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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 295.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND 1 2 INTENT. 1 3 The general assembly finds that it is in the public 1 4 interest to develop and equitably fund instructional 1 5 technology within the public schools of this state to ensure 1 6 that school students, teachers, and administrators are 1 7 equipped and prepared to excel in the twenty-first century. 1 8 Toward that goal, it is the intent of this chapter to 1 9 establish and fund a school improvement technology program. 1 10 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 295.2 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY 1 11 APPROPRIATION. 1 12 1. a. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 13 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 1 14 beginning July 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, the sum of 1 15 fifteen million dollars for the school improvement technology 1 16 program. 1 17 b. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 1 18 infrastructure account of the state to the department of 1 19 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, and 1 20 ending June 30, 1997, the sum of fifteen million dollars for 1 21 the school improvement technology program. 1 22 c. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 23 state to the department of education for each fiscal year of 1 24 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1 25 2001, the sum of thirty million dollars for the school 1 26 improvement technology program. 1 27 2. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1 other than 1 28 the moneys allocated in subsection 3, for each fiscal year in 1 29 which moneys are appropriated, the amount of moneys allocated 1 30 to school districts shall be in the proportion that the basic 1 31 enrollment of a district, bears to the sum of the basic 1 32 enrollments of all school districts in the state for the 1 33 budget year. However, a district shall not receive less than 1 34 fifteen thousand dollars in a fiscal year. The Iowa braille 1 35 and sight saving school, the state school for the deaf, and 2 1 the Price laboratory school at the university of northern Iowa 2 2 shall annually certify their basic enrollments to the 2 3 department of education by October 1. The department of human 2 4 services shall certify the average student yearly enrollments 2 5 of the state training school, the Iowa juvenile home, Woodward 2 6 state hospital-school, and Glenwood state hospital-school to 2 7 the department of education by October 1. 2 8 3. From the moneys appropriated in subsection 1, for each 2 9 fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated, the sum of four 2 10 hundred fifty thousand dollars shall be divided among the area 2 11 education agencies based upon each area education agency's 2 12 percentage of the total full-time equivalent elementary and 2 13 secondary teachers employed in the school districts in this 2 14 state. An area education agency may contract with an 2 15 appropriate accredited institution of higher education in Iowa 2 16 to provide staff development and training in accordance with 2 17 section 295.3. 2 18 4. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the 2 19 school improvement technology program, the department of 2 20 education shall notify the department of revenue and finance 2 21 of the amount to be paid to each school district and area 2 22 education agency based upon the distribution plan set forth 2 23 for the appropriation made pursuant to this section. The 2 24 allocation to each school district and area education agency 2 25 under this section shall be made in one payment on or about 2 26 October 15 of the fiscal year in which the appropriation is 2 27 made, taking into consideration the relative budget and cash 2 28 position of the state resources. Prior to the receipt of 2 29 funds, school districts shall provide to the department of 2 30 education adequate assurance that they have developed or are 2 31 developing a technology plan as required by section 295.3 and 2 32 that funds received under this section will be used in 2 33 accordance with the required technology plan. 2 34 5. Moneys received under this section shall not be 2 35 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 257.16 3 1 and 257.35 to a school district or area education agency and 3 2 shall be accounted for by the local school district or area 3 3 education agency separately from state aid payments. 3 4 6. Payments made to school districts and area education 3 5 agencies under this section are miscellaneous income for 3 6 purposes of chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each 3 7 local school district and area education agency shall maintain 3 8 a separate listing within their budgets for payments received 3 9 and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 3 10 7. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 3 11 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 3 12 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 3 13 8. For purposes of this section, "school district" means a 3 14 school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 3 15 state school for the deaf, the Price laboratory school at the 3 16 university of northern Iowa, the state training school, the 3 17 Iowa juvenile home, Woodward state hospital-school, and 3 18 Glenwood state hospital-school. 3 19 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 295.3 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT TECHNOLOGY 3 20 PLANNING. 3 21 1. The board of directors of a school district shall adopt 3 22 a technology plan that supports school improvement technology 3 23 efforts and includes an evaluation component. The plan shall 3 24 be developed by licensed professional staff of the district, 3 25 including both teachers and administrators. The plan shall, 3 26 at a minimum, focus on the attainment of student achievement 3 27 goals under sections 280.12 and 280.18, shall consider the 3 28 district's interconnectivity with the Iowa communications 3 29 network, and shall demonstrate how, over a four-year period, 3 30 the board will utilize technology to improve student 3 31 achievement. Technology plans shall be kept on file in the 3 32 district and a copy sent to the appropriate area education 3 33 agency. Progress made under these plans shall be included as 3 34 part of the annual report submitted to the department of 3 35 education in compliance with sections 280.12 and 280.18. 4 1 2. Each area education agency shall develop a plan to 4 2 assist school districts in the development of a technology 4 3 planning process to meet the purposes of this chapter. The 4 4 plan shall describe how the area education agency intends to 4 5 support school districts with instructional technology staff 4 6 development and training. For the fiscal year beginning July 4 7 1, 1996, and ending June 30, 1997, prior to the receipt of 4 8 funds, each area education agency shall provide the department 4 9 of education adequate assurance that a technology plan as 4 10 required under this section has been or is being developed. 4 11 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and for each 4 12 succeeding fiscal year, each area education agency shall 4 13 submit its plan to the department of education. The 4 14 department shall approve each plan prior to the disbursement 4 15 of funds. 4 16 3. The Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state 4 17 school for the deaf, and the Price laboratory school at the 4 18 university of northern Iowa shall develop a technology plan 4 19 that supports and improves student achievement, demonstrates 4 20 how technology will be utilized to improve student 4 21 achievement, and includes an evaluation component. Plans and 4 22 an annual progress report shall be submitted to the state 4 23 board of regents and the department of education. 4 24 4. The state training school, the Iowa juvenile home, and 4 25 the Glenwood and Woodward state hospital-schools shall each 4 26 develop a technology plan that supports and improves student 4 27 achievement, demonstrates the manner in which technology will 4 28 be utilized to improve student achievement, and includes an 4 29 evaluation component. Plans and an annual progress report 4 30 shall be submitted to the departments of human services and 4 31 education. 4 32 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 295.4 SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND 4 33 TECHNOLOGY EXPENDITURES. 4 34 1. School districts, as defined in section 295.2, 4 35 subsection 7, shall expend funds received pursuant to section 5 1 295.2 for the acquisition, lease, lease-purchase, 5 2 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology 5 3 equipment, including hardware and software, materials and 5 4 supplies related to instructional technology and staff 5 5 development and training related to instructional technology, 5 6 and shall establish priorities for the use of the funds. 5 7 However, funds received by a school district pursuant to 5 8 section 295.2 shall not be expended to add a full-time 5 9 equivalent position or otherwise increase staffing. 5 10 2. Funds received by an area education agency pursuant to 5 11 section 295.2 shall be expended for the costs related to 5 12 supporting school districts within the area served with 5 13 technology planning and equipment, including hardware and 5 14 software, materials and supplies related to instructional 5 15 technology and staff development and training related to 5 16 instructional technology. 5 17 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 295.5 REPEAL. 5 18 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2001. 5 19 SF 2063 5 20 kh/cc/26
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