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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256B.9, Code 1995, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. For the school year commencing July 1 4 1, 1996, the director of the department of education shall 1 5 report to the school budget review committee the total 1 6 statewide deficit, actual or estimate for the most recent 1 7 school year available, in costs for providing instruction for 1 8 children requiring special education in the categories of the 1 9 weighting plan established under this section, and for 1 10 providing services to nonpublic school students pursuant to 1 11 section 256.12, subsection 2. The school budget review 1 12 committee shall adjust the weighting plan beginning with the 1 13 school year beginning July 1, 1996, so as to eliminate the 1 14 amount of the statewide deficit as reported by the director. 1 15 Any adjustment to weightings made under this subsection shall 1 16 be in addition to any adjustments made pursuant to subsection 1 17 4. 1 18 Sec. 2. Section 257.1, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1 19 2, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 20 For the budget year commencing July 1,19911996,and for1 21each succeeding budget yearthe regular program foundation 1 22 base per pupil iseighty-threeeighty-five percent of the 1 23 regular program state cost per pupil, except that the regular1 24program foundation base per pupil for the portion of weighted1 25enrollment that is additional enrollment because of special1 26education is seventy-nine percent of the regular program state1 27cost per pupil. For each succeeding budget year, the regular 1 28 program foundation base shall increase one-half of one percent 1 29 per year until the regular program foundation base reaches 1 30 ninety percent of the regular program state cost per pupil. 1 31 For the budget year commencing July 1,19911996,and for each1 32succeeding budget yearthe special education support services 1 33 foundation base isseventy-nineeighty-five percent of the 1 34 special education support services state cost per pupil. It 1 35 shall increase at the same rate as the regular program 2 1 foundation base. The combined foundation base is the sum of 2 2 the regular program foundation base and the special education 2 3 support services foundation base. 2 4 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2 5 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 2 6 In order to provide additional funds for school districts 2 7 which send their resident pupils to another school district or 2 8 to a community college for classes, which jointly employ and 2 9 share the services of teachers under section 280.15, which use 2 10 the services of a teacher employed by another school district, 2 11orwhich jointly employ and share the services of a school 2 12 superintendent under section 280.15 or 273.7A, have 2 13 established programs for returning dropouts and dropout 2 14 prevention, or which have established gifted and talented 2 15 children programs, a supplementary weighting plan for 2 16 determining enrollment is adopted as follows: 2 17 Sec. 4. Section 257.11, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 2 18 by adding the following new subsections: 2 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 8. GIFTED AND TALENTED CHILDREN PROGRAMS. 2 20 School districts that have established gifted and talented 2 21 children programs approved pursuant to sections 257.42 through 2 22 257.49 may receive supplementary weighting for each pupil 2 23 enrolled in the program equal to two-tenths. However, the 2 24 total additional weighting allowed under this subsection for a 2 25 budget year for a school district shall not result in 2 26 additional funding in excess of the lesser of the product of 2 27 one-fifth of the district cost per pupil multiplied by one- 2 28 twentieth of the budget enrollment, or of the amount 2 29 established by the department of management, as required in 2 30 section 257.46, to be raised from supplementary weighting. 2 31 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. RETURNING DROPOUTS AND DROPOUT 2 32 PREVENTION PROGRAMS. School districts that have established 2 33 returning dropouts and dropout prevention programs approved 2 34 pursuant to sections 257.38 through 257.41 may receive 2 35 supplementary weighting for each pupil enrolled in the program 3 1 equal to two-tenths. However, the total additional weighting 3 2 allowed under this subsection for a budget year for a school 3 3 district shall not result in additional funding in excess of 3 4 the lesser of the product of one-fifth of the district cost 3 5 per pupil multiplied by one-twentieth of the budget 3 6 enrollment, or of the amount established by the department of 3 7 management, as required in section 257.41, to be raised from 3 8 supplementary weighting. 