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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 2366, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 4 clause and inserting the following: 1 5 "Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is 1 6 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 1 7 department of education for the fiscal year beginning 1 8 July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, the following 1 9 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used 1 10 for the purposes designated: 1 11 1. For frontier school or extended school year 1 12 grants: 1 13 .................................................. $ 1,500,000 1 14 By September 1, 1998, the department shall 1 15 establish criteria and a process for the awarding of 1 16 grants for planning or implementation purposes. 1 17 Grants shall be equitably distributed geographically 1 18 among rural and urban areas. Notwithstanding section 1 19 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on 1 20 June 30 of the fiscal year for which the funds were 1 21 appropriated shall not revert but shall be available 1 22 for expenditure for the following fiscal year for the 1 23 purposes of this subsection. 1 24 2. To the board of educational examiners, for 1 25 purposes of developing and implementing a multi-level 1 26 voluntary para-educator licensing system in accordance 1 27 with section 272.12, if enacted: 1 28 .................................................. $ 75,000 1 29 3. For deposit in the Iowa empowerment fund if 1 30 legislation providing for the creation of an Iowa 1 31 empowerment board, an Iowa empowerment fund, and for 1 32 the appropriation of moneys to be administered by a 1 33 community empowerment area, is enacted by the Seventy- 1 34 seventh General Assembly, 1998 Session: 1 35 .................................................. $ 5,200,000 1 36 4. For deposit in the national board for 1 37 professional teaching standards certification fund in 1 38 accordance with section 256.44, if enacted: 1 39 .................................................. $ 250,000 1 40 5. For beginning teacher induction program grants 1 41 as provided in chapter 256E, if enacted: 1 42 .................................................. $ 240,000 1 43 It is the intent of the general assembly that 1 44 grants awarded from funds appropriated under this 1 45 subsection shall provide support to a minimum of one 1 46 hundred thirty-three teams of mentors and beginning 1 47 teachers. 1 48 6. For purposes of the practitioner performance 1 49 improvement program as provided in section 279.14A, if 1 50 enacted: 2 1 .................................................. $ 300,000 2 2 7. For the establishment and implementation of an 2 3 instructional leadership pilot program as provided in 2 4 sections 279.59 through 279.61, if enacted: 2 5 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 2 6 By January 15, 1999, the department of education 2 7 shall prepare and submit a proposal for a program for 2 8 leadership development of practitioners and school 2 9 board members to the chairpersons and ranking members 2 10 of the house and senate standing education committees 2 11 and of the joint subcommittee on education 2 12 appropriations. 2 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256.17A TEACHER INTERNSHIP 2 14 PILOT PROGRAM. 2 15 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for 2 16 a teacher internship pilot program, the state board of 2 17 education shall, by July 1, 1999, establish and 2 18 implement a competitive pilot program approval process 2 19 open to Iowa colleges and universities with master's 2 20 programs in practitioner preparation approved by the 2 21 state board. 2 22 2. To be eligible to receive a grant under this 2 23 section, an eligible institution shall submit to the 2 24 department of education a plan for an internship 2 25 program that, at a minimum, includes the following: 2 26 a. Student interns enrolled in the program shall 2 27 complete a one-year teaching experience conducted in a 2 28 collaborating school district. A student intern shall 2 29 be an employee of the participating school district. 2 30 The amount of money a school district shall pay to a 2 31 student intern shall be negotiated by the school 2 32 district and the eligible institution in consultation 2 33 with the department of education. 2 34 b. Application of the best teaching practices in 2 35 diverse settings and in responding to diverse student 2 36 needs under the supervision of selected district 2 37 teachers and personnel employed by the eligible 2 38 institution. 2 39 c. Seminars and special projects designed to meet 2 40 student intern needs. 2 41 d. Collaboration and support from a participating 2 42 school district relating to supervision and assessment 2 43 of the student intern's performance. 2 44 e. Collaboration and support from the eligible 2 45 institution in developing rigorous graduate coursework 2 46 and in matters relating to supervision, instruction, 2 47 and evaluation of the student intern in conjunction 2 48 with personnel employed by the participating school 2 49 district. 2 50 3. Student interns who enroll in the program shall 3 1 receive graduate credit for successful completion of 3 2 teacher internship program coursework. The successful 3 3 completion of a one-year teacher internship under the 3 4 program shall be recognized as the equivalent of one 3 5 year of teaching experience. 3 6 4. A teacher who is employed by a school district 3 7 and who acts as a clinical supervisor for the teacher 3 8 internship pilot program shall be eligible for a 3 9 stipend of one thousand dollars per semester of 3 10 participation in the program. The stipend and the 3 11 costs of the employer's share of contributions to 3 12 federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 3 13 retirement system established under chapter 294, for 3 14 such amounts by the district, shall be paid from 3 15 moneys received by the participating school district 3 16 from moneys appropriated to the department of 3 17 education pursuant to this section. 3 18 5. Moneys received by a school district under this 3 19 section shall not be commingled with state aid 3 20 payments made under section 257.16 to a school 3 21 district and shall be accounted for by the school 3 22 district separately from state aid payments. 3 23 6. Payments made to school districts under this 3 24 section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 3 25 chapter 257 and are considered encumbered. A school 3 26 district shall maintain a separate budget listing for 3 27 payments received and expenditures made pursuant to 3 28 this section. 3 29 7. Moneys received by a school district under this 3 30 section shall not be used for payment of any 3 31 collective bargaining agreement or arbitrator's 3 32 decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 3 33 8. Annually on or by January 15, the eligible 3 34 institution shall submit a report describing 3 35 activities associated with the program to the 3 36 department of education, which shall summarize the 3 37 reports received and submit the summary to the 3 38 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing house 3 39 and senate education committees. 3 40 9. a. There is appropriated from the general fund 3 41 of the state to the department of education for the 3 42 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 3 43 30, 1999, the sum of two hundred twenty thousand 3 44 dollars for the teacher internship pilot program. 