House File 2783 H-8439 Amend House File 2783 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 FY 2026-2027 APPROPRIATIONS —— DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 5 Section 1. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS —— 6 ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the general 7 fund of the state to the department for the blind for the 8 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, 9 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 10 used for the purposes designated: 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 13 equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,207,190 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 103.74 16 DIVISION II 17 FY 2026-2027 APPROPRIATIONS —— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 18 Sec. 2. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated 19 from the general fund of the state to the department of 20 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 21 ending June 30, 2027, the following amounts, or so much thereof 22 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 23 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 26 equivalent positions: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,073,808 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 71.87 29 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 31 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 32 equivalent positions: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 721,779 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 10.80 35 -1- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 28 #1.

3. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 2 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 3 full-time equivalent positions: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,165,236 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 53.20 6 4. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 7 For reimbursement for career and technical education 8 expenditures made by regional career and technical education 9 planning partnerships in accordance with section 256.136: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,952,459 11 5. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 12 a. For use as state matching moneys for federal programs 13 that shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, 14 including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 16 equivalent positions: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,253,055 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 27.83 19 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $76,258 20 shall be allocated to the administrative costs associated with 21 participation in the federal summer electronic benefit transfer 22 program. 23 6. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 24 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 25 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 26 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three 27 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 28 those services: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,721,400 30 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 31 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty 32 clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order 33 to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are 34 born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. 35 -2- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 2/ 28

7. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 1 a. For early head start projects: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 574,500 3 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 4 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 5 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 6 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 7 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 8 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 9 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 10 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be 11 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 12 and received state funding to administer an early head start 13 project. 14 8. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 15 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 16 program established pursuant to chapter 284 , and for not more 17 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,990,467 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.83 20 9. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT 21 a. For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the 22 department of education on behalf of school districts and 23 accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated 24 with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance 25 with section 256.7, subsection 21 , paragraph “b”: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 27 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more 28 than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs 29 within the state university of Iowa college of education 30 to offset the costs of administering the statewide student 31 assessment at accredited nonpublic schools. 32 10. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING 33 For support costs associated with the creation of a 34 statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning: 35 -3- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 3/ 28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 1 11. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 2 PROGRAM 3 For support costs associated with the creation of a program 4 to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils 5 enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college 6 for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a 7 community college-employed instructor during the summer and 8 outside of the regular school year through a contractual 9 agreement between a community college and a school district: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 11 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 12 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 13 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 14 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 15 specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding 16 fiscal year. 17 12. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES 18 For school districts to reinforce collaborative efforts and 19 regional initiatives that accelerate work-based learning and 20 credential attainment, and to provide direct career education 21 services to identified middle school or high school students 22 enrolled in school districts through direct instruction by a 23 jobs for America’s graduates specialist: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,946,450 25 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the 26 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 27 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 28 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 29 specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding 30 fiscal year. 31 13. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 32 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 33 For administration of a process for school districts to 34 establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the 35 -4- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 4/ 28

performance of each attendance center operated by the district 1 in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and 2 report card for each attendance center, for internet site 3 and data system support, and for not more than the following 4 full-time equivalent positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.60 7 14. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 8 For distribution to school districts for implementation 9 of section 279.68, subsection 2 , relating to successful 10 progression for early readers: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,824,782 12 15. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY 13 a. For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an 14 early warning assessment and administering the early warning 15 system for literacy established in accordance with section 16 279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, 17 subsection 31 : 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,915,000 19 b. The department shall administer and distribute to school 20 districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning 21 assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor 22 student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade 23 six. The department may charge school districts and accredited 24 nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual 25 costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning 26 assessment minus the moneys received by the department under 27 this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the 28 actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for 29 the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the 30 system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use 31 moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11 , and 32 moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, 33 subsection 2 , to pay the early warning assessment system fee. 34 16. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER 35 -5- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 5/ 28

