Text: HF02548 Text: HF02550 Text: HF02500 - HF02599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 2 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 1 3 the state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal 1 4 year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the 1 5 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 1 6 be used for the purposes designated: 1 7 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 1 9 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 1 10 positions: 1 11 .................................................. $ 325,801 1 12 ............................................... FTEs 5.40 1 13 2. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY – OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER 1 14 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending the Des 1 15 Moines university – osteopathic medical center under the 1 16 forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19: 1 17 .................................................. $ 254,260 1 18 b. For the Des Moines university – osteopathic medical 1 19 center for an initiative in primary health care to direct 1 20 primary care physicians to shortage areas in the state: 1 21 .................................................. $ 395,000 1 22 3. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS 1 23 For payments to students for the Iowa grant program: 1 24 .................................................. $ 1,144,850 1 25 4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1 26 For purposes of providing national guard educational 1 27 assistance under the program established in section 261.86: 1 28 .................................................. $ 1,250,000 1 29 5. CHIROPRACTIC GRADUATE STUDENT FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM 1 30 For purposes of providing forgivable loans under the 1 31 program established in section 261.71: 1 32 .................................................. $ 100,000 1 33 6. TEACHER SHORTAGE FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM 1 34 For the teacher shortage forgivable loan program 1 35 established in section 261.111: 2 1 .................................................. $ 525,000 2 2 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 2 3 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 2 4 state to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal 2 5 year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the 2 6 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 2 7 used for the purposes designated: 2 8 1. ARTS DIVISION 2 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 2 10 including funds to match federal grants and for not more than 2 11 the following full-time equivalent positions: 2 12 .................................................. $ 1,408,269 2 13 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 2 14 2. HISTORICAL DIVISION 2 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 2 16 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 2 17 positions: 2 18 .................................................. $ 3,264,561 2 19 ............................................... FTEs 65.70 2 20 Notwithstanding the full-time equivalent position limit 2 21 established in this subsection, for the fiscal year ending 2 22 June 30, 2001, if federal funding is received to pay the costs 2 23 of an additional employee for the historical division, 2 24 authorization to hire not more than 1.0 additional full-time 2 25 equivalent employee is provided, the full-time equivalent 2 26 position limit shall be exceeded, and the additional employee 2 27 shall be hired by the division. 2 28 3. HISTORIC SITES 2 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 2 30 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 2 31 positions: 2 32 .................................................. $ 597,563 2 33 ............................................... FTEs 8.00 2 34 4. ADMINISTRATION 2 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 3 1 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 3 2 positions: 3 3 .................................................. $ 241,853 3 4 ............................................... FTEs 4.30 3 5 The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate 3 6 activities with the tourism division of the department of 3 7 economic development to promote attendance at the state 3 8 historical building and at this state's historic sites. 3 9 5. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS 3 10 For planning and programming for the community cultural 3 11 grants program established under section 303.3, and for not 3 12 more than the following full-time equivalent position: 3 13 .................................................. $ 691,149 3 14 ............................................... FTEs 0.70 3 15 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3 16 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 3 17 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 3 18 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the 3 19 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 3 20 be used for the purposes designated: 3 21 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 3 23 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 3 24 positions: 3 25 .................................................. $ 5,875,863 3 26 .............................................. FTEs 98.45 3 27 The director of the department of education shall ensure 3 28 that all school districts are aware of the state education 3 29 resources available on the state website for listing teacher 3 30 job openings and shall make every reasonable effort to enable 3 31 qualified practitioners to post their resumes on the state 3 32 website. The department shall administer the posting of job 3 33 vacancies for school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, 3 34 and area education agencies on the state website. The 3 35 department may coordinate this activity with the Iowa school 4 1 board association or other interested education associations 4 2 in the state. 4 3 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 4 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 4 5 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 4 6 positions: 4 7 .................................................. $ 566,741 4 8 ............................................... FTEs 15.60 4 9 3. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS 4 10 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 4 11 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 4 12 positions: 4 13 .................................................. $ 200,454 4 14 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 4 15 4. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 4 16 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 4 17 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 4 18 equivalent positions: 4 19 .................................................. $ 4,878,700 4 20 ............................................... FTEs 302.25 4 21 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, up 4 22 to $2,000,000 shall be used to provide services to persons 4 23 without regard to a waiting list. The division shall seek 4 24 additional local matching funds in an amount sufficient to 4 25 avoid any loss of federal funds. 4 26 The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall 4 27 seek a waiver from the federal government to accept 4 28 assessments of clients performed by area education agencies or 4 29 any other governmental subdivision. The division shall also 4 30 seek additional federal waivers to improve and increase the 4 31 availability of supported employment services to Iowans. 4 32 The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall 4 33 seek funds other than federal funds, which may include but are 4 34 not limited to local funds from local provider entities, 4 35 community colleges, area education agencies, and local 5 1 education agencies, for purposes of matching federal 5 2 vocational rehabilitation funds. The funds collected by the 5 3 division may exceed the amount needed to match available 5 4 federal vocational rehabilitation funds in an effort to 5 5 qualify for additional federal funds when such funds become 5 6 available. 5 7 Except where prohibited under federal law, the division of 5 8 vocational rehabilitation services of the department of 5 9 education shall accept client assessments, or assessments of 5 10 potential clients, performed by other agencies in order to 5 11 reduce duplication of effort. 5 12 Notwithstanding the full-time equivalent position limit 5 13 established in this lettered paragraph, for the fiscal year 5 14 ending June 30, 2001, if federal funding is received to pay 5 15 the costs of additional employees for the vocational 5 16 rehabilitation services division who would have duties 5 17 relating to vocational rehabilitation services paid for 5 18 through federal funding, authorization to hire not more than 5 19 4.00 additional full-time equivalent employees shall be 5 20 provided, the full-time equivalent position limit shall be 5 21 exceeded, and the additional employees shall be hired by the 5 22 division. 5 23 b. For matching funds for programs to enable persons with 5 24 severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 5 25 independently, including salaries and support, and for not 5 26 more than the following full-time equivalent position: 5 27 .................................................. $ 76,401 5 28 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 5 29 The highest priority use for the moneys appropriated under 5 30 this lettered paragraph shall be for programs that emphasize 5 31 employment and assist persons with severe physical or mental 5 32 disabilities to find and maintain employment to enable them to 5 33 function more independently. 