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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 Of the funds appropriated in this subsection, 1 15 $300,000 shall be used to provide grants in the amount 1 16 of $50,000 each to six school districts for extended 1 17 year school pilot projects, and the department of 1 18 education shall expend up to $75,000 to contract with 1 19 an accredited private postsecondary institution or an 1 20 institution of higher learning under the control of 1 21 the state board of regents to conduct a study of the 1 22 effectiveness of extended school years on student 1 23 achievement. 1 24 By September 1, 1998, the department shall 1 25 establish criteria and a process for the awarding of 1 26 grants for planning or implementation purposes. 1 27 Grants shall be equitably distributed geographically 1 28 among rural and urban areas. Notwithstanding section 1 29 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on 1 30 June 30 of the fiscal year for which the funds were 1 31 appropriated shall not revert but shall be available 1 32 for expenditure for the following fiscal year for the 1 33 purposes of this subsection. 1 34 2. To the board of educational examiners, for 1 35 purposes of developing and implementing a multi-level 1 36 voluntary para-educator licensing system in accordance 1 37 with section 272.12, if enacted: 1 38 .................................................. $ 75,000 1 39 3. For deposit in the Iowa empowerment fund if 1 40 legislation providing for the creation of an Iowa 1 41 empowerment board, an Iowa empowerment fund, and for 1 42 the appropriation of moneys to be administered by a 1 43 community empowerment area, is enacted by the Seventy- 1 44 seventh General Assembly, 1998 Session: 1 45 .................................................. $ 5,200,000 1 46 4. For deposit in the national board for 1 47 professional teaching standards certification fund in 1 48 accordance with section 256.44, if enacted: 1 49 .................................................. $ 250,000 1 50 5. For beginning teacher induction program grants 2 1 as provided in chapter 256E, if enacted: 2 2 .................................................. $ 240,000 2 3 It is the intent of the general assembly that 2 4 grants awarded from funds appropriated under this 2 5 subsection shall provide support to a minimum of one 2 6 hundred thirty-three teams of mentors and beginning 2 7 teachers. 2 8 6. For purposes of the practitioner performance 2 9 improvement program as provided in section 279.14A, if 2 10 enacted: 2 11 .................................................. $ 300,000 2 12 7. For the establishment and implementation of an 2 13 instructional leadership pilot program as provided in 2 14 sections 279.59 through 279.61, if enacted: 2 15 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 2 16 By January 15, 1999, the department of education 2 17 shall prepare and submit a proposal for a program for 2 18 leadership development of practitioners and school 2 19 board members to the chairpersons and ranking members 2 20 of the house and senate standing education committees 2 21 and of the joint subcommittee on education 2 22 appropriations. 2 23 Sec. 2. Section 256.16, Code 1997, is amended to 2 24 read as follows: 2 25 256.16 SPECIFIC CRITERIA FORTEACHERPRACTITIONER 2 26 PREPARATIONAND CERTAIN EDUCATORS. 2 27 1. Pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 5, the 2 28 state board shall adopt rules requiring all higher 2 29 education institutions providing practitioner 2 30 preparation toinclude in the professional education2 31program, preparationdemonstrate that each student who 2 32 graduates from the practitioner preparation program 2 33 successfully completed the following: 2 34 a. Preparation that contributes to education of 2 35 students with disabilities and students who are gifted 2 36 and talented, which must be successfully completed2 37before graduation from the practitioner preparation2 38program. 2 39 b. Preparation for recognizing at-risk students, 2 40 and for understanding and ameliorating the behavior of 2 41 at-risk students. For purposes of this section, "at- 2 42 risk students" shall include students who are "at- 2 43 risk" as defined under administrative rules adopted by 2 44 the state board of education, or who are at risk of 2 45 becoming a substance abuser, or who have been 2 46 identified as a substance abuser. 2 47 c. Preparation for accelerating the achievement of 2 48 students through the use of learning techniques that 2 49 shall include, but are not limited to, reading 2 50 instruction in phonics. 3 1 2. A person initially applying for a license shall 3 2 successfully complete a professional education program 3 3 containing the subject matter specified in this 3 4 section, before the initial action by the board of 3 5 educational examiners takes place. 3 6 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 256.17A TEACHER INTERNSHIP 3 7 PILOT PROGRAM. 3 8 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys for 3 9 a teacher internship pilot program, the department of 3 10 education shall, by November 1, 1998, establish and 3 11 implement a competitive pilot program approval process 3 12 open to Iowa colleges and universities with master's 3 13 programs in practitioner preparation approved by the 3 14 state board. 3 15 2. To be eligible to receive a grant under this 3 16 section, an eligible institution shall submit to the 3 17 department of education a plan for an internship 3 18 program that, at a minimum, includes the following: 3 19 a. Student interns enrolled in the program shall 3 20 complete a one-year teaching experience conducted in a 3 21 collaborating school district. A student intern shall 3 22 have graduated from an approved practitioner 3 23 preparation program offered by an institution of 3 24 higher education under the state board of regents or 3 25 an accredited private institution as defined in 3 26 section 261.9. A student intern shall be an employee 3 27 of the participating school district. The amount of 3 28 money a school district shall pay to a student intern 3 29 shall be negotiated by the school district and the 3 30 eligible institution in consultation with the 3 31 department of education. 3 32 b. Application of the best teaching practices in 3 33 diverse settings and in responding to diverse student 3 34 needs under the supervision of selected district 3 35 teachers and personnel employed by the eligible 3 36 institution. 3 37 c. Seminars and special projects designed to meet 3 38 student intern needs. 3 39 d. Collaboration and support from a participating 3 40 school district relating to supervision and assessment 3 41 of the student intern's performance. 3 42 e. Collaboration and support from the eligible 3 43 institution in developing rigorous graduate coursework 3 44 and in matters relating to supervision, instruction, 3 45 and evaluation of the student intern in conjunction 3 46 with personnel employed by the participating school 3 47 district. 3 48 3. Student interns who enroll in the program shall 3 49 receive graduate credit for successful completion of 3 50 teacher internship program coursework. The successful 4 1 completion of a one-year teacher internship under the 4 2 program shall be recognized as the equivalent of one 4 3 year of teaching experience. 4 4 4. A teacher who is employed by a school district 4 5 and who acts as a clinical supervisor for the teacher 4 6 internship pilot program shall be eligible for a 4 7 stipend of one thousand dollars per semester of 4 8 participation in the program. The stipend and the 4 9 costs of the employer's share of contributions to 4 10 federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 4 11 retirement system established under chapter 294, for 4 12 such amounts by the district, shall be paid from 4 13 moneys received by the participating school district 4 14 from moneys appropriated to the department of 4 15 education pursuant to this section. 4 16 5. Moneys received by a school district under this 4 17 section shall not be commingled with state aid 4 18 payments made under section 257.16 to a school 4 19 district and shall be accounted for by the school 4 20 district separately from state aid payments. 