Highlights in this edition:

• Major Maintenance List Grows to $474 Million according to DAS
  • The State Historical Building has $75.5 million of work
• Democrats Unanimously Oppose Maternity Home Legislation
  • A maternity group home is a community-based residential home that provides room and board, personal care, supervision, training, support and education in a family environment for women who are pregnant or have given birth in the last two years
• Certified Enrollment for 2023-24 Holds Steady; 16,757 ESA Participants Enrolled at Iowa Accredited Nonpublic Schools
  • Public school district certified enrollment was 483,699, down only one-half percent
• Bills Advance on Child Care, Maternal Health, and Parent Access to Medical Records
  • House File 2064 requires health care providers to give parents access to their children’s health care information

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