5 34 5. STATE LIBRARY 5 35 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 6 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 6 2 equivalent positions: 6 3 .................................................. $ 3,131,600 6 4 ............................................... FTEs 20.00 6 5 Reimbursement of the institutions of higher learning under 6 6 the state board of regents for participation in the access 6 7 plus program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 6 8 and ending June 30, 2001, shall not exceed the total amount of 6 9 reimbursement paid to the regents institutions of higher 6 10 learning for participation in the access plus program during 6 11 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, and ending June 30, 6 12 2000. 6 13 b. For the enrich Iowa program: 6 14 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 6 15 (1) Funds allocated for purposes of the enrich Iowa 6 16 program as provided in this lettered paragraph shall be 6 17 distributed by the division of libraries and information 6 18 services to eligible public libraries that are in compliance 6 19 with performance measures adopted by rule by the commission of 6 20 libraries. The funds allocated as provided in this lettered 6 21 paragraph shall not be used for the costs of administration by 6 22 the division. The amount distributed to each eligible public 6 23 library shall be based upon the following: 6 24 (a) The level of compliance by the eligible public library 6 25 with the performance measures adopted by the commission as 6 26 provided in this subparagraph. 6 27 (b) The number of people residing within an eligible 6 28 library's geographic service area for whom the library 6 29 provides services. 6 30 (c) The amount of other funding the eligible public 6 31 library received in the previous fiscal year for providing 6 32 services to rural residents and to contracting communities. 6 33 (2) Moneys received by a public library under this 6 34 lettered paragraph shall supplement, not supplant, any other 6 35 funding received by the library. 7 1 (3) For purposes of this section, "eligible public 7 2 library" means a public library that meets all of the 7 3 following requirements: 7 4 (a) Submits to the division all of the following: 7 5 (i) The report provided for under section 256.51, 7 6 subsection 1, paragraph "h". 7 7 (ii) An application and accreditation report, in a format 7 8 approved by the commission, that provides evidence of the 7 9 library's compliance with at least one level of the standards 7 10 established in accordance with section 256.51, subsection 1, 7 11 paragraph "k". 7 12 (iii) Any other application or report the division deems 7 13 necessary for the implementation of the enrich Iowa program. 7 14 (b) Participates in the library resource and information 7 15 sharing programs established by the state library. 7 16 (c) Is a public library established by city ordinance or a 7 17 county library as provided in chapter 336. 7 18 (4) Each eligible public library shall maintain a separate 7 19 listing within its budget for payments received and 7 20 expenditures made pursuant to this lettered paragraph, and 7 21 shall annually submit this listing to the division. 7 22 (5) By January 15, 2001, the division shall submit a 7 23 program evaluation report to the general assembly and the 7 24 governor detailing the uses and the impacts of funds allocated 7 25 under this lettered paragraph. It is the intent of the 7 26 general assembly to address the continuation of the enrich 7 27 Iowa program during the 2001 legislative session. 7 28 (6) A public library that receives funds in accordance 7 29 with this lettered paragraph shall have an internet use policy 7 30 in place, which may or may not include internet filtering. 7 31 The library shall submit a report describing the library's 7 32 internet use efforts to the division. 7 33 6. REGIONAL LIBRARY 7 34 For state aid: 7 35 .................................................. $ 1,687,000 8 1 7. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 8 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 8 3 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 8 4 full-time equivalent positions: 8 5 .................................................. $ 8,048,155 8 6 ............................................... FTEs 106.40 8 7 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 8 8 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures 8 9 made by secondary schools: 8 10 .................................................. $ 3,308,850 8 11 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be used for 8 12 expenditures made by school districts to meet the standards 8 13 set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 as a result of the 8 14 enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. Funds shall be used 8 15 as reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by 8 16 secondary schools in the manner provided by the department of 8 17 education for implementation of the standards set in 1989 Iowa 8 18 Acts, chapter 278. 8 19 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 8 20 For use as state matching funds for federal programs that 8 21 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 8 22 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and 8 23 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 8 24 positions: 8 25 .................................................. $ 2,716,119 8 26 ............................................... FTEs 14.00 8 27 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND 8 28 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 8 29 the Iowa empowerment fund created in section 28.9: 8 30 .................................................. $ 15,600,000 8 31 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 8 32 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and 8 33 ending June 30, 2001, not more than $200,000 is allocated for 8 34 the community empowerment office and other technical 8 35 assistance activities. It is the intent of the general 9 1 assembly that regional technical assistance teams will be 9 2 established and will include staff from various agencies, as 9 3 appropriate, including the area education agencies, community 9 4 colleges, and the Iowa state university of science and 9 5 technology cooperative extension service in agriculture and 9 6 home economics. The state empowerment board shall direct 9 7 staff to work with the advisory council to inventory technical 9 8 assistance needs. Funds allocated under this lettered 9 9 paragraph may be used by the state empowerment board for the 9 10 purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training 9 11 of the regional technical assistance teams. However, funds 9 12 shall not be used for additional staff or for the 9 13 reimbursement of staff. 9 14 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in this 9 15 subsection, each local empowerment board shall report to the 9 16 state empowerment board progress on each of the state 9 17 indicators approved by the state board, as well as progress on 9 18 local indicators. 9 19 School ready children grants account funds shall be 9 20 distributed through a grant application process. Grant awards 9 21 shall be contingent upon the availability of funds. The 9 22 deadline for applications for school ready children grants in 9 23 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall be August 31, 9 24 2000, with grant awards to be made on or about October 2, 9 25 2000. 9 26 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, in awarding 9 27 grants and establishing grant amounts for all designated 9 28 community empowerment areas that have never been awarded a 9 29 school ready children grant, the Iowa empowerment board shall 9 30 give consideration to the future implementation of a funding 9 31 formula for distribution of the grant moneys, anticipation of 9 32 the state moving over a period of years to full funding of the 9 33 grant program, and the reasonable expectations of community 9 34 empowerment areas for a process of equitable distribution of 9 35 funds. 10 1 c. The provisions of paragraph "b" are not applicable to 10 2 those designated community empowerment areas that were awarded 10 3 a school ready children grant prior to the fiscal year 10 4 beginning July 1, 2000, and those areas shall be held harmless 10 5 from the provisions implemented by the Iowa empowerment board 10 6 pursuant to paragraph "b". 10 7 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 10 8 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks to each 10 9 resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by 10 10 section 301.1. The funding is limited to $20 per pupil and 10 11 shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident 10 12 public school pupils: 10 13 .................................................. $ 650,000 10 14 12. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION 10 15 To assist a vocational agriculture youth organization 10 16 sponsored by the schools to support the foundation established 10 17 by that vocational agriculture youth organization and for 10 18 other youth activities: 10 19 .................................................. $ 94,400 10 20 13. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 10 21 For the issuance of national board certification awards in 10 22 accordance with section 256.44: 10 23 .................................................. $ 1,380,000 10 24 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated for 10 25 purposes of this subsection which remain unencumbered or 10 26 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, shall not revert 10 27 but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of issuing 10 28 national board certification awards during the succeeding 10 29 fiscal year. 10 30 14. BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM 10 31 For purposes of the beginning teacher induction program as 10 32 provided in section 256E.2: 10 33 .................................................. $ 775,000 10 34 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 10 35 subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 11 1 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 11 2 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until 11 3 the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 11 4 15. FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 11 5 For support of the family resource center demonstration 11 6 program established under chapter 256C: 11 7 .................................................. $ 90,000 11 8 16. EDUCATION INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS 11 9 To support innovative research-based K-12 education 11 10 projects: 11 11 .................................................. $ 425,000 11 12 a. From the funds appropriated in this subsection, the sum 11 13 of $225,000 shall be used by the department of education for a 11 14 study of methods to improve teacher compensation and to award 11 15 education innovation project grants. Eligible projects shall 11 16 demonstrate research-based innovative methods to improve the 11 17 quality of teaching or promote attraction and retention of 11 18 teachers in the teaching profession, identify measurable 11 19 performance indicators and annually report results, and 11 20 demonstrate how the project can be self-supporting within a 11 21 three-year to five-year period. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 11 22 unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the 11 23 fiscal year from funds allocated in this paragraph shall not 11 24 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the 11 25 following fiscal year for the purposes of this paragraph. 11 26 b. The department shall establish pilot regional academies 11 27 in cooperation with school districts, area education agencies, 11 28 and postsecondary institutions. From the funds appropriated 11 29 in this subsection, not more than $200,000 shall be used to 11 30 plan and implement pilot regional academies to provide high 11 31 school students with advanced level courses and technical 11 32 courses not currently available within the curriculum in their 11 33 district of attendance. 11 34 c. The department shall submit a report on the status of 11 35 the projects receiving grants under this subsection to the 12 1 senate and house standing committees on education and the 12 2 joint appropriations subcommittee on education by December 1, 12 3 2000. 12 4 17. LOCAL ARTS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL STRATEGIES 12 5 PROGRAM (LACES) 12 6 For contracting with the Iowa alliance for arts education 12 7 to execute their local arts comprehensive educational 12 8 strategies: 12 9 .................................................. $ 25,000 12 10 18. CONNECTING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 12 11 For purposes of providing support to statewide school-to- 12 12 work implementation through professional development 12 13 opportunities, employability skill revalidation, partnership 12 14 capacity building, connecting to the department of workforce 12 15 development's making connections system implementation, and 12 16 the integration of academic and vocational education, and for 12 17 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 12 18 .................................................. $ 210,000 12 19 ............................................... FTEs 2.00 12 20 19. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ASSESSMENTS REIMBURSEMENTS 12 21 For reimbursement of school district claims for the costs 12 22 of acquiring and using employability skills assessment tools 12 23 as provided in this subsection: 12 24 .................................................. $ 200,000 12 25 a. The department of education shall reimburse school 12 26 district claims for the costs of acquiring, administering, and 12 27 scoring assessment tools to assess the employability skills of 12 28 students. The director of education shall identify available 12 29 employability skills assessment tools that school districts 12 30 may use to meet the claim reimbursement requirements of this 12 31 subsection. 12 32 b. In order to be eligible for reimbursement under this 12 33 subsection, a school district shall submit a claim on forms 12 34 provided by the department by July 15, 2001, and the claim 12 35 shall state the actual costs incurred and shall be accompanied 13 1 by an affidavit of an officer of the school district affirming 13 2 the accuracy of the claim. 13 3 c. A school district that submits to the department a 13 4 claim for reimbursement in accordance with this subsection 13 5 shall develop and integrate specific employability skills 13 6 goals and activities into the comprehensive school improvement 13 7 plan required under section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph 13 8 "a". 13 9 d. The department of education shall certify to the 13 10 department of revenue and finance the amounts of approved 13 11 claims to be paid, and the department of revenue and finance 13 12 shall draw warrants payable to school districts with approved 13 13 claims, taking into consideration the relative budget and cash 13 14 position of the state resources. 13 15 e. Moneys received under this subsection shall not be 13 16 commingled with state aid payments made under section 257.16 13 17 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the school 13 18 district separately from state aid payments. Payments made to 13 19 a school district under this subsection are miscellaneous 13 20 income for purposes of chapter 257. 13 21 f. If the funds appropriated in this subsection are 13 22 insufficient to pay in full the claims submitted by school 13 23 districts and approved by the department, the amounts of 13 24 approved claims shall be prorated among all school districts 13 25 with approved claims. 13 26 20. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES 13 27 For school districts to provide direct services to the most 13 28 at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school 13 29 districts through direct intervention by a "jobs for America's 13 30 graduates" specialist: 13 31 .................................................. $ 333,000 13 32 21. AMERICORPS AFTER-SCHOOL INITIATIVE 13 33 For purposes of the americorps after-school initiative: 13 34 .................................................. $ 121,000 13 35 22. AMBASSADOR TO EDUCATION 14 1 For purposes of the ambassador to education program 14 2 established in section 256.45: 14 3 .................................................. $ 75,000 14 4 23. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 14 5 For general state financial aid, including general 14 6 financial aid to merged areas in lieu of personal property tax 14 7 replacement payments, to merged areas as defined in section 14 8 260C.2, for vocational education programs in accordance with 14 9 chapters 258 and 260C: 14 10 .................................................. $147,577,403 14 11 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be 14 12 allocated as follows: 14 13 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 7,082,328 14 14 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 8,319,148 14 15 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 7,728,299 14 16 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,777,429 14 17 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 7,902,847 14 18 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 7,321,837 14 19 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 10,564,438 14 20 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 12,993,495 14 21 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 20,391,658 14 22 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 21,642,884 14 23 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 8,526,664 14 24 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 8,767,984 14 25 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,822,470 14 26 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 12,027,969 14 27 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 6,707,953 14 28 Sec. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED. For the 14 29 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 14 30 moneys appropriated by the general assembly from the general 14 31 fund of the state to the department of education for community 14 32 colleges for a fiscal year shall be allocated to each 14 33 community college by the department of education in the 14 34 following manner: 14 35 1. BASE FUNDING. The base funding for a fiscal year shall 15 1 be equal to the amount each community college received as an 15 2 allocation from appropriations made from the general fund of 15 3 the state in the most recent fiscal year. 15 4 2. DISTRIBUTION FOR INFLATION. First priority shall be to 15 5 give each college an increase based upon inflation. The 15 6 inflation increase shall be not less than 2 percent. However, 15 7 the inflation increase shall be equal to the national 15 8 inflation rate, if it exceeds 2 percent, if the amount of 15 9 state aid appropriated is equal to or greater than the 15 10 national inflation rate. 15 11 3. DISTRIBUTION BASED ON PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF ENROLLMENT. 15 12 The balance of the growth in state aid appropriations, once 15 13 the inflation increase has been satisfied, shall be 15 14 distributed based on each college's proportional share of 15 15 enrollment. However, a minimum of one percent of the total 15 16 growth shall be distributed in this manner. 15 17 4. If the total appropriation made by the general assembly 15 18 is less than 2 percent growth, the entire increase shall be 15 19 distributed as inflation. 15 20 Sec. 5. PROVIDING LIMITED PHASE III MONEYS DISTRIBUTION 15 21 AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR. Notwithstanding the appropriations 15 22 in section 294A.25, subsections 6, 9, and 14 for the fiscal 15 23 year beginning July 1, 2000, the director of the department of 15 24 education is authorized to determine the amount of phase III 15 25 moneys which shall be distributed for the purposes described 15 26 in section 294A.25, subsections 6, 9, and 14 for the fiscal 15 27 year beginning July 1, 2000. 