4 21 6. Payments made to school districts under this 4 22 section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 4 23 chapter 257 and are considered encumbered. A school 4 24 district shall maintain a separate budget listing for 4 25 payments received and expenditures made pursuant to 4 26 this section. 4 27 7. Moneys received by a school district under this 4 28 section shall not be used for payment of any 4 29 collective bargaining agreement or arbitrator's 4 30 decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 4 31 8. Annually on or by January 15, the eligible 4 32 institution shall submit a report describing 4 33 activities associated with the program to the 4 34 department of education, which shall summarize the 4 35 reports received and submit the summary to the 4 36 chairpersons and ranking members of the standing house 4 37 and senate education committees. 4 38 9. a. There is appropriated from the general fund 4 39 of the state to the department of education for the 4 40 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 4 41 30, 1999, the sum of two hundred twenty thousand 4 42 dollars for the teacher internship pilot program. 4 43 b. There is appropriated from the general fund of 4 44 the state to the department of education for each 4 45 fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 4 46 1999, and ending June 30, 2001, the sum of five 4 47 hundred seventy-five thousand dollars for the teacher 4 48 internship pilot program. 4 49 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 256.22 FRONTIER SCHOOL AND 4 50 EXTENDED YEAR SCHOOL GRANT PROGRAM. 5 1 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 5 2 by the general assembly, the department shall 5 3 establish a frontier school and extended year school 5 4 grant program to provide for the allocation of grants 5 5 to school districts, or a collaboration of school 5 6 districts, to provide technical assistance for 5 7 conversion of an existing school to a frontier school 5 8 or to an extended school year calendar, or for 5 9 investigating the possibility of converting an 5 10 existing school within a district to a frontier school 5 11 or to an extended school year calendar. A district 5 12 that wants to participate in the program shall submit 5 13 to the department a written request for a grant by 5 14 September 1, 1998. The school district or 5 15 collaboration of school districts shall agree to 5 16 appoint a planning committee composed of parents, 5 17 guardians, teachers, administrators, and individuals 5 18 representing business, and the local community. The 5 19 school district or collaboration shall also indicate 5 20 in its request its intention to use any grant moneys 5 21 received under this section to examine, at a minimum, 5 22 all of the following: 5 23 a. Mission and instructional focus of the school. 5 24 b. Organizational structure and management of the 5 25 school. 5 26 c. Impact of labor agreements and contracts on the 5 27 success of the school. 5 28 d. Roles and responsibilities of all involved 5 29 constituencies. 5 30 e. Arrangements for special needs students. 5 31 f. Connection of the school to the district. 5 32 g. Facility and operation costs. 5 33 h. Measurement of results including student 5 34 achievement results. 5 35 2. Grant moneys shall be distributed to qualifying 5 36 school districts by the department no later than 5 37 October 15, 1998. Grant amounts shall be distributed 5 38 as determined by the department. Not more than 5 39 fifteen of the grants awarded per year in accordance 5 40 with this section shall be used for purposes of 5 41 frontier school planning or conversion. 5 42 3. For purposes of this section, "frontier school" 5 43 means a school that is nonsectarian in its program, 5 44 admission policies, employment practices, and all 5 45 other operations. The school is a public school and 5 46 is part of the state's system of public education. 5 47 The primary focus of a frontier school shall be to 5 48 provide a comprehensive program of instruction for at 5 49 least one grade or age group from five through 5 50 eighteen years of age. Frontier schools may be 6 1 designed to allow significant autonomy to the schools. 6 2 However, frontier schools shall be accountable for 6 3 significant results. 6 4 4. By February 15, 1999, a school district or 6 5 collaboration of districts receiving moneys under this 6 6 section shall submit an interim report to the 6 7 department describing the planning activities 6 8 conducted by the school district or the collaboration 6 9 and providing preliminary conclusions. The school 6 10 district or collaboration shall submit a final report 6 11 by June 1, 1999, to the department. The department 6 12 shall summarize the school district reports in a final 6 13 report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the 6 14 house and senate standing education committees by 6 15 January 1, 2000. 6 16 5. Except as provided in this subsection, frontier 6 17 schools are exempt from all statutes and rules 6 18 applicable to a school, a school board, or a school 6 19 district, although a frontier school may elect to 6 20 comply with one or more provisions of statute or rule. 6 21 However, a frontier school shall meet all applicable 6 22 state and local health and safety requirements; the 6 23 frontier school shall be organized and operated as a 6 24 nonprofit cooperative association under chapter 498 or 6 25 nonprofit corporation under chapter 504A; the 6 26 provisions of chapters 21 and 22 shall apply to 6 27 meetings and records of the frontier school board; and 6 28 frontier schools are subject to and shall comply with 6 29 chapters 216 and 216A relating to civil and human 6 30 rights, and sections 275.55A, 279.9A, 280.17B, 6 31 280.21B, and 282.4, relating to suspension and 6 32 expulsion of a student. The frontier school shall 6 33 employ or contract with necessary teachers, as defined 6 34 in section 272.1, who hold a valid license with an 6 35 endorsement for the type of service for which the 6 36 teacher is employed. Frontier schools are subject to 6 37 the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit 6 38 requirements as a school district. The audits shall 6 39 be consistent with the requirements of sections 11.6, 6 40 11.14, 11.19, 256.9, subsection 19, and section 6 41 279.29, except to the extent deviations are necessary 6 42 because of the program at the school. The department, 6 43 auditor of state, or the legislative fiscal bureau may 6 44 conduct financial, program, or compliance audits. The 6 45 provisions of chapter 20 shall not apply to the board 6 46 of directors of a frontier school or its employees. 6 47 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 256.44 NATIONAL BOARD 6 48 CERTIFICATION AWARD – APPROPRIATION. 6 49 1. A teacher, as defined in section 272.1, who 6 50 registers for a national board for professional 7 1 teaching standards certificate and is employed by a 7 2 school district in Iowa shall be eligible for a 7 3 registration award as provided in subsection 2, and 7 4 upon achievement of a national board for professional 7 5 teaching standards certificate, is eligible for an 7 6 annual award of ten thousand dollars for each year the 7 7 certificate is valid as provided in this section. 7 8 2. To receive a partial registration award in the 7 9 amount of one-half of the registration fee charged by 7 10 the national board for professional teaching 7 11 standards, the teacher shall apply to the department 7 12 of education within one year of registration, 7 13 submitting to the department any documentation the 7 14 department requires. A teacher shall receive a final 7 15 registration award in the amount of the remaining 7 16 registration fee charged by the national board if the 7 17 teacher notifies the department of the teacher's 7 18 certification achievement and submits any 7 19 documentation requested by the department. 7 20 3. To receive a five-year annual award for 7 21 achieving certification by the national board of 7 22 professional teaching standards, a teacher shall apply 7 23 to the department within one year of eligibility. 