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PAG LIN 1 1 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 2 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 3 the state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal 1 4 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 1 5 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 1 6 be used for the purposes designated: 1 7 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 1 9 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 1 10 positions: 1 11 .................................................. $ 342,797 1 12 ............................................... FTEs 7.05 1 13 The college student aid commission shall conduct a study of 1 14 and consider possible differentiations in the grants awarded 1 15 that are based upon parental income and assets under the Iowa 1 16 tuition grant program and shall consider the reimbursement of 1 17 grant moneys by a student if the student does not complete a 1 18 term of study funded by an Iowa tuition grant or a vocational- 1 19 technical tuition grant. The commission shall submit a report 1 20 of its findings and recommendations to the general assembly by 1 21 January 1, 1997. 1 22 2. UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES 1 23 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending the 1 24 university of osteopathic medicine and health sciences, under 1 25 the forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19A: 1 26 .................................................. $ 379,260 1 27 b. For the university of osteopathic medicine and health 1 28 sciences for an initiative in primary health care to direct 1 29 primary care physicians to shortage areas in the state: 1 30 .................................................. $ 395,000 1 31 The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be 1 32 used as follows: 1 33 (1) To reduce student loan debt for primary care 1 34 physicians in an amount not to exceed $30,000 per student for 1 35 a four-year period of medical service in medically under- 2 1 served areas of the state. 2 2 (2) For tuition scholarships for students attending the 2 3 university of osteopathic medicine and health sciences who 2 4 agree to practice primary care medicine in medically under- 2 5 served areas of the state. The student shall practice in the 2 6 state two years for every year of tuition. A person receiving 2 7 funds under this subparagraph shall not be eligible for funds 2 8 under subparagraph (1). 2 9 (3) For general administration costs of the university for 2 10 the primary care initiative, the university shall expend an 2 11 amount not to exceed $50,000. 2 12 Within one month of the end of a fiscal quarter, the 2 13 university of osteopathic medicine and health sciences shall 2 14 submit a report to the legislative fiscal bureau concerning 2 15 the expenditure of funds used pursuant to subparagraphs (1), 2 16 (2), and (3) of this lettered paragraph. The university shall 2 17 also submit the annual audit of the university to the 2 18 legislative fiscal bureau within six months following the end 2 19 of the year being audited. 2 20 The college student aid commission shall not provide moneys 2 21 for subparagraphs (1) and (2) of this lettered paragraph until 2 22 the university has signed and submitted contracts for the use 2 23 of these moneys for reduction of student loan debt and tuition 2 24 scholarships. Funds for subparagraph (3) of this lettered 2 25 paragraph shall be provided quarterly to the university. 2 26 Notwithstanding section 8.33, the funds for this lettered 2 27 paragraph shall not revert to the general fund but be 2 28 available for expenditure the following fiscal year for 2 29 purposes of subparagraphs (1) and (2). 2 30 The college student aid commission, the university of 2 31 osteopathic medicine and health sciences, and the legislative 2 32 fiscal bureau shall cooperatively develop and propose uniform 2 33 time periods of medical practice which shall be served in the 2 34 state in return for an allocation of state funds for purposes 2 35 of the university of osteopathic medicine and health sciences. 3 1 Proposals developed may relate to allocations of funds within 3 2 a single appropriation concept and include contracting 3 3 provisions. Proposals shall be submitted in a report to the 3 4 general assembly by January 1, 1997. 3 5 3. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS 3 6 For payments to students for the Iowa grant program: 3 7 .................................................. $ 1,397,790 3 8 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the loan reserve 3 9 account to the college student aid commission for the fiscal 3 10 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 3 11 following amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 3 12 be used for the purposes designated: 3 13 For operating costs of the Stafford loan program including 3 14 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and 3 15 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 3 16 positions: 3 17 .................................................. $ 4,596,739 3 18 ............................................... FTEs 31.95 3 19 Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the maximum allowed balance 3 20 requirement of the scholarship and tuition grant reserve fund 3 21 as provided in section 261.20, there is appropriated from the 3 22 scholarship and tuition grant reserve fund to the college 3 23 student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 3 24 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the funds remaining following 3 25 transfer, pursuant to section 261.20 for the fiscal year 3 26 ending June 30, 1995, which are to be divided equally for 3 27 purposes of the Iowa vocational-tuition grants and the work 3 28 study program. Funds appropriated in this section are in 3 29 addition to funds appropriated in section 261.25, subsection 3 30 3, and section 261.85. 3 31 Sec. 4. Not later than September 1, 1996, the college 3 32 student aid commission shall compile a list of affected 3 33 students receiving tuition grants during the fiscal year 3 34 beginning July 1, 1995, and who transferred from a 3 35 nonaccredited to an accredited private institution for the 4 1 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996. If the student meets all 4 2 financial aid criteria as set forth by the commission, the 4 3 transferring affected student may continue to receive a 4 4 tuition grant for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996. The 4 5 commission shall calculate the funds remaining from tuition 4 6 grants awarded to affected students who do not transfer to an 4 7 accredited private institution in the fiscal year beginning 4 8 July 1, 1996. Notwithstanding section 261.25, subsection 1, 4 9 the first $200,000 of these funds shall be used for national 4 10 guard tuition aid as provided in section 261.21 as enacted by 4 11 this Act, the next $115,000 shall be used for enhanced 4 12 forgivable loans as provided in this section, the next 4 13 $100,000 shall be used for chiropractic graduate student 4 14 forgivable loans as provided in section 261.71, the next 4 15 $15,000 shall be used to provide grants to students who would 4 16 meet the requirements for receipt of a vocational-technical 4 17 tuition grant, but who are enrolled in a licensed school of 4 18 cosmetology arts and sciences under chapter 157, or a licensed 4 19 barber school under chapter 158, and any excess remaining 4 20 funds shall be used to award tuition grants to eligible 4 21 students. For purposes of this paragraph, "affected student" 4 22 means a qualified student for whom payment of a tuition grant 4 23 was made under section 261.13 for one or more semesters or 4 24 trimesters while the student was attending a private 4 25 institution which was accredited as defined in section 261.9 4 26 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, but which does not 4 27 meet the requirements for an accredited private institution 4 28 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996. 4 29 The amount of an enhanced forgivable loan issued under this 4 30 section shall not exceed $11,500. To qualify for an enhanced 4 31 forgivable loan a person shall do all of the following: 4 32 (1) Practice as a primary care physician in a community 4 33 designated as underserved by state and federal authorities and 4 34 which has a population of less than 20,000. A student must 4 35 provide one year of practice for every year of loan 5 1 forgiveness. 5 2 (2) Have shown superior academic achievement and 5 3 demonstrated exceptional financial need during the last year 5 4 of undergraduate study. 5 5 The commission shall prescribe by rule the terms of 5 6 repayment and forgiveness. The rules shall be consistent with 5 7 the requirements of section 261.19A. The commission shall 5 8 deposit payments made by loan recipients into the fund created 5 9 in section 261.19B. 5 10 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 5 11 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 5 12 state to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal 5 13 year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 5 14 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 5 15 used for the purposes designated: 5 16 1. ARTS DIVISION 5 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 5 18 including funds to match federal grants, for areawide arts and 5 19 cultural service organizations that meet the requirements of 5 20 chapter 303C, and for not more than the following full-time 5 21 equivalent positions: 5 22 .................................................. $ 1,081,918 5 23 ............................................... FTEs 11.00 5 24 The Iowa arts council shall develop and implement a 5 25 simplified, uniform grant application for use by all grant 5 26 applicants and shall prescribe a uniform grant application 5 27 renewal period for all grant applicants by January 15, 1997. 5 28 2. HISTORICAL DIVISION 5 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 5 30 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 5 31 positions: 5 32 .................................................. $ 2,626,267 5 33 ............................................... FTEs 58.50 5 34 3. HISTORIC SITES 5 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 6 1 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 6 2 positions: 6 3 .................................................. $ 386,039 6 4 ............................................... FTEs 5.00 6 5 4. ADMINISTRATION 6 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 6 7 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 6 8 positions: 6 9 .................................................. $ 250,227 6 10 ............................................... FTEs 4.30 6 11 5. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS 6 12 For planning and programming for the community cultural 6 13 grants program established under section 303.3, and for not 6 14 more than the following full-time equivalent position: 6 15 .................................................. $ 707,721 6 16 ............................................... FTEs 0.70 6 17 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 6 18 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 6 19 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 6 20 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 6 21 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 6 22 be used for the purposes designated: 6 23 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 6 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 6 25 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 6 26 positions: 6 27 .................................................. $ 5,378,382 6 28 ............................................... FTEs 96.95 6 29 The department of education shall conduct a study of the 6 30 special education funding system with the following goals: 6 31 increasing the capacity of the whole school to meet the needs 6 32 of all children; increasing support available to "at-risk" 6 33 students; and ensuring predictable and equitable special 6 34 education funding at both the state and local levels. The 6 35 study shall include, but is not limited to, an examination of 7 1 the consequences of increasing the current special education 7 2 weights and the impact that will have on those districts whose 7 3 expenditures exceed the amounts generated under the present 7 4 weighting plan and on those districts which are generating 7 5 sufficient funds; the issues and feasibility of alternative 7 6 special education funding systems based on school district 7 7 experiences with involvement from representatives of the 7 8 education community, including representatives from area 7 9 education agencies, special education teachers, 7 10 administrators, and advocacy groups; and the possibility of 7 11 establishing a funding system to address students that are 7 12 "at-risk" but are not currently eligible for special education 7 13 services. The department shall submit its findings and 7 14 specific recommendations in a report to the general assembly 7 15 and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 1, 1997. 