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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend Senate File 464, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the Senate, as follows: 1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 4 clause and inserting the following: 1 5 "COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 6 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general 1 7 fund of the state to the college student aid 1 8 commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 1 9 and ending June 30, 2000, the following amounts, or so 1 10 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 1 11 purposes designated: 1 12 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 1 15 time equivalent positions: 1 16 .................................................. $ 331,727 1 17 ............................................... FTEs 5.40 1 18 2. UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH 1 19 SCIENCES 1 20 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending 1 21 the university of osteopathic medicine and health 1 22 sciences under the forgivable loan program pursuant to 1 23 section 261.19: 1 24 .................................................. $ 379,260 1 25 b. For the university of osteopathic medicine and 1 26 health sciences for an initiative in primary health 1 27 care to direct primary care physicians to shortage 1 28 areas in the state: 1 29 .................................................. $ 395,000 1 30 3. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS 1 31 For payments to students for the Iowa grant 1 32 program: 1 33 .................................................. $ 1,161,850 1 34 4. NATIONAL GUARD TUITION AID PROGRAM 1 35 For purposes of providing national guard tuition 1 36 aid under the program established in section 261.86: 1 37 .................................................. $ 833,900 1 38 5. CHIROPRACTIC GRADUATE STUDENT FORGIVABLE LOAN 1 39 PROGRAM 1 40 For purposes of providing forgivable loans under 1 41 the program established in section 261.71: 1 42 .................................................. $ 100,000 1 43 6. TEACHER SHORTAGE FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM 1 44 For the teacher shortage forgivable loan program 1 45 established in section 261.111: 1 46 .................................................. $ 250,000 1 47 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the loan 1 48 reserve account to the college student aid commission 1 49 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending 1 50 June 30, 2000, the following amount, or so much 2 1 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 2 2 purposes designated: 2 3 For operating costs of the Stafford loan program 2 4 including salaries, support, maintenance, 2 5 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 2 6 following full-time equivalent positions: 2 7 .................................................. $ 5,226,983 2 8 ............................................... FTEs 33.61 2 9 Sec. 3. The department of revenue and finance 2 10 shall deposit interest earned on the Pub. L. No. 105- 2 11 33 recall account within the office of the treasurer 2 12 of state during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, 2 13 in the fund 61 default reduction account. Moneys in 2 14 the fund 61 default reduction account are appropriated 2 15 to the college student aid commission for the fiscal 2 16 year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, 2 17 for purposes of issuing emergency loans to assist 2 18 needy students in avoiding default on a guaranteed or 2 19 parental loan made under chapter 261. 2 20 Sec. 4. REMAINING NATIONAL GUARD TUITION AID 2 21 PROGRAM BALANCE. Notwithstanding section 8.33, the 2 22 unencumbered or unobligated moneys remaining at the 2 23 end of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the 2 24 appropriations made in 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1215, 2 25 section 1, subsection 4, shall not revert but shall be 2 26 available for expenditure during the subsequent fiscal 2 27 year for the purposes of the national guard tuition 2 28 aid program. 2 29 Sec. 5. REMAINING INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY FORGIVABLE 2 30 LOAN PROGRAM BALANCE. Notwithstanding section 8.33 or 2 31 section 261.25, subsection 4, Code 1999, or any other 2 32 provision to the contrary, unencumbered or unobligated 2 33 funds remaining on June 30, 1999, for purposes of the 2 34 industrial technology forgivable loan program 2 35 established in section 261.111, shall be available to 2 36 the college student aid commission for expenditure for 2 37 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and for 2 38 succeeding fiscal years for the purposes of the 2 39 teacher shortage forgivable loan program established 2 40 in section 261.111 if enacted by an Act of the 1999 2 41 Session. 2 42 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 2 43 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general 2 44 fund of the state to the department of cultural 2 45 affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 2 46 and ending June 30, 2000, the following amounts, or so 2 47 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 2 48 purposes designated: 2 49 1. ARTS DIVISION 2 50 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 1 purposes, including funds to match federal grants and 3 2 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 3 3 positions: 3 4 .................................................. $ 1,444,795 3 5 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 3 6 2. HISTORICAL DIVISION 3 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 9 time equivalent positions: 3 10 .................................................. $ 3,188,307 3 11 ............................................... FTEs 65.70 3 12 3. HISTORIC SITES 3 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 15 time equivalent positions: 3 16 .................................................. $ 596,001 3 17 ............................................... FTEs 8.00 3 18 4. ADMINISTRATION 3 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 20 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 21 time equivalent positions: 3 22 .................................................. $ 236,562 3 23 ............................................... FTEs 4.30 3 24 The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate 3 25 activities with the tourism division of the department 3 26 of economic development to promote attendance at the 3 27 state historical building and at this state's historic 3 28 sites. 3 29 5. LOCAL ARTS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES 3 30 PROGRAM (LACES) 3 31 For contracting with the Iowa alliance for arts 3 32 education to execute their local arts comprehensive 3 33 educational strategies: 3 34 .................................................. $ 25,000 3 35 6. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS 3 36 For planning and programming for the community 3 37 cultural grants program established under section 3 38 303.3, and for not more than the following full-time 3 39 equivalent position: 3 40 .................................................. $ 713,557 3 41 ............................................... FTEs 0.70 3 42 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3 43 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general 3 44 fund of the state to the department of education for 3 45 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending 3 46 June 30, 2000, the following amounts, or so much 3 47 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 3 48 purposes designated: 3 49 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3 50 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 4 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 4 2 time equivalent positions: 4 3 .................................................. $ 5,719,322 4 4 .............................................. FTEs 98.45 4 5 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 4 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 4 7 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 4 8 time equivalent positions: 4 9 .................................................. $ 554,481 4 10 ............................................... FTEs 15.60 4 11 3. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS 4 12 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 4 13 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 4 14 following full-time equivalent positions: 4 15 .................................................. $ 205,396 4 16 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 4 17 b. For purposes of implementing a multilevel 4 18 voluntary para-educator licensing system in accordance 4 19 with section 272.12: 4 20 .................................................. $ 75,000 4 21 4. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 4 22 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 4 23 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 4 24 following full-time equivalent positions: 4 25 .................................................. $ 4,631,873 4 26 ............................................... FTEs 302.25 4 27 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 4 28 paragraph, up to $2,000,000 shall be used to provide 4 29 services to persons without regard to an order of 4 30 selection. The division shall seek additional local 4 31 matching funds in an amount sufficient to avoid any 4 32 loss of federal funds. 4 33 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 4 34 shall seek a waiver from the federal government to 4 35 accept assessments of clients performed by area 4 36 education agencies or any other governmental 4 37 subdivision. The division shall also seek additional 4 38 federal waivers to improve and increase the 4 39 availability of supported employment services to 4 40 Iowans. 4 41 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 4 42 shall seek funds other than federal funds, which may 4 43 include but are not limited to local funds from local 4 44 provider entities, community colleges, area education 4 45 agencies, and local education agencies, for purposes 4 46 of matching federal vocational rehabilitation funds. 4 47 The funds collected by the division may exceed the 4 48 amount needed to match available federal vocational 4 49 rehabilitation funds in an effort to qualify for 4 50 additional federal funds when such funds become 5 1 available. 5 2 Except where prohibited under federal law, the 5 3 division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 5 4 department of education shall accept client 5 5 assessments, or assessments of potential clients, 5 6 performed by other agencies in order to reduce 5 7 duplication of effort. 5 8 Notwithstanding the full-time equivalent position 5 9 limit established in this lettered paragraph, for the 5 10 fiscal year ending June 30, 2000, if federal funding 5 11 is received to pay the costs of additional employees 5 12 for the vocational rehabilitation services division 5 13 who would have duties relating to vocational 5 14 rehabilitation services paid for through federal 5 15 funding, authorization to hire not more than 4.00 5 16 additional full-time equivalent employees shall be 5 17 provided, the full-time equivalent position limit 5 18 shall be exceeded, and the additional employees shall 5 19 be hired by the division. 5 20 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 5 21 shall enter into a chapter 28E agreement with the 5 22 creative employment options program at the state 5 23 university of Iowa, or take whatever other action is 5 24 necessary, to enable the division to count as a local 5 25 match the state funds appropriated to the university 5 26 for purposes of the creative employment options 5 27 program. 5 28 b. For matching funds for programs to enable 5 29 persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to 5 30 function more independently, including salaries and 5 31 support, and for not more than the following full-time 5 32 equivalent positions: 5 33 .................................................. $ 76,067 5 34 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 5 35 The highest priority use for the moneys 5 36 appropriated under this lettered paragraph shall be 5 37 for programs that emphasize employment and assist 5 38 persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to 5 39 find and maintain employment to enable them to 5 40 function more independently. 5 41 5. STATE LIBRARY 5 42 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 5 43 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 5 44 following full-time equivalent positions: 5 45 .................................................. $ 3,153,168 5 46 ............................................... FTEs 21.00 5 47 Reimbursement of the institutions of higher 5 48 learning under the state board of regents for 5 49 participation in the access plus program during the 5 50 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 6 1 30, 2000, shall not exceed the total amount of 6 2 reimbursement paid to the regents institutions of 6 3 higher learning for participation in the access plus 6 4 program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, 6 5 and ending June 30, 1999. 6 6 b. For a one-year enrich Iowa pilot program: 6 7 .................................................. $ 500,000 6 8 (1) Funds allocated for purposes of the enrich 6 9 Iowa pilot program as provided in this lettered 6 10 paragraph shall be distributed by the division of 6 11 libraries and information services to eligible public 6 12 libraries that are in compliance with performance 6 13 measures adopted by rule by the commission. The 6 14 amount distributed to each eligible public library 6 15 shall be based upon the following: 6 16 (a) The level of compliance by the eligible public 6 17 library with the performance measures adopted by the 6 18 commission as provided in this subsection. 6 19 (b) The number of people residing within an 6 20 eligible library's geographic service area for whom 6 21 the library provides services. 6 22 (c) The amount of other funding the eligible 6 23 public library received in the previous fiscal year 6 24 for providing services to rural residents and to 6 25 contracting communities. 6 26 (2) Moneys received by a public library under this 6 27 lettered paragraph shall supplement, not supplant, any 6 28 other funding received by the library. 6 29 (3) For purposes of this section, "eligible public 6 30 library" means a public library that meets at least 6 31 all of the following requirements: 6 32 (a) Submits to the division all of the following: 6 33 (i) The report provided for under section 256.51, 6 34 subsection 1, paragraph "h". 6 35 (ii) An application and accreditation report, in a 6 36 format approved by the commission, that provides 6 37 evidence of the library's compliance with at least one 6 38 level of the standards established in accordance with 6 39 section 256.51, subsection 1, paragraph "k". 6 40 (iii) Any other application or report the division 6 41 deems necessary for the implementation of the enrich 6 42 Iowa program. 6 43 (b) Participates in the library resource and 6 44 information sharing programs established by the state 6 45 library. 6 46 (c) Is a public library established by city 6 47 ordinance or a county library as provided in chapter 6 48 336. 6 49 (4) Each eligible public library shall maintain a 6 50 separate listing within its budget for payments 7 1 received and expenditures made pursuant to this 7 2 section, and shall annually submit this listing to the 7 3 division. 7 4 (5) By January 15, 2000, the division shall submit 7 5 a program evaluation report to the general assembly 7 6 and the governor detailing the uses and the impacts of 7 7 funds allocated under this lettered paragraph. It is 7 8 the intent of the general assembly to address the 7 9 continuation of the enrich Iowa pilot program during 7 10 the 2000 legislative session. 7 11 6. REGIONAL LIBRARY 7 12 For state aid: 7 13 .................................................. $ 1,687,000 7 14 The division of libraries and information services 7 15 shall submit a list of current regional library 7 16 employees and their salaries to the department of 7 17 management by August 1, 1999. The list shall be used 7 18 by the department for purposes of calculating the 7 19 annual salary increase need, based on the salary 7 20 increases negotiated by the American federation of 7 21 state, county, and municipal employees. The amount 7 22 calculated by the department for salary need shall be 7 23 included in the regional library budget request 7 24 submitted to the governor for the fiscal year 7 25 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001. 7 26 7. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 7 27 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital 7 28 expenditures, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more 7 29 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 7 30 .................................................. $ 7,661,324 7 31 ............................................... FTEs 106.40 7 32 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 7 33 For reimbursement for vocational education 7 34 expenditures made by secondary schools: 7 35 .................................................. $ 3,308,850 7 36 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be used 7 37 for expenditures made by school districts to meet the 7 38 standards set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 7 39 as a result of the enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, 7 40 chapter 278. Funds shall be used as reimbursement for 7 41 vocational education expenditures made by secondary 7 42 schools in the manner provided by the department of 7 43 education for implementation of the standards set in 7 44 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. 