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PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2549 as follows: 1 2 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 3 clause and inserting the following: 1 4 "COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 5 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general 1 6 fund of the state to the college student aid 1 7 commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 1 8 and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so 1 9 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 1 10 purposes designated: 1 11 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1 13 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 1 14 time equivalent positions: 1 15 .................................................. $ 344,397 1 16 ............................................... FTEs 5.40 1 17 2. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY - OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL 1 18 CENTER 1 19 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending 1 20 the Des Moines university - osteopathic medical center 1 21 under the forgivable loan program pursuant to section 1 22 261.19: 1 23 .................................................. $ 379,260 1 24 b. For the Des Moines university - osteopathic 1 25 medical center for an initiative in primary health 1 26 care to direct primary care physicians to shortage 1 27 areas in the state: 1 28 .................................................. $ 395,000 1 29 3. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS 1 30 For payments to students for the Iowa grant 1 31 program: 1 32 .................................................. $ 1,161,850 1 33 4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1 34 For purposes of providing national guard 1 35 educational assistance under the program established 1 36 in section 261.86: 1 37 .................................................. $ 1,250,000 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 .................................................. $ 600,000 1 47 7. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR 1 48 EDUCATION (CORE) GRANTS. 1 49 For expanded educational assistance to encourage 1 50 Iowans to enroll in shortage area vocational programs 2 1 as provided in section 261.22: 2 2 .................................................. $ 500,000 2 3 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 2 4 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general 2 5 fund of the state to the department of cultural 2 6 affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 2 7 and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so 2 8 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 2 9 purposes designated: 2 10 1. ARTS DIVISION 2 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 12 purposes including funds to match federal grants, and 2 13 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 2 14 positions: 2 15 .................................................. $ 1,413,091 2 16 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 2 17 2. HISTORICAL DIVISION 2 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 20 time equivalent positions: 2 21 .................................................. $ 3,284,005 2 22 ............................................... FTEs 65.70 2 23 3. HISTORIC SITES 2 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 26 time equivalent positions: 2 27 .................................................. $ 598,887 2 28 ............................................... FTEs 8.00 2 29 4. ADMINISTRATION 2 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 31 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 32 time equivalent positions: 2 33 .................................................. $ 245,859 2 34 ............................................... FTEs 4.30 2 35 The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate 2 36 activities with the tourism division of the department 2 37 of economic development to promote attendance at the 2 38 state historical building and at this state's historic 2 39 sites. 2 40 5. LOCAL ARTS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES 2 41 PROGRAM (LACES) 2 42 For contracting with the Iowa alliance for arts 2 43 education to execute their local arts comprehensive 2 44 educational strategies: 2 45 .................................................. $ 25,000 2 46 6. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS 2 47 For planning and programming for the community 2 48 cultural grants program established under section 2 49 303.3, and for not more than the following full-time 2 50 equivalent position: 3 1 .................................................. $ 691,286 3 2 ............................................... FTEs 0.70 3 3 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3 4 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the general 3 5 fund of the state to the department of education for 3 6 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 3 7 June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so much 3 8 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 3 9 purposes designated: 3 10 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 13 time equivalent positions: 3 14 .................................................. $ 5,957,330 3 15 ............................................... FTEs 98.45 3 16 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 3 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 18 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 19 time equivalent positions: 3 20 .................................................. $ 578,234 3 21 ............................................... FTEs 15.60 3 22 3. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS 3 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 25 time equivalent positions: 3 26 .................................................. $ 214,872 3 27 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 3 28 4. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 3 29 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 3 30 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 3 31 following full-time equivalent positions: 3 32 .................................................. $ 4,889,813 3 33 ............................................... FTEs 302.25 3 34 Except where prohibited under federal law, the 3 35 division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 3 36 department of education shall accept client 3 37 assessments, or assessments of potential clients, 3 38 performed by other agencies in order to reduce 3 39 duplication of effort. 3 40 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 3 41 shall seek funding from other sources including local 3 42 funding sources, for the purposes of matching the 3 43 state's federal vocational rehabilitation allocation, 3 44 as well as matching other federal vocational 3 45 rehabilitation funding that may become available. 3 46 b. For matching funds for programs to enable 3 47 persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to 3 48 function more independently, including salaries and 3 49 support, and for not more than the following full-time 3 50 equivalent position: 4 1 .................................................. $ 76,421 4 2 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 4 3 The highest priority use for the moneys 4 4 appropriated under this lettered paragraph shall be 4 5 for programs that emphasize employment and assist 4 6 persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to 4 7 find and maintain employment to enable them to 4 8 function more independently. 4 9 5. STATE LIBRARY 4 10 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 4 11 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 4 12 following full-time equivalent positions: 4 13 .................................................. $ 3,223,756 4 14 ............................................... FTEs 20.00 4 15 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, the 4 16 sum of $32,000 shall be used to promote libraries as 4 17 community centers for lifelong learning, encouraging 4 18 reading and sharing of family stories with children 4 19 early in life, and establishing nontraditional 4 20 partnerships with libraries and community/business 4 21 groups. 4 22 Reimbursement of the institutions of higher 4 23 learning under the state board of regents for 4 24 participation in the access plus program during the 4 25 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 4 26 30, 2001, shall not exceed the total amount of 4 27 reimbursement paid to the regents institutions of 4 28 higher learning for participation in the access plus 4 29 program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 4 30 and ending June 30, 2000. 4 31 b. For the enrich Iowa pilot program: 4 32 .................................................. $ 1,500,000 4 33 (1) Funds allocated for purposes of the enrich 4 34 Iowa pilot program as provided in this lettered 4 35 paragraph shall be distributed by the division of 4 36 libraries and information services to eligible public 4 37 libraries that are in compliance with performance 4 38 measures adopted by rule by the commission. The funds 4 39 allocated as provided in this lettered paragraph shall 4 40 not be used for the costs of administration by the 4 41 division. The amount distributed to each eligible 4 42 public library shall be based upon the following: 4 43 (a) The level of compliance by the eligible public 4 44 library with the performance measures adopted by the 4 45 commission as provided in this subsection. 