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Iowa House Bill HSB680
Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session
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Iowa 2025-2026 Regular Session

Iowa House Bill HSB680

Introduced
2/5/26  

Caption

A bill for an act relating to education funding by authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children, modifying the school tuition organization tax credit program, and including applicability provisions.

Impact

The implementation of HSB680 will likely impact state laws pertaining to education funding and tax credits related to school tuition organizations. By allowing community-based providers to participate more actively in preschool education, the bill seeks to diversify the types of organizations that can provide early education services. This could lead to an increase in the number and quality of preschool programs available to families, which aligns with broader goals of enhancing educational outcomes for children.

Summary

HSB680 is a legislative proposal focused on enhancing education funding in the state. The bill authorizes community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children. This aims to expand early childhood education opportunities and increase accessibility for families across the state. Moreover, the bill includes modifications to the existing school tuition organization tax credit program, potentially affecting how these credits are allocated and utilized within the education system.

Contention

While HSB680 has support for its intentions to bolster preschool education, there could be contention surrounding the modification of the tax credit system. Stakeholders may express differing opinions on how these changes will affect funding distributions, as well as the potential implications for existing tuition organization programs. Concerns about equity and accessibility might arise, questioning whether the new provisions will adequately serve all communities or if they will unintentionally favor certain providers or geographic areas.

Companion Bills

No companion bills found.

Previously Filed As

IA HF2358

A bill for an act authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.(Formerly HSB 604.)

IA HSB604

A bill for an act authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.(See HF 2358.)

IA HF2092

A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions.(See HF 2493.)

IA HF2450

A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions.

IA HF2052

A bill for an act relating to community-based providers in the statewide voluntary preschool program for four-year-old children.

IA SF2229

A bill for an act relating to education funding, including the amounts for the statewide preschool program and eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including applicability provisions.

IA SF123

A bill for an act relating to funding of approved local preschool programs and including applicability provisions.

IA HF214

A bill for an act relating to funding of approved local preschool programs and including applicability provisions.

IA HF2493

A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2092.) Effective date: 07/01/2026. Applicability date: 07/01/2027.

IA HF275

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the enrollment of eligible children in the statewide preschool program.

Similar Bills

IA HF2358

A bill for an act authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.(Formerly HSB 604.)

IA HSB604

A bill for an act authorizing community-based providers to directly participate in the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.(See HF 2358.)

IA HF623

A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services.(Formerly HSB 145.)

IA SF445

A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services, making appropriations and reducing appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1135.)

IA SSB1135

A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services.(See SF 445.)

IA HSB145

A bill for an act relating to early childhood education and care, including by modifying provisions related to the statewide preschool program, the child development coordinating council, programs for at-risk children, the responsibilities of the department of education, the early childhood Iowa initiative, and the state child care assistance program, and establishing the child care continuum partnership grants pilot program within the department of health and human services.(See HF 623.)

CA AB2678

Preschool programs: QRIS block grant.

IA SF2229

A bill for an act relating to education funding, including the amounts for the statewide preschool program and eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including applicability provisions.