Text: S05621 Text: S05623 Text: S05600 - S05699 Text: S Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Amend House File 2549, as amended, passed, and 1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows: 1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting 1 4 clause and inserting the following: 1 5 "COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 6 Section 1. There is appropriated from the general 1 7 fund of the state to the college student aid 1 8 commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 1 9 and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so 1 10 much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 1 11 purposes designated: 1 12 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 1 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 1 15 time equivalent positions: 1 16 .................................................. $ 325,801 1 17 ............................................... FTEs 5.40 1 18 2. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY – OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL 1 19 CENTER 1 20 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending 1 21 the Des Moines university – osteopathic medical 1 22 center under the forgivable loan program pursuant to 1 23 section 261.19: 1 24 .................................................. $ 254,260 1 25 b. For the Des Moines university – osteopathic 1 26 medical center for an initiative in primary health 1 27 care to direct primary care physicians to shortage 1 28 areas in the state: 1 29 .................................................. $ 395,000 1 30 3. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS 1 31 For payments to students for the Iowa grant 1 32 program: 1 33 .................................................. $ 1,144,850 1 34 4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 1 35 For purposes of providing national guard 1 36 educational assistance under the program established 1 37 in section 261.86: 1 38 .................................................. $ 1,250,000 1 39 5. CHIROPRACTIC GRADUATE STUDENT FORGIVABLE LOAN 1 40 PROGRAM 1 41 For purposes of providing forgivable loans under 1 42 the program established in section 261.71: 1 43 .................................................. $ 100,000 1 44 6. TEACHER SHORTAGE FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM 1 45 For the teacher shortage forgivable loan program 1 46 established in section 261.111: 1 47 .................................................. $ 525,000 1 48 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 1 49 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general 1 50 fund of the state to the department of cultural 2 1 affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 2 2 and ending June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so 2 3 much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 2 4 purposes designated: 2 5 1. ARTS DIVISION 2 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 7 purposes, including funds to match federal grants and 2 8 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 2 9 positions: 2 10 .................................................. $ 1,408,269 2 11 ............................................... FTEs 10.00 2 12 2. HISTORICAL DIVISION 2 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 15 time equivalent positions: 2 16 .................................................. $ 3,264,561 2 17 ............................................... FTEs 65.70 2 18 Notwithstanding the full-time equivalent position 2 19 limit established in this subsection, for the fiscal 2 20 year ending June 30, 2001, if federal funding is 2 21 received to pay the costs of an additional employee 2 22 for the historical division, authorization to hire not 2 23 more than 1.0 additional full-time equivalent employee 2 24 is provided, the full-time equivalent position limit 2 25 shall be exceeded, and the additional employee shall 2 26 be hired by the division. 2 27 3. HISTORIC SITES 2 28 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 29 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 30 time equivalent positions: 2 31 .................................................. $ 597,563 2 32 ............................................... FTEs 8.00 2 33 4. ADMINISTRATION 2 34 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 2 35 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 2 36 time equivalent positions: 2 37 .................................................. $ 241,853 2 38 ............................................... FTEs 4.30 2 39 The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate 2 40 activities with the tourism division of the department 2 41 of economic development to promote attendance at the 2 42 state historical building and at this state's historic 2 43 sites. 2 44 5. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS 2 45 For planning and programming for the community 2 46 cultural grants program established under section 2 47 303.3, and for not more than the following full-time 2 48 equivalent position: 2 49 .................................................. $ 691,149 2 50 ............................................... FTEs 0.70 3 1 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 3 2 Sec. 3. There is appropriated from the general 3 3 fund of the state to the department of education for 3 4 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 3 5 June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so much 3 6 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 3 7 purposes designated: 3 8 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 3 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 10 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 11 time equivalent positions: 3 12 .................................................. $ 5,875,863 3 13 .............................................. FTEs 98.45 3 14 The director of the department of education shall 3 15 ensure that all school districts are aware of the 3 16 state education resources available on the state 3 17 website for listing teacher job openings and shall 3 18 make every reasonable effort to enable qualified 3 19 practitioners to post their resumes on the state 3 20 website. The department shall administer the posting 3 21 of job vacancies for school districts, accredited 3 22 nonpublic schools, and area education agencies on the 3 23 state website. The department may coordinate this 3 24 activity with the Iowa school board association or 3 25 other interested education associations in the state. 3 26 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 3 27 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 28 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 29 time equivalent positions: 3 30 .................................................. $ 566,741 3 31 ............................................... FTEs 15.60 3 32 3. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS 3 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 3 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 3 35 time equivalent positions: 3 36 .................................................. $ 200,454 3 37 ............................................... FTEs 6.00 3 38 4. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 3 39 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 3 40 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 3 41 following full-time equivalent positions: 3 42 .................................................. $ 4,878,700 3 43 ............................................... FTEs 302.25 3 44 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 3 45 paragraph, up to $2,000,000 shall be used to provide 3 46 services to persons without regard to a waiting list. 3 47 The division shall seek additional local matching 3 48 funds in an amount sufficient to avoid any loss of 3 49 federal funds. 3 50 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 4 1 shall seek a waiver from the federal government to 4 2 accept assessments of clients performed by area 4 3 education agencies or any other governmental 4 4 subdivision. The division shall also seek additional 4 5 federal waivers to improve and increase the 4 6 availability of supported employment services to 4 7 Iowans. 4 8 The division of vocational rehabilitation services 4 9 shall seek funds other than federal funds, which may 4 10 include but are not limited to local funds from local 4 11 provider entities, community colleges, area education 4 12 agencies, and local education agencies, for purposes 4 13 of matching federal vocational rehabilitation funds. 4 14 The funds collected by the division may exceed the 4 15 amount needed to match available federal vocational 4 16 rehabilitation funds in an effort to qualify for 4 17 additional federal funds when such funds become 4 18 available. 4 19 Except where prohibited under federal law, the 4 20 division of vocational rehabilitation services of the 4 21 department of education shall accept client 4 22 assessments, or assessments of potential clients, 4 23 performed by other agencies in order to reduce 4 24 duplication of effort. 4 25 Notwithstanding the full-time equivalent position 4 26 limit established in this lettered paragraph, for the 4 27 fiscal year ending June 30, 2001, if federal funding 4 28 is received to pay the costs of additional employees 4 29 for the vocational rehabilitation services division 4 30 who would have duties relating to vocational 4 31 rehabilitation services paid for through federal 4 32 funding, authorization to hire not more than 4.00 4 33 additional full-time equivalent employees shall be 4 34 provided, the full-time equivalent position limit 4 35 shall be exceeded, and the additional employees shall 4 36 be hired by the division. 4 37 b. For matching funds for programs to enable 4 38 persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to 4 39 function more independently, including salaries and 4 40 support, and for not more than the following full-time 4 41 equivalent position: 4 42 .................................................. $ 76,401 4 43 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 4 44 The highest priority use for the moneys 4 45 appropriated under this lettered paragraph shall be 4 46 for programs that emphasize employment and assist 4 47 persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to 4 48 find and maintain employment to enable them to 4 49 function more independently. 