3 45 b. There is appropriated from the general fund of 3 46 the state to the department of education for each 3 47 fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 3 48 1999, and ending June 30, 2001, the sum of five 3 49 hundred seventy-five thousand dollars for the teacher 3 50 internship pilot program. 4 1 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 256.22 FRONTIER SCHOOL AND 4 2 EXTENDED YEAR SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM. 4 3 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 4 4 by the general assembly, the department shall 4 5 establish a frontier school and extended year school 4 6 grant program to provide for the allocation of grants 4 7 to school districts, or a collaboration of school 4 8 districts, to provide technical assistance for 4 9 conversion of an existing school to a frontier school 4 10 or to an extended school year calendar, or for 4 11 investigating the possibility of converting an 4 12 existing school within a district to a frontier school 4 13 calendar or to an extended school year calendar. A 4 14 district that wants to participate in the program 4 15 shall submit to the department a written request for a 4 16 grant by September 1, 1998. The school district or 4 17 collaboration of school districts shall agree to 4 18 appoint a planning committee composed of parents, 4 19 guardians, teachers, administrators, and individuals 4 20 representing business, and the local community. The 4 21 school district or collaboration shall also indicate 4 22 in its request its intention to use any grant moneys 4 23 received under this section to examine, at a minimum, 4 24 all of the following: 4 25 a. Mission and instructional focus of the school. 4 26 b. Organizational structure and management of the 4 27 school. 4 28 c. Impact of labor agreements and contracts on the 4 29 success of the school. 4 30 d. Roles and responsibilities of all involved 4 31 constituencies. 4 32 e. Arrangements for special needs students. 4 33 f. Connection of the school to the district. 4 34 g. Facility and operation costs. 4 35 h. Measurement of results including student 4 36 achievement results. 4 37 2. Grant moneys shall be distributed to qualifying 4 38 school districts by the department no later than 4 39 October 15, 1998. Grant amounts shall be distributed 4 40 as determined by the department. Not more than 4 41 fifteen of the grants awarded per year in accordance 4 42 with this section shall be used for purposes of 4 43 frontier school planning or conversion. 4 44 3. For purposes of this section, "frontier school" 4 45 means a school that is nonsectarian in its program, 4 46 admission policies, employment practices, and all 4 47 other operations. The school is a public school and 4 48 is part of the state's system of public education. 4 49 The primary focus of a frontier school shall be to 4 50 provide a comprehensive program of instruction for at 5 1 least one grade or age group from five through 5 2 eighteen years of age. Frontier schools may be 5 3 designed to allow significant autonomy to the schools. 5 4 However, frontier schools shall be accountable for 5 5 significant results. 5 6 4. By February 15, 1999, a school district or 5 7 collaboration of districts receiving moneys under this 5 8 section shall submit an interim report to the 5 9 department describing the planning activities 5 10 conducted by the school district or the collaboration 5 11 and providing preliminary conclusions. The school 5 12 district or collaboration shall submit a final report 5 13 by June 1, 1999, to the department. The department 5 14 shall summarize the school district reports in a final 5 15 report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the 5 16 house and senate standing education committees by 5 17 January 1, 2000. 5 18 5. Except as provided in this subsection, frontier 5 19 schools are exempt from all statutes and rules 5 20 applicable to a school, a school board, or a school 5 21 district, although a frontier school may elect to 5 22 comply with one or more provisions of statute or rule. 5 23 However, the frontier school shall be organized and 5 24 operated as a nonprofit cooperative association under 5 25 chapter 498 or nonprofit corporation under chapter 5 26 504A; the provisions of chapters 21 and 22 shall apply 5 27 to meetings and records of the frontier school board; 5 28 and frontier schools are subject to and shall comply 5 29 with chapters 216 and 216A relating to civil and human 5 30 rights, and sections 275.55A, 279.9A, 280.17B, 5 31 280.21B, and 282.4, relating to suspension and 5 32 expulsion of a student. The frontier school shall 5 33 employ or contract with necessary teachers, as defined 5 34 in section 272.1, who hold a valid license with an 5 35 endorsement for the type of service for which the 5 36 teacher is employed. Frontier schools are subject to 5 37 the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit 5 38 requirements as a school district. The audits shall 5 39 be consistent with the requirements of sections 11.6, 5 40 11.14, 11.19, 256.9, subsection 19, and section 5 41 279.29, except to the extent deviations are necessary 5 42 because of the program at the school. The department, 5 43 auditor of state, or the legislative fiscal bureau may 5 44 conduct financial, program, or compliance audits. The 5 45 provisions of chapter 20 shall not apply to the board 5 46 of directors of a frontier school or its employees. 5 47 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 256.44 NATIONAL BOARD 5 48 CERTIFICATION AWARD – APPROPRIATION. 5 49 1. A teacher, as defined in section 272.1, who 5 50 registers for a national board for professional 6 1 teaching standards certificate and is employed by a 6 2 school district in Iowa shall be eligible for a 6 3 registration award as provided in subsection 2, and 6 4 upon achievement of a national board for professional 6 5 teaching standards certificate, is eligible for an 6 6 annual award of ten thousand dollars for each year the 6 7 certificate is valid as provided in this section. 6 8 2. To receive a partial registration award in the 6 9 amount of one-half of the registration fee charged by 6 10 the national board for professional teaching 6 11 standards, the teacher shall apply to the department 6 12 of education within one year of registration, 6 13 submitting to the department any documentation the 6 14 department requires. A teacher shall receive a final 6 15 registration award in the amount of the remaining 6 16 registration fee charged by the national board if the 6 17 teacher notifies the department of the teacher's 6 18 certification achievement and submits any 6 19 documentation requested by the department. 6 20 3. To receive a five-year annual award for 6 21 achieving certification by the national board of 6 22 professional teaching standards, a teacher shall apply 6 23 to the department within one year of eligibility. 6 24 Payment for awards shall be made only upon 6 25 departmental approval of an application or 6 26 recertification of eligibility. A nonrenewable term 6 27 of eligibility shall be for five years or for the 6 28 years the certificate is valid, whichever time period 6 29 is shorter. In order to continue receipt of payments, 6 30 a recipient shall annually recertify eligibility. 6 31 4. A national board for professional teaching 6 32 standards certification fund is established in the 6 33 office of treasurer of state to be administered by the 6 34 department. Moneys appropriated by the general 6 35 assembly for deposit in the fund shall be paid as 6 36 follows: 6 37 a. Upon receipt of award documentation as provided 6 38 in subsection 2. 