Amendment shifts Early Childhood Iowa funding to human services department

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 6, 2026

Words: 1,089

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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Advocates for Early Childhood Iowa told lawmakers they believe federal funding can be drawn down without the need to move certain funding streams to state Department of Health and Human Services control, as proposed in a bill moved forward Monday.

Finalized amendment language is not yet public for Senate File 2462, but the bill as discussed by a Senate appropriations subcommittee is significantly different from the initial language discussed in earlier meetings about …

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