House File 18HOUSE FILE BY ABDUL=SAMAD Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act establishing and making appropriations for an 2 instructional technology program for Iowa's school districts, 3 certain schools governed by the state board of regents, and 4 certain institutions administered by the department of human 5 services. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1138HH 82 8 kh/sh/8 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 295A.1 APPROPRIATIONS == 1 2 ALLOCATIONS. 1 3 1. a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 4 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 1 5 beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the sum of 1 6 ten million dollars for the instructional technology tools for 1 7 schools program. 1 8 b. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 9 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 1 10 beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2009, the sum of 1 11 twenty million dollars for the instructional technology tools 1 12 for schools program. 1 13 c. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 14 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 1 15 beginning July 1, 2009, and succeeding fiscal years, the sum 1 16 of thirty million dollars for the instructional technology 1 17 tools for schools program. 1 18 2. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, other 1 19 than the moneys allocated in subsection 3, for each fiscal 1 20 year in which moneys are appropriated, the amount of moneys 1 21 allocated to school districts shall be in the proportion that 1 22 the basic enrollment of a district bears to the sum of the 1 23 basic enrollments of all school districts in the state for the 1 24 budget year. However, except as provided in subsection 8, a 1 25 district shall not receive less than fifteen thousand dollars 1 26 in a fiscal year. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, 1 27 the state school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school 1 28 at the university of northern Iowa shall annually certify 1 29 their basic enrollments to the department of education by 1 30 October 1. The department of human services shall certify the 1 31 average student yearly enrollments of the institutions under 1 32 the department of human services control as provided in 1 33 section 218.1, subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8, to the 1 34 department of education by October 1. 1 35 3. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, for each 2 1 fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated, the sum of four 2 2 hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be allocated among the 2 3 area education agencies based upon each area education 2 4 agency's percentage of the total full=time equivalent 2 5 elementary and secondary teachers employed in the school 2 6 districts in this state. An area education agency may 2 7 contract with an appropriate accredited institution of higher 2 8 education in this state to provide staff development and 2 9 training in accordance with sections 295A.2 and 295A.3. 2 10 4. For each year in which funds are appropriated for 2 11 purposes of this chapter, the department of education shall 2 12 notify the department of revenue of the amount to be paid to 2 13 each school district and area education agency based upon the 2 14 allocation plan set forth for the appropriation made pursuant 2 15 to this section. The allocation to each school district and 2 16 area education agency under this section shall be made in one 2 17 payment on or about October 15 of the fiscal year in which the 2 18 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the relative 2 19 budget and cash position of the state resources. 2 20 5. Moneys received under this section shall not be 2 21 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 257.16 2 22 and 257.35 to a school district or area education agency and 2 23 shall be accounted for by the local school district or area 2 24 education agency separately from state aid payments. 2 25 6. Payments made to school districts and area education 2 26 agencies under this section are miscellaneous income for 2 27 purposes of chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each 2 28 local school district and area education agency shall maintain 2 29 a separate listing within their budgets for payments received 2 30 and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 2 31 7. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 2 32 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 2 33 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 2 34 8. For purposes of subsection 2, "school district" means a 2 35 school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 3 1 state school for the deaf, the Price laboratory school at the 3 2 university of northern Iowa, and the institutions under the 3 3 control of the department of human services as provided in 3 4 section 218.1, subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8. However, 3 5 notwithstanding subsection 2, the amount of moneys allocated 3 6 to the institutions under the control of the department of 3 7 human services as provided in section 218.1, subsections 1 3 8 through 3, and 5, shall be a total of not more than forty=five 3 9 thousand dollars for each fiscal year, to be distributed 3 10 proportionately between the four institutions by the 3 11 department of education. 