7 45 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 7 46 For use as state matching funds for federal 7 47 programs that shall be disbursed according to federal 7 48 regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, 7 49 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 7 50 following full-time equivalent positions: 8 1 .................................................. $ 2,716,859 8 2 ............................................... FTEs 14.00 8 3 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND 8 4 For deposit in the school ready children grants 8 5 account of the Iowa empowerment fund created in 8 6 section 7I.8: 8 7 .................................................. $ 10,400,000 8 8 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 8 9 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks 8 10 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school 8 11 as authorized by section 301.1. The funding is 8 12 limited to $20 per pupil and shall not exceed the 8 13 comparable services offered to resident public school 8 14 pupils: 8 15 .................................................. $ 600,000 8 16 12. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION 8 17 To assist a vocational agriculture youth 8 18 organization sponsored by the schools to support the 8 19 foundation established by that vocational agriculture 8 20 youth organization and for other youth activities: 8 21 .................................................. $ 107,900 8 22 13. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 8 23 For the issuance of national board certification 8 24 awards in accordance with section 256.44: 8 25 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 8 26 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated 8 27 for purposes of this section which remain unencumbered 8 28 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, shall 8 29 not revert but shall be available for expenditure for 8 30 purposes of issuing national board certification 8 31 awards during the succeeding fiscal year. 8 32 14. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ASSESSMENTS 8 33 REIMBURSEMENTS 8 34 For reimbursement of school district claims for the 8 35 costs of acquiring and using employability skills 8 36 assessment tools as provided in this subsection: 8 37 .................................................. $ 350,000 8 38 a. The department of education shall reimburse 8 39 school district claims for the costs of acquiring, 8 40 administering, and scoring assessment tools to assess 8 41 the employability skills of students enrolled in grade 8 42 12. The director of education shall identify 8 43 available employability skills assessment tools that 8 44 school districts may use to meet the claim 8 45 reimbursement requirements of this subsection. 8 46 b. In order to be eligible for reimbursement under 8 47 this subsection, a school district shall submit a 8 48 claim on forms provided by the department by July 15, 8 49 2000, and the claim shall state the actual costs 8 50 incurred and shall be accompanied by an affidavit of 9 1 an officer of the school district affirming the 9 2 accuracy of the claim. 9 3 c. The department of education shall certify to 9 4 the department of revenue and finance the amounts of 9 5 approved claims to be paid, and the department of 9 6 revenue and finance shall draw warrants payable to 9 7 school districts with approved claims, taking into 9 8 consideration the relative budget and cash position of 9 9 the state resources. 9 10 d. Moneys received under this subsection shall not 9 11 be commingled with state aid payments made under 9 12 section 257.16 to a school district and shall be 9 13 accounted for by the school district separately from 9 14 state aid payments. Payments made to a school 9 15 district under this subsection are miscellaneous 9 16 income for purposes of chapter 257. 9 17 e. If the funds appropriated in this subsection 9 18 are insufficient to pay in full the claims submitted 9 19 by school districts and approved by the department, 9 20 the amounts of approved claims shall be prorated among 9 21 all school districts with approved claims. 9 22 15. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 9 23 For general state financial aid, including general 9 24 financial aid to merged areas in lieu of personal 9 25 property tax replacement payments, to merged areas as 9 26 defined in section 260C.2, for vocational education 9 27 programs in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C: 9 28 .................................................. $141,577,403 9 29 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be 9 30 allocated as follows: 9 31 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 6,788,405 9 32 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 7,981,873 9 33 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 7,452,448 9 34 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,638,156 9 35 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 7,598,634 9 36 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 7,059,555 9 37 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 10,138,631 9 38 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 12,444,971 9 39 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 19,480,613 9 40 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 20,720,212 9 41 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 8,173,625 9 42 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 8,395,697 9 43 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,684,420 9 44 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 11,561,901 9 45 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 6,458,262 9 46 Sec. 8. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED. For 9 47 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending 9 48 June 30, 2000, moneys appropriated by the general 9 49 assembly from the general fund to the department of 9 50 education for community colleges for a fiscal year 10 1 shall be allocated to each community college by the 10 2 department of education in the following manner: 10 3 1. BASE FUNDING. The base funding for a fiscal 10 4 year shall be equal to the amount each community 10 5 college received as an allocation from appropriations 10 6 made from the general fund of the state in the most 10 7 recent fiscal year. 10 8 2. DISTRIBUTION FOR INFLATION. First priority 10 9 shall be to give each college an increase based upon 10 10 inflation. The inflation increase shall be not less 10 11 than 2 percent. However, the inflation increase shall 10 12 be equal to the national inflation rate, if it exceeds 10 13 2 percent, if the amount of state aid appropriated is 10 14 equal to or greater than the national inflation rate. 10 15 3. DISTRIBUTION BASED ON PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF 10 16 ENROLLMENT. The balance of the growth in state aid 10 17 appropriations, once the inflation increase has been 10 18 satisfied, shall be distributed based on each 10 19 college's proportional share of enrollment. However, 10 20 a minimum of one percent of the total growth shall be 10 21 distributed in this manner. 10 22 4. If the total appropriation made by the general 10 23 assembly is less than 2 percent growth, the entire 10 24 increase shall be distributed as inflation. 10 25 Sec. 9. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING 10 26 FEES. Notwithstanding section 272.10, up to 85 10 27 percent of any funds received annually resulting from 10 28 an increase in fees approved and implemented for 10 29 licensing by the state board of educational examiners 10 30 after July 1, 1997, shall be available for the fiscal 10 31 year beginning July 1, 1999, to the state board for 10 32 purposes related to the state board's duties, 10 33 including, but not limited to, additional full-time 10 34 equivalent positions. The director of revenue and 10 35 finance shall draw warrants upon the treasurer of 10 36 state from the funds appropriated as provided in this 10 37 section and shall make the funds resulting from the 10 38 increase in fees available during the fiscal year to 10 39 the state board on a monthly basis. 10 40 Sec. 10. FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 EXTENDED SCHOOL 10 41 YEAR GRANT MONEYS – DISTRIBUTION. 10 42 1. Notwithstanding section 8.33 and section 10 43 256.22, subsection 4, from the funds appropriated in 10 44 1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1216, section 1, subsection 1, 10 45 to the department of education for extended school 10 46 year grants, which remain unencumbered or unobligated 10 47 on June 30, 1999, the sum of $460,000 shall not revert 10 48 to the general fund of the state and shall not be 10 49 available for expenditure for the following fiscal 10 50 year for purposes of extended school year grants, but 11 1 shall be reallocated by the department as follows: 11 2 a. The sum of $200,000 to the board of educational 11 3 examiners for a one-year pilot program study to assess 11 4 the performance of teacher education graduates at no 11 5 charge to the graduates. The department of education, 11 6 the board of educational examiners, and the college 11 7 student aid commission shall determine the number of 11 8 students that will be tested at each postsecondary 11 9 institution that provides an approved practitioner 11 10 preparation program in a manner that will result in a 11 11 reliable statistical sampling. It is the intent of 11 12 the general assembly that if the board recommends 11 13 statewide implementation of the assessment prior to 11 14 initial licensure, the costs of an assessment shall be 11 15 paid by the teacher education graduate applying for 11 16 initial licensure. 