House File 2316 S-5007 Amend House File 2316, as amended, passed, and reprinted by 1 the House, as follows: 2 1. Page 6, after line 1 by inserting: 3 < Sec. ___. CLASSROOM FUNDING SUPPLEMENT —— APPROPRIATION. 4 1. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2022, each 5 school district shall receive a classroom funding supplement. 6 The supplement for each district shall be in an amount equal 7 to the share of the appropriation under subsection 5 that is 8 proportionate to the school district’s enrollment in grades 9 kindergarten through eight for the school budget year beginning 10 July 1, 2021, as a share of the total enrollment in grades 11 kindergarten through eight for the school budget year beginning 12 July 1, 2021, among all school districts. 13 2. The classroom funding supplement shall be miscellaneous 14 income, shall be deposited in the general fund of the school 15 district, and shall not be included in district cost. 16 3. The classroom funding supplement amount received by a 17 school district shall be used by the school district during the 18 school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, and 19 ending before July 1, 2025, and shall be used as follows: 20 a. For school districts that have an average class size 21 for grades kindergarten through eight during the school year 22 beginning July 1, 2021, of eighteen students or greater, the 23 classroom funding supplement may be used to address student 24 underperformance following the beginning of the COVID-19 25 pandemic by funding early intervention initiatives and reducing 26 class sizes among grades kindergarten through eight. 27 b. If the school district does not meet the class-size 28 threshold under paragraph “a”, the classroom funding 29 supplements may be used by a school district for the same 30 purposes allowed for the teacher salary supplement funding 31 under section 257.10, subsection 9, and for the hiring of 32 additional teachers, teacher recruitment bonuses, and teacher 33 retention bonuses. 34 4. The classroom funding supplement shall be paid in full 35 -1- HF 2316.3103 (2) 89 md/jh 1/ 2 #1.
at the same time and in the same manner as the final monthly 1 foundation aid payment under section 257.16 for the fiscal year 2 ending June 30, 2022. 3 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 4 to the department of management for the fiscal year beginning 5 July 1, 2021, fifteen million dollars to make all supplement 6 payments as calculated under this section. > 7 2. Title page, line 6, after < payments, > by inserting 8 < establishing certain funding, making appropriations, > 9 3. By renumbering as necessary. 10 ______________________________ NATE BOULTON -2- HF 2316.3103 (2) 89 md/jh 2/ 2 #2. #3.