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SF 2175

Expands charter school funding, IPERS coverage, and education savings accounts

Senate File 2175 gives charter schools more state per-pupil funding and brings their staff into the public employees' retirement system. It also changes education savings accounts, preschool partnerships, school start dates, and a teacher training task force.

Official title

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to charter schools, the Iowa public employees' retirement system, financing programs for charter schools and nonpublic schools administered by the Iowa finance authority, the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children, education savings accounts, the school start date, independent accrediting agencies, teacher training and licensure, and making appropriations, and including applicability and retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 2425, SF 2501.)

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Where it stands

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Senate
  4. House
  5. Governor

Last action, Feb 23: Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2425. S.J. 366.

On these agendas

  • Education CommitteeFeb 18

    ttendance Confirmation of minutes from previous meeting Bills for consideration SF2175 - Green w/amendment (4) SSB3146 - Green SF2121 - Green w/amendment SF2212 - Pik

  • Education SubcommitteeFeb 16

    Topic: SF 2175 - Green, Quirmbach and Rozenboom Topic: SF 2175 - Green, Quirmbach and Rozenboo

History

  • Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 2425. S.J. 366.Senate · Feb 23
  • Subcommittee recommends passage.Senate · Feb 16
  • Subcommittee Meeting: 02/16/2026 10:00AM Room 315.Senate · Feb 13
  • Subcommittee: Green, Quirmbach, and Rozenboom.Senate · Feb 13
  • Introduced, referred to Education. S.J. 185.Senate · Feb 3