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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3191)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
and
making
appropriations
to
the
education
1
system,
including
the
funding
and
operation
of
the
2
department
for
the
blind,
department
of
education,
and
state
3
board
of
regents.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
5
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(1)
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DIVISION
I
1
FY
2026-2027
APPROPRIATIONS
——
DEPARTMENT
FOR
THE
BLIND
2
Section
1.
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATIONS
——
3
ADMINISTRATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
4
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
for
the
blind
for
the
5
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
6
the
following
amount,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
7
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
8
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
9
purposes:
10
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$
3,207,190
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DIVISION
II
12
FY
2026-2027
APPROPRIATIONS
——
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
13
Sec.
2.
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATIONS.
There
is
appropriated
14
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
15
education
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
16
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
17
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
18
1.
GENERAL
ADMINISTRATION
19
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
20
purposes:
21
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$
7,073,808
22
2.
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATION
23
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
24
purposes:
25
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$
721,779
26
3.
PUBLIC
BROADCASTING
DIVISION
27
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
capital
expenditures,
28
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
29
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$
8,165,236
30
4.
CAREER
AND
TECHNICAL
EDUCATION
31
For
reimbursement
for
career
and
technical
education
32
expenditures
made
by
regional
career
and
technical
education
33
planning
partnerships
in
accordance
with
section
256.136:
34
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$
2,952,459
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5.
SCHOOL
FOOD
SERVICE
1
a.
For
use
as
state
matching
moneys
for
federal
programs
2
that
shall
be
disbursed
according
to
federal
regulations,
3
including
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
4
purposes:
5
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$
2,253,055
6
b.
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
$76,258
7
shall
be
allocated
to
the
administrative
costs
associated
with
8
participation
in
the
federal
summer
electronic
benefit
transfer
9
program.
10
6.
BIRTH
TO
AGE
THREE
SERVICES
11
a.
For
expansion
of
the
federal
Individuals
with
12
Disabilities
Education
Improvement
Act
of
2004,
Pub.
L.
No.
13
108-446,
as
amended
to
January
1,
2018,
birth
through
age
three
14
services
due
to
increased
numbers
of
children
qualifying
for
15
those
services:
16
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$
1,721,400
17
b.
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
18
$383,769
shall
be
allocated
to
the
child
health
specialty
19
clinics
administered
by
the
state
university
of
Iowa
in
order
20
to
provide
additional
support
for
infants
and
toddlers
who
are
21
born
prematurely,
drug-exposed,
or
medically
fragile.
22
7.
EARLY
HEAD
START
PROJECTS
23
a.
For
early
head
start
projects:
24
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$
574,500
25
b.
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
shall
be
26
used
for
implementation
and
expansion
of
early
head
start
27
pilot
projects
addressing
the
comprehensive
cognitive,
social,
28
emotional,
and
developmental
needs
of
children
from
birth
to
29
age
three,
including
prenatal
support
for
qualified
families.
30
The
projects
shall
promote
healthy
prenatal
outcomes
and
31
healthy
family
functioning,
and
strengthen
the
development
of
32
infants
and
toddlers
in
low-income
families.
Priority
shall
be
33
given
to
those
organizations
that
have
previously
qualified
for
34
and
received
state
funding
to
administer
an
early
head
start
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project.
1
8.
STUDENT
ACHIEVEMENT
AND
TEACHER
QUALITY
PROGRAM
2
For
purposes
of
the
student
achievement
and
teacher
quality
3
program
established
pursuant
to
chapter
284
:
4
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$
2,990,467
5
9.
STATEWIDE
STUDENT
ASSESSMENT
6
a.
For
distribution
to
the
Iowa
testing
program
by
the
7
department
of
education
on
behalf
of
school
districts
and
8
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
offset
the
costs
associated
9
with
a
statewide
student
assessment
administered
in
accordance
10
with
section
256.7,
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“b”:
11
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$
3,000,000
12
b.
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
not
more
13
than
$300,000
shall
be
distributed
to
the
Iowa
testing
programs
14
within
the
state
university
of
Iowa
college
of
education
15
to
offset
the
costs
of
administering
the
statewide
student
16
assessment
at
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
17
10.
STATEWIDE
CLEARINGHOUSE
TO
EXPAND
WORK-BASED
LEARNING
18
For
support
costs
associated
with
the
creation
of
a
19
statewide
clearinghouse
to
expand
work-based
learning
as
a
part
20
of
the
future
ready
Iowa
initiative:
21
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$
300,000
22
11.