6 39 b. On January 15 to teachers whose applications 6 40 and recertifications for annual awards as provided in 6 41 subsection 3 are approved by the department. The 6 42 treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the fund 6 43 and may invest the moneys deposited in the fund. The 6 44 income from any investment shall be credited to and 6 45 deposited in the fund. The director of revenue and 6 46 finance shall issue warrants upon the fund pursuant to 6 47 the order of the department and such warrants shall be 6 48 paid from the fund by the treasurer of state. 6 49 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 6 50 unobligated moneys remaining in the fund on June 30 of 7 1 the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated 7 2 shall not revert but shall be available for subsequent 7 3 fiscal years for the purposes of this section. 7 4 5. An individual shall not qualify for a term of 7 5 annual award eligibility unless the individual 7 6 applies, certifying eligibility, to the department 7 7 prior to June 30, 2003. 7 8 Sec. 5. Section 256.45, unnumbered paragraphs 1, 7 9 3, and 4, Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 7 10 The department of education shall establishwithin7 11the departmentand administer the position of 7 12 ambassador to education. It shall be the function of 7 13 the ambassador to education to act as an education 7 14 liaison to primary and secondary schools in this 7 15 state. The ambassador to education position shall be 7 16 filled by the educator selected as teacher of the year 7 17 by the governor, but only if that person agrees to 7 18 fill the ambassador to education position. 7 19 The ambassador to education shall receive, in lieu 7 20 of compensation from the district in which the 7 21 ambassador is regularly employed, a salarywhich is7 22 equal to the amount of salaryreceived bythe person 7 23during the previouswould have received from the 7 24 district in the person's regular position during the 7 25 school year for which the person serves as ambassador, 7 26 or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is 7 27 greater. The ambassador shall also be compensated for 7 28 actual expenses incurred as a result of the 7 29 performance of duties under this section. 7 30 Thedistrict whichdepartment shall grant funds in 7 31 an amount equal to the salary and benefits the person 7 32 selected as ambassador to education would have 7 33 received from the district, or thirty thousand 7 34 dollars, whichever amount is greater, to the school 7 35 district that employs the person selected as the 7 36 ambassadorto education. The department shall also 7 37 reimburse the school district for actual expenses 7 38 incurred as a result of the performance of duties 7 39 under this section. The school district shall grant 7 40 the person a one-year sabbatical in order to allow the 7 41 person to be the ambassador to education, and during 7 42 the sabbatical, shall pay the salary and benefits of 7 43 the ambassador with funds granted by the department. 7 44 The person selected as the ambassador to education 7 45 shall be entitled to return to the person's same or a 7 46 comparable position without loss of accrued benefits 7 47 or seniority. 7 48 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 256E.1 BEGINNING TEACHER 7 49 INDUCTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED – GRANTS. 7 50 If the general assembly appropriates moneys for 8 1 purposes of teacher induction, the department of 8 2 education shall coordinate a beginning teacher 8 3 induction program to promote excellence in teaching, 8 4 to build a supportive environment within school 8 5 districts, to increase the retention of promising 8 6 beginning teachers, and to promote the personal and 8 7 professional well-being of teachers. The department 8 8 of education shall develop a process for awarding 8 9 beginning teacher induction grants to school 8 10 districts, and shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 8 11 17A relating to the equitable distribution of grants 8 12 to school districts to reflect diversity 8 13 geographically and by population. 8 14 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 256E.2 DEFINITIONS. 8 15 As used in this chapter, unless the context 8 16 otherwise requires: 8 17 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving 8 18 under an initial provisional or conditional license, 8 19 issued by the board of educational examiners under 8 20 chapter 272, who is assuming a position as a classroom 8 21 teacher. 8 22 2. "Board of directors" means the board of 8 23 directors of a school district or a collaboration of 8 24 boards of directors of school districts. 8 25 3. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who 8 26 holds a valid practitioner's license and who is 8 27 employed by a school district under sections 279.13 8 28 through 279.19 in a school district or area education 8 29 agency in this state to provide instruction to 8 30 students. 8 31 4. "Department" means the department of education. 8 32 5. "Director" means the director of the department 8 33 of education. 8 34 6. "District facilitator" means a licensed 8 35 professional pursuant to chapter 272 who is appointed 8 36 by the board of directors, or a collaboration of 8 37 districts, to serve as the liaison between the board 8 38 of directors and the department for the beginning 8 39 teacher induction program. 8 40 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a 8 41 school district or area education agency as a 8 42 classroom teacher and who holds a valid license to 8 43 teach issued under chapter 272. 8 44 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 256E.3 DISTRICT PLAN. 8 45 1. A board of directors of a school district or 8 46 the boards of directors of a collaboration of school 8 47 districts participating in the beginning teacher 8 48 induction program shall appoint a district 8 49 facilitator, whose duties shall include, but are not 8 50 limited to, overseeing the development of a plan for 9 1 meeting the goals of the program as set forth in 9 2 section 256E.1, and composing a district committee 9 3 pursuant to subsection 2. 9 4 2. The membership of the district committee 9 5 composed by the district facilitator shall include, 9 6 but is not limited to, licensed practitioners and an 9 7 area education agency staff development professional. 9 8 3. The district committee shall adopt a plan and 9 9 written procedures for a mentor program consistent 9 10 with this chapter. The plan and the written 9 11 procedures shall, at a minimum, provide the process 9 12 for the selection of and the number of mentors; the 9 13 mentor training process; the timetable by which the 9 14 plan shall be implemented; placement of mentors and 9 15 beginning teachers; the minimum amount of contact time 9 16 between mentors and beginning teachers; the minimum 9 17 amount of release time for mentors and beginning 9 18 teachers for meetings for planning, demonstration, 9 19 observation, feedback, and workshops; the process for 9 20 dissolving mentoring partnerships; and the process for 9 21 measuring the results of the program. The district 9 22 committee shall recommend to the board of directors or 9 23 boards of directors of a collaboration the names of 9 24 classroom teachers eligible to be mentors. 9 25 4. The district facilitator shall submit the plan, 9 26 and the proposed costs of implementing the plan, to 9 27 the board of directors or boards of directors of a 9 28 collaboration, which shall consider the plan and, once 9 29 approved, submit the plan and a reasonable cost 9 30 proposal to the department of education, which shall 9 31 award grants as equitably as possible based on the 9 32 geographic and population diversity of the school 9 33 districts submitting plans. Grants may be awarded in 9 34 subsequent years based upon the most recent plan on 9 35 file with the department. 