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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.18, subsection 2, Code 1995, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. The department of education shall establish a character 1 4 education pilot program to evaluate methods for incorporating 1 5 positive character qualities into all levels of the existing 1 6 educational program.Schools involved in the pilot program1 7may use phase III funds in the establishment of the program.1 8 Sec. 2. Section 256A.4, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1 9 1, Code 1995, is amended to read as follows: 1 10 The board of directors of each school district may develop 1 11 and offer a program which provides outreach and incentives for 1 12 the voluntary participation of expectant parents and parents 1 13 of children in the period of life from birth through age five, 1 14 who reside within district boundaries, in educational family 1 15 support experiences designed to assist parents in learning 1 16 about the physical, mental, and emotional development of their 1 17 children.A district providing a family support program,1 18which seeks additional funding under sections 294A.13 through1 19294A.16, shall meet the requirements of this section and the1 20program shall be subject to approval by the department of1 21education.A board may contract with another school district 1 22 or public or private nonprofit agency for provision of the 1 23approvedprogram or program site. 1 24 Sec. 3. Section 257.2, subsection 12, Code 1995, is 1 25 amended to read as follows: 1 26 12. "State percent of growth" means the percent of growth 1 27which is established by statutecalculated pursuant to section 1 28 257.8, and which is used in determining the allowable growth. 1 29 Sec. 4. Section 257.8, subsection 1, Code 1995, is amended 1 30 by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu thereof the 1 31 following: 1 32 1. a. CALCULATION BY DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT. On or 1 33 before December 31, 1995, the department of management shall 1 34 compute a state percent of growth for the budget year begin- 1 35 ning July 1, 1996, and a state percent of growth for the year 2 1 next following the budget year. 2 2 On or before each December 31, the department of management 2 3 shall compute a state percent of growth for the budget year 2 4 next following the budget year. The state percents of growth 2 5 shall be forwarded to the director of the department of 2 6 education. 2 7 b. BUDGET YEAR CALCULATION. For the budget year commenc- 2 8 ing July 1, 1996, the state percent of growth equals ninety 2 9 percent of the average of the following two percents of change 2 10 in receipts of state general fund revenues for the fiscal 2 11 years, computed or estimated by the state revenue estimating 2 12 conference created in section 8.22A as follows: 2 13 (1) The percent of change between the actual revenues 2 14 received during the second year preceding the base year and 2 15 the revised estimate of revenues received during the year 2 16 preceding the base year. 2 17 (2) The percent of change between the revised estimate of 2 18 revenues received during the year preceding the base year and 2 19 the estimate of revenues to be received during the base year. 2 20 c. CALCULATION FOR YEAR FOLLOWING BUDGET YEAR. For the 2 21 year following the budget year, the state percent of growth 2 22 equals ninety percent of the average of the following two 2 23 percents of change in receipts of state general fund revenues 2 24 for the fiscal years computed or estimated by the state 2 25 revenue estimating conference created in section 8.22A, 2 26 adjusted as provided in paragraph "d", as follows: 2 27 (1) The percent of change between the actual revenues 2 28 received during the year preceding the base year and the 2 29 revised estimate of revenues received during the base year. 2 30 (2) The percent of change between the revised estimate of 2 31 revenues received during the base year and the estimate of 2 32 revenues to be received during the budget year. 2 33 d. ADJUSTMENT. On or before December 31, 1996, and 2 34 December 31 of each subsequent base year, the department of 2 35 management shall recompute the state percent of growth for 3 1 that base year using the actual figures available. The 3 2 difference between the recomputed state percent of growth for 3 3 that base year and the original computation for that base year 3 4 shall be added to or subtracted from the state percent of 3 5 growth for the budget year next following the budget year, as 3 6 applicable. 3 7 e. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this subsection: 3 8 (1) "Estimate of revenues" for a fiscal year is the 3 9 estimate made by the revenue estimating conference in December 3 10 of the year preceding that fiscal year. 3 11 (2) "Revised estimate of revenues" for a fiscal year is 3 12 the revised estimate made by the revenue estimating conference 3 13 in December of that fiscal year. 3 14 Sec. 5. Section 257.14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 1995, 3 15 is amended to read as follows: 3 16 For the budget years commencing July 1, 1991, July 1, 1992, 3 17 July 1, 1993, July 1, 1994, and July 1, 1995, if the 3 18 department of management determines that the regular program 3 19 district cost of a school district for a budget year is less 3 20 than one hundred percent, or for the budget year beginning 3 21 July 1, 1995, less than one hundred one percent, of the total 3 22 of the regular program district cost plus any adjustment added 3 23 under this section for the base year for that school district, 3 24 the department of management shall provide a budget adjustment 3 25 for that district for that budget year that is equal to the 3 26 difference. For the budget year commencing July 1, 1995, 3 27 there is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 3 28 the department of education an amount sufficient to pay, as 3 29 state supplementary aid, to those school districts the 3 30 additional adjustment amounts added to their budgets as a 3 31 result of increasing from a one hundred percent budget 3 32 guarantee to a one hundred one percent budget guarantee. 3 33 Sec. 6. Section 258.17, subsection 4, Code 1995, is 3 34 amended to read as follows: 3 35 4. Each workstart program shall include a written 4 1 agreement by the school or school district with one or more 4 2 businesses from the surrounding community to provide 4 3 workplace-specific training and learning programs which are 4 4 related to the skills needed to succeed in those occupational 4 5 areas. The proposed plan for implementation of the workstart 4 6 program shall include a copy of the written agreement between 4 7 the school or school district and the business or businesses 4 8 and a business support component, which shall consist of 4 9 financial or in-kind support, or both financial and in-kind 4 10 support, from the businesses that have entered into the 4 11 agreement with the school or school district. The plan may 4 12 provide for the utilization ofphase III and otheravailable 4 13 school funds in the establishment of the program.A workstart4 14program is a comprehensive school transformation program under4 15section 294A.14.4 16 Sec. 7. Section 282.18, subsection 8, Code 1995, is 4 17 amended to read as follows: 4 18 8. A pupil participating in open enrollment shall be 4 19 counted, for state school foundation aid purposes, in the 4 20 pupil's district of residence. A pupil's residence, for 4 21 purposes of this section, means a residence under section 4 22 282.1. The board of directors of the district of residence 4 23 shall pay to the receiving district the lower district cost 4 24 per pupil of the two districts, plus any moneys received for 4 25 the pupil as a result of non-English speaking weighting under 4 26 section 280.4, subsection 4, for each school year.The4 27district of residence shall also transmit the phase III moneys4 28allocated to the district for the full-time equivalent4 29attendance of the pupil, who is the subject of the request, to4 30the receiving district specified in the request for transfer.4 31 Sec. 8. Section 294A.1, Code 1995, is amended to read as 4 32 follows: 4 33 294A.1 EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 4 34 The purpose of this chapter is to promote excellence in 4 35 education. In order to maintain and advance the educational 5 1 excellence in the state of Iowa, this chapter establishes the 5 2 Iowa educational excellence program. The program shall 5 3 consist ofthreetwo major phases addressing the following: 5 4 1. Phase I &endash; The recruitment of quality teachers. 5 5 2. Phase II &endash; The retention of quality teachers. 5 63. Phase III &endash; The enhancement of the quality and5 7effectiveness of teachers through the utilization of5 8performance pay.5 9 Sec. 9. Section 294A.3, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1995, 5 10 is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph. 5 11 Sec. 10. Section 294A.22, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 5 12 1995, is amended to read as follows: 5 13 Payments made to a teacher by a school district or area 5 14 education agency under this chapter are wages for the purposes 5 15 of chapter 91Aexcept for payments made under an approved5 16phase III plan where a modified payment plan has either been5 17mutually agreed upon by the board of directors and the5 18certified bargaining representative for certificated employees5 19or for a district that is not organized for collective5 20bargaining purposes where a modified payment plan is adopted5 21by the board. 