POSTSECONDARY
SUMMER
CLASSES
FOR
HIGH
SCHOOL
STUDENTS
23
PROGRAM
24
For
support
costs
associated
with
the
creation
of
a
program
25
to
provide
additional
moneys
for
resident
high
school
pupils
26
enrolled
in
grades
9
through
12
to
attend
a
community
college
27
for
college-level
classes
or
attend
a
class
taught
by
a
28
community
college-employed
instructor
during
the
summer
and
29
outside
of
the
regular
school
year
through
a
contractual
30
agreement
between
a
community
college
and
a
school
district
31
under
the
future
ready
Iowa
initiative:
32
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$
600,000
33
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
received
by
the
34
department
pursuant
to
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
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or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
1
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
2
specified
in
this
subsection
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
3
fiscal
year.
4
12.
JOBS
FOR
AMERICA’S
GRADUATES
5
For
school
districts
to
reinforce
collaborative
efforts
and
6
regional
initiatives
that
accelerate
work-based
learning
and
7
credential
attainment,
and
to
provide
direct
career
education
8
services
to
identified
middle
school
or
high
school
students
9
enrolled
in
school
districts
through
direct
instruction
by
a
10
jobs
for
America’s
graduates
specialist:
11
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$
9,946,450
12
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
received
by
the
13
department
pursuant
to
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
14
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
15
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
16
specified
in
this
subsection
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
17
fiscal
year.
18
13.
ATTENDANCE
CENTER
PERFORMANCE/GENERAL
INTERNET
SITE
AND
19
DATA
SYSTEM
SUPPORT
20
For
administration
of
a
process
for
school
districts
to
21
establish
specific
performance
goals
and
to
evaluate
the
22
performance
of
each
attendance
center
operated
by
the
district
23
in
order
to
arrive
at
an
overall
school
performance
grade
and
24
report
card
for
each
attendance
center,
for
internet
site
and
25
data
system
support:
26
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$
250,000
27
14.
SUCCESSFUL
PROGRESSION
FOR
EARLY
READERS
28
For
distribution
to
school
districts
for
implementation
29
of
section
279.68,
subsection
2
,
relating
to
successful
30
progression
for
early
readers:
31
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$
7,824,782
32
15.
EARLY
WARNING
SYSTEM
FOR
LITERACY
33
a.
For
purposes
of
purchasing
a
statewide
license
for
an
34
early
warning
assessment
and
administering
the
early
warning
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system
for
literacy
established
in
accordance
with
section
1
279.68
and
rules
adopted
in
accordance
with
section
256.7,
2
subsection
31
:
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$
1,915,000
4
b.
The
department
shall
administer
and
distribute
to
school
5
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
the
early
warning
6
assessment
system
that
allows
teachers
to
screen
and
monitor
7
student
literacy
skills
from
prekindergarten
through
grade
8
six.
The
department
may
charge
school
districts
and
accredited
9
nonpublic
schools
a
fee
for
the
system
not
to
exceed
the
actual
10
costs
to
purchase
a
statewide
license
for
the
early
warning
11
assessment
minus
the
moneys
received
by
the
department
under
12
this
subsection.
The
fee
shall
be
determined
by
dividing
the
13
actual
remaining
costs
to
purchase
the
statewide
license
for
14
the
school
year
by
the
number
of
pupils
assessed
under
the
15
system
in
the
current
fiscal
year.
School
districts
may
use
16
moneys
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
11
,
and
17
moneys
received
for
purposes
of
implementing
section
279.68,
18
subsection
2
,
to
pay
the
early
warning
assessment
system
fee.
19
16.
IOWA
READING
RESEARCH
CENTER
20
a.
For
purposes
of
the
Iowa
reading
research
center
in
21
order
to
implement,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
education
22
agencies,
the
provisions
of
section
256.9,
subsection
49
,
23
paragraph
“c”:
24
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$
1,500,000
25
b.
From
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
not
more
26
than
$250,000
shall
be
used
for
collaborations
with
the
state
27
board
of
education
relating
to
the
approval
of
practitioner
28
preparation
programs
pursuant
to
section
256.7,
subsection
3
,
29
paragraph
“c”,
and
with
the
board
of
educational
examiners
for
30
the
establishment
and
continuing
oversight
of
the
advanced
31
dyslexia
specialist
endorsement
pursuant
to
section
256.146,
32
subsection
21.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
33
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
center
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
34
general
assembly
detailing
the
expenditures
of
moneys
used
for
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purposes
of
this
paragraph
“b”.
1
c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
received
by
the
2
department
pursuant
to
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
3
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
4
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
5
specified
in
this
subsection
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
6
fiscal
year.
7
17.
COMPUTER
SCIENCE
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
INCENTIVE
8
FUND
9
For
deposit
in
the
computer
science
professional
development
10
incentive
fund
established
in
section
284.6A
:
11
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
500,000
12
18.
CHILDREN’S
MENTAL
HEALTH
SCHOOL-BASED
TRAINING
AND
13
SUPPORT
14
a.