4 50 5. STATE LIBRARY 5 1 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 5 2 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 5 3 following full-time equivalent positions: 5 4 .................................................. $ 3,131,600 5 5 ............................................... FTEs 20.00 5 6 Reimbursement of the institutions of higher 5 7 learning under the state board of regents for 5 8 participation in the access plus program during the 5 9 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 5 10 30, 2001, shall not exceed the total amount of 5 11 reimbursement paid to the regents institutions of 5 12 higher learning for participation in the access plus 5 13 program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 5 14 and ending June 30, 2000. 5 15 b. For the enrich Iowa program: 5 16 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 5 17 (1) Funds allocated for purposes of the enrich 5 18 Iowa program as provided in this lettered paragraph 5 19 shall be distributed by the division of libraries and 5 20 information services to eligible public libraries that 5 21 are in compliance with performance measures adopted by 5 22 rule by the commission of libraries. The funds 5 23 allocated as provided in this lettered paragraph shall 5 24 not be used for the costs of administration by the 5 25 division. The amount distributed to each eligible 5 26 public library shall be based upon the following: 5 27 (a) The level of compliance by the eligible public 5 28 library with the performance measures adopted by the 5 29 commission as provided in this subparagraph. 5 30 (b) The number of people residing within an 5 31 eligible library's geographic service area for whom 5 32 the library provides services. 5 33 (c) The amount of other funding the eligible 5 34 public library received in the previous fiscal year 5 35 for providing services to rural residents and to 5 36 contracting communities. 5 37 (2) Moneys received by a public library under this 5 38 lettered paragraph shall supplement, not supplant, any 5 39 other funding received by the library. 5 40 (3) For purposes of this section, "eligible public 5 41 library" means a public library that meets all of the 5 42 following requirements: 5 43 (a) Submits to the division all of the following: 5 44 (i) The report provided for under section 256.51, 5 45 subsection 1, paragraph "h". 5 46 (ii) An application and accreditation report, in a 5 47 format approved by the commission, that provides 5 48 evidence of the library's compliance with at least one 5 49 level of the standards established in accordance with 5 50 section 256.51, subsection 1, paragraph "k". 6 1 (iii) Any other application or report the division 6 2 deems necessary for the implementation of the enrich 6 3 Iowa program. 6 4 (b) Participates in the library resource and 6 5 information sharing programs established by the state 6 6 library. 6 7 (c) Is a public library established by city 6 8 ordinance or a county library as provided in chapter 6 9 336. 6 10 (4) Each eligible public library shall maintain a 6 11 separate listing within its budget for payments 6 12 received and expenditures made pursuant to this 6 13 lettered paragraph, and shall annually submit this 6 14 listing to the division. 6 15 (5) By January 15, 2001, the division shall submit 6 16 a program evaluation report to the general assembly 6 17 and the governor detailing the uses and the impacts of 6 18 funds allocated under this lettered paragraph. It is 6 19 the intent of the general assembly to address the 6 20 continuation of the enrich Iowa program during the 6 21 2001 legislative session. 6 22 (6) A public library that receives funds in 6 23 accordance with this lettered paragraph shall have an 6 24 internet use policy in place, which may or may not 6 25 include internet filtering. The library shall submit 6 26 a report describing the library's internet use efforts 6 27 to the division. 6 28 6. REGIONAL LIBRARY 6 29 For state aid: 6 30 .................................................. $ 1,687,000 6 31 7. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 6 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital 6 33 expenditures, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more 6 34 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 6 35 .................................................. $ 8,048,155 6 36 ............................................... FTEs 106.40 6 37 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 6 38 For reimbursement for vocational education 6 39 expenditures made by secondary schools: 6 40 .................................................. $ 3,308,850 6 41 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be used 6 42 for expenditures made by school districts to meet the 6 43 standards set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 6 44 as a result of the enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, 6 45 chapter 278. Funds shall be used as reimbursement for 6 46 vocational education expenditures made by secondary 6 47 schools in the manner provided by the department of 6 48 education for implementation of the standards set in 6 49 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. 6 50 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 7 1 For use as state matching funds for federal 7 2 programs that shall be disbursed according to federal 7 3 regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, 7 4 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 7 5 following full-time equivalent positions: 7 6 .................................................. $ 2,716,119 7 7 ............................................... FTEs 14.00 7 8 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND 7 9 For deposit in the school ready children grants 7 10 account of the Iowa empowerment fund created in 7 11 section 28.9: 7 12 .................................................. $ 15,600,000 7 13 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready 7 14 children grants account for the fiscal year beginning 7 15 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, not more than 7 16 $200,000 is allocated for the community empowerment 7 17 office and other technical assistance activities. It 7 18 is the intent of the general assembly that regional 7 19 technical assistance teams will be established and 7 20 will include staff from various agencies, as 7 21 appropriate, including the area education agencies, 7 22 community colleges, and the Iowa state university of 7 23 science and technology cooperative extension service 7 24 in agriculture and home economics. The state 7 25 empowerment board shall direct staff to work with the 7 26 advisory council to inventory technical assistance 7 27 needs. Funds allocated under this lettered paragraph 7 28 may be used by the state empowerment board for the 7 29 purpose of skills development and support for ongoing 7 30 training of the regional technical assistance teams. 7 31 However, funds shall not be used for additional staff 7 32 or for the reimbursement of staff. 7 33 As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in 7 34 this subsection, each local empowerment board shall 7 35 report to the state empowerment board progress on each 7 36 of the state indicators approved by the state board, 7 37 as well as progress on local indicators. 7 38 School ready children grants account funds shall be 7 39 distributed through a grant application process. 7 40 Grant awards shall be contingent upon the availability 7 41 of funds. The deadline for applications for school 7 42 ready children grants in the fiscal year beginning 7 43 July 1, 2000, shall be August 31, 2000, with grant 7 44 awards to be made on or about October 2, 2000. 7 45 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, the 7 46 Iowa empowerment board shall award up to a maximum 7 47 allocation amount, determined in accordance with this 7 48 paragraph and paragraphs "c" and "d", for those 7 49 designated community empowerment areas that have never 7 50 been awarded a school ready children grant. The board 8 1 shall utilize the maximum allocation amount in 8 2 negotiating grant amounts and grant provisions with 8 3 such community empowerment areas for that fiscal year. 8 4 c. The maximum allocation amount for each such 8 5 area that has never been awarded a school ready 8 6 children grant shall be determined by applying the 8 7 factors in paragraph "d" to the full amount available 8 8 for distribution for school ready children grants in 8 9 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and utilizing 8 10 the results only for determining an amount for the 8 11 county areas participating in such areas. However, 8 12 the maximum allocation amounts determined for such 8 13 areas for the fiscal year shall be adjusted so that 8 14 the total of those amounts is equivalent to the amount 8 15 available for those areas after distribution of grant 8 16 moneys to areas previously approved for a school ready 8 17 children grant. An adjustment amount shall be in 8 18 proportion to the amount an individual area allocation 8 19 bears to the total of the allocations for all such 8 20 areas. The grant period for such areas shall also be 8 21 adjusted in proportion to the percentage amount of the 8 22 total allocation amount adjustment. 8 23 d. The following factors shall be applied as 8 24 required in paragraph "c": 8 25 (1) Forty-five percent based upon the proportion 8 26 that the county's population of children from birth 8 27 through age five whose family income is equal to or 8 28 less than one hundred eighty-five percent of the 8 29 federal poverty level bears to the state's population 8 30 of children in that same age group and income level. 8 31 (2) Thirty-five percent based upon the proportion 8 32 that the county's population of children from birth 8 33 through age five bears to the state's general 8 34 population of children in that age group. 8 35 (3) An amount determined by equally dividing among 8 36 all counties twenty percent of the amount available 8 37 for distribution in that fiscal year. 8 38 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 8 39 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks 8 40 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school 8 41 as authorized by section 301.1. The funding is 8 42 limited to $20 per pupil and shall not exceed the 8 43 comparable services offered to resident public school 8 44 pupils: 8 45 .................................................. $ 650,000 8 46 12. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION 8 47 To assist a vocational agriculture youth 8 48 organization sponsored by the schools to support the 8 49 foundation established by that vocational agriculture 8 50 youth organization and for other youth activities: 9 1 .................................................. $ 94,400 9 2 13. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 9 3 For the issuance of national board certification 9 4 awards in accordance with section 256.44: 9 5 .................................................. $ 1,380,000 9 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated 9 7 for purposes of this subsection which remain 9 8 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 9 9 year, shall not revert but shall be available for 9 10 expenditure for purposes of issuing national board 9 11 certification awards during the succeeding fiscal 9 12 year. 9 13 14. BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM 9 14 For purposes of the beginning teacher induction 9 15 program as provided in section 256E.2: 9 16 .................................................. $ 775,000 9 17 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 9 18 in this subsection that remain unencumbered or 9 19 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not 9 20 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 9 21 the purposes designated until the close of the 9 22 succeeding fiscal year. 9 23 15. FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM 9 24 For support of the family resource center 9 25 demonstration program established under chapter 256C: 9 26 .................................................. $ 90,000 9 27 16. EDUCATION INNOVATION PROJECT GRANTS 9 28 To support innovative research-based K-12 education 9 29 projects: 9 30 .................................................. $ 425,000 9 31 a. From the funds appropriated in this subsection, 9 32 the sum of $225,000 shall be used by the department of 9 33 education for a study of methods to improve teacher 9 34 compensation and to award education innovation project 9 35 grants. Eligible projects shall demonstrate research- 9 36 based innovative methods to improve the quality of 9 37 teaching or promote attraction and retention of 9 38 teachers in the teaching profession, identify 9 39 measurable performance indicators and annually report 9 40 results, and demonstrate how the project can be self- 9 41 supporting within a three-year to five-year period. 9 42 Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or 9 43 unobligated funds remaining on June 30 of the fiscal 9 44 year from funds allocated in this paragraph shall not 9 45 revert but shall be available for expenditure for the 9 46 following fiscal year for the purposes of this 9 47 paragraph. 9 48 b. The department shall establish pilot regional 9 49 academies in cooperation with school districts, area 9 50 education agencies, and postsecondary institutions. 10 1 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, not 10 2 more than $200,000 shall be used to plan and implement 10 3 pilot regional academies to provide high school 10 4 students with advanced level courses and technical 10 5 courses not currently available within the curriculum 10 6 in their district of attendance. 10 7 c. The department shall submit a report on the 10 8 status of the projects receiving grants under this 10 9 subsection to the senate and house standing committees 10 10 on education and the joint appropriations subcommittee 10 11 on education by December 1, 2000. 10 12 17. LOCAL ARTS COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL 10 13 STRATEGIES PROGRAM (LACES) 10 14 For contracting with the Iowa alliance for arts 10 15 education to execute their local arts comprehensive 10 16 educational strategies: 10 17 .................................................. $ 25,000 10 18 18. CONNECTING EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 10 19 For purposes of providing support to statewide 10 20 school-to-work implementation through professional 10 21 development opportunities, employability skill 10 22 revalidation, partnership capacity building, 10 23 connecting to the department of workforce 10 24 development's making connections system 10 25 implementation, and the integration of academic and 10 26 vocational education. 10 27 .................................................. $ 210,000 10 28 19. EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS ASSESSMENTS REIMBURSEMENTS 10 29 For reimbursement of school district claims for the 10 30 costs of acquiring and using employability skills 10 31 assessment tools as provided in this subsection: 10 32 .................................................. $ 200,000 10 33 a. The department of education shall reimburse 10 34 school district claims for the costs of acquiring, 10 35 administering, and scoring assessment tools to assess 10 36 the employability skills of students. The director of 10 37 education shall identify available employability 10 38 skills assessment tools that school districts may use 10 39 to meet the claim reimbursement requirements of this 10 40 subsection. 10 41 b. In order to be eligible for reimbursement under 10 42 this subsection, a school district shall submit a 10 43 claim on forms provided by the department by July 15, 10 44 2001, and the claim shall state the actual costs 10 45 incurred and shall be accompanied by an affidavit of 10 46 an officer of the school district affirming the 10 47 accuracy of the claim. 10 48 c. A school district that submits to the 10 49 department a claim for reimbursement in accordance 10 50 with this subsection shall develop and integrate 11 1 specific employability skills goals and activities 11 2 into the comprehensive school improvement plan 11 3 required under section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph 11 4 "a". 11 5 d. The department of education shall certify to 11 6 the department of revenue and finance the amounts of 11 7 approved claims to be paid, and the department of 11 8 revenue and finance shall draw warrants payable to 11 9 school districts with approved claims, taking into 11 10 consideration the relative budget and cash position of 11 11 the state resources. 11 12 e. Moneys received under this subsection shall not 11 13 be commingled with state aid payments made under 11 14 section 257.16 to a school district and shall be 11 15 accounted for by the school district separately from 11 16 state aid payments. Payments made to a school 11 17 district under this subsection are miscellaneous 11 18 income for purposes of chapter 257. 11 19 f. If the funds appropriated in this subsection 11 20 are insufficient to pay in full the claims submitted 11 21 by school districts and approved by the department, 11 22 the amounts of approved claims shall be prorated among 11 23 all school districts with approved claims. 11 24 20. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES 11 25 For school districts to provide direct services to 11 26 the most at-risk senior high school students enrolled 11 27 in school districts through direct intervention by a 11 28 "jobs for America's graduates" specialist: 11 29 .................................................. $ 333,000 11 30 21. AMERICORPS AFTER-SCHOOL INITIATIVE 11 31 For purposes of the americorps after-school 11 32 initiative: 11 33 .................................................. $ 121,000 11 34 22. AMBASSADOR TO EDUCATION 11 35 For purposes of the ambassador to education program 11 36 established in section 256.45: 11 37 .................................................. $ 75,000 11 38 23. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 11 39 For general state financial aid, including general 11 40 financial aid to merged areas in lieu of personal 11 41 property tax replacement payments, to merged areas as 11 42 defined in section 260C.2, for vocational education 11 43 programs in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C: 11 44 .................................................. $147,577,403 11 45 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be 11 46 allocated as follows: 11 47 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 7,082,328 11 48 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 8,319,148 11 49 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 7,728,299 11 50 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,777,429 12 1 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 7,902,847 12 2 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 7,321,837 12 3 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 10,564,438 12 4 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 12,993,495 12 5 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 20,391,658 12 6 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 21,642,884 12 7 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 8,526,664 12 8 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 8,767,984 12 9 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,822,470 12 10 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 12,027,969 12 11 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 6,707,953 12 12 Sec. 4. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS APPROPRIATED. For 12 13 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 12 14 June 30, 2001, moneys appropriated by the general 12 15 assembly from the general fund of the state to the 12 16 department of education for community colleges for a 12 17 fiscal year shall be allocated to each community 12 18 college by the department of education in the 12 19 following manner: 12 20 1. BASE FUNDING. The base funding for a fiscal 12 21 year shall be equal to the amount each community 12 22 college received as an allocation from appropriations 12 23 made from the general fund of the state in the most 12 24 recent fiscal year. 12 25 2. DISTRIBUTION FOR INFLATION. First priority 12 26 shall be to give each college an increase based upon 12 27 inflation. The inflation increase shall be not less 12 28 than 2 percent. However, the inflation increase shall 12 29 be equal to the national inflation rate, if it exceeds 12 30 2 percent, if the amount of state aid appropriated is 12 31 equal to or greater than the national inflation rate. 12 32 3. DISTRIBUTION BASED ON PROPORTIONAL SHARE OF 12 33 ENROLLMENT. The balance of the growth in state aid 12 34 appropriations, once the inflation increase has been 12 35 satisfied, shall be distributed based on each 12 36 college's proportional share of enrollment. However, 12 37 a minimum of one percent of the total growth shall be 12 38 distributed in this manner. 