall

submit

a

report

to

the

general

assembly

detailing

the

expenditures

of

moneys

used

for

purposes

of

this

paragraph

“b”.

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

received

by

the

department

pursuant

to

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

specified

in

this

subsection

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

17.

COMPUTER

SCIENCE

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

INCENTIVE

FUND

For

deposit

in

the

computer

science

professional

development

incentive

fund

established

in

section

284.6A

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

500,000

18.

CHILDREN’S

MENTAL

HEALTH

SCHOOL-BASED

TRAINING

AND

SUPPORT

a.

For

distribution

to

area

education

agencies

for

school-based

children’s

mental

health

services,

including

mental

health

awareness

training

for

educators:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,899,682

b.

Of

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

for

distribution

to

area

education

agencies,

$200,000

shall

be

used

for

purposes

of

implementing

a

children’s

grief

and

loss

rural

program

to

serve

Iowa

children

in

rural

school

districts

or

accredited

nonpublic

schools.

The

program

shall

be

administered

by,

and

the

moneys

allocated

pursuant

to

this

paragraph

shall

be

distributed

to,

an

existing

statewide

not-for-profit

health

care

organization

that

currently

provides

grief

and

loss

services

to

children.

For

the

fiscal

year

House

File

2783,

p.

7

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

health

care

organization

receiving

moneys

pursuant

to

this

paragraph

shall

prepare

a

report,

in

collaboration

with

the

department

of

education,

detailing

the

expenditures

of

moneys

used

for

the

purposes

of

this

program

and

its

outcomes,

which

shall

be

submitted

to

the

general

assembly

by

September

30,

2027.

19.

BEST

BUDDIES

IOWA

a.

For

school

districts

to

create

opportunities

for

one-to-one

friendships,

integrated

employment,

and

leadership

development

for

students

with

intellectual

and

developmental

disabilities:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

35,000

b.

The

department

of

education

shall

establish

criteria

for

the

distribution

of

moneys

appropriated

under

this

subsection

and

shall

require

an

organization

receiving

moneys

under

this

subsection

to

annually

report

student

identifying

data

for

students

participating

in

the

program

to

the

department

in

the

manner

prescribed

by

the

department

as

a

condition

of

receiving

such

moneys.

20.

MIDWESTERN

HIGHER

EDUCATION

COMPACT

For

distribution

to

the

midwestern

higher

education

compact

to

pay

Iowa’s

member

state

annual

obligation:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

118,450

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

appropriated

pursuant

to

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

21.

NONPUBLIC

SCHOOL

CONCURRENT

ENROLLMENT

PAYMENTS

TO

COMMUNITY

COLLEGES

For

payments

to

community

colleges

for

the

concurrent

enrollment

of

accredited

nonpublic

school

students

under

section

261E.8,

subsection

2

,

paragraph

“b”:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,000,000

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

moneys

received

by

the

department

pursuant

to

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

House

File

2783,

p.

8

22.

COMMUNITY

COLLEGES

For

general

state

financial

aid

to

merged

areas,

as

defined

in

section

260C.2

,

in

accordance

with

section

260C.18C:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$246,858,161

23.

IOWA

SCHOOL

FOR

THE

DEAF

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

12,813,313

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

132.00

24.

IOWA

EDUCATIONAL

SERVICES

FOR

THE

BLIND

AND

VISUALLY

IMPAIRED

PROGRAM

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,112,412

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

68.72

25.

SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY,

ENGINEERING,

AND

MATHEMATICS

(STEM)

COLLABORATIVE

INITIATIVE

For

purposes

of

the

science,

technology,

engineering,

and

mathematics

(STEM)

collaborative

initiative

established

in

section

256.111,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,310,409

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

7.00

a.

Except

as

otherwise

provided

in

this

subsection,

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

shall

be

expended

for

salaries,

staffing,

institutional

support,

activities

directly

related

to

recruitment

of

kindergarten

through

grade

12

mathematics

and

science

teachers,

and

for

ongoing

mathematics

and

science

programming

for

students

enrolled

in

kindergarten

through

grade

12.

b.

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

not

less

than

$500,000

shall

be

used

to

provide,

or

support

access

to,

all

of

the

following:

(1)

Technology

and

emerging

technology

education

opportunities,

including

but

not

limited

to

artificial

intelligence,

computer

science,

data

science,

and

related

fields,

to

high

school

students

and

career

academy

students.

House

File

2783,

p.

9

(2)

Opportunities

for

students

and

instructional

staff

to

obtain

industry-recognized

credentials,

certifications,

or

other

validated

competencies.

(3)

Research-based

or

evidence-informed

instructional

content

and

learning

frameworks.

