House Journal: Page 1533: Wednesday, April 21, 1999

26   FEES.  Notwithstanding section 272.10, up to 85

27   percent of any funds received annually resulting from
28   an increase in fees approved and implemented for
29   licensing by the state board of educational examiners
30   after July 1, 1997, shall be available for the fiscal
31   year beginning July 1, 1999, to the state board for
32   purposes related to the state board's duties,
33   including, but not limited to, additional full-time
34   equivalent positions.  The director of revenue and
35   finance shall draw warrants upon the treasurer of
36   state from the funds appropriated as provided in this
37   section and shall make the funds resulting from the
38   increase in fees available during the fiscal year to
39   the state board on a monthly basis.
40     Sec. 10.  FISCAL YEAR 1999-2000 EXTENDED SCHOOL
41   YEAR GRANT MONEYS - DISTRIBUTION.
42     1.  Notwithstanding section 8.33 and section
43   256.22, subsection 4, from the funds appropriated in
44   1998 Iowa Acts, chapter 1216, section 1, subsection 1,
45   to the department of education for extended school
46   year grants, which remain unencumbered or unobligated
47   on June 30, 1999, the sum of $460,000 shall not revert
48   to the general fund of the state and shall not be
49   available for expenditure for the following fiscal
50   year for purposes of extended school year grants, but
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 1   shall be reallocated by the department as follows:
 2     a.  The sum of $200,000 to the board of educational
 3   examiners for a one-year pilot program study to assess
 4   the performance of teacher education graduates at no
 5   charge to the graduates.  The department of education,
 6   the board of educational examiners, and the college
 7   student aid commission shall determine the number of
 8   students that will be tested at each postsecondary
 9   institution that provides an approved practitioner
10   preparation program in a manner that will result in a
11   reliable statistical sampling.  It is the intent of
12   the general assembly that if the board recommends
13   statewide implementation of the assessment prior to
14   initial licensure, the costs of an assessment shall be
15   paid by the teacher education graduate applying for
16   initial licensure.
17     b.  The sum of $100,000 to the division of
18   libraries and information services for promotion of
19   the next decennial federal census.
20     c.  The sum of $100,000 to the department of
21   education for distribution to the reading recovery
22   center.
23     d.  The sum of $60,000 to the department of
24   education for support of the family resource center

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