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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 549, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. Page 1, by striking lines 13 through 17. 1 4 #2. Page 2, line 11, by striking the figure 1 5 "650,000" and inserting the following: "625,000". 1 6 #3. Page 3, line 17, by striking the figure 1 7 "1,132,167" and inserting the following: "1,212,167". 1 8 #4. Page 3, line 23, by striking the figure 1 9 "2,790,905" and inserting the following: "2,840,905". 1 10 #5. Page 4, by inserting after line 1 the 1 11 following: 1 12 "The department of cultural affairs shall 1 13 collaborate with the tourism division of the 1 14 department of economic development to promote 1 15 attendance at the state historical building and at 1 16 this state's historic sites." 1 17 #6. Page 5, by inserting after line 2 the 1 18 following: 1 19 "The department of education shall require the 1 20 board of directors of a school district to submit by 1 21 September 1, 1997, on forms provided by the 1 22 department, a list of all school fees charged and 1 23 collected by the district during fiscal year 1996-1997 1 24 and a list of the school fees the district intends to 1 25 charge during fiscal year 1997-1998. The department 1 26 shall compile and evaluate the information submitted 1 27 by the districts and submit a report to the general 1 28 assembly by October 1, 1997." 1 29 #7. Page 5, line 19, by striking the figure 1 30 "4,379,622" and inserting the following: "4,349,622". 1 31 #8. Page 5, by inserting after line 30 the 1 32 following: 1 33 "Except where prohibited under federal law, the 1 34 division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 1 35 department of education shall accept client 1 36 assessments, or assessments of potential clients, 1 37 performed by other agencies in order to reduce 1 38 duplication of effort." 1 39 #9. Page 6, line 21, by striking the figure 1 40 "2,793,352" and inserting the following: "2,674,725". 1 41 #10. Page 6, by inserting after line 22 the 1 42 following: "Reimbursement of the institutions of 1 43 higher learning under the state board of regents for 1 44 participation in the access plus program during the 1 45 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 1 46 30, 1998, shall not exceed the total amount of 1 47 reimbursement paid to the regents institutions of 1 48 higher learning for participation in the access plus 1 49 program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, 1 50 and ending June 30, 1997." 2 1 #11. Page 6, line 30, by striking the figure 2 2 "7,226,694" and inserting the following: "7,276,694". 2 3 #12. Page 7, line 32, by striking the figure 2 4 "107,900" and inserting the following: "127,900". 2 5 #13. Page 8, by striking lines 2 through 7. 2 6 #14. Page 8, by striking lines 12 and 13 and 2 7 inserting the following: 2 8 "The department of education shall make the funds 2 9 appropriated to the department for purposes of the 2 10 reading recovery program as provided in this Act 2 11 available to reimburse a school district for costs 2 12 incurred by the district in incorporating the reading 2 13 recovery program into the curriculum of the district, 2 14 for training a teacher in reading recovery techniques, 2 15 and other expenses related to the district's costs of 2 16 implementing the reading recovery program. Funds 2 17 appropriated to the department for purposes of the 2 18 reading recovery program shall not be used for the 2 19 administrative costs of the department. 2 20 Each area education agency shall employ at least 2 21 one person knowledgeable in reading recovery 2 22 techniques to assist school districts in incorporating 2 23 the reading recovery program into school district 2 24 curricula." 2 25 #15. Page 8, by inserting before line 14 the 2 26 following: 2 27 " . REHABILITATING COMPUTERS FOR SCHOOLS AND 2 28 LIBRARIES 2 29 .................................................. $ 50,000 2 30 . LOCAL ARTS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL 2 31 STRATEGIES PROGRAM (LACES) 2 32 .................................................. $ 50,000 2 33 . COMMUNITY COLLEGE GOVERNANCE STUDY 2 34 For purposes of studying the community college 2 35 governance structure as provided in this subsection: 2 36 .................................................. $ 20,000 2 37 a. The department shall establish a steering 2 38 committee whose voting members shall include the 2 39 director of the department of education, a 2 40 representative from the Iowa association of community 2 41 college trustees, a representative from the Iowa 2 42 association of community college presidents, and two 2 43 persons representing the general public appointed by 2 44 the state board of education. Nonvoting, ex officio 2 45 members of the steering committee shall include a 2 46 representative from the legislative fiscal bureau and 2 47 the legislative service bureau. The steering 2 48 committee shall select a chairperson from among the 2 49 members appointed by the state board of education. 