Proposed changes to Iowa's AEA programs voicing concerns in communities
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KWWL) - One of the many bills currently going through the state legislature in Des Moines would propose changes to AEA programs in Iowa.
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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KWWL) - One of the many bills currently going through the state legislature in Des Moines would propose changes to AEA programs in Iowa.
As the AEA bill continues through the legislative session, local AEAs are sharing more information about what they do and how this bill will impact them.
"I was so inspired by what they did for me over 50 years ago that I became an occupational therapist myself" at an AEA, writes Kandace Wittry-Kern.
In 1974, Iowa legislators, under the leadership of Chuck Grassley, championed a groundbreaking initiative: the creation of the Area Education Agency system (
The amendment to Senate Study Bill 3073 (SSB3073) — the bill reorganizing Area Education Agencies (AEA) — was sent out on Saturday. On Monday, Gov. Kim Rey