7 24 Payment for awards shall be made only upon 7 25 departmental approval of an application or 7 26 recertification of eligibility. A nonrenewable term 7 27 of eligibility shall be for five years or for the 7 28 years the certificate is valid, whichever time period 7 29 is shorter. In order to continue receipt of payments, 7 30 a recipient shall annually recertify eligibility. 7 31 4. A national board for professional teaching 7 32 standards certification fund is established in the 7 33 office of treasurer of state to be administered by the 7 34 department. Moneys appropriated by the general 7 35 assembly for deposit in the fund shall be paid as 7 36 follows: 7 37 a. Upon receipt of award documentation as provided 7 38 in subsection 2. 7 39 b. On January 15 to teachers whose applications 7 40 and recertifications for annual awards as provided in 7 41 subsection 3 are approved by the department. The 7 42 treasurer of state shall act as custodian of the fund 7 43 and may invest the moneys deposited in the fund. The 7 44 income from any investment shall be credited to and 7 45 deposited in the fund. The director of revenue and 7 46 finance shall issue warrants upon the fund pursuant to 7 47 the order of the department and such warrants shall be 7 48 paid from the fund by the treasurer of state. 7 49 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 7 50 unobligated moneys remaining in the fund on June 30 of 8 1 the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated 8 2 shall not revert but shall be available for subsequent 8 3 fiscal years for the purposes of this section. 8 4 5. An individual shall not qualify for a term of 8 5 annual award eligibility unless the individual 8 6 applies, certifying eligibility, to the department 8 7 prior to June 30, 2003. 8 8 Sec. 6. Section 256.45, unnumbered paragraphs 1, 8 9 3, and 4, Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 8 10 The department of education shall establishwithin8 11the departmentand administer the position of 8 12 ambassador to education. It shall be the function of 8 13 the ambassador to education to act as an education 8 14 liaison to primary and secondary schools in this 8 15 state. The ambassador to education position shall be 8 16 filled by the educator selected as teacher of the year 8 17 by the governor, but only if that person agrees to 8 18 fill the ambassador to education position. 8 19 The ambassador to education shall receive, in lieu 8 20 of compensation from the district in which the 8 21 ambassador is regularly employed, a salarywhich is8 22 equal to the amount of salaryreceived bythe person 8 23during the previouswould have received from the 8 24 district in the person's regular position during the 8 25 school year for which the person serves as ambassador, 8 26 or thirty thousand dollars, whichever amount is 8 27 greater. The ambassador shall also be compensated for 8 28 actual expenses incurred as a result of the 8 29 performance of duties under this section. 8 30 Thedistrict whichdepartment shall grant funds in 8 31 an amount equal to the salary and benefits the person 8 32 selected as ambassador to education would have 8 33 received from the district, or thirty thousand 8 34 dollars, whichever amount is greater, to the school 8 35 district that employs the person selected as the 8 36 ambassadorto education. The department shall also 8 37 reimburse the school district for actual expenses 8 38 incurred as a result of the performance of duties 8 39 under this section. The school district shall grant 8 40 the person a one-year sabbatical in order to allow the 8 41 person to be the ambassador to education, and during 8 42 the sabbatical, shall pay the salary and benefits of 8 43 the ambassador with funds granted by the department. 8 44 The person selected as the ambassador to education 8 45 shall be entitled to return to the person's same or a 8 46 comparable position without loss of accrued benefits 8 47 or seniority. 8 48 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION. 256E.1 BEGINNING TEACHER 8 49 INDUCTION PROGRAM ESTABLISHED – GRANTS. 8 50 If the general assembly appropriates moneys for 9 1 purposes of teacher induction, the department of 9 2 education shall coordinate a beginning teacher 9 3 induction program to promote excellence in teaching, 9 4 to build a supportive environment within school 9 5 districts, to increase the retention of promising 9 6 beginning teachers, and to promote the personal and 9 7 professional well-being of teachers. The department 9 8 of education shall develop a process for awarding 9 9 beginning teacher induction grants to school 9 10 districts, and shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 9 11 17A relating to the equitable distribution of grants 9 12 to school districts to reflect diversity 9 13 geographically and by population. 9 14 Sec. 8. NEW SECTION. 256E.2 DEFINITIONS. 9 15 As used in this chapter, unless the context 9 16 otherwise requires: 9 17 1. "Beginning teacher" means an individual serving 9 18 under an initial provisional or conditional license, 9 19 issued by the board of educational examiners under 9 20 chapter 272, who is assuming a position as a classroom 9 21 teacher. 9 22 2. "Board of directors" means the board of 9 23 directors of a school district or a collaboration of 9 24 boards of directors of school districts. 9 25 3. "Classroom teacher" means an individual who 9 26 holds a valid practitioner's license and who is 9 27 employed by a school district under sections 279.13 9 28 through 279.19 in a school district or area education 9 29 agency in this state to provide instruction to 9 30 students. 9 31 4. "Department" means the department of education. 9 32 5. "Director" means the director of the department 9 33 of education. 9 34 6. "District facilitator" means a licensed 9 35 professional pursuant to chapter 272 who is appointed 9 36 by the board of directors, or a collaboration of 9 37 districts, to serve as the liaison between the board 9 38 of directors and the department for the beginning 9 39 teacher induction program. 9 40 7. "Mentor" means an individual employed by a 9 41 school district or area education agency as a 9 42 classroom teacher and who holds a valid license to 9 43 teach issued under chapter 272. 9 44 Sec. 9. NEW SECTION. 256E.3 DISTRICT PLAN. 9 45 1. A board of directors of a school district or 9 46 the boards of directors of a collaboration of school 9 47 districts participating in the beginning teacher 9 48 induction program shall appoint a district 9 49 facilitator, whose duties shall include, but are not 9 50 limited to, overseeing the development of a plan for 10 1 meeting the goals of the program as set forth in 10 2 section 256E.1, and composing a district committee 10 3 pursuant to subsection 2. The board of directors may 10 4 contract with a public or private postsecondary 10 5 institution with an approved practitioner preparation 10 6 program, or with a member of the instructional staff 10 7 of an approved practitioner preparation program, to 10 8 perform the duties of the district facilitator in 10 9 accordance with this chapter. 10 10 2. The membership of the district committee 10 11 composed by the district facilitator shall include, 10 12 but is not limited to, licensed practitioners and an 10 13 area education agency staff development professional. 10 14 3. The district committee shall adopt a plan and 10 15 written procedures for a mentor program consistent 10 16 with this chapter. The plan and the written 10 17 procedures shall, at a minimum, provide the process 10 18 for the selection of and the number of mentors; the 10 19 mentor training process; the timetable by which the 10 20 plan shall be implemented; placement of mentors and 10 21 beginning teachers; the minimum amount of contact time 10 22 between mentors and beginning teachers; the minimum 10 23 amount of release time for mentors and beginning 10 24 teachers for meetings for planning, demonstration, 10 25 observation, feedback, and workshops; the process for 10 26 dissolving mentoring partnerships; and the process for 10 27 measuring the results of the program. The district 10 28 committee shall recommend to the board of directors or 10 29 boards of directors of a collaboration the names of 10 30 classroom teachers eligible to be mentors. 