7 16 The department of education shall conduct a study of the 7 17 trends in the number of students requiring services to become 7 18 proficient in the English language and the current and 7 19 projected costs related to providing such services by local 7 20 school districts. The department shall report its findings 7 21 and specific recommendations regarding funding to the general 7 22 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 1, 1997. 7 23 The department of education, in consultation with the 7 24 department of human services, shall conduct a study of the 7 25 funding for educational programs provided for each child 7 26 living with an individual licensed under chapter 237, or in a 7 27 foster care or other facility as defined in sections 282.19 7 28 and 282.27. The recommendations developed shall include but 7 29 not be limited to the funding structure and source of funding. 7 30 The department shall submit a report of its findings and 7 31 recommendations to chairpersons and ranking members of the 7 32 joint appropriations subcommittee on education and the 7 33 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing education 7 34 committees by January 1, 1997. 7 35 The department of education shall review the reports 8 1 required of the department by the general assembly since 1980 8 2 and shall catalog the progress, success, and failures of the 8 3 general assembly in implementing or responding to the 8 4 recommendations contained in those reports. The department 8 5 shall submit its findings and recommendations to the 8 6 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 8 7 subcommittee on education and the chairpersons and ranking 8 8 members of the standing education committees of the senate and 8 9 the house of representatives by January 1, 1997. 8 10 The department of education shall conduct a study of the 8 11 means by which student employability skills may be measured, 8 12 including but not limited to the employability skills of 8 13 students at various levels of their secondary education and 8 14 students who have graduated, the businesses that employ them, 8 15 and the institutions of higher learning which admit the 8 16 graduates. The department shall submit its findings and 8 17 recommendations to the chairpersons and ranking members of the 8 18 joint appropriations subcommittee on education and the 8 19 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing education 8 20 committees of the senate and the house of representatives by 8 21 January 1, 1997. 8 22 The department of education shall submit an annual report 8 23 of funds expended and activities accomplished in the K-12 and 8 24 community college management information system to the general 8 25 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 1, 1997. 8 26 The department shall determine the goals of the K-12 and 8 27 community college management information system and establish 8 28 a timeline by which the goals shall be accomplished. The 8 29 goals and timeline shall be included in the annual report 8 30 submitted to the general assembly and the legislative fiscal 8 31 bureau by January 1, 1997. 8 32 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 8 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 8 34 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 8 35 positions: 9 1 .................................................. $ 656,057 9 2 ............................................... FTEs 18.60 9 3 3. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS 9 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 9 5 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 9 6 positions: 9 7 .................................................. $ 194,582 9 8 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 9 9 4. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION DIVISION 9 10 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 9 11 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 9 12 equivalent positions: 9 13 .................................................. $ 4,098,243 9 14 ............................................... FTEs 289.75 9 15 The division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 9 16 department of education shall seek, in addition to state 9 17 appropriations, funds other than federal funds, which may 9 18 include but are not limited to local funds, for purposes of 9 19 matching federal vocational rehabilitation funds. 9 20 Notwithstanding the full-time equivalent position limit 9 21 established in this subsection for the fiscal year ending June 9 22 30, 1997, if federal funding is available to pay the costs of 9 23 additional employees for the vocational rehabilitation 9 24 division who would have duties relating to vocational 9 25 rehabilitation services paid for through federal funding, 9 26 authorization to hire not more than four full-time equivalent 9 27 employees shall be provided, the full-time equivalent position 9 28 limit shall be exceeded, and the additional employees shall be 9 29 hired by the division. 9 30 b. For matching funds for programs to enable severely 9 31 physically or mentally disabled persons to function more 9 32 independently, including salaries and support, and for not 9 33 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 9 34 .................................................. $ 75,169 9 35 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 10 1 5. STATE LIBRARY 10 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 10 3 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 10 4 positions: 10 5 .................................................. $ 2,797,190 10 6 ............................................... FTEs 34.50 10 7 Reimbursement of the institutions of higher learning under 10 8 the state board of regents for participation in the access 10 9 plus program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, 10 10 and ending June 30, 1997, shall not exceed the total amount of 10 11 reimbursement paid to the regents institutions of higher 10 12 learning for participation in the access plus program during 10 13 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1995, and ending June 30, 10 14 1996. 10 15 6. REGIONAL LIBRARY 10 16 For state aid: 10 17 .................................................. $ 1,537,000 10 18 7. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 10 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 10 20 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 10 21 full-time equivalent positions: 10 22 .................................................. $ 7,075,335 10 23 ............................................... FTEs 104.50 10 24 8. CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAM 10 25 For purposes of developing and implementing a career 10 26 pathways program to expand opportunities for youth and adults 10 27 to become prepared for and succeed in high-wage, high-skill 10 28 employment: 10 29 .................................................. $ 650,000 10 30 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, and from 10 31 funds available pursuant to section 256.39, subsection 7, for 10 32 each year during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1996, and 10 33 ending June 30, 1998, $50,000 may be expended for purposes of 10 34 employing an individual to administer and direct the career 10 35 pathways program. 11 1 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unobligated and unencumbered 11 2 money remaining on June 30, 1997, from the allocation made in 11 3 this subsection shall not revert but shall be available for 11 4 expenditure during the following fiscal year. 11 5 9. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 11 6 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures 11 7 made by secondary schools: 11 8 .................................................. $ 3,308,850 11 9 Funds allocated in this subsection shall be used for 11 10 expenditures made by school districts to meet the standards 11 11 set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 as a result of the 11 12 enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. Funds shall be used 11 13 as reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by 11 14 secondary schools in the manner provided by the department of 11 15 education for implementation of the standards set in 1989 Iowa 11 16 Acts, chapter 278. 11 17 10. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 11 18 For use as state matching funds for federal programs that 11 19 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 11 20 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and 11 21 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 11 22 positions: 11 23 .................................................. $ 2,716,859 11 24 ............................................... FTEs 14.00 11 25 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 11 26 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks to each 11 27 resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by 11 28 section 301.1. The funding is limited to $20 per pupil and 11 29 shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident 11 30 public school pupils: 11 31 .................................................. $ 616,000 11 32 12. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION 11 33 To assist a vocational agriculture youth organization 11 34 sponsored by the schools to support the foundation established 11 35 by that vocational agriculture youth organization and for 12 1 other youth activities: 12 2 .................................................. $ 107,900 12 3 13. FAMILY RESOURCE CENTERS 12 4 For support of the family resource center demonstration 12 5 program established under chapter 256C: 12 6 .................................................. $ 120,000 12 7 14. CENTER FOR ASSESSMENT 12 8 For the purpose of developing academic standards in the 12 9 areas of math, history, science, English, language arts, and 12 10 geography: 12 11 .................................................. $ 200,000 12 12 The department of education shall submit in a report to the 12 13 general assembly by January 1, 1997, the amount of state 12 14 funding anticipated to be needed to fund the department's 12 15 future participation with the center for assessment and shall 12 16 determine the number of years participation is necessary. 12 17 15. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 12 18 Notwithstanding chapter 260D, if applicable, for general 12 19 state financial aid, including general financial aid to merged 12 20 areas in lieu of personal property tax replacement payments 12 21 under section 427A.13, to merged areas as defined in section 12 22 260C.2, for vocational education programs in accordance with 12 23 chapters 258 and 260C: 12 24 .................................................. $126,006,270 12 25 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be 12 26 allocated as follows: 12 27 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 6,011,556 12 28 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 7,088,572 12 29 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 6,693,483 12 30 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,261,020 12 31 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 6,820,986 12 32 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 6,321,009 12 33 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 9,016,757 12 34 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 11,055,518 12 35 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 17,159,800 13 1 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 18,467,633 13 2 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 7,281,649 13 3 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 7,447,594 13 4 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,303,347 13 5 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 10,303,739 13 6 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 5,773,608 13 7 Of the moneys allocated to merged area XI in paragraph "j", 13 8 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 13 9 30, 1997, $135,000 shall be expended on the career opportunity 13 10 program established in section 260C.29 to provide assistance 13 11 to minority persons who major in fields or subject areas where 13 12 minorities are currently underutilized. 