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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 257.3, subsection 2, Code 2001, is 1 2 amended to read as follows: 1 3 2. TAX FOR REORGANIZED AND DISSOLVED DISTRICTS. 1 4 Notwithstanding subsection 1, a reorganized school district 1 5 shall cause a foundation property tax of four dollars and 1 6 forty cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation to be 1 7 levied on all taxable property which, in the year preceding a 1 8 reorganization, was within a school district affected by the 1 9 reorganization as defined in section 275.1, or in the year 1 10 preceding a dissolution was a part of a school district that 1 11 dissolved if the dissolution proposal has been approved by the 1 12 director of the department of education pursuant to section 1 13 275.55. In the year preceding the reorganization or 1 14 dissolution, the school district affected by the 1 15 reorganization or the school district that dissolved must have 1 16 had a certified enrollment of fewer than six hundred in order 1 17 for the four-dollar-and-forty-cent levy to apply. In 1 18 succeeding school years, the foundation property tax levy on 1 19 that portion shall be increasedtwenty cents per year until it1 20reaches the rate ofto the rate of four dollars and ninety 1 21 cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation the first 1 22 succeeding year, five dollars and fifteen cents per thousand 1 23 dollars of assessed valuation the second succeeding year, and 1 24 five dollars and forty cents per thousand dollars of assessed 1 25 valuation the third succeeding year and each year thereafter. 1 26 For purposes of this section, a reorganized school district 1 27 is one whichabsorbedabsorbs at least thirty percent of the 1 28 enrollment of the school district affected by a reorganization 1 29 or dissolved during a dissolution and in which action to bring 1 30 about a reorganization or dissolutionwas initiated by a vote1 31of the board of directors or jointly by the affected boards of1 32directors prior to November 30, 1990, and the reorganization1 33or dissolution takesis initiated by a vote of the board of 1 34 directors or jointly by the affected boards of directors to 1 35 take effect on or after July 1,19912002, and on or before 2 1 July 1,19932006. Each district which initiated, by a vote 2 2 of the board of directors or jointly by the affected boards, 2 3 action to bring about a reorganization or dissolutionby2 4November 30, 1990to take effect on or after July 1, 2002, and 2 5 on or before July 1, 2006, shall certify the date and the 2 6 nature of the action taken to the department of education by 2 7SeptemberJanuary 1, 1991of the year in which the 2 8 reorganization or dissolution takes effect. 2 9A reorganized school district which meets the requirements2 10of this section for reduced property tax rates, but failed to2 11vote on reorganization or dissolution prior to November 30,2 121990, and failed to certify such action to the department of2 13education by September 1, 1991, shall cause to be levied a2 14foundation property tax of four dollars and sixty cents per2 15thousand dollars of assessed valuation on all eligible taxable2 16property pursuant to this section. In succeeding school2 17years, the foundation property tax levy on that portion shall2 18be increased twenty cents per year until it reaches the rate2 19of five dollars and forty cents per thousand dollars of2 20assessed valuation.2 21The reduced property tax rates of reorganized school2 22districts that met the requirements of section 442.2, Code2 231991, prior to July 1, 1991, shall continue to increase as2 24provided in that section until they reach five dollars and2 25forty cents.2 26 Sec. 2. Section 257.3, subsection 3, Code 2001, is amended 2 27 by striking the subsection. 2 28 Sec. 3. Section 257.3, subsection 4, Code 2001, is amended 2 29 to read as follows: 2 30 4. RAILWAY CORPORATIONS. For purposes of section 257.1, 2 31 the "amount per pupil of foundation property tax" does not 2 32 include the tax levied under subsection 1, 2,or32 on the 2 33 property of a railway corporation, or on its trustee if the 2 34 corporation has been declared bankrupt or is in bankruptcy 2 35 proceedings. 