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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
1 3 (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 131)
1 4 A Concurrent Resolution providing for the formation
1 5 of a committee by the Legislative Council to
1 6 conduct a comprehensive study of school finance
1 7 and make recommendations for a revised school
1 8 aid formula.
1 9 WHEREAS, the school aid formula contained in Code
1 10 chapter 257 is subject to a sunset provision repealing
1 11 the chapter effective July 1, 2001; and
1 12 WHEREAS, inequities between school districts under
1 13 the present school aid formula exist, based in part on
1 14 escalating transportation costs, special needs
1 15 resulting from declining or increasing enrollments,
1 16 special education funding inequities, and the needs of
1 17 students who require special assistance to
1 18 successfully complete the requirements of a standard
1 19 school curriculum; and
1 20 WHEREAS, there exists interest in and support for a
1 21 new school foundation formula addressing existing
1 22 inequities, easing the property tax burden, and
1 23 simplifying the present formula; and
1 24 WHEREAS, the General Assembly believes that a
1 25 comprehensive review of the current school aid formula
1 26 and a study of proposed modifications or revisions
1 27 prior to that date are necessary and in the best
1 28 interests of the schoolchildren and citizens of the
1 29 state of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
1 30 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
2 1 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Legislative Council may
2 2 appoint a working committee to conduct a comprehensive
2 3 study of, and make recommendations regarding, the
2 4 school finance formula. The study may include a
2 5 review of other sources of kindergarten through grade
2 6 twelve public school funding. The working committee
2 7 shall be composed of ten members, representing both
2 8 political parties and both houses of the General
2 9 Assembly. Five members shall be members of the
2 10 Senate, three of whom shall be appointed by the
2 11 Majority Leader of the Senate and two of whom shall be
2 12 appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate. The
2 13 additional five members shall be members of the House
2 14 of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
2 15 House, three of whom shall be of the majority party
2 16 and two of whom shall be of the minority party. The
2 17 temporary co-chairpersons of the committee shall be
2 18 the chairpersons of the Senate and House Committees on
2 19 Education.
2 20 The committee shall be staffed by the Legislative
2 21 Service Bureau and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The
2 22 committee may begin its deliberations during the 1998
2 23 Session of the General Assembly, and, if the committee
2 24 is established, shall issue a report of
2 25 recommendations to the General Assembly by January 1,
2 26 1999. The Legislative Council may expend from moneys
2 27 appropriated in section 2.12 up to $150,000, or so
2 28 much thereof as is necessary, to fund the expenses of
2 29 the committee.
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