Text: HSB00130 Text: HSB00132 Text: HSB00100 - HSB00199 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION RESOLUTION) 1 3 A Concurrent Resolution providing for the formation 1 4 of a committee by the Legislative Council to 1 5 conduct a comprehensive study of school finance 1 6 and make recommendations for a revised school 1 7 aid formula. 1 8 WHEREAS, the school aid formula contained in Code 1 9 chapter 257 is subject to a sunset provision repealing 1 10 the chapter effective July 1, 2001; and 1 11 WHEREAS, inequities between school districts under 1 12 the present school aid formula exist, based in part on 1 13 escalating transportation costs, special needs 1 14 resulting from declining or increasing enrollments, 1 15 special education funding inequities, and the needs of 1 16 students who require special assistance to 1 17 successfully complete the requirements of a standard 1 18 school curriculum; and 1 19 WHEREAS, there exists interest in and support for a 1 20 new school foundation formula addressing existing 1 21 inequities, easing the property tax burden, and 1 22 simplifying the present formula; and 1 23 WHEREAS, the General Assembly believes that a 1 24 comprehensive review of the current school aid formula 1 25 and a study of proposed modifications or revisions 1 26 prior to that date are necessary and in the best 1 27 interests of the schoolchildren and citizens of the 1 28 state of Iowa; NOW THEREFORE, 1 29 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE 1 30 SENATE CONCURRING, That the Legislative Council shall 2 1 appoint a working committee to conduct a comprehensive 2 2 study of school finance and make recommendations for a 2 3 school finance program for Iowa for the year 2000 and 2 4 beyond. The study shall include a review of the 2 5 present school finance formula, the property tax 2 6 burden on taxpayers of the various school districts 2 7 including their property assessment practices, and 2 8 identification of potential alternative methods of 2 9 school finance in anticipation of the repeal of the 2 10 present state school foundation formula effective July 2 11 1, 2001. 2 12 The working committee shall be composed of members 2 13 of both political parties and both houses of the 2 14 General Assembly who are members of the Committees on 2 15 Education and the Committees on Ways and Means and 2 16 members who represent the Department of Education, 2 17 education interest groups, and other organizations and 2 18 associations interested in school finance. 2 19 The committee shall be staffed by the Legislative 2 20 Service Bureau and the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The 2 21 committee shall begin its deliberations following the 2 22 adjournment of the 1997 Session of the General 2 23 Assembly and shall issue its report of recommendations 2 24 by January 1, 1999. 2 25 It is the intent of the General Assembly that the 2 26 General Assembly meeting in 1999 shall enact a school 2 27 aid formula to replace the formula contained in Code 2 28 chapter 257. The new formula shall take effect for 2 29 computations and procedures needed during the school 2 30 year beginning July 1, 2000, in order to implement the 3 1 new formula for the school year beginning July 1, 3 2 2001. 3 3 LSB 2118HC 77 3 4 rn/sc/14
Text: HSB00130 Text: HSB00132 Text: HSB00100 - HSB00199 Text: HSB Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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