House Journal: Page 351: Wednesday, February 25, 1998

Richardson of Warren offered the following amendment H-8071
filed by Richardson, et al., and moved its adoption:

H-8071

 1     Amend House File 2282 as follows:
 2     1.  Page 8, by inserting after line 20 the
 3   following:
 4     "6.  In addition to the funds available in
 5   subsection 1, there shall be appropriated from the
 6   general fund of the state to the state department of
 7   education for the school infrastructure safety fund,
 8   for each fiscal year of the ten-year period beginning
 9   July 1, 1998, the sum of twenty million dollars to be
10   utilized for school infrastructure needs.  The moneys
11   appropriated shall be allocated to school districts
12   throughout the state on a per pupil basis, in the
13   proportion that the basic enrollment of a district
14   bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all
15   school districts in the state for the budget year, and
16   shall be utilized for school infrastructure purposes
17   as defined in section 422E.1, or for additional school
18   infrastructure improvements relating to fire and
19   personal safety.
20     The department of management shall allocate to each
21   school district the amount calculated pursuant to this
22   section in one payment on or about October 15
23   annually, taking into consideration the relative
24   budget and cash position of the state resources.  By
25   October 1 annually, prior to the receipt of funds,
26   school districts shall submit to the department of
27   education a school infrastructure progress report.
28   The report shall provide adequate assurance that the
29   school district has developed or is developing a
30   school infrastructure plan containing an analysis of
31   school district infrastructure needs, priorities, and
32   an estimated timetable for completion of
33   infrastructure projects or allocation of funds
34   received by the school district pursuant to this
35   subsection.
36     The school infrastructure progress report shall be
37   in addition to the written plan to remedy fire or
38   safety defects required in subsection 3.  Moneys
39   received under this subsection shall not be commingled
40   with state aid payments made under section 257.16 to a
41   school district, and shall be accounted for by the
42   local school district separately from state aid
43   payments.  Payments made to school districts are
44   miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or
45   are considered encumbered.  Each local school district
46   shall maintain a separate listing within its budget
47   for payments received and expenditures made pursuant

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