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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
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