HF 68 - Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs - Iowa Key Vote
Dennis Guth voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- Jan. 24, 2023
- Senate Bill Passed
- Jan. 23, 2023
- House Bill Passed
- Jan. 23, 2023
- Introduced
- Jan. 18, 2023
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Title: Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs
Signed by Governor Kim Reynolds
Title: Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $345 million per year of public taxpayer funds for private "school choice" voucher programs.
Highlights:
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Specifies unadjusted teacher salary supplement district cost, unadjusted professional development supplement district cost, unadjusted early intervention supplement district cost, unadjusted teacher leadership supplement district cost (Page 2).
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Authorizes Education Sayings Account payments for “resident pupils eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade twelve who attend a nonpublic school for the applicable school budget year” (Page 4).
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Establishes Education Savings Account “consisting of moneys appropriated to the department of education for the purpose of providing education savings account payments”; specifies responsibilities of Director of Department of Education (Page 5).
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Prohibits false claims for purpose of obtaining payment (Page 7).
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Extends time period regarding pupil weighting (Page 13).
Title: Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that appropriates $345 million per year of public taxpayer funds for private "school choice" voucher programs.
Highlights:
-
Specifies unadjusted teacher salary supplement district cost, unadjusted professional development supplement district cost, unadjusted early intervention supplement district cost, unadjusted teacher leadership supplement district cost (Page 2).
-
Authorizes Education Sayings Account payments for “resident pupils eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade twelve who attend a nonpublic school for the applicable school budget year” (Page 4).
-
Establishes Education Savings Account “consisting of moneys appropriated to the department of education for the purpose of providing education savings account payments”; specifies responsibilities of Director of Department of Education (Page 5).
-
Prohibits false claims for purpose of obtaining payment (Page 7).
-
Extends time period regarding pupil weighting (Page 13).
Title: Appropriates $345 Million Annually of Public Taxpayer Funds for Private "School Choice" Voucher Programs
Committee Sponsors
- Education Committee (Sponsor)