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Iowa House Republicans announce education spending package with 2.25% per-pupil increase

  • Iowa House Republicans propose a $149.2 million increase in K-12 funding for fiscal year 2025, higher than the 2% increase suggested by the Governor and Senate Republicans.
  • House Speaker Pat Grassley aims to set the State Supplemental Aid rate at 2.25%, addressing inflation and district needs.
  • The proposal includes a one-time $22.6 million increase for per-pupil funding and additional support for school transportation and operational sharing.
  • A subcommittee on the House legislation is scheduled for February 10, as Grassley emphasizes the importance of addressing school district concerns.
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Iowa House Republicans announce education spending package with 2.25% per-pupil increase

House Speaker Pat Grassley said House Republicans are proposing legislation that sets the State Supplemental Aid rate at 2.25% in the upcoming fiscal year — a slightly higher proposal than the 2% proposed by Senate Republicans and the governor.

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Iowa House GOP's K-12 spending plan includes $22.6 million 'infusion' to deal with inflation - Radio Iowa

There are now two different Republican plans for state funding of Iowa’s K-12 schools. Governor Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans have suggested a 2% increase in general state funding, which is based on a per pupil formula. House Republicans are proposing a 2.25% increase and House Speaker Pat Grassley said there’s more above that to […]

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House Republicans announce education spending package with 2.25% per-pupil increase • Iowa Capital Dispatch

(Photo by Getty Images)House Speaker Pat Grassley said House Republicans are pursuing a slightly higher increase in state funding package for the public K-12 system than the governor and GOP senators. Speaking with reporters Thursday, Grassley said the House GOP caucus is proposing legislation that sets the State Supplemental Aid (SSA) rate at 2.25% in the upcoming fiscal year — a slightly higher proposal than the 2% proposed by Senate Republica…

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House Republican proposal would increase public education funding above Reynolds’ proposal

The governor only wants a 2% increase to public school funding. Iowa Democrats have called for a 5% increase. House Republicans have released a school funding increase that would fall somewhere in the middle.  Iowa House Republicans have agreed to a school funding proposal that is higher than the 2% increase agreed to by Gov. Kim Reynolds and Senate Republicans. House Speaker Pat Grassley said their plan would increase funding by $149.2 million …

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House Republicans announce education spending package with 2.25% per-pupil increase

(Des Moines) House Speaker Pat Grassley said House Republicans are pursuing a slightly higher increase in state funding package for the public K-12 system than the governor and GOP senators. Speaking with reporters Thursday, Grassley said the House GOP caucus is proposing legislation that sets the State Supplemental Aid (SSA) rate at 2.25% in the upcoming fiscal year — a slightly higher proposal than the 2% proposed by Senate Republicans and the…

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Iowa Starting Line broke the news in on Thursday, February 6, 2025.
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