12 39 4. If the total appropriation made by the general 12 40 assembly is less than 2 percent growth, the entire 12 41 increase shall be distributed as inflation. 12 42 Sec. 5. PROVIDING LIMITED PHASE III MONEYS 12 43 DISTRIBUTION AUTHORITY TO THE DIRECTOR. 12 44 Notwithstanding the appropriations in section 294A.25, 12 45 subsections 6, 9, and 14 for the fiscal year beginning 12 46 July 1, 2000, the director of the department of 12 47 education is authorized to determine the amount of 12 48 phase III moneys which shall be distributed for the 12 49 purposes described in section 294A.25, subsections 6, 12 50 9, and 14 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000. 13 1 Sec. 6. AREA EDUCATION AGENCY REORGANIZATION 13 2 STUDY. The department of education shall complete a 13 3 study and make recommendations for the alignment of 13 4 area education boundaries in the event of voluntary 13 5 area education agency merger or restructuring to best 13 6 ensure the equitable, effective, and efficient 13 7 delivery of core area education agency services to 13 8 students and schools. The study shall be conducted in 13 9 conjunction with representative administrators and 13 10 board members from area education agencies, and in 13 11 consultation with other K-12 representatives as 13 12 determined by the department. The study shall 13 13 consider population projections of the merged areas, 13 14 enrollment projections, number of school districts and 13 15 schools served, financial resources, efficient and 13 16 effective delivery of core services as required under 13 17 area education agency accreditation under chapter 273, 13 18 existing and possible regional collaborations, and 13 19 possible reorganization incentives. The department 13 20 shall forward recommendations and any possible 13 21 reorganization plans to the area education agency 13 22 boards no later than July 1, 2001. The department 13 23 shall forward any recommendations for statutory 13 24 changes that may be required to accomplish area 13 25 education agency reorganization to the senate and 13 26 house standing committees on education and the joint 13 27 appropriations subcommittee on education not later 13 28 than December 15, 2000. 13 29 Sec. 7. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING 13 30 FEES. Notwithstanding section 272.10, up to 85 13 31 percent of any funds received annually resulting from 13 32 an increase in fees approved and implemented for 13 33 licensing by the state board of educational examiners 13 34 after July 1, 1997, shall be available for the fiscal 13 35 year beginning July 1, 2000, to the state board for 13 36 purposes related to the state board's duties, 13 37 including, but not limited to, additional full-time 13 38 equivalent positions. The director of revenue and 13 39 finance shall draw warrants upon the treasurer of 13 40 state from the funds appropriated as provided in this 13 41 section and shall make the funds resulting from the 13 42 increase in fees available during the fiscal year to 13 43 the state board on a monthly basis. 13 44 Sec. 8. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDY. The board 13 45 of educational examiners shall conduct a study of the 13 46 use of school days for the professional development of 13 47 teachers by school districts and area education 13 48 agencies. Each school district and area education 13 49 agency shall submit to the board by August 1, 2000, in 13 50 the manner required by the board, data relating to the 14 1 use of school days for the professional development of 14 2 teachers. The board shall develop and recommend 14 3 alternatives to reduce the number of school days used 14 4 for the professional development of teachers. The 14 5 board shall submit its recommendations by December 1, 14 6 2000, in a report to the senate and house standing 14 7 committees on education and the joint appropriations 14 8 subcommittee on education. 14 9 Sec. 9. LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES SUPPORT SERVICES 14 10 STUDY. The commission of libraries shall coordinate a 14 11 study of the state library structure. The commission, 14 12 the area education agencies, and the regional 14 13 libraries jointly shall compile a list of the support 14 14 functions currently provided to local libraries by the 14 15 regional system, including but not limited to the 14 16 continuation of consultation and educational programs 14 17 for library staff and trustees concerning all facets 14 18 of library management and operation and intraregional 14 19 interlibrary loan and information services, and shall 14 20 develop a plan to provide those support functions and 14 21 services more effectively and efficiently. The plan 14 22 shall be submitted by December 1, 2000, to the senate 14 23 and house standing committees on education, the joint 14 24 appropriations subcommittee on education, and the 14 25 legislative fiscal bureau. 14 26 Sec. 10. 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 205, section 7, 14 27 subsections 13 and 15, are amended to read as follows: 14 28 13. NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION 14 29 For the issuance of national board certification 14 30 awards in accordance with section 256.44, if 1999 Iowa 14 31 Acts, House File 766, is enacted: 14 32 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 14 33 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated 14 34 for purposes of thissectionsubsection which remain 14 35 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal 14 36 year, shall not revert but shall be available for 14 37 expenditure for purposes of issuing national board 14 38 certification awards during the succeeding fiscal 14 39 year. 14 40 15. BEGINNING TEACHER INDUCTION PROGRAM 14 41 For purposes of the beginning teacher induction 14 42 program as provided in section 256E.2: 14 43 .................................................. $ 300,000 14 44 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 14 45 in thissectionsubsection that remain unencumbered or 14 46 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not 14 47 revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 14 48 the purposes designated until the close of the 14 49 succeeding fiscal year. 14 50 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 15 1 Sec. 11. There is appropriated from the general 15 2 fund of the state to the state board of regents for 15 3 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending 15 4 June 30, 2001, the following amounts, or so much 15 5 thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the 15 6 purposes designated: 15 7 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 15 8 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, 15 9 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 15 10 following full-time equivalent positions: 15 11 .................................................. $ 1,281,134 15 12 ............................................... FTEs 15.63 15 13 The state board of regents, the department of 15 14 management, and the legislative fiscal bureau shall 15 15 cooperate to determine and agree upon, by November 15, 15 16 2000, the amount that needs to be appropriated for 15 17 tuition replacement for the fiscal year beginning July 15 18 1, 2001. 15 19 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly 15 20 financial report in a format agreed upon by the state 15 21 board of regents office and the legislative fiscal 15 22 bureau. 15 23 b. For allocation by the state board of regents to 15 24 the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state 15 25 university of science and technology, and the 15 26 university of northern Iowa to reimburse the 15 27 institutions for deficiencies in their operating funds 15 28 resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees 15 29 and charges, and institutional income to finance the 15 30 cost of providing academic and administrative 15 31 buildings and facilities and utility services at the 15 32 institutions: 15 33 .................................................. $ 28,174,854 15 34 c. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa 15 35 graduate studies center: 15 36 .................................................. $ 114,324 15 37 d. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland 15 38 interstate metropolitan planning council for the 15 39 tristate graduate center under section 262.9, 15 40 subsection 21: 15 41 .................................................. $ 83,778 15 42 e. For funds to be allocated to the quad-cities 15 43 graduate studies center: 15 44 .................................................. $ 171,382 15 45 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 15 46 a. General university, including lakeside 15 47 laboratory 15 48 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 15 49 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 15 50 following full-time equivalent positions: 16 1 .................................................. $247,817,103 16 2 ............................................... FTEs 4,055.62 16 3 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 16 4 university continue progress on the school of public 16 5 health and the public health initiative for the 16 6 purposes of establishing an accredited school of 16 7 public health and for funding an initiative for the 16 8 health and independence of elderly Iowans. From the 16 9 funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the 16 10 university may use up to $2,100,000 for the school of 16 11 public health and the public health initiative. 16 12 b. University hospitals 16 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and 16 14 miscellaneous purposes and for medical and surgical 16 15 treatment of indigent patients as provided in chapter 16 16 255, for medical education, and for not more than the 16 17 following full-time equivalent positions: 16 18 .................................................. $ 32,515,915 16 19 ............................................... FTEs 5,626.24 16 20 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall, 16 21 within the context of chapter 255 and when medically 16 22 appropriate, make reasonable efforts to extend the 16 23 university of Iowa hospitals and clinics' use of home 16 24 telemedicine and other technologies to reduce the 16 25 frequency of visits to the hospital required by 16 26 indigent patients. The university of Iowa hospitals 16 27 and clinics shall submit a report to the general 16 28 assembly and the legislative fiscal bureau by January 16 29 15, 2001, describing its use of these technologies to 16 30 accomplish this purpose. 