3 1 Sec. 4. Section 257.11, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 3 2 2001, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 3 3 lieu thereof the following: 3 4 c. Pupils attending class for all or a substantial portion 3 5 of a school day pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement 3 6 executed under sections 282.10 through 282.12 shall be 3 7 eligible for supplementary weighting pursuant to this 3 8 subsection as follows: 3 9 (1) A school district which was participating in a whole 3 10 grade sharing arrangement during the budget year beginning 3 11 July 1, 2001, and which adopts a resolution jointly with the 3 12 other affected boards to study the question of undergoing a 3 13 reorganization or dissolution to take effect on or before July 3 14 1, 2006, shall receive a weighting of one-tenth of the 3 15 percentage of the pupil's school day during which the pupil 3 16 attends classes in another district, attends classes taught by 3 17 a teacher who is jointly employed under section 280.15, or 3 18 attends classes taught by a teacher who is employed by another 3 19 school district. A district shall be eligible for 3 20 supplementary weighting pursuant to this subparagraph for a 3 21 maximum of two years. Receipt of supplementary weighting for 3 22 a second year shall be conditioned upon submission of 3 23 information resulting from the study to the school budget 3 24 review committee indicating progress toward the objective of 3 25 reorganization on or before July 1, 2006. 3 26 (2) A school district which was not participating in a 3 27 whole grade sharing arrangement during the budget year 3 28 beginning July 1, 2001, which executes a whole grade sharing 3 29 agreement pursuant to sections 282.10 through 282.12 for the 3 30 budget year beginning July 1, 2003, and which adopts a 3 31 resolution jointly with the other affected boards to study the 3 32 question of undergoing a reorganization or dissolution to take 3 33 effect on or before July 1, 2006, shall receive a weighting of 3 34 one-tenth of the percentage of the pupil's school day during 3 35 which the pupil attends classes in another district, attends 4 1 classes taught by a teacher who is jointly employed under 4 2 section 280.15, or attends classes taught by a teacher who is 4 3 employed by another school district. A district shall be 4 4 eligible for supplementary weighting pursuant to this 4 5 subparagraph for a maximum of three years. Receipt of 4 6 supplementary weighting for a second and third year shall be 4 7 conditioned upon submission of information resulting from the 4 8 study to the school budget review committee indicating 4 9 progress toward the objective of reorganization on or before 4 10 July 1, 2006. 4 11 Sec. 5. Section 257.11, Code 2001, is amended by adding 4 12 the following new subsection: 4 13 NEW SUBSECTION. 4A. REGIONAL ACADEMIES. 4 14 a. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2002, and 4 15 succeeding budget years, in order to provide additional funds 4 16 for school districts in which a regional academy is located, a 4 17 supplementary weighting plan for determining enrollment is 4 18 adopted. 4 19 b. A school district which establishes a regional academy 4 20 shall be eligible to assign its resident pupils attending 4 21 classes at the academy a weighting of one-tenth of the 4 22 percentage of the pupil's school day during which the pupil 4 23 attends classes at the regional academy. For the purposes of 4 24 this subsection, "regional academy" means an educational 4 25 institution established by a school district to which multiple 4 26 schools send pupils in grades seven through twelve. A 4 27 regional academy shall include in its curriculum advanced- 4 28 level courses and may include in its curriculum vocational- 4 29 technical programs. The maximum amount of additional 4 30 weighting for which a school district establishing a regional 4 31 academy shall be eligible is an amount corresponding to 4 32 fifteen additional pupils. 4 33 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION. 257.11A SUPPLEMENTARY WEIGHTING AND 4 34 SCHOOL REORGANIZATION. 