13 13 By January 1, 1997, the department of education, in 13 14 consultation with the Iowa association of community college 13 15 trustees, shall submit recommendations for a funding formula 13 16 that identifies and addresses community college needs. 13 17 Unless the board of directors of a community college filed 13 18 a dental hygiene program intent form with the department of 13 19 education by December 1, 1995, the board shall not authorize 13 20 the creation of a dental hygienist program until after the 13 21 adjournment of the first regular session of the Seventy- 13 22 seventh General Assembly. 13 23 Sec. 7. The board of directors of each community college 13 24 shall submit to the department of education and the 13 25 legislative fiscal bureau, by August 15, 1996, on forms 13 26 designed by the department of education in consultation with 13 27 the community colleges, information which shall include, but 13 28 is not limited to, the following: 13 29 1. The number of full-time and part-time students enrolled 13 30 in each program offered by the community college, listed by 13 31 program. 13 32 2. The number of and any appropriate demographic 13 33 information, including salaries of full-time and part-time 13 34 staff, relating to the faculty, administration, and support 13 35 personnel employed at each community college. 14 1 3. The full-time equivalent total of persons employed as 14 2 identified in subsection 2. 14 3 4. Tuition charges, fees, and other costs payable to the 14 4 community college by a student. 14 5 5. The types of degrees granted by the community college 14 6 and the number of students receiving these degrees. 14 7 6. The amounts of revenues and expenditures from state 14 8 financial aid, federal funds, tax levies, projects authorized 14 9 under chapters 260E and 260F, tuition, bonds, other local 14 10 sources, foundation sources, and donations and gifts that may 14 11 be accepted by the governing board of a community college. 14 12 7. An inventory of buildings and facilities owned and 14 13 leased by the community college, and any related operation and 14 14 maintenance costs. 14 15 8. Infrastructure plans, which shall include, but are not 14 16 limited to, the amounts expended in the current fiscal year on 14 17 renovation and construction, and any future plans and 14 18 projected costs for expansion. 14 19 The department of education may withhold from a community 14 20 college any state financial assistance appropriated to the 14 21 department for allocation to the community college for the 14 22 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, 14 23 if the community college fails to substantially meet the 14 24 requirements of this section. 14 25 Sec. 8. Notwithstanding section 8.33 and 1995 Iowa Acts, 14 26 chapter 218, section 1, subsection 17, funds appropriated and 14 27 allocated for advanced placement pursuant to 1995 Iowa Acts, 14 28 chapter 218, section 1, subsection 17, remaining unencumbered 14 29 and unobligated on June 30, 1996, shall not revert to the 14 30 general fund of the state but shall be distributed to the 14 31 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 14 32 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, as follows: 14 33 1. The amount of $50,000 for participation by the 14 34 department of education in a state and national project, the 14 35 national assessment of education progress (NAEP), to determine 15 1 the academic achievement of Iowa students in math, reading, 15 2 science, United States history, or geography. 15 3 2. The amount of $19,000 for purposes of providing grants 15 4 to support qualifying teams for a worldwide academic 15 5 competition. 15 6 If funds available from the specified source under this 15 7 section are insufficient to fully fund the appropriations made 15 8 in this section, the amounts appropriated to the department 15 9 for the purposes specified under this section shall be reduced 15 10 proportionately. 15 11 Sec. 9. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INTERIM MEETING. It is 15 12 the intent of the general assembly that the chairpersons and 15 13 ranking members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on 15 14 education, the legislative fiscal bureau, and the legislative 15 15 service bureau meet with representatives from the 15 16 international center for gifted and talented education and the 15 17 first in the nation in education foundation during the 1996 15 18 legislative interim period to determine and recommend a 15 19 permanent funding source and the amount of funding needed to 15 20 support the center and the foundation. 15 21 Sec. 10. INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR GIFTED AND TALENTED 15 22 EDUCATION. It is the intent of the general assembly that the 15 23 international center for gifted and talented education fund 15 24 the gifted and talented summer institute during the fiscal 15 25 year beginning July 1, 1996, from the moneys appropriated to 15 26 the international center for gifted and talented education 15 27 pursuant to section 257B.1A for the fiscal year beginning July 15 28 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997. 15 29 Sec. 11. Notwithstanding section 257B.1A, subsection 5, as 15 30 amended by 1996 Iowa Acts, House File 570, and this Act, for 15 31 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 15 32 1997, 50 percent of the interest remaining in the interest for 15 33 Iowa schools fund after the total of the transfer of moneys to 15 34 the first in the nation in education foundation pursuant to 15 35 section 257B.1A, subsection 2, and after the transfer of 16 1 moneys to the international center endowment fund in section 16 2 257B.1A, subsection 3, paragraph "a", shall, in addition, be 16 3 transferred to the international center endowment fund and the 16 4 remaining 50 percent, rather than become a part of the 16 5 interest for Iowa schools fund, shall be transferred to the 16 6 first in the nation in education foundation. 16 7 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 16 8 Sec. 12. There is appropriated from the general fund of 16 9 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 16 10 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the 16 11 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 16 12 be used for the purposes designated: 16 13 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 16 14 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 15 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 16 16 equivalent positions: 16 17 .................................................. $ 1,137,417 16 18 ............................................... FTEs 15.63 16 19 If the moneys provided in this lettered paragraph are 16 20 augmented by reimbursements from the institutions under the 16 21 control of the state board of regents for the funding of the 16 22 office of the state board of regents, the office shall report 16 23 quarterly such reimbursements to the chairpersons and ranking 16 24 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on education. 16 25 The board shall prepare a quarterly report, regarding the 16 26 board office budget and the reimbursements provided to the 16 27 board by the institutions of higher learning under the control 16 28 of the board, which shall be submitted quarterly to the 16 29 general assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau. 16 30 b. For allocation by the state board of regents to the 16 31 state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science 16 32 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to 16 33 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in their operating 16 34 funds resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees 16 35 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of 17 1 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities 17 2 and utility services at the institutions: 17 3 .................................................. $ 26,984,350 17 4 The state board of regents, the department of management, 17 5 and the legislative fiscal bureau shall cooperate to determine 17 6 and agree upon, by November 15, 1996, the amount that needs to 17 7 be appropriated for tuition replacement for the fiscal year 17 8 beginning July 1, 1997. 17 9 c. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa 17 10 graduate studies center: 17 11 .................................................. $ 104,156 17 12 d. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland interstate 17 13 metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center 17 14 under section 262.9, subsection 21: 17 15 .................................................. $ 74,511 17 16 e. For funds to be allocated to the quad-cities graduate 17 17 studies center: 17 18 .................................................. $ 154,278 17 19 It is the intent of the general assembly that the state 17 20 board of regents explore options relating to locating the 17 21 graduate centers under its control within the appropriate 17 22 campuses of the community college system, and that the board 17 23 consider the benefits of fully utilizing the Iowa 17 24 communications network to maximize efficiency. The board 17 25 shall review options regarding relocation of the centers and 17 26 submit recommendations to the legislative fiscal bureau and 17 27 the joint appropriations subcommittee on education by January 17 28 1, 1997. 17 29 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 17 30 a. General university, including lakeside laboratory 17 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 17 32 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 17 33 full-time equivalent positions: 17 34 .................................................. $202,702,328 17 35 ............................................... FTEs 4,022.97 18 1 b. For the primary health care initiative in the college 18 2 of medicine and for not more than the following full-time 18 3 equivalent positions: 18 4 .................................................. $ 771,000 18 5 ............................................... FTEs 11.00 18 6 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 18 7 $330,000 shall be allocated to the department of family 18 8 practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine 18 9 for family practice faculty and support staff. 18 10 c. University hospitals 18 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and 18 12 miscellaneous purposes and for medical and surgical treatment 18 13 of indigent patients as provided in chapter 255, for medical 18 14 education, and for not more than the following full-time 18 15 equivalent positions: 18 16 .................................................. $ 29,452,383 18 17 ............................................... FTEs 5,701.67 18 18 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall submit 18 19 quarterly a report regarding the portion of the appropriation 18 20 in this lettered paragraph expended on medical education. The 18 21 report shall be submitted in a format jointly developed by the 18 22 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, the legislative 18 23 fiscal bureau, and the department of management, and shall 18 24 delineate the expenditures and purposes of the funds. 18 25 Funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not be 18 26 used to perform abortions except medically necessary 18 27 abortions, and shall not be used to operate the early 18 28 termination of pregnancy clinic except for the performance of 18 29 medically necessary abortions. For the purpose of this 18 30 lettered paragraph, an abortion is the purposeful interruption 18 31 of pregnancy with the intention other than to produce a live- 18 32 born infant or to remove a dead fetus, and a medically 18 33 necessary abortion is one performed under one of the following 18 34 conditions: 18 35 (1) The attending physician certifies that continuing the 19 1 pregnancy would endanger the life of the pregnant woman. 