House Journal: Page 1773: Tuesday, April 27, 1999

35     b.  The board of directors of a school district

36   which has not requested and received approval to fund
37   a gifted and talented program pursuant to section
38   257.46, Code 1999, for the budget year beginning July
39   1, 1999, but seeks funding for such a program under
40   subsection 2A for the budget year beginning July 1,
41   2000, may adopt a resolution requesting such funding
42   and submit the resolution and a proposed gifted and
43   talented program plan and budget to the department of
44   education by October 1, 1999.  The department shall
45   review the request and, if it approves the request for
46   funding, the department shall forward the approved
47   request to the department of management.
48     c.  A school district determining allowable growth
49   pursuant to section 257.8, subsection 2, may apply to
50   the school budget review committee for modified
Page 2  
 1   allowable growth pursuant to section 257.31,
 2   subsection 5, for the school budget year beginning
 3   July 1, 1999, and succeeding budget years.
 4     NEW SUBSECTION.  2C.  a.  A school district which
 5   calculated allowable growth for the budget year
 6   beginning July 1, 1999, pursuant to the provisions of
 7   subsection 2A, shall calculate allowable growth
 8   pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 for the
 9   school budget year beginning July 1, 2000, and
10   succeeding budget years, utilizing a regular program
11   state cost per pupil figure which incorporates the
12   thirty-eight dollar increase in regular program
13   allowable growth calculated for the budget year
14   beginning July 1, 1999.
15     b.  A school district which calculated allowable
16   growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 1999,
17   pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2B, shall
18   calculate allowable growth pursuant to the provisions
19   of subsection 2 for the school budget year beginning
20   July 1, 2000, and succeeding budget years, utilizing a
21   regular program state cost per pupil figure which does
22   not incorporate the thirty-eight dollar increase in
23   regular program allowable growth calculated for the
24   budget year beginning July 1, 1999.  However, if such
25   school district receives approval for additional
26   funding from the department for the gifted and
27   talented program for the budget year beginning July 1,
28   2000, under subsection 2B, paragraph "b", the school
29   district shall receive allowable growth for the budget
30   year beginning July 1, 2000, and subsequent budget
31   years in the manner provided for school districts
32   under paragraph "a" of this subsection.
33     NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  For budget years beginning

© 1999 Cornell College and League of Women Voters of Iowa

Comments about this site or page? hjourn@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: Thu Apr 29 13:40:03 CDT 1999
URL: /DOCS/GA/78GA/Session.1/HJournal/01700/01773.html
jhf