11 17 b. The sum of $100,000 to the division of 11 18 libraries and information services for promotion of 11 19 the next decennial federal census. 11 20 c. The sum of $100,000 to the department of 11 21 education for distribution to the reading recovery 11 22 center. 11 23 d. The sum of $60,000 to the department of 11 24 education for support of the family resource center 11 25 demonstration program established under chapter 256C. 11 26 Sec. 11. COMMUNITY COLLEGE GOVERNANCE TASK FORCE. 11 27 The legislative council is requested to establish an 11 28 interim task force consisting of members of both 11 29 political parties from both houses of the general 11 30 assembly, the office of the governor, the boards of 11 31 directors of the community colleges, the Iowa 11 32 association of community college presidents, and the 11 33 division of community colleges and workforce 11 34 preparation of the department of education, to 11 35 identify and study options for restructuring the 11 36 community college governance system. The goal of the 11 37 task force shall be to determine a plan for a 11 38 community college governance structure that causes 11 39 community colleges to operate more cooperatively, 11 40 effectively, and efficiently as a state system, while 11 41 recognizing the strong local character of community 11 42 colleges. The task force shall review the current 11 43 community college governance system; ongoing 11 44 collaborative efforts among the community colleges; 11 45 the relationships between the community colleges and 11 46 local school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, 11 47 other accredited postsecondary institutions in Iowa, 11 48 and the department of education; and changes necessary 11 49 to enhance the accountability of community colleges. 11 50 The task force shall submit its findings and 12 1 recommendations for a plan for a restructuring of the 12 2 community college governance system that achieves the 12 3 goals set forth in this section in a report to the 12 4 chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and 12 5 house standing committees on education and the joint 12 6 appropriations subcommittee on education by December 12 7 1, 1999. 12 8 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 12 9 Sec. 12. There is appropriated from the general 12 10 fund of the state to the state board of regents for 12 11 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending 12 12 June 30, 2000, the following amounts, or so much 12 13 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 12 14 purposes designated: 12 15 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 12 16 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 12 17 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 12 18 following full-time equivalent positions: 12 19 .................................................. $ 1,235,518 12 20 ............................................... FTEs 15.63 12 21 The state board of regents, the department of 12 22 management, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall 12 23 cooperate to determine and agree upon, by November 15, 12 24 1999, the amount that needs to be appropriated for 12 25 tuition replacement for the fiscal year beginning July 12 26 1, 2000. 12 27 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly 12 28 financial report in a format agreed upon by the state 12 29 board of regents office and the legislative fiscal 12 30 bureau. 12 31 b. For allocation by the state board of regents to 12 32 the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state 12 33 university of science and technology, and the 12 34 university of northern Iowa to reimburse the 12 35 institutions for deficiencies in their operating funds 12 36 resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees 12 37 and charges, and institutional income to finance the 12 38 cost of providing academic and administrative 12 39 buildings and facilities and utility services at the 12 40 institutions: 12 41 .................................................. $ 27,927,851 12 42 c. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa 12 43 graduate studies center: 12 44 .................................................. $ 111,113 12 45 d. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland 12 46 interstate metropolitan planning council for the 12 47 tristate graduate center under section 262.9, 12 48 subsection 21: 12 49 .................................................. $ 81,716 12 50 e. For funds to be allocated to the quad-cities 13 1 graduate studies center: 13 2 .................................................. $ 167,086 13 3 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 13 4 a. General university, including lakeside 13 5 laboratory 13 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 13 7 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 13 8 following full-time equivalent positions: 13 9 .................................................. $237,361,603 13 10 ............................................... FTEs 4,048.62 13 11 b. University hospitals 13 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and 13 13 miscellaneous purposes and for medical and surgical 13 14 treatment of indigent patients as provided in chapter 13 15 255, for medical education, and for not more than the 13 16 following full-time equivalent positions: 13 17 .................................................. $ 31,812,568 13 18 ............................................... FTEs 5,511.67 13 19 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall, 13 20 within the context of chapter 255 and when medically 13 21 appropriate, make reasonable efforts to extend the 13 22 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics' use of home 13 23 telemedicine and other technologies to reduce the 13 24 frequency of visits to the hospital required by 13 25 indigent patients. The university of Iowa hospitals 13 26 and clinics shall submit a report to the general 13 27 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 13 28 15, 2000, describing its use of these technologies to 13 29 accomplish this purpose. 13 30 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall 13 31 submit quarterly a report regarding the portion of the 13 32 appropriation in this lettered paragraph expended on 13 33 medical education. The report shall be submitted in a 13 34 format jointly developed by the university of Iowa 13 35 hospitals and clinics, the legislative fiscal bureau, 13 36 and the department of management, and shall delineate 13 37 the expenditures and purposes of the funds. 13 38 Funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall 13 39 not be used to perform abortions except medically 13 40 necessary abortions, and shall not be used to operate 13 41 the early termination of pregnancy clinic except for 13 42 the performance of medically necessary abortions. For 13 43 the purpose of this lettered paragraph, an abortion is 13 44 the purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the 13 45 intention other than to produce a live-born infant or 13 46 to remove a dead fetus, and a medically necessary 13 47 abortion is one performed under one of the following 13 48 conditions: 13 49 (1) The attending physician certifies that 13 50 continuing the pregnancy would endanger the life of 14 1 the pregnant woman. 14 2 (2) The attending physician certifies that the 14 3 fetus is physically deformed, mentally deficient, or 14 4 afflicted with a congenital illness. 14 5 (3) The pregnancy is the result of a rape which is 14 6 reported within 45 days of the incident to a law 14 7 enforcement agency or public or private health agency 14 8 which may include a family physician. 14 9 (4) The pregnancy is the result of incest which is 14 10 reported within 150 days of the incident to a law 14 11 enforcement agency or public or private health agency 14 12 which may include a family physician. 14 13 (5) The abortion is a spontaneous abortion, 14 14 commonly known as a miscarriage, wherein not all of 14 15 the products of conception are expelled. 14 16 The total quota allocated to the counties for 14 17 indigent patients for the fiscal year beginning July 14 18 1, 1999, shall not be lower than the total quota 14 19 allocated to the counties for the fiscal year 14 20 commencing July 1, 1998. The total quota shall be 14 21 allocated among the counties on the basis of the 1990 14 22 census pursuant to section 255.16. 