For
distribution
to
area
education
agencies
for
15
school-based
children’s
mental
health
services,
including
16
mental
health
awareness
training
for
educators:
17
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,899,682
18
b.
Of
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
for
19
distribution
to
area
education
agencies,
$200,000
shall
be
20
used
for
purposes
of
implementing
a
children’s
grief
and
loss
21
rural
pilot
program
to
serve
Iowa
children
in
rural
school
22
districts
or
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
The
program
shall
23
be
administered
by,
and
the
moneys
allocated
pursuant
to
this
24
paragraph
shall
be
distributed
to,
an
existing
statewide
25
not-for-profit
health
care
organization
that
currently
provides
26
grief
and
loss
services
to
children.
For
the
fiscal
year
27
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
health
28
care
organization
receiving
moneys
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
29
shall
prepare
a
report,
in
collaboration
with
the
department
30
of
education,
detailing
the
expenditures
of
moneys
used
for
31
the
purposes
of
this
program
and
its
outcomes,
which
shall
be
32
submitted
to
the
general
assembly
by
September
30,
2027.
33
19.
BEST
BUDDIES
IOWA
34
a.
For
school
districts
to
create
opportunities
for
35
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5012SV
(1)
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jda/jh
6/
21
S.F.
2482
one-to-one
friendships,
integrated
employment,
and
leadership
1
development
for
students
with
intellectual
and
developmental
2
disabilities:
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
35,000
4
b.
The
department
of
education
shall
establish
criteria
for
5
the
distribution
of
moneys
appropriated
under
this
subsection
6
and
shall
require
an
organization
receiving
moneys
under
this
7
subsection
to
annually
report
student
identifying
data
for
8
students
participating
in
the
program
to
the
department
in
the
9
manner
prescribed
by
the
department
as
a
condition
of
receiving
10
such
moneys.
11
20.
MIDWESTERN
HIGHER
EDUCATION
COMPACT
12
For
distribution
to
the
midwestern
higher
education
compact
13
to
pay
Iowa’s
member
state
annual
obligation:
14
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
118,450
15
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
16
to
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
17
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
18
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
19
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
20
21.
NONPUBLIC
SCHOOL
CONCURRENT
ENROLLMENT
PAYMENTS
TO
21
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
22
For
payments
to
community
colleges
for
the
concurrent
23
enrollment
of
accredited
nonpublic
school
students
under
24
section
261E.8,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”:
25
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,000,000
26
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
moneys
received
by
the
27
department
pursuant
to
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
28
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
29
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
30
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
31
22.
COMMUNITY
COLLEGES
32
For
general
state
financial
aid
to
merged
areas,
as
defined
33
in
section
260C.2
,
in
accordance
with
section
260C.18C:
34
.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$247,008,533
35
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LSB
5012SV
(1)
91
jda/jh
7/
21
S.F.
2482
23.
IOWA
SCHOOL
FOR
THE
DEAF
1
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
2
purposes:
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
12,813,313
4
24.
IOWA
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICES
FOR
THE
BLIND
AND
VISUALLY
5
IMPAIRED
PROGRAM
6
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
7
purposes:
8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
5,112,412
9
25.
SCIENCE,
TECHNOLOGY,
ENGINEERING,
AND
MATHEMATICS
10
(STEM)
COLLABORATIVE
INITIATIVE
11
For
purposes
of
the
science,
technology,
engineering,
and
12
mathematics
(STEM)
collaborative
initiative
established
in
13
section
256.111:
14
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
6,310,409
15
a.
Except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
subsection,
the
16
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
shall
be
expended
for
17
salaries,
staffing,
institutional
support,
activities
directly
18
related
to
recruitment
of
kindergarten
through
grade
12
19
mathematics
and
science
teachers,
and
for
ongoing
mathematics
20
and
science
programming
for
students
enrolled
in
kindergarten
21
through
grade
12.
22
b.
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
not
less
23
than
$500,000
shall
be
used
to
provide,
or
support
access
to,
24
all
of
the
following:
25
(1)
Technology
and
emerging
technology
education
26
opportunities,
including
but
not
limited
to
artificial
27
intelligence,
computer
science,
data
science,
and
related
28
fields,
to
high
school
students
and
career
academy
students.
29
(2)
Opportunities
for
students
and
instructional
staff
to
30
obtain
industry-recognized
credentials,
certifications,
or
31
other
validated
competencies.
32
(3)
Research-based
or
evidence-informed
instructional
33
content
and
learning
frameworks.
34
(4)
Online
or
hybrid
access
to
instructional
content.
35
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LSB
5012SV
(1)
91
jda/jh
8/
21
S.F.