16 31 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall 16 32 submit quarterly a report regarding the portion of the 16 33 appropriation in this lettered paragraph expended on 16 34 medical education. The report shall be submitted in a 16 35 format jointly developed by the university of Iowa 16 36 hospitals and clinics, the legislative fiscal bureau, 16 37 and the department of management, and shall delineate 16 38 the expenditures and purposes of the funds. 16 39 Funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall 16 40 not be used to perform abortions except medically 16 41 necessary abortions, and shall not be used to operate 16 42 the early termination of pregnancy clinic except for 16 43 the performance of medically necessary abortions. For 16 44 the purpose of this lettered paragraph, an abortion is 16 45 the purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the 16 46 intention other than to produce a live-born infant or 16 47 to remove a dead fetus, and a medically necessary 16 48 abortion is one performed under one of the following 16 49 conditions: 16 50 (1) The attending physician certifies that 17 1 continuing the pregnancy would endanger the life of 17 2 the pregnant woman. 17 3 (2) The attending physician certifies that the 17 4 fetus is physically deformed, mentally deficient, or 17 5 afflicted with a congenital illness. 17 6 (3) The pregnancy is the result of a rape which is 17 7 reported within 45 days of the incident to a law 17 8 enforcement agency or public or private health agency 17 9 which may include a family physician. 17 10 (4) The pregnancy is the result of incest which is 17 11 reported within 150 days of the incident to a law 17 12 enforcement agency or public or private health agency 17 13 which may include a family physician. 17 14 (5) The abortion is a spontaneous abortion, 17 15 commonly known as a miscarriage, wherein not all of 17 16 the products of conception are expelled. 17 17 The total quota allocated to the counties for 17 18 indigent patients for the fiscal year beginning July 17 19 1, 2000, shall not be lower than the total quota 17 20 allocated to the counties for the fiscal year 17 21 commencing July 1, 1998. The total quota shall be 17 22 allocated among the counties on the basis of the 1990 17 23 census pursuant to section 255.16. 17 24 c. Psychiatric hospital 17 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 17 26 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and 17 27 maintenance of committed and voluntary public 17 28 patients, and for not more than the following full- 17 29 time equivalent positions: 17 30 .................................................. $ 8,241,465 17 31 ............................................... FTEs 279.85 17 32 d. Hospital-school 17 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 17 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 17 35 time equivalent positions: 17 36 .................................................. $ 7,305,037 17 37 ............................................... FTEs 157.69 17 38 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 17 39 paragraph, $200,000 shall be allocated for purposes of 17 40 the creative employment options program. 17 41 e. Oakdale campus 17 42 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 17 43 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 17 44 time equivalent positions: 17 45 .................................................. $ 3,169,417 17 46 .............................................. FTEs 43.25 17 47 f. State hygienic laboratory 17 48 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 17 49 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 17 50 time equivalent positions: 18 1 .................................................. $ 4,074,514 18 2 .............................................. FTEs 102.49 18 3 g. Family practice program 18 4 For allocation by the dean of the college of 18 5 medicine, with approval of the advisory board, to 18 6 qualified participants, to carry out chapter 148D for 18 7 the family practice program, including salaries and 18 8 support, and for not more than the following full-time 18 9 equivalent positions: 18 10 .................................................. $ 2,398,895 18 11 .............................................. FTEs 192.40 18 12 h. Child health care services 18 13 For specialized child health care services, 18 14 including childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment 18 15 network programs, rural comprehensive care for 18 16 hemophilia patients, and the Iowa high-risk infant 18 17 follow-up program, including salaries and support, and 18 18 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 18 19 positions: 18 20 .................................................. $ 655,199 18 21 ............................................... FTEs 9.22 18 22 i. Agricultural health and safety programs 18 23 For agricultural health and safety programs, and 18 24 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 18 25 positions: 18 26 .................................................. $ 279,690 18 27 ............................................... FTEs 3.48 18 28 j. Statewide cancer registry 18 29 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more 18 30 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 18 31 .................................................. $ 214,020 18 32 ............................................... FTEs 2.40 18 33 k. Substance abuse consortium 18 34 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium 18 35 for substance abuse research and evaluation, and for 18 36 not more than the following full-time equivalent 18 37 positions: 18 38 .................................................. $ 75,536 18 39 ............................................... FTEs 1.50 18 40 l. Center for biocatalysis 18 41 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more 18 42 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 18 43 .................................................. $ 1,074,259 18 44 ............................................... FTEs 5.20 18 45 m. Primary health care initiative 18 46 For the primary health care initiative in the 18 47 college of medicine and for not more than the 18 48 following full-time equivalent positions: 18 49 .................................................. $ 901,405 18 50 ............................................... FTEs 7.75 19 1 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 19 2 paragraph, $330,000 shall be allocated to the 19 3 department of family practice at the state university 19 4 of Iowa college of medicine for family practice 19 5 faculty and support staff. 19 6 n. Birth defects registry 19 7 For the birth defects registry and for not more 19 8 than the following full-time equivalent position: 19 9 .................................................. $ 51,984 19 10 ............................................... FTEs 1.30 19 11 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 19 12 a. General university 19 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 19 14 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 19 15 following full-time equivalent positions: 19 16 .................................................. $196,418,464 19 17 ............................................... FTEs 3,607.44 19 18 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 19 19 university continue progress on the center for 19 20 excellence in fundamental plant sciences. From the 19 21 funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the 19 22 university may use up to $4,670,000 for the center for 19 23 excellence in fundamental plant sciences. 19 24 The general assembly declares that it is possible 19 25 that a few large companies may be able to control all 19 26 levels of the food chain, including production, 19 27 because these companies own the genetics needed to 19 28 participate in the food system of the future, and 19 29 finds this possibility to be a major threat to the 19 30 independence and profitability of Iowa's agricultural 19 31 producers. To ensure public ownership of plant 19 32 genetic material, all rights to the research products 19 33 developed by the Iowa state university of science and 19 34 technology's botany institute using state-appropriated 19 35 funds will be made available to the extent practicable 19 36 for commercialization, for the benefit of all Iowans, 19 37 including Iowa's agricultural producers, through a 19 38 public process which normally involves nonexclusive 19 39 licensing of genes and germplasm. 19 40 b. Agricultural experiment station 19 41 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 19 42 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 19 43 time equivalent positions: 19 44 .................................................. $ 36,184,371 19 45 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 19 46 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 19 47 paragraph, and notwithstanding chapter 124, at least 19 48 $20,000 shall be used by Iowa state university to 19 49 conduct research regarding the feasibility of 19 50 producing and marketing industrial hemp as a 20 1 profitable crop for Iowa producers, including but not 20 2 limited to production and harvesting practices. The 20 3 university shall cooperate with universities or 20 4 agencies in other states conducting similar research. 20 5 The university shall collaborate with agencies of the 20 6 United States government, including the drug 20 7 enforcement administration of the United States 20 8 department of justice, in order to produce and possess 20 9 industrial hemp according to the terms and conditions 20 10 required by the United States government. 