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House Journal: Page 935: Wednesday, March 25, 1998

20     Sec. 13.  NEW SECTION.  256F.2  EARLY CHILDHOOD
21   EDUCATION IMPERATIVES PROGRAM APPROPRIATION.
22     1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of
23   the state to the department of education for the
24   fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, and for each
25   succeeding fiscal year, the sum of nine million
26   dollars for the early childhood education imperatives
27   program.
28     2.  For each fiscal year for which moneys are
29   appropriated in subsection 1, the amount of moneys
30   allocated to school districts shall be in the
31   proportion that the basic enrollment of a district
32   bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all
33   school districts in the state for the budget year.
34   However, a district shall not receive less than seven
35   thousand five hundred dollars in a fiscal year.
36     3.  For each year for which an appropriation is
37   made to the early childhood education imperatives
38   program, the department of education shall notify the
39   department of revenue and finance of the amount to be
40   paid to each school district based upon the
41   distribution plan set forth for the appropriation made
42   pursuant to this section.  The allocation to each
43   school district under this section shall be made in
44   one payment on or about October 15 of the fiscal year
45   for which the appropriation is made, taking into
46   consideration the relative budget and cash position of
47   the state resources.  Prior to the receipt of moneys,
48   school districts shall provide to the department of
49   education adequate assurance that they have developed
50   or are developing an early childhood education plan as

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 1   required by section 256F.3 and that moneys received
 2   under this section will be used in accordance with the
 3   required early childhood education plan.
 4     4.  Moneys received under this section shall not be
 5   commingled with state aid payments made under sections
 6   257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for
 7   by the school district separately from state aid
 8   payments.
 9     5.  Payments made to school districts under this
10   section are miscellaneous income for purposes of
11   chapter 257 or are considered encumbered.  Each school
12   district shall maintain a separate listing within
13   their budgets for payments received and expenditures
14   made pursuant to this section.
15     6.  Moneys received under this section shall not be
16   used for payment of any collective bargaining
17   agreement or arbitrator's decision negotiated or
18   awarded under chapter 20.
19     Sec. 14.  NEW SECTION.  256F.3  EARLY CHILDHOOD

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