Meeting Public Comments

Subcommittee meeting and times are as follows:

A bill for an act relating to the teach Iowa scholar program, including modifying eligibility provisions and establishing funding allocations.(See HF 2441.)

Subcommittee members: Behn-CH, Henderson, Madison

Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Time: 8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Location: House Lounge

Names and comments are public records. Remaining information is considered a confidential record.

Comments Submitted:

02-10-2026

David Anderson

Striking eligibility requirements strikes me as the incorrect solution to the problem of retaining qualified teachers. You should instead be making the state regulations more teacher friendly. Furthermore, while I have no doubt that rural schools, as defined in this bill, are suffering, there is also no way that 50 percent is an appropriate allocation given the demographics of this state. It is far better to let the people with the data and knowledge do their best, instead of legislating the allocations.