19 2 (2) The attending physician certifies that the fetus is 19 3 physically deformed, mentally deficient, or afflicted with a 19 4 congenital illness. 19 5 (3) The pregnancy is the result of a rape which is 19 6 reported within 45 days of the incident to a law enforcement 19 7 agency or public or private health agency which may include a 19 8 family physician. 19 9 (4) The pregnancy is the result of incest which is 19 10 reported within 150 days of the incident to a law enforcement 19 11 agency or public or private health agency which may include a 19 12 family physician. 19 13 (5) The abortion is a spontaneous abortion, commonly known 19 14 as a miscarriage, wherein not all of the products of 19 15 conception are expelled. 19 16 The total quota allocated to the counties for indigent 19 17 patients for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, shall not 19 18 be lower than the total quota allocated to the counties for 19 19 the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1995. The total quota 19 20 shall be allocated among the counties on the basis of the 1990 19 21 census pursuant to section 255.16. 19 22 d. Psychiatric hospital 19 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 19 24 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and 19 25 maintenance of committed and voluntary public patients, and 19 26 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 19 27 positions: 19 28 .................................................. $ 7,225,868 19 29 ............................................... FTEs 307.05 19 30 e. Hospital-school 19 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 19 32 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 19 33 positions: 19 34 .................................................. $ 5,938,345 19 35 ............................................... FTEs 167.10 20 1 f. Oakdale campus 20 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 20 3 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 20 4 positions: 20 5 .................................................. $ 2,896,269 20 6 ............................................... FTEs 63.58 20 7 g. State hygienic laboratory 20 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 20 9 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 20 10 positions: 20 11 .................................................. $ 3,309,148 20 12 ............................................... FTEs 102.49 20 13 h. Family practice program 20 14 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with 20 15 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants, to 20 16 carry out chapter 148D for the family practice program, 20 17 including salaries and support, and for not more than the 20 18 following full-time equivalent positions: 20 19 .................................................. $ 2,060,917 20 20 ............................................... FTEs 180.74 20 21 i. Child health care services 20 22 For specialized child health care services, including 20 23 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, 20 24 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa 20 25 high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries and 20 26 support, and for not more than the following full-time 20 27 equivalent positions: 20 28 .................................................. $ 464,274 20 29 ............................................... FTEs 10.60 20 30 j. Agricultural health and safety programs 20 31 For agricultural health and safety programs, and for not 20 32 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 20 33 .................................................. $ 253,213 20 34 ............................................... FTEs 3.48 20 35 k. Statewide cancer registry 21 1 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than 21 2 the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 3 .................................................. $ 195,167 21 4 ............................................... FTEs 3.07 21 5 l. Substance abuse consortium 21 6 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for 21 7 substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than 21 8 the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 9 .................................................. $ 64,396 21 10 ............................................... FTEs 1.15 21 11 m. Center for biocatalysis 21 12 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the 21 13 following full-time equivalent positions: 21 14 .................................................. $ 1,017,000 21 15 ............................................... FTEs 14.40 21 16 n. National advanced driving simulator 21 17 For the national advanced driving simulator, and for not 21 18 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 19 .................................................. $ 608,448 21 20 ............................................... FTEs 3.58 21 21 It is the intent of the general assembly that fiscal year 21 22 1997-1998 shall be the last fiscal year in which the general 21 23 assembly appropriates funds for purposes of the planning and 21 24 construction of the national advanced driving simulator. 21 25 o. Research park 21 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 21 27 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 21 28 full-time equivalent positions: 21 29 .................................................. $ 321,000 21 30 ................................................FTEs 4.35 21 31 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 21 32 a. General university 21 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 21 34 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 21 35 full-time equivalent positions: 22 1 .................................................. $161,084,066 22 2 ............................................... FTEs 3,583.64 22 3 Of the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, for 22 4 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 22 5 1997, $40,000 shall be expended for purposes of the institute 22 6 of public leadership. 22 7 Of the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, for 22 8 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 22 9 1997, $1,700,000 shall be expended for purposes of the healthy 22 10 livestock program. 22 11 b. Agricultural experiment station 22 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 22 13 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 22 14 positions: 22 15 .................................................. $ 31,754,200 22 16 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 22 17 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 22 18 economics 22 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 22 20 including salaries and support for the fire service institute, 22 21 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 22 22 positions: 22 23 .................................................. $ 19,280,398 22 24 ............................................... FTEs 431.85 22 25 By January 1, 1997, Iowa state university of science and 22 26 technology shall submit a report concerning the population 22 27 served and each service provided by the Iowa cooperative 22 28 extension service in agriculture and home economics to the 22 29 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 22 30 subcommittee on education and the legislative fiscal bureau. 22 31 d. Leopold center 22 32 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university 22 33 under section 266.39B, and for not more than the following 22 34 full-time equivalent positions: 22 35 .................................................. $ 560,593 23 1 ............................................... FTEs 11.25 23 2 e. Livestock disease research 23 3 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease 23 4 research fund under section 267.8, and for not more than the 23 5 following full-time equivalent positions: 23 6 .................................................. $ 276,022 23 7 ............................................... FTEs 3.17 23 8 f. Research park 23 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 23 10 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 23 11 positions: 23 12 .................................................. $ 370,000 23 13 ............................................... FTEs 4.31 23 14 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 23 15 a. General university 23 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 23 17 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 23 18 full-time equivalent positions: 23 19 .................................................. $ 72,083,159 23 20 ............................................... FTEs 1,425.50 23 21 b. Recycling and reuse center 23 22 .................................................. $ 239,745 23 23 c. Metal casting 23 24 .................................................. $ 160,000 23 25 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 23 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 23 27 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 23 28 positions: 23 29 .................................................. $ 6,703,655 23 30 ............................................... FTEs 124.14 23 31 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 23 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 23 33 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 23 34 positions: 23 35 .................................................. $ 3,736,503 24 1 ............................................... FTEs 83.68 24 2 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 24 3 For payment to local school boards for the tuition and 24 4 transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille 24 5 and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf 24 6 pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain clothing 24 7 and transportation costs for students at these schools 24 8 pursuant to section 270.5: 24 9 .................................................. $ 11,882 24 10 Sec. 13. If revenues received by the state board of 24 11 regents from indirect cost reimbursements, refunds and 24 12 reimbursements, interest, and other categories within the 24 13 general operating budgets of the institutions of higher 24 14 learning under the control of the regents equal an amount 24 15 greater than the original budget approved by the regents board 24 16 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 24 17 30, 1997, the increase shall be used for building repair, 24 18 deferred maintenance, or fire safety at the respective 24 19 institutions of higher learning under the control of the 24 20 board, and shall not be used to increase budget ceilings 24 21 adopted by the regents board. 24 22 Sec. 14. Reallocations of sums received under section 12, 24 23 subsections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, of this Act, including sums 24 24 received for salaries, shall be reported on a quarterly basis 24 25 to the co-chairpersons and ranking members of the legislative 24 26 fiscal committee and the joint appropriations subcommittee on 24 27 education. 24 28 Sec. 15. It is the intent of the general assembly that 24 29 $328,155 of the money appropriated to the university of 24 30 northern Iowa for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 24 31 ending June 30, 1997, in 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2195, 24 32 section 3, if enacted, shall be treated by the department of 24 33 management in the same manner as the money appropriated under 24 34 the general university category for the university of northern 24 35 Iowa in section 12, subsection 4, paragraph "a", of this Act. 25 1 Sec. 16. Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated 25 2 in 1995 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 6, subsection 1, 25 3 paragraph "b", remaining unencumbered or unobligated on June 25 4 30, 1996, shall not revert to the general fund of the state 25 5 but shall be available for expenditure for the purposes listed 25 6 in section 12, subsection 1, paragraph "b", of this Act during 25 7 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 25 8 1997. 25 9 Sec. 17. