Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 257.16 (2026)

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1. There is appropriated each year from the general fund of the state an amount necessary to pay the foundation aid under this chapter, the preschool foundation aid under chapter 256C, supplementary aid under section 257.4, subsection 2, and adjusted additional property tax levy aid under section 257.15, subsection 4.

2. All state aids paid under this chapter, unless otherwise stated, shall be paid in monthly installments beginning on September 15 of a budget year and ending on or about June 15 of the budget year as determined by the department of management, taking into consideration the relative budget and cash position of the state resources.\n\nTue Dec 09 22:19:14 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 257 (45, 1) 29 FINANCING SCHOOL PROGRAMS, §257.16B\n\n 3. All moneys received by a school district from the state under this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund of the school district, and may be used for any school general fund purpose unless otherwise provided by law.

4. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if the governor orders budget reductions in accordance with section 8.31, the teacher salary supplement district cost, the professional development supplement district cost, the early intervention supplement district cost, and the teacher leadership supplement district cost as calculated under section 257.10, subsections 9, 10, 11, and 12, and the area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost as calculated under section 257.37A shall be paid in full as calculated and the reductions in the appropriations provided in accordance with this section shall be reduced from the remaining moneys appropriated pursuant to this section and shall be distributed on a per pupil basis calculated with the weighted enrollment determined in accordance with section 257.6, subsection 5. 89 Acts, ch 135, §16; 91 Acts, ch 178, §5; 92 Acts, ch 1208, §1; 92 Acts, ch 1232, §303; 94 Acts, ch 1023, §44; 94 Acts, ch 1181, §12, 18; 95 Acts, ch 214, §10, 11; 2002 Acts, ch 1140, §11; 2006 Acts, ch 1182, §40, 53; 2007 Acts, ch 148, §8; 2010 Acts, ch 1183, §21, 43; 2013 Acts, ch 121, §56; 2024 Acts, ch 1002, §29, 37, 38 Referred to in §256.12, 256C.4, 256C.5, 257.4, 257.5, 257.12, 257.15, 257.16B, 257.16C, 257.17, 257.20, 275.31, 282.31, 282.33, 282.35, 284.11, 284.13, 284.15 2024 amendment to subsection 4 applies July 1, 2024, for school budget years beginning on or after that date; 2024 Acts, ch 1002, §38 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1960–1998 · leading case: Buchholtz v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Instruction, 315 N.W.2d 789 (Iowa 1982).

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Buchholtz v. Iowa Dep't of Pub. Instruction, 315 N.W.2d 789 (Iowa 1982). “10 (board); § 257.16 (superintendent); § 257.19 (department).”

Bd. of Directors v. Iowa State Bd. of Pub. Instruction, 106 N.W.2d 670 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 2× “After the hearing the state superintendent as executive officer of the state board of public instruction (Code section 257.16) signed a paper designated “Appeal, Decision and Order” consisting of a statement of the issues, findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision and…”

Stanley v. Fitzgerald, 580 N.W.2d 742 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 257.16 . Delaying the payment from the scheduled date of June 15 to the beginning of the next fiscal year is therefore not inappropriate in and of itself.”

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