20 11 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture 20 12 and home economics 20 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 20 14 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 20 15 time equivalent positions: 20 16 .................................................. $ 22,821,278 20 17 ............................................... FTEs 430.91 20 18 From the funds appropriated in this lettered 20 19 paragraph, $150,000 shall be used for the food, fiber, 20 20 and environmental science program, and $1,066,000 20 21 shall be used for the value-added agricultural 20 22 projects as part of the extension 21 program. 20 23 The cooperative extension service in agriculture 20 24 and home economics at Iowa state university of science 20 25 and technology shall conduct a study, in consultation 20 26 with the department of human services, that identifies 20 27 all educational materials, seminars, and assistance 20 28 offered by the extension service which are 20 29 duplicative, either directly or in subject area, of 20 30 educational materials, seminars, and assistance 20 31 offered by the department of human services. The 20 32 cooperative extension service shall submit its 20 33 findings in a report to the general assembly and the 20 34 legislative fiscal bureau by January 15, 2001. 20 35 d. Leopold center 20 36 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state 20 37 university under section 266.39B, and for not more 20 38 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 20 39 .................................................. $ 576,969 20 40 ............................................... FTEs 11.25 20 41 e. Livestock disease research 20 42 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease 20 43 research fund under section 267.8, and for not more 20 44 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 20 45 .................................................. $ 279,077 20 46 ............................................... FTEs 3.17 20 47 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 20 48 a. General university 20 49 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 20 50 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 21 1 following full-time equivalent positions: 21 2 .................................................. $ 87,811,041 21 3 ............................................... FTEs 1,416.86 21 4 It is the intent of the general assembly that the 21 5 university continue progress on the implementation of 21 6 a masters in social work program. From the funds 21 7 appropriated in this lettered paragraph, the 21 8 university may use up to $450,000 for the 21 9 implementation of the masters in social work program, 21 10 up to $100,000 for the roadside vegetation project, 21 11 and up to $200,000 for the Iowa office for staff 21 12 development. 21 13 b. Recycling and reuse center 21 14 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and 21 15 for not more than the following full-time equivalent 21 16 positions: 21 17 .................................................. $ 248,878 21 18 .............................................. FTEs 1.50 21 19 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 21 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 21 21 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 21 22 time equivalent positions: 21 23 .................................................. $ 7,964,367 21 24 ............................................... FTEs 126.60 21 25 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 21 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 21 27 purposes, and for not more than the following full- 21 28 time equivalent positions: 21 29 .................................................. $ 4,447,925 21 30 ............................................... FTEs 91.05 21 31 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 21 32 For payment to local school boards for the tuition 21 33 and transportation costs of students residing in the 21 34 Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state 21 35 school for the deaf pursuant to section 262.43 and for 21 36 payment of certain clothing and transportation costs 21 37 for students at these schools pursuant to section 21 38 270.5: 21 39 .................................................. $ 16,941 21 40 Sec. 12. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – SUPPLEMENTAL 21 41 AMOUNTS. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, 21 42 and ending June 30, 2001, the department of human 21 43 services shall continue the supplemental 21 44 disproportionate share and a supplemental indirect 21 45 medical education adjustment applicable to state-owned 21 46 acute care hospitals with more than 500 beds and shall 21 47 reimburse qualifying hospitals pursuant to that 21 48 adjustment with a supplemental amount for services 21 49 provided medical assistance recipients. The 21 50 adjustment shall generate supplemental payments 22 1 intended to equal the state appropriation made to a 22 2 qualifying hospital for treatment of indigent patients 22 3 as provided in chapter 255. To the extent of the 22 4 supplemental payments, a qualifying hospital shall, 22 5 after receipt of the funds, transfer to the department 22 6 of human services an amount equal to the actual 22 7 supplemental payments that were made in that month. 22 8 The aggregate amounts for the fiscal year shall not 22 9 exceed the state appropriation made to the qualifying 22 10 hospital for treatment of indigent patients as 22 11 provided in chapter 255. The department of human 22 12 services shall deposit these funds in the department's 22 13 medical assistance account. To the extent that state 22 14 funds appropriated to a qualifying hospital for the 22 15 treatment of indigent patients as provided in chapter 22 16 255 have been transferred to the department of human 22 17 services as a result of these supplemental payments 22 18 made to the qualifying hospital, the department shall 22 19 not, directly or indirectly, recoup the supplemental 22 20 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, 22 21 unless an equivalent amount of the funds transferred 22 22 to the department of human services by a qualifying 22 23 hospital pursuant to this provision is transferred to 22 24 the qualifying hospital by the department. 22 25 If the state supplemental amount allotted to the 22 26 state of Iowa for the federal fiscal year beginning 22 27 October 1, 2000, and ending September 30, 2001, 22 28 pursuant to section 1923(f)(3) of the federal Social 22 29 Security Act, as amended, or pursuant to federal 22 30 payments for indirect medical education is greater 22 31 than the amount necessary to fund the federal share of 22 32 the supplemental payments specified in the preceding 22 33 paragraph, the department of human services shall 22 34 increase the supplemental disproportionate share or 22 35 supplemental indirect medical education adjustment by 22 36 the lesser of the amount necessary to utilize fully 22 37 the state supplemental amount or the amount of state 22 38 funds appropriated to the state university of Iowa 22 39 general education fund and allocated to the university 22 40 for the college of medicine. The state university of 22 41 Iowa shall transfer from the allocation for the 22 42 college of medicine to the department of human 22 43 services, on a monthly basis, an amount equal to the 22 44 additional supplemental payments made during the 22 45 previous month pursuant to this paragraph. A 22 46 qualifying hospital receiving supplemental payments 22 47 pursuant to this paragraph that are greater than the 22 48 state appropriation made to the qualifying hospital 22 49 for treatment of indigent patients as provided in 22 50 chapter 255 shall be obligated as a condition of its 23 1 participation in the medical assistance program to 23 2 transfer to the state university of Iowa general 23 3 education fund on a monthly basis an amount equal to 23 4 the funds transferred by the state university of Iowa 23 5 to the department of human services. To the extent 23 6 that state funds appropriated to the state university 23 7 of Iowa and allocated to the college of medicine have 23 8 been transferred to the department of human services 23 9 as a result of these supplemental payments made to the 23 10 qualifying hospital, the department shall not, 23 11 directly or indirectly, recoup these supplemental 23 12 payments made to a qualifying hospital for any reason, 23 13 unless an equivalent amount of the funds transferred 23 14 to the department of human services by the state 23 15 university of Iowa pursuant to this paragraph is 23 16 transferred to the qualifying hospital by the 23 17 department. 23 18 Continuation of the supplemental disproportionate 23 19 share and supplemental indirect medical education 23 20 adjustment shall preserve the funds available to the 23 21 university hospital for medical and surgical treatment 23 22 of indigent patients as provided in chapter 255 and to 23 23 the state university of Iowa for educational purposes 23 24 at the same level as provided by the state funds 23 25 initially appropriated for that purpose. 23 26 The department of human services shall, in any 23 27 compilation of data or other report distributed to the 23 28 public concerning payments to providers under the 23 29 medical assistance program, set forth reimbursements 23 30 to a qualifying hospital through the supplemental 23 31 disproportionate share and supplemental indirect 23 32 medical education adjustment as a separate item and 23 33 shall not include such payments in the amounts 23 34 otherwise reported as the reimbursement to a 23 35 qualifying hospital for services to medical assistance 23 36 recipients. 23 37 For purposes of this section, "supplemental 23 38 payment" means a supplemental payment amount paid for 23 39 medical assistance to a hospital qualifying for that 23 40 payment under this section. 23 41 Sec. 13. 2000 Iowa Acts, House File 2039, section 23 42 24, is amended to read as follows: 23 43 SEC. 24. MEDICAL ASSISTANCE CLAIMING BY STATE 23 44 BOARD OF REGENTS. The state shall enter into a 23 45 contract to enhance claiming of medical assistance 23 46 program reimbursement payable for services provided by 23 47 the state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics. 23 48 After payment of contract costs, the first$4,000,00023 49 $12,000,000 received in additional reimbursement from 23 50 the enhanced claiming during the period beginning with 24 1 the effective date of this Act, and ending June 30, 24 2 2001, shall be credited to the general fund of the 24 3 state. The balance of the additional reimbursement 24 4 received during the period is appropriated to the 24 5 state board of regents for the state university of 24 6 Iowa hospitals and clinics for other expenses 24 7 associated with the enhanced claiming and for the 24 8 provision of services. The state board of regents 24 9 shall report quarterly during the period delineated in 24 10 this section to the department of management and the 24 11 legislative fiscal bureau concerning the enhanced 24 12 claiming and reimbursement that is received and 24 13 anticipated. 