4 35 1. In determining weighted enrollment under section 257.6, 5 1 if the board of directors of a school district has approved a 5 2 contract for sharing pursuant to section 257.11 and the school 5 3 district has approved an action to bring about a 5 4 reorganization to take effect on and after July 1, 2002, and 5 5 on or before July 1, 2006, the reorganized school district 5 6 shall include, for a period of three years following the 5 7 effective date of the reorganization, additional pupils added 5 8 by the application of the supplementary weighting plan, equal 5 9 to the pupils added by the application of the supplementary 5 10 weighting plan in the year preceding the reorganization. For 5 11 the purposes of this paragraph, the weighted enrollment for 5 12 the period of three years following the effective date of 5 13 reorganization shall include the supplementary weighting in 5 14 the base year used for determining the combined district cost 5 15 for the first year of the reorganization. However, the 5 16 weighting shall be reduced by the supplementary weighting 5 17 added for a pupil whose residency is not within the 5 18 reorganized district. 5 19 2. For purposes of this section, a reorganized district is 5 20 one in which the reorganization was approved in an election 5 21 pursuant to sections 275.18 and 275.20 and takes effect on or 5 22 after July 1, 2002, and on or before July 1, 2006. Each 5 23 district which initiates, by a vote of the board of directors 5 24 or jointly by the affected boards, action to bring about a 5 25 reorganization or dissolution to take effect on or after July 5 26 1, 2002, and on or before July 1, 2006, shall certify the date 5 27 and the nature of the action taken to the department of 5 28 education by January 1 of the year in which the reorganization 5 29 or dissolution takes effect. 5 30 3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, a school district which 5 31 was participating in a whole grade sharing arrangement during 5 32 the budget year beginning July 1, 2001, and which received a 5 33 maximum of two years of supplementary weighting pursuant to 5 34 section 257.11, subsection 2, paragraph "c", shall include 5 35 additional pupils added by the application of the 6 1 supplementary weighting plan, equal to the pupils added by the 6 2 application of the supplementary weighting plan in the year 6 3 preceding the reorganization, for a period of four years 6 4 following the effective date of the reorganization. 6 5 4. A school district shall be eligible for a combined 6 6 maximum total of six years of supplementary weighting under 6 7 the provisions of this section and section 257.11, subsection 6 8 2, paragraph "c". 6 9 Sec. 7. Section 257.13, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2001, 6 10 are amended to read as follows: 6 11 1. For the school budget year beginning July 1,20002001, 6 12 and succeeding budget years, if a district's actual enrollment 6 13 for the budget year, determined under section 257.6, is 6 14 greater than its budget enrollment for the budget year, the 6 15 district shall be eligible to receive an on-time funding 6 16 budget adjustment. The adjustment shall be in an amount equal 6 17 tofifty percent ofthe difference between the actual 6 18 enrollment for the budget year and the budget enrollment for 6 19 the budget year, multiplied by the district cost per pupil. 6 20 2. The board of directors of a school district that wishes 6 21 to receive an on-time funding budget adjustment shall adopt a 6 22 resolution to receive the adjustment and notify the school 6 23 budget review committee by November 1,2000annually. The 6 24 school budget review committee shall establish a modified 6 25 allowable growth in an amount determined pursuant to 6 26 subsection 1. 6 27 Sec. 8. Section 257.14, subsection 1, Code 2001, is 6 28 amended to read as follows: 6 29 1. For the budget year commencing July 1,20002001, if 6 30 the department of management determines that the regular 6 31 program district cost of a school district for a budget year 6 32 is less than the total of the regular program district cost 6 33 plus any adjustment added under this section for the base year 6 34 for that school district, the school district shall be 6 35 eligible to receive a budget adjustment for that district for 7 1 that budget year up to an amount equal to the difference. The 7 2 board of directors of a school district that wishes to receive 7 3 a budget adjustment pursuant to this subsection shall, 7 4 notwithstanding the public notice and hearing provisions of 7 5 chapter 24 or any other provision to the contrary, within 7 6 thirty days followingApril 6, 2000the effective date of this 7 7 Act, adopt a resolution to receive the budget adjustment and 7 8 immediately notify the department of management of the 7 9 adoption of the resolution and the amount of the budget 7 10 adjustment to be received. 