14 23 c. Psychiatric hospital 14 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 14 25 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and 14 26 maintenance of committed and voluntary public 14 27 patients, and for not more than the following full- 14 28 time equivalent positions: 14 29 .................................................. $ 7,968,070 14 30 ............................................... FTEs 292.18 14 31 d. Hospital-school 14 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 14 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 14 34 time equivalent positions: 14 35 .................................................. $ 6,991,199 14 36 ............................................... FTEs 161.56 14 37 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 14 38 paragraph, $200,000 shall be allocated for purposes of 14 39 the creative employment options program. 14 40 e. Oakdale campus 14 41 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 14 42 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 14 43 time equivalent positions: 14 44 .................................................. $ 3,100,866 14 45 .............................................. FTEs 60.58 14 46 f. State hygienic laboratory 14 47 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 14 48 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 14 49 time equivalent positions: 14 50 .................................................. $ 3,870,920 15 1 .............................................. FTEs 102.49 15 2 g. Family practice program 15 3 For allocation by the dean of the college of 15 4 medicine, with approval of the advisory board, to 15 5 qualified participants, to carry out chapter 148D for 15 6 the family practice program, including salaries and 15 7 support, and for not more than the following full-time 15 8 equivalent positions: 15 9 .................................................. $ 2,312,290 15 10 .............................................. FTEs 192.40 15 11 h. Child health care services 15 12 For specialized child health care services, 15 13 including childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment 15 14 network programs, rural comprehensive care for 15 15 hemophilia patients, and the Iowa high-risk infant 15 16 follow-up program, including salaries and support, and 15 17 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 15 18 positions: 15 19 .................................................. $ 601,434 15 20 ............................................... FTEs 9.36 15 21 i. Agricultural health and safety programs 15 22 For agricultural health and safety programs, and 15 23 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 15 24 positions: 15 25 .................................................. $ 272,634 15 26 ............................................... FTEs 3.48 15 27 j. Statewide cancer registry 15 28 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more 15 29 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 15 30 .................................................. $ 209,730 15 31 ............................................... FTEs 3.07 15 32 k. Substance abuse consortium 15 33 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium 15 34 for substance abuse research and evaluation, and for 15 35 not more than the following full-time equivalent 15 36 positions: 15 37 .................................................. $ 72,028 15 38 ............................................... FTEs 1.15 15 39 l. Center for biocatalysis 15 40 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more 15 41 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 15 42 .................................................. $ 1,058,058 15 43 ............................................... FTEs 10.40 15 44 m. National advanced driving simulator 15 45 For the national advanced driving simulator, and 15 46 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 15 47 positions: 15 48 .................................................. $ 284,951 15 49 ............................................... FTEs 3.58 15 50 n. Primary health care initiative 16 1 For the primary health care initiative in the 16 2 college of medicine and for not more than the 16 3 following full-time equivalent positions: 16 4 .................................................. $ 865,623 16 5 ............................................... FTEs 11.00 16 6 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 16 7 paragraph, $330,000 shall be allocated to the 16 8 department of family practice at the state university 16 9 of Iowa college of medicine for family practice 16 10 faculty and support staff. 16 11 o. Birth defects registry 16 12 For the birth defects registry and for not more 16 13 than the following full-time equivalent position: 16 14 .................................................. $ 50,000 16 15 ............................................... FTEs 0.90 16 16 p. School of public health and public health 16 17 initiative 16 18 For purposes of establishing an accredited school 16 19 of public health and to fund an initiative for the 16 20 health and independence of elderly Iowans, and for not 16 21 more than the following full-time equivalent 16 22 positions: 16 23 .................................................. $ 1,050,000 16 24 ............................................... FTEs 16.00 16 25 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 16 26 a. General university 16 27 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 16 28 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 16 29 following full-time equivalent positions: 16 30 .................................................. $185,916,358 16 31 ............................................... FTEs 3,598.44 16 32 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 16 33 paragraph, $40,000 shall be allocated for purposes of 16 34 the institute for public leadership. 16 35 b. Agricultural experiment station 16 36 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 37 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 16 38 time equivalent positions: 16 39 .................................................. $ 34,982,675 16 40 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 16 41 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture 16 42 and home economics 16 43 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 44 purposes, including salaries and support for the fire 16 45 service institute, and for not more than the following 16 46 full-time equivalent positions: 16 47 .................................................. $ 22,406,446 16 48 ............................................... FTEs 445.80 16 49 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 16 50 paragraph, $150,000 shall be used for the food, fiber, 17 1 and environmental science program, and $1,066,000 17 2 shall be used for the value-added agricultural 17 3 projects as part of the extension 21 program. 17 4 The cooperative extension service in agriculture 17 5 and home economics at Iowa state university of science 17 6 and technology shall conduct a study, in consultation 17 7 with the department of human services, that identifies 17 8 all educational materials, seminars, and assistance 17 9 offered by the extension service which are 17 10 duplicative, either directly or in subject area, of 17 11 educational materials, seminars, and assistance 17 12 offered by the department of human services. The 17 13 cooperative extension service shall submit its 17 14 findings in a report to the general assembly and the 17 15 legislative fiscal bureau by January 15, 2000. 