(4)

Online

or

hybrid

access

to

instructional

content.

(5)

Instructional

software,

platforms,

tools,

or

resources

for

classroom

and

student

use.

(6)

Validation,

certification,

or

credentialing

of

skills

and

competencies

across

a

broad

range

of

technology-related

and

artificial

intelligence-related

disciplines.

(7)

Professional

development,

training,

or

capacity-building

opportunities

for

teachers

and

instructional

staff.

(8)

Deployment,

implementation,

and

programmatic

support,

including

but

not

limited

to

alignment

or

integration

with

applicable

academic

standards

or

workforce

needs.

c.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

received

by

the

department

pursuant

to

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

26.

THERAPEUTIC

CLASSROOM

INCENTIVE

FUND

For

deposit

in

the

therapeutic

classroom

incentive

fund

established

in

section

256.25

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,351,382

27.

ONLINE

STATE

JOB

POSTING

SYSTEM

For

purposes

of

administering

an

online

state

job

posting

system

that

allows

the

department

of

education,

school

districts,

charter

schools,

area

education

agencies,

and

accredited

nonpublic

schools

to

post

job

openings

on

an

internet

site:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

265,000

28.

LEAD-K

PROGRAM

For

purposes

of

maintaining

and

implementing

the

program

established

pursuant

to

section

256.106,

including

ensuring

statewide

consistency

in

guidance

and

supports

related

to

language

and

communication

outcomes

for

children

who

are

deaf

or

hard

of

hearing:

House

File

2783,

p.

10

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

200,000

29.

DIVISION

OF

SPECIAL

EDUCATION

For

general

supervision,

oversight,

compliance,

employee

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes

within

the

area

education

agency

regions

and

the

department

of

education

main

office,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

10,000,000

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

60.00

30.

PROFESSIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

For

purposes

of

providing

required

professional

development

to

public

and

nonpublic

schools:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,676,458

31.

COLLEGE

STUDENT

AID

COMMISSION

a.

Administration

For

general

administration

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

the

administration

of

the

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

last-dollar

scholarship

program

in

accordance

with

section

256.228,

including

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes

related

to

the

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

last-dollar

scholarship

program,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

591,533

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

4.95

b.

National

guard

service

scholarship

program

For

purposes

of

providing

national

guard

service

scholarships

under

the

program

established

in

section

256.210:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,600,000

c.

All

Iowa

opportunity

scholarship

program

(1)

For

deposit

in

the

all

Iowa

opportunity

scholarship

fund

created

in

section

256.212:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

3,229,468

(2)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

if

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

exceed

$500,000,

“eligible

institution”

as

defined

in

section

256.212

shall,

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

include

accredited

private

institutions

as

defined

in

section

256.183.

d.

Teach

Iowa

scholar

program

House

File

2783,

p.

11

(1)

For

deposit

in

the

teach

Iowa

scholar

fund

established

in

section

256.218:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,045,248

(2)

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

paragraph,

$96,533

shall

be

allocated

to

grants

to

eligible

applicants

under

the

teach

Iowa

scholar

program

who

teach

in

a

school

district

that

is

located

in

a

city

in

Iowa

with

a

population

of

less

than

twenty-six

thousand

that

is

located

more

than

twenty

miles

from

a

city

with

a

population

of

greater

than

fifty

thousand.

e.

Health

care

professional

incentive

program

For

deposit

in

the

health

care

professional

incentive

program

fund

created

in

section

256.222:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

7,985,911

f.

Rural

veterinarian

loan

repayment

program

For

deposit

in

the

rural

veterinary

care

trust

fund

created

in

section

256.226:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

700,000

g.

Future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

last-dollar

scholarship

program

For

deposit

in

the

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

last-dollar

scholarship

fund

created

in

section

256.228:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

23,927,005

h.

Future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

grant

program

For

deposit

in

the

future

ready

Iowa

skilled

workforce

grant

fund

created

in

section

256.229:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

425,000

i.

Iowa

workforce

grant

and

incentive

program

For

deposit

in

the

Iowa

workforce

grant

and

incentive

program

fund

created

in

section

256.230:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,500,000

j.

Court

reporter

equipment

grant

program

For

deposit

in

the

court

reporter

equipment

grant

program

fund

created

in

section

256.231:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

50,000

32.

ADVANCED

DYSLEXIA

SPECIALIST

ENDORSEMENT

For

purposes

of

a

grant

program

that

provides

grants

to

teachers

licensed

by

the

board

of

educational

examiners

to

offset

the

costs

associated

with

obtaining

an

advanced

dyslexia

specialist

endorsement

issued

by

the

board

of

educational

House

File

2783,

p.