10 31 4. The district facilitator shall submit the plan, 10 32 and the proposed costs of implementing the plan, to 10 33 the board of directors or boards of directors of a 10 34 collaboration, which shall consider the plan and, once 10 35 approved, submit the plan and a reasonable cost 10 36 proposal to the department of education, which shall 10 37 award grants as equitably as possible based on the 10 38 geographic and population diversity of the school 10 39 districts submitting plans. Grants may be awarded in 10 40 subsequent years based upon the most recent plan on 10 41 file with the department. 10 42 5. The district committee is encouraged to work 10 43 with area education agencies and postsecondary 10 44 institutions in the preparation and implementation of 10 45 a plan. 10 46 Sec. 10. NEW SECTION. 256E.4 BEGINNING TEACHER 10 47 AND MENTOR SELECTION AND PLACEMENT. 10 48 1. To be eligible to be a mentor, a licensed 10 49 practitioner shall, at a minimum, be employed by a 10 50 school district as a classroom teacher, have a record 11 1 of at least four years of effective practice, have 11 2 been employed for one full year in the district on a 11 3 nonprobationary basis, and demonstrate professional 11 4 commitment to the improvement of teaching and 11 5 learning, and the development of beginning teachers. 11 6 2. The district facilitator shall place beginning 11 7 teachers in a manner that provides the greatest 11 8 opportunity to participate with the largest number of 11 9 mentors. 11 10 Sec. 11. NEW SECTION. 256E.5 BEGINNING TEACHER 11 11 INDUCTION STATE SUBSIDY – FUND. 11 12 1. A teacher who is enrolled as a mentor in an 11 13 approved beginning teacher induction program shall be 11 14 eligible for an award of five hundred dollars per 11 15 semester of participation in the program, which shall 11 16 be paid from moneys received pursuant to this section 11 17 by the school district employing the mentor. 11 18 2. Moneys received by a school district pursuant 11 19 to this chapter shall be expended to provide mentors 11 20 with awards in accordance with subsection 1, to 11 21 implement the plan, to provide for a stipend for the 11 22 district facilitator, and to pay the costs of the 11 23 employer's share of contributions to federal social 11 24 security and the Iowa public employees' retirement 11 25 system or a pension and annuity retirement system 11 26 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid 11 27 by the district. 11 28 3. Moneys received by a school district under this 11 29 chapter are miscellaneous income for purposes of 11 30 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each local 11 31 school district shall maintain a separate listing 11 32 within their budget for payments received and 11 33 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 11 34 4. Moneys received for purposes of this chapter 11 35 shall not be used for payment of any collective 11 36 bargaining agreement or arbitrator's decision 11 37 negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 11 38 5. A beginning teacher induction fund is 11 39 established in the office of the treasurer of state to 11 40 be administered by the department. Moneys 11 41 appropriated by the general assembly for deposit in 11 42 the fund shall be used to provide funding to school 11 43 districts pursuant to the requirements of this 11 44 section. 11 45 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 11 46 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal 11 47 year for which the funds were appropriated shall not 11 48 revert but shall be available for expenditure in the 11 49 following fiscal year for the purposes of this 11 50 section. 12 1 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 256E.6 REPORTS. 12 2 The board of directors of a school district or the 12 3 boards of directors of a collaboration of school 12 4 districts implementing an approved beginning teacher 12 5 induction program as provided in this chapter shall 12 6 submit an assessment of the program's results by July 12 7 1 of the fiscal year succeeding the year in which the 12 8 school district or the collaboration of school 12 9 districts received moneys under this chapter. The 12 10 department shall annually report the statewide results 12 11 of the program to the chairpersons and the ranking 12 12 members of the house and senate education committees 12 13 by January 1. 12 14 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 256F.1 LEGISLATIVE 12 15 FINDINGS AND INTENT. 12 16 The general assembly finds that it is in the best 12 17 interest of the state to encourage and fund early 12 18 education programs focused on kindergarten through 12 19 grade three in the public school districts. The goal 12 20 of these programs is to improve student achievement in 12 21 the basic educational subject matters of reading, 12 22 language arts, and mathematics, and to accomplish 12 23 proficiency in those subjects by grade four. Toward 12 24 that goal, it is the intent of this chapter to 12 25 establish and fund an early childhood education 12 26 imperatives program. 12 27 Sec. 14. NEW SECTION. 256F.2 EARLY CHILDHOOD 12 28 EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM APPROPRIATION. 12 29 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 12 30 the state to the department of education for the 12 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for each 12 32 succeeding fiscal year, the sum of nine million 12 33 dollars for the early childhood education imperatives 12 34 program. 12 35 2. For each fiscal year for which moneys are 12 36 appropriated in subsection 1, the amount of moneys 12 37 allocated to school districts shall be in the 12 38 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district 12 39 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 12 40 school districts in the state for the budget year. 12 41 However, a district shall not receive less than seven 12 42 thousand five hundred dollars in a fiscal year. 12 43 3. For each year for which an appropriation is 12 44 made to the early childhood education imperatives 12 45 program, the department of education shall notify the 12 46 department of revenue and finance of the amount to be 12 47 paid to each school district based upon the 12 48 distribution plan set forth for the appropriation made 12 49 pursuant to this section. The allocation to each 12 50 school district under this section shall be made in 13 1 one payment on or about October 15 of the fiscal year 13 2 for which the appropriation is made, taking into 13 3 consideration the relative budget and cash position of 13 4 the state resources. Prior to the receipt of moneys, 13 5 school districts shall provide to the department of 13 6 education adequate assurance that they have developed 13 7 or are developing an early childhood education plan as 13 8 required by section 256F.3 and that moneys received 13 9 under this section will be used in accordance with the 13 10 required early childhood education plan. 13 11 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 13 12 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 13 13 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for 13 14 by the school district separately from state aid 13 15 payments. 13 16 5. Payments made to school districts under this 13 17 section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 13 18 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each school 13 19 district shall maintain a separate listing within 13 20 their budgets for payments received and expenditures 13 21 made pursuant to this section. 13 22 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be 13 23 used for payment of any collective bargaining 13 24 agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or 13 25 awarded under chapter 20. 13 26 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 256F.3 EARLY CHILDHOOD 13 27 EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM – REPORTS. 