15 28 Sec. 6. AREA EDUCATION AGENCY REORGANIZATION STUDY. The 15 29 department of education shall complete a study and make 15 30 recommendations for the alignment of area education boundaries 15 31 in the event of voluntary area education agency merger or 15 32 restructuring to best ensure the equitable, effective, and 15 33 efficient delivery of core area education agency services to 15 34 students and schools. The study shall be conducted in 15 35 conjunction with representative administrators and board 16 1 members from area education agencies, and in consultation with 16 2 other K-12 representatives as determined by the department. 16 3 The study shall consider population projections of the merged 16 4 areas, enrollment projections, number of school districts and 16 5 schools served, financial resources, efficient and effective 16 6 delivery of core services as required under area education 16 7 agency accreditation under chapter 273, existing and possible 16 8 regional collaborations, and possible reorganization 16 9 incentives. The department shall forward recommendations and 16 10 any possible reorganization plans to the area education agency 16 11 boards no later than July 1, 2001. The department shall 16 12 forward any recommendations for statutory changes that may be 16 13 required to accomplish area education agency reorganization to 16 14 the senate and house standing committees on education and the 16 15 joint appropriations subcommittee on education not later than 16 16 December 15, 2000. 16 17 Sec. 7. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING FEES. 16 18 Notwithstanding section 272.10, up to 85 percent of any funds 16 19 received annually resulting from an increase in fees approved 16 20 and implemented for licensing by the state board of 16 21 educational examiners after July 1, 1997, shall be available 16 22 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, to the state board 16 23 for purposes related to the state board's duties, including, 16 24 but not limited to, additional full-time equivalent positions. 16 25 The director of revenue and finance shall draw warrants upon 16 26 the treasurer of state from the funds appropriated as provided 16 27 in this section and shall make the funds resulting from the 16 28 increase in fees available during the fiscal year to the state 16 29 board on a monthly basis. 16 30 Sec. 8. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDY. The board of 16 31 educational examiners shall conduct a study of the use of 16 32 school days for the professional development of teachers by 16 33 school districts and area education agencies. Each school 16 34 district and area education agency shall submit to the board 16 35 by August 1, 2000, in the manner required by the board, data 17 1 relating to the use of school days for the professional 17 2 development of teachers. The board shall develop and 17 3 recommend alternatives to reduce the number of school days 17 4 used for the professional development of teachers. The board 17 5 shall submit its recommendations by December 1, 2000, in a 17 6 report to the senate and house standing committees on 17 7 education and the joint appropriations subcommittee on 17 8 education. 17 9 Sec. 9. LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES SUPPORT SERVICES STUDY. 17 10 The commission of libraries shall coordinate a study of the 17 11 state library structure. The commission, the area education 17 12 agencies, and the regional libraries jointly shall compile a 17 13 list of the support functions currently provided to local 17 14 libraries by the regional system, including but not limited to 17 15 the continuation of consultation and educational programs for 17 16 library staff and trustees concerning all facets of library 17 17 management and operation and intraregional interlibrary loan 17 18 and information services, and shall develop a plan to provide 17 19 those support functions and services more effectively and 17 20 efficiently. The plan shall be submitted by December 1, 2000, 17 21 to the senate and house standing committees on education, the 17 22 joint appropriations subcommittee on education, and the 17 23 legislative fiscal bureau. 17 24 Sec. 10. 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 205, section 7, 17 25 subsections 13 and 15, are amended to read as follows: 17 26 13. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 17 27 For the issuance of national board certification awards in 17 28 accordance with section 256.44, if 1999 Iowa Acts, House File 17 29 766, is enacted: 17 30 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 17 31 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated for 17 32 purposes of thissectionsubsection which remain unencumbered 17 33 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, shall not 17 34 revert but shall be available for expenditure for purposes of 17 35 issuing national board certification awards during the 18 1 succeeding fiscal year. 18 2 15. BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM 18 3 For purposes of the beginning teacher induction program as 18 4 provided in section 256E.2: 18 5 .................................................. $ 300,000 18 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this 18 7sectionsubsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 18 8 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 18 9 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until 18 10 the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 18 11 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 18 12 Sec. 11. There is appropriated from the general fund of 18 13 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 18 14 beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the 18 15 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 18 16 be used for the purposes designated: 18 17 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 18 18 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 18 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 18 20 equivalent positions: 18 21 .................................................. $ 1,284,586 18 22 ............................................... FTEs 15.63 18 23 The state board of regents, the department of management, 18 24 and the legislative fiscal bureau shall cooperate to determine 18 25 and agree upon, by November 15, 2000, the amount that needs to 18 26 be appropriated for tuition replacement for the fiscal year 18 27 beginning July 1, 2001. 18 28 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial 18 29 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents 18 30 office and the legislative fiscal bureau. 18 31 b. For allocation by the state board of regents to the 18 32 state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science 18 33 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to 18 34 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in their operating 18 35 funds resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees 19 1 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of 19 2 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities 19 3 and utility services at the institutions: 19 4 .................................................. $ 28,174,854 19 5 c. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa 19 6 graduate studies center: 19 7 .................................................. $ 114,324 19 8 d. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland interstate 19 9 metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center 19 10 under section 262.9, subsection 21: 19 11 .................................................. $ 83,778 19 12 e. For funds to be allocated to the quad-cities graduate 19 13 studies center: 19 14 .................................................. $ 171,382 19 15 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 19 16 a. General university, including lakeside laboratory 19 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 19 18 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 19 19 full-time equivalent positions: 19 20 .................................................. $247,817,103 19 21 ............................................... FTEs 4,055.62 19 22 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 19 23 university continue progress on the school of public health 19 24 and the public health initiative for the purposes of 19 25 establishing an accredited school of public health and for 19 26 funding an initiative for the health and independence of 19 27 elderly Iowans. From the funds appropriated in this lettered 19 28 paragraph, the university may use up to $2,100,000 for the 19 29 school of public health and the public health initiative. 19 30 b. University hospitals 19 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and 19 32 miscellaneous purposes and for medical and surgical treatment 19 33 of indigent patients as provided in chapter 255, for medical 19 34 education, and for not more than the following full-time 19 35 equivalent positions: 20 1 .................................................. $ 32,515,915 20 2 ............................................... FTEs 5,626.24 20 3 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall, within 20 4 the context of chapter 255 and when medically appropriate, 20 5 make reasonable efforts to extend the university of Iowa 20 6 hospitals and clinics' use of home telemedicine and other 20 7 technologies to reduce the frequency of visits to the hospital 20 8 required by indigent patients. The university of Iowa 20 9 hospitals and clinics shall submit a report to the general 20 10 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 15, 20 11 2001, describing its use of these technologies to accomplish 20 12 this purpose. 20 13 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall submit 20 14 quarterly a report regarding the portion of the appropriation 20 15 in this lettered paragraph expended on medical education. The 20 16 report shall be submitted in a format jointly developed by the 20 17 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics, the legislative 20 18 fiscal bureau, and the department of management, and shall 20 19 delineate the expenditures and purposes of the funds. 