2 50 b. The steering committee shall define the charge 3 1 of the study. However, the study shall include, but 3 2 is not limited to, all of the following: 3 3 (1) A review of the existing community college 3 4 governance structure including relationships between 3 5 the community colleges, the Iowa association of 3 6 community college trustees, the Iowa association of 3 7 community college presidents, the state board of 3 8 education, the department of education, local school 3 9 districts, and other postsecondary institutions in 3 10 this state. 3 11 (2) An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of 3 12 the current governance structure. 3 13 (3) Proposals for at least three governance 3 14 structures, one of which shall include only minimal, 3 15 but necessary, changes in the current governance 3 16 structure. However, proposals shall be based upon the 3 17 assumption that the board of directors for each 3 18 community college shall remain unchanged due to 3 19 property tax and local representation concerns. Each 3 20 proposal shall include an analysis of the advantages 3 21 and disadvantages of each alternative governance 3 22 structure. 3 23 c. The steering committee shall contract with a 3 24 person to conduct the study of the community college 3 25 governance structure. 3 26 d. The steering committee shall submit its 3 27 findings and recommendations to the general assembly 3 28 by December 31, 1997." 3 29 #16. By striking page 8, line 21, through page 9, 3 30 line 3, and inserting the following: 3 31 ".................................................. $130,487,051 3 32 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be 3 33 allocated as follows: 3 34 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 6,232,003 3 35 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 7,348,515 3 36 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 6,938,937 3 37 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,380,604 3 38 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 7,071,116 3 39 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 6,552,805 3 40 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 9,347,407 3 41 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 11,460,931 3 42 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 17,789,061 3 43 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 19,004,903 3 44 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 7,548,672 3 45 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 7,720,702 3 46 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,424,483 3 47 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 10,681,583 3 48 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 5,985,329" 3 49 #17. Page 9, by striking lines 18 through 28 and 3 50 inserting the following: 4 1 "Sec. . LIBRARY COOPERATION PLAN OF ACTION TASK 4 2 FORCE. The department of education shall coordinate a 4 3 library cooperation plan of action task force. The 4 4 task force shall consist of the following members: 4 5 1. The director of the library science department 4 6 at an institution of higher learning under the control 4 7 of the state board of regents that offers doctorates 4 8 in library science. The director shall be the 4 9 chairperson of the task force. 4 10 2. The director of the department of education or 4 11 the director's designee. 4 12 3. The state librarian. 4 13 4. A member of the state board of regents who 4 14 shall be appointed by the chairperson of the state 4 15 board of regents. 4 16 5. A representative from the Iowa association of 4 17 independent colleges and universities. 4 18 6. A representative from the Iowa hospital 4 19 association. 4 20 7. Three representatives from the Iowa library 4 21 association, one of which shall represent a library 4 22 that serves a population of fifty thousand or more; 4 23 one of which shall represent a library that serves a 4 24 population that is greater than two thousand five 4 25 hundred but less than fifty thousand; and one of which 4 26 shall represent a library that serves a population of 4 27 two thousand five hundred or less. 4 28 8. A librarian employed by a school district who 4 29 shall be appointed by the director of the department 4 30 of education. 