Iowa legislation · 91st General Assembly
Iowa SF2201: A BILL FOR An Act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2026, modifying provisions relating to property tax replacement payments, the regular program state cost per pupil, funding for school district budget adjustments, and school district enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions
Status: Signed into law, February 26, 2026
An Act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2026, modifying provisions relating to property tax replacement payments, the regular program state cost per pupil, funding for school district budget adjustments, and school district enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
What the bill says
From the enrolled text, February 25, 2026:
Senate File 2201 - Enrolled Senate File 2201 RELATING TO SCHOOL FUNDING BY ESTABLISHING THE STATE PERCENT OF GROWTH AND THE CATEGORICAL STATE PERCENT OF GROWTH FOR THE BUDGET YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 2026, MODIFYING PROVISIONS RELATING TO PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS, TRANSPORTATION EQUITY AID FUNDING, FUNDING FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ENROLLMENT, ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATION SUPPORT PERSONNEL SALARY SUPPLEMENT, MAKING APPROPRIATIONS, AND INCLUDING EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY PROVISIONS. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: DIVISION I STATE AND CATEGORICAL PERCENTS OF GROWTH AND PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT PAYMENTS Section 1. Section 257.8, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2026, are amended to read as follows: 1. State percent of growth. The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2023, is three percent. The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, is two and one-half percent. The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2025, is two percent. The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2026, is two percent. The state percent of growth for each subsequent budget year shall be established by statute which shall be enacted within thirty days of the transmission of the Senate File 2201, p. governor's budget required by February …