12

examiners

pursuant

to

section

256.146,

subsection

21:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

335,000

33.

SCHOOL

DISTRICT

ELECTRONIC

MAIL

SECURITY

a.

For

purposes

of

procuring,

implementing,

and

maintaining

on-premises

and

secure

electronic

mail

gateway

appliances

that

support

centralized

policy

management,

automated

threat

response,

and

unified

threat

visibility,

and

that

utilize

artificial

intelligence-powered

security

subscriptions

and

support

services

to

protect

school

district

electronic

mail

systems

from

phishing,

compromise,

malware,

and

other

advanced

cyber

threats:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

500,000

b.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

that

begins

July

1,

2030.

Sec.

3.

IOWA

SKILLED

WORKER

AND

JOB

CREATION

FUND

APPROPRIATIONS.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

Iowa

skilled

worker

and

job

creation

fund

created

in

section

8.57J

to

the

department

of

education

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

For

purposes

of

providing

skilled

workforce

shortage

tuition

grants

in

accordance

with

section

256.227:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

5,000,000

2.

For

deposit

in

the

workforce

training

and

economic

development

funds

created

pursuant

to

section

260C.18A:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

15,100,000

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection,

not

more

than

$100,000

shall

be

used

by

the

department

for

administration

of

the

workforce

training

and

economic

development

funds

created

pursuant

to

section

260C.18A

.

3.

a.

For

capital

projects

at

community

colleges

that

meet

the

definition

of

the

term

“vertical

infrastructure”

in

section

8.57,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“c”:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

6,000,000

b.

Moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

shall

be

House

File

2783,

p.

13

disbursed

pursuant

to

section

260G.6,

subsection

3

.

Projects

that

qualify

for

moneys

appropriated

in

this

subsection

must

include

at

least

one

of

the

following:

(1)

Accelerated

career

education

program

capital

projects.

(2)

Major

renovations

and

major

repair

needs,

including

health,

life,

and

fire

safety

needs,

including

compliance

with

the

federal

Americans

with

Disabilities

Act.

c.

(1)

If

the

career

training

physical

expansion

program

fund

created

in

section

84J.3

is

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2466,

or

successor

legislation,

or

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2168,

or

successor

legislation,

then

the

department

of

education

shall

deposit

$3,500,000

of

the

moneys

appropriated

under

paragraph

“a”

into

the

career

training

physical

expansion

program

fund.

(2)

The

deposit

of

moneys

described

in

this

paragraph

is

contingent

on

the

career

training

physical

expansion

program

fund

created

in

section

84J.3,

if

enacted

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

House

File

2466,

or

successor

legislation,

or

by

2026

Iowa

Acts,

Senate

File

2168,

or

successor

legislation,

receiving

no

other

moneys

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

in

any

Act

of

the

general

assembly.

4.

For

deposit

in

the

pathways

for

academic

career

and

employment

fund

created

in

section

260H.2

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

4,800,000

5.

For

deposit

in

the

gap

tuition

assistance

fund

established

in

section

260I.2

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,000,000

6.

For

support

costs

associated

with

administering

a

workforce

preparation

outcome

reporting

system

for

the

purpose

of

collecting

and

reporting

data

relating

to

the

educational

and

employment

outcomes

of

workforce

preparation

programs

receiving

moneys

pursuant

to

this

section:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

75,000

7.

For

STEM

best:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

700,000

Notwithstanding

section

8.33,

moneys

appropriated

in

this

section

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

the

purposes

designated

until

the

close

of

the

House

File

2783,

p.

14

succeeding

fiscal

year.

Sec.

4.

CHIROPRACTIC

LOAN

FUNDS.

Notwithstanding

section

256.204,

the

moneys

deposited

in

the

chiropractic

loan

revolving

fund

created

in

section

256.204

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

may

be

used

for

purposes

of

the

chiropractic

loan

forgiveness

program

established

in

section

256.205.

Sec.

5.

PRESCRIPTION

DRUG

COSTS.

The

department

of

administrative

services

shall

pay

the

Iowa

school

for

the

deaf

and

the

Iowa

educational

services

for

the

blind

and

visually

impaired

program

the

moneys

collected

from

the

counties

during

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

for

expenses

relating

to

prescription

drug

costs

for

students

attending

the

Iowa

school

for

the

deaf

and

the

Iowa

educational

services

for

the

blind

and

visually

impaired

program.

DIVISION

III

FY

2026-2027

APPROPRIATIONS

——

STATE

BOARD

OF

REGENTS

Sec.

6.

GENERAL

FUND

APPROPRIATIONS.

