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REYNOLDS SIGNS PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING BILL

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GOVERNOR REYNOLDS HAS SIGNED INTO LAW THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING BILL THAT WILL INCREASE THE STATE’S PUBLIC EDUCATION BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 BY 2.5% PER PUPIL AND RESULT IN $159 MILLION IN NEW MONEY FOR IOWA’S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

FIFTY-SIX PERCENT OF THE STATE’S ENTIRE BUDGET FUNDS PUBLIC EDUCATION.

THAT AMOUNT WILL TOTAL MORE THAN $3.6 BILLION DOLLARS WITH EIGHTY PERCENT OF THE EDUCATION BUDGET GOING TO PRE K-12 SCHOOLS.

IT’S THE FIRST BILL REYNOLDS HAS SIGNED IN THE 2022 LEGISLATIVE SESSION.