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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256.39, subsection 8, Code 1999, is 1 2 amended by striking the subsection. 1 3 Sec. 2. Section 256A.4, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1 4 1, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 5 The board of directors of each school district may develop 1 6 and offer a program which provides outreach and incentives for 1 7 the voluntary participation of expectant parents and parents 1 8 of children in the period of life from birth through age five, 1 9 who reside within district boundaries, in educational family 1 10 support experiences designed to assist parents in learning 1 11 about the physical, mental, and emotional development of their 1 12 children. A district providing a family support program,1 13which seeks additional funding under sections 294A.13 through1 14294A.16,shall meet the requirements of this section and the 1 15 program shall be subject to approval by the department of 1 16 education. A board may contract with another school district 1 17 or public or private nonprofit agency for provision of the 1 18 approved program or program site. 1 19 Sec. 3. Section 256C.3, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1 20 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 21 A family resource center shall coordinate services provided 1 22 with existing federal, state, and local programs both to avoid 1 23 duplication and to provide continuity of services. A family 1 24 resource center shall, if possible, be located in a school 1 25 building or in an existing community facility. Regardless of 1 26 where the center is located, the school district shall be the 1 27 primary decision-making body in any partnership established to 1 28 create a family resource center.The establishment of a1 29family resource center is a comprehensive school1 30transformation program under chapter 294A.1 31 Sec. 4. Section 257.1, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1 32 2, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 33 For the budget year commencing July 1, 1999, and for each 1 34 succeeding budget year the regular program foundation base per 1 35 pupil is eighty-seven and five-tenths percent of the regular 2 1 program state cost per pupil. For the budget year beginning 2 2 July 1, 2000, this amount shall be increased by an additional 2 3 amount determined pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 2, 2 4 paragraphs "c" and "d". For the budget year commencing July 2 5 1, 1991, and for each succeeding budget year the special 2 6 education support services foundation base is seventy-nine 2 7 percent of the special education support services state cost 2 8 per pupil. The combined foundation base is the sum of the 2 9 regular program foundation base and the special education 2 10 support services foundation base. 2 11 Sec. 5. Section 257.10, subsection 2, Code Supplement 2 12 1999, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs: 2 13 NEW PARAGRAPH. c. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2 14 2000, the regular program district cost per pupil determined 2 15 pursuant to paragraph "a" for each school district shall be 2 16 increased by an amount equivalent to the amount allocated for 2 17 phase II and phase III pursuant to section 294A.25, subsection 2 18 8, Code Supplement 1999, for the budget year beginning July 1, 2 19 1999, adjusted as provided in paragraph "d", times the ratio 2 20 of the budget enrollment for that school district divided by 2 21 the combined budget enrollment for all school districts in the 2 22 state. Notwithstanding paragraph "b", district cost per pupil 2 23 shall not be subject to a reduction if the district cost per 2 24 pupil would not have exceeded one hundred five percent of the 2 25 regular program state cost per pupil but for the increase 2 26 received pursuant to this paragraph. For purposes of 2 27 determining the amount of a budget adjustment as defined in 2 28 section 257.14, the increase received pursuant to this 2 29 paragraph shall be subtracted from the school district's 2 30 regular program district cost per pupil for the budget year 2 31 beginning July 1, 2000, prior to determining the amount of the 2 32 adjustment. 2 33 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. For purposes of determining the amount 2 34 of the increase to the district cost per pupil pursuant to 2 35 paragraph "c", the amount allocated for phase II and phase III 3 1 pursuant to section 294A.25, subsection 8, Code Supplement 3 2 1999, for the budget year beginning July 1, 1999, shall be 3 3 reduced by the amount of any appropriation from that 3 4 allocation pursuant to that subsection applicable to the 3 5 budget year beginning July 1, 1999, such that the increase to 3 6 district cost per pupil shall reflect the actual amounts 3 7 expended for phase II and phase III, not including any 3 8 appropriation from that allocation for another purpose, prior 3 9 to division by the combined budget enrollment. 3 10 Sec. 6. Section 258.17, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 3 11 amended to read as follows: 3 12 4. Each workstart program shall include a written 3 13 agreement by the school or school district with one or more 3 14 businesses from the surrounding community to provide 3 15 workplace-specific training and learning programs which are 3 16 related to the skills needed to succeed in those occupational 3 17 areas. The proposed plan for implementation of the workstart 3 18 program shall include a copy of the written agreement between 3 19 the school or school district and the business or businesses 3 20 and a business support component, which shall consist of 3 21 financial or in-kind support, or both financial and in-kind 3 22 support, from the businesses that have entered into the 3 23 agreement with the school or school district. The plan may 3 24 provide for the utilization of phase III and other available 3 25 school funds in the establishment of the program.A workstart3 26program is a comprehensive school transformation program under3 27section 294A.14.3 28 Sec. 7. Section 294A.1, Code 1999, is amended to read as 3 29 follows: 3 30 294A.1 EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE PROGRAM. 