9 36 5. The district committee is encouraged to work 9 37 with area education agencies and postsecondary 9 38 institutions in the preparation and implementation of 9 39 a plan. 9 40 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 256E.4 BEGINNING TEACHER 9 41 AND MENTOR SELECTION AND PLACEMENT. 9 42 1. To be eligible to be a mentor, a licensed 9 43 practitioner shall, at a minimum, be employed by a 9 44 school district as a classroom teacher, have a record 9 45 of at least four years of effective practice, have 9 46 been employed for one full year in the district on a 9 47 nonprobationary basis, and demonstrate professional 9 48 commitment to the improvement of teaching and 9 49 learning, and the development of beginning teachers. 9 50 2. The district facilitator shall place beginning 10 1 teachers in a manner that provides the greatest 10 2 opportunity to participate with the largest number of 10 3 mentors. 10 4 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 256E.5 BEGINNING TEACHER 10 5 INDUCTION STATE SUBSIDY – FUND. 10 6 1. A teacher who is enrolled as a mentor in an 10 7 approved beginning teacher induction program shall be 10 8 eligible for an award of five hundred dollars per 10 9 semester of participation in the program, which shall 10 10 be paid from moneys received pursuant to this section 10 11 by the school district employing the mentor. 10 12 2. Moneys received by a school district pursuant 10 13 to this chapter shall be expended to provide mentors 10 14 with awards in accordance with subsection 1, to 10 15 implement the plan, to pay the costs of the employer's 10 16 share of contributions to federal social security and 10 17 the Iowa public employees' retirement system or a 10 18 pension and annuity retirement system established 10 19 under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the 10 20 district. 10 21 3. Moneys received by a school district under this 10 22 chapter are miscellaneous income for purposes of 10 23 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each local 10 24 school district shall maintain a separate listing 10 25 within their budget for payments received and 10 26 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 10 27 4. Moneys received for purposes of this chapter 10 28 shall not be used for payment of any collective 10 29 bargaining agreement or arbitrator's decision 10 30 negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 10 31 5. A beginning teacher induction fund is 10 32 established in the office of the treasurer of state to 10 33 be administered by the department. Moneys 10 34 appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in 10 35 the fund shall be used to provide funding to school 10 36 districts pursuant to the requirements of this 10 37 section. 10 38 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 10 39 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal 10 40 year for which the funds were appropriated shall not 10 41 revert but shall be available for expenditure in the 10 42 following fiscal year for the purposes of this 10 43 section. 10 44 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 256E.6 REPORTS. 10 45 The board of directors of a school district or the 10 46 boards of directors of a collaboration of school 10 47 districts implementing an approved beginning teacher 10 48 induction program as provided in this chapter shall 10 49 submit an assessment of the program's results by July 10 50 1 of the fiscal year succeeding the year in which the 11 1 school district or the collaboration of school 11 2 districts received moneys under this chapter. The 11 3 department shall annually report the statewide results 11 4 of the program to the chairpersons and the ranking 11 5 members of the house and senate education committees 11 6 by January 1. 11 7 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 256F.1 LEGISLATIVE 11 8 FINDINGS AND INTENT. 11 9 The general assembly finds that it is in the best 11 10 interest of the state to encourage and fund early 11 11 education programs focused on kindergarten through 11 12 grade three in the public school districts. The goal 11 13 of these programs is to improve student achievement in 11 14 the basic educational subject matters of reading, 11 15 language arts, and mathematics, and to accomplish 11 16 proficiency in those subjects by grade four. Toward 11 17 that goal, it is the intent of this chapter to 11 18 establish and fund an early childhood education 11 19 imperatives program. 11 20 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 256F.2 EARLY CHILDHOOD 11 21 EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. 11 22 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 11 23 the state to the department of education for the 11 24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for each 11 25 succeeding fiscal year, the sum of nine million 11 26 dollars for the early childhood education imperatives 11 27 program. 11 28 2. For each fiscal year for which moneys are 11 29 appropriated in subsection 1, the amount of moneys 11 30 allocated to school districts shall be in the 11 31 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district 11 32 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 11 33 school districts in the state for the budget year. 11 34 However, a district shall not receive less than seven 11 35 thousand five hundred dollars in a fiscal year. 11 36 3. For each year for which an appropriation is 11 37 made to the early childhood education imperatives 11 38 program, the department of education shall notify the 11 39 department of revenue and finance of the amount to be 11 40 paid to each school district based upon the 11 41 distribution plan set forth for the appropriation made 11 42 pursuant to this section. The allocation to each 11 43 school district under this section shall be made in 11 44 one payment on or about October 15 of the fiscal year 11 45 for which the appropriation is made, taking into 11 46 consideration the relative budget and cash position of 11 47 the state resources. Prior to the receipt of moneys, 11 48 school districts shall provide to the department of 11 49 education adequate assurance that they have developed 11 50 or are developing an early childhood education plan as 12 1 required by section 256F.3 and that moneys received 12 2 under this section will be used in accordance with the 12 3 required early childhood education plan. 12 4 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 12 5 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 12 6 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for 12 7 by the school district separately from state aid 12 8 payments. 12 9 5. Payments made to school districts under this 12 10 section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 12 11 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each school 12 12 district shall maintain a separate listing within 12 13 their budgets for payments received and expenditures 12 14 made pursuant to this section. 12 15 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be 12 16 used for payment of any collective bargaining 12 17 agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or 12 18 awarded under chapter 20. 12 19 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 256F.3 EARLY CHILDHOOD 12 20 EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM – REPORTS. 