17 16 d. Leopold center 17 17 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state 17 18 university under section 266.39B, and for not more 17 19 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 17 20 .................................................. $ 574,983 17 21 ............................................... FTEs 11.25 17 22 e. Livestock disease research 17 23 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease 17 24 research fund under section 267.8, and for not more 17 25 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 17 26 .................................................. $ 277,573 17 27 ............................................... FTEs 3.17 17 28 f. Center for excellence in fundamental plant 17 29 science 17 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 17 31 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 17 32 following full-time equivalent positions: 17 33 .................................................. $ 2,200,000 17 34 ............................................... FTEs 17.96 17 35 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 17 36 a. General university 17 37 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 17 38 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 17 39 following full-time equivalent positions: 17 40 .................................................. $ 83,330,445 17 41 ............................................... FTEs 1,402.86 17 42 b. Recycling and reuse center 17 43 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and 17 44 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 17 45 positions: 17 46 .................................................. $ 244,025 17 47 .............................................. FTEs 1.50 17 48 c. Masters in social work 17 49 For implementation of a masters in social work 17 50 program and for not more than the following full-time 18 1 equivalent positions: 18 2 .................................................. $ 300,000 18 3 ............................................... FTEs 4.00 18 4 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 18 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 18 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 18 7 time equivalent positions: 18 8 .................................................. $ 7,737,161 18 9 ............................................... FTEs 126.60 18 10 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 18 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 18 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 18 13 time equivalent positions: 18 14 .................................................. $ 4,303,242 18 15 ............................................... FTEs 91.05 18 16 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 18 17 For payment to local school boards for the tuition 18 18 and transportation costs of students residing in the 18 19 Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state 18 20 school for the deaf pursuant to section 262.43 and for 18 21 payment of certain clothing and transportation costs 18 22 for students at these schools pursuant to section 18 23 270.5: 18 24 .................................................. $ 16,941 18 25 Sec. 13. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS STUDY. The state 18 26 board of regents shall, in consultation with the Iowa 18 27 association of independent colleges and universities 18 28 and the Iowa coordinating council for post-high school 18 29 education, complete a study of the number and type of 18 30 undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered at 18 31 the satellite locations of all institutions of higher 18 32 learning under the control of the state board of 18 33 regents and at the satellite locations of all 18 34 accredited private postsecondary institutions. The 18 35 study shall include a listing of degree programs 18 36 currently in operation and those the Iowa coordinating 18 37 council has approved, but which have not yet begun 18 38 operation. By January 15, 2000, the state board of 18 39 regents shall submit a report to the chairpersons and 18 40 ranking members of the senate and house joint 18 41 appropriations subcommittee on education, the 18 42 legislative fiscal bureau, the secretary of the 18 43 senate, and the chief clerk of the house of 18 44 representatives, that contains the following 18 45 information: 18 46 1. A listing of all satellite locations where 18 47 degree programs are offered. 18 48 2. A listing of all degree programs offered, 18 49 identified by satellite location and postsecondary 18 50 institution. 19 1 3. The enrollment in each degree program by 19 2 resident, nonresident, and the combined enrollment 19 3 total. 19 4 4. The date each degree program was approved by 19 5 the Iowa coordinating council for post-high school 19 6 education. 19 7 5. The date each degree program actually began 19 8 operation. 19 9 6. Detail of the implementation and ongoing costs 19 10 and staffing levels of each degree program. 19 11 7. Detail of the revenue generated annually by 19 12 each degree program. 19 13 For purposes of this section, "satellite" means a 19 14 facility not attached to the campus of the main 19 15 postsecondary institution. 19 16 Sec. 14. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – SUPPLEMENTAL 19 17 AMOUNTS. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 19 18 and ending June 30, 2000, the department of human 19 19 services shall continue the supplemental 19 20 disproportionate share and a supplemental indirect 19 21 medical education adjustment applicable to state-owned 19 22 acute care hospitals with more than 500 beds and shall 19 23 reimburse qualifying hospitals pursuant to that 19 24 adjustment with a supplemental amount for services 19 25 provided medical assistance recipients. The 19 26 adjustment shall generate supplemental payments 19 27 intended to equal the state appropriation made to a 19 28 qualifying hospital for treatment of indigent patients 19 29 as provided in chapter 255. To the extent of the 19 30 supplemental payments, a qualifying hospital shall, 19 31 after receipt of the funds, transfer to the department 19 32 of human services an amount equal to the actual 19 33 supplemental payments that were made in that month. 19 34 The aggregate amounts for the fiscal year shall not 19 35 exceed the state appropriation made to the qualifying 19 36 hospital for treatment of indigent patients as 19 37 provided in chapter 255. The department of human 19 38 services shall deposit the portion of these funds 19 39 equal to the state share in the department's medical 19 40 assistance account and the balance shall be credited 19 41 to the general fund of the state. To the extent that 19 42 state funds appropriated to a qualifying hospital for 19 43 the treatment of indigent patients as provided in 19 44 chapter 255 have been transferred to the department of 19 45 human services as a result of these supplemental 19 46 payments made to the qualifying hospital, the 19 47 department shall not, directly or indirectly, recoup 19 48 the supplemental payments made to a qualifying 19 49 hospital for any reason, unless an equivalent amount 19 50 of the funds transferred to the department of human 20 1 services by a qualifying hospital pursuant to this 20 2 provision is transferred to the qualifying hospital by 20 3 the department. 20 4 If the state supplemental amount allotted to the 20 5 state of Iowa for the federal fiscal year beginning 20 6 October 1, 1999, and ending September 30, 2000, 20 7 pursuant to section 1923(f)(3) of the federal Social 20 8 Security Act, as amended, or pursuant to federal 20 9 payments for indirect medical education is greater 20 10 than the amount necessary to fund the federal share of 20 11 the supplemental payments specified in the preceding 20 12 paragraph, the department of human services shall 20 13 increase the supplemental disproportionate share or 20 14 supplemental indirect medical education adjustment by 20 15 the lesser of the amount necessary to utilize fully 20 16 the state supplemental amount or the amount of state 20 17 funds appropriated to the state university of Iowa 20 18 general education fund and allocated to the university 20 19 for the college of medicine. The state university of 20 20 Iowa shall transfer from the allocation for the 20 21 college of medicine to the department of human 20 22 services, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the 20 23 additional supplemental payments made during the 20 24 previous month pursuant to this paragraph. A 20 25 qualifying hospital receiving supplemental payments 20 26 pursuant to this paragraph that are greater than the 20 27 state appropriation made to the qualifying hospital 20 28 for treatment of indigent patients as provided in 20 29 chapter 255 shall be obligated as a condition of its 20 30 participation in the medical assistance program to 20 31 transfer to the state university of Iowa general 20 32 education fund on a monthly basis an amount equal to 20 33 the funds transferred by the state university of Iowa 20 34 to the department of human services. To the extent 20 35 that state funds appropriated to the state university 20 36 of Iowa and allocated to the college of medicine have 20 37 been transferred to the department of human services 20 38 as a result of these supplemental payments made to the 20 39 qualifying hospital, the department shall not, 20 40 directly or indirectly, recoup these supplemental 20 41 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, 20 42 unless an equivalent amount of the funds transferred 20 43 to the department of human services by the state 20 44 university of Iowa pursuant to this paragraph is 20 45 transferred to the qualifying hospital by the 20 46 department. 20 47 Continuation of the supplemental disproportionate 20 48 share and supplemental indirect medical education 20 49 adjustment shall preserve the funds available to the 20 50 university hospital for medical and surgical treatment 21 1 of indigent patients as provided in chapter 255 and to 21 2 the state university of Iowa for educational purposes 21 3 at the same level as provided by the state funds 21 4 initially appropriated for that purpose. 