13 28 1. Progress, as determined by school districts 13 29 through appropriate assessments, for children enrolled 13 30 in kindergarten through grade three in attaining or 13 31 surpassing student achievement goals as established 13 32 under the accreditation process in chapter 256, and an 13 33 accounting of the use of the moneys received by the 13 34 school districts in accordance with this chapter, 13 35 shall be submitted in an annual report to the 13 36 department of education by September 1 in the fiscal 13 37 year beginning July 1, 1999, and in each succeeding 13 38 year. Each school district shall also certify, in the 13 39 annual report to the department, that the school 13 40 districts used the moneys received under this chapter 13 41 to supplement, and not to supplant, the moneys 13 42 otherwise received and used by the school district for 13 43 kindergarten through grade three education purposes. 13 44 2. The department shall submit, to the 13 45 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and 13 46 senate education committees by January 1, 2000, a 13 47 report describing the ways in which the school 13 48 districts are making use of the moneys received under 13 49 this chapter, and including the school districts, if 13 50 any, that used moneys received under this chapter to 14 1 supplant funds the school district was already 14 2 receiving for kindergarten through grade three 14 3 education purposes. 14 4 3. The department shall submit, to the 14 5 chairpersons and ranking members of the house and 14 6 senate education committees by January 1, 2002, a 14 7 report describing school district progress on 14 8 attaining or surpassing student achievement goals. 14 9 Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 256F.4 EARLY CHILDHOOD 14 10 EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM EXPENDITURES. 14 11 School districts shall expend funds received 14 12 pursuant to section 256F.2 to support reading 14 13 instruction in phonics, and other education practices, 14 14 programs, or assistance for kindergarten through grade 14 15 three that may include, but are not limited to, the 14 16 following: reducing adult to student ratios through 14 17 the hiring of teachers, former teachers, and para- 14 18 educator teaching assistants; talented and gifted 14 19 programs; and implementation of instructional programs 14 20 designed to improve student achievement in the areas 14 21 of reading, language arts, and mathematics. 14 22 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 256F.5 REPEAL. 14 23 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2001, 14 24 except that section 256F.3 is not repealed until 14 25 January 1, 2002. 14 26 Sec. 18. Section 257.1, subsection 2, unnumbered 14 27 paragraph 3, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 14 28 For the budget year commencing July 1,19951999, 14 29 the department of management shall add the amount of 14 30 the additional budget adjustment computed in section 14 31 257.14, subsection 2, to the combined foundation base. 14 32 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 257.13 ON-TIME FUNDING FOR 14 33 INCREASED ENROLLMENT. 14 34 1. If a district's actual enrollment for the 14 35 budget year, determined under section 257.6, is 14 36 greater than its budget enrollment for the budget 14 37 year, the district may submit a request to the school 14 38 budget review committee for on-time funding for 14 39 increased enrollment. The school budget review 14 40 committee shall consider the relative increase in 14 41 enrollment on a district-by-district basis, in 14 42 determining whether to approve the request, and shall 14 43 determine the amount of additional funding to be 14 44 provided if the request is granted. An application 14 45 for on-time funding must be received by the department 14 46 of education by October 1. Written notice of the 14 47 committee's decision shall be given through the 14 48 department of education to the school board for a 14 49 district. 14 50 2. If the school budget review committee approves 15 1 a request for on-time funding for increased 15 2 enrollment, the funding shall be in an amount up to 15 3 the product of one-third of the state cost per pupil 15 4 for the budget year multiplied by the difference 15 5 between the actual enrollment for the budget year and 15 6 the budget enrollment for the budget year. The 15 7 additional funding received under this section is 15 8 miscellaneous income to the district. 15 9 3. Moneys appropriated by the general assembly for 15 10 purposes of this section shall be paid to school 15 11 districts in one lump sum within thirty days of 15 12 notification by the school budget review committee of 15 13 approval for on-time funding for increased enrollment 15 14 for a budget year. If the requests approved by the 15 15 school budget review committee exceed the 15 16 appropriation made for purposes of this section, the 15 17 payments to school districts receiving approval for 15 18 on-time funding shall be prorated such that each 15 19 school district approved for on-time funding shall 15 20 receive an amount of on-time funding equal to the 15 21 percentage that the on-time funding to be provided to 15 22 the district bears to the total amount of on-time 15 23 funding to be provided to all districts receiving 15 24 approval. 15 25 4. If the board of directors of a school district 15 26 determines that a need exists for additional funds 15 27 exceeding the amount provided in this section, a 15 28 request for supplemental aid based upon increased 15 29 enrollment may be submitted to the school budget 15 30 review committee as provided in section 257.31. 15 31 5. A school district which is receiving a budget 15 32 adjustment for a budget year pursuant to section 15 33 257.14 shall receive on-time funding for increased 15 34 enrollment, reduced by the amount of the budget 15 35 adjustment for that budget year. 15 36 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of 15 37 the state to the department of education for the 15 38 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and for each 15 39 succeeding fiscal year, the sum of four million 15 40 dollars or as much thereof as is necessary to pay 15 41 additional funding authorized under this section. 15 42 Sec. 20. Section 257.14, Code Supplement 1997, is 15 43 amended to read as follows: 15 44 257.14 BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. 15 45 1. For the budget years commencing July 1, 1997, 15 46andJuly 1, 1998, and July 1, 1999, if the department 15 47 of management determines that the regular program 15 48 district cost of a school district for a budget year 15 49 is less than the total of the regular program district 15 50 cost plus any adjustment added under this section for 16 1 the base year for that school district, the department 16 2 of management shall provide a budget adjustment for 16 3 that district for that budget year that is equal to 16 4 the difference. 16 5 2. For the budget year beginning July 1,199516 6 1999, if the department of management determines that 16 7 the regular program district cost plus the budget 16 8 adjustment computed under subsection 1 of a school 16 9 district is less than one hundred one percent of the 16 10 total of the regular program district cost plus any 16 11 adjustment added under this section for the base year 16 12 for that school district, the department of management 16 13 shall provide an additional budget adjustment for that 16 14 budget year that is equal to the difference. 16 15 Sec. 21. Section 257.20, subsection 2, paragraph 16 16 a, Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 16 17 a. However, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 16 18 1998, moneys appropriated under this subsection shall 16 19 not exceed the amount of moneys appropriated as 16 20 instructional support state aid for the budget year 16 21 which commenced on July 1, 1992. For the fiscal year 16 22 beginning July 1, 1999, and for each succeeding fiscal 16 23 year, moneys appropriated under this subsection shall 16 24 not exceed the sum of sixteen million seven hundred 16 25 ninety-eight thousand two hundred twenty-seven 16 26 dollars. 