Action is expected next week on SSA. Contact legislators this weekend and early in the week. Request a per-pupil increase of at least 5% given high inflation and low per-pupil increases over the past decade. See this Calls to Action for more information.

Bills with new numbers are being considered in the House (HF 68) and Senate (SF 94) on Education Savings Accounts. Since these bills are moving quickly, advocacy actions must be taken this weekend and Monday.

Action is expected next week in both House and Senate Committees. UEN encourages the legislature to oppose the Governor’s School Choice plan.

The Senate amended and passed SF 2369 Governor’s School Choice Omnibus and sent it to the House. Reach out to House Representatives to Oppose Vouchers.

The Senate amended and passed SF 2202, now numbered SF 2377, regarding a Teacher Internship Program, Teacher Iowa Scholar Loan Forgiveness and Recruitment Incentives from Management Fund. The Senate version is too limiting. Ask the House to make it more flexible.

Do not get complacent. Continue to discuss with legislators, especially House Republicans, until the Session is done. Speaker Grassley stated on WOI's This Week in Iowa, "The bill is obviously alive. If we can achieve consensus in the caucus, we could still take action on that." Review this Call to Action for a summary of the issues, the rationale for our positions and talking points opposing vouchers.