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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 294A.26 DISTRIBUTION OF 1 2 PAYMENTS. 1 3 1. For the school year beginning July 1, 2005, and 1 4 succeeding school years, amounts deposited in the educational 1 5 excellence fund to meet the requirements of this chapter for 1 6 phase I and phase II pursuant to section 294A.25, subsection 1 7 6, shall be distributed to school districts on a per pupil 1 8 basis. The payments for phase I and phase II shall be 1 9 combined in making the per pupil distribution. School 1 10 districts shall utilize amounts received pursuant to this 1 11 section for payment of the minimum salary supplement for 1 12 teachers employed by the district or area education agency as 1 13 certified to the department of education pursuant to section 1 14 294A.5, and for payment of amounts required pursuant to phase 1 15 II. The department of education shall notify the department 1 16 of administrative services of the per pupil distribution 1 17 amount for each school district and the department of 1 18 administrative services shall make the payments. 1 19 2. If the amount distributed to a school district for 1 20 phase I for a school year is insufficient to pay the amount 1 21 certified to the department of education pursuant to section 1 22 294A.5, the school district shall prorate the payments among 1 23 eligible teachers employed within the district. 1 24 3. The amount of compensation received by eligible 1 25 teachers pursuant to this section for the school year 1 26 beginning July 1, 2005, shall not be less than the amount 1 27 received for the school year beginning July 1, 2004. 1 28 4. It is the intent of the general assembly that the 1 29 equitable distribution of funding for the educational 1 30 excellence program be included in any future legislative 1 31 interim committee review of the school finance formula. 1 32 Sec. 2. Section 294A.6, Code Supplement 2003, is repealed. 1 33 EXPLANATION 1 34 This bill provides for a new distribution mechanism for 1 35 amounts appropriated for the educational excellence program 2 1 pursuant to Code chapter 294A. 2 2 Currently, Code chapter 294A provides that amounts 2 3 appropriated for phase I of the program shall be distributed 2 4 to school districts and area education agencies in an amount 2 5 certified by each district to the department of education 2 6 corresponding to the number of teachers employed by the 2 7 district or area education agency whose regular compensation 2 8 falls below specified minimum levels, and that amounts 2 9 appropriated for phase II are distributed on a per pupil 2 10 basis. 2 11 The bill provides that for the school year beginning July 2 12 1, 2005, and succeeding school years, amounts deposited in the 2 13 educational excellence fund for distribution to school 2 14 districts and area education agencies pursuant to phase I and 2 15 phase II of the program shall be distributed on a per pupil 2 16 basis. The bill provides that the payments for phase I and 2 17 phase II shall be combined in making the per pupil 2 18 distribution. The bill provides that school districts shall 2 19 utilize the amounts received for payment of the minimum salary 2 20 supplement for teachers employed by the district or area 2 21 education agency certified to the department of education 2 22 pursuant to Code section 294A.5, and for payment of amounts 2 23 required pursuant to phase II. The department of education 2 24 shall notify the department of administrative services of the 2 25 per pupil distribution amount for each school district, and 2 26 the department of administrative services shall make the 2 27 payments. 2 28 The bill provides that if the amount distributed to a 2 29 school district for phase I is insufficient to pay the amount 2 30 certified, the school district shall prorate the payments 2 31 among eligible teachers employed within the district. 2 32 The bill provides that the amount of compensation received 2 33 by eligible teachers for the school year beginning July 1, 2 34 2005, with the imposition of the new distribution mechanism 2 35 shall not be less than the amount received for the school year 3 1 beginning July 1, 2004, and provides intent language including 3 2 the equitable distribution of funding for the educational 3 3 excellence program in any future legislative interim committee 3 4 review of the school finance formula. 3 5 The bill provides for the repeal of Code section 294A.6, 3 6 which contains the current provisions regarding the 3 7 distribution mechanism for phase I. 3 8 LSB 5707XS 80 3 9 rn/gg/14
Text: SF02203 Text: SF02205 Text: SF02200 - SF02299 Text: SF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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