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1 1 Section 1. Section 257.11, Code 1999, is amended by
1 2 striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the
1 3 following:
1 4 257.11 SUPPLEMENTARY WEIGHTING.
1 5 1. REGULAR CURRICULUM. Pupils in a regular curriculum
1 6 attending all their classes in the district in which they
1 7 reside, taught by teachers employed by that district, and
1 8 having administrators employed by that district, are assigned
1 9 a weighting of one.
1 10 2. DISTRICT TO DISTRICT SHARING.
1 11 a. In order to provide additional funds for school
1 12 districts which send their resident pupils to another school
1 13 district, which jointly employ and share the services of
1 14 teachers under section 280.15, or which use the services of a
1 15 teacher employed by another school district, a supplementary
1 16 weighting plan for determining enrollment is adopted.
1 17 b. If the school budget review committee certifies to the
1 18 department of management that the shared classes or teachers
1 19 would otherwise not be implemented without the assignment of
1 20 additional weighting, pupils attending classes in another
1 21 school district, attending classes taught by a teacher who is
1 22 employed jointly under section 280.15, or attending classes
1 23 taught by a teacher who is employed by another school
1 24 district, are assigned a weighting, in addition to the
1 25 weighting assigned in subsection 1, of one times the
1 26 percentage of the pupil's school day during which the pupil
1 27 attends classes in another district, attends classes taught by
1 28 a teacher who is jointly employed under section 280.15, or
1 29 attends classes taught by a teacher who is employed by another
1 30 school district.
1 31 3. DISTRICT TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE SHARING.
1 32 a. In order to provide additional funds for school
1 33 districts which send their resident pupils to a community
1 34 college for classes, a supplementary weighting plan for
1 35 determining enrollment is adopted.
2 1 b. If the school budget review committee certifies to the
2 2 department of management that the class would not otherwise be
2 3 implemented without the assignment of additional weighting,
2 4 and that the involvement or assistance of the community
2 5 college was necessary in order to facilitate the offering of
2 6 the class, pupils attending a community college-offered class
2 7 or attending a class taught by a community college-employed
2 8 teacher are assigned a weighting, in addition to the weighting
2 9 assigned in subsection 1, of one times the percentage of the
2 10 pupil's school day during which the pupil attends class in the
2 11 community college or attends a class taught by a community
2 12 college-employed teacher.
2 13 For the purposes of this subsection, and subsection 4 of
2 14 this section, supplementary weighting shall be granted without
2 15 regard to whether a shared class is being taught at a
2 16 community college or high school location, or whether a shared
2 17 class qualifies for community college credit.
2 18 4. ALTERNATIVE HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM. Pupils attending a
2 19 shared alternative high school program in another school
2 20 district, or attending an alternative high school program
2 21 offered by a community college, are assigned a weighting, in
2 22 addition to the weighting assigned in subsection 1, of one
2 23 times the percentage of the pupil's school day during which
2 24 the pupil is attending the alternative high school program.
2 25 5. SHARED CLASSES DELIVERED OVER THE IOWA COMMUNICATIONS
2 26 NETWORK. A pupil attending a class in which students from one
2 27 or more other school districts are enrolled and which is
2 28 taught via the Iowa communications network is not deemed to be
2 29 attending a class in another school district or in a community
2 30 college for the purposes of this section and the school
2 31 district is not eligible for supplementary weighting for that
2 32 class under this section.
2 33 6. PUPILS INELIGIBLE. A pupil eligible for the weighting
2 34 plan provided in section 256B.9 is not eligible for
2 35 supplementary weighting pursuant to this section.
3 1 7. CALCULATION OF WEIGHTS. The school budget review
3 2 committee shall calculate the weights to be used in this
3 3 section to the nearest one-hundredth of one. To the extent
3 4 possible, the moneys generated by the weighting shall be
3 5 equivalent to the moneys generated by the one-tenth, five-
3 6 tenths, and twenty-five thousandths weighting provided in
3 7 section 442.39, Code 1989.
