Senate File 199 - Introduced SENATE FILE 199 BY DONAHUE A BILL FOR An Act repealing the education savings account program. 1 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 2 TLSB 2209XS (1) 91 jda/jh
S.F. 199 Section 1. Section 256.9, subsection 66, Code 2025, is 1 amended by striking the subsection. 2 Sec. 2. Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph c, 3 subparagraph (1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 4 (1) The unadjusted teacher salary supplement district cost 5 is the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil for 6 each school district for a budget year multiplied by the sum 7 of the budget enrollment for that school district plus the 8 number of resident pupils in the school district that received 9 an education savings account payment under section 257.11B for 10 the base year . 11 Sec. 3. Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph c, 12 subparagraph (1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 13 (1) The unadjusted professional development supplement 14 district cost is the professional development supplement 15 district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget 16 year multiplied by the sum of the budget enrollment for that 17 school district plus the number of resident pupils in the 18 school district that received an education savings account 19 payment under section 257.11B for the base year . 20 Sec. 4. Section 257.10, subsection 11, paragraph c, 21 subparagraph (1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 22 (1) The unadjusted early intervention supplement district 23 cost is the early intervention supplement district cost per 24 pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied 25 by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district 26 plus the number of resident pupils in the school district that 27 received an education savings account payment under section 28 257.11B for the base year . 29 Sec. 5. Section 257.10, subsection 12, paragraph c, 30 subparagraph (1), Code 2025, is amended to read as follows: 31 (1) The unadjusted teacher leadership supplement district 32 cost is the teacher leadership supplement district cost per 33 pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied 34 by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district 35 -1- LSB 2209XS (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 199 plus the number of resident pupils in the school district that 1 received an education savings account payment under section 2 257.11B for the base year . 3 Sec. 6. Section 422.7, subsection 43, Code 2025, is amended 4 by striking the subsection. 5 Sec. 7. REPEAL. Section 257.11B, Code 2025, is repealed. 6 EXPLANATION 7 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 8 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 9 The education savings account program is a program that 10 provides funds to pupils who attend nonpublic schools to pay 11 for qualified educational expenses including but not limited to 12 tuition, tutoring or cognitive skill training fees, educational 13 therapy costs, software expenses, and expenses related to 14 course materials. For school years beginning on or after 15 July 1, 2025, each student eligible to enroll in kindergarten 16 through grade 12 is eligible for the education savings account 17 program. 18 This bill repeals the education savings account program and 19 makes conforming changes. 20 -2- LSB 2209XS (1) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2