16 27 Sec. 22. Section 272.1, Code 1997, is amended by 16 28 adding the following new subsection: 16 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. "Para-educator" means a 16 30 person who is licensed to assist a teacher in the 16 31 performance of instructional tasks to support and 16 32 assist classroom instruction and related school 16 33 activities. 16 34 Sec. 23. NEW SECTION. 272.12 PARA-EDUCATOR 16 35 LICENSES. 16 36 1. The board of educational examiners shall adopt 16 37 rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a multi- 16 38 level voluntary licensing system ranging from para- 16 39 educator generalist to para-educator specialist. The 16 40 rules shall outline the instructional and other school 16 41 activity tasks the individuals licensed under this 16 42 section may perform. The board shall determine 16 43 whether an applicant is qualified to perform the 16 44 duties for which a para-educator license is sought. 16 45 2. Applicants for a para-educator license as a 16 46 generalist must hold a high school diploma from an 16 47 accredited secondary school or a high school 16 48 equivalency diploma issued in accordance with chapter 16 49 259A. The applicant must also have completed 16 50 additional in-service training in at least all of the 17 1 following areas: 17 2 a. Behavior management. 17 3 b. Ethical responsibilities and behavior. 17 4 c. Exceptional child and at-risk child behavior. 17 5 d. Collaboration skills and interpersonal 17 6 relations. 17 7 e. Child and youth development. 17 8 3. Applicants for a para-educator license as a 17 9 specialist must meet the requirements of subsection 2 17 10 and additional requirements as prescribed by rule. 17 11 4. A public school district, area education 17 12 agency, community college, institution of higher 17 13 education under the state board of regents, or an 17 14 accredited private institution as defined in section 17 15 261.9, subsection 1, with a program approved by the 17 16 state board of education, may train and recommend 17 17 individuals for board licensure. 17 18 5. Applicants shall be disqualified for any of the 17 19 following reasons: 17 20 a. The applicant is less than eighteen years of 17 21 age. 17 22 b. The applicant has a record of founded child 17 23 abuse. 17 24 c. The applicant has been convicted of a felony. 17 25 d. The applicant's application is fraudulent. 17 26 e. The applicant's license or certification from 17 27 another state is suspended or revoked. 17 28 f. The applicant fails to meet board standards for 17 29 application for an initial or renewed license. 17 30 6. Qualifications or criteria for the granting or 17 31 revocation of a license or the determination of an 17 32 individual's professional standing shall not include 17 33 membership or nonmembership in any teachers' 17 34 organization. 17 35 Sec. 24. Section 279.14, Code 1997, is amended to 17 36 read as follows: 17 37 279.14 EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES. 17 38 1. The board shall establish evaluation criteria 17 39 and shall implement evaluation procedures. If an 17 40 exclusive bargaining representative has been 17 41 certified, the board shall negotiate in good faith 17 42 with respect to evaluation procedures pursuant to 17 43 chapter 20. 17 44 2. Notwithstanding chapter 20, any challenge to an 17 45 evaluation raised after the service of the notice of 17 46 intent to recommend termination of a teacher's 17 47 continuing contract in accordance with section 279.15 17 48 shall be brought only in the hearing before the school 17 49 board held in accordance with section 279.16. 17 50 Sec. 25. NEW SECTION. 279.14A PRACTITIONER 18 1 PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. 18 2 1. The department of education shall establish and 18 3 implement a voluntary practitioner performance 18 4 improvement program that shall provide technical 18 5 assistance to teachers and administrators from each 18 6 public school district and area education agency. 18 7 Individuals under contract with a school district may 18 8 receive technical assistance in accordance with this 18 9 subsection. The department shall consult with the 18 10 Iowa state education association, the Iowa association 18 11 of school boards, the school administrators of Iowa, 18 12 the professional educators of Iowa, and, as 18 13 practicable, other entities providing similar 18 14 programs, in developing the program. At a minimum, 18 15 the program shall provide administrators with 18 16 training, including but not limited to, seminars and 18 17 written materials, relating to the areas of employment 18 18 policies and procedures, employment documentation, 18 19 performance evaluations, corrective performance 18 20 techniques, discipline, termination, and support by 18 21 qualified individuals for implementation of the 18 22 program. Training received by an administrator in 18 23 accordance with this section shall apply toward an 18 24 administrator's evaluator approval renewal. 18 25 2. The department shall submit an annual report to 18 26 the chairpersons and ranking members of the house and 18 27 senate standing education committees summarizing 18 28 program activities and describing the department's 18 29 plans for improving or changing the program. 18 30 Sec. 26. Section 279.19, unnumbered paragraph 1, 18 31 Code 1997, are amended to read as follows: 18 32 The firsttwothree consecutive years of employment 18 33 of a teacher in the same school district are a 18 34 probationary period. However,aif the teacher has 18 35 successfully completed a probationary period of 18 36 employment for another school district located in 18 37 Iowa, the probationary period in the current district 18 38 of employment shall not exceed one year. A board of 18 39 directors may waive the probationary period for any 18 40 teacher who previously has served a probationary 18 41 period in another school district and the board may 18 42 extend the probationary period for an additional year 18 43 with the consent of the teacher. 18 44 Sec. 27. Section 279.46, Code 1997, is amended to 18 45 read as follows: 18 46 279.46 RETIREMENT INCENTIVES – TAX. 18 47 The board of directors of a school district may 18 48 adopt a program for payment of a monetary bonus, 18 49 continuation of health or medical insurance coverage, 18 50 or other incentives for encouraging its employees to 19 1 retire before the normal retirement date as defined in 19 2 chapter 97B. The program is available only to 19 3 employees betweenfifty-ninefifty-five and sixty-five 19 4 years of age who notify the board of directors prior 19 5 toMarchApril 1 of the fiscal year that they intend 19 6 to retire not later than the next following June 30. 19 7 However, the age at which employees shall be 19 8 designated eligible for the program, within the age 19 9 range of fifty-five to sixty-five years of age, shall 19 10 be at the discretion of the board. An employee 19 11 retiring under this section shall apply for a 19 12 retirement allowance under chapter 97B or chapter 294. 19 13IfThe board may include in the district management 19 14 levy an amount to pay the total estimated accumulated 19 15 cost toathe school district of the health or medical 19 16 insurance coverage, bonus, or other incentives for 19 17 employees who retire under this sectiondoes not19 18exceed the estimated savings in salaries and benefits19 19for employees who replace the employees who retire19 20under the program, the board may include in the19 21district management levy an amount to pay the costs of19 22the program provided in this section. 19 23 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION. 279.59 STATEMENT OF 19 24 PURPOSE. 19 25 The purpose of the instructional leadership pilot 19 26 program is to recognize and reward teachers and 19 27 administrators for outstanding leadership, 19 28 performance, and service. The program is intended to 19 29 encourage and reinforce masterful teaching and 19 30 leadership, and provide extensive professional and 19 31 financial recognition to teachers and administrators 19 32 who are achieving outstanding results in their work 19 33 with students. 