There

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

state

board

of

regents

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

following

amounts,

or

so

much

thereof

as

is

necessary,

to

be

used

for

the

purposes

designated:

1.

OFFICE

OF

STATE

BOARD

OF

REGENTS

a.

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

764,642

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

2.48

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

state

board

of

regents

shall

submit

a

quarterly

financial

report

to

the

general

assembly

in

a

format

agreed

upon

by

the

state

board

of

regents

office

and

the

legislative

services

agency.

The

report

submitted

for

the

quarter

ending

December

31,

2026,

must

include

the

five-year

graduation

rates

for

the

regents

universities.

b.

For

distribution

to

the

western

Iowa

regents

resource

center:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

268,297

c.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

House

File

2783,

p.

15

June

30,

2027,

the

state

board

of

regents

and

the

institutions

of

higher

learning

governed

by

the

state

board

of

regents

shall

not

reduce

moneys

budgeted

for

the

fiscal

year

for

the

institutions’

police

departments.

d.

For

allocation

in

equal

parts

by

the

state

board

of

regents

to

the

state

university

of

Iowa,

the

Iowa

state

university

of

science

and

technology,

and

the

university

of

northern

Iowa

to

support

the

John

Pappajohn

centers

for

entrepreneurship:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

125,000

The

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph

shall

be

used

to

supplement,

not

supplant,

any

other

funding

received

by

the

John

Pappajohn

centers

for

entrepreneurship.

2.

STATE

UNIVERSITY

OF

IOWA

a.

General

university

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

equipment,

financial

aid,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$223,496,355

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

5,058.32

b.

Oakdale

campus

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,103,819

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

38.25

c.

State

hygienic

laboratory

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

4,822,610

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

102.51

d.

Family

practice

program

For

allocation

by

the

dean

of

the

college

of

medicine,

with

approval

of

the

advisory

board,

to

qualified

participants

to

carry

out

the

provisions

of

chapter

148D

for

the

family

practice

residency

education

program,

including

salaries

and

support,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

House

File

2783,

p.

16

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,220,598

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

2.71

e.

Child

health

care

services

For

specialized

child

health

care

services,

including

childhood

cancer

diagnostic

and

treatment

network

programs,

rural

comprehensive

care

for

hemophilia

patients,

and

the

Iowa

high-risk

infant

follow-up

program,

including

salaries

and

support,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

634,502

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

4.16

f.

Statewide

cancer

registry

For

the

statewide

cancer

registry,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

143,410

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

2.10

g.

Substance

abuse

consortium

For

distribution

to

the

Iowa

consortium

for

substance

abuse

research

and

evaluation,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

53,427

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

.99

h.

Center

for

biocatalysis

For

the

center

for

biocatalysis,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

696,342

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

6.28

i.

Primary

health

care

initiative

For

the

primary

health

care

initiative

in

the

college

of

medicine,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

624,374

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

6.22

From

the

moneys

appropriated

in

this

lettered

paragraph,

$254,889

shall

be

allocated

to

the

department

of

family

practice

at

the

state

university

of

Iowa

college

of

medicine

for

family

practice

faculty

and

support

staff.

j.

Birth

defects

registry

For

the

birth

defects

registry,

and

for

not

more

than

the

House

File

2783,

p.

17

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

36,839

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

.38

k.

Larned

A.

Waterman

Iowa

nonprofit

resource

center

For

the

Larned

A.

Waterman

Iowa

nonprofit

resource

center,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

156,389

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

2.75

l.

Iowa

online

advanced

placement

academy

science,

technology,

engineering,

and

mathematics

initiative

For

the

Iowa

online

advanced

placement

academy

science,

technology,

engineering,

and

mathematics

initiative

established

in

section

263.8A

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

463,616

m.

Iowa

flood

center

For

the

Iowa

flood

center

for

use

by

the

university’s

college

of

engineering

pursuant

to

section

466C.1

:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,205,593

n.

College

of

nursing

For

employing

additional

instructors

in

the

college

of

nursing

to

increase

the

number

of

students

who

graduate

from

the

college

of

nursing:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

2,800,000

o.

Center

for

intellectual

freedom

For

purposes

of

supporting

the

center

for

intellectual

freedom

established

in

section

263C.2:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,000,000

3.

IOWA

STATE

UNIVERSITY

OF

SCIENCE

AND

TECHNOLOGY

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

equipment,

financial

aid,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$229,864,938

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

4,062.34

4.

UNIVERSITY

OF

NORTHERN

IOWA

a.

General

university

For

salaries,

support,

maintenance,

equipment,

financial

aid,

and

miscellaneous

purposes,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

House

File

2783,

p.