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNTS. For 25 10 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 25 11 1997, the department of human services shall continue the 25 12 supplemental disproportionate share and a supplemental 25 13 indirect medical education adjustment applicable to state- 25 14 owned acute care hospitals with more than 500 beds and shall 25 15 reimburse qualifying hospitals pursuant to that adjustment 25 16 with a supplemental amount for services provided medical 25 17 assistance recipients. The adjustment shall generate 25 18 supplemental payments intended to equal the state 25 19 appropriation made to a qualifying hospital for treatment of 25 20 indigent patients as provided in chapter 255. To the extent 25 21 of the supplemental payments, a qualifying hospital shall, 25 22 after receipt of the funds, transfer to the department of 25 23 human services an amount equal to the actual supplemental 25 24 payments that were made in that month. The aggregate amounts 25 25 for the fiscal year shall not exceed the state appropriation 25 26 made to the qualifying hospital for treatment of indigent 25 27 patients as provided in chapter 255. The department of human 25 28 services shall deposit the portion of these funds equal to the 25 29 state share in the department's medical assistance account and 25 30 the balance shall be credited to the general fund of the 25 31 state. To the extent that state funds appropriated to a 25 32 qualifying hospital for the treatment of indigent patients as 25 33 provided in chapter 255 have been transferred to the 25 34 department of human services as a result of these supplemental 25 35 payments made to the qualifying hospital, the department shall 26 1 not, directly or indirectly, recoup the supplemental payments 26 2 made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, unless an 26 3 equivalent amount of the funds transferred to the department 26 4 of human services by a qualifying hospital pursuant to this 26 5 provision is transferred to the qualifying hospital by the 26 6 department. 26 7 If the state supplemental amount allotted to the state of 26 8 Iowa for the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 1996, 26 9 and ending September 30, 1997, pursuant to section 1923 (f)(3) 26 10 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or pursuant to 26 11 federal payments for indirect medical education is greater 26 12 than the amount necessary to fund the federal share of the 26 13 supplemental payments specified in the preceding paragraph, 26 14 the department of human services shall increase the 26 15 supplemental disproportionate share or supplemental indirect 26 16 medical education adjustment by the lesser of the amount 26 17 necessary to utilize fully the state supplemental amount or 26 18 the amount of state funds appropriated to the state university 26 19 of Iowa general education fund and allocated to the university 26 20 for the college of medicine. The state university of Iowa 26 21 shall transfer from the allocation for the college of medicine 26 22 to the department of human services, on a monthly basis, an 26 23 amount equal to the additional supplemental payments made 26 24 during the previous month pursuant to this paragraph. A 26 25 qualifying hospital receiving supplemental payments pursuant 26 26 to this paragraph that are greater than the state 26 27 appropriation made to the qualifying hospital for treatment of 26 28 indigent patients as provided in chapter 255 shall be 26 29 obligated as a condition of its participation in the medical 26 30 assistance program to transfer to the state university of Iowa 26 31 general education fund on a monthly basis an amount equal to 26 32 the funds transferred by the state university of Iowa to the 26 33 department of human services. To the extent that state funds 26 34 appropriated to the state university of Iowa and allocated to 26 35 the college of medicine have been transferred to the 27 1 department of human services as a result of these supplemental 27 2 payments made to the qualifying hospital, the department shall 27 3 not, directly or indirectly, recoup these supplemental 27 4 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, unless 27 5 an equivalent amount of the funds transferred to the 27 6 department of human services by the state university of Iowa 27 7 pursuant to this paragraph is transferred to the qualifying 27 8 hospital by the department. 27 9 Continuation of the supplemental disproportionate share and 27 10 supplemental indirect medical education adjustment shall 27 11 preserve the funds available to the university hospital for 27 12 medical and surgical treatment of indigent patients as 27 13 provided in chapter 255 and to the state university of Iowa 27 14 for educational purposes at the same level as provided by the 27 15 state funds initially appropriated for that purpose. 27 16 The department of human services shall, in any compilation 27 17 of data or other report distributed to the public concerning 27 18 payments to providers under the medical assistance program, 27 19 set forth reimbursements to a qualifying hospital through the 27 20 supplemental disproportionate share and supplemental indirect 27 21 medical education adjustment as a separate item and shall not 27 22 include such payments in the amounts otherwise reported as the 27 23 reimbursement to a qualifying hospital for services to medical 27 24 assistance recipients. 27 25 For purposes of this section, "supplemental payment" means 27 26 a supplemental payment amount paid for medical assistance to a 27 27 hospital qualifying for that payment under this section. 27 28 Sec. 18. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 27 29 ending June 30, 1997, the state board of regents may use 27 30 notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under 27 31 section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy 27 32 cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to 27 33 recover the cost of the projects within an average of six 27 34 years. 27 35 Sec. 19. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of 28 1 revenue and finance shall pay the state school for the deaf 28 2 and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys 28 3 collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning 28 4 July 1, 1996, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs 28 5 for students attending the state school for the deaf and the 28 6 Iowa braille and sight saving school. 28 7 Sec. 20. Section 11.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, 28 8 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 28 9 follows: 28 10 The financial condition and transactions of all cities and 28 11 city offices, counties, county hospitals organized under 28 12 chapters 347 and 347A, memorial hospitals organized under 28 13 chapter 37, entities organized under chapter 28E having gross 28 14 receipts in excess of one hundred thousand dollars in a fiscal 28 15 year, merged areas, area education agencies, and all school 28 16 offices in school districts, shall be examined at least once 28 17 each year, except that cities having a population of seven 28 18 hundred or more but less than two thousand shall be examined 28 19 at least once every four years, and cities having a population 28 20 of less than seven hundred may be examined as otherwise 28 21 provided in this section. The examination shall cover the 28 22 fiscal year next preceding the year in which the audit is 28 23 conducted. The examination of school offices shall include an 28 24 audit of all school funds, the certified annual financial 28 25 report, and the certified enrollment as provided in section 28 26 257.6.Examinations of community colleges shall include an28 27audit of eligible and noneligible contact hours as defined in28 28section 260D.2. Eligible and noneligible contact hours and28 29any differencesDifferences in certified enrollment shall be 28 30 reported to the department of management. 28 31 Sec. 21. Section 256.52, subsections 1 and 2, Code 1995, 28 32 are amended to read as follows: 28 33 1. The state commission of libraries consists of one 28 34 member appointed by the supreme court, the director of the 28 35 department of education, or the director's designee, and six 29 1 members appointed by the governor to serve four-year terms 29 2 beginning and ending as provided in section 69.19. Of the 29 3 governor's appointees, one member shall be from the medical 29 4 profession and five members selected at large. Not more than 29 5 three of the members appointed by the governor shall be of the 29 6 same gender. The members shall be reimbursed for their actual 29 7 expenditures necessitated by their official duties. Members 29 8 may also be eligible for compensation as provided in section 29 9 7E.6. 29 10 2. The commission shall elect one of its members as 29 11 chairperson. The commission shall meet at the time and place 29 12 specified by call of the chairperson.FourFive members are a 29 13 quorum for the transaction of business. 29 14 Sec. 22. Section 257.31, subsection 16, Code 1995, is 29 15 amended to read as follows: 29 16 16. The committee shall perform the duties assigned to it 29 17 underchapter 260D and sectionsections 257.32 and 260C.18B. 29 18 Sec. 23. Section 257B.1A, subsections 2 through 4, if 29 19 enacted by 1996 Iowa Acts, House File 570, are amended to read 29 20 as follows: 29 21 2. For a transfer of moneys from the interest for Iowa 29 22 schools fund to the first in the nation in education 29 23 foundation, prior to July 1, October 1, January 1, and March 1 29 24 of each year, the governing board of the first in the nation 29 25 in education foundation established in section 257A.2 shall 29 26 certify to the treasurer of state the cumulative total value 29 27 of cash contributions received under section 257A.7 for 29 28 deposit in the first in the nation in education fund and for 29 29 the use of the foundation.The value of in-kind contributions29 30shall be based upon the fair market value of the contribution29 31determined for income tax purposes.29 32 The portion of the permanent school fund that is equal to 29 33 the cumulative total value of cash contributions, less the 29 34 portion of the permanent school fund dedicated to the 29 35 international center for gifted and talented education, is 30 1 dedicated to the first in the nation in education foundation 30 2 for that year. The interest earned on this dedicated amount 30 3 shall be transferred by the treasurer of state to the credit 30 4 of the first in the nation in education foundation. 30 5 3. a. For a transfer of moneys from the interest for Iowa 30 6 schools fund to the international center endowment fund 30 7 established in section 263.8A, prior to July 1, October 1, 30 8 January 1, and March 1 of each year, the state university of 30 9 Iowa shall certify to the treasurer of state the cumulative 30 10 total value of cash contributions received and deposited in 30 11 the international center endowment fund. Within fifteen days 30 12 following certification by the state university of Iowa, the 30 13 treasurer of state shall transfer from the interest for Iowa 30 14 schools fund to the international center an amount equal to 30 15 the amount of interest earned on the portion of the permanent 30 16 school fund that is equal to one-half the cumulative total 30 17 value of the cash contributions deposited in the international 30 18 center endowment fund, not to exceed eight hundred seventy- 30 19 five thousand dollars. 30 20 b. However, if prior to July 1, 1998, the general assembly 30 21 appropriates moneys for the international center endowment 30 22 fund established in section 263.8A in an aggregate amount 30 23 equal to eight hundred seventy-five thousand dollars, the 30 24 transfer of the interest earned based upon the cumulative 30 25 value of cash contributions equal to one million seven hundred 30 26 fifty thousand dollars deposited in the international center 30 27 endowment fund on July 1, 1995, is no longer required under 30 28 this section. If, on or after July 1, 1998, the general 30 29 assembly appropriates moneys for the international center 30 30 endowment fund in an aggregate amount equal to six hundred 30 31 seventy-five thousand dollars, the transfer of interest earned 30 32 based upon the cumulative value of cash contributions equal to 30 33 one million three hundred fifty thousand dollars deposited in 30 34 the international center endowment fund between July 1, 1995, 30 35 and June 30, 1998, is no longer required under this section. 