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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Democratic-controlled Iowa Senate has passed legislation that would establish future state aid for K-12 schools, though the funding remains unclear as lawmakers debate more immediate education costs.
The Senate voted on party lines Tuesday for two bills that would set a 4 percent increase to basic state aid for schools in the fiscal year that begins in 2017. They're separate from legislation that would set the same percentage increase in the fiscal year that begins this July.
State law requires the legislature to establish such advanced education funding, though lawmakers haven't followed that timeline in recent years. Leaders in the Republican-majority House support a 2 percent increase to state aid for this upcoming fiscal year, arguing there are limited funds. They have not formally proposed funding for future years.
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