House File 30
HOUSE FILE
BY MASCHER, BUKTA, D. OLSON,
FORD, MILLER, STEVENS,
LENSING, WINCKLER, COHOON,
WENDT, FREVERT, BERRY,
REASONER, SMITH, MURPHY,
OLDSON, WHITEAD, THOMAS,
QUIRK, FOEGE, KUHN,
and GREIMANN
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act reinstating the school improvement technology program,
2 making an appropriation, and providing an effective date.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 256D.4, subsection 1, unnumbered
1 2 paragraph 1, Code 2003, is amended to read as follows:
1 3 For each fiscal year in the fiscal period beginning July 1,
1 4 1999, and ending June 30, 2001, moneys Moneys appropriated
1 5 pursuant to section 256D.5, subsections 1 or 2, shall be
1 6 allocated to school districts in accordance with the following
1 7 formula:
1 8 Sec. 2. Section 256D.4, subsection 2, Code 2003, is
1 9 amended by striking the subsection.
1 10 Sec. 3. Section 256D.4, subsection 3, Code 2003, is
1 11 amended to read as follows:
1 12 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the
1 13 Iowa early intervention block grant program pursuant to
1 14 section 256D.5, the department of education shall notify the
1 15 department of revenue and finance of the amount of the
1 16 allocation to be paid to each school district as provided in
1 17 subsections subsection 1 and 2. The allocation to each school
1 18 district shall be made in one payment on or about October 15
1 19 of the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, taking
1 20 into consideration the relative budget and cash position of
1 21 the state resources. Moneys received under this section shall
1 22 not be commingled with state aid payments made under section
1 23 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the
1 24 local school district separately from state aid payments.
1 25 Payments made to school districts under this section are
1 26 miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257. A school
1 27 district shall maintain a separate listing within its budget
1 28 for payments received and expenditures made pursuant to this
1 29 section. A school district shall certify to the department of
1 30 education that moneys received under this section were used to
1 31 supplement, not supplant, moneys otherwise received and used
1 32 by the school district.
1 33 Sec. 4. Section 256D.5, Code 2003, is amended to read as
1 34 follows:
1 35 256D.5 APPROPRIATIONS.
2 1 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to
2 2 the department of education, the following amounts, for the
2 3 following fiscal years, for the Iowa early intervention block
2 4 grant program:
2 5 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending
2 6 June 30, 2000, the sum of ten million dollars There is
2 7 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 8 department of education, for each fiscal year of the fiscal
2 9 period beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2003, the
2 10 sum of thirty million dollars for the Iowa early intervention
2 11 block grant program.
2 12 2. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending
2 13 June 30, 2001, the sum of twenty million dollars There is
2 14 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
2 15 department of education for each fiscal year of the fiscal
2 16 period beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2005, the
2 17 sum of thirty million dollars for the school improvement
2 18 technology block grant program.
2 19 3. For each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning
2 20 July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2003, the sum of thirty
2 21 million dollars.
2 22 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256D.6 DISTRIBUTION OF SCHOOL
2 23 IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY BLOCK GRANT FUNDS.
2 24 1. From the moneys appropriated in section 256D.5,
2 25 subsection 2, other than the moneys allocated in subsection 2
2 26 of this section, for each fiscal year in which moneys are
2 27 appropriated, the amount of moneys allocated to school
2 28 districts shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment
2 29 of a district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all
2 30 school districts in the state for the budget year. However,
2 31 except as provided in subsection 6, a district shall not
2 32 receive less than ten thousand dollars in a fiscal year. The
2 33 Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state school for the
2 34 deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the university of
2 35 northern Iowa shall annually certify their basic enrollments
3 1 to the department of education by October 1. The department
3 2 of human services shall certify the average student yearly
3 3 enrollments of the institutions under department of human
3 4 services control as provided in section 218.1, subsections 1
3 5 through 3, 5, 7, and 8, to the department of education by
3 6 October 1.
3 7 2. From the moneys appropriated in section 256D.5,
3 8 subsection 2, for each fiscal year in which moneys are
3 9 appropriated, the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars
3 10 shall be divided among the area education agencies based upon
3 11 each area education agency's percentage of the total full=time
3 12 equivalent elementary and secondary teachers employed in the
3 13 school districts in this state. An area education agency may
3 14 contract with an appropriate accredited institution of higher
3 15 education in Iowa to provide staff development and training in
3 16 accordance with section 256D.7.
