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Senate passes education appropriations bill after floor debate over higher-education funding
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The Iowa Senate voted to pass House File 2783, its FY27 education appropriations bill, after floor debate in which senators disputed whether the measure meaningfully increases funding for regents universities, community colleges and student supports.
The Iowa Senate voted to pass House File 2783, the FY27 education appropriations bill, after floor debate over whether the measure represents a meaningful investment in higher education.
Senator Green of Boone, sponsor of the bill, told colleagues the plan appropriates a little more than $1 billion from the general fund and funds 11,057 full-time equivalents for fiscal 2027. She highlighted targeted increases including about $3.5 million for community colleges, $10 million newly allotted to the special education division from the general fund, $335,000 to establish grants for advanced dyslexia specialist endorsements and $500,000 for school-district email…
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