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HF 535 - Repeals Statewide Preschool Program - Key Vote
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Jack Drake voted Yea (Passage) on this legislation.
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Legislation - Referred to Committee (Senate) - March 10, 2011
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (55-45) - March 8, 2011 (Key vote)
Title: Repeals Statewide Preschool Program
Vote to pass a bill that repeals the statewide preschool program for 4 year old children and establishes scholarships for preschool programs, effective July 1, 2011.
- Defines "preschool scholarship" as state funding appropriated to school districts to pay tuition for eligible children enrolled in preschool programs (Sec. 9).
- Requires families with children enrolled in approved preschool programs to pay tuition based on income and the most current sliding tuition scale developed by the Department of Education (Sec. 11).
- Requires families to have income at or below 300 percent of the federal poverty level to qualify for the new preschool program scholarships (Sec. 11).
Legislation - Introduced (House) - March 3, 2011
Title: Repeals Statewide Preschool Program
Committee Sponsors
- Education (Sponsor)
Sponsors
- Daryl Beall (IA - D)
- Shawn Hamerlinck (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Herman C. Quirmbach (IA - D)