2482
(5)
Instructional
software,
platforms,
tools,
or
resources
1
for
classroom
and
student
use.
2
(6)
Validation,
certification,
or
credentialing
of
skills
3
and
competencies
across
a
broad
range
of
technology-related
and
4
artificial
intelligence-related
disciplines.
5
(7)
Professional
development,
training,
or
6
capacity-building
opportunities
for
teachers
and
instructional
7
staff.
8
(8)
Deployment,
implementation,
and
programmatic
support,
9
including
but
not
limited
to
alignment
or
integration
with
10
applicable
academic
standards
or
workforce
needs.
11
c.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
received
by
the
12
department
pursuant
to
this
subsection
that
remain
unencumbered
13
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
14
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
the
purposes
15
designated
until
the
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
16
26.
THERAPEUTIC
CLASSROOM
INCENTIVE
FUND
17
For
deposit
in
the
therapeutic
classroom
incentive
fund
18
established
in
section
256.25
:
19
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,351,382
20
27.
ONLINE
STATE
JOB
POSTING
SYSTEM
21
For
purposes
of
administering
an
online
state
job
posting
22
system
that
allows
the
department
of
education,
school
23
districts,
charter
schools,
area
education
agencies,
and
24
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
post
job
openings
on
an
25
internet
site:
26
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
265,000
27
28.
LEAD-K
PROGRAM
28
For
purposes
of
maintaining
and
implementing
the
program
29
established
pursuant
to
section
256.106,
including
ensuring
30
statewide
consistency
in
guidance
and
supports
related
to
31
language
and
communication
outcomes
for
children
who
are
deaf
32
or
hard
of
hearing:
33
.
.
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.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
200,000
34
29.
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
35
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5012SV
(1)
91
jda/jh
9/
21
S.F.
2482
For
general
supervision,
oversight,
compliance,
employee
1
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes
2
within
the
area
education
agency
regions
and
the
department
of
3
education
main
office:
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
10,000,000
5
30.
PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
6
For
purposes
of
providing
required
professional
development
7
to
public
and
nonpublic
schools:
8
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
1,676,458
9
31.
COLLEGE
STUDENT
AID
COMMISSION
10
a.
Administration
11
For
general
administration
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
12
and
miscellaneous
purposes,
and
for
the
administration
of
the
13
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
14
program
in
accordance
with
section
256.228,
including
salaries,
15
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
purposes
related
to
the
16
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
scholarship
17
program:
18
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
591,533
19
b.
National
guard
service
scholarship
program
20
For
purposes
of
providing
national
guard
service
21
scholarships
under
the
program
established
in
section
256.210:
22
.
.
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.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
6,600,000
23
c.
All
Iowa
opportunity
scholarship
program
24
(1)
For
deposit
in
the
all
Iowa
opportunity
scholarship
fund
25
created
in
section
256.212:
26
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
3,229,468
27
(2)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
if
the
28
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph
exceed
$500,000,
29
“eligible
institution”
as
defined
in
section
256.212
shall,
30
during
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
include
31
accredited
private
institutions
as
defined
in
section
256.183.
32
d.
Teach
Iowa
scholar
program
33
For
deposit
in
the
teach
Iowa
scholar
fund
established
in
34
section
256.218:
35
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5012SV
(1)
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jda/jh
10/
21
S.F.
2482
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
948,715
1
e.
Health
care
professional
incentive
program
2
For
deposit
in
the
health
care
professional
incentive
3
program
fund
created
in
section
256.222:
4
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
7,985,911
5
f.
Rural
veterinarian
loan
repayment
program
6
For
deposit
in
the
rural
veterinary
care
trust
fund
created
7
in
section
256.226:
8
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
700,000
9
g.
Future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
last-dollar
10
scholarship
program
11
For
deposit
in
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
12
last-dollar
scholarship
fund
created
in
section
256.228:
13
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
23,927,005
14
h.
Future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
grant
program
15
For
deposit
in
the
future
ready
Iowa
skilled
workforce
grant
16
fund
created
in
section
256.229:
17
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
425,000
18
i.
Iowa
workforce
grant
and
incentive
program
19
For
deposit
in
the
Iowa
workforce
grant
and
incentive
20
program
fund
created
in
section
256.230:
21
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
6,500,000
22
j.
Court
reporter
equipment
grant
program
23
For
deposit
in
the
court
reporter
equipment
grant
program
24
fund
created
in
section
256.231:
25
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
50,000
26
Sec.
3.
IOWA
SKILLED
WORKER
AND
JOB
CREATION
FUND
27
APPROPRIATIONS.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
Iowa
skilled
28
worker
and
job
creation
fund
created
in
section
8.57J
to
the
29
department
of
education
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
30
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
31
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
32
designated:
33
1.