4 46 (b) The number of people residing within an 4 47 eligible library's geographic service area for whom 4 48 the library provides services. 4 49 (c) The amount of other funding the eligible 4 50 public library received in the previous fiscal year 5 1 for providing services to rural residents and to 5 2 contracting communities. 5 3 (2) Moneys received by a public library under this 5 4 lettered paragraph shall supplement, not supplant, any 5 5 other funding received by the library. 5 6 (3) For purposes of this section, "eligible public 5 7 library" means a public library that meets at least 5 8 all of the following requirements: 5 9 (a) Submits to the division all of the following: 5 10 (i) The report provided for under section 256.51, 5 11 subsection 1, paragraph "h". 5 12 (ii) An application and accreditation report, in a 5 13 format approved by the commission, that provides 5 14 evidence of the library's compliance with at least one 5 15 level of the standards established in accordance with 5 16 section 256.51, subsection 1, paragraph "k". 5 17 (iii) Any other application or report the division 5 18 deems necessary for the implementation of the enrich 5 19 Iowa program. 5 20 (b) Participates in the library resource and 5 21 information sharing programs established by the state 5 22 library. 5 23 (c) Is a public library established by city 5 24 ordinance or a county library as provided in chapter 5 25 336. 5 26 (4) Each eligible public library shall maintain a 5 27 separate listing within its budget for payments 5 28 received and expenditures made pursuant to this 5 29 lettered paragraph, and shall annually submit this 5 30 listing to the division. 5 31 (5) By January 15, 2001, the division shall submit 5 32 a program evaluation report to the general assembly 5 33 and the governor detailing the uses and the impacts of 5 34 funds allocated under this lettered paragraph. The 5 35 general assembly shall address the continuation of the 5 36 enrich Iowa pilot program during the 2001 legislative 5 37 session. 5 38 6. REGIONAL LIBRARY 5 39 For state aid: 5 40 .................................................. $ 1,687,000 5 41 The division of libraries and information services 5 42 shall submit a list of current regional library 5 43 employees and their salaries to the department of 5 44 management by August 1, 2000. The list shall be used 5 45 by the department for purposes of calculating the 5 46 annual salary increase need, based on the salary 5 47 increases negotiated by the American federation of 5 48 state, county, and municipal employees. The amount 5 49 calculated by the department for salary need shall be 5 50 included in the regional library budget request 6 1 submitted to the governor for the fiscal year 6 2 beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002. 6 3 7. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 6 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital 6 5 expenditures, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more 6 6 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 6 7 .................................................. $ 8,266,389 6 8 ............................................... FTEs 105.40 6 9 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 6 10 For reimbursement for vocational education 6 11 expenditures made by secondary schools: 6 12 .................................................. $ 3,308,850 6 13 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be used 6 14 for expenditures made by school districts to meet the 6 15 standards set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 6 16 as a result of the enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, 6 17 chapter 278. Funds shall be used as reimbursement for 6 18 vocational education expenditures made by secondary 6 19 schools in the manner provided by the department of 6 20 education for implementation of the standards set in 6 21 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. 6 22 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 6 23 For use as state matching funds for federal 6 24 programs that shall be disbursed according to federal 6 25 regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, 6 26 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 6 27 following full-time equivalent positions: 6 28 .................................................. $ 2,716,859 6 29 ............................................... FTEs 14.00 6 30 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND 6 31 For deposit in the school ready children grants 6 32 account of the Iowa empowerment fund created in 6 33 section 28.9: 6 34 .................................................. $ 15,600,000 6 35 From the moneys deposited in the school ready 6 36 children grants account for the fiscal year beginning 6 37 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, not more than 6 38 $200,000 is allocated for the community empowerment 6 39 office and other technical assistance activities. 6 40 It is the intent of the general assembly that all 6 41 school ready children grant applicants be awarded 6 42 funds if the applicants meet standards for approval as 6 43 established by the Iowa empowerment board. If the 6 44 amount available for distribution is insufficient for 6 45 full funding of all allocations to community 6 46 empowerment areas receiving a school ready children 6 47 grant, the shortfall shall be distributed by 6 48 reductions in the allocations of all community 6 49 empowerment areas in the proportion that an individual 6 50 allocation bears to the total amount of allocations. 7 1 The Iowa empowerment board shall direct staff to 7 2 work with the advisory council to inventory technical 7 3 assistance needs. The board shall establish regional 7 4 technical assistance teams to be composed of 7 5 representatives from various agencies as appropriate, 7 6 including but not limited to the area education 7 7 agencies, community colleges, the Iowa state 7 8 university cooperative extension service in 7 9 agriculture and home economics, and community action 7 10 agencies. From the funds appropriated in this 7 11 subsection, the board may allocate moneys for the 7 12 purpose of skills development and support for ongoing 7 13 training of the regional technical assistance teams. 7 14 Funds pursuant to this subsection shall not be used to 7 15 employ additional staff or for reimbursement of staff. 7 16 As a condition of funding, each local community 7 17 empowerment area board shall report to the Iowa state 7 18 empowerment board the progress on each of the state 7 19 indicators approved by the state board, the progress 7 20 on its local indicators, and any changes in its plan 7 21 for the next year including the justification for 7 22 changes. 7 23 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 7 24 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks 7 25 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school 7 26 as authorized by section 301.1. The funding is 7 27 limited to $20 per pupil and shall not exceed the 7 28 comparable services offered to resident public school 7 29 pupils: 7 30 .................................................. $ 650,000 7 31 12. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION 7 32 To assist a vocational agriculture youth 7 33 organization sponsored by the schools to support the 7 34 foundation established by that vocational agriculture 7 35 youth organization and for other youth activities: 7 36 .................................................. $ 107,900 7 37 13. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 7 38 For the issuance of national board certification 7 39 awards in accordance with section 256.44: 7 40 .................................................. $ 1,700,000 7 41 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated 7 42 for purposes of this subsection which remain 7 43 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 7 44 year, shall not revert but shall be available for 7 45 expenditure for purposes of issuing national board 7 46 certification awards during the succeeding fiscal 7 47 year. 7 48 14. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENTS 7 49 For reimbursement of school district claims for the 7 50 costs of acquiring and using employability skills 8 1 assessment tools as provided in section 256.39A: 8 2 .................................................. $ 800,000 8 3 15. BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM 8 4 For purposes of the beginning teacher induction 8 5 program as provided in section 256E.2: 8 6 .................................................. $ 600,000 8 7 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 8 8 in this subsection that remain unencumbered or 8 9 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not 8 10 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 8 11 the purposes designated until the close of the 8 12 succeeding fiscal year. 8 13 16. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES 8 14 For school districts to provide direct services to 8 15 the most at-risk senior high school students enrolled 8 16 in school districts through direct intervention by a 8 17 "jobs for America's graduates" specialist: 8 18 .................................................. $ 333,000 8 19 17. STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM 8 20 For communities to participate in the strengthening 8 21 families program: 8 22 .................................................. $ 50,000 8 23 18. CONNECTING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 8 24 For purposes of providing support to statewide 8 25 school-to-work implementation through professional 8 26 development opportunities, employability skill 8 27 revalidation, partnership capacity building, 8 28 connecting to the department of workforce 8 29 development's making connections system 8 30 implementation, and the integration of academic and 8 31 vocational education. 