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IA SF72
Bill
Status
1/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jeff Taylor
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AI Summary
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Establishes the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive scholar program administered by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission to provide tuition reimbursement for teachers obtaining an advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement
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Eligible teachers must work in an Iowa school or area education agency and be actively pursuing the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement from the Board of Educational Examiners
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Limits tuition reimbursement eligibility to two years maximum, with total reimbursement not exceeding 75% of the recipient's dyslexia specialist endorsement tuition costs
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Payment structure requires the first payment (up to half the total) after one year of teaching in Iowa, with the remainder paid after the second year of teaching
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Appropriates $335,000 from the state general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 to establish the program fund, with unused funds carrying over to subsequent years rather than reverting to the general fund
Legislative Description
A bill for an act establishing the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement competitive scholar program within the college student aid commission and making appropriations.(See SF 286.)
Last Action
Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 286. S.J. 258.
2/12/2025