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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 260A.1 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND
1 2 INTENT.
1 3 The general assembly finds that it is in the public
1 4 interest to increase the availability of instructional
1 5 technology within the community colleges of this state to
1 6 ensure that students and faculty are equipped and prepared to
1 7 excel in the twenty-first century. Toward that goal, it is
1 8 the intent of this chapter to establish and fund a community
1 9 college technology improvement program.
1 10 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 260A.2 COMMUNITY COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY
1 11 IMPROVEMENT APPROPRIATION.
1 12 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 13 state to the department of education for each fiscal year of
1 14 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30,
1 15 2002, the sum of three million dollars for the community
1 16 college technology improvement program.
1 17 2. Moneys appropriated in subsection 1 shall be allocated
1 18 to each community college by the department of education in
1 19 the proportion that the allocation to that community college
1 20 in 1996 Iowa Acts, chapter 1215, section 6, subsection 15,
1 21 bears to the total appropriation made in 1996 Iowa Acts,
1 22 section 6, subsection 15.
1 23 3. For each year in which an appropriation is made to the
1 24 community college technology improvement program, the
1 25 department of education shall notify the department of revenue
1 26 and finance of the amount to be paid to each community college
1 27 based upon the allocation criteria set forth for the
1 28 appropriation pursuant to subsection 2. The allocation to
1 29 each community college under this section shall be made in one
1 30 payment on or about October 15 of the fiscal year in which the
1 31 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the relative
1 32 budget and cash position of the state resources.
1 33 4. Moneys received under this section shall not be
1 34 commingled with general state financial aid, including
1 35 financial aid to merged areas in lieu of personal property tax
2 1 replacement payments under section 427A.13, to merged areas as
2 2 defined in section 260C.2, and including moneys received for
2 3 vocational education programs in accordance with chapters 258
2 4 and 260C. Payments made to a community college shall be
2 5 accounted for by the community college separately from state
2 6 aid payments. Each community college shall maintain a
2 7 separate listing within its budget accounting for payments
2 8 received and expenditures made pursuant to this section.
2 9 5. Moneys received under this section shall not be used
2 10 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or
2 11 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20.
2 12 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 260A.3 COMMUNITY COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY
2 13 IMPROVEMENT PLANS.
2 14 Prior to receiving moneys under this chapter, the board of
2 15 directors of a community college shall adopt a technology plan
2 16 that supports community college technology improvement efforts
2 17 and includes an evaluation component, and shall provide to the
2 18 department of education adequate assurance that funds received
2 19 under this chapter will be used in accordance with the
2 20 technology plan. The plan shall be developed by licensed
2 21 professional staff of the community college, including both
2 22 faculty members and school administrators, and shall, at a
2 23 minimum, focus on the attainment of student achievement goals.
2 24 The plan shall consider the community college's
2 25 interconnectivity with the Iowa communications network, and
2 26 shall demonstrate how, over a five-year period, the board will
2 27 utilize technology to improve student achievement. The
2 28 technology plan shall be kept on file at the community
2 29 college. Progress made under the plan shall be reported
2 30 annually to the department of education in a manner prescribed
2 31 by the department of education.
2 32 Sec. 4. NEW SECTION. 260A.4 COMMUNITY COLLEGE TECHNOLOGY
2 33 IMPROVEMENT EXPENDITURES.
2 34 A community college shall expend funds received pursuant to
2 35 section 260A.2 for the acquisition, lease, lease-purchase,
3 1 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology
3 2 equipment, including hardware and software, materials and
3 3 supplies related to instructional technology, and staff
3 4 development and training related to instructional technology,
3 5 and shall establish priorities for the use of the funds.
3 6 However, funds received by a community college pursuant to
3 7 section 260A.2 shall not be expended to add a full-time
3 8 equivalent position or otherwise increase staffing.
3 9 Sec. 5. NEW SECTION. 260A.5 FUTURE REPEAL.
3 10 This chapter is repealed effective July 1, 2002.
3 11 EXPLANATION
3 12 This bill establishes a community college technology
3 13 improvement program similar to the school improvement
3 14 technology program established for school districts and area
3 15 education agencies by the general assembly in 1996.
3 16 The bill appropriates $3 million from the general fund of
3 17 the state to the department of education for each fiscal year
3 18 of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June
3 19 30, 2002, for the community college technology improvement
3 20 program. The moneys are to be allocated to the community
3 21 colleges in the same proportions as state aid was allocated to
3 22 the community colleges in House File 2477, the education
3 23 appropriations Act enacted in 1996.
3 24 Under the bill, the allocation to each community college is
3 25 to be made in one payment on or about October 15 of the fiscal
3 26 year in which the appropriation is made, taking into
3 27 consideration the relative budget and cash position of the
3 28 state resources. Moneys received by a community college shall
3 29 not be commingled with other state aid. Payments made to a
3 30 community college must be accounted for by the community
3 31 college separately from state aid payments, and each community
3 32 college shall maintain a separate listing within its budget
3 33 for payments received and expenditures made under the program.
3 34 The bill prohibits the program moneys from being used to
3 35 pay any collective bargaining agreement or arbitrator's
4 1 decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20.
4 2 Prior to receiving program moneys, the board of directors
4 3 of a community college must adopt a technology plan that
4 4 includes an evaluation component and must provide to the
4 5 department of education adequate assurance that program funds
4 6 will be used in accordance with the technology plan. The plan
4 7 shall be developed by licensed faculty members and school
4 8 administrators of the community college and shall, at a
4 9 minimum, focus on the attainment of student achievement goals,
4 10 shall consider the community college's interconnectivity with
4 11 the Iowa communications network, and shall demonstrate how,
4 12 over a five-year period, the board will utilize technology to
4 13 improve student achievement. The community college is
4 14 directed to keep the technology plan on file. Progress made
4 15 under the plan shall be reported annually to the department of
4 16 education.
4 17 Under the bill, program moneys may be used by a community
4 18 college for the acquisition, lease, lease-purchase,
4 19 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology
4 20 equipment, including hardware and software, materials and
4 21 supplies related to instructional technology, and staff
4 22 development and training related to instructional technology,
4 23 and shall not be used to add a full-time equivalent position
4 24 or otherwise increase staffing.
4 25 The bill provides for the repeal of the chapter effective
4 26 July 1, 2002.
4 27 LSB 1568SS 77
4 28 kh/cf/24
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