19 34 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION. 279.60 INSTRUCTIONAL 19 35 LEADERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM. 19 36 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 19 37 by the general assembly, the department shall 19 38 establish and implement an instructional leadership 19 39 pilot program to be administered in cooperation with 19 40 school districts in the state. The instructional 19 41 leadership pilot program shall include, but not be 19 42 limited to, all of the following: 19 43 a. A nomination procedure that permits nominations 19 44 to be made by a practitioner or other individuals. 19 45 b. Award distribution to individual practitioners 19 46 or to nominated teams of practitioners. 19 47 c. Award eligibility based upon a satisfactory or 19 48 higher ranking on a performance evaluation by the 19 49 practitioner's administrator or a recommendation from 19 50 the board of directors of the school district, and 20 1 certification by the school district that the 20 2 practitioner improved student achievement in the 20 3 school year of award eligibility. To receive an award 20 4 a practitioner must have successfully completed at 20 5 least three consecutive years of service under 20 6 contract with a school district in this state. 20 7 d. Voluntary participation by a nominee. 20 8 e. Use of objective methods for measuring 20 9 improvement in student achievement. Multiple 20 10 measurement and assessment tools may be used to 20 11 measure student achievement. However, the 20 12 practitioner or the school district may request 20 13 approval from the director of the department of 20 14 education to use an alternative method for measuring 20 15 improvement in student achievement. The director's 20 16 decision shall be final. 20 17 2. The department shall develop and distribute to 20 18 school districts a weighting system for criteria 20 19 evaluation to be used by districts in making awards to 20 20 practitioners that ranks the criteria in the following 20 21 order of priority: improvement in student 20 22 achievement, practitioner participation as a member or 20 23 leader of a team, initiative to improve student 20 24 achievement and student change, practitioner 20 25 advancement through education or professional 20 26 designation achievement, and community involvement. 20 27 In addition to the criteria established in accordance 20 28 with this section, a school district may provide 20 29 additional weighted criteria for evaluation, 20 30 including, but not limited to, classroom or school 20 31 environment and objective measures of teaching skill. 20 32 3. To nominate a practitioner or team of 20 33 practitioners for an award, an individual shall submit 20 34 an application and report, on a form designed and 20 35 distributed to school districts by the department of 20 36 education, to a local school district coordinator 20 37 designated by the board of directors of the school 20 38 district. The form shall be completed by the 20 39 practitioner, one colleague, one administrator, and 20 40 three parents selected by the practitioner, and shall 20 41 be forwarded to the local school district coordinator. 20 42 4. The local school district coordinator shall 20 43 submit the forms to the department, which shall 20 44 tabulate and rank for each school district the 20 45 applications received according to the minimum 20 46 criteria established in accordance with subsection 2. 20 47 5. The board of directors shall also consult with 20 48 practitioners to plan appropriate recognition events 20 49 within the school district for presentation of the 20 50 awards. 21 1 6. Applications submitted under this section shall 21 2 be considered confidential personnel records under 21 3 section 22.7. 21 4 7. A teacher receiving a national board 21 5 certification registration or annual award under 21 6 section 256.44 shall be ineligible for an award under 21 7 the instructional leadership pilot program as 21 8 established in this section. 21 9 For purposes of this section, "practitioner" means 21 10 the same as defined in section 272.1. 21 11 Sec. 30. NEW SECTION. 279.61 INSTRUCTIONAL 21 12 LEADERSHIP PILOT PROGRAM – FUNDING. 21 13 1. Subject to an appropriation of sufficient funds 21 14 by the general assembly, and the establishment of an 21 15 instructional leadership pilot program, by September 21 16 15, each school district willing to participate in the 21 17 instructional leadership pilot program shall notify 21 18 the department of education of the intent to 21 19 participate in the program. 21 20 2. From the moneys appropriated for purposes of 21 21 this program, the amount of moneys allocated to school 21 22 districts that have notified the department of the 21 23 intent to participate in the program shall be in the 21 24 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district 21 25 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 21 26 school districts in the state for the budget year that 21 27 are willing to participate in the program. However, 21 28 the amount of an award to a school district shall not 21 29 exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. 21 30 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made 21 31 to the instructional leadership pilot program, the 21 32 department of education shall notify the department of 21 33 revenue and finance of the amount to be paid to each 21 34 school district based upon the distribution plan set 21 35 forth for the appropriation made pursuant to this 21 36 section. The allocation to each school district under 21 37 this section shall be made in one payment on or about 21 38 January 15 of the fiscal year in which the 21 39 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the 21 40 relative budget and cash position of the state 21 41 resources. 21 42 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be 21 43 commingled with state aid payments made under sections 21 44 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for 21 45 by the local school district separately from state aid 21 46 payments. 21 47 5. Payments made to school districts under this 21 48 section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 21 49 chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. Each local 21 50 school district shall maintain a separate listing 22 1 within their budget for payments received and 22 2 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 22 3 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be 22 4 used for payment of any collective bargaining 22 5 agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or 22 6 awarded under chapter 20. 22 7 7. Awards to practitioners under this program 22 8 shall not be built into the base pay for the 22 9 practitioner, but shall be included in the calculation 22 10 to determine pension contributions in the year in 22 11 which the award is received. 22 12 Sec. 31. NEW SECTION. 279.62 FUTURE REPEAL. 22 13 This section and sections 279.59 through 279.61 are 22 14 repealed effective July 1, 2003. 22 15 Sec. 32. Section 280.18, unnumbered paragraph 2, 22 16 Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 22 17 In order to achieve the goal of improving student 22 18 achievement and performance on a statewide basis, the 22 19 board of directors of each school district shall adopt 22 20 goals that will improve student achievement at each 22 21 grade level in the skills listed in this section and 22 22 other skills deemed important by the board.Not later22 23than July 1, 1989, theAt a minimum, each board shall 22 24 adopt a goal of addressing the educational inequities 22 25 among Iowa's minority students and develop plans for 22 26 improving minority student academic performance. The 22 27 board of each district shall transmit to the 22 28 department of education its plans for achieving the 22 29 goals it has adopted and the periodic assessment that 22 30 will be used to determine whether its goals have been 22 31 achieved. The committee appointed by the board under 22 32 section 280.12 shall advise the board concerning the 22 33 development of goals, the assessment process to be 22 34 used, and the measurements to be used. 22 35 Sec. 33. Section 294A.5, Code 1997, is amended to 22 36 read as follows: 22 37 294A.5 MINIMUM SALARY SUPPLEMENT. 