31 1 4. In addition to the moneys transferred pursuant to 31 2 subsection 3, paragraph "a", effective on the date on which 31 3 the cumulative total value of cash contributions deposited in 31 4 the international center endowment fund between July 1, 1995, 31 5 and June 30, 1998, equals or exceeds one million three hundred 31 6 fifty thousand dollars, and annually thereafter, the treasurer 31 7 of state shall transfer moneys from the interest for Iowa 31 8 schools fund to the international center endowment fund in an 31 9 amount equal to the interest earned on six hundred seventy- 31 10 five thousand dollars in the permanent school fund. 31 11 Sec. 24. Section 260C.2, Code 1995, is amended by adding 31 12 the following new subsection: 31 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. "Instructional cost center" means one 31 14 of the following areas of course offerings of the community 31 15 colleges: 31 16 a. Arts and sciences cost center. 31 17 b. Vocational-technical preparatory cost center. 31 18 c. Vocational-technical supplementary cost center. 31 19 d. Adult basic education and high school completion cost 31 20 center. 31 21 e. Continuing and general education cost center. 31 22 Sec. 25. Section 260C.4, subsection 4, paragraph h, Code 31 23 1995, is amended to read as follows: 31 24 h. This subsection is void and shall be stricken from the 31 25 Code effective June 30,19951998, except as provided in 31 26 section 260C.47. 31 27 Sec. 26. Section 260C.14, Code 1995, is amended by adding 31 28 the following new subsection: 31 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 22. Provide, within a reasonable time, 31 30 information as requested by the departments of management and 31 31 education. 31 32 Sec. 27. Section 260C.18, subsection 4, Code 1995, is 31 33 amended to read as follows: 31 34 4. State aid and supplemental state aid to be paid in 31 35 accordance with the statutes which provide such aid. 32 1 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION. 260C.18A STATE AID. 32 2 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and for each 32 3 succeeding fiscal year, moneys appropriated by the general 32 4 assembly from the general fund of the state to the department 32 5 of education for community college purposes for general state 32 6 financial aid, including general financial aid to merged areas 32 7 in lieu of personal property tax replacement payments under 32 8 section 427A.13, to merged areas as defined in section 260C.2, 32 9 and for vocational education programs in accordance with 32 10 chapters 258 and 260C, for a fiscal year, shall be allocated 32 11 to each community college by the department of education in 32 12 the proportion that the allocation to that community college 32 13 in 1995 Iowa Acts, chapter 218, section 1, subsection 19, 32 14 bears to the total appropriation made in 1995 Iowa Acts, 32 15 chapter 218, section 1, subsection 19. 32 16 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION. 260C.18B COMMUNITY COLLEGE BUDGET 32 17 REVIEW. 32 18 1. A community college budget review procedure is 32 19 established for the school budget review committee created in 32 20 section 257.30. The school budget review committee, in 32 21 addition to its duties under chapter 257, shall meet and hold 32 22 hearings each year under this chapter to review unusual 32 23 circumstances of community colleges, either upon the 32 24 committee's motion or upon the request of a community college. 32 25 The committee may grant supplemental state aid to the 32 26 community college from funds appropriated to the department of 32 27 education for community college budget review purposes. 32 28 Unusual circumstances shall include but not be limited to 32 29 the following: 32 30 a. An unusual increase or decrease in enrollment or 32 31 contact hours. 32 32 b. Natural disasters. 32 33 c. Unusual staffing problems. 32 34 d. Unusual necessity for additional funds to permit 32 35 continuance of a course or program in an instructional cost 33 1 center which provides substantial benefit to students. 33 2 e. Unusual need for a new course or program in an 33 3 instructional cost center which will provide substantial 33 4 benefit to students, if the community college establishes the 33 5 need and the amount of necessary increased cost. 33 6 f. Unique problems of community colleges to include 33 7 vandalism, civil disobedience, and other costs incurred by 33 8 community colleges. 33 9 2. When the school budget review committee makes a 33 10 decision under subsection 1, it shall provide written notice 33 11 of its decision, including the amount of supplemental state 33 12 aid approved, to the board of directors of the community 33 13 college and to the department of education. 33 14 3. All decisions by the school budget review committee 33 15 under this chapter shall be made in accordance with reasonable 33 16 and uniform policies which shall be consistent with this 33 17 chapter. 33 18 4. Failure by a community college to provide information 33 19 or appear before the school budget review committee as 33 20 requested for the accomplishment of review or hearing 33 21 constitutes justification for the committee to instruct the 33 22 department of revenue and finance to withhold supplemental 33 23 state aid to that community college until the committee's 33 24 inquiries are satisfied completely. 33 25 Sec. 30. Section 260C.22, Code 1995, is amended by adding 33 26 the following new subsection: 33 27 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The board of directors of any merged 33 28 area that failed to certify for levy under subsection 3 by 33 29 March 15, 1982, and March 15, 1983, may certify for levy by 33 30 April 15, 1997, and April 15, 1998, a tax on taxable property 33 31 in the merged area at rates that will provide total revenues 33 32 for the two years equal to five percent of the area school's 33 33 general fund expenditures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 33 34 1995, in order to provide a cash reserve for that area school. 33 35 As nearly as possible, one-half the revenue for the cash 34 1 reserve fund shall be collected during each year. 34 2 The revenues derived from the levies shall be placed in a 34 3 separate cash reserve fund. Notwithstanding subsection 3, 34 4 moneys from the cash reserve fund established by a merged area 34 5 under subsection 3 or this subsection shall be used only to 34 6 alleviate temporary cash shortages and for the acquisition, 34 7 lease, lease-purchase, installation, and maintenance of 34 8 instructional technology equipment, including hardware and 34 9 software, materials and supplies, and staff development and 34 10 training related to instructional technology. If moneys from 34 11 the cash reserve fund are used to alleviate a temporary cash 34 12 shortage, the cash reserve fund shall be reimbursed 34 13 immediately from the general fund of the community college as 34 14 funds in the general fund become available, but in no case 34 15 later than June 30 of the current fiscal year, to repay the 34 16 funds taken from the cash reserve fund. 34 17 Sec. 31. Section 260C.29, subsection 3, Code Supplement 34 18 1995, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 34 19 NEW PARAGRAPH. f. Contract with other community colleges 34 20 to expand the availability of program services and increase 34 21 the number of students served by the program. 34 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. Establish a separate account, which 34 23 shall consist of all appropriations, grants, contributions, 34 24 bequests, endowments, or other moneys or gifts received 34 25 specifically for purposes of the program by the community 34 26 college administering the program as provided in subsection 2. 34 27 Not less than eighty percent of the funds received from state 34 28 appropriations for purposes of the program shall be used for 34 29 purposes of assistance to students as provided in subsection 34 30 5. 34 31 Sec. 32. Section 260C.34, Code 1995, is amended to read as 34 32 follows: 34 33 260C.34 USES OF FUNDS. 34 34 Funds obtained pursuant to section 260C.17; section 34 35 260C.18, subsections 3, 4, and 5of section 260C.18;section35 1 and sections 260C.18A, 260C.18B, 260C.19;, andsection260C.22 35 2 shall not be used for the construction or maintenance of 35 3 athletic buildings or grounds but may be used for a project 35 4 under section 260C.56. 35 5 Sec. 33. Section 260C.39, unnumbered paragraph 5, Code 35 6 1995, is amended to read as follows: 35 7 The terms of employment of personnel, for the academic year 35 8 following the effective date of the agreement to combine the 35 9 merged areas shall not be affected by the combination of the 35 10 merged areas, except in accordance with the procedures under 35 11 sections 279.15 to 279.18 and section 279.24, to the extent 35 12 those procedures are applicable, or under the terms of the 35 13 base bargaining agreement. The authority and responsibility 35 14 to offer new contracts or to continue, modify, or terminate 35 15 existing contracts pursuant to any applicable procedures under 35 16 chapter 279, shall be transferred to the acting, and then to 35 17 the new, board of the combined merged area upon certification 35 18 of a favorable vote to each of the merged areas affected by 35 19 the agreement. The collective bargaining agreement of the 35 20 merged areawith the largest number of contact hours eligible35 21forreceiving the greatest amount of general state aid, as35 22defined under section 260D.2,shall serve as the base 35 23 agreement for the combined merged area and the employees of 35 24 the merged areas which combined to form the new combined 35 25 merged area shall automatically be accreted to the bargaining 35 26 unit from that former merged area for purposes of negotiating 35 27 the contracts for the following years without further action 35 28 by the public employment relations board. If only one 35 29 collective bargaining agreement is in effect among the merged 35 30 areas which are combining under this section, then that 35 31 agreement shall serve as the base agreement, and the employees 35 32 of the merged areas which are combining to form the new 35 33 combined merged area shall automatically be accreted to the 35 34 bargaining unit of that former merged area for purposes of 35 35 negotiating the contracts for the following years without 36 1 further action by the public employment relations board. The 36 2 board of the combined merged area, using the base agreement as 36 3 its existing contract, shall bargain with the combined 36 4 employees of the merged areas that have agreed to combine for 36 5 the academic year beginning with the effective date of the 36 6 agreement to combine merged areas. The bargaining shall be 36 7 completed by March 15 prior to the academic year in which the 36 8 agreement to combine merged areas becomes effective or within 36 9 one hundred eighty days after the organization of the acting 36 10 board of the new combined merged area, whichever is later. If 36 11 a bargaining agreement was already concluded in the former 36 12 merged area which has the collective bargaining agreement that 36 13 is serving as the base agreement for the new combined merged 36 14 area, between the former merged area board and the employees 36 15 of the former merged area, that agreement is void, unless the 36 16 agreement contained multiyear provisions affecting academic 36 17 years subsequent to the effective date of the agreement to 36 18 form a combined merged area. If the base collective 36 19 bargaining agreement contains multiyear provisions, the 36 20 duration and effect of the agreement shall be controlled by 36 21 the terms of the agreement. The provisions of the base 36 22 agreement shall apply to the offering of new contracts, or the 36 23 continuation, modification, or termination of existing 36 24 contracts between the acting or new board of the combined 36 25 merged area and the combined employees of the new combined 36 26 merged area. 36 27 Sec. 34. Section 260C.47, subsection 1, unnumbered 36 28 paragraph 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 36 29 The state board of education shall establish an 36 30 accreditation process for community college programs by July 36 31 1,19941997. The process shall be jointly developed and 36 32 agreed upon by the department of education and the community 36 33 colleges. The state accreditation process shall be integrated 36 34 with the accreditation process of the north central 36 35 association of colleges and schools, including the evaluation 37 1 cycle, the self-study process, and the criteria for 37 2 evaluation, which shall incorporate the standards for 37 3 community colleges developed under section 260C.48; and shall 37 4 identify and make provision for the needs of the state that 37 5 are not met by the association's accreditation process. If a 37 6 joint agreement has not been reached by July 1,19941997, the 37 7 approval process provided under section 260C.4, subsection 4, 37 8 shall remain the required accreditation process for community 37 9 colleges. For the academic year commencing July 1,19951998, 37 10 and in succeeding school years, the department of education 37 11 shall use a two-component process for the continued 37 12 accreditation of community college programs. 