3 12 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 295A.2 TECHNOLOGY PLAN. 3 13 1. Prior to receiving funds under this chapter, the board 3 14 of directors of a school district shall adopt a technology 3 15 plan that supports instructional technology efforts and 3 16 includes an evaluation component. The plan shall be developed 3 17 by licensed professional staff of the district, including both 3 18 teachers and administrators. The plan shall, at a minimum, 3 19 focus on the attainment of student learning and achievement 3 20 goals under section 256.7, subsection 21, and section 280.12, 3 21 shall consider the district's interconnectivity with the Iowa 3 22 communications network, and shall demonstrate how, over a 3 23 four=year period, the board will utilize technology to improve 3 24 student achievement. The technology plan shall be updated 3 25 annually and kept on file in the district. A copy of the 3 26 plan, and subsequent updates to the plan, shall be sent to the 3 27 appropriate area education agency. Progress made under the 3 28 plan shall be included as part of the annual report submitted 3 29 to the department of education in compliance with section 3 30 256.7, subsection 21. 3 31 2. Each area education agency shall develop a plan to 3 32 assist school districts in the development of a technology 3 33 planning process to meet the purposes of this chapter. The 3 34 plan shall describe how the area education agency intends to 3 35 support school districts with instructional technology staff 4 1 development and training. The plan shall be updated annually. 4 2 Prior to receiving funds annually under this chapter, a copy 4 3 of the plan, or the most recently updated plan, shall be 4 4 submitted to the department of education. The department 4 5 shall approve each plan prior to the disbursement of funds. 4 6 An annual progress report shall be submitted to the department 4 7 of education. 4 8 3. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state 4 9 school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the 4 10 university of northern Iowa shall each develop a technology 4 11 plan that supports and improves student achievement, 4 12 demonstrates how technology will be utilized to improve 4 13 student achievement, and includes an evaluation component. 4 14 The plan shall be updated annually. Prior to receiving funds 4 15 annually under this chapter, a copy of the plan, or the most 4 16 recently updated plan, shall be submitted to the state board 4 17 of regents and the department of education. Each school 4 18 listed in this subsection shall also submit an annual progress 4 19 report to the state board of regents and the department of 4 20 education. 4 21 4. The institutions under the control of the department of 4 22 human services as provided in section 218.1, subsections 1 4 23 through 3, 5, 7, and 8, shall each develop a technology plan 4 24 that supports and improves student achievement, demonstrates 4 25 the manner in which technology will be utilized to improve 4 26 student achievement, and includes an evaluation component. 4 27 The plan shall be updated annually. Prior to receiving funds 4 28 annually under this chapter, a copy of the plan, or the most 4 29 recently updated plan, shall be submitted to the departments 4 30 of education and human services. Each institution shall also 4 31 submit an annual progress report to the departments of 4 32 education and human services. 4 33 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 295A.3 ELIGIBLE EXPENDITURES. 4 34 1. Each school district, as defined in section 295A.1, 4 35 subsection 8, shall establish priorities for the use of the 5 1 funds received pursuant to this chapter. Funds allocated 5 2 pursuant to section 295A.1, subsection 2, shall be expended 5 3 for the acquisition, lease, lease=purchase, installation, and 5 4 maintenance of instructional technology equipment, including 5 5 hardware and software, materials and supplies related to 5 6 instructional technology, and staff development and training 5 7 related to instructional technology. Funds allocated pursuant 5 8 to section 295A.1, subsection 2, shall not be expended to add 5 9 a full=time equivalent position or otherwise increase 5 10 staffing, unless the school district expends not more than ten 5 11 percent of the funds received to employ or enter into a 5 12 contract with information technology specialists to provide 5 13 technical consulting and integration of technology in 5 14 curriculum and instruction to advance student achievement. 