8 32 .................................................. $ 210,000 8 33 19. EDUCATION INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS 8 34 To support innovative research-based K-12 education 8 35 projects: 8 36 .................................................. $ 675,000 8 37 a. From the funds appropriated in this subsection, 8 38 the sum of $375,000 shall be used by the council for 8 39 continuous improvement to study methods to improve 8 40 teacher compensation and to award education innovation 8 41 project grants. Eligible projects shall demonstrate 8 42 research-based innovative methods to improve the 8 43 quality of teaching or promote attraction and 8 44 retention of teachers in the teaching profession, 8 45 identify measurable performance indicators and 8 46 annually report results, and demonstrate how the 8 47 project can be self-supporting within a three-year to 8 48 five-year period. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 8 49 unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30 8 50 of the fiscal year from funds allocated in this 9 1 paragraph shall not revert but shall be available for 9 2 expenditure for the following fiscal year for the 9 3 purposes of this paragraph. 9 4 b. The department shall establish pilot regional 9 5 academies in cooperation with school districts, area 9 6 education agencies, and postsecondary institutions. 9 7 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, not 9 8 more than $300,000 shall be used to provide grant 9 9 moneys to the pilot regional academies to enable the 9 10 academies to provide high school students with 9 11 advanced level courses and technical courses not 9 12 currently available within the curriculum in their 9 13 district of attendance. 9 14 c. The department shall submit a report on the 9 15 status of the projects receiving grants under this 9 16 subsection to the senate and house standing committees 9 17 on education and the joint appropriations subcommittee 9 18 on education by December 1, 2000. 9 19 20. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 9 20 For general state financial aid, including general 9 21 financial aid to merged areas in lieu of personal 9 22 property tax replacement payments, to merged areas as 9 23 defined in section 260C.2, for vocational education 9 24 programs in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C: 9 25 .................................................. $149,986,190 9 26 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be 9 27 allocated as follows: 9 28 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 7,202,096 9 29 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 8,453,671 9 30 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 7,824,583 9 31 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,827,795 9 32 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 8,018,137 9 33 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 7,422,758 9 34 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 10,732,812 9 35 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 13,220,395 9 36 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 20,786,530 9 37 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 22,027,788 9 38 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 8,671,940 9 39 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 8,921,448 9 40 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,871,210 9 41 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 12,205,802 9 42 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 6,799,225 9 43 Sec. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED. For 9 44 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 9 45 June 30, 2001, moneys appropriated by the general 9 46 assembly from the general fund to the department of 9 47 education for community colleges for a fiscal year 9 48 shall be allocated to each community college by the 9 49 department of education in the following manner: 9 50 1. BASE FUNDING. The base funding for a fiscal 10 1 year shall be equal to the amount each community 10 2 college received as an allocation from appropriations 10 3 made from the general fund of the state in the most 10 4 recent fiscal year. 10 5 2. DISTRIBUTION FOR INFLATION. First priority 10 6 shall be to give each college an increase based upon 10 7 inflation. The inflation increase shall be not less 10 8 than 2 percent. However, the inflation increase shall 10 9 be equal to the national inflation rate, if it exceeds 10 10 2 percent, if the amount of state aid appropriated is 10 11 equal to or greater than the national inflation rate. 10 12 3. DISTRIBUTION BASED ON PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF 10 13 ENROLLMENT. The balance of the growth in state aid 10 14 appropriations, once the inflation increase has been 10 15 satisfied, shall be distributed based on each 10 16 college's proportional share of enrollment. However, 10 17 a minimum of one percent of the total growth shall be 10 18 distributed in this manner. 10 19 4. If the total appropriation made by the general 10 20 assembly is less than 2 percent growth, the entire 10 21 increase shall be distributed as inflation. 10 22 Sec. 5. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING 10 23 FEES. Notwithstanding section 272.10, up to 85 10 24 percent of any funds received annually resulting from 10 25 an increase in fees approved and implemented for 10 26 licensing by the state board of educational examiners 10 27 after July 1, 1997, shall be available for the fiscal 10 28 year beginning July 1, 2000, to the state board for 10 29 purposes related to the state board's duties, 10 30 including, but not limited to, additional full-time 10 31 equivalent positions. The director of revenue and 10 32 finance shall draw warrants upon the treasurer of 10 33 state from the funds appropriated as provided in this 10 34 section and shall make the funds resulting from the 10 35 increase in fees available during the fiscal year to 10 36 the state board on a monthly basis. 10 37 Sec. 6. PROVIDING LIMITED PHASE III MONEYS 10 38 DISTRIBUTION AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR. 10 39 Notwithstanding the appropriations in section 294A.25, 10 40 subsections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, and 15 for 10 41 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the director 10 42 of the department of education is authorized to 10 43 determine the amount of phase III moneys which shall 10 44 be distributed for the purposes described in section 10 45 294A.25, subsections 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 10 46 and 15 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000. 10 47 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 10 48 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general 10 49 fund of the state to the state board of regents for 10 50 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 11 1 June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so much 11 2 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 11 3 purposes designated: 11 4 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 11 5 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 11 6 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 11 7 following full-time equivalent positions: 11 8 .................................................. $ 1,287,045 11 9 ............................................... FTEs 15.63 11 10 The state board of regents, the department of 11 11 management, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall 11 12 cooperate to determine and agree upon, by November 15, 11 13 2000, the amount that needs to be appropriated for 11 14 tuition replacement for the fiscal year beginning July 11 15 1, 2001. 11 16 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly 11 17 financial report in a format agreed upon by the state 11 18 board of regents office and the legislative fiscal 11 19 bureau. 11 20 b. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa 11 21 graduate studies center: 11 22 .................................................. $ 114,324 11 23 c. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland 11 24 interstate metropolitan planning council for the 11 25 tristate graduate center under section 262.9, 11 26 subsection 21: 11 27 .................................................. $ 83,778 11 28 d. For funds to be allocated to the quad-cities 11 29 graduate studies center: 11 30 .................................................. $ 171,382 11 31 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 11 32 a. General university, including lakeside 11 33 laboratory 11 34 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 11 35 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 11 36 following full-time equivalent positions: 11 37 .................................................. $248,718,025 11 38 ............................................... FTEs 4,050.62 11 39 b. University hospitals 11 40 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and 11 41 miscellaneous purposes and for medical and surgical 11 42 treatment of indigent patients as provided in chapter 11 43 255, for medical education, and for not more than the 11 44 following full-time equivalent positions: 11 45 .................................................. $ 32,679,312 11 46 ............................................... FTEs 5,626.24 11 47 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall, 11 48 within the context of chapter 255 and when medically 11 49 appropriate, make reasonable efforts to extend the 11 50 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics' use of home 12 1 telemedicine and other technologies to reduce the 12 2 frequency of visits to the hospital required by 12 3 indigent patients. The university of Iowa hospitals 12 4 and clinics shall submit a report to the general 12 5 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 12 6 15, 2001, describing its use of these technologies to 12 7 accomplish this purpose. 