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IA HF504
Bill
Status
2/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Bob Kressig
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AI Summary
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Establishes a robotics grant program within the STEM collaborative initiative to provide grants to school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, charter schools, and innovation zone schools
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Grants cover stipends for robotics team members, fees and supplies to establish or maintain teams, and competition-related costs including registration, materials, transportation, and travel expenses
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Appropriates $400,000 from the general fund to the Department of Education for FY 2025-2026 for the robotics grant program
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Appropriates $100,000 to the State Board of Regents for the University of Northern Iowa to develop a public-private partnership with matching funds to support the Iowa regional FIRST robotics competition
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Grant funds must supplement, not supplant, existing public funding used by school districts for similar purposes
Legislative Description
A bill for an act relating to robotics, including by establishing a robotics grant program within the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative and requiring the university of northern Iowa to develop a public-private partnership to support robotics competitions, and making appropriations.
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Higher Education. H.J. 375.
2/20/2025