5 15 2. Funds received by an area education agency pursuant to 5 16 section 295A.1 shall be expended for the costs related to 5 17 supporting school districts within the area served with 5 18 technology planning and equipment, including hardware and 5 19 software, materials and supplies related to instructional 5 20 technology, employment of or contracting with information 5 21 technology specialists to provide technical consulting and 5 22 integration of technology in curriculum and instruction, and 5 23 staff development and training related to instructional 5 24 technology. 5 25 EXPLANATION 5 26 This bill establishes an instructional technology tools for 5 27 schools program and provides for annual appropriations for the 5 28 program. 5 29 For FY 2007=2008, the bill appropriates $10 million for the 5 30 program from the general fund of the state to the department 5 31 of education; for FY 2008=2009, $20 million; and for FY 5 32 2009=2010 and for each succeeding fiscal year, $30 million. 5 33 The bill provides for the allocation of technology funds to 5 34 school districts, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, 5 35 the state school for the deaf, the Price laboratory school at 6 1 the university of northern Iowa, the mental health institutes 6 2 located in Cherokee and Independence, the Glenwood state 6 3 hospital=school and Woodward state hospital=school, the state 6 4 training school and the juvenile home, in the proportion that 6 5 the basic enrollment of each school, institution, and school 6 6 district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of these 6 7 schools, institutions, and school districts in the state for 6 8 the budget year. However, school districts shall receive no 6 9 less than $15,000 in a fiscal year, while the mental health 6 10 institutes and the hospital schools combined cannot receive 6 11 more than $45,000 in a fiscal year. All eligible schools, 6 12 institutions, and school districts must certify their 6 13 enrollments to the department of education. 6 14 The bill also distributes $450,000 of the moneys 6 15 appropriated in a given fiscal year to the area education 6 16 agencies (AEAs) to be divided among the AEAs based upon each 6 17 agency's percentage of the total full=time equivalent 6 18 elementary and secondary teachers employed in the school 6 19 districts in this state. 6 20 Prior to the receipt of funds, the eligible schools, 6 21 institutions, and school districts must provide to the 6 22 department of education, and to the department of human 6 23 services or the state board of regents, as appropriate, a 6 24 technology plan. The technology plans must be updated 6 25 annually and a progress report must be submitted annually to 6 26 the department of education, and to the department of human 6 27 services or the state board of regents, as appropriate. 6 28 Each AEA must develop a plan to assist school districts in 6 29 the development of a technology planning process. The plan 6 30 must also describe how the AEA intends to support school 6 31 districts with instructional technology staff development and 6 32 training. This plan must be updated annually and submitted to 6 33 the department of education. The department shall approve 6 34 each plan prior to the disbursement of funds. An annual 6 35 progress report must also be submitted to the department. 7 1 Funds received by an eligible school, institution, and 7 2 school district can only be used for the acquisition, lease, 7 3 lease=purchase, installation, and maintenance of instructional 7 4 technology equipment, including hardware and software, 7 5 materials and supplies related to instructional technology, 7 6 and staff development and training related to instructional 7 7 technology, and shall establish priorities for the use of the 7 8 funds. The funds shall not be expended to add a full=time 7 9 equivalent position or otherwise increase staffing, unless the 7 10 school district expends not more than 10 percent of the funds 7 11 received to employ or enter into a contract with information 7 12 technology specialists to provide technical consulting and 7 13 integration of technology in curriculum and instruction to 7 14 advance student achievement. 7 15 Funds received by an AEA can only be used for the costs 7 16 related to supporting school districts with technology 7 17 planning and equipment, including hardware and software, 7 18 materials and supplies related to instructional technology, 7 19 employment of or contracting with information technology 7 20 specialists to provide technical consulting and integration of 7 21 technology in curriculum and instruction, and staff 7 22 development and training related to instructional technology. 7 23 Moneys received shall not be used for payment of any 7 24 collective bargaining agreement or arbitrator's decision 7 25 negotiated or awarded under Code chapter 20. 7 26 The bill is based on similar programs, the school 7 27 improvement technology program, repealed in 2001, and the 7 28 school improvement technology block grant program, which 7 29 ceased to receive funding in 2003. 7 30 LSB 1138HH 82 7 31 kh:rj/sh/8