Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa HF2458: A BILL FOR An Act establishing the teacher and para-educator grant program within the department of workforce development, and making appropriations
Status: In committee, February 16, 2026
An Act establishing the teacher and para-educator grant program within the department of workforce development, and making appropriations.
What the bill says
A bill FOR An Act establishing the teacher and para-educator grant program within the department of workforce development, and making appropriations.
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
A BILL FOR An Act establishing the teacher and para-educator grant program within the department of workforce development, and making appropriations. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 6790YH (3) jda/jh H.F. 2458 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 84A.22 Teacher and para-educator grant program. 1. The department of workforce development shall develop and administer a teacher and para-educator grant program to provide grants to all of the following individuals: a. Individuals who are currently enrolled in a high school in this state to offset the costs associated with obtaining a para-educator certificate from the board of educational examiners and an associate degree. b. Individuals who currently hold a para-educator certificate issued by the board of educational examiners to offset the costs associated with obtaining a bachelor's degree. 2. The department of workforce development, in consultation with the department of education, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 3. a. A teacher and para-educator grant program fund is established in the state treasury. The teacher and para-educator grant program fund shall be administered by the department of workforce development and shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly and other moneys received by the department for deposit in the fund. The moneys in the teacher and para-educator grant program fund are …
Sponsors
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81) · primary sponsor
- Ross Wilburn (D, 50)
- Larry McBurney (D, 44)
- Mary Madison (D, 31)
- Meyer (R)
- Bob Kressig (D, 75)
Latest actions
- : Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 292 .
Subjects: teachers, grants, workforce development, para-educators
Common questions
- What is HF2458?
- HF2458 is a bill in the Iowa Legislature (91st General Assembly): A BILL FOR An Act establishing the teacher and para-educator grant program within the department of workforce development, and making appropriations.
- What does HF2458 do?
- In its own words: A bill FOR An Act establishing the teacher and para-educator grant program within the department of workforce development, and making appropriations.
- What is the status of HF2458?
- In committee as of February 16, 2026. Latest action: Introduced, referred to Labor and Workforce. H.J. 292 . (February 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HF2458?
- Daniel Gosa (D, 81), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HF2458?
- On the Iowa Legislature website: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ba=HF+2458&ga=91
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