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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 257.6, subsection 5, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 5. WEIGHTED ENROLLMENT. Weighted enrollment is the budget 1 4 enrollment plus the district's additional enrollment because 1 5 of special education calculated on December 1 of the base year 1 6 plus additional pupils added due to the application of the 1 7 supplementary weighting pursuant to sections 257.11 and 1 8 257.13. 1 9 Weighted enrollment for special education support services 1 10 costs is equal to the weighted enrollment minus the additional 1 11 pupils added due to the application of the supplementary 1 12 weighting. 1 13 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 257.13 CLASS SIZE REDUCTION 1 14 WEIGHTING PROGRAM. 1 15 1. There is established a class size reduction weighting 1 16 program to provide additional funds for school districts that 1 17 develop a class size reduction plan. To be eligible for 1 18 supplementary weighting as provided in this section, a school 1 19 district shall submit annually by April 15 of the base year to 1 20 the department of education a plan which includes, at a 1 21 minimum, the goals of reducing class size in kindergarten and 1 22 grades one through three, instituting professional development 1 23 to assist teachers in teaching challenging curricula more 1 24 effectively, and engaging parents, teachers, school 1 25 administrators, and students in the achievement of the shared 1 26 goal of raising student achievement levels. In addition, the 1 27 plan shall provide for methods for measuring student 1 28 achievement and progress. 1 29 2. A pupil enrolled in a school district that meets the 1 30 requirements of subsection 1, and who is assigned to a self- 1 31 contained classroom in which the student-to-teacher ratio is 1 32 not more than fifteen students to one teacher, or the 1 33 equivalent in a school that utilizes team teaching methods, 1 34 and who is receiving at a minimum the grade-appropriate 1 35 educational program provided in accordance with section 2 1 256.11, is assigned a supplementary weighting of two-tenths, 2 2 which is in addition to any weighting received under section 2 3 257.6, if the pupil is enrolled in and attending the 2 4 following: 2 5 a. Full-day kindergarten, or a combined kindergarten and 2 6 grade one program, in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, 2 7 or in a succeeding fiscal year. 2 8 b. Full-day kindergarten, a combined kindergarten and 2 9 grade one program, or grade one in the fiscal year beginning 2 10 July 1, 1999, or in a succeeding fiscal year. 2 11 c. Full-day kindergarten, a combined kindergarten and 2 12 grade one program, grade one, or grade two in the fiscal year 2 13 beginning July 1, 2000, or in a succeeding fiscal year. 2 14 d. Full-day kindergarten, a combined kindergarten and 2 15 grade one program, grade one, grade two, or grade three in the 2 16 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, or in a succeeding fiscal 2 17 year. 2 18 3. A school district shall provide a separate accounting 2 19 of the pupils eligible for supplemental weighting in 2 20 accordance with this section, when certifying its actual 2 21 enrollment to the department of education. 2 22 Sec. 3. Section 298.2, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1997, 2 23 is amended to read as follows: 2 24 2. If the electors of a school district have authorized a 2 25 voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy not exceeding 2 26 sixty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation 2 27 in the district prior to July 1, 1997, the levy shall continue 2 28 for the period authorized under the voter-approved levy, and 2 29 the maximum levy that can be authorized by the electors under 2 30 the voter-approved levy on or after July 1, 1997,under this2 31section,is an additional sixty-seven cents in accordance with 2 32 subsection 1, or an additional ninety-two cents in accordance 2 33 with subsections 1 and 7, for a period to coincide with the 2 34 period for which the initial physical plant and equipment levy 2 35 in the district was approved. 3 1 Sec. 4. Section 298.2, Code Supplement 1997, is amended by 3 2 adding the following new subsection: 3 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the 3 4 voter-approved physical plant and equipment levy in a school 3 5 district may exceed the one dollar and thirty-four cents per 3 6 thousand dollars of assessed valuation limit by twenty-five 3 7 cents if the levy exceeding one dollar and thirty-four cents 3 8 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation is established by a 3 9 school district that has developed a class size reduction plan 3 10 pursuant to section 257.13. The revenue from the levy of 3 11 twenty-five cents above the limits provided for in subsections 3 12 1 and 2 shall be used for purposes of facilities-related costs 3 13 associated with reducing class size in kindergarten and grades 3 14 one through three. 3 15 Sec. 5. This Act takes effect July 1, 1998, for 3 16 computations required for the school year beginning July 1, 3 17 1999. 3 18 EXPLANATION 3 19 This bill establishes a class size reduction weighting 3 20 program to provide additional funds for school districts that 3 21 submit an annual plan to the department of education that 3 22 includes, at a minimum, the goals of reducing class size in 3 23 grades kindergarten through three, instituting professional 3 24 development to assist teachers in teaching challenging 3 25 curricula more effectively, and engaging parents, teachers, 3 26 school administrators, and students in the achievement of the 3 27 shared goal of raising student achievement. In addition, the 3 28 plan shall provide for methods for measuring student 3 29 achievement and progress. 3 30 The bill begins by assigning a supplemental weighting of 3 31 0.2 to full-day kindergarten students or students in a 3 32 combined kindergarten and grade one program in the fiscal year 3 33 beginning July 1, 1998, and adds one grade per year until by 3 34 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, all full-day 3 35 kindergarten through grade three pupils in self-contained 4 1 classrooms in which the student-to-teacher ratio is not more 4 2 than 15 students to one teacher, or the equivalent in a school 4 3 that utilizes team teaching methods, are assigned a 4 4 supplementary weighting of 0.2. 4 5 The bill permits the voter-approved physical plant and 4 6 equipment levy to exceed the current limit of $1.34 by 0.25 4 7 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation in the district for 4 8 school districts participating in the class size reduction 4 9 program. 4 10 LSB 3459XS 77 4 11 kh/jw/5 4 12
Text: SF02044 Text: SF02046 Text: SF02000 - SF02099 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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