For
purposes
of
providing
skilled
workforce
shortage
34
tuition
grants
in
accordance
with
section
256.227:
35
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5012SV
(1)
91
jda/jh
11/
21
S.F.
2482
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
5,000,000
1
2.
For
deposit
in
the
workforce
training
and
economic
2
development
funds
created
pursuant
to
section
260C.18A:
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
15,100,000
4
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection,
not
5
more
than
$100,000
shall
be
used
by
the
department
for
6
administration
of
the
workforce
training
and
economic
7
development
funds
created
pursuant
to
section
260C.18A
.
8
3.
a.
For
capital
projects
at
community
colleges
that
meet
9
the
definition
of
the
term
“vertical
infrastructure”
in
section
10
8.57,
subsection
3
,
paragraph
“c”:
11
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
6,000,000
12
b.
Moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
shall
be
13
disbursed
pursuant
to
section
260G.6,
subsection
3
.
Projects
14
that
qualify
for
moneys
appropriated
in
this
subsection
must
15
include
at
least
one
of
the
following:
16
(1)
Accelerated
career
education
program
capital
projects.
17
(2)
Major
renovations
and
major
repair
needs,
including
18
health,
life,
and
fire
safety
needs,
including
compliance
with
19
the
federal
Americans
with
Disabilities
Act.
20
4.
For
deposit
in
the
pathways
for
academic
career
and
21
employment
fund
created
in
section
260H.2
:
22
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
4,800,000
23
5.
For
deposit
in
the
gap
tuition
assistance
fund
24
established
in
section
260I.2
:
25
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,000,000
26
6.
For
support
costs
associated
with
administering
a
27
workforce
preparation
outcome
reporting
system
for
the
purpose
28
of
collecting
and
reporting
data
relating
to
the
educational
29
and
employment
outcomes
of
workforce
preparation
programs
30
receiving
moneys
pursuant
to
this
section:
31
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
75,000
32
7.
For
STEM
best:
33
.
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.
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.
.
.
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.
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.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
700,000
34
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
in
this
35
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(1)
91
jda/jh
12/
21
S.F.
2482
section
that
remain
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
1
the
fiscal
year
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
2
expenditure
for
the
purposes
designated
until
the
close
of
the
3
succeeding
fiscal
year.
4
Sec.
4.
CHIROPRACTIC
LOAN
FUNDS.
Notwithstanding
section
5
256.204,
the
moneys
deposited
in
the
chiropractic
loan
6
revolving
fund
created
in
section
256.204
for
the
fiscal
year
7
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
may
be
used
8
for
purposes
of
the
chiropractic
loan
forgiveness
program
9
established
in
section
256.205.
10
Sec.
5.
PRESCRIPTION
DRUG
COSTS.
The
department
of
11
administrative
services
shall
pay
the
Iowa
school
for
the
deaf
12
and
the
Iowa
educational
services
for
the
blind
and
visually
13
impaired
program
the
moneys
collected
from
the
counties
during
14
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
for
expenses
relating
15
to
prescription
drug
costs
for
students
attending
the
Iowa
16
school
for
the
deaf
and
the
Iowa
educational
services
for
the
17
blind
and
visually
impaired
program.
18
DIVISION
III
19
FY
2026-2027
APPROPRIATIONS
——
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
20
Sec.
6.
GENERAL
FUND
APPROPRIATIONS.
There
is
appropriated
21
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
state
board
of
22
regents
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
23
June
30,
2027,
the
following
amounts,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
24
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
designated:
25
1.
OFFICE
OF
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS
26
a.
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
27
purposes:
28
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
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.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
764,642
29
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30
30,
2027,
the
state
board
of
regents
shall
submit
a
quarterly
31
financial
report
to
the
general
assembly
in
a
format
agreed
32
upon
by
the
state
board
of
regents
office
and
the
legislative
33
services
agency.
The
report
submitted
for
the
quarter
ending
34
December
31,
2026,
must
include
the
five-year
graduation
rates
35
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5012SV
(1)
91
jda/jh
13/
21
S.F.
2482
for
the
regents
universities.
1
b.
For
distribution
to
the
western
Iowa
regents
resource
2
center:
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
268,297
4
c.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
5
June
30,
2027,
the
state
board
of
regents
and
the
institutions
6
of
higher
learning
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents
7
shall
not
reduce
moneys
budgeted
for
the
fiscal
year
for
the
8
institutions’
police
departments.
9
d.
For
allocation
in
equal
parts
by
the
state
board
of
10
regents
to
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
the
Iowa
state
11
university
of
science
and
technology,
and
the
university
12
of
northern
Iowa
to
support
the
John
Pappajohn
centers
for
13
entrepreneurship:
14
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
125,000
15
The
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph
shall
be
16
used
to
supplement,
not
supplant,
any
other
funding
received
by
17
the
John
Pappajohn
centers
for
entrepreneurship.