18

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$101,894,146

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

1,250.28

b.

Real

estate

education

program

For

purposes

of

the

real

estate

education

program,

and

for

not

more

than

the

following

full-time

equivalent

positions:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

123,523

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

FTEs

.86

c.

Educators

for

Iowa

For

purposes

of

recruiting

additional

students

to

participate

in

educational

opportunities

that

lead

to

teacher

licensure:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

$

1,500,000

d.

Center

for

civic

education

For

purposes

of

establishing

and

operating

a

center

for

civic

education

that

promotes

the

values

of

free

speech,

civic

leadership,

public

service,

and

citizenship,

and

that

enhances

civic

education

among

students

enrolled

in

colleges

and

universities

in

this

state,

students

enrolled

in

prekindergarten

through

grade

twelve

in

schools

in

this

state,

teachers,

and

the

public

by

developing

and

implementing

effective

civic

learning

strategies,

encouraging

respectful

dialogue,

and

offering

educational

resources

related

to

free

speech

and

civic

knowledge:

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

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.

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.

$

1,000,000

Sec.

7.

ENERGY

COST-SAVINGS

PROJECTS

——

FINANCING.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

state

board

of

regents

may

use

notes,

bonds,

or

other

evidences

of

indebtedness

issued

under

section

262.48

to

finance

projects

that

will

result

in

energy

cost

savings

in

an

amount

that

will

cause

the

state

board

to

recover

the

cost

of

the

projects

within

an

average

of

six

years.

DIVISION

IV

STANDING

APPROPRIATIONS

Sec.

8.

AT-RISK

CHILDREN.

Notwithstanding

the

standing

appropriation

in

section

279.51

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

amount

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

department

of

education

for

programs

for

at-risk

children

under

section

279.51

shall

not

be

more

than

$10,524,389.

The

amount

of

any

House

File

2783,

p.

19

reduction

in

this

section

shall

be

prorated

among

the

programs

specified

in

section

279.51,

subsection

1,

paragraphs

“a”,

“b”,

and

“c”.

Sec.

9.

WORK-STUDY

APPROPRIATION.

Notwithstanding

section

256.209,

for

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026,

and

ending

June

30,

2027,

the

amount

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

college

student

aid

commission

of

the

department

of

education

for

the

work-study

program

under

section

256.209

shall

be

zero.

DIVISION

V

STATE

PROGRAM

ALLOCATION

Sec.

10.

Section

284.13,

subsection

1,

paragraph

a,

subparagraph

(1),

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

(1)

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2027

,

to

the

department,

the

amount

of

five

hundred

eight

thousand

two

hundred

fifty

dollars

for

the

issuance

of

national

board

certification

awards

in

accordance

with

section

256.44

.

Of

the

amount

allocated

under

this

paragraph,

not

less

than

eighty-five

thousand

dollars

shall

be

used

to

administer

the

ambassador

to

education

position

in

accordance

with

section

256.45

.

Sec.

11.

Section

284.13,

subsection

1,

paragraphs

b,

c,

e,

f,

and

g,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

b.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2027

,

up

to

seven

hundred

twenty-eight

thousand

two

hundred

sixteen

dollars

to

the

department

for

purposes

of

implementing

the

professional

development

program

requirements

of

section

284.6

,

assistance

in

developing

model

evidence

for

teacher

quality

committees

established

pursuant

to

section

284.4,

subsection

1

,

paragraph

“b”

,

and

the

evaluator

training

program

in

section

284.10

.

A

portion

of

the

funds

allocated

to

the

department

for

purposes

of

this

paragraph

may

be

used

by

the

department

for

administrative

purposes

and

for

not

more

than

four

full-time

equivalent

positions.

c.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2027

,

an

amount

up

to

one

million

seventy-seven

thousand

eight

hundred

ten

dollars

to

the

department

for

the

establishment

of

teacher

development

academies

in

accordance

with

section

284.6,

subsection

10

.

A

House

File

2783,

p.

20

portion

of

the

funds

allocated

to

the

department

for

purposes

of

this

paragraph

may

be

used

for

administrative

purposes.

e.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2027

,

to

the

department

an

amount

up

to

fifty

thousand

dollars

for

purposes

of

the

fine

arts

beginning

teacher

mentoring

program

established

under

section

256.34

.

f.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2025

2026

,

and

ending

June

30,

2026

2027

,

to

the

department

an

amount

up

to

six

hundred

twenty-six

thousand

one

hundred

ninety-one

dollars

shall

be

used

by

the

department

for

a

delivery

system,

in

collaboration

with

area

education

agencies,

to

assist

in

implementing

the

career

paths

and

leadership

roles

considered

pursuant

to

sections

284.15

,

284.16

,

and

284.17

,

including

but

not

limited

to

planning

grants

to

school

districts

and

area

education

agencies,

technical

assistance

for

the

department,

technical

assistance

for

districts

and

area

education

agencies,

training

and

staff

development,

and

the

contracting

of

external

expertise

and

services.