24 14 For purposes of this section, "enhanced claiming" 24 15 does not include any process already being utilized by 24 16 the state university of Iowa hospitals and clinics to 24 17 identify and seek reimbursement from appropriate 24 18 payors. Individual patient accounts shall not be 24 19 eligible for participation in enhanced claiming 24 20 activities until the state university of Iowa 24 21 hospitals and clinics certifies that its internal 24 22 processes to identify and seek reimbursement from 24 23 appropriate payors have been completed. Should 24 24 additional reimbursement from the enhanced claiming 24 25 fail to equal the targeted amount to be credited to 24 26 the general fund, the state university of Iowa 24 27 hospitals and clinics shall not be held responsible 24 28 for making up the shortfall. 24 29 Sec. 14. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA – DEPARTMENT OF 24 30 HUMAN SERVICES. The department of human services 24 31 shall transfer to the state university of Iowa for the 24 32 purposes of the creative employment options program 24 33 the same amount of moneys in the fiscal year beginning 24 34 July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, as was 24 35 transferred in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, 24 36 and ending June 30, 1998. 24 37 Sec. 15. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 24 38 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, the state board of 24 39 regents may use notes, bonds, or other evidences of 24 40 indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to finance 24 41 projects that will result in energy cost savings in an 24 42 amount that will cause the state board to recover the 24 43 cost of the projects within an average of six years. 24 44 Sec. 16. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the 24 45 department of revenue and finance shall pay the state 24 46 school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight 24 47 saving school the moneys collected from the counties 24 48 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, for 24 49 expenses relating to prescription drug costs for 24 50 students attending the state school for the deaf and 25 1 the Iowa braille and sight saving school. 25 2 Sec. 17. Section 135.11, subsection 18, Code 25 3 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 25 4 18. Consult with the office of statewide clinical 25 5 education programs at the university of Iowa college 25 6 of medicine and annually submit a report to the 25 7 general assembly by January 15 verifying the number of 25 8 physicians in active practice in Iowa by county who 25 9 are engaged in providing obstetrical care. To the 25 10 extent data are readily available, the report shall 25 11 include information concerning the number of 25 12 deliveries per year by specialty and county, the age 25 13 of physicians performing deliveries, and the number of 25 14 current year graduates of the university of Iowa 25 15 college of medicine and the Des Moines universityof25 16 – osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical 25 17 center entering into residency programs in obstetrics, 25 18 gynecology, and family practice. The report may 25 19 include additional data relating to access to 25 20 obstetrical services that may be available. 25 21 Sec. 18. NEW SECTION. 135.26 OBSTETRICAL 25 22 BRACHIAL PLEXUS PALSY CONSULTATION. 25 23 The university of Iowa hospitals and clinics shall 25 24 develop and maintain a comprehensive database of 25 25 information regarding obstetrical brachial plexus 25 26 palsy treatment options and success rates. In every 25 27 case where a diagnosis of obstetrical brachial plexus 25 28 palsy is made, the parents or legal guardians of an 25 29 infant so diagnosed shall be given the opportunity to 25 30 consult with an obstetrical brachial plexus palsy 25 31 specialist regarding treatment options and reported 25 32 success rates currently documented in medical 25 33 literature for obstetrical brachial plexus palsy. The 25 34 objective of the consultation shall be to place a 25 35 parent or legal guardian in the position of 25 36 subsequently making an educated and informed decision 25 37 regarding the pursuit of obstetrical brachial plexus 25 38 palsy treatment. 25 39 Sec. 19. Section 135.107, subsection 3, paragraph 25 40 d, subparagraph (1), Code 1999, is amended to read as 25 41 follows: 25 42 (1) The Iowa department of public health, in 25 43 cooperation with a primary care collaborative effort 25 44 including the university of Iowa college of medicine, 25 45 the Des Moines universityof– osteopathicmedicine25 46and health sciencesmedical center, and other primary 25 47 care professional educational institutions in Iowa, 25 48 shall develop and establish area health education 25 49 centers. The effort shall involve making application 25 50 for a federal grant under 42 U.S.C. } 293j, as 26 1 prescribed by that section. 26 2 Sec. 20. Section 135.107, subsection 4, Code 1999, 26 3 is amended to read as follows: 26 4 4. The director of public health shall establish a 26 5 primary care collaborative work group to coordinate 26 6 all statewide recruitment and retention activities 26 7 established pursuant to this section and to make 26 8 recommendations to the department and the center for 26 9 rural health and primary care relating to the 26 10 implementation of subsection 3. Membership of the 26 11 work group shall consist, at a minimum, of 26 12 representatives from the university of Iowa college of 26 13 medicine, Des Moines universityof– osteopathic 26 14medicine and health sciencesmedical center, 26 15 university of Iowa physician assistant school, 26 16 university of Iowa nurse practitioner school, Des 26 17 Moines universityof– osteopathicmedicine and26 18health sciencesmedical center physician assistant 26 19 program, Iowa-Nebraska primary care association, Iowa 26 20 medical society, Iowa osteopathic medical association, 26 21 Iowa chapter of American college of osteopathic family 26 22 physicians, Iowa academy of family physicians, nurse 26 23 practitioner association, Iowa nurses association, 26 24 association of Iowa hospitals and health systems, and 26 25 Iowa physicians assistants association. 26 26 Sec. 21. Section 235C.3, subsection 2, paragraph 26 27 b, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as 26 28 follows: 26 29 b. A health professional training campaign, 26 30 including recommendations concerning the curriculum 26 31 offered at the college of medicine at the state 26 32 university of Iowa and the Des Moines universityof– 26 33 osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical 26 34 center, providing assistance in the identification of 26 35 women at risk of substance abuse during pregnancy and 26 36 strategies to be employed in assisting those women to 26 37 maintain healthy lifestyles during pregnancy. This 26 38 education campaign shall offer information to health 26 39 professionals on assessment, laboratory testing, and 26 40 referrals. 26 41 Sec. 22. Section 256.42, subsection 4, Code 1999, 26 42 is amended by striking the subsection. 26 43 Sec. 23. Section 256B.15, subsection 7, paragraph 26 44 a, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 26 45 a. The treasurer of the state shall credit 26 46 receipts received under this section to the department 26 47 of human services to pay contractual fees incurred by 26 48 the department to maximize federal funding for special 26 49 education services. All remaining receipts in excess 26 50 of the amount necessary to pay contractual fees shall 27 1 be credited to thegeneral fund of the state27 2 department of human services medical assistance 27 3 account. 27 4 Sec. 24. Section 256C.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, 27 5 Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 27 6 A district applying for a grant under this section 27 7 shall agree, for each dollar of grant funds, to 27 8 provide twenty cents in matching cash or in-kind 27 9 resources. Grants may be awarded for four years, 27 10 beginning July 1, 1994, and ending June 30, 1998.Up27 11to ten percent of the moneys appropriated for the27 12grant program may be used by the council for staffing,27 13technical assistance, and external evaluation27 14development.Notwithstanding section 8.33, 27 15 unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30 27 16 of the fiscal year for which the funds were 27 17 appropriated shall not revert but shall be available 27 18 for expenditure for the following fiscal year for the 27 19 purposes of this section. 27 20 Sec. 25. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph 27 21 b, Code Supplement 1999, is amended to read as 27 22 follows: 27 23 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199927 24 2000, and for each following fiscal year,threefour 27 25 thousandnine hundreddollars. 27 26 Sec. 26. Section 261.19, subsections 1 through 4, 27 27 Code 1999, are amended to read as follows: 27 28 1. A physician recruitment program is established, 27 29 to be administered by the college student aid 27 30 commission, for the Des Moines universityof– 27 31 osteopathicmedicine and health sciences of Des27 32Moines, Iowamedical center. The program shall 27 33 consist of a forgivable loan program and a tuition 27 34 scholarship program for students and a loan repayment 27 35 program for physicians. The commission shall 27 36 regularly adjust the physician service requirement 27 37 under each aspect of the program to provide, to the 27 38 extent possible, an equal financial benefit for each 27 39 period of service required. From funds appropriated 27 40 for purposes of the program by the general assembly, 27 41 the commission shall pay a fee to the Des Moines 27 42 universityof– osteopathicmedicine and health27 43sciencesmedical center for the administration of the 27 44 program. A portion of the fee shall be paid by the 27 45 commission to the university based upon the number of 27 46 physicians recruited under subsection 4. 