18
2.
STATE
UNIVERSITY
OF
IOWA
19
a.
General
university
20
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
financial
21
aid,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
22
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$226,848,800
23
b.
Oakdale
campus
24
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
25
purposes:
26
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,103,819
27
c.
State
hygienic
laboratory
28
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
and
miscellaneous
29
purposes:
30
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
4,822,610
31
d.
Family
practice
program
32
For
allocation
by
the
dean
of
the
college
of
medicine,
with
33
approval
of
the
advisory
board,
to
qualified
participants
34
to
carry
out
the
provisions
of
chapter
148D
for
the
family
35
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14/
21
S.F.
2482
practice
residency
education
program,
including
salaries
and
1
support:
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
2,220,598
3
e.
Child
health
care
services
4
For
specialized
child
health
care
services,
including
5
childhood
cancer
diagnostic
and
treatment
network
programs,
6
rural
comprehensive
care
for
hemophilia
patients,
and
the
Iowa
7
high-risk
infant
follow-up
program,
including
salaries
and
8
support:
9
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
634,502
10
f.
Statewide
cancer
registry
11
For
the
statewide
cancer
registry:
12
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
143,410
13
g.
Substance
abuse
consortium
14
For
distribution
to
the
Iowa
consortium
for
substance
abuse
15
research
and
evaluation:
16
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
53,427
17
h.
Center
for
biocatalysis
18
For
the
center
for
biocatalysis:
19
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
696,342
20
i.
Primary
health
care
initiative
21
For
the
primary
health
care
initiative
in
the
college
of
22
medicine:
23
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
624,374
24
From
the
moneys
appropriated
in
this
lettered
paragraph,
25
$254,889
shall
be
allocated
to
the
department
of
family
26
practice
at
the
state
university
of
Iowa
college
of
medicine
27
for
family
practice
faculty
and
support
staff.
28
j.
Birth
defects
registry
29
For
the
birth
defects
registry:
30
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
36,839
31
k.
Larned
A.
Waterman
Iowa
nonprofit
resource
center
32
For
the
Larned
A.
Waterman
Iowa
nonprofit
resource
center:
33
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
$
156,389
34
l.
Iowa
online
advanced
placement
academy
science,
35
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technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics
initiative
1
For
the
Iowa
online
advanced
placement
academy
science,
2
technology,
engineering,
and
mathematics
initiative
established
3
in
section
263.8A
:
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$
463,616
5
m.
Iowa
flood
center
6
For
the
Iowa
flood
center
for
use
by
the
university’s
college
7
of
engineering
pursuant
to
section
466C.1
:
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$
1,205,593
9
n.
College
of
nursing
10
For
employing
additional
instructors
in
the
college
of
11
nursing
to
increase
the
number
of
students
who
graduate
from
12
the
college
of
nursing:
13
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$
2,800,000
14
o.
Center
for
intellectual
freedom
15
For
purposes
of
supporting
the
center
for
intellectual
16
freedom
established
in
section
263C.2:
17
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$
1,000,000
18
3.
IOWA
STATE
UNIVERSITY
OF
SCIENCE
AND
TECHNOLOGY
19
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
financial
20
aid,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
21
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$232,541,614
22
4.
UNIVERSITY
OF
NORTHERN
IOWA
23
a.
General
university
24
For
salaries,
support,
maintenance,
equipment,
financial
25
aid,
and
miscellaneous
purposes:
26
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.
$103,422,558
27
b.
Real
estate
education
program
28
For
purposes
of
the
real
estate
education
program:
29
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$
123,523
30
c.
Educators
for
Iowa
31
For
purposes
of
recruiting
additional
students
to
32
participate
in
educational
opportunities
that
lead
to
teacher
33
licensure:
34
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$
1,500,000
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d.
Center
for
civic
education
1
For
purposes
of
establishing
and
operating
a
center
for
2
civic
education
that
promotes
the
values
of
free
speech,
3
civic
leadership,
public
service,
and
citizenship,
and
4
that
enhances
civic
education
among
students
enrolled
in
5
colleges
and
universities
in
this
state,
students
enrolled
6
in
prekindergarten
through
grade
twelve
in
schools
in
this
7
state,
teachers,
and
the
public
by
developing
and
implementing
8
effective
civic
learning
strategies,
encouraging
respectful
9
dialogue,
and
offering
educational
resources
related
to
free
10
speech
and
civic
knowledge:
11
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$
1,000,000
12
Sec.
7.
ENERGY
COST-SAVINGS
PROJECTS
——
FINANCING.