7 11 Sec. 9. Section 257.14, subsection 2, Code 2001, is 7 12 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 7 13 thereof the following: 7 14 2. For the budget year commencing July 1, 2002, and 7 15 succeeding budget years, if the department of management 7 16 determines that the regular program district cost of a school 7 17 district for a budget year is less than one hundred one 7 18 percent of the regular program district cost for the base year 7 19 for that school district, a district shall be eligible for a 7 20 budget adjustment corresponding to the following schedule: 7 21 a. For the budget year commencing July 1, 2002, the 7 22 greater of the difference between the regular program district 7 23 cost for the budget year and one hundred one percent of the 7 24 regular program district cost for the base year, or ninety 7 25 percent of the regular program district cost as calculated for 7 26 the budget year beginning July 1, 2001, plus any adjustment 7 27 for that district as calculated under section 257.14 for that 7 28 year. 7 29 b. For the budget year commencing July 1, 2003, the 7 30 greater of the difference between the regular program district 7 31 cost for the budget year and one hundred one percent of the 7 32 regular program district cost for the base year, or eighty 7 33 percent of the regular program district cost as calculated for 7 34 the budget year beginning July 1, 2001, plus any adjustment 7 35 for that district as calculated under section 257.14 for that 8 1 year. 8 2 c. For the budget year commencing July 1, 2004, the 8 3 greater of the difference between the regular program district 8 4 cost for the budget year and one hundred one percent of the 8 5 regular program district cost for the base year, or seventy 8 6 percent of the regular program district cost as calculated for 8 7 the budget year beginning July 1, 2001, plus any adjustment 8 8 for that district as calculated under section 257.14 for that 8 9 year. 8 10 d. For the budget year commencing July 1, 2005, the 8 11 greater of the difference between the regular program district 8 12 cost for the budget year and one hundred one percent of the 8 13 regular program district cost for the base year, or sixty 8 14 percent of the regular program district cost as calculated for 8 15 the budget year beginning July 1, 2001, plus any adjustment 8 16 for that district as calculated under section 257.14 for that 8 17 year. 8 18 e. For the budget year commencing July 1, 2006, and each 8 19 budget year thereafter, the difference between the regular 8 20 program district cost for the budget year and one hundred one 8 21 percent of the regular program district cost for the base 8 22 year. 8 23 For the purposes of this subsection, a school district 8 24 shall be eligible to apply the eighty, seventy, and sixty 8 25 percent provisions in paragraphs "b", "c", and "d", only if 8 26 the school district received a budget adjustment for the 8 27 budget year beginning July 1, 2002, based on the ninety 8 28 percent provision in paragraph "a". 8 29 The board of directors of a school district that wishes to 8 30 receive a budget adjustment pursuant to this subsection shall 8 31 adopt a resolution to receive the budget adjustment and shall, 8 32 by April 1, annually, notify the department of management of 8 33 the adoption of the resolution and the amount of the budget 8 34 adjustment to be received. 8 35 Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. Section 8 of this Act, being 9 1 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 9 2 EXPLANATION 9 3 This bill modifies several school finance provisions. 9 4 FOUNDATION PROPERTY TAX LEVY FOR REORGANIZED AND DISSOLVED 9 5 DISTRICTS. The bill provides that, in a school district which 9 6 reorganizes or dissolves and which had a certified enrollment 9 7 of fewer than six hundred pupils in the year prior to the 9 8 reorganization or dissolution, the uniform levy established at 9 9 $5.40 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation shall be 9 10 lowered to $4.40 per thousand dollars of assessed valuation, 9 11 and raised over the next three succeeding years until the 9 12 $5.40 level is reached. The bill provides that a reorganized 9 13 school district shall be one which absorbs at least 30 percent 9 14 of the enrollment of the school district affected by a 9 15 reorganization or dissolution and in which action to bring 9 16 about the reorganization or dissolution is initiated to take 9 17 effect on or after July 1, 2002, and on or before July 1, 9 18 2006. 