House File 157 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 157 BY STECKMAN , MURPHY , WOOD , STAED , KELLEY , HALL , RUFF , DAWSON , GASKILL , MASCHER , HANSON , WINCKLER , GAINES , ABDUL-SAMAD , COHOON , RUNNING-MARQUARDT , ANDERSON , T. TAYLOR , LENSING , WESSEL-KROESCHELL , LUNDBY , HUNTER , KEARNS , THOMAS , and DUNKEL A BILL FOR An Act relating to the Iowa early intervention block grant 1 program by extending the repeal date of the chapter 2 establishing the program and including effective date 3 provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1958HH (4) 85 kh/sc

H.F. 157 Section 1. Section 256D.9, Code 2013, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 256D.9 Future repeal. 3 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2013 2018 . 4 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 5 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 6 EXPLANATION 7 This bill extends the future repeal date of the Code chapter 8 that establishes the Iowa early intervention block grant 9 program from July 1, 2013, to July 1, 2018, and makes the 10 extension effective upon enactment. 11 Currently, the program is funded through a categorical 12 supplement under the state school foundation program. Moneys 13 received by a school district must be used in kindergarten 14 through grade three for purposes of class size management or to 15 improve instruction in basic skills, especially reading. 16 -1- LSB 1958HH (4) 85 kh/sc 1/ 1