27 47 2. A forgivable loan may be awarded to a resident 27 48 of Iowa who is enrolled at the Des Moines university 27 49of– osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical 27 50 center if the student agrees to practice in this state 28 1 for a period of time to be determined by the 28 2 commission at the time the loan is awarded. 28 3 Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not become 28 4 due and interest on the loan shall not accrue until 28 5 after the student completes a residency program. If 28 6 the student completes the period of practice 28 7 established by the commission and agreed to by the 28 8 student, the loan amount shall be forgiven. The loan 28 9 amount shall not be forgiven if the osteopathic 28 10 physician fails to complete the required time period 28 11 of practice in this state or fails to satisfactorily 28 12 continue in the university's program of medical 28 13 education. 28 14 3. A student enrolled at the Des Moines university 28 15of– osteopathicmedicine and health sciencesmedical 28 16 center shall be eligible for a tuition scholarship for 28 17 the student's study at the university. The 28 18 scholarship shall be for an amount not to exceed the 28 19 annual tuition at the university. A student who 28 20 receives a tuition scholarship shall not be eligible 28 21 for the loan repayment program provided for by this 28 22 section. A student who receives a tuition scholarship 28 23 shall agree to practice in an eligible rural community 28 24 in this state for a period of time to be determined by 28 25 the commission at the time the scholarship is awarded. 28 26 The student shall repay the scholarship to the 28 27 commission if the student fails to practice in a 28 28 medically underserved rural community in this state 28 29 for the required period of time. 28 30 4. A physician shall be eligible for the physician 28 31 loan repayment program if the physician agrees to 28 32 practice in an eligible rural community in this state. 28 33 The Des Moines universityof– osteopathicmedicine28 34and health sciencesmedical center shall recruit and 28 35 place physicians in rural communities which have 28 36 agreed to provide additional funds for the physician's 28 37 loan repayment. The contract for the loan repayment 28 38 shall stipulate the time period the physician shall 28 39 practice in an eligible rural community in this state. 28 40 In addition, the contract shall stipulate that the 28 41 physician repay any funds paid on the physician's loan 28 42 by the commission if the physician fails to practice 28 43 in an eligible rural community in this state for the 28 44 required period of time. For purposes of this 28 45 subsection, "eligible rural community" means a 28 46 medically underserved rural community which agrees to 28 47 match state funds provided on at least a dollar-for- 28 48 dollar basis for the loan repayment of a physician who 28 49 practices in the community. 28 50 Sec. 27. Section 261.25, subsection 1, Code 29 1 Supplement 1999, is amended to read as follows: 29 2 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of 29 3 the state to the commission for each fiscal year the 29 4 sum offorty-sevenforty-eight millionsixeight 29 5 hundredsixty-fourthirty thousandseven hundred fifty29 6 seventy-five dollars for tuition grants. 29 7 Sec. 28. Section 261.85, unnumbered paragraph 1, 29 8 Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 29 9 There is appropriated from the general fund of the 29 10 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum 29 11 of two millionnineseven hundred fifty thousand 29 12 dollars for the work-study program. 29 13 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION. 262.76 ASSIGNMENT OF 29 14 STUDENT TEACHERS – ACCREDITED NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS. 29 15 The state board of regents shall adopt rules 29 16 authorizing approved practitioner preparation program 29 17 faculty to assign a student enrolled in the program to 29 18 an accredited nonpublic school for student teaching 29 19 experience if the coursework and the curriculum the 29 20 student is assigned to teach are nonsectarian, 29 21 nonreligious, and would reasonably be expected to be 29 22 taught in any public school district in the state. 29 23 Sec. 30. Section 266.39C, subsection 3, unnumbered 29 24 paragraph 1, Code 1999, is amended to read as follows: 29 25 Iowa state university of science and technology 29 26 shall employ a director for the center, who shall be 29 27 appointed by the president of Iowa state university of 29 28 science and technology. The director of the center 29 29 shall employ necessary research and support staff. 29 30 The director and staff shall be employees of Iowa 29 31 state university of science and technology. No more 29 32 thanfiveseven hundred thousand dollars of the funds 29 33 made available by appropriation from state revenues in 29 34 any one year shall be expended by the center for the 29 35 salaries and benefits of the employees of the center, 29 36 including the salary and benefits of the director. 29 37 The remainder of the funds appropriated from state 29 38 funds shall be used to sponsor research grants and 29 39 projects submitted on a competitive basis by Iowa 29 40 colleges and universities and private nonprofit 29 41 agencies and foundations. The center may also solicit 29 42 additional grants and funding from public and private 29 43 nonprofit agencies and foundations. 29 44 Sec. 31. Section 272.12, Code 1999, as amended by 29 45 2000 Iowa Acts, House File 2146, section 5, if 29 46 enacted, is amended to read as follows: 29 47 272.12 PARA-EDUCATOR CERTIFICATES. 29 48 The board of educational examiners shall adopt 29 49 rules pursuant to chapter 17A relating to a voluntary 29 50 certification system for para-educators. The rules 30 1 shall specify rights, responsibilities, levels, and 30 2 qualifications for the certificate. Applicants shall 30 3 be disqualified for any reason specified in section 30 4 272.6 or in administrative rule. Notwithstanding 30 5 section 272.6, subsection 1, paragraph "a", the board 30 6 may issue a para-educator certificate to a person who 30 7 is at least eighteen years of age. A person holding a 30 8 para-educator certificate shall not perform the duties 30 9 of a licensed practitioner. A certificate issued 30 10 pursuant to this chapter shall not be considered a 30 11 teacher or administrator license for any purpose 30 12 specified by law, including the purposes specified 30 13 under this chapter or chapter 279. 30 14 Sec. 32. Section 283A.2, subsection 2, paragraph 30 15 b, unnumbered paragraph 1, and paragraph c, as enacted 30 16 by 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 147, section 1, are amended 30 17 to read as follows: 30 18 The board of directors of a school district that 30 19 wishes to provide safe, reasonable student access to a 30 20 school breakfast program, rather than operate or 30 21 provide for the operation of a school breakfast 30 22 program at a specific attendance center within the 30 23 school district shall develop an alternative site plan 30 24 to operate the school breakfast program at another 30 25 attendance center or other site within the school 30 26 district and shall annually certify to the department 30 27 that the plan meets the following criteria: 30 28 c. The board of directors of a school district 30 29 that wishes to provide access to a school breakfast 30 30 program in accordance with paragraph "b", shall notify 30 31 the parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian of 30 32 a child enrolled in the school district of the school 30 33 district's intention to develop and implement a plan 30 34 to provide school breakfast programsonly in certain30 35attendance centersat an alternative site. At any 30 36 time in which the school district proposes to make 30 37 substantive changes to a plan certified with the 30 38 department of education, the notification requirements 30 39 of this paragraph shall apply. 30 40 Sec. 33. Section 294A.25, subsections 6, 10, and 30 41 14, Code Supplement 1999, are amended to read as 30 42 follows: 30 43 6. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199930 44 2000, and ending June 30,20002001, from phase III 30 45 moneys the amount of fifty thousand dollars to the 30 46 department of education for the geography alliance. 30 47 10. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199830 48 2000, and for each succeeding fiscal year, the amount 30 49 of one hundred seventy thousand dollars to the state 30 50 board of regents forequaldistribution in the amount 31 1 of sixty-eight thousand dollars to the Iowa braille 31 2 and sight saving school and in the amount of one 31 3 hundred two thousand dollars to the Iowa state school 31 4 for the deaf from phase III moneys. 31 5 14. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,199931 6 2000, and ending June 30,20002001, to the department 31 7 of education from phase III moneys the amount of fifty 31 8 thousand dollars for the Iowa mathematics and science 31 9 coalition. 31 10 Sec. 34. Section 294A.25, subsection 7, Code 31 11 Supplement 1999, is amended by striking the 31 12 subsection. 31 13 Sec. 35. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. Section 31 14 256C.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, as amended in this 31 15 Act, is retroactively applicable to July 1, 1999. Any 31 16 moneys retained by the child development coordinating 31 17 council for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1999, 31 18 for staffing, technical assistance, and external 31 19 evaluation development shall be awarded in 31 20 demonstration program grants as provided in chapter 31 21 256C. 31 22 Sec. 36. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 10 of this Act, 31 23 relating to 1999 Iowa Acts, chapter 205; section 23, 31 24 amending section 256C.2; and section 34, relating to 31 25 retroactive applicability, being deemed of immediate 31 26 importance, take effect upon enactment." 31 27 31 28 31 29 31 30 KITTY REHBERG 31 31 HF 2549.330 78 31 32 kh/cf
Text: S05621 Text: S05623 Text: S05600 - S05699 Text: S 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: Wed Apr 26 03:36:00 CDT 2000
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Legislation/S/05600/S05622/000425.html
jhf