9 19 WHOLE GRADE SHARING WEIGHTING. The bill provides that a 9 20 school district which was participating in a whole grade 9 21 sharing arrangement during the budget year beginning July 1, 9 22 2001, and which adopts a resolution jointly with the other 9 23 affected boards to study the question of undergoing a 9 24 reorganization or dissolution to take effect on or before July 9 25 1, 2006, shall receive a weighting of one-tenth for a maximum 9 26 of two years, conditioned upon submission of information 9 27 resulting from the study to the school budget review committee 9 28 indicating progress toward the objective of reorganization on 9 29 or before July 1, 2006. The bill provides that a school 9 30 district which was not participating in a whole grade sharing 9 31 arrangement during the budget year beginning July 1, 2001, 9 32 which executes a whole grade sharing agreement pursuant to 9 33 sections 282.10 through 282.12 for the budget year beginning 9 34 July 1, 2003, and which adopts a resolution jointly with the 9 35 other affected boards to study the question of undergoing a 10 1 reorganization or dissolution to take effect on or before July 10 2 1, 2006, shall receive a weighting of one-tenth for a maximum 10 3 of three years, conditioned upon submission of information 10 4 resulting from the study to the school budget review committee 10 5 indicating progress toward the objective of reorganization on 10 6 or before July 1, 2006. 10 7 REGIONAL ACADEMY WEIGHTING. The bill provides that for the 10 8 school budget year beginning July 1, 2002, and succeeding 10 9 budget years, in order to provide additional funds for school 10 10 districts in which a regional academy is located, a school 10 11 district which establishes a regional academy shall be 10 12 eligible to assign its resident pupils attending classes at 10 13 the academy a weighting of one-tenth of the percentage of the 10 14 pupil's school day during which the pupil attends classes at 10 15 the regional academy. The bill provides that a regional 10 16 academy means an educational institution established by a 10 17 school district to which multiple schools send pupils in 10 18 grades seven through 12, which includes in its curriculum 10 19 advanced-level courses and may include in its curriculum 10 20 vocational-technical programs. The bill provides that the 10 21 maximum amount of additional weighting for which a school 10 22 district establishing a regional academy shall be eligible is 10 23 an amount corresponding to fifteen additional pupils. 10 24 REORGANIZATION SUPPLEMENTARY WEIGHTING. The bill provides 10 25 that if the board of directors of a school district has 10 26 approved a contract for sharing pursuant to section 257.11 and 10 27 the school district has approved an action to bring about a 10 28 reorganization to take effect on and after July 1, 2002, and 10 29 on or before July 1, 2006, the reorganized school district 10 30 shall include, for a period of three years following the 10 31 effective date of the reorganization, additional pupils added 10 32 by the application of supplementary weighting, equal to the 10 33 pupils added by the application of supplementary weighting in 10 34 the year preceding the reorganization. 10 35 The bill also provides that a school district which was 11 1 participating in a whole grade sharing arrangement during the 11 2 budget year beginning July 1, 2001, and which receives a 11 3 maximum of two years of supplementary weighting, shall include 11 4 additional pupils added by the application of the 11 5 supplementary weighting plan, equal to the pupils added by the 11 6 application of the supplementary weighting plan in the year 11 7 preceding the reorganization, for a period of four years 11 8 following the effective date of the reorganization. The bill 11 9 provides that a school district shall be eligible for a 11 10 combined maximum total of six years of supplementary weighting 11 11 for whole grade sharing prior to reorganizing and following a 11 12 reorganization. 