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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 256D.5, subsection 2, Code Supplement 1 2 1999, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 4 state to the department of education for each fiscal year of 1 5 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 1 6 2003, the sum ofthirtythirty-two million five hundred 1 7 thousand dollars for the school improvement technology block 1 8 grant program. 1 9 Sec. 2. NEW SECTION. 256D.8A TECHNOLOGY FOR ACCREDITED 1 10 NONPUBLIC SCHOOLS. 1 11 1. Technology adopted and purchased by a school district 1 12 as provided in this chapter may, and shall to the extent funds 1 13 are appropriated by the general assembly and allocated as 1 14 provided in this chapter, be made available to students of 1 15 accredited nonpublic schools located within the boundaries of 1 16 the school district upon the written request of the 1 17 authorities in charge of the nonpublic school on behalf of the 1 18 school's students as provided in this section. 1 19 2. From the moneys appropriated in section 295.2, 1 20 subsection 1, paragraph "d" and from the moneys appropriated 1 21 in section 256D.5, subsection 2, for each fiscal year in which 1 22 moneys are appropriated, the sum of two million five hundred 1 23 thousand dollars shall be allocated to school districts for 1 24 the purchase of technology for accredited public schools as 1 25 provided in this section, subject to the restrictions of 1 26 section 295.4, subsection 1, and section 256D.8, subsection 1, 1 27 and notwithstanding section 295.2, subsections 2 and 3, and 1 28 section 256D.6, subsections 1 and 2. The department of 1 29 education shall ascertain a maximum annual amount the school 1 30 district shall be required to use for the purchase of 1 31 technology for participating accredited nonpublic schools. 1 32 The amount shall be in the proportion that the basic 1 33 enrollment of a participating accredited nonpublic school 1 34 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all participating 1 35 accredited nonpublic schools in the state for the budget year. 2 1 For each school year in which the authorities in charge of an 2 2 accredited nonpublic school request technology as provided in 2 3 this section, the participating accredited nonpublic school 2 4 shall certify its actual enrollment to the department of 2 5 education by October 1. By October 15, the department shall 2 6 notify the board of directors of each school district of the 2 7 maximum amount of its allocation that shall be made available 2 8 for purchasing technology for each of the participating 2 9 accredited nonpublic schools located within the school 2 10 district in accordance with this section. The technology made 2 11 available to accredited nonpublic schools in accordance with 2 12 this section shall be comparable to the technology of the 2 13 district of attendance. For purposes of this section only, an 2 14 accredited nonpublic school's enrollment count shall include 2 15 only students who are residents of Iowa. 2 16 3. The costs of providing technology to participating 2 17 accredited nonpublic schools as provided in this section shall 2 18 not be included in the computation of district cost under 2 19 chapter 257, but shall be shown in the budget as an expense 2 20 from miscellaneous income. 2 21 4. Prior to receiving technology under this section, the 2 22 authorities in charge of an accredited nonpublic school shall 2 23 adopt a technology plan that supports school improvement 2 24 technology efforts and includes an evaluation component. The 2 25 plan shall be developed by licensed professional staff of the 2 26 school, including both teachers and administrators. The plan 2 27 shall, at a minimum, focus on the attainment of student 2 28 achievement goals determined in accordance with section 256.7, 2 29 subsection 21, and shall demonstrate how the school will 2 30 utilize technology to improve student achievement. Only one 2 31 plan shall be required while technology is received under this 2 32 section. The technology plan shall be kept on file in the 2 33 school and a copy of the plan, and any subsequent amendments 2 34 to the plan, shall be sent to the department of education. 2 35 Progress made under the plan shall be included as part of the 3 1 annual comprehensive school improvement plan submitted to the 3 2 department of education in compliance with section 256.7, 3 3 subsection 21. 3 4 5. Notwithstanding section 295.2, subsection 8, for 3 5 purposes of this section, "school district" does not mean the 3 6 Iowa braille and sight saving school, the state school for the 3 7 deaf, the Price laboratory school at the university of 3 8 northern Iowa, and the institutions under the control of the 3 9 department of human services as provided in section 218.1, 3 10 subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8. 3 11 6. The provisions of section 256D.8, subsection 2, shall 3 12 not apply. 3 13 Sec. 3. Section 295.2, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 3 14 1999, is amended to read as follows: 3 15 c. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 3 16 state to the department of education for each fiscal year of 3 17 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 3 1820012000, the sum of thirty million dollars for the school 3 19 improvement technology program. 3 20 Sec. 4. Section 295.2, subsection 1, Code 1999, is amended 3 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 3 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. d. There is appropriated from the general 3 23 fund of the state to the department of education for the 3 24 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001, 3 25 the sum of thirty-two million five hundred thousand dollars 3 26 for the school improvement technology program. 3 27 EXPLANATION 3 28 This bill permits accredited nonpublic schools to receive 3 29 school improvement technology and school improvement 3 30 technology block grant program moneys by increasing the 3 31 appropriation to the programs to $32.5 million annually and 3 32 requiring that $2.5 million annually be used to make 3 33 technology that is comparable to that purchased by a school 3 34 district, available to students of accredited nonpublic 3 35 schools. 4 1 The bill directs the department of education to ascertain a 4 2 maximum annual amount a school district will be required to 4 3 use for the purchase of technology for participating 4 4 accredited nonpublic schools within its boundaries. The 4 5 amount shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment of 4 6 a participating accredited nonpublic school bears to the sum 4 7 of the basic enrollments of all participating accredited 4 8 nonpublic schools in the state for the budget year. Each 4 9 year, the authorities in charge of a participating accredited 4 10 nonpublic school must certify its actual enrollment to the 4 11 department of education by October 1. By October 15, the 4 12 department notifies the board of directors of each school 4 13 district of the maximum amount of its allocation that must be 4 14 made available for purchasing technology for each of the 4 15 participating accredited nonpublic schools located within the 4 16 school district in accordance with this section. The 4 17 technology made available to accredited nonpublic schools in 4 18 accordance with this section shall be comparable to the 4 19 technology of the district of attendance. 4 20 Prior to receiving technology, the authorities in charge of 4 21 an accredited nonpublic school must adopt, and file with the 4 22 department of education, a technology plan that supports 4 23 school improvement technology efforts and includes an 4 24 evaluation component. The plan shall, at a minimum, focus on 4 25 the attainment of student achievement goals, determined under 4 26 the school's comprehensive school improvement plan, and 4 27 demonstrate how the school will utilize technology to improve 4 28 student achievement. 4 29 LSB 5517XS 78 4 30 kh/cf/24.1
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