3 9 Sec. 5. Section 257.38, unnumbered paragraphs 1 and 2, 3 10 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 3 11 Boards of school districts, individually or jointly with 3 12 boards of other school districts, requesting touse additional3 13allowable growthreceive supplementary weighting for programs 3 14 for returning dropouts and dropout prevention, shall annually 3 15 submit comprehensive program plans for the programs and budget 3 16 costs, including requests foradditional allowable growth3 17 supplementary weighting for funding the programs, to the 3 18 department of education as provided in this chapter. The 3 19 program plans shall include: 3 20 Program plans shall identify the parts of the plan that 3 21 will be implemented first upon approval of the application. 3 22 If a district is requesting touse additional allowable growth3 23 receive supplementary weighting to finance the program, it 3 24 shall not identify more than five percent of its budget 3 25 enrollment for the budget year as returning dropouts and 3 26 potential dropouts. 3 27 Sec. 6. Section 257.40, Code 1995, is amended to read as 3 28 follows: 3 29 257.40 PLANS FOR RETURNING DROPOUTS AND DROPOUT 3 30 PREVENTION. 3 31 The board of directors of a school district requesting to 3 32use additional allowable growthreceive supplementary 3 33 weighting for programs for returning dropouts and dropout 3 34 prevention shall submit applications for approval for the 3 35 programs to the department not later than November 1 preceding 4 1 the budget year during which the program will be offered. The 4 2 department shall review the program plans and shall prior to 4 3 January 15 either grant approval for the program or return the 4 4 request for approval with comments of the department included. 4 5 An unapproved request for a program may be resubmitted with 4 6 modifications to the department not later than February 1. 4 7 Not later than February 15, the department shall notify the 4 8 department of management and the school budget review 4 9 committee of the names of the school districts for which 4 10 programsusing additional allowable growthreceiving 4 11 supplementary weighting for funding have been approved and the 4 12 approved budget of each program listed separately for each 4 13 school district having an approved program. 4 14 Sec. 7. Section 257.41, Code 1995, is amended to read as 4 15 follows: 4 16 257.41 FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS FOR RETURNING DROPOUTS AND 4 17 DROPOUT PREVENTION. 4 18 The budget of an approved program for returning dropouts 4 19 and dropout prevention for a school district, after 4 20 subtracting funds received from other sources for that 4 21 purpose, shall be funded annually on a basis of one-fourth or 4 22 more from the district cost of the school district and up to 4 23 three-fourths byan increase in allowable growth as defined in4 24section 257.8receipt of supplementary weighting as provided 4 25 in section 257.11, subsection 9. Annually, the department of 4 26 management shall establisha modified allowable growththe 4 27 amount of additional funding needed to be raised from the 4 28 supplementary weighting for each such district equal to the 4 29 difference between the approved budget for the program for 4 30 returning dropouts and dropout prevention for that district 4 31 and the sum of the amount funded from the district cost of the 4 32 school district plus funds received from other sources. 4 33 Sec. 8. Section 257.42, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, 4 34 is amended to read as follows: 4 35 Boards of school districts, individually or jointly with 5 1 the boards of other school districts, requesting touse5 2additional allowable growthreceive supplementary weighting 5 3 for gifted and talented children programs, may annually submit 5 4 program plans for gifted and talented children programs and 5 5 budget costs, including requests foradditional allowable5 6growthsupplementary weighting for funding the programs, to 5 7 the department of education and to the applicable gifted and 5 8 talented children advisory council, if an advisory council has 5 9 been established, as provided in this chapter. 5 10 Sec. 9. Section 257.42, unnumbered paragraphs 4 and 5, 5 11 Code 1995, are amended to read as follows: 5 12 The department of education shall adopt rules under chapter 5 13 17A relating to the administration of sections 257.42 through 5 14 257.49. The rules shall prescribe the format of program plans 5 15 submitted under section 257.43 and shall require that programs 5 16 fulfill specified objectives. The department shall encourage 5 17 and assist school districts to provide programs for gifted and 5 18 talented children whether or notadditional allowable growth5 19 supplementary weighting is requested under this chapter. 5 20 The department may request that the staff of the auditor of 5 21 state conduct an independent program audit to verify that the 5 22 gifted and talented children programs funded byadditional5 23allowable growthsupplementary weighting conform to a 5 24 district's program plans. 