In

using

moneys

allocated

for

purposes

of

this

paragraph,

the

department

shall

give

priority

to

school

districts

with

certified

enrollments

of

fewer

than

six

hundred

students.

A

portion

of

the

moneys

allocated

annually

to

the

department

for

purposes

of

this

paragraph

may

be

used

by

the

department

for

administrative

purposes

and

for

not

more

than

five

full-time

equivalent

positions.

g.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2026

2027

,

and

for

each

subsequent

fiscal

year,

to

the

department,

ten

million

dollars

for

purposes

of

implementing

the

supplemental

assistance

for

high-need

schools

provisions

of

section

284.11

.

Annually,

of

the

moneys

allocated

to

the

department

for

purposes

of

this

paragraph,

up

to

one

hundred

thousand

dollars

may

be

used

by

the

department

for

administrative

purposes

and

for

not

more

than

one

full-time

equivalent

position.

DIVISION

VI

IOWA

TUITION

GRANTS

Sec.

12.

Section

256.183,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3.

“Eligible

institution”

means

an

institution

of

higher

learning

located

in

Iowa

which

is

operated

privately

and

not

controlled

or

administered

by

any

state

agency

or

any

House

File

2783,

p.

21

subdivision

of

the

state,

which

is

not

exempt

from

taxation

under

section

501(c)(3)

of

the

Internal

Revenue

Code,

and

which

meets

all

of

the

criteria

in

subsection

1

,

paragraphs

“d”

through

“k”

,

and

is

a

school

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

licensed

under

chapter

157

and

is

accredited

by

a

national

accrediting

agency

recognized

by

the

United

States

department

of

education.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2017,

such

a

school

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

shall

provide

a

matching

aggregate

amount

of

institutional

financial

aid

equal

to

at

least

seventy-five

percent

of

the

amount

received

by

the

institution’s

students

for

Iowa

tuition

grant

assistance

under

section

256.191

.

For

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2018,

the

school

of

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

shall

provide

a

matching

aggregate

amount

of

institutional

financial

aid

equal

to

at

least

eighty-five

percent

of

the

amount

received

in

that

fiscal

year.

Commencing

with

the

fiscal

year

beginning

July

1,

2019,

and

each

succeeding

fiscal

year,

the

matching

aggregate

amount

of

institutional

financial

aid

shall

be

at

least

equal

to

the

match

provided

by

eligible

institutions

under

section

261.9,

subsection

3

,

paragraph

“a”

,

Code

2023.

Sec.

13.

Section

256.192,

subsections

1,

2,

4,

and

5,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

1.

A

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

may

be

awarded

to

any

resident

of

Iowa

who

establishes

financial

need

and

who

is

admitted

and

in

attendance

as

a

full-time

or

part-time

student

in

a

any

of

the

following:

a.

A

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

at

a

community

college

in

the

state

,

and

who

establishes

financial

need

.

b.

An

eligible

institution.

2.

All

classes,

including

liberal

arts

classes,

identified

by

the

community

college

or

eligible

institution

as

required

for

completion

of

the

student’s

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

,

or

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

program,

shall

be

considered

a

part

of

the

student’s

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

or

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

program

for

the

purpose

of

determining

the

student’s

eligibility

for

a

House

File

2783,

p.

22

grant.

Notwithstanding

subsection

3

,

if

a

student

is

making

satisfactory

academic

progress

but

the

student

cannot

complete

a

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

or

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

program

in

the

time

frame

allowed

for

a

student

to

receive

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

as

provided

in

subsection

3

because

additional

classes

are

required

to

complete

the

program,

the

student

may

continue

to

receive

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

for

not

more

than

one

additional

enrollment

period.

4.

a.

(1)

The

amount

of

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

to

a

qualified

full-time

student

who

is

enrolled

in

a

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

at

a

community

college

shall

not

exceed

the

lesser

of

one

thousand

two

hundred

dollars

per

year

or

the

amount

of

the

student’s

established

financial

need.

b.