37 13 Sec. 35. NEW SECTION. 260C.49 RULES. 37 14 The department of education shall adopt rules and 37 15 definitions of terms necessary for the administration of this 37 16 chapter. The school budget review committee shall adopt rules 37 17 under chapter 17A to carry out section 260C.18B. 37 18 Sec. 36. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 37 19 Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 37 20 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19951996, and 37 21 for each following fiscal year,twothree thousandnineone 37 22 hundred fifty dollars. 37 23 Sec. 37. NEW SECTION. 261.21 NATIONAL GUARD TUITION AID 37 24 PROGRAM. 37 25 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds by the 37 26 general assembly, a member of the national guard who meets the 37 27 eligibility requirements of this subsection is entitled to 37 28 attend and pursue any undergraduate course of study at a 37 29 community college as defined in chapter 260C, or an 37 30 institution of higher learning under the control of the state 37 31 board of regents upon the payment by the member personally of 37 32 fifty percent of the tuition charged by the community college 37 33 or institution of higher learning. The remaining tuition 37 34 shall be paid by the college student aid commission from funds 37 35 appropriated by the general assembly. To be eligible for 38 1 tuition aid under this section, a national guard member shall 38 2 meet the following conditions: 38 3 a. Be a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa army 38 4 or air national guard unit throughout each semester or 38 5 duration of the vocational program for which the member has 38 6 applied for benefits. 38 7 b. Have satisfactorily completed required initial active 38 8 duty training. 38 9 c. Have maintained satisfactory performance of duty upon 38 10 return from initial active duty training, including attending 38 11 a minimum ninety percent of scheduled drill dates and 38 12 attending annual training. 38 13 d. Have satisfactorily met the entrance requirements for 38 14 admission to a community college, or institution of higher 38 15 learning under the control of the state board of regents, and 38 16 maintain satisfactory academic progress. 38 17 e. Have provided proper notice of national guard status to 38 18 the community college or institution at the time of 38 19 registration for the term in which tuition benefits are 38 20 sought. 38 21 f. Apply to the adjutant general of Iowa, who shall 38 22 determine eligibility and whose decision is final. 38 23 2. Participation in the tuition aid program by an 38 24 accredited private institution, as defined in section 261.9, 38 25 is voluntary. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 38 26 by the general assembly, a member of the Iowa national guard 38 27 who meets the eligibility requirements of subsection 1, except 38 28 for subsection 1, paragraph "d", is entitled to attend and 38 29 pursue any undergraduate course of study at any participating 38 30 accredited private institution, as defined in section 261.9, 38 31 upon admission to the institution and payment of tuition less 38 32 an amount equal to fifty percent of the resident tuition rate 38 33 established for institutions of higher learning under the 38 34 control of the state board of regents. The remaining tuition, 38 35 not to exceed fifty percent of the resident tuition rate for a 39 1 regents university, shall be paid by the college student aid 39 2 commission from funds appropriated by the general assembly. 39 3 3. An eligible member of the national guard, attending an 39 4 educational institution as a full-time student, shall not 39 5 receive tuition aid under this section for more than eight 39 6 semesters, or if attending as a part-time student, not more 39 7 than sixteen semesters of undergraduate study, or the 39 8 trimester or quarter equivalent. A guard member who has met 39 9 the educational requirements for a baccalaureate degree is 39 10 ineligible for tuition aid under this section. 39 11 4. The eligibility of applicants shall be certified by the 39 12 adjutant general of Iowa to the college student aid 39 13 commission, and all amounts that are or become due to a 39 14 community college, accredited private institution, or 39 15 institution of higher learning under the control of the state 39 16 board of regents under this section shall be paid to the 39 17 college or institution by the college student aid commission 39 18 upon receipt of certification by the president or governing 39 19 board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges 39 20 made, and as to the attendance of the individual at the 39 21 educational institution. The college student aid commission 39 22 shall maintain an annual record of the number of participants 39 23 and the tuition dollar value of the participation. 39 24 5. The college student aid commission shall adopt rules 39 25 pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section. 39 26 Sec. 38. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 3, Code 39 27 Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows: 39 28 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 39 29 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of 39 30thirty-fivethirty-eight million six hundred sixty-four 39 31 thousand seven hundred fifty dollars for tuition grants. 39 32 3. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 39 33 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of one 39 34 millionfoursix hundredtwenty-foureight thousandseventwo 39 35 hundredeightyfifty-seven dollars for vocational-technical 40 1 tuition grants. 40 2 Sec. 39. Section 261.48, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 40 3 1995, is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph. 40 4 Sec. 40. Section 261C.6, subsection 2, unnumbered 40 5 paragraph 2, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 40 6 A pupil is not eligible to enroll on a full-time basis in 40 7 an eligible postsecondary institution and receive payment for 40 8 all courses in which a student is enrolled.If an eligible40 9postsecondary institution is a community college established40 10under chapter 260C, the contact hours of a pupil for which a40 11tuition reimbursement amount is received are not contact hours40 12eligible for general aid under chapter 260D.40 13 Sec. 41. Section 262.9, subsection 4, unnumbered paragraph 40 14 1, Code Supplement 1995, is amended to read as follows: 40 15 Manage and control the property, both real and personal, 40 16 belonging to the institutions. The board shall purchase or 40 17 require the purchase of, when the price is reasonably 40 18 competitive and the quality as intended,and in keeping with40 19the schedule established in this subsection,soybean-based 40 20 inksand plastic products with recycled content, including but40 21not limited to plastic garbage can liners.For purposes of40 22this subsection, "recycled content" means that the content of40 23the product contains a minimum of thirty percent postconsumer40 24material.All inks purchased that are used internally or are 40 25 contracted for by the board shall be soybean-based to the 40 26 extent formulations for such inks are available. 40 27 Sec. 42. Section 262.9, subsection 4, paragraphs a, b, and 40 28 c, Code Supplement 1995, are amended by striking the 40 29 paragraphs. 40 30 Sec. 43. Section 262.9, subsection 10, Code Supplement 40 31 1995, is amended by striking the subsection. 40 32 Sec. 44. Section 262.9, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 40 33 by adding the following new subsection: 40 34 NEW SUBSECTION. 30. By January 1 annually, submit a 40 35 report to the general assembly and the legislative fiscal 41 1 bureau on the facilities overhead use allowance and the amount 41 2 of building and equipment use allowances of the overall 41 3 indirect cost recovery on federally sponsored research 41 4 programs. The report shall include the individual 41 5 institutional policies of distribution of the federal 41 6 facilities overhead use allowance within each institution of 41 7 higher learning under the control of the board, and shall be 41 8 in a format agreed to by the board and the legislative fiscal 41 9 bureau. 41 10 Sec. 45. Section 262.34A, Code 1995, is amended to read as 41 11 follows: 41 12 262.34A BID REQUESTS. 41 13 The state board of regents shall request bids and proposals 41 14 for materials, products, supplies, provisions, and other 41 15 needed articles to be purchased at public expense, from Iowa 41 16 state industries as defined in section 904.802, subsection 2, 41 17 when the articles are available in the requested quantity and 41 18 at comparable prices and quality. The exceptions provided 41 19 under section 904.808, subsection 1, shall not apply to the 41 20 state board of regents. 41 21 Sec. 46. Section 272.2, subsection 15, if enacted by 1996 41 22 Iowa Acts, House File 455, is amended to read as follows: 41 23 15. Adopt rules that require specificity in written 41 24 complaints that are filed by individuals who have personal 41 25 knowledge of an alleged violation and which are accepted by 41 26 the board, provide that the jurisdictional requirements as set 41 27 by the board in administrative rule are met on the face of the 41 28 complaint before initiating an investigation of allegations, 41 29 provide that before initiating an investigation of 41 30 allegations, provide that any investigation be limited to the 41 31 allegations contained on the face of the complaint, provide 41 32 for an adequate interval between the receipt of a complaint 41 33 and public notice of the complaint, permit parties to a 41 34 complaint to mutually agree to a resolution of the complaint 41 35 filed with the board, allow the respondent the right to review 42 1 any investigative reportfor accuracy with its author prior to42 2the submission of the report toupon a finding of probable 42 3 cause for further action by the board, require that the 42 4 conduct providing the basis for the complaint occurred within 42 5 three years ofthe filingdiscovery of thecomplaintevent by 42 6 the complainant unless good cause can be shown for an 42 7 extension of this limitation, and require complaints to be 42 8 resolved within one hundred eighty days unless good cause can 42 9 be shown for an extension of this limitation. 42 10 Sec. 47. Section 273.3, subsection 12, Code 1995, is 42 11 amended to read as follows: 42 12 12. Prepare an annual budget estimating income and 42 13 expenditures for programs and services as provided in sections 42 14 273.1 to 273.9 and chapter 256B within the limits of funds 42 15 provided under section 256B.9 and chapter 257. The board 42 16 shall give notice of a public hearing on the proposed budget 42 17 by publication in an official county newspaper in each county 42 18 in the territory of the area education agency in which the 42 19 principal place of business of a school district that is a 42 20 part of the area education agency is located. The notice 42 21 shall specify the date, which shall be not later than March 1 42 22 of each year, the time, and the location of the public 42 23 hearing. The proposed budget as approved by the board shall 42 24 then be submitted to the state board of education, on forms 42 25 provided by the department, no later than March 15 preceding 42 26 the next fiscal year for approval. The state board shall 42 27 review the proposed budget of each area education agency and 42 28 shall before April 1, either grant approval or return the 42 29 budget without approval with comments of the state board 42 30 included. An unapproved budget shall be resubmitted to the 42 31 state board for final approval not later than April 15. For 42 32 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and each succeeding 42 33 fiscal year, the state board shall give final approval only to 42 34 budgets submitted by area education agencies accredited by the 42 35 state board or that have been given conditional accreditation 43 1 by the state board. 