12 21 1. Progress, as determined by school districts 12 22 through appropriate assessments, for children enrolled 12 23 in kindergarten through grade three in attaining or 12 24 surpassing student achievement goals as established 12 25 under the accreditation process in chapter 256, and an 12 26 accounting of the use of the moneys received by the 12 27 school districts in accordance with this chapter, 12 28 shall be submitted in an annual report to the 12 29 department of education by September 1 in the fiscal 12 30 year beginning July 1, 1999, and in each succeeding 12 31 year. Each school district shall also certify, in the 12 32 annual report to the department, that the school 12 33 districts used the moneys received under this chapter 12 34 to supplement, and not to supplant, the moneys 12 35 otherwise received and used by the school district for 12 36 kindergarten through grade three education purposes. 12 37 2. The department shall submit, to the 12 38 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and 12 39 senate education committees by January 1, 2000, a 12 40 report describing the ways in which the school 12 41 districts are making use of the moneys received under 12 42 this chapter, and including the school districts, if 12 43 any, that used moneys received under this chapter to 12 44 supplant funds the school district was already 12 45 receiving for kindergarten through grade three 12 46 education purposes. 12 47 3. The department shall submit, to the 12 48 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and 12 49 senate education committees by January 1, 2002, a 12 50 report describing school district progress on 13 1 attaining or surpassing student achievement goals. 13 2 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 256F.4 EARLY CHILDHOOD 13 3 EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. 13 4 School districts shall expend funds received 13 5 pursuant to section 256F.2 to support reading 13 6 instruction in phonics, and other education practices, 13 7 programs, or assistance for kindergarten through grade 13 8 three that may include, but are not limited to, the 13 9 following: reducing adult to student ratios through 13 10 the hiring of teachers, former teachers, and para- 13 11 educator teaching assistants; talented and gifted 13 12 programs; and implementation of instructional programs 13 13 designed to improve student achievement in the areas 13 14 of reading, language arts, and mathematics. 13 15 Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 256F.5 REPEAL. 13 16 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2001, 13 17 except that section 256F.3 is not repealed until 13 18 January 1, 2002. 13 19 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 257.13 ON-TIME FUNDING FOR 13 20 INCREASED ENROLLMENT. 13 21 1. If a district's actual enrollment for the 13 22 budget year, determined under section 257.6, is 13 23 greater than its budget enrollment for the budget 13 24 year, the district may submit a request to the school 13 25 budget review committee for on-time funding for 13 26 increased enrollment. The school budget review 13 27 committee shall consider the relative increase in 13 28 enrollment on a district-by-district basis, in 13 29 determining whether to approve the request, and shall 13 30 determine the amount of additional funding to be 13 31 provided if the request is granted. An application 13 32 for on-time funding must be received by the department 13 33 of education by October 1. Written notice of the 13 34 committee's decision shall be given through the 13 35 department of education to the school board for a 13 36 district. 13 37 2. If the school budget review committee approves 13 38 a request for on-time funding for increased 13 39 enrollment, the funding shall be in an amount up to 13 40 the product of one-third of the state cost per pupil 13 41 for the budget year multiplied by the difference 13 42 between the actual enrollment for the budget year and 13 43 the budget enrollment for the budget year. The 13 44 additional funding received under this section is 13 45 miscellaneous income to the district. 13 46 3. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 13 47 purposes of this section shall be paid to school 13 48 districts in one lump sum within thirty days of 13 49 notification by the school budget review committee of 13 50 approval for on-time funding for increased enrollment 14 1 for a budget year. If the requests approved by the 14 2 school budget review committee exceed the 14 3 appropriation made for purposes of this section, the 14 4 payments to school districts receiving approval for 14 5 on-time funding shall be prorated such that each 14 6 school district approved for on-time funding shall 14 7 receive an amount of on-time funding equal to the 14 8 percentage that the on-time funding to be provided to 14 9 the district bears to the total amount of on-time 14 10 funding to be provided to all districts receiving 14 11 approval. 14 12 4. If the board of directors of a school district 14 13 determines that a need exists for additional funds 14 14 exceeding the amount provided in this section, a 14 15 request for supplemental aid based upon increased 14 16 enrollment may be submitted to the school budget 14 17 review committee as provided in section 257.31. 14 18 5. A school district which is receiving a budget 14 19 adjustment for a budget year pursuant to section 14 20 257.14 shall receive on-time funding for increased 14 21 enrollment, reduced by the amount of the budget 14 22 adjustment for that budget year. 14 23 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of 14 24 the state to the department of education for the 14 25 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and for each 14 26 succeeding fiscal year, the sum of four million 14 27 dollars or as much thereof as is necessary to pay 14 28 additional funding authorized under this section. 14 29 Sec. 18. Section 257.14, Code Supplement 1997, is 14 30 amended to read as follows: 14 31 257.14 BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. 14 32 1. For the budget years commencing July 1, 1997, 14 33andJuly 1, 1998, and July 1, 1999, if the department 14 34 of management determines that the regular program 14 35 district cost of a school district for a budget year 14 36 is less than the total of the regular program district 14 37 cost plus any adjustment added under this section for 14 38 the base year for that school district, the department 14 39 of management shall provide a budget adjustment for 14 40 that district for that budget year that is equal to 14 41 the difference. 14 42 2. For the budget year beginning July 1,199514 43 1999, if the department of management determines that 14 44 the regular program district cost plus the budget 14 45 adjustment computed under subsection 1 of a school 14 46 district is less than one hundred one percent of the 14 47 total of the regular program district cost plus any 14 48 adjustment added under this section for the base year 14 49 for that school district, the department of management 14 50 shall provide an additional budget adjustment for that 15 1 budget year that is equal to the difference. 15 2 Sec. 19. Section 272.1, Code 1997, is amended by 15 3 adding the following new subsection: 15 4 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Para-educator" means a 15 5 person who is licensed to assist a teacher in the 15 6 performance of instructional tasks to support and 15 7 assist classroom instruction and related school 15 8 activities. 15 9 Sec. 20. NEW SECTION. 272.12 PARA-EDUCATOR 15 10 LICENSES. 15 11 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt 15 12 rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a multi- 15 13 level voluntary licensing system ranging from para- 15 14 educator generalist to para-educator specialist. The 15 15 rules shall outline the instructional and other school 15 16 activity tasks the individuals licensed under this 15 17 section may perform. The board shall determine 15 18 whether an applicant is qualified to perform the 15 19 duties for which a para-educator license is sought. 