11 13 ON-TIME FUNDING BUDGET ADJUSTMENT. The bill provides that 11 14 for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2001, and 11 15 succeeding budget years, if a school district's actual 11 16 enrollment for the budget year is greater than its budget 11 17 enrollment for the budget year, the school district is 11 18 eligible to receive an on-time funding budget adjustment in 11 19 the form of a modified allowable growth equal to the 11 20 difference, multiplied by district cost per pupil. This 11 21 extends the current on-time funding provision in Code section 11 22 257.13 for additional budget years, and increases the amount 11 23 from 50 to 100 percent of the difference. The bill provides 11 24 that in order to receive the on-time funding budget 11 25 adjustment, a school district board of directors must adopt a 11 26 resolution and notify the school budget review committee by 11 27 November 1, annually. Current law provides that a school 11 28 district which determines that a need exists for additional 11 29 on-time funding, beyond the on-time funding budget adjustment 11 30 for which the district is eligible, can submit a request to 11 31 the school budget review committee for additional modified 11 32 allowable growth pursuant to the provisions of Code section 11 33 257.31. 11 34 100 PERCENT BUDGET GUARANTEE. The bill also provides for 11 35 an extension of the 100 percent budget guarantee provision 12 1 currently in effect for an additional school budget year. The 12 2 bill provides that for the school budget year beginning July 12 3 1, 2001, if the department of management determines that the 12 4 regular program district cost of a school district for a 12 5 budget year is less than its regular program district cost 12 6 with the budget guarantee provision for the year preceding the 12 7 budget year, the school district is eligible to receive a 12 8 budget adjustment up to an amount equal to the difference. 12 9 The bill provides that a school district board of directors 12 10 that wishes to receive this budget adjustment shall adopt a 12 11 resolution to receive the adjustment and, within 30 days of 12 12 the bill's enactment, notify the department of management of 12 13 the adoption of the resolution and the amount of the budget 12 14 adjustment to be received. This portion of the bill takes 12 15 effect upon enactment. 12 16 101 PERCENT BUDGET GUARANTEE. The bill provides for 12 17 changes with respect to the budget guarantee provision for the 12 18 school budget year beginning July 1, 2002, and succeeding 12 19 budget years. The bill provides that if the department of 12 20 management determines that the regular program district cost 12 21 of a school district for a budget year is less than its 12 22 regular program district cost without the budget guarantee 12 23 provision for the year preceding the budget year, the school 12 24 district will be eligible to receive a budget adjustment of up 12 25 to 101 percent of the regular program district cost for the 12 26 year preceding the budget year. This increases the budget 12 27 guarantee amount from 100 percent to 101 percent, but removes 12 28 the provision that a school district is guaranteed an amount 12 29 equivalent to its previous year's regular program district 12 30 cost with the budget guarantee received in that year included. 12 31 The bill provides, however, that for the budget year beginning 12 32 July 1, 2002, a school district shall be eligible to receive 12 33 the greater of the difference between the regular program 12 34 district cost for the budget year and 101 percent of the 12 35 regular program district cost for the base year, or 90 percent 13 1 of the regular program district cost as calculated under Code 13 2 section 257.14 for that year. The bill provides that this 13 3 percentage is reduced each succeeding budget year, until for 13 4 the budget year beginning July 1, 2006, a school district is 13 5 eligible solely for up to a 101 percent guarantee if the 13 6 regular program district cost for the budget year is less than 13 7 the regular program district cost for the preceding year 13 8 without the addition of the guaranteed amount for that year. 13 9 The bill provides that the option of utilizing the 80, 70, and 13 10 60 percent provisions is available only if a school district 13 11 utilized the 90 percent provision for the school budget year 13 12 beginning July 1, 2002. The bill provides that for the school 13 13 budget year beginning July 1, 2002, and succeeding budget 13 14 years, the board of directors of a school district that wishes 13 15 to receive a budget adjustment shall adopt a resolution and 13 16 notify the department of management of the adoption of the 13 17 resolution and the amount of the budget adjustment to be 13 18 received by April 1, annually. 13 19 LSB 2382HV 79 13 20 rn/cf/24.1
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