For
13
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
14
2027,
the
state
board
of
regents
may
use
notes,
bonds,
or
15
other
evidences
of
indebtedness
issued
under
section
262.48
to
16
finance
projects
that
will
result
in
energy
cost
savings
in
an
17
amount
that
will
cause
the
state
board
to
recover
the
cost
of
18
the
projects
within
an
average
of
six
years.
19
DIVISION
IV
20
STANDING
APPROPRIATIONS
21
Sec.
8.
AT-RISK
CHILDREN.
Notwithstanding
the
standing
22
appropriation
in
section
279.51
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
23
July
1,
2026,
and
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
amount
appropriated
24
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
department
of
25
education
for
programs
for
at-risk
children
under
section
26
279.51
shall
not
be
more
than
$10,524,389.
The
amount
of
any
27
reduction
in
this
section
shall
be
prorated
among
the
programs
28
specified
in
section
279.51,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
“a”,
“b”,
29
and
“c”.
30
Sec.
9.
WORK-STUDY
APPROPRIATION.
Notwithstanding
section
31
256.209,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
32
ending
June
30,
2027,
the
amount
appropriated
from
the
general
33
fund
of
the
state
to
the
college
student
aid
commission
of
34
the
department
of
education
for
the
work-study
program
under
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256.209
shall
be
zero.
1
Sec.
10.
Section
256.194,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2026,
2
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
1.
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
4
2025,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
5
state
to
the
commission
for
deposit
in
the
Iowa
tuition
6
grants
fund
established
in
section
256.189,
subsection
3
,
the
7
sum
of
fifty-three
million
seven
hundred
sixty-one
thousand
8
two
hundred
ten
fifty-four
million
five
hundred
sixty-seven
9
thousand
six
hundred
twenty-eight
dollars.
10
2.
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2025,
11
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
12
commission
for
deposit
in
the
Iowa
tuition
grants
for-profit
13
institutions
fund
established
in
section
256.191,
subsection
8
,
14
the
sum
of
one
hundred
twelve
thousand
nine
hundred
fourteen
15
one
hundred
fourteen
thousand
six
hundred
eight
dollars.
16
DIVISION
V
17
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
RELATED
TO
18
ANTIBULLYING
PROGRAMMING
19
Sec.
11.
Section
279.51A,
subsection
5,
Code
2026,
is
20
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
5.
a.
Each
school
district
shall
report
to
the
department
22
of
education,
in
a
manner
prescribed
by
the
department,
an
23
annual
count
of
all
incidents
of
violence
that
result
in
24
injury
or
property
damage
or
assault
by
a
student
in
a
school
25
building,
on
school
grounds,
or
at
a
school-sponsored
function,
26
and
any
time
a
student
is
referred
for
the
use
of
or
transfer
27
to
a
therapeutic
classroom.
The
report
shall
include
but
not
28
be
limited
to
demographic
information
on
students
reported
as
29
victims
and
reported
as
perpetrators
of
incidents
of
violence
30
that
result
in
injury
or
property
damage
or
assault,
including
31
but
not
limited
to
disaggregated
information
on
race,
gender,
32
national
origin,
age,
grade
level,
and
disability,
along
with
33
any
other
data
required
for
the
department
to
implement
the
34
federal
Elementary
and
Secondary
Education
Act,
as
amended
by
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federal
Every
Student
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95,
1
with
appropriate
safeguards
to
ensure
student
privacy.
The
2
department
shall
compile
the
reports.
3
b.
The
department
shall
compile
and
summarize
the
reports,
4
categorized
by
behavior,
and
shall
submit
the
summary
an
annual
5
report
to
the
general
assembly
by
on
or
before
November
1
6
annually
each
year
that
contains
all
of
the
following:
7
(1)
A
summary
of
the
annual
reports
compiled
pursuant
to
8
paragraph
“a”
.
9
(2)
A
description
of
the
department’s
antibullying
10
programming
and
current
and
projected
expenditures
for
the
11
antibullying
programming
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
12
year.
13
c.
A
teacher
or
administrator
who
submits
a
report
in
14
accordance
with
this
section
and
who
meets
the
requirements
of
15
section
280.27
or
section
613.21
shall
be
immune
from
civil
16
or
criminal
liability
relating
to
such
action,
as
well
as
for
17
participating
in
any
administrative
or
judicial
proceeding
18
resulting
from
or
relating
to
the
report
pursuant
to
the
19
provisions
of
sections
280.27
and
613.21
.
The
provisions
of
20
section
70A.29
shall
apply
to
a
teacher
or
administrator
who
21
submits
a
report
in
accordance
with
this
section
or
who
reports
22
an
incident
of
violence
or
assault
to
a
local
law
enforcement
23
agency
in
good
faith
and
without
fraudulent
intent
or
the
24
intent
to
deceive.