12 8 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall 12 9 submit quarterly a report regarding the portion of the 12 10 appropriation in this lettered paragraph expended on 12 11 medical education. The report shall be submitted in a 12 12 format jointly developed by the university of Iowa 12 13 hospitals and clinics, the legislative fiscal bureau, 12 14 and the department of management, and shall delineate 12 15 the expenditures and purposes of the funds. 12 16 Funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall 12 17 not be used to perform abortions except medically 12 18 necessary abortions, and shall not be used to operate 12 19 the early termination of pregnancy clinic except for 12 20 the performance of medically necessary abortions. For 12 21 the purpose of this lettered paragraph, an abortion is 12 22 the purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the 12 23 intention other than to produce a live-born infant or 12 24 to remove a dead fetus, and a medically necessary 12 25 abortion is one performed under one of the following 12 26 conditions: 12 27 (1) The attending physician certifies that 12 28 continuing the pregnancy would endanger the life of 12 29 the pregnant woman. 12 30 (2) The attending physician certifies that the 12 31 fetus is physically deformed, mentally deficient, or 12 32 afflicted with a congenital illness. 12 33 (3) The pregnancy is the result of a rape which is 12 34 reported within 45 days of the incident to a law 12 35 enforcement agency or public or private health agency 12 36 which may include a family physician. 12 37 (4) The pregnancy is the result of incest which is 12 38 reported within 150 days of the incident to a law 12 39 enforcement agency or public or private health agency 12 40 which may include a family physician. 12 41 (5) The abortion is a spontaneous abortion, 12 42 commonly known as a miscarriage, wherein not all of 12 43 the products of conception are expelled. 12 44 The total quota allocated to the counties for 12 45 indigent patients for the fiscal year beginning July 12 46 1, 2000, shall not be lower than the total quota 12 47 allocated to the counties for the fiscal year 12 48 commencing July 1, 1999. The total quota shall be 12 49 allocated among the counties on the basis of the 1990 12 50 census pursuant to section 255.16. 13 1 c. Psychiatric hospital 13 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 13 3 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and 13 4 maintenance of committed and voluntary public 13 5 patients, and for not more than the following full- 13 6 time equivalent positions: 13 7 .................................................. $ 8,241,465 13 8 ............................................... FTEs 279.85 13 9 d. Hospital-school 13 10 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 13 11 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 13 12 time equivalent positions: 13 13 .................................................. $ 7,305,037 13 14 ............................................... FTEs 157.69 13 15 e. Oakdale campus 13 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 13 17 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 13 18 time equivalent positions: 13 19 .................................................. $ 3,169,417 13 20 ............................................... FTEs 43.25 13 21 f. State hygienic laboratory 13 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 13 23 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 13 24 time equivalent positions: 13 25 .................................................. $ 4,074,514 13 26 ............................................... FTEs 102.49 13 27 g. Family practice program 13 28 For allocation by the dean of the college of 13 29 medicine, with approval of the advisory board, to 13 30 qualified participants, to carry out chapter 148D for 13 31 the family practice program, including salaries and 13 32 support, and for not more than the following full-time 13 33 equivalent positions: 13 34 .................................................. $ 2,398,895 13 35 ............................................... FTEs 192.40 13 36 h. Child health care services 13 37 For specialized child health care services, 13 38 including childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment 13 39 network programs, rural comprehensive care for 13 40 hemophilia patients, and the Iowa high-risk infant 13 41 follow-up program, including salaries and support, and 13 42 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 13 43 positions: 13 44 .................................................. $ 655,199 13 45 ............................................... FTEs 9.22 13 46 i. Agricultural health and safety programs 13 47 For agricultural health and safety programs and for 13 48 not more than the following full-time equivalent 13 49 positions: 13 50 .................................................. $ 279,690 14 1 ............................................... FTEs 3.48 14 2 j. Statewide cancer registry 14 3 For the statewide cancer registry and for not more 14 4 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 14 5 .................................................. $ 214,020 14 6 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 14 7 k. Substance abuse consortium 14 8 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium 14 9 for substance abuse research and evaluation and for 14 10 not more than the following full-time equivalent 14 11 positions: 14 12 .................................................. $ 75,536 14 13 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 14 14 l. Center for biocatalysis 14 15 For the center for biocatalysis and for not more 14 16 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 14 17 .................................................. $ 1,074,259 14 18 ............................................... FTEs 5.20 14 19 m. National advanced driving simulator 14 20 For the national advanced driving simulator and for 14 21 not more than the following full-time equivalent 14 22 positions: 14 23 .................................................. $ 297,104 14 24 ............................................... FTEs 4.25 14 25 n. Primary health care initiative 14 26 For the primary health care initiative in the 14 27 college of medicine and for not more than the 14 28 following full-time equivalent positions: 14 29 .................................................. $ 901,405 14 30 ............................................... FTEs 7.75 14 31 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 14 32 paragraph, $330,000 shall be allocated to the 14 33 department of family practice at the state university 14 34 of Iowa college of medicine for family practice 14 35 faculty and support staff. 14 36 o. Birth defects registry 14 37 For the birth defects registry and for not more 14 38 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 14 39 .................................................. $ 51,984 14 40 ............................................... FTEs 1.30 14 41 p. School of public health and public health 14 42 initiative 14 43 For purposes of establishing an accredited school 14 44 of public health and to fund an initiative for the 14 45 health and independence of elderly Iowans: 14 46 .................................................. $ 2,750,000 14 47 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 14 48 a. General university 14 49 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 14 50 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 15 1 following full-time equivalent positions: 15 2 .................................................. $194,445,960 15 3 ............................................... FTEs 3,600.44 15 4 b. Agricultural experiment station 15 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 15 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 15 7 time equivalent positions: 15 8 .................................................. $ 36,252,371 15 9 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 15 10 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture 15 11 and home economics 15 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 15 13 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 15 14 time equivalent positions: 15 15 .................................................. $ 23,561,869 15 16 ............................................... FTEs 443.91 15 17 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 15 18 paragraph, $150,000 shall be used for the food, fiber, 15 19 and environmental science program, and $1,066,000 15 20 shall be used for the value-added agricultural 15 21 projects as part of the extension 21 program. 