15 20 2. Applicants for a para-educator license as a 15 21 generalist must hold a high school diploma from an 15 22 accredited secondary school or a high school 15 23 equivalency diploma issued in accordance with chapter 15 24 259A. The applicant must also have completed 15 25 additional in-service training in at least all of the 15 26 following areas: 15 27 a. Behavior management. 15 28 b. Ethical responsibilities and behavior. 15 29 c. Exceptional child and at-risk child behavior. 15 30 d. Collaboration skills and interpersonal 15 31 relations. 15 32 e. Child and youth development. 15 33 3. Applicants for a para-educator license as a 15 34 specialist must meet the requirements of subsection 2 15 35 and additional requirements as prescribed by rule. 15 36 4. A public school district, area education 15 37 agency, community college, institution of higher 15 38 education under the state board of regents, or an 15 39 accredited private institution as defined in section 15 40 261.9, subsection 1, with a program approved by the 15 41 state board of education, may train and recommend 15 42 individuals for board licensure. 15 43 5. Applicants shall be disqualified for any of the 15 44 following reasons: 15 45 a. The applicant is less than eighteen years of 15 46 age. 15 47 b. The applicant has a record of founded child 15 48 abuse. 15 49 c. The applicant has been convicted of a felony. 15 50 d. The applicant's application is fraudulent. 16 1 e. The applicant's license or certification from 16 2 another state is suspended or revoked. 16 3 f. The applicant fails to meet board standards for 16 4 application for an initial or renewed license. 16 5 6. Qualifications or criteria for the granting or 16 6 revocation of a license or the determination of an 16 7 individual's professional standing shall not include 16 8 membership or nonmembership in any teachers' 16 9 organization. 16 10 Sec. 21. Section 279.14, Code 1997, is amended to 16 11 read as follows: 16 12 279.14 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES. 16 13 1. The board shall establish evaluation criteria 16 14 and shall implement evaluation procedures. If an 16 15 exclusive bargaining representative has been 16 16 certified, the board shall negotiate in good faith 16 17 with respect to evaluation procedures pursuant to 16 18 chapter 20. 16 19 2. Notwithstanding chapter 20, any challenge to an 16 20 evaluation raised after the service of the notice of 16 21 intent to recommend termination of a teacher's 16 22 continuing contract in accordance with section 279.15 16 23 shall be brought only in the hearing before the school 16 24 board held in accordance with section 279.16. 16 25 Sec. 22. NEW SECTION. 279.14A PRACTITIONER 16 26 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 16 27 1. The department of education shall establish and 16 28 implement a voluntary practitioner performance 16 29 improvement program that shall provide technical 16 30 assistance to teachers and administrators from each 16 31 public school district and area education agency. 16 32 Individuals under contract with a school district may 16 33 receive technical assistance in accordance with this 16 34 subsection. The department shall consult with the 16 35 Iowa state education association, the Iowa association 16 36 of school boards, the school administrators of Iowa, 16 37 the professional educators of Iowa, and, as 16 38 practicable, other entities providing similar 16 39 programs, in developing the program. At a minimum, 16 40 the program shall provide administrators with 16 41 training, including but not limited to, seminars and 16 42 written materials, relating to the areas of employment 16 43 policies and procedures, employment documentation, 16 44 performance evaluations, corrective performance 16 45 techniques, discipline, termination, and support by 16 46 qualified individuals for implementation of the 16 47 program. Training received by an administrator in 16 48 accordance with this section shall apply toward an 16 49 administrator's evaluator approval renewal. 16 50 2. The department shall submit an annual report to 17 1 the chairpersons and ranking members of the house and 17 2 senate standing education committees summarizing 17 3 program activities and describing the department's 17 4 plans for improving or changing the program. 17 5 Sec. 23. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraph 1, 17 6 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 17 7 The firsttwothree consecutive years of employment 17 8 of a teacher in the same school district are a 17 9 probationary period. However,aif the teacher has 17 10 successfully completed a probationary period of 17 11 employment for another school district located in 17 12 Iowa, the probationary period in the current district 17 13 of employment shall not exceed one year. A board of 17 14 directors may waive the probationary period for any 17 15 teacher who previously has served a probationary 17 16 period in another school district and the board may 17 17 extend the probationary period for an additional year 17 18 with the consent of the teacher. 17 19 Sec. 24. Section 279.46, Code 1997, is amended to 17 20 read as follows: 17 21 279.46 RETIREMENT INCENTIVES – TAX. 17 22 The board of directors of a school district may 17 23 adopt a program for payment of a monetary bonus, 17 24 continuation of health or medical insurance coverage, 17 25 or other incentives for encouraging its employees to 17 26 retire before the normal retirement date as defined in 17 27 chapter 97B. The program is available only to 17 28 employees betweenfifty-ninefifty-five and sixty-five 17 29 years of age who notify the board of directors prior 17 30 toMarchApril 1 of the fiscal year that they intend 17 31 to retire not later than the next following June 30. 17 32 However, the age at which employees shall be 17 33 designated eligible for the program, within the age 17 34 range of fifty-five to sixty-five years of age, shall 17 35 be at the discretion of the board. An employee 17 36 retiring under this section shall apply for a 17 37 retirement allowance under chapter 97B or chapter 294. 17 38IfThe board may include in the district management 17 39 levy an amount to pay the total estimated accumulated 17 40 cost toathe school district of the health or medical 17 41 insurance coverage, bonus, or other incentives for 17 42 employees who retire under this sectiondoes not17 43exceed the estimated savings in salaries and benefits17 44for employees who replace the employees who retire17 45under the program, the board may include in the17 46district management levy an amount to pay the costs of17 47the program provided in this section. 17 48 Sec. 25. NEW SECTION. 279.59 STATEMENT OF 17 49 PURPOSE. 17 50 The purpose of the instructional leadership pilot 18 1 program is to recognize and reward teachers and 18 2 administrators for outstanding leadership, 18 3 performance, and service. The program is intended to 18 4 encourage and reinforce masterful teaching and 18 5 leadership, and provide extensive professional and 18 6 financial recognition to teachers and administrators 18 7 who are achieving outstanding results in their work 18 8 with students. 18 9 Sec. 26. NEW SECTION. 