43 2 Sec. 48. Section 273.3, Code 1995, is amended by adding 43 3 the following new subsection: 43 4 NEW SUBSECTION. 22. Meet annually with the members of the 43 5 boards of directors of the school districts located within its 43 6 boundaries if requested by the school district boards. 43 7 Sec. 49. NEW SECTION. 273.10 ACCREDITATION OF AREA 43 8 EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 43 9 1. The department of education shall develop, in 43 10 consultation with the area education agencies, and establish 43 11 an accreditation process for area education agencies by July 43 12 1, 1997. At a minimum, the accreditation process shall 43 13 consist of the following: 43 14 a. The timely submission by an area education agency of 43 15 information required by the department on forms provided by 43 16 the department. 43 17 b. The use of an accreditation team appointed by the 43 18 director of the department of education to conduct an 43 19 evaluation, including an on-site visit of each area education 43 20 agency. The team shall include, but is not limited to, 43 21 department staff members, representatives from the school 43 22 districts served by the area education agency being evaluated, 43 23 area education agency staff members from area education 43 24 agencies other than the area education agency that conducts 43 25 the programs being evaluated for accreditation, and other team 43 26 members with expertise as deemed appropriate by the director. 43 27 2. Prior to a visit to an area education agency, the 43 28 accreditation team shall have access to that area education 43 29 agency's program audit report filed with the department. 43 30 After a visit to an area education agency, the accreditation 43 31 team shall determine whether the accreditation standards for a 43 32 program have been met and shall make a report to the director 43 33 and the state board, together with a recommendation as to 43 34 whether the programs of the area education agency should 43 35 receive initial accreditation or remain accredited. The 44 1 accreditation team shall report strengths and weaknesses, if 44 2 any, for each accreditation standard and shall advise the area 44 3 education agency of available resources and technical 44 4 assistance to further enhance the strengths and improve areas 44 5 of weakness. An area education agency may respond to the 44 6 accreditation team's report. 44 7 3. The state board of education shall determine whether a 44 8 program of an area education agency shall receive initial 44 9 accreditation or shall remain accredited. Approval of area 44 10 education agency programs by the state board shall be based 44 11 upon the recommendation of the director of the department of 44 12 education after a study of the factual and evaluative evidence 44 13 on record about each area education agency program in terms of 44 14 the accreditation standards adopted by the state board. 44 15 Approval, if granted, shall be for a term of three years. 44 16 However, the state board may grant conditional approval for a 44 17 term of less than three years if conditions warrant. 44 18 4. If the state board of education determines that an area 44 19 education agency's program does not meet accreditation 44 20 standards, the director of the department of education, in 44 21 cooperation with the board of directors of the area education 44 22 agency, shall establish a remediation plan prescribing the 44 23 procedures that must be taken to correct deficiencies in 44 24 meeting the program standards, and shall establish a deadline 44 25 date for correction of the deficiencies. The remediation plan 44 26 is subject to the approval of the state board. 44 27 5. The area education agency program shall remain 44 28 accredited during the implementation of the remediation plan. 44 29 The accreditation team shall visit the area education agency 44 30 and shall determine whether the deficiencies in the standards 44 31 for the program have been corrected and shall make a report 44 32 and recommendation to the director and the state board of 44 33 education. The state board shall review the report and 44 34 recommendation and shall determine whether the deficiencies in 44 35 the program have been corrected. 45 1 6. If the deficiencies in an area education program have 45 2 not been corrected, the agency board shall take one of the 45 3 following actions within sixty days from removal of 45 4 accreditation: 45 5 a. Merge the deficient program with a program from another 45 6 accredited area education agency. 45 7 b. Contract with another area education agency or other 45 8 public educational institution for purposes of program 45 9 delivery. 45 10 The rules developed by the state board of education for the 45 11 accreditation process shall include provisions for removal of 45 12 accreditation, including provisions for proper notice to the 45 13 administrator of the area education agency, each member of the 45 14 board of directors of the area education agency, and the 45 15 superintendents and administrators of the schools of the 45 16 districts served by the area education agency. 45 17 Sec. 50. NEW SECTION. 273.11 STANDARDS FOR ACCREDITING 45 18 AREA EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 45 19 1. The state board of education shall develop standards 45 20 and rules for the accreditation of area education agencies by 45 21 July 1, 1997. Standards shall be general in nature, but at a 45 22 minimum shall identify requirements addressing the services 45 23 provided by each division, as well as identifying indicators 45 24 of quality that will permit area education agencies, school 45 25 districts, the department of education, and the general public 45 26 to judge accurately the effectiveness of area education agency 45 27 services. 45 28 2. Standards developed shall include, but are not limited 45 29 to, the following: 45 30 a. Support for school-community planning, including a 45 31 means of assessing needs, establishing shared direction and 45 32 implementing program plans and reporting progress. 45 33 b. Professional development programs that respond to 45 34 current needs. 45 35 c. Support for curriculum development, instruction, and 46 1 assessment for reading, language arts, math and science, using 46 2 research-based methodologies. 46 3 d. Special education compliance and support. 46 4 e. Management services, including financial reporting and 46 5 purchasing as requested and funded by local districts. 46 6 f. Support for instructional media services that 46 7 supplement and support local district media centers and 46 8 services. 46 9 g. Support for school technology planning and staff 46 10 development for implementing instructional technologies. 46 11 h. A program and services evaluation and reporting system. 46 12 Sec. 51. Section 282.4, subsection 3, Code Supplement 46 13 1995, is amended to read as follows: 46 14 3. Notwithstanding section 282.6, if a student has been 46 15 expelled or suspended from school and has not met the 46 16 conditions of the expulsion or suspensionand if the student,46 17or the parent or guardian of the student, changes district of46 18residence, the student shall not beenrolledpermitted to 46 19 enroll inthe newa school districtof residenceuntil the 46 20 board of directors of thenewschool districtof residence46 21 approves, by a majority vote, the enrollment of the student. 46 22 Sec. 52. Section 282.5, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 46 23 to read as follows: 46 24 282.5 READMISSION OF STUDENT. 46 25 When a student is suspended by a teacher, principal, or 46 26 superintendent, pursuant to section 282.4, the student may be 46 27 readmitted by the teacher, principal, or superintendent when 46 28 the conditions of the suspension have been met, but when 46 29 expelled by the board the student may be readmitted only by 46 30 the board or in the manner prescribed by the board. 46 31 Sec. 53. Section 294A.25, subsections 7 and 8, Code 46 32 Supplement 1995, are amended to read as follows: 46 33 7. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1,199346 34 1996, the amount of fifty thousand dollars for geography 46 35 alliance, seventy thousand dollars for gifted and talented,47 1 and one hundred eighty thousand dollars for a management 47 2 information system from additional funds transferred from 47 3 phase I to phase III. 47 4 8. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19951996, and 47 5 ending June 30, 1997, to the department of education from 47 6 phase III moneys the amount of one million two hundred fifty 47 7 thousand dollars for support for the operations of the new 47 8 Iowa schools development corporation and for school 47 9 transformation design and implementation projects administered 47 10 by the corporation. Of the amount provided in this 47 11 subsection, one hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be used 47 12 for the school and community planning initiative. 47 13 Sec. 54. Section 298.9, Code Supplement 1995, is amended 47 14 to read as follows: 47 15 298.9 SPECIAL LEVIES. 47 16 If the voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy, 47 17 consisting solely of a physical plant and equipment property 47 18 tax levy, is voted at a special election and certified to the 47 19 board of supervisors after the regular levy is made, the board 47 20 shall at its next regular meeting levy the tax and cause it to 47 21 be entered upon the tax list to be collected as other school 47 22 taxes. If the certification is filed prior toAprilMay 1, 47 23 the annual levy shall begin with the tax levy of the year of 47 24 filing. If the certification is filed afterAprilMay 1 in a 47 25 year, the levy shall begin with the levy of the fiscal year 47 26 succeeding the year of the filing of the certification. 47 27 Sec. 55. FUNDS TRANSFERRED. For the fiscal year beginning 47 28 July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the following amounts 47 29 for the purposes designated shall be paid to the department of 47 30 education from additional funds transferred from phase I to 47 31 phase III: 47 32 1. For support of the Iowa mathematics and science 47 33 coalition: 47 34 .................................................. $ 50,000 47 35 2. For purposes of the Iowa law and school safety project: 48 1 .................................................. $ 75,000 48 2 3. For supplemental funds for a management information 48 3 system: 48 4 .................................................. $ 120,000 48 5 If funds available are insufficient to fully fund the 48 6 appropriation for a management information system under this 48 7 section, the amount distributed for the management information 48 8 system shall be reduced to an amount equal to the available 48 9 funds. 48 10 Sec. 56. 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2080, section 70, 48 11 subsection 1, is amended to read as follows: 48 12 1.Sections 260C.24 andSection 303.18, Code Supplement 48 13 1995,areis repealed. 48 14 Sec. 57. 1996 Iowa Acts, Senate File 2080, section 16, is 48 15 repealed. 48 16 Sec. 58. REPEAL – DIRECTION TO CODE EDITOR. Section 48 17 260C.18A, as enacted in this Act, is repealed effective July 48 18 1, 1997. The Code editor shall strike the reference to 48 19 section 260C.18A in section 260C.34 effective July 1, 1997. 48 20 Sec. 59. REPEAL. 48 21 1. Sections 225.34, 261.45, 261.52A, and 294.15, Code 48 22 1995, are repealed. 48 23 2. Chapter 260D, Code and Code Supplement 1995, is 48 24 repealed. 48 25 Sec. 60. EFFECTIVE DATE. The unnumbered paragraph 48 26 relating to the creation of a dental hygienist program 48 27 provided for in section 6, subsection 15, of this Act, being 48 28 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 48 29 Sec. 61. EFFECTIVE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATES. 48 30 The sections of this Act which amend section 260C.4, 48 31 subsection 4, paragraph "h", and section 260C.47, subsection 48 32 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, being deemed of immediate 48 33 importance, take effect upon enactment and apply retroactively 48 34 to June 30, 1994. 48 35 Sec. 62. Sections 3, 8, and 16 of this Act and section 59, 49 1 subsection 2, of this Act, being deemed of immediate 49 2 importance, take effect upon enactment. 49 3 HF 2477 49 4 kh/pk/25
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