15 22 d. Leopold center 15 23 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state 15 24 university under section 266.39B, and for not more 15 25 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 15 26 .................................................. $ 576,969 15 27 ............................................... FTEs 11.25 15 28 e. Livestock disease research 15 29 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease 15 30 research fund under section 267.8, and for not more 15 31 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 15 32 .................................................. $ 279,077 15 33 ............................................... FTEs 3.17 15 34 f. Center for excellence in fundamental plant 15 35 science 15 36 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 15 37 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 15 38 following full-time equivalent positions: 15 39 .................................................. $ 4,670,000 15 40 ............................................... FTEs 23.64 15 41 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 15 42 a. General university 15 43 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 15 44 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 15 45 following full-time equivalent positions: 15 46 .................................................. $ 88,090,830 15 47 ............................................... FTEs 1,435.56 15 48 b. Recycling and reuse center 15 49 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center and 15 50 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 16 1 positions: 16 2 .................................................. $ 248,878 16 3 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 16 4 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 16 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 16 7 time equivalent positions: 16 8 .................................................. $ 7,976,998 16 9 ............................................... FTEs 126.60 16 10 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 16 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 16 13 time equivalent positions: 16 14 .................................................. $ 4,455,283 16 15 ............................................... FTEs 89.94 16 16 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 16 17 For payment to local school boards for the tuition 16 18 and transportation costs of students residing in the 16 19 Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state 16 20 school for the deaf pursuant to section 262.43 and for 16 21 payment of certain clothing and transportation costs 16 22 for students at these schools pursuant to section 16 23 270.5: 16 24 .................................................. $ 18,400 16 25 Sec. 8. REGENTS INSTITUTIONS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING 16 26 AGREEMENTS AND NONCONTRACT SALARY INCREASES FUNDED – 16 27 GENERAL FUND. 16 28 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 16 29 the state to the state board of regents for 16 30 distribution by the state board, in consultation with 16 31 the department of management, for the fiscal year 16 32 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the 16 33 amount of $18,157,036, or so much thereof as may be 16 34 necessary, to fully fund the following annual pay 16 35 adjustments, expense reimbursements, and related 16 36 benefits: 16 37 a. For collective bargaining agreements negotiated 16 38 pursuant to chapter 20 for employees in the 16 39 institutions under the control of the state board of 16 40 regents. 16 41 b. For regents merit system employees and merit 16 42 supervisory employees not covered by a bargaining 16 43 agreement to fund for the fiscal year, increases 16 44 comparable to those provided for similar contract- 16 45 covered employees. 16 46 c. For faculty members and professional and 16 47 scientific employees not covered by a bargaining 16 48 agreement to fund for the fiscal year, increases 16 49 comparable to those provided for contract-covered 16 50 employees in the university of northern Iowa faculty 17 1 bargaining unit. 17 2 2. The funds appropriated in subsection 1 shall be 17 3 allocated as follows: 17 4 a. Office of the state board of regents: 17 5 .................................................. $ 39,757 17 6 b. State university of Iowa: 17 7 .................................................. $ 8,383,339 17 8 c. Iowa state university of science and 17 9 technology: 17 10 .................................................. $ 6,825,305 17 11 d. University of northern Iowa: 17 12 .................................................. $ 2,653,632 17 13 e. State school for the deaf: 17 14 .................................................. $ 156,067 17 15 f. Iowa Braille and sight saving school: 17 16 .................................................. $ 98,936 17 17 3. The funds appropriated under subsection 1 shall 17 18 exclude general university indirect costs and general 17 19 university federal funds and tuition. 17 20 Sec. 9. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – SUPPLEMENTAL 17 21 AMOUNTS. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 17 22 and ending June 30, 2001, the department of human 17 23 services shall continue the supplemental 17 24 disproportionate share and a supplemental indirect 17 25 medical education adjustment applicable to state-owned 17 26 acute care hospitals with more than 500 beds and shall 17 27 reimburse qualifying hospitals pursuant to that 17 28 adjustment with a supplemental amount for services 17 29 provided medical assistance recipients. The 17 30 adjustment shall generate supplemental payments 17 31 intended to equal the state appropriation made to a 17 32 qualifying hospital for treatment of indigent patients 17 33 as provided in chapter 255. To the extent of the 17 34 supplemental payments, a qualifying hospital shall, 17 35 after receipt of the funds, transfer to the department 17 36 of human services an amount equal to the actual 17 37 supplemental payments that were made in that month. 17 38 The aggregate amounts for the fiscal year shall not 17 39 exceed the state appropriation made to the qualifying 17 40 hospital for treatment of indigent patients as 17 41 provided in chapter 255. The department of human 17 42 services shall deposit these funds in the department's 17 43 medical assistance account. To the extent that state 17 44 funds appropriated to a qualifying hospital for the 17 45 treatment of indigent patients as provided in chapter 17 46 255 have been transferred to the department of human 17 47 services as a result of these supplemental payments 17 48 made to the qualifying hospital, the department shall 17 49 not, directly or indirectly, recoup the supplemental 17 50 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, 18 1 unless an equivalent amount of the funds transferred 18 2 to the department of human services by a qualifying 18 3 hospital pursuant to this provision is transferred to 18 4 the qualifying hospital by the department. 18 5 If the state supplemental amount allotted to the 18 6 state of Iowa for the federal fiscal year beginning 18 7 October 1, 2000, and ending September 30, 2001, 18 8 pursuant to section 1923(f)(3) of the federal Social 18 9 Security Act, as amended, or pursuant to federal 18 10 payments for indirect medical education is greater 18 11 than the amount necessary to fund the federal share of 18 12 the supplemental payments specified in the preceding 18 13 paragraph, the department of human services shall 18 14 increase the supplemental disproportionate share or 18 15 supplemental indirect medical education adjustment by 18 16 the lesser of the amount necessary to utilize fully 18 17 the state supplemental amount or the amount of state 18 18 funds appropriated to the state university of Iowa 18 19 general education fund and allocated to the university 18 20 for the college of medicine. The state university of 18 21 Iowa shall transfer from the allocation for the 18 22 college of medicine to the department of human 18 23 services, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the 18 24 additional supplemental payments made during the 18 25 previous month pursuant to this paragraph. A 18 26 qualifying hospital receiving supplemental payments 18 27 pursuant to this paragraph that are greater than the 18 28 state appropriation made to the qualifying hospital 18 29 for treatment of indigent patients as provided in 18 30 chapter 255 shall be obligated as a condition of its 18 31 participation in the medical assistance program to 18 32 transfer to the state university of Iowa general 18 33 education fund on a monthly basis an amount equal to 18 34 the funds transferred by the state university of Iowa 18 35 to the department of human services. To the extent 18 36 that state funds appropriated to the state university 18 37 of Iowa and allocated to the college of medicine have 18 38 been transferred to the department of human services 18 39 as a result of these supplemental payments made to the 18 40 qualifying hospital, the department shall not, 18 41 directly or indirectly, recoup these supplemental 18 42 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, 18 43 unless an equivalent amount of the funds transferred 18 44 to the department of human services by the state 18 45 university of Iowa pursuant to this paragraph is 18 46 transferred to the qualifying hospital by the 18 47 department. 18 48 Continuation of the supplemental disproportionate 18 49 share and supplemental indirect medical education 18 50 adjustment shall preserve the funds available to the 19 1 university hospital for medical and surgical treatment 19 2 of indigent patients as provided in chapter 255 and to 19 3 the state university of Iowa for educational purposes 19 4 at the same level as provided by the state funds 19 5 initially appropriated for that purpose. 