STACY. TODD, THANK YOU. RIGHT NOW AT THE IOWA STATE CAPITOL, A CONTROVERSIAL PLAN TO USE TAXPAYER MONEY FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS IS READY TO HEAD TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE FULL IOWA HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO VOTE ON GOVERNOR REYNOLDS SCHOOL CHOICE PLAN NEXT WEEK. IT WOULD OFFER FAMILIES ROUGHLY 70 $600 OF PUBLICLY FUNDED SCHOLARSHIPS IF THEY CHOOSE TO MOVE FROM PUBLIC TO PRIVATE SCHOOLS. THE BILL WAS APPROVED TODAY BY THE NEW HOUSE EDUCATION REFORM COMMITTEE AFTER STALLING IN THE HOUSE FOR THE LAST TWO SESSIONS. THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WI
School choice bill to get full House vote next week
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Updated: 7:54 PM CST Jan 18, 2023
A controversial plan to use taxpayer money for private schools is ready to head to the House floor for the first time.On Wednesday, the House Education Reform Committee passed Gov. Kim Reynolds' school choice plan (HSB 1). The plan had previously stalled in the House for two years, and never made it to the floor. The House is expected to vote on the bill , which is now HF 68, next week.In the plan, any family with a K-12 student who wants to switch from public to private school during the next school year would receive roughly $7,600 from the state — the full amount of taxpayer money the state invests in every student.That money usually goes to a student's public school district. But under Reynolds' plan, families who switch to private schools would get that money instead. On Tuesday, parents and educators shared their thoughts on the bill in a packed House Education Subcommittee hearing.The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider the Senate version, SF 94, of the governor's plan on Thursday.
DES MOINES, Iowa — A controversial plan to use taxpayer money for private schools is ready to head to the House floor for the first time.
On Wednesday, the House Education Reform Committee passed Gov. Kim Reynolds' school choice plan (HSB 1). The plan had previously stalled in the House for two years, and never made it to the floor.
The House is expected to vote on the bill , which is now , next week.
In the plan, any family with a K-12 student who wants to switch from public to private school during the next school year would receive roughly $7,600 from the state — the full amount of taxpayer money the state invests in every student.
That money usually goes to a student's public school district. But under Reynolds' plan, families who switch to private schools would get that money instead.
On Tuesday, parents and educators shared their thoughts on the bill in a packed House Education Subcommittee hearing.
The Senate Appropriations Committee will consider the Senate version, , of the governor's plan on Thursday.