4 31 The task force shall study options for and design a 4 32 plan of cooperation between all libraries, public and 4 33 private, within the state. The task force is 4 34 encouraged to be creative in terms of funding and 4 35 redesigning the current system of public and private 4 36 libraries, including, but not limited to, a study of 4 37 the feasibility of cohabitation by school district 4 38 libraries and public libraries. Every effort shall be 4 39 made to develop a plan for cooperation at the existing 4 40 level of state funding for libraries. The task force 4 41 shall also examine library cooperation efforts in 4 42 other states. The task force shall make 4 43 recommendations to the general assembly by December 1, 4 44 1997." 4 45 #18. Page 10, line 4, by striking the figure 4 46 "1,165,525" and inserting the following: "1,090,525". 4 47 #19. Page 10, line 5, by striking the figure 4 48 "15.63" and inserting the following: "14.63". 4 49 #20. Page 15, line 18, by striking the figure 4 50 "169,658,402" and inserting the following: 5 1 "169,346,402". 5 2 #21. Page 16, by inserting after line 17 the 5 3 following: 5 4 " . Institute for public leadership 5 5 .................................................. $ 40,000" 5 6 #22. Page 16, line 23, by striking the figure 5 7 "75,357,005" and inserting the following: 5 8 "75,423,005". 5 9 #23. Page 16, line 34, by striking the figure 5 10 "6,985,267" and inserting the following: "6,935,267". 5 11 #24. Page 17, line 5, by striking the figure 5 12 "3,900,000" and inserting the following: "3,864,065". 5 13 #25. Page 21, line 4, by striking the words "The 5 14 institution" and inserting the following: "The 5 15 university of Iowa". 5 16 #26. Page 21, by inserting after line 18 the 5 17 following: 5 18 "Sec. . ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS FOR AT- 5 19 RISK CHILDREN. In addition to the funds appropriated 5 20 in section 279.51, subsection 1, there is appropriated 5 21 from the general fund of the state to the department 5 22 of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 5 23 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the amount of $250,000 5 24 to be allocated to the child development coordinating 5 25 council established in chapter 256A for the purposes 5 26 set out in section 279.51, subsection 2, and section 5 27 256A.3." 5 28 #27. Page 21, by inserting before line 19 the 5 29 following: 5 30 "Sec. . Section 257A.8, Code 1997, is amended 5 31 to read as follows: 5 32 257A.8 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES. 5 33 The administrative functions of the foundation 5 34 shall be performed by thedepartment of education5 35 university of northern Iowa. The foundation office 5 36 shall be locatedinon thedepartment of education5 37officescampus of the university of northern Iowa. 5 38 Sec. . Section 257B.1A, Code 1997, is amended 5 39 by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof 5 40 the following: 5 41 257B.1A INTEREST FOR IOWA SCHOOLS FUND – TRANSFER 5 42 OF INTEREST. 5 43 1. The interest for Iowa schools fund is 5 44 established in the office of the treasurer of state. 5 45 The department of revenue and finance shall deposit 5 46 interest earned on the permanent school fund in the 5 47 interest for Iowa schools fund. Of the interest 5 48 deposited in the interest for Iowa schools fund each 5 49 year, fifty percent shall be transferred to the first 5 50 in the nation in education foundation as established 6 1 in section 257A.1 and fifty percent shall be 6 2 transferred to the international center for gifted and 6 3 talented education endowment fund established in 6 4 section 263.8A. The department of revenue and finance 6 5 shall transfer interest as provided in this section on 6 6 a quarterly basis. As a condition of receiving funds 6 7 under this section, the foundation and the center 6 8 shall maintain and continue to increase the balances 6 9 of their private foundations. In addition, the 6 10 foundation and the center shall each certify to the 6 11 department of revenue and finance and the general 6 12 assembly, by January 1 of each year, the cumulative 6 13 total value of contributions received during the 6 14 preceding calendar year. 6 15 2. If the general assembly appropriates funds to 6 16 the international center endowment fund in the amount 6 17 of not less than eight hundred seventy-five thousand 6 18 dollars prior to July 1, 1998, the center's interest 6 19 allocation shall decrease to twenty-five percent. If 6 20 the general assembly appropriates funds to the 6 21 international center endowment fund in an amount of 6 22 not less than one million five hundred fifty thousand 6 23 dollars, the center shall no longer receive an 6 24 interest allocation. 