19 6 The department of human services shall, in any 19 7 compilation of data or other report distributed to the 19 8 public concerning payments to providers under the 19 9 medical assistance program, set forth reimbursements 19 10 to a qualifying hospital through the supplemental 19 11 disproportionate share and supplemental indirect 19 12 medical education adjustment as a separate item and 19 13 shall not include such payments in the amounts 19 14 otherwise reported as the reimbursement to a 19 15 qualifying hospital for services to medical assistance 19 16 recipients. 19 17 For purposes of this section, "supplemental 19 18 payment" means a supplemental payment amount paid for 19 19 medical assistance to a hospital qualifying for that 19 20 payment under this section. 19 21 Sec. 10. 2000 Iowa Acts, House File 2039, section 19 22 24, is amended to read as follows: 19 23 SEC. 24. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMING BY STATE 19 24 BOARD OF REGENTS. The state shall enter into a 19 25 contract to enhance claiming of medical assistance 19 26 program reimbursement payable for services provided by 19 27 the state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. 19 28 After payment of contract costs, the first$4,000,00019 29 $12,000,000 received in additional reimbursement from 19 30 the enhanced claiming during the period beginning with 19 31 the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 19 32 2001, shall be credited to the general fund of the 19 33 state. The balance of the additional reimbursement 19 34 received during the period is appropriated to the 19 35 state board of regents for the state university of 19 36 Iowa hospitals and clinics for other expenses 19 37 associated with the enhanced claiming and for the 19 38 provision of services. The state board of regents 19 39 shall report quarterly during the period delineated in 19 40 this section to the department of management and the 19 41 legislative fiscal bureau concerning the enhanced 19 42 claiming and reimbursement that is received and 19 43 anticipated. 19 44 Sec. 11. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – DEPARTMENT OF 19 45 HUMAN SERVICES. The department of human services 19 46 shall transfer to the state university of Iowa for the 19 47 purposes of the creative employment options program 19 48 the same amount of moneys in the fiscal year beginning 19 49 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, as was 19 50 transferred in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, 20 1 and ending June 30, 1998. 20 2 Sec. 12. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 20 3 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the state board of 20 4 regents may use notes, bonds, or other evidences of 20 5 indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to finance 20 6 projects that will result in energy cost savings in an 20 7 amount that will cause the state board to recover the 20 8 cost of the projects within an average of six years. 20 9 Sec. 13. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the 20 10 department of revenue and finance shall pay the state 20 11 school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight 20 12 saving school the moneys collected from the counties 20 13 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, for 20 14 expenses relating to prescription drug costs for 20 15 students attending the state school for the deaf and 20 16 the Iowa braille and sight saving school. 20 17 Sec. 14. Section 28.8, Code Supplement 1999, is 20 18 amended by adding the following new subsection: 20 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 3A. The Iowa board, in 20 20 consultation with community empowerment area boards, 20 21 shall develop and adopt criteria to be addressed in a 20 22 school ready children grant application. The criteria 20 23 shall include but is not limited to the following 20 24 quality indicators for the services and programs 20 25 funded under a grant: 20 26 a. Services are delivered by qualified persons. 20 27 b. Services are delivered using research-based 20 28 methods. 20 29 c. Programs include adequate parental involvement. 20 30 d. Programs include effective local assessments. 20 31 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION. 256.39A EMPLOYABILITY 20 32 SKILLS ASSESSMENT REIMBURSEMENTS. 20 33 1. If the general assembly appropriates moneys to 20 34 pay school district claims for the costs of 20 35 employability skills assessment tools, the department 20 36 of education shall reimburse school district claims 20 37 for the costs of acquiring, administering, and scoring 20 38 assessment tools to assess the employability skills of 20 39 students. The director of education shall identify 20 40 available employability skills assessment tools that 20 41 school districts may use to meet the claim 20 42 reimbursement requirements of this section. 20 43 2. In order to be eligible for reimbursement under 20 44 this section, a school district shall submit a claim 20 45 on forms provided by the department by July 15, and 20 46 the claim shall state the actual costs incurred and 20 47 shall be accompanied by an affidavit of an officer of 20 48 the school district affirming the accuracy of the 20 49 claim. 20 50 3. A school district that submits to the 21 1 department a claim for reimbursement in accordance 21 2 with this section shall develop and integrate specific 21 3 employability skills, goals, and activities into the 21 4 comprehensive school improvement plan required under 21 5 section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph "a". 21 6 4. The department of education shall certify to 21 7 the department of revenue and finance the total 21 8 amounts of approved claims to be paid and, to the 21 9 extent moneys are appropriated, the department of 21 10 revenue and finance shall draw warrants payable to 21 11 school districts with approved claims, taking into 21 12 consideration the relative budget and cash position of 21 13 the state resources. If the funds appropriated for 21 14 purposes of this section are insufficient to pay in 21 15 full the claims submitted by school districts and 21 16 approved by the department, the amounts of approved 21 17 claims shall be prorated among all school districts 21 18 with approved claims. 21 19 5. Moneys received under this section shall not be 21 20 commingled with state aid payments made under section 21 21 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for 21 22 by the school district separately from state aid 21 23 payments. Payments made to a school district under 21 24 this section are miscellaneous income for purposes of 21 25 chapter 257. 21 26 Sec. 16. Section 256.52, subsection 3, Code 1999, 21 27 is amended by adding the following new paragraph after 21 28 paragraph d: 21 29 NEW PARAGRAPH. dd. Coordinate group purchases of 21 30 electronic educational content for potential and 21 31 actual participating entities. In coordinating such 21 32 purchases the state librarian may negotiate and enter 21 33 into contracts with vendors and participating 21 34 entities. The state librarian shall also administer 21 35 any funds designated for the purposes described in 21 36 this paragraph. For purposes of this paragraph: 21 37 (1) "Electronic educational content" means any 21 38 information resource that can be stored 21 39 electronically, including, but not limited to, 21 40 databases, video, audio, and graphics. 21 41 (2) "Participating entity" includes a governmental 21 42 entity or educational institution in this state, 21 43 including a school, area education agency, community 21 44 college, institution of higher education, library, or 21 45 regional library. 21 46 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 256.57 ELECTRONIC 21 47 EDUCATIONAL CONTENT FUND. 21 48 1. An electronic educational content fund is 21 49 created as a separate fund in the state treasury. The 21 50 fund shall consist of appropriations made to the fund, 22 1 contributions from participating entities, as defined 22 2 in section 256.52, subsection 3, paragraph "dd", and 22 3 transfers of interest, earnings, and moneys from other 22 4 funds as provided by law and any other contributions 22 5 to the fund. 22 6 2. Moneys in the fund are not subject to section 22 7 8.33. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 22 8 interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be 22 9 credited to the fund. 22 10 3. Moneys in the fund are subject to appropriation 22 11 by the general assembly to the state librarian for the 22 12 purposes described in section 256.52, subsection 3, 22 13 paragraph "dd". 22 14 Sec. 18. Section 256B.15, subsection 7, paragraph 22 15 a, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 22 16 7. a. The treasurer of the state shall credit 22 17 receipts received under this section to the department 22 18 of human services to pay contractual fees incurred by 22 19 the department to maximize federal funding for special 22 20 education services. All remaining receipts in excess 22 21 of the amount necessary to pay contractual fees shall 22 22 be credited to thegeneral fund of the state22 23 department of human services medical assistance 22 24 account. 22 25 Sec. 19. Section 256E.2, subsection 2, Code 22 26 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 22 27 2. The department shall adopt rules concerning the 22 28 grant application and award process, including 22 29 reasonable cost estimates for beginning teacher 22 30 induction programs. The department may disapprove a 22 31 plan submitted by a board if the plan does not meet 22 32 the minimum criteria set forth in section 256E.3, 22 33 subsection 2, or the plan exceeds the reasonable costs 22 34 as determined by the department. If the cost 22 35 estimates submitted by a board exceed reasonable cost 22 36 estimates as determined by the department, the 22 37 department shall work with the board to identify 22 38 measures for reducing plan costs.If the department22 39determines that moneys appropriated by the general22 40assembly are insufficient to meet the grant requests22 41for all approved beginning teacher induction program22 42plans, the department shall award grants based on the22 43geographic location and district population of the22 44school districts with approved plans.Grants may be 22 45 awarded in subsequent years based upon the most recent 22 46 plan on file with the department. It is the intent of 22 47 the general assembly that the department approve plans 22 48 that incorporate local innovation and take into 22 49 consideration local needs. 