Hite Capitol Update – January 22nd, 2021
The second week of session brought with it a packed schedule of committee and subcommittee meetings, discussing and advancing important legislation in the Education, Judiciary, Ways & Means, and Information Technology committees. As chair of the House Education Committee, I chaired two committee meetings this week, where we assigned our first batch of bills, and advanced our first bill, HF 5, to the House Floor. The House ended the week debating and passing new House rules for the 89th General Assembly.
One of the legislature’s top priorities this year will be to ensure every family who wants 100% in-person learning has access to it. This week, Representatives Landon and Gobble took the first step to ensure parental choice in education by introducing a bill that gives the decision-making power back to the parents when it comes to their child’s education. The bill states if a public school or an accredited nonpublic school offers both i
Week 2 Update
Hello Friends,
The 2nd week of the session got off to a busy start. It is exciting to see the priorities laid out by myself and others become bills and start the legislative process. I will provide a quick overview of the capitol this week but please use my contact information at the bottom of this email if you have any questions.
1. Preschool
I am the proud sponsor of HF 14 which expands the ages of students who can enroll in preschool in the State of Iowa. Under this bill a child who turns five-years old prior to September 15th but after March 1st will be newly eligible to enroll in preschool with the same level of state support 4-year olds receive.