20 20 Funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not be 20 21 used to perform abortions except medically necessary 20 22 abortions, and shall not be used to operate the early 20 23 termination of pregnancy clinic except for the performance of 20 24 medically necessary abortions. For the purpose of this 20 25 lettered paragraph, an abortion is the purposeful interruption 20 26 of pregnancy with the intention other than to produce a live- 20 27 born infant or to remove a dead fetus, and a medically 20 28 necessary abortion is one performed under one of the following 20 29 conditions: 20 30 (1) The attending physician certifies that continuing the 20 31 pregnancy would endanger the life of the pregnant woman. 20 32 (2) The attending physician certifies that the fetus is 20 33 physically deformed, mentally deficient, or afflicted with a 20 34 congenital illness. 20 35 (3) The pregnancy is the result of a rape which is 21 1 reported within 45 days of the incident to a law enforcement 21 2 agency or public or private health agency which may include a 21 3 family physician. 21 4 (4) The pregnancy is the result of incest which is 21 5 reported within 150 days of the incident to a law enforcement 21 6 agency or public or private health agency which may include a 21 7 family physician. 21 8 (5) The abortion is a spontaneous abortion, commonly known 21 9 as a miscarriage, wherein not all of the products of 21 10 conception are expelled. 21 11 The total quota allocated to the counties for indigent 21 12 patients for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, shall not 21 13 be lower than the total quota allocated to the counties for 21 14 the fiscal year commencing July 1, 1998. The total quota 21 15 shall be allocated among the counties on the basis of the 1990 21 16 census pursuant to section 255.16. 21 17 c. Psychiatric hospital 21 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 21 19 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and 21 20 maintenance of committed and voluntary public patients, and 21 21 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 21 22 positions: 21 23 .................................................. $ 8,241,465 21 24 ............................................... FTEs 279.85 21 25 d. Hospital-school 21 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 21 27 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 21 28 positions: 21 29 .................................................. $ 7,305,037 21 30 ............................................... FTEs 157.69 21 31 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 21 32 $200,000 shall be allocated for purposes of the creative 21 33 employment options program. 21 34 e. Oakdale campus 21 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 22 1 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 22 2 positions: 22 3 .................................................. $ 3,169,417 22 4 .............................................. FTEs 43.25 22 5 f. State hygienic laboratory 22 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 22 7 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 22 8 positions: 22 9 .................................................. $ 4,074,514 22 10 .............................................. FTEs 102.49 22 11 g. Family practice program 22 12 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with 22 13 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants, to 22 14 carry out chapter 148D for the family practice program, 22 15 including salaries and support, and for not more than the 22 16 following full-time equivalent positions: 22 17 .................................................. $ 2,398,895 22 18 .............................................. FTEs 192.40 22 19 h. Child health care services 22 20 For specialized child health care services, including 22 21 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, 22 22 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa 22 23 high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries and 22 24 support, and for not more than the following full-time 22 25 equivalent positions: 22 26 .................................................. $ 655,199 22 27 ............................................... FTEs 9.22 22 28 i. Agricultural health and safety programs 22 29 For agricultural health and safety programs, and for not 22 30 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 22 31 .................................................. $ 279,690 22 32 ............................................... FTEs 3.48 22 33 j. Statewide cancer registry 22 34 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than 22 35 the following full-time equivalent positions: 23 1 .................................................. $ 214,020 23 2 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 23 3 k. Substance abuse consortium 23 4 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for 23 5 substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than 23 6 the following full-time equivalent positions: 23 7 .................................................. $ 75,536 23 8 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 23 9 l. Center for biocatalysis 23 10 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the 23 11 following full-time equivalent positions: 23 12 .................................................. $ 1,074,259 23 13 ............................................... FTEs 5.20 23 14 m. Primary health care initiative 23 15 For the primary health care initiative in the college of 23 16 medicine and for not more than the following full-time 23 17 equivalent positions: 23 18 .................................................. $ 901,405 23 19 ............................................... FTEs 7.75 23 20 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 23 21 $330,000 shall be allocated to the department of family 23 22 practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine 23 23 for family practice faculty and support staff. 23 24 n. Birth defects registry 23 25 For the birth defects registry and for not more than the 23 26 following full-time equivalent position: 23 27 .................................................. $ 51,984 23 28 ............................................... FTEs 1.30 23 29 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 23 30 a. General university 23 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 23 32 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 23 33 full-time equivalent positions: 23 34 .................................................. $196,418,464 23 35 ............................................... FTEs 3,607.44 24 1 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 24 2 university continue progress on the center for excellence in 24 3 fundamental plant sciences. From the funds appropriated in 24 4 this lettered paragraph, the university may use up to 24 5 $4,670,000 for the center for excellence in fundamental plant 24 6 sciences. 24 7 The general assembly declares that it is possible that a 24 8 few large companies may be able to control all levels of the 24 9 food chain, including production, because these companies own 24 10 the genetics needed to participate in the food system of the 24 11 future, and finds this possibility to be a major threat to the 24 12 independence and profitability of Iowa's agricultural 24 13 producers. To ensure public ownership of plant genetic 24 14 material, all rights to the research products developed by the 24 15 Iowa state university of science and technology's botany 24 16 institute using state-appropriated funds will be made 24 17 available to the extent practicable for commercialization, for 24 18 the benefit of all Iowans, including Iowa's agricultural 24 19 producers, through a public process which normally involves 24 20 nonexclusive licensing of genes and germplasm. 24 21 b. Agricultural experiment station 24 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 24 23 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 24 24 positions: 24 25 .................................................. $ 36,184,371 24 26 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 24 27 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 24 28 economics 24 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 24 30 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 24 31 positions: 24 32 .................................................. $ 22,821,278 24 33 ............................................... FTEs 430.91 24 34 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 24 35 $150,000 shall be used for the food, fiber, and environmental 25 1 science program, and $1,066,000 shall be used for the value- 25 2 added agricultural projects as part of the extension 21 25 3 program. 25 4 The cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 25 5 economics at Iowa state university of science and technology 25 6 shall conduct a study, in consultation with the department of 25 7 human services, that identifies all educational materials, 25 8 seminars, and assistance offered by the extension service 25 9 which are duplicative, either directly or in subject area, of 25 10 educational materials, seminars, and assistance offered by the 25 11 department of human services. The cooperative extension 25 12 service shall submit its findings in a report to the general 25 13 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 15, 25 14 2001. 