22 50 Sec. 20. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph 23 1 b, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as 23 2 follows: 23 3 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199923 4 2000, and for each following fiscal year,threefour 23 5 thousandnine hundreddollars. 23 6 Sec. 21. NEW SECTION. 261.22 CAREER 23 7 OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES FOR EDUCATION GRANTS. 23 8 1. A career opportunities and resources for 23 9 education grant program is established to be 23 10 administered by the college student aid commission. 23 11 An individual is eligible for the grant program if the 23 12 individual is a resident of this state who is enrolled 23 13 at a community college in a vocational program 23 14 designated as a career opportunities and resources for 23 15 education program in accordance with the provisions of 23 16 this section. The college student aid commission 23 17 shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 23 18 administer this section. 23 19 2. The department of economic development shall 23 20 identify, at least every four years, targeted 23 21 industries that pay high wages and offer excellent 23 22 benefits and that correspond to Iowa's areas of 23 23 competitive advantage. The director of the department 23 24 of economic development shall submit this list of 23 25 targeted industries to the director of the department 23 26 of education. 23 27 3. The Iowa workforce development board shall 23 28 identify, at least every two years, targeted 23 29 occupations associated with the targeted industries 23 30 identified by the department of economic development 23 31 pursuant to subsection 2. In determining current and 23 32 predicting future targeted occupations, the director 23 33 of the department of workforce development shall seek 23 34 the cooperation and expertise of, among others, the 23 35 department of economic development, the college 23 36 student aid commission, the Iowa state occupational 23 37 information coordinating committee, the department of 23 38 education, business and technology advisory councils, 23 39 educators, labor organizations, chambers of commerce, 23 40 economic development professionals, trade 23 41 associations, and researchers. The director of the 23 42 department of workforce development shall submit the 23 43 approved list of targeted occupations to the director 23 44 of the department of education. 23 45 4. A community college may submit to the 23 46 department of education a proposal for designation as 23 47 a career opportunities and resources for education 23 48 program. A proposed program may be a new or existing 23 49 community college program and shall meet all of the 23 50 following criteria: 24 1 a. The program educates students to meet or exceed 24 2 the prerequisites for employment in a targeted 24 3 industry or targeted occupation identified in 24 4 accordance with this section. 24 5 b. A business guarantees to provide matching cash 24 6 or in-kind contributions to the community college for 24 7 the costs of the program. The matching funds or in- 24 8 kind contributions shall be equivalent to, at a 24 9 minimum, twenty percent of the program costs. 24 10 Matching funds shall not include tuition assistance 24 11 provided to a student who is employed by the business. 24 12 c. The program has an agreement with a business 24 13 whereby the business pledges to provide intellectual 24 14 assistance during the program's development and 24 15 implementation; internships, externships, and 24 16 scholarships to students in the program; and hiring 24 17 preferences to persons who successfully complete the 24 18 program. 24 19 5. The department of education and the department 24 20 of economic development shall develop a review and 24 21 approval process for the designation of community 24 22 college programs as career opportunities and resources 24 23 for education programs. 24 24 6. To be eligible to receive a grant under this 24 25 section, an applicant shall, in accordance with the 24 26 rules of the commission, do the following: 24 27 a. Complete and file an application for a career 24 28 opportunities and resources for education grant. The 24 29 individual shall be responsible for the prompt 24 30 submission of any information required by the 24 31 commission. 24 32 b. File a new application and submit information 24 33 as required by the commission annually on the basis of 24 34 which the applicant's eligibility for the renewed 24 35 grant will be evaluated and determined. 24 36 7. If a student receives financial aid from any 24 37 source other than the program established under this 24 38 section, the full amount of such financial aid shall 24 39 be considered part of the student's financial 24 40 resources available in determining the amount of the 24 41 student's financial need for the period of the 24 42 financial aid. Grant moneys received by a student in 24 43 accordance with this section shall be used to pay the 24 44 student's cost of attendance, which includes community 24 45 college tuition and fees, materials, textbooks and 24 46 supplies, transportation, room and board, dependent 24 47 care during the time the person is in class, and the 24 48 purchase or rental of a computer. 24 49 8. The amount of the grant shall not exceed a 24 50 student's annual financial need or two thousand five 25 1 hundred dollars, whichever is less. 25 2 9. In order to be excused from repayment of the 25 3 total grant amount, a grant recipient shall remain a 25 4 resident of the state and be employed within the 25 5 state, for a period of two years after successful 25 6 completion of a career opportunities and resources for 25 7 education program. If a grant recipient changes 25 8 residence to another state prior to the time specified 25 9 by the commission, the commission shall establish a 25 10 plan for repayment of the total grant amount, 25 11 including an amount of interest to be prescribed by 25 12 the commission by rule, over a ten-year period. If a 25 13 person required to make the repayment does not make 25 14 the required payments, the commission shall provide 25 15 for payment collection. 25 16 10. The departments of economic development, 25 17 education, and workforce development, the college 25 18 student aid commission, and the community colleges 25 19 with designated programs shall jointly promote the 25 20 career opportunities and resources for education 25 21 program to all appropriate populations. 25 22 11. A career opportunities and resources for 25 23 education repayment fund is created for deposit of 25 24 payments made by grant recipients who do not fulfill 25 25 the conditions of the commission's specified residency 25 26 and employment requirements, and for any other moneys 25 27 appropriated to or received by the commission for 25 28 deposit in the fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 25 29 moneys deposited in the fund shall not revert to the 25 30 general fund of the state at the end of any fiscal 25 31 year, except as provided in this paragraph, but shall 25 32 remain in the repayment fund and be continuously 25 33 available to make additional grants under the program. 25 34 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest 25 35 or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be 25 36 credited to the fund. Upon the repeal of this 25 37 section, moneys deposited in the fund and moneys due 25 38 the fund subsequent to the date of repeal shall be 25 39 deposited in the general fund of the state. 25 40 12. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to 25 41 chapter 17A to administer this section. 25 42 13. This section is repealed on July 1, 2005. 25 43 Sec. 22. Section 261.25, subsection 1, Code 25 44 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 25 45 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 25 46 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the 25 47 sum offorty-sevenforty-eight millionsixeight 25 48 hundredsixty-fourthirty thousandseven hundred fifty25 49 seventy-five dollars for tuition grants. 25 50 Sec. 23. Section 261.111, subsections 2 and 4, 26 1 Code Supplement 1999, are amended to read as follows: 26 2 2. The director of the department of education, in 26 3 consultation with the director of human services, 26 4 shall annually designate the areas in which teacher 26 5 shortages are anticipated. The director shall 26 6 periodically conduct a survey of school districts, 26 7 accredited nonpublic schools, and approved 26 8 practitioner preparation programs to determine current 26 9 shortage areas and predict future shortage areas. The 26 10 director of human services shall periodically conduct 26 11 a survey of high-quality child care providers, as 26 12 determined under section 237A.30, subsection 1, to 26 13 determine current and to predict future preschool 26 14 teacher shortage areas. 26 15 4. Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not 26 16 become due until after the student graduates or leaves 26 17 school. The individual's total loan amount, including 26 18 principal and interest, shall be reduced by twenty 26 19 percent for each year in which the individual remains 26 20 an Iowa resident and is employed in Iowa by a school 26 21 district,oran accredited nonpublic school, or a 26 22 high-quality child care provider that is a holder of 26 23 the gold seal quality designation as provided in 26 24 section 237A.30, as a practitioner in the teacher 26 25 shortage area for which the loan was approved. If the 26 26 commission determines that the person does not meet 26 27 the criteria for forgiveness of the principal and 26 28 interest payments, the commission shall establish a 26 29 plan for repayment of the principal and interest over 26 30 a ten-year period. If a person required to make the 26 31 repayment does not make the required payments, the 26 32 commission shall provide for payment collection. 26 33 Sec. 24. Section 279.51, subsection 1, unnumbered 26 34 paragraph 1, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read 26 35 as follows: 26 36 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 26 37 state to the department of education for the fiscal 26 38 year beginning July 1,19982000, and each succeeding 26 39 fiscal year, the sum of fifteen millionthreenine 26 40 hundred sixty thousand dollars. 26 41 Sec. 25. Section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs 26 42 c and e, Code Supplement 1999, are amended to read as 26 43 follows: 26 44 c. For each of the fiscal years during the fiscal 26 45 period beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 26 4620002004,twothree millioneightfour hundred 26 47 thousand dollars of the funds appropriated shall be 26 48 allocated for the school-based youth services 26 49 education program established in subsection 3. For 26 50 each of the fiscal years during the fiscal period 27 1 beginning July 1, 1994, and ending June 30,20002004, 27 2 twenty thousand dollars of the funds allocated in this 27 3 paragraph shall be expended for staff development, 27 4 research, and the development of strategies for 27 5 coordination with community-based youth organizations 27 6 and agencies. A school that received a grant during 27 7 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1993, or July 1, 27 8 1997, is ineligible to receive a grant under this 27 9 paragraph. Subject to the approval of the state board 27 10 of education, the allocation made in this paragraph 27 11 may be renewed for additional four-year periods of 27 12 time. 27 13 e. Notwithstanding paragraph "c", for each of the 27 14 fiscal years during the fiscal period beginning July 27 15 1, 1998, and ending June 30,20002004, fifty thousand 27 16 dollars of the funds allocated in paragraph "c" shall 27 17 be granted to each of the schools that received grants 27 18 under subsection 3 during the fiscal year beginning 27 19 July 1, 1993, or July 1, 1997, to allow for expansion 27 20 and to include identified minimum services if the 27 21 school submits a program plan pursuant to subsection 27 22 3. 27 23 Sec. 26. Section 279.51, subsection 1, Code 27 24 Supplement 1999, is amended by adding the following 27 25 new paragraphs: 27 26 NEW PARAGRAPH. g. From the moneys allocated in 27 27 paragraph "c", for each fiscal year in which moneys 27 28 are allocated, the sum of one hundred twenty thousand 27 29 dollars shall be used to support the family resource 27 30 center demonstration program established under chapter 27 31 256C. 27 32 NEW PARAGRAPH. h. From the moneys allocated in 27 33 paragraph "c", for each fiscal year in which moneys 27 34 are allocated, the sum of four hundred eighty thousand 27 35 dollars shall be used to support the extended learning 27 36 opportunities demonstration grant program. The 27 37 extended learning opportunities demonstration grant 27 38 program is established in the department of education 27 39 as a four-year demonstration grant program. The 27 40 department shall administer the program and provide 27 41 grants to establish at least one model program in a 27 42 school district with an enrollment of less than one 27 43 thousand two hundred, in a school district with an 27 44 enrollment of one thousand two hundred and not more 27 45 than four thousand nine hundred ninety-nine, and in a 27 46 school district with an enrollment of at least five 27 47 thousand. "Extended learning opportunity" means any 27 48 service provided outside the hours of a normal school 27 49 day or beyond the required school year and which is 27 50 designed to maximize student and family success. 28 1 Extended learning opportunities include but are not 28 2 limited to extending the school year, the school day, 28 3 or other school-based programs for students and 28 4 families. Services may include but are not limited to 28 5 counseling, mentoring, cultural arts, community 28 6 service, clubs, computer access homework assistance, 28 7 and parenting skills. The model programs should 28 8 establish a continuum of academic and personal support 28 9 for students and their families. 28 10 From the sum allocated for use in accordance with 28 11 this paragraph "h" in the fiscal year beginning July 28 12 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, one hundred twenty- 28 13 one thousand dollars shall be used to support the 28 14 americorps after-school initiative. 28 15 Sec. 27. Section 279.51, subsection 3, Code 28 16 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 28 17 3. A school-based youth services education program 28 18 is established. The department of education, in 28 19 consultation with the department of human services, 28 20 the department of workforce development, the Iowa 28 21 department of public health, the division of criminal 28 22 and juvenile justice planning of the department of 28 23 human rights, institutions of higher learning with 28 24 applicable programs, and the division of job training 28 25 and entrepreneurship assistance of the department of 28 26 economic development, shall develop a four-year 28 27 demonstration grant program that commences in the 28 28 fiscal year beginning July 1, 1994. The department 28 29 shall provide grants to individual or consortiums of 28 30 elementary, middle, or high schools to establish 28 31 school-based youth services programs, in conjunction 28 32 with local agencies and community organizations, based 28 33 upon program plans filed by the board of directors of 28 34 the school district. Grant recipients shall be 28 35 prepared to offer extended learning opportunities as 28 36 defined in subsection 1, paragraph "h" by July 1, 28 37 2001. The department shall provide grants to 28 38 establish model programs in at least the following 28 39 three size categories: 28 40 Sec. 28. Section 294A.25, subsections 1, 6, 10, 28 41 12, 13, and 14, Code Supplement 1999, are amended to 28 42 read as follows: 28 43 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199828 44 2000, and for each succeeding year, there is 28 45 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 28 46 department of education the amount ofeighty-two28 47 eighty million eight hundred ninety-one thousand three 28 48 hundred thirty-six dollars to be used to improve 28 49 teacher salaries. The moneys shall be distributed as 28 50 provided in this section. 29 1 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199929 2 2000, and ending June 30,20002001, from phase III 29 3 moneys the amount of fifty thousand dollars to the 29 4 department of education for the geography alliance. 29 5 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199829 6 2000, and for each succeeding fiscal year, the amount 29 7 of seventy thousand dollars to the state board of 29 8 regents for equal distribution to the Iowa braille and 29 9 sight saving school and the Iowa state school for the 29 10 deaf from phase III moneys. 29 11 12. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199929 12 2000, and ending June 30,20002001, to the department 29 13 of education from phase III moneys the amount of one 29 14 hundred fifty thousand dollars to the Iowa public 29 15 broadcasting division for overnight transmitter feeds. 29 16 13. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199929 17 2000, and ending June 30,20002001, to the department 29 18 of education from phase III moneys the amount of fifty 29 19 thousand dollars for participation in the national 29 20 assessment of education progress. 29 21 14. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199929 22 2000, and ending June 30,20002001, to the department 29 23 of education from phase III moneys the amount of fifty 29 24 thousand dollars for the Iowa mathematics and science 29 25 coalition. 29 26 Sec. 29. Section 294A.25, Code Supplement 1999, is 29 27 amended by adding the following new subsection: 29 28 NEW SUBSECTION. 15. For the fiscal year beginning 29 29 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, to the 29 30 department of education from phase III moneys the 29 31 amount of one million two hundred fifty thousand 29 32 dollars for support for the operations of the new Iowa 29 33 schools development corporation and for school 29 34 transformation design and implementation projects 29 35 administered by the corporation. Of the amount 29 36 provided in this subsection, one hundred fifty 29 37 thousand dollars shall be used for the school and 29 38 community planning initiative." 29 39 #2. Title page, line 4, by inserting after the 29 40 word "regents," the following: "and". 29 41 #5. Title page, line 5, by striking the words ", 29 42 and providing effective dates" 29 43 29 44 29 45 29 46 WITT of Black Hawk 29 47 HF 2549.315 78 29 48 kh/cf
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