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IOWA HOUSE SENDS PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING BILL TO GOVERNOR’S DESK

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THE IOWA HOUSE SENT GOVERNOR REYNOLDS A BILL TUESDAY TO INCREASE FUNDING TO THE STATE’S PUBLIC K-THROUGH-12 SCHOOLS BY THREE PERCENT IN THE NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR.

REYNOLDS QUICKLY SIGNED THE BILL TO FINALIZE THE SPENDING AMOUNT.

REPUBLICAN REPRESENTATIVE CRAIG JOHNSON OF INDEPENDENE SAYS IT’S A NEARLY 107 MILLION DOLLAR INCREASE.

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THE PLAN CLEARED THE STATE SENATE THURSDAY.

THE INCREASE IS ROUGHLY IDENTICAL TO THE AMOUNT PRIVATE SCHOOL PARENTS WILL START GETTING IN STATE-FUNDED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS NEXT SCHOOL YEAR.

HOUSE SPEAKER PAT GRASSLEY SAYS THREE-POINT-SEVEN BILLION DOLLARS WILL BE SPENT ON SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEXT YEAR — SO REPUBLICANS ARE DEDICATING 45 PERCENT OF THE ENTIRE STATE BUDGET TO PUBLIC K-THROUGH-12 SCHOOLS.

Updated 11:05 p.m. 2/7/23
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