22 38 1. For the school year beginning July 1,198722 39 1998, and succeeding school years, the minimum annual 22 40 salary paid to a full-time teacher as regular 22 41 compensation shall beeighteentwenty-three thousand 22 42 dollars. 22 43 2. The minimum salary supplement shall be the sum 22 44 of the following, as applicable: 22 45 a. For the school year beginning July 1,198722 46 1998, for phase I, each school district and area 22 47 education agency shall certify to the department of 22 48 education by the third Friday in September the names 22 49 of all teachers employed by the district or area 22 50 education agency whose regular compensation is less 23 1 thaneighteentwenty-three thousand dollars per year 23 2 for that year and the amounts needed as minimum salary 23 3 supplements. The minimum salary supplement for each 23 4 eligible teacher is the total of the difference 23 5 betweeneighteentwenty-three thousand dollars and the 23 6 teacher's regular compensation plus the amount 23 7 required to pay the employer's share of the federal 23 8 social security and Iowa public employees' retirement 23 9 system, or a pension and annuity retirement system 23 10 established under chapter 294, payments on the 23 11 additional salary moneys. However, for purposes of 23 12 this paragraph, a teacher's regular compensation for 23 13 the school year beginning July 1, 1998, shall not be 23 14 lower than eighteen thousand dollars. 23 15 b. The total minimum salary supplement paid to a 23 16 school district under phase I for the school year 23 17 beginning July 1, 1997. 23 18 3. The board of directors shall report the 23 19 salaries of teachers employed on less than a full-time 23 20 equivalent basis, and the amount of minimum salary 23 21 supplement shall be prorated. 23 22 Sec. 34. Section 294A.6, unnumbered paragraph 1, 23 23 Code 1997, is amended to read as follows: 23 24 For the school year beginning July 1,19871998, 23 25 the department of education shall notify the 23 26 department of revenue and finance of the total minimum 23 27 salary supplement, as described in section 294A.5, 23 28 subsection 2, paragraphs "a" and "b", to be paid to 23 29 each school district and area education agency under 23 30 phase I and the department of revenue and finance 23 31 shall make the payments. For school years after the 23 32 school year beginning July 1,19871998, if a school 23 33 district or area education agency reduces the number 23 34 of its full-time equivalent teachers below the number 23 35 employed during the school year beginning July 1,198723 36 1998, the department of revenue and finance shall 23 37 reduce the total minimum salary supplement payable to 23 38 that school district or area education agency so that 23 39 the amount paid is equal to the ratio of the number of 23 40 full-time equivalent teachers employed in the school 23 41 district or area education agency for that school year 23 42 divided by the number of full-time equivalent teachers 23 43 employed in the school district or area education 23 44 agency for the school year beginning July 1,198723 45 1998, and multiplying that fraction by the total 23 46 minimum salary supplement paid to that school district 23 47 or area education agency for the school year beginning 23 48 July 1,19871998. 23 49 Sec. 35. Section 294A.25, subsection 1, Code 23 50 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 24 1 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199024 2 1998, and for each succeeding year, there is 24 3 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 24 4 department of education the amount ofninety-two24 5 eighty-two milliononeeight hundred ninety-one 24 6 thousandeighty-fivethree hundred thirty-six dollars 24 7 to be used to improve teacher salaries.For each24 8fiscal year in the fiscal period commencing July 1,24 91991, and ending June 30, 1993, there is appropriated24 10an amount equal to the amount appropriated for the24 11fiscal year beginning July 1, 1990, plus an amount24 12sufficient to pay the costs of the additional funding24 13provided for school districts and area education24 14agencies under sections 294A.9 and 294A.14. For each24 15fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 1995, there24 16is appropriated the sum which was appropriated for the24 17previous fiscal year, including supplemental payments.24 18 The moneys shall be distributed as provided in this 24 19 section. 24 20 Sec. 36. Section 294A.25, subsection 7, Code 24 21 Supplement 1997, is amended to read as follows: 24 22 7. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 24 23 1, 1990, the amount ofsixtyseventy-five thousand 24 24 dollars for the ambassador to education program under 24 25 section256.43256.45. 24 26 Sec. 37. Section 669.14, Code 1997, is amended by 24 27 adding the following new subsection: 24 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. Any claim arising in respect 24 29 to technical assistance provided by the department of 24 30 education pursuant to section 279.14A. 24 31 Sec. 38. CURRENT NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATE 24 32 HOLDERS. In order to receive payment under section 24 33 256.44, as enacted by this Act, a teacher who by July 24 34 1, 1998, meets the qualifications for an award under 24 35 section 256.44 shall apply to the department for 24 36 payment under section 256.44 by June 30, 1999. 24 37 Sec. 39. CONTINGENT APPROPRIATION – TAXABLE 24 38 VALUATION INCREASE. For the fiscal year beginning 24 39 July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, if the actual 24 40 taxable valuation of real property located in this 24 41 state, based upon January 1, 1997, assessments, which 24 42 is used in the computation of property taxes payable 24 43 in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, increases 24 44 from the estimate of such taxable valuation, there is 24 45 appropriated from the general fund of the state the 24 46 lesser of $4,000,000 or the amount of the reduction in 24 47 state foundation aid under section 257.1 as a result 24 48 of such increase in taxable valuation to be used to 24 49 fund section 257.13, as enacted by this Act, and the 24 50 moneys shall be allocated as provided in section 25 1 257.13, subsection 2, as enacted by this Act. 25 2 Sec. 40. EMERGENCY RULES. The department may 25 3 adopt emergency rules as necessary for the 25 4 administration of chapter 256E and sections 256.17A 25 5 and 279.60, if enacted. 25 6 Sec. 41. APPLICABILITY. Section 279.19, as 25 7 amended by this Act, shall not apply to a teacher 25 8 employed by a school district prior to July 1, 1998. 25 9 Section 279.19, Code 1997, shall remain applicable to 25 10 a teacher employed by a school district prior to July 25 11 1, 1998. 25 12 Sec. 42. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 2 of this Act, 25 13 relating to preparation for recognizing at-risk 25 14 students and for accelerating the achievement growth 25 15 of students through the use of learning techniques, 25 16 takes effect July 1, 1999. 25 17 Sec. 43. EFFECTIVE DATE AND RETROACTIVE 25 18 APPLICABILITY. The section of this Act that amends 25 19 section 279.46, being deemed of immediate importance, 25 20 takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively 25 21 to retirement incentive programs in existence after 25 22 December 31, 1997. 25 23 Sec. 44. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 19 of this Act, 25 24 relating to on-time funding for increased enrollment, 25 25 being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect 25 26 upon enactment for the purpose of computations 25 27 required for payment of state aid to school districts 25 28 for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 1998. 25 29 Section 19 of this Act remains in effect until the 25 30 repeal of chapter 257 on July 1, 2001." 25 31 #2. By renumbering as necessary. 25 32 SF 2366H 25 33 kh/pk/25
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