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House Journal: Page 938: Wednesday, March 25, 1998

20   257.14 shall receive on-time funding for increased
21   enrollment, reduced by the amount of the budget
22   adjustment for that budget year.
23     6.  There is appropriated from the general fund of
24   the state to the department of education for the
25   fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and for each
26   succeeding fiscal year, the sum of four million
27   dollars or as much thereof as is necessary to pay
28   additional funding authorized under this section.
29     Sec. 18.  Section 257.14, Code Supplement 1997, is
30   amended to read as follows:
31     257.14  BUDGET ADJUSTMENT.
32     1.  For the budget years commencing July 1, 1997,
33   and July 1, 1998, and July 1, 1999, if the
department
34   of management determines that the regular program
35   district cost of a school district for a budget year
36   is less than the total of the regular program district
37   cost plus any adjustment added under this section for
38   the base year for that school district, the department
39   of management shall provide a budget adjustment for
40   that district for that budget year that is equal to
41   the difference.
42     2.  For the budget year beginning July 1, 1995
43   1999, if the department of management determines that
44   the regular program district cost plus the budget
45   adjustment computed under subsection 1 of a school
46   district is less than one hundred one percent of the
47   total of the regular program district cost plus any
48   adjustment added under this section for the base year
49   for that school district, the department of management
50   shall provide an additional budget adjustment for that

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 1   budget year that is equal to the difference.
 2     Sec. 19.  Section 272.1, Code 1997, is amended by
 3   adding the following new subsection:
 4     NEW SUBSECTION.  4A.  "Para-educator" means a
 5   person who is licensed to assist a teacher in the
 6   performance of instructional tasks to support and
 7   assist classroom instruction and related school
 8   activities.
 9     Sec. 20.  NEW SECTION.  272.12  PARA-EDUCATOR
10   LICENSES.
11     1.  The board of educational examiners shall adopt
12   rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a multi-
13   level voluntary licensing system ranging from para-
14   educator generalist to para-educator specialist.  The
15   rules shall outline the instructional and other school
16   activity tasks the individuals licensed under this
17   section may perform.  The board shall determine
18   whether an applicant is qualified to perform the
19   duties for which a para-educator license is sought.

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