5 22 Sec. 11. Section 294A.25, subsections 6, 7, and 8, Code 5 23 1995, are amended to read as follows: 5 24 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19901997, and 5 25 succeeding fiscal years, the remainder of moneys appropriated 5 26 in subsection 1 to the department of education shall be 5 27 deposited in the educational excellence fund to be allocated 5 28 in an amount to meet the minimum salary requirements of this 5 29 chapter for phase I, and in an amount to meet the requirements 5 30 for phase II, and the remainder of the appropriation for phase5 31III. 5 327. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993,5 33the amount of fifty thousand dollars for geography alliance,5 34seventy thousand dollars for gifted and talented, and one5 35hundred eighty thousand dollars for a management information6 1system from additional funds transferred from phase I to phase6 2III.6 38.7. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19941997, and 6 4 for succeeding fiscal years to the department of education 6 5 from phaseIIIII moneys the amount of one million dollars for 6 6 support for the operations of the new Iowa schools development 6 7 corporation and for school transformation design and 6 8 implementation projects administered by the corporation. 6 9 Sec. 12. Notwithstanding the manner of the allocations 6 10 provided in section 294A.25, subsection 6, of the moneys 6 11 appropriated in section 294A.25, subsection 1, for the fiscal 6 12 years beginning July 1, 1995, and July 1, 1996, the manner of 6 13 the allocations shall be in an amount to meet the minimum 6 14 salary requirements of chapter 294A for phase I, in an amount 6 15 to meet the requirements for phase II, and the remainder to be 6 16 divided one-third to supplement funds for phase II and two- 6 17 thirds for phase III for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 6 18 1995, and to be divided two-thirds to supplement funds for 6 19 phase II and one-third for phase III for the fiscal year 6 20 beginning July 1, 1996. 6 21 Sec. 13. There is appropriated from phase III funds under 6 22 the educational excellence program for each fiscal year 6 23 beginning July 1, 1995, and July 1, 1996, the amount of 6 24 $1,000,000 for support for the operations of the new Iowa 6 25 schools development corporation and for school transportation 6 26 design and implementation projects administered by the 6 27 corporation. 6 28 Sec. 14. Sections 294A.12 through 294A.20 and 294A.23, 6 29 Code 1995, are repealed. 6 30 Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE DATES. 6 31 1. Sections 5, 12, and 13 of this Act, being deemed of 6 32 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment and apply to 6 33 the school budget year commencing July 1, 1995. 6 34 2. Sections 3 and 4 of this Act take effect July 1, 1995, 6 35 for the calculation of the state percent of growth for school 7 1 budget years commencing on or after July 1, 1996. 7 2 3. Sections 1, 2, 6 through 11, and 14 of this Act take 7 3 effect July 1, 1997, for school budget years beginning on or 7 4 after that date. 7 5 EXPLANATION 7 6 The bill creates a formula for calculating state percent of 7 7 growth beginning with the 1996-1997 school budget year. The 7 8 formula is 90 percent of the average percent change in the 7 9 state general fund revenues for the three fiscal years ending 7 10 before the school year to which the percent of growth would 7 11 apply. The figures would be estimates except for the earliest 7 12 year which would be the actual revenues. Beginning with the 7 13 1998-1999 school year, in calculating the percent of growth 7 14 for that year, the calculation would include an adjustment for 7 15 what the percent of growth would be, if based upon actual 7 16 revenue figures, for the school year two years previous. 7 17 The bill phases out phase III of the educational excellence 7 18 program by the 1997-1998 school year. Moneys that would have 7 19 gone for phase III from the standing appropriation to the 7 20 program will be used to supplement phase II. 7 21 Present law guarantees that a school district's regular 7 22 program district costs for the budget year beginning July 1, 7 23 1995, will equal at least 100 percent of those district costs 7 24 plus any cost guarantee adjustment for previous school budget 7 25 years. This bill increases that guarantee from 100 percent to 7 26 101 percent for the budget year beginning July 1, 1995. The 7 27 bill makes appropriations from the state general fund to pay 7 28 school districts the amounts by which their budgets increased 7 29 because of the guarantee being changed from 100 percent to 101 7 30 percent. 7 31 The bill also provides an ongoing $1,000,000 appropriation 7 32 to the new Iowa schools development corporation. 7 33 The bill provides effective dates. 7 34 LSB 2552XC 76 7 35 mg/jw/5
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