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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 2 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 1 3 beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 2000, the 1 4 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 1 5 used for the purposes designated: 1 6 For allocation to school districts for purposes of class 1 7 size reduction, school discipline, and reading improvement: 1 8 .................................................. $15,000,000 1 9 1. From the moneys appropriated in this section, the 1 10 amount of moneys allocated to school districts shall be in the 1 11 proportion that the basic enrollment of a district bears to 1 12 the sum of the basic enrollments of all school districts in 1 13 the state for the budget year. However, a district shall not 1 14 receive less than fourteen thousand dollars in a fiscal year. 1 15 2. The department of education shall notify the department 1 16 of revenue and finance of the amount of the allocation to be 1 17 paid to each school district as provided in subsection 1. The 1 18 allocation to each school district shall be made in one 1 19 payment on or about October of the fiscal year for which the 1 20 appropriation is made, taking into consideration the relative 1 21 budget and cash position of the state resources. 1 22 3. Moneys received under this section shall not be 1 23 commingled with state aid payments made under section 257.16 1 24 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the school 1 25 district separately from state aid payments. 1 26 4. Payments made to school districts under this section 1 27 are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are 1 28 considered encumbered. Each school district shall maintain a 1 29 separate listing within its budget for payments received and 1 30 expenditures made pursuant to this section. 1 31 5. Moneys received under this section shall be used to 1 32 supplement, and not to supplant, moneys otherwise received and 1 33 used by the school district for the purposes described in 1 34 subsection 7. 1 35 6. Moneys received under this section shall not be used 2 1 for payment of any collective bargaining agreement or 2 2 arbitrator's decision negotiated or awarded under chapter 20. 2 3 7. Moneys received under this section shall only be 2 4 expended to support reading instruction; reduce adult to 2 5 student ratios through the hiring of teachers, former 2 6 teachers, and para-educator teaching assistants; or implement 2 7 programs designed to improve student behavior and classroom 2 8 management. 2 9 EXPLANATION 2 10 This bill appropriates $15 million for fiscal year 1999- 2 11 2000 from the general fund of the state to the department of 2 12 education for allocation to school districts for purposes of 2 13 class size reduction and improvements in student behavior, 2 14 classroom management, and reading. 2 15 Moneys will be distributed on a per pupil basis annually, 2 16 however, the minimum amount a school district will receive is 2 17 $14,000. Districts can expend moneys received under the bill 2 18 only to support reading instruction; reduce adult to student 2 19 ratios through the hiring of teachers, former teachers, and 2 20 para-educator teaching assistants; or implement programs 2 21 designed to improve student behavior and classroom management. 2 22 LSB 1350YH 78 2 23 kh/gg/8
Text: HF00002 Text: HF00000 - HF00099 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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