3 17 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the
3 18 school improvement technology block grant program, the
3 19 department of education shall notify the department of revenue
3 20 and finance of the amount to be paid to each school district
3 21 and area education agency based upon the distribution plan set
3 22 forth for the appropriation made pursuant to this section.
3 23 The allocation to each school district and area education
3 24 agency under this section shall be made in one payment on or
3 25 about October 15 of the fiscal year in which the appropriation
3 26 is made, taking into consideration the relative budget and
3 27 cash position of the state resources.
3 28 4. Payments made to school districts and area education
3 29 agencies under this section are miscellaneous income for
3 30 purposes of chapter 257. Moneys received under this section
3 31 shall not be commingled with state aid payments made under
3 32 sections 257.16 and 257.35 to a school district or area
3 33 education agency and shall be accounted for by the local
3 34 school district or area education agency separately from state
3 35 aid payments.
4 1 5. Moneys received under this section shall not be used
4 2 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or
4 3 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20.
4 4 6. For purposes of this section and section 256D.8,
4 5 "school district" means a school district, the Iowa braille
4 6 and sight saving school, the state school for the deaf, the
4 7 Price laboratory school at the university of northern Iowa,
4 8 and the institutions under the control of the department of
4 9 human services as provided in section 218.1, subsections 1
4 10 through 3, 5, 7, and 8. However, notwithstanding subsection
4 11 1, the amount of moneys allocated to the institutions under
4 12 the control of the department of human services as provided in
4 13 section 218.1, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 5, shall be a total of
4 14 not more than twenty thousand dollars for each fiscal year, to
4 15 be distributed proportionately between the four institutions
4 16 by the department of education.
4 17 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 256D.7 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
4 18 TECHNOLOGY PLANNING.
4 19 1. Each school district shall include a technology plan as
4 20 a component of the annual report submitted to the department
4 21 of education in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21,
4 22 paragraphs "a" and "c". The plan shall be developed by
4 23 licensed professional staff of the district, including both
4 24 teachers and administrators. The plan shall, at a minimum,
4 25 focus on the attainment of student achievement goals on
4 26 academic and other core indicators, consider the district's
4 27 interconnectivity with the Iowa communications network, and
4 28 demonstrate how the board will utilize technology to improve
4 29 student achievement. The technology plan shall be kept on
4 30 file in the district and a copy of the plan, and any
4 31 subsequent amendments to the plan, shall be sent to the
4 32 appropriate area education agency.
4 33 2. Prior to receiving funds under this chapter, each area
4 34 education agency shall develop a plan to assist school
4 35 districts in the development of a technology planning process
5 1 to meet the purposes of the school improvement technology
5 2 block grant program. The plan shall describe how the area
5 3 education agency intends to support school districts with
5 4 instructional technology staff development and training. The
5 5 department shall approve each plan prior to the disbursement
5 6 of funds. An area education agency needs to develop only one
5 7 plan and send it to the department of education while this
5 8 chapter is effective. An area education agency may submit a
5 9 plan that meets the requirements of section 256D, Code
5 10 Supplement 2001. An annual progress report shall be submitted
5 11 to the department of education.
5 12 3. Prior to receiving funds pursuant to section 256D.5,
5 13 subsection 2, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the
5 14 state school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at
5 15 the university of northern Iowa shall each submit to the state
5 16 board of regents and the department of education a technology
5 17 plan that supports and improves student achievement,
5 18 demonstrates how technology will be utilized to improve
5 19 student achievement, and includes an evaluation component.
5 20 The schools listed in this subsection need to develop only one
5 21 plan each to send to the state board of regents and the
5 22 department of education while this chapter is effective. An
5 23 annual progress report shall be submitted to the state board
5 24 of regents and the department of education.
5 25 4. Prior to receiving funds pursuant to section 256D.5,
5 26 subsection 2, the institutions under the control of the
5 27 department of human services as provided in section 218.1,
5 28 subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8, shall each submit to the
5 29 departments of education and human services a technology plan
5 30 that supports and improves student achievement, demonstrates
5 31 the manner in which technology will be utilized to improve
5 32 student achievement, and includes an evaluation component.
5 33 Each institution developing a plan under this subsection needs
5 34 to develop only one plan to send to the departments of
5 35 education and human services while this chapter is effective.
6 1 Each institution shall submit an annual progress report to the
6 2 departments of education and human services.
6 3 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 256D.8 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
6 4 TECHNOLOGY BLOCK GRANT EXPENDITURES.