a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in 1 order to implement, in collaboration with the area education 2 agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49 , 3 paragraph “c”: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 5 b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more 6 than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state 7 board of education relating to the approval of practitioner 8 preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3 , 9 paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for 10 the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced 11 dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 256.146, 12 subsection 21. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, and 13 ending June 30, 2027, the center shall submit a report to the 14 general assembly detailing the expenditures of moneys used for 15 purposes of this paragraph “b”. 16 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 17 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 18 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 19 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 20 specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding 21 fiscal year. 22 17. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE 23 FUND 24 For deposit in the computer science professional development 25 incentive fund established in section 284.6A : 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 27 18. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND 28 SUPPORT 29 a. For distribution to area education agencies for 30 school-based children’s mental health services, including 31 mental health awareness training for educators: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,899,682 33 b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for 34 distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be 35 -6- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 6/ 28

used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and 1 loss rural program to serve Iowa children in rural school 2 districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The program shall 3 be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to this 4 paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide 5 not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides 6 grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year 7 beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the health 8 care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph 9 shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department 10 of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for 11 the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be 12 submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2027. 13 19. BEST BUDDIES IOWA 14 a. For school districts to create opportunities for 15 one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership 16 development for students with intellectual and developmental 17 disabilities: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000 19 b. The department of education shall establish criteria for 20 the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection 21 and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this 22 subsection to annually report student identifying data for 23 students participating in the program to the department in the 24 manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving 25 such moneys. 26 20. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 27 For distribution to the midwestern higher education compact 28 to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 118,450 30 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated pursuant 31 to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 32 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 33 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 34 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 35 -7- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 7/ 28

21. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO 1 COMMUNITY COLLEGES 2 For payments to community colleges for the concurrent 3 enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under 4 section 261E.8, subsection 2 , paragraph “b”: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 7 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 8 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 9 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 10 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 11 22. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 12 For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined 13 in section 260C.2 , in accordance with section 260C.18C: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $246,858,161 15 23. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 17 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 18 equivalent positions: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,813,313 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 102.85 21 24. IOWA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY 22 IMPAIRED PROGRAM 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,112,412 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 68.72 28 25. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 29 (STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE 30 For purposes of the science, technology, engineering, and 31 mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established in 32 section 256.111, and for not more than the following full-time 33 equivalent positions: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,310,409 35 -8- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 8/ 28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.00 1 a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 2 moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for 3 salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly 4 related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 5 mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics 6 and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten 7 through grade 12. 8 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less 9 than $500,000 shall be used to provide, or support access to, 10 all of the following: 11 (1) Technology and emerging technology education 12 opportunities, including but not limited to artificial 13 intelligence, computer science, data science, and related 14 fields, to high school students and career academy students. 15 (2) Opportunities for students and instructional staff to 16 obtain industry-recognized credentials, certifications, or 17 other validated competencies. 18 (3) Research-based or evidence-informed instructional 19 content and learning frameworks. 20 (4) Online or hybrid access to instructional content. 21 (5) Instructional software, platforms, tools, or resources 22 for classroom and student use. 23 (6) Validation, certification, or credentialing of skills 24 and competencies across a broad range of technology-related and 25 artificial intelligence-related disciplines. 26 (7) Professional development, training, or 27 capacity-building opportunities for teachers and instructional 28 staff. 29 (8) Deployment, implementation, and programmatic support, 30 including but not limited to alignment or integration with 31 applicable academic standards or workforce needs. 32 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the 33 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 34 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 35 -9- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 9/ 28

but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 1 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 2 26. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND 3 For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund 4 established in section 256.25 : 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,351,382 6 27. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM 7 For purposes of administering an online state job posting 8 system that allows the department of education, school 9 districts, charter schools, area education agencies, and 10 accredited nonpublic schools to post job openings on an 11 internet site: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 265,000 13 28. LEAD-K PROGRAM 14 For purposes of maintaining and implementing the program 15 established pursuant to section 256.106, including ensuring 16 statewide consistency in guidance and supports related to 17 language and communication outcomes for children who are deaf 18 or hard of hearing: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 20 29. DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 21 For general supervision, oversight, compliance, employee 22 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes 23 within the area education agency regions and the department 24 of education main office, and for not more than the following 25 full-time equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 60.00 28 30. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 29 For purposes of providing required professional development 30 to public and nonpublic schools: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,676,458 32 31. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 33 a. Administration 34 For general administration salaries, support, maintenance, 35 -10- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 10/ 28

