House Amendment 1242
PAG LIN
1 1 Amend the amendment, H=1222, to House File 816 as
1 2 follows:
1 3 #1. By striking page 1, line 9, through page 2,
1 4 line 17 and inserting the following:
1 5 <(1) The partnership for transformation and
1 6 excellence is a four=year partnership plan created by
1 7 the state board of regents for the purpose of
1 8 enhancing the regents' strategic priorities for
1 9 educational quality and public accountability. Under
1 10 the plan, Iowa students and families will be subject
1 11 to moderate student tuition increases, and a clear and
1 12 concise reallocation plan that may be audited will
1 13 exist to strengthen the academic focus at the regents
1 14 universities. The reallocation plan will enhance the
1 15 quality of the regents universities and provide both
1 16 an incentive and an opportunity for university=wide
1 17 reprioritization and reallocation of resources to the
1 18 most important strategic areas.
1 19 (2) The funds shall be distributed by the board as
1 20 outlined in the state board of regents partnership for
1 21 transformation and excellence. The funds may be used
1 22 for any of the following purposes:
1 23 (a) Supporting new strategic initiatives.
1 24 (b) Meeting enrollment increases.
1 25 (c) Meeting the demand for new courses and
1 26 services.
1 27 (d) Funding new but unavoidable or mandated cost
1 28 increases.
1 29 (e) Supporting any other initiatives important to
1 30 the core functions of the university.
1 31 The funds may also be used for pay adjustments,
1 32 expense reimbursements, and related benefits for state
1 33 board of regents employees covered by a collective
1 34 bargaining agreement and for state board of regents
1 35 employees not covered by a collective bargaining
1 36 agreement. The board shall provide from other
1 37 available sources any additional funding needed for
1 38 such pay adjustments, expense reimbursements, and
1 39 related benefits.
1 40 (3) The state board of regents shall annually set
1 41 a target dollar amount or percentage figure of
1 42 expected reallocation of resources for each
1 43 university. The universities shall report to the
1 44 board on a semiannual basis regarding the actions
1 45 taken relating to the reallocations. Once funds have
1 46 been reallocated, that amount shall not be redirected
1 47 to the original entity or purpose unless extraordinary
1 48 circumstances exist and an equivalent reallocation
1 49 amount is increased for the same fiscal year. A
1 50 reallocation of resources may be made for any of the
2 1 following purposes:
2 2 (a) Supporting new strategic initiatives.
2 3 (b) Meeting enrollment increases.
2 4 (c) Meeting the demand for new courses and
2 5 services.
2 6 (d) Funding new but unavoidable or mandated cost
2 7 increases.
2 8 (e) Supporting any other initiatives important to
2 9 the core functions of the university.
2 10 (4) For the purposes of this lettered paragraph:
2 11 (a) "Entity" means a president, vice president, or
2 12 a college, academic or nonacademic department,
2 13 division, program, or other unit.
2 14 (b) "Reallocation of resources" means funds within
2 15 the base budget of a university entity are removed by
2 16 the administrator of that entity and redirected to
2 17 another university entity or purpose.
2 18 (5) The state university of Iowa, the Iowa state
2 19 university of science and technology, and the
2 20 university of northern Iowa shall each generate
2 21 matching internal reallocations in an amount equal to
2 22 50 percent of the amounts received by the universities
2 23 pursuant to this lettered paragraph.>
2 24 #2. Page 2, line 20 by striking the figure
2 25 <250,000> and inserting the following: <50,000>.
2 26 #3. By renumbering as necessary.
2 27
2 28
2 29
2 30 JENKINS of Black Hawk
2 31
2 32
2 33
2 34 KURTENBACH of Story
2 35 HF 816.307 81
2 36 kh/cf/2367
-1-