6 5 1. Except as provided in subsection 2, a school district
6 6 shall expend funds received pursuant to section 256D.5,
6 7 subsection 2, for the acquisition, lease, lease=purchase,
6 8 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology
6 9 equipment, including hardware and software, materials and
6 10 supplies related to instructional technology, and staff
6 11 development and training related to instructional technology,
6 12 and shall establish priorities for the use of the funds.
6 13 However, funds received by a school district pursuant to
6 14 section 256D.5, subsection 2, shall not be expended to add a
6 15 full=time equivalent position or otherwise increase staffing,
6 16 unless the school district expends not more than ten percent
6 17 of the funds received to employ or enter into a contract with
6 18 information technology specialists to provide technical
6 19 consulting and integration of technology in curriculum and
6 20 instruction to advance student achievement.
6 21 2. A school district may expend up to two=thirds of the
6 22 funds received annually pursuant to section 256D.5, subsection
6 23 2, for any of the purposes described in section 256D.2,
6 24 including for the employment of additional licensed
6 25 instructional staff.
6 26 3. Funds received by an area education agency pursuant to
6 27 section 256D.6, subsection 2, shall be expended for the costs
6 28 related to supporting school districts within the area served
6 29 with technology planning and equipment, including hardware and
6 30 software, materials and supplies related to instructional
6 31 technology, employment of or contracting with information
6 32 technology specialists to provide technical consulting and
6 33 integration of technology in curriculum and instruction, and
6 34 staff development and training related to instructional
6 35 technology.
7 1 Sec. 8. Section 256D.9, Code 2003, is amended to read as
7 2 follows:
7 3 256D.9 FUTURE REPEAL.
7 4 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2003 2005.
7 5 Sec. 9. DIRECTIONS TO THE CODE EDITOR. The Code editor
7 6 shall provide historical information to the reader explaining
7 7 the enactment, repeal, and reenactment of sections 256D.6
7 8 through 256D.8.
7 9 Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
7 10 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
7 11 EXPLANATION
7 12 This bill reinstates language creating and funding the
7 13 school improvement technology program, and extends repeal of
7 14 the Code chapter creating the program to July 1, 2005. Though
7 15 the program was amended and combined with the early
7 16 intervention block grant in 1999, the basic program was in
7 17 place and funded from FY 1995=1996 through FY 2001=2002.
7 18 From the $30 million the bill appropriates statutorily for
7 19 FY 2003=2004 and 2004=2005, area education agencies (AEAs) are
7 20 allocated $150,000, to be divided among the AEAs based upon
7 21 each AEA's percentage of the total full=time equivalent
7 22 elementary and secondary teachers employed in the school
7 23 districts in this state. Fifty percent of the moneys are
7 24 distributed to school districts on a per pupil basis, with the
7 25 remainder distributed based on the proportion of students
7 26 enrolled who are eligible to receive free or reduced price
7 27 meals. The bill defines "school district" to include the Iowa
7 28 braille and sight saving school, the Iowa school for the deaf,
7 29 the Price laboratory school at the university of northern
7 30 Iowa, and the following institutions under the control of the
7 31 department of human services: the state training school, Iowa
7 32 juvenile home, Glenwood state resource center, Woodward state
7 33 resource center, and the mental health institutes in Cherokee
7 34 and Independence. However, the amount of moneys allocated to
7 35 the Glenwood state resource center, Woodward state resource
8 1 center, and the mental health institutes at Cherokee and
8 2 Independence is limited to a combined total of not more than
8 3 $20,000 for each fiscal year, to be distributed
8 4 proportionately between the four institutions.
8 5 Under the program, each district, school, or institution
8 6 must submit to the department of education and, as
8 7 appropriate, the state board of regents or the department of
8 8 human services, a technology plan that supports and improves
8 9 student achievement, demonstrates how technology will be
8 10 utilized to improve student achievement, and includes an
8 11 evaluation component. Each AEA must develop a plan to assist
8 12 school districts with technology planning and instructional
8 13 technology staff development and training. An annual progress
8 14 report must also be submitted. The bill lists the allowable
8 15 expenditures of program moneys.
8 16 The bill permits a school district to expend up to two=
8 17 thirds of the funds it receives annually under the school
8 18 improvement technology program for the Iowa early intervention
8 19 block grant program.
8 20 The bill directs the Code editor to provide historical
8 21 information explaining the enactment, repeal, and reenactment
8 22 of the Code sections creating the school improvement
8 23 technology program.
8 24 The bill takes effect upon enactment.
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