25 15 d. Leopold center 25 16 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university 25 17 under section 266.39B, and for not more than the following 25 18 full-time equivalent positions: 25 19 .................................................. $ 576,969 25 20 ............................................... FTEs 11.25 25 21 e. Livestock disease research 25 22 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease 25 23 research fund under section 267.8, and for not more than the 25 24 following full-time equivalent positions: 25 25 .................................................. $ 279,077 25 26 ............................................... FTEs 3.17 25 27 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 25 28 a. General university 25 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 25 30 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 25 31 full-time equivalent positions: 25 32 .................................................. $ 87,811,041 25 33 ............................................... FTEs 1,416.86 25 34 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 25 35 university continue progress on the implementation of a 26 1 masters in social work program. From the funds appropriated 26 2 in this lettered paragraph, the university may use up to 26 3 $450,000 for the implementation of the masters in social work 26 4 program, up to $100,000 for the roadside vegetation project, 26 5 and up to $200,000 for the Iowa office for staff development. 26 6 b. Recycling and reuse center 26 7 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not 26 8 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 26 9 .................................................. $ 248,878 26 10 .............................................. FTEs 1.50 26 11 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 26 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 26 13 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 26 14 positions: 26 15 .................................................. $ 7,964,367 26 16 ............................................... FTEs 126.60 26 17 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 26 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 26 19 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 26 20 positions: 26 21 .................................................. $ 4,447,925 26 22 ............................................... FTEs 91.05 26 23 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 26 24 For payment to local school boards for the tuition and 26 25 transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille 26 26 and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf 26 27 pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain clothing 26 28 and transportation costs for students at these schools 26 29 pursuant to section 270.5: 26 30 .................................................. $ 16,941 26 31 Sec. 12. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNTS. For 26 32 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 26 33 2001, the department of human services shall continue the 26 34 supplemental disproportionate share and a supplemental 26 35 indirect medical education adjustment applicable to state- 27 1 owned acute care hospitals with more than 500 beds and shall 27 2 reimburse qualifying hospitals pursuant to that adjustment 27 3 with a supplemental amount for services provided medical 27 4 assistance recipients. The adjustment shall generate 27 5 supplemental payments intended to equal the state 27 6 appropriation made to a qualifying hospital for treatment of 27 7 indigent patients as provided in chapter 255. To the extent 27 8 of the supplemental payments, a qualifying hospital shall, 27 9 after receipt of the funds, transfer to the department of 27 10 human services an amount equal to the actual supplemental 27 11 payments that were made in that month. The aggregate amounts 27 12 for the fiscal year shall not exceed the state appropriation 27 13 made to the qualifying hospital for treatment of indigent 27 14 patients as provided in chapter 255. The department of human 27 15 services shall deposit these funds in the department's medical 27 16 assistance account. To the extent that state funds 27 17 appropriated to a qualifying hospital for the treatment of 27 18 indigent patients as provided in chapter 255 have been 27 19 transferred to the department of human services as a result of 27 20 these supplemental payments made to the qualifying hospital, 27 21 the department shall not, directly or indirectly, recoup the 27 22 supplemental payments made to a qualifying hospital for any 27 23 reason, unless an equivalent amount of the funds transferred 27 24 to the department of human services by a qualifying hospital 27 25 pursuant to this provision is transferred to the qualifying 27 26 hospital by the department. 27 27 If the state supplemental amount allotted to the state of 27 28 Iowa for the federal fiscal year beginning October 1, 2000, 27 29 and ending September 30, 2001, pursuant to section 1923(f)(3) 27 30 of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, or pursuant to 27 31 federal payments for indirect medical education is greater 27 32 than the amount necessary to fund the federal share of the 27 33 supplemental payments specified in the preceding paragraph, 27 34 the department of human services shall increase the 27 35 supplemental disproportionate share or supplemental indirect 28 1 medical education adjustment by the lesser of the amount 28 2 necessary to utilize fully the state supplemental amount or 28 3 the amount of state funds appropriated to the state university 28 4 of Iowa general education fund and allocated to the university 28 5 for the college of medicine. The state university of Iowa 28 6 shall transfer from the allocation for the college of medicine 28 7 to the department of human services, on a monthly basis, an 28 8 amount equal to the additional supplemental payments made 28 9 during the previous month pursuant to this paragraph. A 28 10 qualifying hospital receiving supplemental payments pursuant 28 11 to this paragraph that are greater than the state 28 12 appropriation made to the qualifying hospital for treatment of 28 13 indigent patients as provided in chapter 255 shall be 28 14 obligated as a condition of its participation in the medical 28 15 assistance program to transfer to the state university of Iowa 28 16 general education fund on a monthly basis an amount equal to 28 17 the funds transferred by the state university of Iowa to the 28 18 department of human services. To the extent that state funds 28 19 appropriated to the state university of Iowa and allocated to 28 20 the college of medicine have been transferred to the 28 21 department of human services as a result of these supplemental 28 22 payments made to the qualifying hospital, the department shall 28 23 not, directly or indirectly, recoup these supplemental 28 24 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, unless 28 25 an equivalent amount of the funds transferred to the 28 26 department of human services by the state university of Iowa 28 27 pursuant to this paragraph is transferred to the qualifying 28 28 hospital by the department. 28 29 Continuation of the supplemental disproportionate share and 28 30 supplemental indirect medical education adjustment shall 28 31 preserve the funds available to the university hospital for 28 32 medical and surgical treatment of indigent patients as 28 33 provided in chapter 255 and to the state university of Iowa 28 34 for educational purposes at the same level as provided by the 28 35 state funds initially appropriated for that purpose. 29 1 The department of human services shall, in any compilation 29 2 of data or other report distributed to the public concerning 29 3 payments to providers under the medical assistance program, 29 4 set forth reimbursements to a qualifying hospital through the 29 5 supplemental disproportionate share and supplemental indirect 29 6 medical education adjustment as a separate item and shall not 29 7 include such payments in the amounts otherwise reported as the 29 8 reimbursement to a qualifying hospital for services to medical 29 9 assistance recipients. 29 10 For purposes of this section, "supplemental payment" means 29 11 a supplemental payment amount paid for medical assistance to a 29 12 hospital qualifying for that payment under this section. 29 13 Sec. 13. 2000 Iowa Acts, House File 2039, section 24, is 29 14 amended to read as follows: 29 15 SEC. 24. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMING BY STATE BOARD OF 29 16 REGENTS. The state shall enter into a contract to enhance 29 17 claiming of medical assistance program reimbursement payable 29 18 for services provided by the state university of Iowa 29 19 hospitals and clinics. After payment of contract costs, the 29 20 first$4,000,000$12,000,000 received in additional 29 21 reimbursement from the enhanced claiming during the period 29 22 beginning with the effective date of this Act, and ending June 29 23 30, 2001, shall be credited to the general fund of the state. 29 24 The balance of the additional reimbursement received during 29 25 the period is appropriated to the state board of regents for 29 26 the state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics for other 29 27 expenses associated with the enhanced claiming and for the 29 28 provision of services. The state board of regents shall 29 29 report quarterly during the period delineated in this section 29 30 to the department of management and the legislative fiscal 29 31 bureau concerning the enhanced claiming and reimbursement that 29 32 is received and anticipated. 29 33 For purposes of this section, "enhanced claiming" does not 29 34 include any process already being utilized by the state 29 35 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to identify and seek 30 1 reimbursement from appropriate payors. Individual patient 30 2 accounts shall not be eligible for participation in enhanced 30 3 claiming activities until the state university of Iowa 30 4 hospitals and clinics certifies that its internal processes to 30 5 identify and seek reimbursement from appropriate payors have 30 6 been completed. Should additional reimbursement from the 30 7 enhanced claiming fail to equal the targeted amount to be 30 8 credited to the general fund, the state university of Iowa 30 9 hospitals and clinics shall not be held responsible for making 30 10 up the shortfall. 30 11 Sec. 14. