1. For each fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality program, the moneys shall be allocated as follows in the following priority order:
a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the department shall reserve up to one million dollars of any moneys appropriated for purposes of this chapter. For each fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of team-based variable pay pursuant to section 284.11, the amount of moneys allocated to school districts shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment of a school district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all participating school districts for the budget year. However, the per pupil amount distributed to a school district under the pilot program shall not exceed one hundred dollars.
b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, to the department of education, the amount of one million nine hundred thousand dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards in accordance with section 256.44.
c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, an amount up to two million four hundred thousand dollars for first-year beginning teachers, and for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2002, and succeeding fiscal years, an amount up to four million seven hundred thousand dollars for first-year and second-year beginning teachers, to the department of education for distribution to school districts for purposes of the beginning teacher mentoring and induction programs. A school district shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per beginning teacher participating in the program. If the funds appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors and school districts as provided in this paragraph, the department shall prorate the amount distributed to school districts based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received by a school district pursuant to this paragraph shall be expended to provide each mentor with an award of five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation in the school district's beginning teacher mentoring and induction program; to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district.
d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, up to one million five hundred thousand dollars to the department of education for purposes of establishing the evaluator training program, including but not limited to the development of criteria models; an evaluation process; the training of providers; development of a provider approval process; training materials and costs; for payment to practitioners under section 284.10, subsection 3, and to pay any applicable costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district; and for subsidies to school districts for training costs. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes.
e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, up to one million five hundred thousand dollars to the department of education for purposes of implementing the career development program requirements of section 284.6, and the review panel requirements of section 284.9. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes.
f. For each fiscal year in the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2003, up to five hundred thousand dollars to the board of educational examiners for the fees and costs incurred in administering the Praxis II examination in accordance with section 272.2.
g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2001, and ending June 30, 2002, the amount of moneys remaining from funds appropriated for purposes of this chapter after distribution as provided in paragraphs "a" through "f" and "h" shall be allocated to school districts in accordance with the following formula:
(1) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be in the proportion that the basic enrollment of a school district bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all school districts in the state for the budget year.
(2) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based upon the proportion that the number of full-time equivalent teachers employed by a school district bears to the sum of the number of full-time equivalent teachers who are employed by all school districts in the state for the base year.
h. From moneys available under paragraph "g", the department shall allocate to area education agencies an amount per classroom teacher employed by an area education agency that is approximately equivalent to the average per teacher amount allocated to the districts. The average per teacher amount shall be calculated by dividing the total number of classroom teachers employed by school districts and the classroom teachers employed by area education agencies into the total amount of moneys available under paragraph "g".
2. A school district that is unable to meet the provisions of section 284.7, subsection 1, with funds allocated pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph "g", may request a waiver from the department to use funds appropriated under chapter 256D to meet the provisions of section 284.7, subsection 1, if the difference between the funds allocated to the school district pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph "g", and the amount required to comply with section 284.7, subsection 1, is not less than ten thousand dollars. The department shall consider the average class size of the school district, the school district's actual unspent balance from the preceding year, and the school district's current financial position.
3. If a school district does not choose to participate in the student achievement and teacher quality program during the school year beginning July 1, 2001, the amount of moneys to be allocated to the school district pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph "g", shall be held for the school district by the department until June 30, 2003, or until the school district participates in the program, whichever occurs earlier. Notwithstanding section 8.33, unencumbered or unobligated funds remaining on June 30, 2002, shall not revert but shall be available for expenditure for the following fiscal year for the purposes of this chapter.
4. Moneys received by a school district under this chapter are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257 or are considered encumbered. A school district shall maintain a separate listing within its budget for payments received and expenditures made pursuant to this section.
2001 Acts, ch 177, §12, 15
Referred to in § 284.5, 284.7, 284.10, 284.11
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