21 5 The department of human services shall, in any 21 6 compilation of data or other report distributed to the 21 7 public concerning payments to providers under the 21 8 medical assistance program, set forth reimbursements 21 9 to a qualifying hospital through the supplemental 21 10 disproportionate share and supplemental indirect 21 11 medical education adjustment as a separate item and 21 12 shall not include such payments in the amounts 21 13 otherwise reported as the reimbursement to a 21 14 qualifying hospital for services to medical assistance 21 15 recipients. 21 16 For purposes of this section, "supplemental 21 17 payment" means a supplemental payment amount paid for 21 18 medical assistance to a hospital qualifying for that 21 19 payment under this section. 21 20 Sec. 15. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – DEPARTMENT OF 21 21 HUMAN SERVICES. The department of human services 21 22 shall transfer to the state university of Iowa for the 21 23 purposes of the creative employment options program 21 24 the same amount of moneys in the fiscal year beginning 21 25 July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, as was 21 26 transferred in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, 21 27 and ending June 30, 1998. 21 28 Sec. 16. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 21 29 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, the state board of 21 30 regents may use notes, bonds, or other evidences of 21 31 indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to finance 21 32 projects that will result in energy cost savings in an 21 33 amount that will cause the state board to recover the 21 34 cost of the projects within an average of six years. 21 35 Sec. 17. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the 21 36 department of revenue and finance shall pay the state 21 37 school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight 21 38 saving school the moneys collected from the counties 21 39 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, for 21 40 expenses relating to prescription drug costs for 21 41 students attending the state school for the deaf and 21 42 the Iowa braille and sight saving school. 21 43 Sec. 18. Section 256.16, unnumbered paragraph 1, 21 44 Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 21 45 Pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 5, the state 21 46 board shall adopt rules requiring all higher education 21 47 institutions providing practitioner preparation to 21 48 include in the professional education program, 21 49 preparation that contributes to education of students 21 50 with disabilities and students who are gifted and 22 1 talented, along with preparation in reading recovery 22 2 and other reading programs, which must be successfully 22 3 completed before graduation from the practitioner 22 4 preparation program. 22 5 Sec. 19. Section 256.44, Code 1999, as amended by 22 6 1999 Iowa Acts, House File 766, if enacted, is amended 22 7 by adding the following new subsection: 22 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 22 9 funds appropriated for purposes of this section which 22 10 remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the 22 11 fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated 22 12 shall not revert but shall be available for 22 13 expenditure for the following fiscal year for purposes 22 14 of this section. 22 15 Sec. 20. NEW SECTION. 256.67A INSURANCE 22 16 ELIGIBILITY. 22 17 Personnel employed by a regional library shall be 22 18 considered state employees for purposes of eligibility 22 19 for receiving employee health and dental insurance as 22 20 provided to state employees by the department of 22 21 personnel. If a regional library elects to 22 22 participate in a state employee health and dental 22 23 insurance program, the regional library shall continue 22 24 to pay the costs of employee participation in a 22 25 program from funds appropriated for purposes of the 22 26 regional libraries by the general assembly. 22 27 Sec. 21. Section 261.2, Code 1999, is amended by 22 28 adding the following new subsection: 22 29 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. Be prohibited from expending 22 30 interest moneys earned on accounts of the commission 22 31 located within the office of the treasurer of state 22 32 unless the general assembly specifically appropriates 22 33 the interest moneys for use by the commission. If the 22 34 general assembly appropriates interest moneys 22 35 transferred from the Pub. L. No. 105-33 recall account 22 36 within the office of the treasurer of state to the 22 37 fund 61 default reduction account, the commission 22 38 shall adopt rules for the expenditure of the interest 22 39 moneys for purposes of issuing emergency loans to 22 40 assist needy students in avoiding default on a 22 41 guaranteed or parental loan made under this chapter. 22 42 Sec. 22. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph 22 43 b, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 22 44 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199822 45 1999, and for each following fiscal year, three 22 46 thousandsixnine hundredfiftydollars. 22 47 Sec. 23. Section 261.17, subsection 4, Code 1999, 22 48 is amended to read as follows: 22 49 4. The amount of a vocational-technical tuition 22 50 grant shall not exceed the lesser of six hundred fifty 23 1 dollars per year or the amount of the student's 23 2 established financial need. 23 3 Sec. 24. Section 261.25, subsections 1 through 3, 23 4 Code 1999, are amended to read as follows: 23 5 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 23 6 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the 23 7 sum offorty-fourforty-seven million six hundred 23 8 sixty-four thousand seven hundred fifty dollars for 23 9 tuition grants. 23 10 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of 23 11 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the 23 12 sum of four hundredseventy-fourninety-eight thousand 23 13eightfive hundred forty dollars for scholarships. 23 14 3. There is appropriated from the general fund of 23 15 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the 23 16 sum of two milliontwofour hundredforty-foureighty- 23 17 two thousandonefour hundredninety-sevendollars for 23 18 vocational-technical tuition grants. 23 19 Sec. 25. Section 261.25, subsection 4, Code 1999, 23 20 is amended by striking the subsection. 23 21 Sec. 26. Section 261.71, subsection 1, paragraph 23 22 c, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 23 23 c. The studentpracticesagrees to practice in an 23 24 underserved area in the state of Iowa for a period of 23 25 time to be determined by the commission at the time 23 26 the loan is awarded. 23 27 Sec. 27. Section 261.71, subsections 2 and 3, Code 23 28 1999, are amended to read as follows: 23 29 2.Of the moneys loaned to an eligible student,23 30for each year of up to and including four years of23 31practice in Iowa, an amount equal to twenty-five23 32percent of the original principal and the23 33proportionate share of accrued interest, or one23 34thousand one hundred dollars, whichever is greater,23 35shall be forgiven. If a student fails to complete a23 36year of practice in the state, as practice is defined23 37by the college student aid commission, the loan amount23 38for that year shall not be forgiven.The contract for 23 39 the loan repayment shall stipulate the time period the 23 40 chiropractor shall practice in an underserved area in 23 41 this state. In addition, the contract shall stipulate 23 42 that the chiropractor repay any funds paid on the 23 43 chiropractor's loan by the commission if the 23 44 chiropractor fails to practice in an underserved area 23 45 in this state for the required period of time. 23 46 Forgivable loans made to eligible students shall not 23 47 become due, for repayment purposes, until one year 23 48 after the student has graduated. A loan that has not 23 49 been forgiven may be sold to a bank, savings and loan 23 50 association, credit union, or nonprofit agency 24 1 eligible to participate in the guaranteed student loan 24 2 program under the federal Higher Education Act of 24 3 1965, 20 U.S.C. } 1071 et seq., by the commission when 24 4 the loan becomes due for repayment. 24 5 3. For purposes of this section "graduate student" 24 6 means a student who has completed at least ninety 24 7 semester hours, or the trimester or quarter 24 8 equivalent, of postsecondary course work at a public 24 9 higher education institution or at an accredited 24 10 private institution, as defined under section 261.9. 24 11 "Underserved area" means a geographical area included 24 12 on the Iowa governor's health practitioner shortage 24 13 area list, which is compiled by the center for rural 24 14 health and primary care of the Iowa department of 24 15 public health. Thecollege student aidcommission 24 16 shall adopt rules, consistent with rules used for 24 17 students enrolled in higher education institutions 24 18 under the control of the state board of regents, for 24 19 purposes of determining Iowa residency status of 24 20 graduate students under this section. The commission 24 21 shall also adopt rules which provide standards, 24 22 guidelines, and procedures for the receipt, 24 23 processing, and administration of student applications 24 24 and loans under this section. 