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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 260A.1 COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1 2 VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION. 1 3 1. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa 1 4 infrastructure fund established in section 8.57, to the 1 5 department of education for each fiscal year of the fiscal 1 6 period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 2001, the 1 7 sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars for the 1 8 community college vocational-technical technology improvement 1 9 program. 1 10 2. Moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be allocated 1 11 to each community college by the department of education in a 1 12 proportion that is based upon the number of full-time and 1 13 full-time equivalent students enrolled in each community 1 14 college's vocational-technical programs compared to the total 1 15 number of full-time and full-time equivalent students enrolled 1 16 in all community colleges' vocational-technical programs. 1 17 Each community college shall certify to the department of 1 18 education by October 1 and February 1 the number of full-time 1 19 and full-time equivalent students enrolled in the community 1 20 college's vocational-technical programs. The state board of 1 21 education shall adopt rules defining "full-time equivalent 1 22 students" for purposes of this section. 1 23 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the 1 24 community college vocational-technical technology improvement 1 25 program, the department of education shall notify the 1 26 department of revenue and finance of the amount to be paid to 1 27 each community college based upon the allocation criteria set 1 28 forth for the appropriation pursuant to subsection 2. 1 29 Allocations to each community college under this section shall 1 30 be made in one payment on or about October 15 and one payment 1 31 on or about February 15 of the fiscal year in which the 1 32 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the relative 1 33 budget and cash position of the state resources. 1 34 4. Moneys received by a community college under this 1 35 section shall not be commingled with general state financial 2 1 aid, including financial aid to merged areas in lieu of 2 2 personal property tax replacement payments under section 2 3 427A.13, to merged areas as defined in section 260C.2, and 2 4 including moneys received for vocational education programs in 2 5 accordance with chapters 258 and 260C. Payments made to a 2 6 community college shall be accounted for by the community 2 7 college separately from other state aid payments. Each 2 8 community college shall maintain a separate listing within its 2 9 budget accounting for payments received and expenditures made 2 10 pursuant to this section and section 260A.3. 2 11 5. Moneys received under this section shall supplement, 2 12 not supplant, the moneys each community college budgets for 2 13 technology. A community college shall not be eligible for 2 14 funds under this section unless the community college, without 2 15 including moneys received under this section, maintains the 2 16 same average amount of expenditure for technology per year as 2 17 the community college maintains during the fiscal period 2 18 beginning July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1997. 2 19 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 2 20 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 2 21 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 2 22 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 260A.2 COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2 23 VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT PLANS. 2 24 Prior to receiving moneys under this chapter, the board of 2 25 directors of a community college shall adopt a technology plan 2 26 that supports community college vocational-technical 2 27 technology improvement efforts and includes an evaluation 2 28 component, and shall provide to the department of education 2 29 adequate assurance that funds received under this chapter will 2 30 be used in accordance with the technology plan. The plan 2 31 shall be developed by licensed professional staff of the 2 32 community college, including both faculty members and school 2 33 administrators, and shall, at a minimum, focus on the 2 34 attainment of vocational-technical student achievement goals. 2 35 The plan shall consider the community college's 3 1 interconnectivity with the Iowa communications network, and 3 2 shall demonstrate how, over a four-year period, the board will 3 3 utilize technology to improve vocational-technical student 3 4 achievement. The technology plan shall be kept on file at the 3 5 community college. Progress made under the plan shall be 3 6 reported annually to the department of education in a manner 3 7 prescribed by the department of education. 3 8 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 260A.3 COMMUNITY COLLEGE 3 9 VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL TECHNOLOGY IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES. 3 10 A community college shall expend funds received pursuant to 3 11 section 260A.1 for the acquisition, lease, lease-purchase, 3 12 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology 3 13 equipment used in vocational-technical programs, including 3 14 hardware and software, materials and supplies related to 3 15 instructional technology, and faculty development and training 3 16 related to instructional technology, and shall establish 3 17 priorities for the use of the funds. However, funds received 3 18 by a community college pursuant to section 260A.1 shall not be 3 19 expended to add a full-time equivalent position or otherwise 3 20 increase staffing. 3 21 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 260A.4 FUTURE REPEAL. 3 22 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2001. 3 23 EXPLANATION 3 24 This bill establishes a community college vocational- 3 25 technical technology improvement program similar to the school 3 26 improvement technology program established for school 3 27 districts and area education agencies by the general assembly 3 28 in 1996. 3 29 The bill appropriates $2.5 million from the rebuild Iowa 3 30 infrastructure fund to the department of education for each 3 31 fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and 3 32 ending June 30, 2001, for the community college vocational- 3 33 technical technology improvement program. The moneys are to 3 34 be allocated to the community colleges in a proportion that is 3 35 based upon the number of full-time and full-time equivalent 4 1 students enrolled in each community college's vocational- 4 2 technical programs compared to the total full-time and full- 4 3 time equivalent student enrollment in all vocational-technical 4 4 programs. Each community college shall certify to the 4 5 department of education by October 1 and February 1 the number 4 6 of full-time and full-time equivalent students enrolled in the 4 7 community college's vocational-technical programs. 4 8 Under the bill, the allocation to each community college is 4 9 to be made in one payment on or about October 15 and one 4 10 payment on or about February 15 of the fiscal year in which 4 11 the appropriation is made, taking into consideration the 4 12 relative budget and cash position of the state resources. 4 13 The moneys shall supplement, not supplant, the moneys a 4 14 community college currently expends for technology. To be 4 15 eligible for the funds a community college must maintain, 4 16 without the inclusion of these funds, the same level of 4 17 technology funding it maintained on average for the past three 4 18 fiscal years. 4 19 The bill prohibits the program moneys from being used to 4 20 pay any collective bargaining agreement or arbitrator's 4 21 decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 4 22 Prior to receiving program moneys, the board of directors 4 23 of a community college must adopt a technology plan that 4 24 includes an evaluation component and must provide to the 4 25 department of education adequate assurance that program funds 4 26 will be used in accordance with the technology plan. The plan 4 27 shall be developed by licensed faculty members and school 4 28 administrators of the community college and shall, at a 4 29 minimum, focus on the attainment of vocational-technical 4 30 student achievement goals, shall consider the community 4 31 college's interconnectivity with the Iowa communications 4 32 network, and shall demonstrate how, over a four-year period, 4 33 the board will utilize technology to improve vocational- 4 34 technical student achievement. The community college is 4 35 directed to keep the technology plan on file. Progress made 5 1 under the plan shall be reported annually to the department of 5 2 education. 5 3 Under the bill, program moneys may be used by a community 5 4 college for the acquisition, lease, lease-purchase, 5 5 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology 5 6 equipment used in vocational-technical programs, including 5 7 hardware and software, materials and supplies related to 5 8 instructional technology, and staff development and training 5 9 related to instructional technology, and shall not be used to 5 10 add a full-time equivalent position or otherwise increase 5 11 staffing. 5 12 The bill provides for the repeal of the chapter effective 5 13 July 1, 2001. 5 14 LSB 2373YC 77 5 15 kh/cf/24.1
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