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN 30 12 SERVICES. The department of human services shall transfer to 30 13 the state university of Iowa for the purposes of the creative 30 14 employment options program the same amount of moneys in the 30 15 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 30 16 as was transferred in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, 30 17 and ending June 30, 1998. 30 18 Sec. 15. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and 30 19 ending June 30, 2001, the state board of regents may use 30 20 notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under 30 21 section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy 30 22 cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to 30 23 recover the cost of the projects within an average of six 30 24 years. 30 25 Sec. 16. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of 30 26 revenue and finance shall pay the state school for the deaf 30 27 and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys 30 28 collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning 30 29 July 1, 2000, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs 30 30 for students attending the state school for the deaf and the 30 31 Iowa braille and sight saving school. 30 32 Sec. 17. Section 28.3, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1999, 30 33 is amended to read as follows: 30 34 2. The Iowa board shall consist offifteenseventeen 30 35 voting members withtwelvethirteen citizen members andthree31 1 four state agency members. Thethreefour state agency 31 2 members shall be the directors of the following departments: 31 3 education, human rights, human services, and public health. 31 4 Thetwelvethirteen citizen members shall be appointed by the 31 5 governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The 31 6 governor's appointments of citizen members shall be made in a 31 7 manner so that each of the state's congressional districts is 31 8 represented by two citizen members and so that all the 31 9 appointments as a whole reflect the ethnic, cultural, social, 31 10 and economic diversity of the state. The governor's 31 11 appointees shall be selected from individuals nominated by 31 12 community empowerment area boards. The nominations shall 31 13 reflect the range of interests represented on the community 31 14 boards so that the governor is able to appoint one or more 31 15 members each for education, health, human services, business, 31 16 faith, and public interests. At least one of the citizen 31 17 members shall be a service consumer or the parent of a service 31 18 consumer. Terms of office of all citizen members are three 31 19 years. A vacancy on the board shall be filled in the same 31 20 manner as the original appointment for the balance of the 31 21 unexpired term. 31 22 Sec. 18. Section 135.11, subsection 18, Code Supplement 31 23 1999, is amended to read as follows: 31 24 18. Consult with the office of statewide clinical 31 25 education programs at the university of Iowa college of 31 26 medicine and annually submit a report to the general assembly 31 27 by January 15 verifying the number of physicians in active 31 28 practice in Iowa by county who are engaged in providing 31 29 obstetrical care. To the extent data are readily available, 31 30 the report shall include information concerning the number of 31 31 deliveries per year by specialty and county, the age of 31 32 physicians performing deliveries, and the number of current 31 33 year graduates of the university of Iowa college of medicine 31 34 and the Des Moines universityof– osteopathicmedicine and31 35health sciencesmedical center entering into residency 32 1 programs in obstetrics, gynecology, and family practice. The 32 2 report may include additional data relating to access to 32 3 obstetrical services that may be available. 32 4 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 135.26 OBSTETRICAL BRACHIAL PLEXUS 32 5 PALSY CONSULTATION. 32 6 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall develop 32 7 and maintain a comprehensive database of information regarding 32 8 obstetrical brachial plexus palsy treatment options and 32 9 success rates. In every case where a diagnosis of obstetrical 32 10 brachial plexus palsy is made, the parents or legal guardians 32 11 of an infant so diagnosed shall be given the opportunity to 32 12 consult with an obstetrical brachial plexus palsy specialist 32 13 regarding treatment options and reported success rates 32 14 currently documented in medical literature for obstetrical 32 15 brachial plexus palsy. The objective of the consultation 32 16 shall be to place a parent or legal guardian in the position 32 17 of subsequently making an educated and informed decision 32 18 regarding the pursuit of obstetrical brachial plexus palsy 32 19 treatment. 32 20 Sec. 20. Section 135.107, subsection 3, paragraph d, 32 21 subparagraph (1), Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 32 22 (1) The Iowa department of public health, in cooperation 32 23 with a primary care collaborative effort including the 32 24 university of Iowa college of medicine, the Des Moines 32 25 universityof– osteopathicmedicine and health sciences32 26 medical center, and other primary care professional 32 27 educational institutions in Iowa, shall develop and establish 32 28 area health education centers. The effort shall involve 32 29 making application for a federal grant under 42 U.S.C. } 293j, 32 30 as prescribed by that section. 32 31 Sec. 21. Section 135.107, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 32 32 amended to read as follows: 32 33 4. The director of public health shall establish a primary 32 34 care collaborative work group to coordinate all statewide 32 35 recruitment and retention activities established pursuant to 33 1 this section and to make recommendations to the department and 33 2 the center for rural health and primary care relating to the 33 3 implementation of subsection 3. Membership of the work group 33 4 shall consist, at a minimum, of representatives from the 33 5 university of Iowa college of medicine, Des Moines university 33 6of– osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical center, 33 7 university of Iowa physician assistant school, university of 33 8 Iowa nurse practitioner school, Des Moines universityof– 33 9 osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical center 33 10 physician assistant program, Iowa-Nebraska primary care 33 11 association, Iowa medical society, Iowa osteopathic medical 33 12 association, Iowa chapter of American college of osteopathic 33 13 family physicians, Iowa academy of family physicians, nurse 33 14 practitioner association, Iowa nurses association, association 33 15 of Iowa hospitals and health systems, and Iowa physicians 33 16 assistants association. 33 17 Sec. 22. Section 235C.3, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 33 18 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 33 19 b. A health professional training campaign, including 33 20 recommendations concerning the curriculum offered at the 33 21 college of medicine at the state university of Iowa and the 33 22 Des Moines universityof– osteopathicmedicine and health33 23sciencesmedical center, providing assistance in the 33 24 identification of women at risk of substance abuse during 33 25 pregnancy and strategies to be employed in assisting those 33 26 women to maintain healthy lifestyles during pregnancy. This 33 27 education campaign shall offer information to health 33 28 professionals on assessment, laboratory testing, and 33 29 referrals. 33 30 Sec. 23. Section 256.42, subsection 4, Code 1999, is 33 31 amended by striking the subsection. 33 32 Sec. 24. Section 256B.15, subsection 7, paragraph a, Code 33 33 1999, is amended to read as follows: 33 34 a. The treasurer of the state shall credit receipts 33 35 received under this section to the department of human 34 1 services to pay contractual fees incurred by the department to 34 2 maximize federal funding for special education services. All 34 3 remaining receipts in excess of the amount necessary to pay 34 4 contractual fees shall be credited to thegeneral fund of the34 5statedepartment of human services medical assistance account. 34 6 Sec. 25. Section 256C.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 34 7 1999, is amended to read as follows: 34 8 A district applying for a grant under this section shall 34 9 agree, for each dollar of grant funds, to provide twenty cents 34 10 in matching cash or in-kind resources. Grants may be awarded 34 11 for four years, beginning July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 34 12 1998.Up to ten percent of the moneys appropriated for the34 13grant program may be used by the council for staffing,34 14technical assistance, and external evaluation development.34 15 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated 34 16 funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal year for which the 34 17 funds were appropriated shall not revert but shall be 34 18 available for expenditure for the following fiscal year for 34 19 the purposes of this section. 34 20 Sec. 26. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code 34 21 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 34 22 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19992000, and 34 23 for each following fiscal year,threefour thousandnine34 24hundreddollars. 34 25 Sec. 27. Section 261.19, subsections 1 through 4, Code 34 26 1999, are amended to read as follows: 34 27 1. A physician recruitment program is established, to be 34 28 administered by the college student aid commission, for the 34 29 Des Moines universityof– osteopathicmedicine and health34 30sciences of Des Moines, Iowamedical center. The program 34 31 shall consist of a forgivable loan program and a tuition 34 32 scholarship program for students and a loan repayment program 34 33 for physicians. The commission shall regularly adjust the 34 34 physician service requirement under each aspect of the program 34 35 to provide, to the extent possible, an equal financial benefit 35 1 for each period of service required. From funds appropriated 35 2 for purposes of the program by the general assembly, the 35 3 commission shall pay a fee to the Des Moines universityof– 35 4 osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical center for 35 5 the administration of the program. A portion of the fee shall 35 6 be paid by the commission to the university based upon the 35 7 number of physicians recruited under subsection 4. 