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Read. Follow. Verify.Iowa Senate File 2329 Modifies Area Education Agency Governance, Duties, and Funding Formulas
Last action · February 16, 2026: Subcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295 .Sponsor: Trone Garriott
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What This Bill Would Do
Senate File 2329 restructures area education agencies in Iowa by updating their governance boards, modifying funding formulas and professional development supplements, and altering how state aid is deducted and distributed to these agencies beginning July 1, 2026.
Changes how state education funds flow to local school districts and area education agencies, altering budget approval timelines and board election structures across nine regional districts.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Area Education Agencies
Governance structures, budget approval timelines, and funding calculation formulas are modified.
School Districts
State aid payments are subject to mandatory monthly deductions for transfer to area education agencies.
Teachers
Salary supplement and professional development funding mechanisms and protections are updated.
Key Facts
- Area education agency boards of directors shall consist of not less than five nor more than nine members elected from approximately equal population director districts for four-year terms.
- The department of management shall deduct amounts calculated for special education support services, media services, and salary supplements from state aid due to school districts and pay them to respective area education agencies monthly from September 15 through June 15.
- For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and each fiscal year thereafter, a statutory $7.5 million reduction specified for school districts and area education agencies does not apply.
- Area education agencies must prepare a proposed annual budget and post notice of a public hearing on their internet site and in a newspaper of general circulation no later than March 1 of each year.
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- The state board of education shall review proposed area education agency budgets and either grant approval or return them with comments before May 1.
- If an area education agency professional development supplement district cost is less than 100 percent of the base year cost, the agency shall receive a budget adjustment equal to the difference.
- Teacher salary supplement district costs and area education agency teacher salary supplement district costs are exempt from uniform budget reductions ordered by the governor under section 8.31.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are area education agency board members chosen under the bill?
When do the funding and budget changes take effect?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 16, 2026SenateSubcommittee: Sinclair, Rozenboom, and Trone Garriott. S.J. 295 .
- Feb 12, 2026SenateIntroducedIntroduced, referred to Education. S.J. 275 .
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Restructuring of AEA Governance and Funding
The legislation shifts oversight structures, modifies local budget public hearing requirements, and updates state aid deduction schedules for area education agencies.
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