(2)

The

amount

of

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

to

a

qualified

part-time

student

who

is

enrolled

in

a

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

at

a

community

college

in

a

course

of

study

including

at

least

three

semester

hours

but

fewer

than

twelve

semester

hours

or

the

trimester

or

quarter

equivalent

shall

be

equal

to

the

amount

of

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

that

would

be

paid

to

a

full-time

student,

except

that

the

commission

shall

prorate

the

amount

in

a

manner

consistent

with

the

federal

Pell

grant

program

proration.

b.

(1)

The

amount

of

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

to

a

qualified

full-time

student

who

is

enrolled

in

an

eligible

institution

for

the

fall

and

spring

semesters,

or

the

equivalent,

shall

be

the

amount

of

the

student’s

financial

need

for

that

period

not

to

exceed

six

thousand

dollars.

(2)

The

amount

of

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

to

a

qualified

full-time

student

who

is

enrolled

in

an

eligible

institution

for

the

summer

semester

or

equivalent

shall

be

one-half

the

amount

of

the

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

the

student

receives

under

subparagraph

(1).

(3)

The

amount

of

a

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

to

a

qualified

part-time

student

who

is

enrolled

in

an

eligible

institution

in

a

course

of

study

including

at

least

three

semester

hours

but

fewer

than

twelve

semester

hours

for

the

House

File

2783,

p.

23

fall,

spring,

and

summer

semesters,

or

the

equivalent,

shall

be

equal

to

the

amount

of

a

tuition

grant

that

would

be

paid

to

a

full-time

student

times

a

number

which

represents

the

number

of

hours

in

which

the

part-time

student

is

actually

enrolled

divided

by

twelve

semester

hours,

or

the

equivalent.

(4)

If

a

qualified

student

receives

financial

aid

under

any

other

program,

the

full

amount

of

such

financial

aid

shall

be

considered

part

of

the

student’s

financial

resources

available

in

determining

the

amount

of

the

student’s

financial

need

for

that

period.

In

no

case

may

the

state’s

total

financial

contribution

to

the

student’s

education,

including

financial

aid

under

any

other

state

or

federal

program,

exceed

the

tuition

and

mandatory

fees

at

the

eligible

institution

the

student

attends.

5.

A

vocational-technical

tuition

grant

shall

be

awarded

on

an

annual

basis,

requiring

reapplication

by

the

student

for

each

year.

Payments

under

the

grant

shall

be

allocated

equally

among

the

semesters

or

quarters

of

the

year

upon

certification

by

the

institution

community

college

or

eligible

institution

that

the

student

is

in

full-time

or

part-time

attendance

in

a

vocational-technical

or

career

option

program

or

a

barbering

and

cosmetology

arts

and

sciences

program

,

as

defined

under

rules

of

the

department.

If

the

student

discontinues

attendance

before

the

end

of

any

term

after

receiving

payment

of

the

grant,

the

entire

amount

of

any

refund

due

that

student,

up

to

the

amount

of

any

payments

made

under

the

annual

grant,

shall

be

paid

by

the

institution

community

college

or

eligible

institution

to

the

state.

Sec.

14.

Section

256.194,

subsection

2,

Code

2026,

is

amended

by

striking

the

subsection.

Sec.

15.

Section

256.194,

subsection

3,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

3.

For

each

fiscal

year

beginning

on

or

after

July

1,

2025,

there

is

appropriated

from

the

general

fund

of

the

state

to

the

commission

for

deposit

in

the

vocational-technical

tuition

grants

fund

established

in

section

256.192,

subsection

8

,

the

sum

of

one

million

seven

hundred

fifty

thousand

one

hundred

eighty-five

one

million

eight

hundred

sixty-three

thousand

ninety-nine

dollars.

House

File

2783,

p.

24

Sec.

16.

REPEAL.

Section

256.191,

Code

2026,

is

repealed.

Sec.

17.

TRANSFER

OF

MONEYS.

Any

moneys

appropriated

to

the

college

student

aid

commission

for

purposes

of

the

Iowa

tuition

grants

for-profit

institutions

fund

established

in

section

256.191,

subsection

8,

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

as

of

July

1,

2026,

shall

be

transferred

to

the

vocational-technical

tuition

grants

fund

established

in

section

256.192,

subsection

8.

DIVISION

VII

IOWA

SPECIAL

EDUCATION

COUNCIL

——

REPEAL

Sec.

18.

REPEAL.

Section

256.35B,

Code

2026,

is

repealed.

DIVISION

VIII

DEPARTMENT

OF

EDUCATION

——

REPORTING

REQUIREMENTS

RELATED

TO

ANTIBULLYING

PROGRAMMING

Sec.

19.

Section

279.51A,

subsection

5,

Code

2026,

is

amended

to

read

as

follows:

5.

a.