35 8 2. A forgivable loan may be awarded to a resident of Iowa 35 9 who is enrolled at the Des Moines universityof– osteopathic 35 10medicine and health sciencesmedical center if the student 35 11 agrees to practice in this state for a period of time to be 35 12 determined by the commission at the time the loan is awarded. 35 13 Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not become due and 35 14 interest on the loan shall not accrue until after the student 35 15 completes a residency program. If the student completes the 35 16 period of practice established by the commission and agreed to 35 17 by the student, the loan amount shall be forgiven. The loan 35 18 amount shall not be forgiven if the osteopathic physician 35 19 fails to complete the required time period of practice in this 35 20 state or fails to satisfactorily continue in the university's 35 21 program of medical education. 35 22 3. A student enrolled at the Des Moines universityof– 35 23 osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical center shall 35 24 be eligible for a tuition scholarship for the student's study 35 25 at the university. The scholarship shall be for an amount not 35 26 to exceed the annual tuition at the university. A student who 35 27 receives a tuition scholarship shall not be eligible for the 35 28 loan repayment program provided for by this section. A 35 29 student who receives a tuition scholarship shall agree to 35 30 practice in an eligible rural community in this state for a 35 31 period of time to be determined by the commission at the time 35 32 the scholarship is awarded. The student shall repay the 35 33 scholarship to the commission if the student fails to practice 35 34 in a medically underserved rural community in this state for 35 35 the required period of time. 36 1 4. A physician shall be eligible for the physician loan 36 2 repayment program if the physician agrees to practice in an 36 3 eligible rural community in this state. The Des Moines 36 4 universityof– osteopathicmedicine and health sciences36 5 medical center shall recruit and place physicians in rural 36 6 communities which have agreed to provide additional funds for 36 7 the physician's loan repayment. The contract for the loan 36 8 repayment shall stipulate the time period the physician shall 36 9 practice in an eligible rural community in this state. In 36 10 addition, the contract shall stipulate that the physician 36 11 repay any funds paid on the physician's loan by the commission 36 12 if the physician fails to practice in an eligible rural 36 13 community in this state for the required period of time. For 36 14 purposes of this subsection, "eligible rural community" means 36 15 a medically underserved rural community which agrees to match 36 16 state funds provided on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis for 36 17 the loan repayment of a physician who practices in the 36 18 community. 36 19 Sec. 28. Section 261.25, subsection 1, Code Supplement 36 20 1999, is amended to read as follows: 36 21 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 36 22 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum offorty-36 23sevenforty-eight millionsixeight hundredsixty-fourthirty 36 24 thousandseven hundred fiftyseventy-five dollars for tuition 36 25 grants. 36 26 Sec. 29. Section 261.85, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 36 27 1999, is amended to read as follows: 36 28 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 36 29 the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two million 36 30nineseven hundred fifty thousand dollars for the work-study 36 31 program. 36 32 Sec. 30. Section 266.39C, subsection 3, unnumbered 36 33 paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 36 34 Iowa state university of science and technology shall 36 35 employ a director for the center, who shall be appointed by 37 1 the president of Iowa state university of science and 37 2 technology. The director of the center shall employ necessary 37 3 research and support staff. The director and staff shall be 37 4 employees of Iowa state university of science and technology. 37 5 No more thanfiveseven hundred thousand dollars of the funds 37 6 made available by appropriation from state revenues in any one 37 7 year shall be expended by the center for the salaries and 37 8 benefits of the employees of the center, including the salary 37 9 and benefits of the director. The remainder of the funds 37 10 appropriated from state funds shall be used to sponsor 37 11 research grants and projects submitted on a competitive basis 37 12 by Iowa colleges and universities and private nonprofit 37 13 agencies and foundations. The center may also solicit 37 14 additional grants and funding from public and private 37 15 nonprofit agencies and foundations. 37 16 Sec. 31. Section 272.12, Code 1999, as amended by 2000 37 17 Iowa Acts, House File 2146, section 5, if enacted, is amended 37 18 to read as follows: 37 19 272.12 PARA-EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES. 37 20 The board of educational examiners shall adopt rules 37 21 pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a voluntary certification 37 22 system for para-educators. The rules shall specify rights, 37 23 responsibilities, levels, and qualifications for the 37 24 certificate. Applicants shall be disqualified for any reason 37 25 specified in section 272.6 or in administrative rule. 37 26 Notwithstanding section 272.6, subsection 1, paragraph "a", 37 27 the board may issue a para-educator certificate to a person 37 28 who is at least eighteen years of age. A person holding a 37 29 para-educator certificate shall not perform the duties of a 37 30 licensed practitioner. A certificate issued pursuant to this 37 31 chapter shall not be considered a teacher or administrator 37 32 license for any purpose specified by law, including the 37 33 purposes specified under this chapter or chapter 279. 37 34 Sec. 32. Section 283A.2, subsection 2, paragraph b, 37 35 unnumbered paragraph 1, and paragraph c, as enacted by 1999 38 1 Iowa Acts, chapter 147, section 1, are amended to read as 38 2 follows: 38 3 The board of directors of a school district that wishes to 38 4 provide safe, reasonable student access to a school breakfast 38 5 program, rather than operate or provide for the operation of a 38 6 school breakfast program at a specific attendance center 38 7 within the school district shall develop an alternative site 38 8 plan to operate the school breakfast program at another 38 9 attendance center or other site within the school district and 38 10 shall annually certify to the department that the plan meets 38 11 the following criteria: 38 12 c. The board of directors of a school district that wishes 38 13 to provide access to a school breakfast program in accordance 38 14 with paragraph "b", shall notify the parent, guardian, or 38 15 legal or actual custodian of a child enrolled in the school 38 16 district of the school district's intention to develop and 38 17 implement a plan to provide school breakfast programsonly in38 18certain attendance centersat an alternative site. At any 38 19 time in which the school district proposes to make substantive 38 20 changes to a plan certified with the department of education, 38 21 the notification requirements of this paragraph shall apply. 38 22 Sec. 33. Section 294A.25, subsections 6, 10, and 14, Code 38 23 Supplement 1999, are amended to read as follows: 38 24 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19992000, and 38 25 ending June 30,20002001, from phase III moneys the amount of 38 26 fifty thousand dollars to the department of education for the 38 27 geography alliance. 38 28 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19982000, and 38 29 for each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of one hundred 38 30 seventy thousand dollars to the state board of regents for 38 31equaldistribution in the amount of sixty-eight thousand 38 32 dollars to the Iowa braille and sight saving school and in the 38 33 amount of one hundred two thousand dollars to the Iowa state 38 34 school for the deaf from phase III moneys. 38 35 14. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,19992000, and 39 1 ending June 30,20002001, to the department of education from 39 2 phase III moneys the amount of fifty thousand dollars for the 39 3 Iowa mathematics and science coalition. 39 4 Sec. 34. Section 294A.25, subsection 7, Code Supplement 39 5 1999, is amended by striking the subsection. 39 6 Sec. 35. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Section 256C.2, 39 7 unnumbered paragraph 2, as amended in this Act, is 39 8 retroactively applicable to July 1, 1999. Any moneys retained 39 9 by the child development coordinating council for the fiscal 39 10 year beginning July 1, 1999, for staffing, technical 39 11 assistance, and external evaluation development shall be 39 12 awarded in demonstration program grants as provided in chapter 39 13 256C. 39 14 Sec. 36. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 10 of this Act, relating 39 15 to 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 205; section 25, amending section 39 16 256C.2; and section 35, relating to retroactive applicability, 39 17 being deemed of immediate importance, take effect upon 39 18 enactment. 39 19 HF 2549. 39 20 kh/jg/25
Text: HF02548 Text: HF02550 Text: HF02500 - HF02599 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
© 2000 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa
Comments about this site or page?
webmaster@legis.iowa.gov.
Please remember that the person listed above does not vote on bills. Direct all comments concerning legislation to State Legislators.
Last update: Tue Aug 29 13:36:01 CDT 2000
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02549/000508.html
jhf