24 25 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION. 261.86 NATIONAL GUARD 24 26 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 24 27 1. A national guard educational assistance program 24 28 is established to be administered by the college 24 29 student aid commission for members of the Iowa 24 30 national guard who are enrolled as undergraduate 24 31 students in a community college, an institution of 24 32 higher learning under the state board of regents, or 24 33 an accredited private institution. The college 24 34 student aid commission shall adopt rules pursuant to 24 35 chapter 17A to administer this section. An individual 24 36 is eligible for the national guard educational 24 37 assistance program if the individual meets all of the 24 38 following conditions: 24 39 a. Is a resident of the state and a member of an 24 40 Iowa army or air national guard unit while receiving 24 41 educational assistance pursuant to this section. 24 42 b. Satisfactorily completed required initial 24 43 active duty training. 24 44 c. Maintains satisfactory performance of duty upon 24 45 return from initial active duty training, including 24 46 attending a minimum ninety percent of scheduled drill 24 47 dates and attending annual training. 24 48 d. Is enrolled as an undergraduate student in a 24 49 community college as defined in section 260C.2, an 24 50 institution of higher learning under the control of 25 1 the board of regents, or an accredited private 25 2 institution as defined in section 261.9, and is 25 3 maintaining satisfactory academic progress. 25 4 e. Provides proper notice of national guard status 25 5 to the community college or institution at the time of 25 6 registration for the term in which tuition benefits 25 7 are sought. 25 8 f. Submits an application to the adjutant general 25 9 of Iowa, on forms prescribed by the adjutant general, 25 10 who shall determine eligibility and whose decision is 25 11 final. 25 12 2. The amount of educational assistance received 25 13 by a national guard member pursuant to this section 25 14 shall be determined by the adjutant general and shall 25 15 not exceed the resident tuition rate established for 25 16 institutions of higher learning under the control of 25 17 the state board of regents. If the amount 25 18 appropriated in a fiscal year for purposes of this 25 19 section is insufficient to provide educational 25 20 assistance to all national guard members who apply for 25 21 the program and who are determined by the adjutant 25 22 general to be eligible for the program, the adjutant 25 23 general shall determine the amount of educational 25 24 assistance each eligible guard member shall receive. 25 25 However, educational assistance paid to an eligible 25 26 national guard member shall not be less than an amount 25 27 equal to fifty percent of the resident tuition rate 25 28 established for institutions of higher learning under 25 29 the control of the state board of regents. The 25 30 adjutant general shall not determine educational 25 31 assistance amounts based upon a national guard 25 32 member's unit, the location at which drills are 25 33 attended, or whether the eligible individual is a 25 34 member of the Iowa army or air national guard. 25 35 3. An eligible member of the national guard, 25 36 attending an institution as provided in subsection 1, 25 37 paragraph "d", as a full-time student, shall not 25 38 receive educational assistance under this section for 25 39 more than eight semesters, or if attending as a part- 25 40 time student for not more than sixteen semesters, of 25 41 undergraduate study, or the trimester or quarter 25 42 equivalent. A national guard member who has met the 25 43 educational requirements for a baccalaureate degree is 25 44 ineligible for educational assistance under this 25 45 section. 25 46 4. The eligibility of applicants and amounts of 25 47 educational assistance to be paid shall be certified 25 48 by the adjutant general of Iowa to the college student 25 49 aid commission, and all amounts that are or become due 25 50 to a community college, accredited private 26 1 institution, or institution of higher learning under 26 2 the control of the state board of regents under this 26 3 section shall be paid to the college or institution by 26 4 the college student aid commission upon receipt of 26 5 certification by the president or governing board of 26 6 the educational institution as to accuracy of charges 26 7 made, and as to the attendance and academic progress 26 8 of the individual at the educational institution. The 26 9 college student aid commission shall maintain an 26 10 annual record of the number of participants and the 26 11 dollar value of the educational assistance provided. 26 12 5. For purposes of this section, unless otherwise 26 13 required, "educational assistance" means the same as 26 14 "cost of attendance" as defined in Title IV, part B, 26 15 of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as 26 16 amended. 26 17 Sec. 29. Section 294A.25, subsections 6, 11, and 26 18 12, Code 1999, are amended to read as follows: 26 19 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199726 20 1999, and ending June 30,19982000, from phase III 26 21 moneys the amount of fifty thousand dollars to the 26 22 department of education for the geography alliance. 26 23 11. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199826 24 1999, and ending June 30,19992000, to the department 26 25 of education from phase III moneys the amount of one 26 26 million two hundred fifty thousand dollars for support 26 27 for the operations of the new Iowa schools development 26 28 corporation and for school transformation design and 26 29 implementation projects administered by the 26 30 corporation. Of the amount provided in this 26 31 subsection, one hundred fifty thousand dollars shall 26 32 be used for the school and community planning 26 33 initiative. 26 34 12. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199826 35 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, to the department of 26 36 education from phase III moneys the amount of one 26 37 hundred fifty thousand dollars to the Iowa public 26 38 broadcasting division for overnight transmitter feeds. 26 39 Sec. 30. Section 294A.25, Code 1999, is amended by 26 40 adding the following new subsections: 26 41 NEW SUBSECTION. 13. For the fiscal year beginning 26 42 July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, to the 26 43 department of education from phase III moneys the 26 44 amount of fifty thousand dollars for participation in 26 45 the national assessment of education progress. 26 46 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. For the fiscal year beginning 26 47 July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, to the 26 48 department of education from phase III moneys the 26 49 amount of fifty thousand dollars for the Iowa 26 50 mathematics and science coalition. 27 1 Sec. 31. EMERGENCY RULES. The commission of 27 2 libraries shall adopt emergency rules under section 27 3 17A.4, subsection 2, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, 27 4 paragraph "b", adopting the performance measures 27 5 referred to in 286 IAC 3.6 and implement the 27 6 provisions of section 7, subsection 5, paragraph "b", 27 7 of this Act, and the rules shall be effective 27 8 immediately upon filing unless a later date is 27 9 specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in 27 10 accordance with this section shall also be published 27 11 as a notice of intended action as provided in section 27 12 17A.4. 27 13 Sec. 32. Section 261.21, Code 1999, is repealed. 27 14 Sec. 33. EFFECTIVE DATES. 27 15 1. Section 4 of this Act, relating to the 27 16 remaining national guard tuition aid balance, being 27 17 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 27 18 enactment. 27 19 2. Section 5 of this Act, relating to the 27 20 remaining industrial technology forgivable loan 27 21 program balance, being deemed of immediate importance, 27 22 takes effect upon enactment. 27 23 3. Section 9 of this Act, relating to board of 27 24 educational examiners licensing fees, being deemed of 27 25 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 27 26 4. Section 10 of this Act, relating to the 27 27 distribution of FY 1999-2000 extended school year 27 28 grant moneys, being deemed of immediate importance, 27 29 takes effect upon enactment. 27 30 5. Section 31 of this Act, relating to emergency 27 31 rules, being deemed of immediate importance, takes 27 32 effect upon enactment." 27 33 27 34 27 35 27 36 COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS 27 37 MILLAGE of Scott, Chairperson 27 38 SF 464.722 78 27 39 kh/sc
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