Each

school

district

shall

report

to

the

department

of

education,

in

a

manner

prescribed

by

the

department,

an

annual

count

of

all

incidents

of

violence

that

result

in

injury

or

property

damage

or

assault

by

a

student

in

a

school

building,

on

school

grounds,

or

at

a

school-sponsored

function,

and

any

time

a

student

is

referred

for

the

use

of

or

transfer

to

a

therapeutic

classroom.

The

report

shall

include

but

not

be

limited

to

demographic

information

on

students

reported

as

victims

and

reported

as

perpetrators

of

incidents

of

violence

that

result

in

injury

or

property

damage

or

assault,

including

but

not

limited

to

disaggregated

information

on

race,

gender,

national

origin,

age,

grade

level,

and

disability,

along

with

any

other

data

required

for

the

department

to

implement

the

federal

Elementary

and

Secondary

Education

Act,

as

amended

by

the

federal

Every

Student

Succeeds

Act,

Pub.

L.

No.

114-95,

with

appropriate

safeguards

to

ensure

student

privacy.

The

department

shall

compile

the

reports.

b.

The

department

shall

compile

and

summarize

the

reports,

categorized

by

behavior,

and

shall

submit

the

summary

an

annual

report

to

the

general

assembly

by

on

or

before

November

1

annually

each

year

that

contains

all

of

the

following:

(1)

A

summary

of

the

annual

reports

compiled

pursuant

to

paragraph

“a”

.

House

File

2783,

p.

25

(2)

A

description

of

the

department’s

antibullying

programming

and

current

and

projected

expenditures

for

the

antibullying

programming

for

the

immediately

preceding

fiscal

year.

c.

A

teacher

or

administrator

who

submits

a

report

in

accordance

with

this

section

and

who

meets

the

requirements

of

section

280.27

or

section

613.21

shall

be

immune

from

civil

or

criminal

liability

relating

to

such

action,

as

well

as

for

participating

in

any

administrative

or

judicial

proceeding

resulting

from

or

relating

to

the

report

pursuant

to

the

provisions

of

sections

280.27

and

613.21

.

The

provisions

of

section

70A.29

shall

apply

to

a

teacher

or

administrator

who

submits

a

report

in

accordance

with

this

section

or

who

reports

an

incident

of

violence

or

assault

to

a

local

law

enforcement

agency

in

good

faith

and

without

fraudulent

intent

or

the

intent

to

deceive.

Personal

information

regarding

a

student

in

a

report

submitted

pursuant

to

this

section

shall

be

kept

confidential

as

required

under

the

federal

Family

Educational

Rights

and

Privacy

Act,

20

U.S.C.

§1232g,

and

in

the

same

manner

as

personal

information

in

student

records

maintained,

created,

collected,

or

assembled

by

or

for

a

school

corporation

or

educational

institution

in

accordance

with

section

22.7,

subsection

1

.

DIVISION

IX

BOARD

OF

EDUCATIONAL

EXAMINERS

——

FEES

Sec.

20.

Section

256.155,

subsections

2

and

3,

Code

2026,

are

amended

to

read

as

follows:

2.

Licensing

fees

are

payable

to

the

treasurer

of

state

and

shall

be

deposited

with

the

executive

director

of

the

board.

The

executive

director

shall

deposit

twenty-five

percent

of

the

fees

collected

annually

with

the

treasurer

of

state

and

the

fees

shall

be

credited

to

the

general

fund

of

the

state.

The

remaining

licensing

fees

Licensing

fees

collected

during

the

fiscal

year

shall

be

retained

by

and

are

appropriated

to

the

board

for

the

purposes

related

to

the

board’s

duties.

Notwithstanding

section

8.33

,

licensing

fees

retained

by

and

appropriated

to

the

board

pursuant

to

this

section

that

remain

unencumbered

or

unobligated

at

the

close

of

the

fiscal

year

shall

not

revert

but

shall

remain

available

for

expenditure

for

House

File

2783,

p.

26

the

activities

of

the

board

as

provided

in

this

part

until

the

close

of

the

succeeding

fiscal

year.

3.

The

executive

director

shall

keep

an

accurate

and

detailed

account

of

fees

received,

including

fees

paid

to

the

treasurer

of

state

and

fees

retained

by

the

board.

______________________________

PAT

GRASSLEY

Speaker

of

the

House

______________________________

AMY

SINCLAIR

President

of

the

Senate

I

hereby

certify

that

this

bill

originated

in

the

House

and

is

known

as

House

File

2783,

Ninety-first

General

Assembly.

______________________________

MEGHAN

NELSON

Chief

Clerk

of

the

House

Approved

_______________,

2026

______________________________

KIM

REYNOLDS

Governor