and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the 1 future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship 2 program in accordance with section 256.228, including salaries, 3 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the 4 future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship 5 program, and for not more than the following full-time 6 equivalent positions: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 591,533 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.95 9 b. National guard service scholarship program 10 For purposes of providing national guard service 11 scholarships under the program established in section 256.210: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,600,000 13 c. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program 14 (1) For deposit in the all Iowa opportunity scholarship fund 15 created in section 256.212: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,229,468 17 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, if the 18 moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $500,000, 19 “eligible institution” as defined in section 256.212 shall, 20 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, include 21 accredited private institutions as defined in section 256.183. 22 d. Teach Iowa scholar program 23 (1) For deposit in the teach Iowa scholar fund established 24 in section 256.218: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,045,248 26 (2) From the moneys appropriated in this paragraph, $96,533 27 shall be allocated to grants to eligible applicants under the 28 teach Iowa scholar program who teach in a school district that 29 is located in a city in Iowa with a population of less than 30 twenty-six thousand that is located more than twenty miles from 31 a city with a population of greater than fifty thousand. 32 e. Health care professional incentive program 33 For deposit in the health care professional incentive 34 program fund created in section 256.222: 35 -11- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 11/ 28

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,985,911 1 f. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program 2 For deposit in the rural veterinary care trust fund created 3 in section 256.226: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 5 g. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar 6 scholarship program 7 For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce 8 last-dollar scholarship fund created in section 256.228: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,927,005 10 h. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program 11 For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant 12 fund created in section 256.229: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 425,000 14 i. Iowa workforce grant and incentive program 15 For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive 16 program fund created in section 256.230: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,500,000 18 j. Court reporter equipment grant program 19 For deposit in the court reporter equipment grant program 20 fund created in section 256.231: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 22 32. ADVANCED DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST ENDORSEMENT 23 For purposes of a grant program that provides grants to 24 teachers licensed by the board of educational examiners to 25 offset the costs associated with obtaining an advanced dyslexia 26 specialist endorsement issued by the board of educational 27 examiners pursuant to section 256.146, subsection 21: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 335,000 29 33. SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTRONIC MAIL SECURITY 30 a. For purposes of procuring, implementing, and maintaining 31 on-premises and secure electronic mail gateway appliances 32 that support centralized policy management, automated threat 33 response, and unified threat visibility, and that utilize 34 artificial intelligence-powered security subscriptions and 35 -12- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 12/ 28

support services to protect school district electronic mail 1 systems from phishing, compromise, malware, and other advanced 2 cyber threats: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 4 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 5 this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 6 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 7 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 8 close of the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2030. 9 Sec. 3. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND 10 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled 11 worker and job creation fund created in section 8.57J to the 12 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 13 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, the following amounts, or 14 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 15 designated: 16 1. For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage 17 tuition grants in accordance with section 256.227: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 19 2. For deposit in the workforce training and economic 20 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,100,000 22 From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not 23 more than $100,000 shall be used by the department for 24 administration of the workforce training and economic 25 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A . 26 3. a. For capital projects at community colleges that meet 27 the definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section 28 8.57, subsection 3 , paragraph “c”: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000 30 b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 31 disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3 . Projects 32 that qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must 33 include at least one of the following: 34 (1) Accelerated career education program capital projects. 35 -13- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 13/ 28

(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including 1 health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with 2 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. 3 c. (1) If the career training physical expansion program 4 fund created in section 84J.3 is enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, 5 House File 2466, or successor legislation, or by 2026 Iowa 6 Acts, Senate File 2168, or successor legislation, then the 7 department of education shall deposit $3,500,000 of the moneys 8 appropriated under paragraph “a” into the career training 9 physical expansion program fund. 10 (2) The deposit of moneys described in this paragraph is 11 contingent on the career training physical expansion program 12 fund created in section 84J.3, if enacted by 2026 Iowa Acts, 13 House File 2466, or successor legislation, or by 2026 Iowa 14 Acts, Senate File 2168, or successor legislation, receiving no 15 other moneys for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2026, in any 16 Act of the general assembly. 17 4. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and 18 employment fund created in section 260H.2 : 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,800,000 20 5. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund 21 established in section 260I.2 : 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 23 6. For support costs associated with administering a 24 workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose 25 of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational 26 and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs 27 receiving moneys pursuant to this section: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 75,000 29 7. For STEM best: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 31 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 32 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of 33 the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for 34 expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the 35 -14- HF 2783.4381 (1) 91 jda/jh 14/ 28