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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 1, Code Supplement 1 2 2003, is amended to read as follows: 1 3 1. STATE PERCENT OF GROWTH.The state percent of growth1 4for the budget year beginning July 1, 2003, is two percent.1 5 The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1 6 1, 2004, is two percent. The state percent of growth for the 1 7 budget year beginning July 1, 2005, is two percent. The state 1 8 percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2006, 1 9 and each subsequent budget year shall be established by 1 10 statute which shall be enacted within thirty days of the 1 11 submission inthe year precedingthe base year of the 1 12 governor's budget under section 8.21. The establishment of 1 13 the state percent of growth for a budget year shall be the 1 14 only subject matter of the bill which enacts the state percent 1 15 of growth for a budget year. 1 16 Sec. 2. Section 257.16, Code 2003, is amended by adding 1 17 the following new subsection: 1 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. a. Notwithstanding subsection 1, the 1 19 amount appropriated from the general fund of the state for 1 20 state foundation and supplementary aid for the fiscal period 1 21 beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2006, shall be the 1 22 following: 1 23 (1) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, the sum of 1 24 one billion eight hundred eighty-one million six hundred 1 25 eighty-eight thousand six hundred twenty-eight dollars. Of 1 26 the amount appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph, ten 1 27 million dollars shall be used by school districts to assist 1 28 with the purchase of public school textbooks and supplies. 1 29 The amount allocated shall be distributed to school districts 1 30 on a per pupil basis, and shall be used exclusively for 1 31 textbook and supply acquisition for public schools. If any 1 32 portion of the moneys received by a school district for 1 33 textbook and supply acquisition remains unexpended at the end 1 34 of the budget year, the remainder shall be carried over to the 1 35 subsequent budget year and added to the school district's 2 1 textbook and supply acquisition budget for that year. 2 2 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, the sum of 2 3 one billion nine hundred twenty-six million five hundred 2 4 twelve thousand nine hundred ninety-four dollars. Of the 2 5 amount appropriated pursuant to this subparagraph, ten million 2 6 dollars shall be used by school districts to assist with the 2 7 purchase of public school textbooks and supplies. The amount 2 8 allocated shall be distributed to school districts on a per 2 9 pupil basis, and shall be used exclusively for textbook and 2 10 supply acquisition for public schools. If any portion of the 2 11 moneys received by a school district for textbook and supply 2 12 acquisition remains unexpended at the end of the budget year, 2 13 the remainder shall be carried over to the subsequent budget 2 14 year and added to the school district's textbook and supply 2 15 acquisition budget for that year. 2 16 b. If the amounts appropriated in this subsection are less 2 17 than the amounts otherwise required pursuant to subsection 1, 2 18 the difference shall be deducted from the payments that 2 19 otherwise would have been required to be made to each school 2 20 district in the same ratio that the budget enrollment of the 2 21 school district for the appropriate budget year bears to the 2 22 total budget enrollment in the state for that budget year. 2 23 Sec. 3. Notwithstanding the thirty-day deadline and 2 24 restrictions for the enactment of the state percent of growth 2 25 provided in section 257.8, subsection 1, such deadline and 2 26 restrictions shall not apply to the Act enacted which 2 27 establishes the state percent of growth during the 2004 2 28 Regular Session of the Eightieth General Assembly. 2 29 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act is applicable for 2 30 computing state aid under the state school foundation program 2 31 for the school budget years beginning July 1, 2004, and July 2 32 1, 2005. 2 33 EXPLANATION 2 34 This bill establishes a state percent of growth of 2 2 35 percent for purposes of the state school foundation program 3 1 for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2005. 3 2 The bill provides that for the budget year beginning July 3 3 1, 2006, and each subsequent budget year, the state percent of 3 4 growth shall be established by statute and enacted within 30 3 5 days of the submission of the governor's budget under Code 3 6 section 8.21 in the base year. Currently, Code section 257.8 3 7 provides that the enactment shall be within 30 days of the 3 8 submission of the governor's budget in the year preceding the 3 9 base year. The effect of this change would be to establish 3 10 the state percent of growth during the regular legislative 3 11 session immediately preceding the start of the July 1 budget 3 12 year, rather than during the regular legislative session in 3 13 the previous year. 3 14 The bill also provides for appropriations for the payment 3 15 of state foundation aid and supplementary aid. The bill 3 16 provides that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and 3 17 ending June 30, 2005, there is appropriated from the general 3 18 fund of the state pursuant to Code section 257.16 the sum of 3 19 $1,881,688,628 to pay state foundation aid and supplementary 3 20 aid, and that for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and 3 21 ending June 30, 2006, there is appropriated from the general 3 22 fund of the state pursuant to Code section 257.16 the sum of 3 23 $1,926,512,994 to pay state foundation aid and supplementary 3 24 aid. The bill provides that of the amount appropriated for 3 25 the fiscal years beginning July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005, $10 3 26 million shall be used by school districts to assist with the 3 27 purchase of public school textbooks and supplies. The bill 3 28 provides that the amount allocated for textbooks and supplies 3 29 shall be distributed on a per pupil basis, shall be used 3 30 exclusively for public school textbook and supply acquisition, 3 31 and that if any portion of the moneys received by a school 3 32 district for textbook and supply acquisition remains 3 33 unexpended at the end of the budget year, the remainder shall 3 34 be carried over to the school district's subsequent budget 3 35 year and added to the textbook and supply acquisition budget 4 1 for that year. 4 2 The bill provides that if the amounts appropriated are less 4 3 than the amounts otherwise required to pay state foundation 4 4 aid and supplementary aid pursuant to Code section 257.16, 4 5 subsection 1, the difference shall be deducted from the 4 6 payments that otherwise would have been made to each school 4 7 district in the same ratio that the budget enrollment of the 4 8 school district for the appropriate budget year bears to the 4 9 total budget enrollment in the state for that budget year. 4 10 The bill includes an exemption to the language in Code 4 11 section 257.8, subsection 1, which states that the 4 12 establishment of the state percent of growth for a budget year 4 13 shall be the only subject matter of the bill which enacts it. 4 14 The bill is applicable for computing state aid under the 4 15 state school foundation program for the school budget years 4 16 beginning July 1, 2004, and July 1, 2005. 4 17 LSB 6421HV 80 4 18 rn/sh/8.1
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