6 25 3. The foundation and the center shall use for 6 26 administrative costs not more than twenty-five percent 6 27 of any moneys received annually pursuant to this 6 28 section." 6 29 #28. Page 21, by striking lines 19 through 35. 6 30 #29. Page 22, by inserting before line 1 the 6 31 following: 6 32 "Sec. 201. Section 260C.14, Code 1997, is amended 6 33 by adding the following new subsection: 6 34 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. Cause to be printed on all 6 35 statements of account for payment of tuition and fees 6 36 issued by the community college the portion of the 6 37 average cost of an Iowa resident student's education 6 38 at that community college that is paid by 6 39 appropriations from the general fund of the state. 6 40 The information, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 6 41 one percent and the nearest whole dollar, shall be 6 42 included in the following statement: 6 43 "Tuition pays for approximately ____% of the 6 44 average cost for a resident Iowa student at this 6 45 community college. The State of Iowa pays 6 46 approximately $____ of the average cost for a full- 6 47 time state resident student at this community 6 48 college."" 6 49 #30. By striking page 23, line 34, through page 6 50 25, line 31. 7 1 #31. Page 26, by inserting after line 9 the 7 2 following: 7 3 "Sec. 202. Section 262.9, Code 1997, is amended by 7 4 adding the following new subsection: 7 5 NEW SUBSECTION. 30. Cause to be printed on all 7 6 statements of account for payment of tuition and fees 7 7 issued by each institution of higher learning under 7 8 the control of the board the portion of the average 7 9 cost of an Iowa resident student's education at the 7 10 institution issuing the statement that is paid by 7 11 appropriations from the general fund of the state. 7 12 The information, rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 7 13 one percent and the nearest whole dollar, shall be 7 14 included in the following statement: 7 15 "Tuition pays for approximately ____% of the 7 16 average cost for a resident Iowa student at this 7 17 institution of higher learning. The State of Iowa 7 18 pays approximately $____ of the average cost for a 7 19 full-time state resident student at this institution 7 20 of higher learning."" 7 21 #32. Page 26, by inserting before line 10 the 7 22 following: 7 23 "Sec. . Section 294A.25, subsection 4, Code 7 24 1997, is amended by striking the subsection. 7 25 Sec. . Section 294A.25, Code 1997, is amended 7 26 by adding the following new subsection: 7 27 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. For the fiscal year beginning 7 28 July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998, the amount of 7 29 fifty thousand dollars to be paid to the department of 7 30 education for participation in a state and national 7 31 project, the national assessment of education 7 32 progress, to determine the academic achievement of 7 33 Iowa students in math, reading, science, United States 7 34 history, or geography." 7 35 #33. Page 26, by striking lines 10 and 11 and 7 36 inserting the following: 7 37 "Sec. . Section 294A.25, subsection 7, Code 7 38 1997, is amended to read as follows:" 7 39 #34. Page 26, by striking lines 18 through 26. 7 40 #35. Page 26, by inserting before line 27 the 7 41 following: 7 42 "Sec. . Section 303.3, subsection 3, Code 1997, 7 43 is amended by striking the subsection and inserting in 7 44 lieu thereof the following: 7 45 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys committed 7 46 to grantees under this section that remain 7 47 unencumbered or unobligated on June 30 of the fiscal 7 48 year for which the funds were appropriated shall not 7 49 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the 7 50 following fiscal year for the purposes of subsection 8 1 2." 8 2 #36. Page 27, line 13, by striking the words "area 8 3 education agencies" and inserting the following: 8 4 "school districts". 8 5 #37. Page 27, by striking lines 16 through 18. 8 6 #38. Page 27, by inserting after line 23 the 8 7 following: 8 8 "Sec. . Chapter 303C, Code 1997, is repealed." 8 9 #39. Page 28, by inserting after line 9 the 8 10 following: 8 11 "Sec. . EFFECTIVE DATE. Sections 201 and 202 8 12 of this Act, relating to statements of account, being 8 13 deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon 8 14 enactment." 8 15 #40. By renumbering, relettering, and 8 16 redesignating as necessary. 8 17 8 18 8 19 8 20 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 8 21 MILLAGE of Scott, Chairperson 8 22 SF 549.209 77 8 23 kh/jj/28
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