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House Journal: Page 982: Thursday, March 26, 1998

H-8688A

 4     1.  By striking page 21, line 5, through page 22,
 5   line 18 and inserting the following:
 6     "Sec. ___.  Section 294A.1, unnumbered paragraph 1,
 7   Code 1997, is amended to read as follows:
 8     The purpose of this chapter is to promote
 9   excellence in education.  In order to maintain and
10   advance the educational excellence in the state of
11   Iowa, this chapter establishes the Iowa educational
12   excellence program.  The program shall consist of
13   three two major phases addressing the following:
14     Sec. ___.  Section 294A.10, subsections 1 and 2,
15   Code 1997, are amended by striking the subsections."
16     2.  Page 22, by inserting after line 39 the
17   following:
18     "Sec. ___.  Section 294A.25, Code Supplement 1997,
19   is amended by adding the following new subsection:
20     NEW SUBSECTION.  2A.  For the fiscal year beginning
21   July 1, 1998, and ending June 30, 1999, a supplemental
22   allocation amount of fourteen million four hundred
23   thousand dollars for phase II distribution as provided
24   in section 294A.9."

H-8688B

25     3.  Page 22, by inserting after line 50 the
26   following:
27     "Sec. 101.  Section 422.12, subsection 2, Code
28   1997, is amended by striking the subsection.
29     Sec. 102.  Sections 294A.4 through 294A.6, Code
30   1997, are repealed.
31     Sec. ___.  DIRECTIONS TO CODE EDITOR. With the
32   enactment of section 102 of this Act, the Iowa Code
33   editor shall revise references in the Code to phase I,
34   phase II, and phase III of the educational excellence
35   program established in chapter 294A to instead refer
36   to phase I as the retention of quality teachers, and
37   phase II as the enhancement of the quality and
38   effectiveness of teachers through the utilization of
39   performance pay.  The references revised by the Code
40   editor pursuant to this section shall take effect July
41   1, 1998.  The reference changes considered by the Code
42   editor shall include but are not limited to the
43   following:  sections 256.18, 258.17, 282.18, 294A.1,
44   294A.3, 294A.10, 294A.12 through 294A.16, 294A.18
45   through 294A.20, 294A.22, 294A.23, and 294A.25.
46     Sec. ___.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  Section 101
47   of this Act, relating to section 422.12, subsection 2,
48   applies retroactively to January 1, 1997, for tax
49   years beginning on or after January 1, 1997."
50     4.  By renumbering as necessary.

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