3 8 Sec. 2. Section 257.12, Code 1999, is repealed.
3 9 Sec. 3. This Act, being deemed of immediate importance,
3 10 takes effect upon enactment.
3 11 EXPLANATION
3 12 This bill provides supplementary weighting for determining
3 13 enrollment in school districts which are involved in sharing
3 14 programs on a district to district, or district to community
3 15 college, basis.
3 16 For purposes of determining the amount of supplementary
3 17 weighting, pupils in a regular curriculum attending all their
3 18 classes in the district in which they reside, taught by
3 19 teachers employed by that district, and having administrators
3 20 employed by that district, are assigned a weighting of one.
3 21 The bill provides that school districts which send their
3 22 resident pupils to another school district, which jointly
3 23 employ and share the services of teachers under Code section
3 24 280.15, or which use the services of a teacher employed by
3 25 another school district, will have assigned to the pupils an
3 26 additional weighting of one times the percentage of the
3 27 pupil's school day during which the pupil is involved in the
3 28 shared program. In order to receive the supplementary
3 29 weighting, the school budget review committee must certify to
3 30 the department of management that the shared classes or
3 31 teachers would otherwise not be implemented without the
3 32 assignment of additional weighting.
3 33 The bill also provides that school districts which send
3 34 their resident pupils to a community college-offered class or
3 35 to a class taught by a community college-employed teacher will
4 1 have assigned to the pupils an additional weighting of one
4 2 times the percentage of the pupil's school day during which
4 3 the pupil is involved in the shared program, if the school
4 4 budget review committee certifies to the department of
4 5 management that the class would not otherwise be implemented
4 6 without the assignment of the supplementary weighting and that
4 7 the involvement or assistance of the community college was
4 8 necessary in order to facilitate the offering of the class.
4 9 The bill provides that supplementary weighting will be granted
4 10 without regard to whether a shared class is being taught at a
4 11 community college or high school location, or whether a shared
4 12 class qualifies for community college credit.
4 13 The bill additionally provides that pupils attending a
4 14 shared alternative high school program in another school
4 15 district, or attending an alternative high school program
4 16 offered by a community college, are assigned the supplementary
4 17 weighting of one times the percentage of the pupil's school
4 18 day during which the pupil is attending the alternative high
4 19 school program.
4 20 The bill provides that pupils attending a class in which
4 21 students from one or more other school districts are enrolled,
4 22 which is taught via the Iowa communications network, will not
4 23 be considered to be attending a class in another school
4 24 district or in a community college for purposes of qualifying
4 25 for supplementary weighting. The bill further provides that
4 26 pupils eligible for special education weighting pursuant to
4 27 Code section 256B.9 will not be eligible for supplementary
4 28 weighting for shared programs between school districts or
4 29 between a school district and a community college.
4 30 Additionally, the bill provides for the deletion of
4 31 provisions which previously authorized supplementary
4 32 weighting. The deleted provisions relate to the addition of
4 33 supplementary weighting amounts for school districts entering
4 34 into a whole grade sharing agreement pursuant to Code sections
4 35 282.10 through 282.12 beginning with the budget year beginning
5 1 on July 1, 1993, and for a five-year period for school
5 2 districts entering into a whole grade sharing agreement for
5 3 the budget years beginning July 1, 1991, and July 1, 1992.
5 4 Also deleted are provisions which had authorized supplementary
5 5 weighting for a five-year duration for school districts
5 6 entering into an agreement involving the joint employment of a
5 7 superintendent for the budget years beginning July 1, 1991,
5 8 and July 1, 1992, and supplementary weighting for a six-year
5 9 period for school districts undergoing a reorganization taking
5 10 effect on or before July 1, 1993. The bill further deletes
5 11 previously authorized supplementary weighting for shared
5 12 mathematics, science, and language classes for the budget
5 13 years beginning July 1, 1991, and July 1, 1992.
5 14 The bill would take effect upon enactment.
5 15 LSB 1225HH 78
5 16 rn/cf/24
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