Personal
information
regarding
a
student
25
in
a
report
submitted
pursuant
to
this
section
shall
be
kept
26
confidential
as
required
under
the
federal
Family
Educational
27
Rights
and
Privacy
Act,
20
U.S.C.
§1232g,
and
in
the
same
28
manner
as
personal
information
in
student
records
maintained,
29
created,
collected,
or
assembled
by
or
for
a
school
corporation
30
or
educational
institution
in
accordance
with
section
22.7,
31
subsection
1
.
32
DIVISION
VI
33
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
——
FEES
34
Sec.
12.
Section
256.155,
subsections
2
and
3,
Code
2026,
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are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
2.
Licensing
fees
are
payable
to
the
treasurer
of
state
and
2
shall
be
deposited
with
the
executive
director
of
the
board.
3
The
executive
director
shall
deposit
twenty-five
percent
of
4
the
fees
collected
annually
with
the
treasurer
of
state
and
5
the
fees
shall
be
credited
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
6
The
remaining
licensing
fees
Licensing
fees
collected
during
7
the
fiscal
year
shall
be
retained
by
and
are
appropriated
to
8
the
board
for
the
purposes
related
to
the
board’s
duties.
9
Notwithstanding
section
8.33
,
licensing
fees
retained
by
and
10
appropriated
to
the
board
pursuant
to
this
section
that
remain
11
unencumbered
or
unobligated
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
12
shall
not
revert
but
shall
remain
available
for
expenditure
for
13
the
activities
of
the
board
as
provided
in
this
part
until
the
14
close
of
the
succeeding
fiscal
year.
15
3.
The
executive
director
shall
keep
an
accurate
and
16
detailed
account
of
fees
received,
including
fees
paid
to
the
17
treasurer
of
state
and
fees
retained
by
the
board.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
and
makes
appropriations
to
the
22
education
system.
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
for
FY
23
2026-2027
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
and
other
funds
24
to
the
department
for
the
blind,
department
of
education,
and
25
state
board
of
regents
and
its
institutions.
The
bill
is
26
organized
by
divisions.
27
DEPARTMENT
FOR
THE
BLIND.
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
to
28
the
department
for
the
blind
for
its
administration.
29
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
to
30
the
department
of
education
for
purposes
of
the
department’s
31
general
administration
and
for
purposes
of
supporting
the
32
department’s
various
entities,
programs,
funds,
and
duties,
33
including
but
not
limited
to
the
public
broadcasting
division,
34
community
colleges,
the
Iowa
school
for
the
deaf
and
Iowa
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educational
services
for
the
blind
and
visually
impaired
1
program,
the
division
of
special
education,
and
the
college
2
student
aid
commission.
3
The
bill
also
appropriates
moneys
from
the
Iowa
skilled
4
worker
and
job
creation
fund
to
the
department
of
education
for
5
various
purposes.
6
STATE
BOARD
OF
REGENTS.
The
bill
appropriates
moneys
to
7
the
state
board
of
regents
for
the
board
office,
universities’
8
general
operating
budgets,
the
western
Iowa
regents
resource
9
center,
the
state
university
of
Iowa,
the
Iowa
state
university
10
of
science
and
technology,
and
the
university
of
northern
Iowa.
11
STANDING
APPROPRIATIONS.
For
FY
2026-2027,
the
bill
limits
12
the
appropriation
associated
with
programs
for
at-risk
children
13
under
Code
section
279.51
and
eliminates
the
appropriation
14
associated
with
the
work-study
program
under
Code
section
15
256.209.
The
bill
increases
the
standing
appropriation
for
16
tuition
grants
for
qualified
students
enrolled
in
accredited
17
private
institutions
under
Code
section
256.194(1)
or
eligible
18
institutions
under
Code
section
256.194(2).
19
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
——
REPORTING
REQUIREMENTS
RELATED
TO
20
ANTIBULLYING
PROGRAMMING.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
21
education
to
submit
an
annual
report
to
the
general
assembly
22
that
contains,
in
part,
information
related
to
the
department’s
23
antibullying
programming.
24
BOARD
OF
EDUCATIONAL
EXAMINERS
——
FEES.
Current
law
25
requires
the
executive
director
of
the
board
of
educational
26
examiners
(BOEE)
to
deposit
25
percent
of
the
licensing
fees
27
collected
annually
with
the
treasurer
of
state,
and
such
fees
28
are
to
be
credited
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
The
bill
29
strikes
this
provision.
The
bill
provides
that
licensing
fees
30
collected
during
the
fiscal
year
are
required
to
be
retained
31
by,
and
are
appropriated
to,
the
BOEE
for
the
purposes
related
32
to
the
BOEE’s
duties.
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes.
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