3 31 The purpose of this chapter is to promote excellence in 3 32 education. In order to maintain and advance the educational 3 33 excellence in the state of Iowa, this chapter establishes 3 34 phase I of the Iowa educational excellence program devoted to 3 35 the recruitment of quality teachers.The program shall4 1consist of three major phases addressing the following:4 21. Phase I – The recruitment of quality teachers.4 32. Phase II – The retention of quality teachers.4 43. Phase III – The enhancement of the quality and4 5effectiveness of teachers through the utilization of4 6performance pay.4 7 Sec. 8. Section 294A.3, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 1999, 4 8 is amended by striking the unnumbered paragraph. 4 9 Sec. 9. Section 294A.22, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 4 10 1999, is amended to read as follows: 4 11 Payments made to a teacher by a school district or area 4 12 education agency under this chapter are wages for the purposes 4 13 of chapter 91Aexcept for payments made under an approved4 14phase III plan where a modified payment plan has either been4 15mutually agreed upon by the board of directors and the4 16certified bargaining representative for certificated employees4 17or for a district that is not organized for collective4 18bargaining purposes where a modified payment plan is adopted4 19by the board. 4 20 Sec. 10. Section 294A.25, Code Supplement 1999, is amended 4 21 by striking the section and inserting in lieu thereof the 4 22 following: 4 23 294A.25 APPROPRIATION. 4 24 1. For each fiscal year, there is appropriated from the 4 25 general fund of the state to the department of education an 4 26 amount equivalent to the amount allocated to phase I pursuant 4 27 to section 294A.25, subsection 8, Code Supplement 1999, for 4 28 the recruitment of quality teachers, plus additional amounts 4 29 sufficient for distribution as provided in this section. 4 30 2. An amount shall be paid to the state board of regents 4 31 sufficient for distribution to licensed classroom teachers at 4 32 the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the Iowa school 4 33 for the deaf for payments of minimum salary supplements for 4 34 phase I based upon the average yearly enrollment at each 4 35 school as determined by the state board of regents. 5 1 3. For each fiscal year, one hundred thousand dollars 5 2 shall be paid to the department of education for distribution 5 3 to the tribal council of the Sac and Fox Indian settlement 5 4 located on land held in trust by the secretary of the interior 5 5 of the United States. Moneys allocated under this subsection 5 6 shall be used for the purposes specified in section 256.30. 5 7 4. For each fiscal year, seventy-five thousand dollars 5 8 shall be paid to support the ambassador to education program 5 9 under section 256.45. 5 10 5. For each fiscal year, seventy thousand dollars shall be 5 11 paid to the state board of regents for equal distribution to 5 12 the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the Iowa state 5 13 school for the deaf. 5 14 Sec. 11. Section 331.909, subsection 2, Code 1999, is 5 15 amended to read as follows: 5 16 2. The activities of a multidisciplinary community 5 17 services team shall not duplicate the activities of a 5 18 multidisciplinary team for child abuse under section 235A.13, 5 19 dependent adult abuse activities under section 235B.6,area5 20education agency activities under section 294A.14,or child 5 21 victim services provided under section 915.35. 5 22 Sec. 12. Sections 294A.8 through 294A.20 and section 5 23 294A.23, Code 1999, are repealed. 5 24 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of 5 25 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 5 26 EXPLANATION 5 27 This bill provides for additional state aid to school 5 28 districts. The bill provides that for the school budget year 5 29 beginning July 1, 2000, the regular program foundation base 5 30 per pupil, and the district cost per pupil, shall be increased 5 31 by an amount equivalent to the amount allocated for phase II 5 32 and phase III pursuant to Code section 294A.25, subsection 8, 5 33 Code Supplement 1999, for the budget year beginning July 1, 5 34 1999, multiplied by the ratio of the budget enrollment for the 5 35 school district divided by the combined budget enrollment for 6 1 all school districts in the state. The bill provides that in 6 2 determining the amount of this increase, the amount allocated 6 3 for phase II and phase III pursuant to Code section 294A.25, 6 4 subsection 8, Code Supplement 1999, for the budget year 6 5 beginning July 1, 1999, shall be reduced by the amount of any 6 6 appropriation from that allocation pursuant to that subsection 6 7 applicable for that budget year, such that the increase to the 6 8 district cost per pupil shall reflect the actual amounts 6 9 expended for phase II and phase III, not including any 6 10 appropriation from that allocation for another purpose, prior 6 11 to multiplication by the ratio of the district's budget 6 12 enrollment divided by the combined budget enrollment. 6 13 The bill also provides that the increase in district cost 6 14 per pupil shall not be counted for purposes of determining 6 15 whether or not the regular program district cost of a school 6 16 district exceeds 105 percent of the regular program state cost 6 17 per pupil, which would otherwise result in a reduction in the 6 18 district cost per pupil pursuant to Code section 257.10, 6 19 subsection 2, paragraph "b". The bill additionally provides 6 20 that for purposes of determining the amount of a budget 6 21 adjustment pursuant to Code section 257.14, the increase shall 6 22 be subtracted from the school district's regular program 6 23 district cost per pupil for the budget year beginning July 1, 6 24 2000, prior to determining the amount of the adjustment. 6 25 The bill provides for the repeal of phases II and III of 6 26 the educational excellence program contained in Code chapter 6 27 294A, and includes a number of conforming changes. The bill 6 28 provides for an appropriation for the fiscal year beginning 6 29 July 1, 2000, and for each succeeding year, to the department 6 30 of education of an amount equivalent to the amount allocated 6 31 to phase I pursuant to section 294A.25, subsection 8, Code 6 32 Supplement 1999, for the recruitment of quality teachers, plus 6 33 additional amounts, sufficient to fund the standing 6 34 appropriations previously funded from appropriations to phases 6 35 I, II, and III pursuant to Code section 294A.25, subsection 1, 7 1 Code Supplement 1999. 7 2 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 7 3 LSB 5577HH 78 7 4 rn/cf/24.1
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