279.60 INSTRUCTIONAL 18 10 LEADERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 18 11 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 18 12 by the general assembly, the department shall 18 13 establish and implement an instructional leadership 18 14 pilot program to be administered in cooperation with 18 15 school districts in the state. The instructional 18 16 leadership pilot program shall include, but not be 18 17 limited to, all of the following: 18 18 a. A nomination procedure that permits nominations 18 19 to be made by a practitioner or other individuals. 18 20 b. Award distribution to individual practitioners 18 21 or to nominated teams of practitioners. 18 22 c. Award eligibility based upon a satisfactory or 18 23 higher ranking on a performance evaluation by the 18 24 practitioner's administrator or a recommendation from 18 25 the board of directors of the school district, and 18 26 certification by the school district that the 18 27 practitioner improved student achievement in the 18 28 school year of award eligibility. To receive an award 18 29 a practitioner must have successfully completed at 18 30 least three consecutive years of service under 18 31 contract with a school district in this state. 18 32 d. Voluntary participation by a nominee. 18 33 e. Use of objective methods for measuring 18 34 improvement in student achievement. Multiple 18 35 measurement and assessment tools may be used to 18 36 measure student achievement. However, the 18 37 practitioner or the school district may request 18 38 approval from the director of the department of 18 39 education to use an alternative method for measuring 18 40 improvement in student achievement. The director's 18 41 decision shall be final. 18 42 2. The department shall develop and distribute to 18 43 school districts a weighting system for criteria 18 44 evaluation to be used by districts in making awards to 18 45 practitioners that ranks the criteria in the following 18 46 order of priority: improvement in student 18 47 achievement, practitioner participation as a member or 18 48 leader of a team, initiative to improve student 18 49 achievement and student change, practitioner 18 50 advancement through education or professional 19 1 designation achievement, and community involvement. 19 2 In addition to the criteria established in accordance 19 3 with this section, a school district may provide 19 4 additional weighted criteria for evaluation, 19 5 including, but not limited to, classroom or school 19 6 environment and objective measures of teaching skill. 19 7 3. To nominate a practitioner or team of 19 8 practitioners for an award, an individual shall submit 19 9 an application and report, on a form designed and 19 10 distributed to school districts by the department of 19 11 education, to a local school district coordinator 19 12 designated by the board of directors of the school 19 13 district. The form shall be completed by the 19 14 practitioner, one colleague, one administrator, and 19 15 three parents selected by the practitioner, and shall 19 16 be forwarded to the local school district coordinator. 19 17 4. The local school district coordinator shall 19 18 submit the forms to the department, which shall 19 19 tabulate and rank for each school district the 19 20 applications received according to the minimum 19 21 criteria established in accordance with subsection 2. 19 22 5. The board of directors shall also consult with 19 23 practitioners to plan appropriate recognition events 19 24 within the school district for presentation of the 19 25 awards. 19 26 6. Applications submitted under this section shall 19 27 be considered confidential personnel records under 19 28 section 22.7. 19 29 For purposes of this section, "practitioner" means 19 30 the same as defined in section 272.1. 19 31 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION. 279.61 INSTRUCTIONAL 19 32 LEADERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM – FUNDING. 19 33 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 19 34 by the general assembly, and the establishment of an 19 35 instructional leadership pilot program, by September 19 36 15, each school district willing to participate in the 19 37 instructional leadership pilot program shall notify 19 38 the department of education of the intent to 19 39 participate in the program. 19 40 2. From the moneys appropriated for purposes of 19 41 this program, the amount of moneys allocated to school 19 42 districts that have notified the department of the 19 43 intent to participate in the program shall be in the 19 44 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district 19 45 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 19 46 school districts in the state for the budget year that 19 47 are willing to participate in the program. However, 19 48 the amount of an award to a school district shall not 19 49 exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. 19 50 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made 20 1 to the instructional leadership pilot program, the 20 2 department of education shall notify the department of 20 3 revenue and finance of the amount to be paid to each 20 4 school district based upon the distribution plan set 20 5 forth for the appropriation made pursuant to this 20 6 section. The allocation to each school district under 20 7 this section shall be made in one payment on or about 20 8 January 15 of the fiscal year in which the 20 9 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the 20 10 relative budget and cash position of the state 20 11 resources. 20 12 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 20 13 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 20 14 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for 20 15 by the local school district separately from state aid 20 16 payments. 20 17 5. Payments made to school districts under this 20 18 section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 20 19 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each local 20 20 school district shall maintain a separate listing 20 21 within their budget for payments received and 20 22 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 20 23 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be 20 24 used for payment of any collective bargaining 20 25 agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or 20 26 awarded under chapter 20. 20 27 7. Awards to practitioners under this program 20 28 shall not be built into the base pay for the 20 29 practitioner, but shall be included in the calculation 20 30 to determine pension contributions in the year in 20 31 which the award is received. 20 32 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION. 279.62 FUTURE REPEAL. 20 33 This section and sections 279.59 through 279.61 are 20 34 repealed effective July 1, 2003. 20 35 Sec. 29. Section 280.18, unnumbered paragraph 2, 20 36 Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 20 37 In order to achieve the goal of improving student 20 38 achievement and performance on a statewide basis, the 20 39 board of directors of each school district shall adopt 20 40 goals that will improve student achievement at each 20 41 grade level in the skills listed in this section and 20 42 other skills deemed important by the board.Not later20 43than July 1, 1989, theAt a minimum, each board shall 20 44 adopt a goal of addressing the educational inequities 20 45 among Iowa's minority students and develop plans for 20 46 improving minority student academic performance. The 20 47 board of each district shall transmit to the 20 48 department of education its plans for achieving the 20 49 goals it has adopted and the periodic assessment that 20 50 will be used to determine whether its goals have been 21 1 achieved. The committee appointed by the board under 21 2 section 280.12 shall advise the board concerning the 21 3 development of goals, the assessment process to be 21 4 used, and the measurements to be used. 21 5 Sec. 30. Section 294A.5, Code 1997, is amended to 21 6 read as follows: 21 7 294A.5 MINIMUM SALARY SUPPLEMENT. 