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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 257.8A NONPUBLIC SCHOOL STATE 1 2 AID – ANNUAL INCREASE. 1 3 1. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2004, and 1 4 succeeding budget years, the amount appropriated for the base 1 5 year to school districts pursuant to sections 285.2 and 285.3 1 6 for nonpublic school transportation costs, pursuant to section 1 7 301.1 for nonpublic school textbooks, and, to the extent 1 8 appropriated for the base year, for nonpublic school 1 9 technology assistance, shall be increased by an amount 1 10 corresponding to the state percent of growth established for 1 11 that budget year pursuant to section 257.8. Any subsequent 1 12 adjustment or modification to the state percent of growth 1 13 resulting in the establishment of a different level than that 1 14 originally established for a budget year shall be applicable 1 15 to the annual increase pursuant to this section. The annual 1 16 increase shall be considered miscellaneous income to the 1 17 school district. 1 18 Sec. 2. Section 285.2, unnumbered paragraph 2, Code 2003, 1 19 is amended to read as follows: 1 20 There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to 1 21 the department of education fundssufficientpursuant to 1 22 section 285.3A to pay the approved claims of public school 1 23 districts for transportation services to nonpublic school 1 24 pupils as provided in this section. The portion of the amount 1 25 appropriated for approved claims under section 285.1, 1 26 subsection 3, shall be determined under section 285.3. 1 27 Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 285.3A ANNUAL APPROPRIATION. 1 28 There is appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1 29 2003, and succeeding fiscal years, the amount of seven million 1 30 nine hundred fifty-five thousand five hundred forty-one 1 31 dollars to be used for payment of claims pursuant to section 1 32 285.2, or for reimbursement pursuant to section 285.3. 1 33 Commencing with the budget year beginning July 1, 2004, and 1 34 succeeding budget years, the amount appropriated for the base 1 35 year shall be increased annually pursuant to section 257.8A by 2 1 an amount corresponding to the state percent of growth 2 2 established for that budget year. 2 3 Sec. 4. Section 301.1, subsection 2, Code 2003, is amended 2 4 to read as follows: 2 5 2. Textbooks adopted and purchased by a school district 2 6 shall, to the extent funds are appropriated by the general2 7assembly,be made available to pupils attending accredited 2 8 nonpublic schools upon request of the pupil or the pupil's 2 9 parent under comparable terms as made available to pupils 2 10 attending public schools.If the general assembly2 11appropriates moneysThe amount appropriated pursuant to 2 12 subsection 4 for purposes of making textbooks available to 2 13 accredited nonpublic school pupils,shall be allocated by the 2 14 department of educationshall ascertain the amount available2 15to ato each school district for the purchase of nonsectarian, 2 16 nonreligious textbooks for pupils attending accredited 2 17 nonpublic schools. The amount allocated to a school district 2 18 shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment of a 2 19 participating accredited nonpublic school bears to the sum of 2 20 the basic enrollments of all participating accredited 2 21 nonpublic schools in the state for the budget year. For 2 22 purposes of this section, a "participating accredited 2 23 nonpublic school" means an accredited nonpublic school that 2 24 submits a written request on behalf of the school's pupils in 2 25 accordance with this subsection, and that certifies its actual 2 26 enrollment to the department of education by October 1, 2 27 annually. By October 15, annually, the department of 2 28 education shall certify to the director of revenue and finance 2 29 the annual amount to be paid to each school district, and the 2 30 director of revenue and finance shall draw warrants payable to 2 31 school districts in accordance with this subsection. For 2 32 purposes of this subsection, an accredited nonpublic school's 2 33 enrollment count shall include only students who are residents 2 34 of Iowa. The costs of providing textbooks to accredited 2 35 nonpublic school pupils as provided in this subsection shall 3 1 not be included in the computation of district cost under 3 2 chapter 257, but shall be shown in the budget as an expense 3 3 from miscellaneous income. Textbook expenditures made in 3 4 accordance with this subsection shall be kept on file in the 3 5 school district. 3 6 Sec. 5. Section 301.1, Code 2003, is amended by adding the 3 7 following new subsection: 3 8 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. There is appropriated for the fiscal 3 9 year beginning July 1, 2003, and succeeding fiscal years, the 3 10 amount of five hundred ninety thousand four hundred fifty- 3 11 eight dollars to be made available to pupils attending 3 12 accredited nonpublic schools for textbooks pursuant to this 3 13 section. Commencing with the budget year beginning July 1, 3 14 2004, and succeeding budget years, the amount appropriated for 3 15 the base year shall be increased annually pursuant to section 3 16 257.8A by an amount corresponding to the state percent of 3 17 growth established for that budget year. 3 18 Sec. 6. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATE. This Act, being 3 19 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment 3 20 and is applicable for computing state aid for the school 3 21 budget year beginning July 1, 2003. 3 22 EXPLANATION 3 23 This bill provides for an annual increase in the amount of 3 24 state aid appropriated to school districts for designated 3 25 purposes. The bill provides that for the school budget year 3 26 beginning July 1, 2004, and succeeding budget years, the 3 27 amount annually appropriated to school districts for costs 3 28 associated with nonpublic school transportation, nonpublic 3 29 school textbooks, and, if appropriated, for nonpublic school 3 30 technology shall be increased by an amount corresponding to 3 31 the state percent of growth established for that budget year 3 32 pursuant to Code section 257.8. The bill provides that any 3 33 subsequent adjustment or modification to the state percent of 3 34 growth shall also apply to this annual increase. The bill 3 35 provides that the annual increase shall be considered 4 1 miscellaneous income to the school district. 4 2 The bill additionally makes corresponding changes to Code 4 3 provisions relating to appropriations for transportation and 4 4 textbook expenses for nonpublic school pupils, and provides an 4 5 appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and 4 6 succeeding fiscal years, for transportation and textbook 4 7 expenses, which shall be subject to the annual percentage 4 8 increase. 4 9 The bill takes effect upon enactment, and is applicable for 4 10 computing state aid for the school budget year beginning July 4 11 1, 2003. 4 12 LSB 2407SV 80 4 13 rn/cf/24
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