5 25 Sec. 10. Section 257.45, subsection 1, Code 1995, is 5 26 amended to read as follows: 5 27 1. The board of directors of a school district requesting 5 28 touse additional allowable growthreceive supplementary 5 29 weighting for gifted and talented children programs shall 5 30 submit applications for approval for the programs to the 5 31 department not later than November 1 preceding the fiscal year 5 32 during which the program will be offered. The board shall 5 33 also submit a copy of the program plans to the gifted and 5 34 talented children advisory council, if an advisory council has 5 35 been established. The department shall review the program 6 1 plans and shall prior to January 15 either grant approval for 6 2 the program or return the request for approval with comments 6 3 of the department included. Any unapproved request for a 6 4 program may be resubmitted with modifications to the 6 5 department not later than a date established by the 6 6 department. Not later than February 15 the department shall 6 7 notify the department of management and the school budget 6 8 review committee of the names of the school districts for 6 9 which gifted and talented children programsusing additional6 10allowable growthreceiving supplementary weighting for funding 6 11 have been approved and the approved budget of each program 6 12 listed separately for each school district having an approved 6 13 program. 6 14 Sec. 11. Section 257.46, Code 1995, is amended to read as 6 15 follows: 6 16 257.46 FUNDING. 6 17 The budget of an approved gifted and talented children 6 18 program for a school district, after subtracting funds 6 19 received from other sources for that purpose, shall be funded 6 20 annually on a basis of one-fourth or more from the district 6 21 cost of the school district and up to three-fourths byan6 22increase in allowable growth as defined in section 257.86 23 receipt of supplementary weighting as provided in section 6 24 257.11, subsection 8. The approved budget for a gifted and 6 25 talented children program shall not exceed an amount equal to 6 26 one and twenty-four-hundredths percent of the district cost 6 27 per pupil of the district for the base year multiplied by the 6 28 budget enrollment of the district for the budget year. 6 29 Annually, the department of management shall establisha6 30modified allowable growththe amount of additional funding 6 31 needed to be raised from the supplementary weighting for each 6 32 such district equal to the difference between the approved 6 33 budget for the gifted and talented children program for that 6 34 district and the sum of the amount funded from the district 6 35 cost of the school district plus funds received from other 7 1 sources. 7 2 If any portion of the gifted and talented program budget 7 3 remains unexpended at the end of the budget year, the part of 7 4 the remainder equal to the proportion of the original budget 7 5 which was funded byan increase in allowable growth, as7 6defined in section 257.8,supplementary weightings shall be 7 7 carried over to the subsequent budget year and added to the 7 8 gifted and talented program budget for that year. 7 9 Sec. 12. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, 7 10 takes effect upon enactment, and applies to the computation of 7 11 school funding for school budget years commencing on or after 7 12 July 1, 1996. 7 13 EXPLANATION 7 14 This bill contains several provisions related to the state 7 15 school foundation program funding level and the application 7 16 and adjustment of supplemental weighting for designated 7 17 programs. 7 18 The bill provides that the school budget review committee 7 19 shall receive a report of the total statewide deficit for 7 20 instruction costs for weighted special education public and 7 21 nonpublic school children from the department of education for 7 22 the last school year available. The school budget review 7 23 committee shall adjust the weighting plan beginning with the 7 24 school year commencing July 1, 1996, to eliminate the reported 7 25 special education deficit. 7 26 The bill also provides that for the budget year commencing 7 27 July 1, 1996, the regular program and special education 7 28 support services foundation bases per pupil are 85 percent of 7 29 the regular program and special education support services 7 30 state cost per pupil. These foundation base levels shall 7 31 increase one-half of one percent each succeeding budget year 7 32 until the level of 90 percent is reached. 7 33 The bill additionally provides for supplementary weighting 7 34 for funding for programs involving returning dropouts, and 7 35 dropout prevention, and gifted and talented children. Current 8 1 law provides additional allowable growth which is funded by 8 2 property tax for these programs. School districts which have 8 3 established these programs may receive supplementary weighting 8 4 for each pupil enrolled in the programs equal to two-tenths 8 5 per child. The total additional weighting allowed, for a 8 6 budget year resulting from the supplementary weighting, shall 8 7 not result in additional funding exceeding the lesser of one- 8 8 fifth of the district cost per pupil multiplied by one- 8 9 twentieth of the budget enrollment, or the amount established 8 10 for the respective program by the department of management. 8 11 The bill provides an immediate effective and applicability 8 12 date. 8 13 LSB 3836YH 76 8 14 rn/jj/8
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