21 8 1. For the school year beginning July 1,198721 9 1998, and succeeding school years, the minimum annual 21 10 salary paid to a full-time teacher as regular 21 11 compensation shall beeighteentwenty-three thousand 21 12 dollars. 21 13 2. The minimum salary supplement shall be the sum 21 14 of the following, as applicable: 21 15 a. For the school year beginning July 1,198721 16 1998, for phase I, each school district and area 21 17 education agency shall certify to the department of 21 18 education by the third Friday in September the names 21 19 of all teachers employed by the district or area 21 20 education agency whose regular compensation is less 21 21 thaneighteentwenty-three thousand dollars per year 21 22 for that year and the amounts needed as minimum salary 21 23 supplements. The minimum salary supplement for each 21 24 eligible teacher is the total of the difference 21 25 betweeneighteentwenty-three thousand dollars and the 21 26 teacher's regular compensation plus the amount 21 27 required to pay the employer's share of the federal 21 28 social security and Iowa public employees' retirement 21 29 system, or a pension and annuity retirement system 21 30 established under chapter 294, payments on the 21 31 additional salary moneys. However, for purposes of 21 32 this paragraph, a teacher's regular compensation for 21 33 the school year beginning July 1, 1998, shall not be 21 34 lower than eighteen thousand dollars. 21 35 b. The total minimum salary supplement paid to a 21 36 school district under phase I for the school year 21 37 beginning July 1, 1997. 21 38 3. The board of directors shall report the 21 39 salaries of teachers employed on less than a full-time 21 40 equivalent basis, and the amount of minimum salary 21 41 supplement shall be prorated. 21 42 Sec. 31. Section 294A.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, 21 43 Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 21 44 For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, 21 45 the department of education shall notify the 21 46 department of revenue and finance of the total minimum 21 47 salary supplement, as described in section 294A.5, 21 48 subsection 2, paragraphs "a" and "b", to be paid to 21 49 each school district and area education agency under 21 50 phase I and the department of revenue and finance 22 1 shall make the payments. For school years after the 22 2 school year beginning July 1,19871998, if a school 22 3 district or area education agency reduces the number 22 4 of its full-time equivalent teachers below the number 22 5 employed during the school year beginning July 1,198722 6 1998, the department of revenue and finance shall 22 7 reduce the total minimum salary supplement payable to 22 8 that school district or area education agency so that 22 9 the amount paid is equal to the ratio of the number of 22 10 full-time equivalent teachers employed in the school 22 11 district or area education agency for that school year 22 12 divided by the number of full-time equivalent teachers 22 13 employed in the school district or area education 22 14 agency for the school year beginning July 1,198722 15 1998, and multiplying that fraction by the total 22 16 minimum salary supplement paid to that school district 22 17 or area education agency for the school year beginning 22 18 July 1,19871998. 22 19 Sec. 32. Section 294A.25, subsection 1, Code 22 20 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 22 21 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199022 22 1998, and for each succeeding year, there is 22 23 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 22 24 department of education the amount ofninety-two22 25 eighty-two milliononeeight hundred ninety-one 22 26 thousandeighty-fivethree hundred thirty-six dollars 22 27 to be used to improve teacher salaries.For each22 28fiscal year in the fiscal period commencing July 1,22 291991, and ending June 30, 1993, there is appropriated22 30an amount equal to the amount appropriated for the22 31fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, plus an amount22 32sufficient to pay the costs of the additional funding22 33provided for school districts and area education22 34agencies under sections 294A.9 and 294A.14. For each22 35fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1995, there22 36is appropriated the sum which was appropriated for the22 37previous fiscal year, including supplemental payments.22 38 The moneys shall be distributed as provided in this 22 39 section. 22 40 Sec. 33. Section 294A.25, subsection 7, Code 22 41 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 22 42 7. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 22 43 1, 1990, the amount ofsixtyseventy-five thousand 22 44 dollars for the ambassador to education program under 22 45 section256.43256.45. 22 46 Sec. 34. Section 669.14, Code 1997, is amended by 22 47 adding the following new subsection: 22 48 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. Any claim arising in respect 22 49 to technical assistance provided by the department of 22 50 education pursuant to section 279.14A. 23 1 Sec. 35. CURRENT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATE 23 2 HOLDERS. In order to receive payment under section 23 3 256.44, as enacted by this Act, a teacher who by July 23 4 1, 1998, meets the qualifications for an award under 23 5 section 256.44 shall apply to the department for 23 6 payment under section 256.44 by June 30, 1999. 23 7 Sec. 36. CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION – TAXABLE 23 8 VALUATION INCREASE. For the fiscal year beginning 23 9 July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, if the actual 23 10 taxable valuation of real property located in this 23 11 state, based upon January 1, 1997, assessments, which 23 12 is used in the computation of property taxes payable 23 13 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, increases 23 14 from the estimate of such taxable valuation, there is 23 15 appropriated from the general fund of the state the 23 16 lesser of $4,000,000 or the amount of the reduction in 23 17 state foundation aid under section 257.1 as a result 23 18 of such increase in taxable valuation to be used to 23 19 fund section 257.13, as enacted by this Act, and the 23 20 moneys shall be allocated as provided in section 23 21 257.13, subsection 2, as enacted by this Act. 23 22 Sec. 37. EMERGENCY RULES. The department may 23 23 adopt emergency rules as necessary for the 23 24 administration of chapter 256E and section 279.60, if 23 25 enacted. 23 26 Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE 23 27 APPLICABILITY. The section of this Act that amends 23 28 section 279.46, being deemed of immediate importance, 23 29 takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively 23 30 to retirement incentive programs in existence after 23 31 December 31, 1997. 23 32 Sec. 39. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 17 of this Act, 23 33 relating to on-time funding for increased enrollment, 23 34 being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect 23 35 upon enactment for the purpose of computations 23 36 required for payment of state aid to school districts 23 37 for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 1998. 23 38 Section 17 of this Act remains in effect until the 23 39 repeal of chapter 257 on July 1, 2001." 23 40 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 23 41 23 42 23 43 23 44 GRIES of Crawford 23 45 SF 2366.538 77 23 46 kh/jw/28
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