House
File
2612
H-8237
Amend
the
Senate
amendment,
H-8220,
to
House
File
2612,
as
1
amended,
passed,
and
reprinted
by
the
House,
as
follows:
2
1.
By
striking
page
1,
line
5,
through
page
27,
line
6,
and
3
inserting:
4
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DIVISION
I
5
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
6
Section
1.
Section
256.9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
7
the
following
new
subsection:
8
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
36.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
9
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
area
education
10
agencies
a
list
of
evidence-based
professional
development
11
services
that
an
area
education
agency
may
provide
to
a
public
12
school
or
accredited
nonpublic
school
pursuant
to
section
13
273.2,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“b”
.
14
Sec.
2.
Section
256B.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
15
following
new
subsections:
16
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15A.
Beginning
July
1,
2024,
oversee
the
17
operation
of
each
area
education
agency
to
ensure
the
area
18
education
agency
complies
with
all
applicable
federal
and
state
19
laws
related
to
special
education.
20
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15B.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
21
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
a
process
to
22
facilitate
the
development
of
individualized
education
23
programs
and
assist
individualized
education
program
teams
24
with
decisions
regarding
free
appropriate
public
education
25
and
placement
for
students
enrolled
in
accredited
nonpublic
26
schools.
27
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15C.
Provide
professional
learning
and
28
other
support
materials
and
tools
for
individualized
education
29
program
teams,
including
students,
families,
teacher
service
30
providers,
and
administrators
of
both
school
districts
31
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
to
help
such
individuals
32
understand
the
processes
required
under
the
federal
law
that
33
are
relevant
to
students
enrolled
in
accredited
nonpublic
34
schools
and
to
promote
informed
participation
in
individualized
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#1.
education
program
meetings
of
students
enrolled
in
accredited
1
nonpublic
schools.
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15D.
Provide
information
to
individualized
3
education
program
teams
and
public
agencies
that
nonpublic
4
schools
shall
be
considered
a
placement
option
so
long
as
the
5
individualized
education
program
of
a
child
with
a
disability
6
does
not
require
some
other
arrangement.
7
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15E.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
8
districts
professional
learning
and
other
materials
for
9
meaningful
consultation
for
representatives
of
area
education
10
agencies,
school
districts,
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
11
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15F.
Establish
sustainable
accountability
12
and
data
collection
systems
related
to
special
education
13
that
meet
federal
and
state
legal
requirements
and
encourage
14
innovative
models
for
meeting
the
needs
of
students.
15
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15G.
Develop
and
distribute
to
school
16
districts
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
an
implementation
17
plan
related
to
identifying,
evaluating,
and
promoting
18
strategies
and
models
for
providing
special
education
and
19
related
services
with
accredited
nonpublic
schools
that
improve
20
the
experiences
and
outcomes
for
students
with
disabilities.
21
Sec.
3.
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
——
EMPLOYEES.
From
22
July
1,
2024,
to
June
30,
2025,
the
division
of
special
23
education
of
the
department
of
education
shall
do
all
of
the
24
following:
25
1.
Devote
at
least
thirteen
full-time
equivalent
positions
26
within
the
department
of
education’s
location
in
the
city
27
of
Des
Moines
to
oversight
of
the
area
education
agencies,
28
including
the
accreditation
of
area
education
agencies
under
29
section
273.10.
30
a.
At
least
one
of
the
full-time
equivalent
positions
shall
31
be
an
administrator.
32
b.
At
least
one
of
the
full-time
equivalent
positions
shall
33
be
a
bureau
chief
of
special
education.
34
c.
At
least
one
of
the
full-time
equivalent
positions
shall
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be
a
liaison
for
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
1
d.
At
least
one
of
the
full-time
equivalent
positions
shall
2
be
an
employee
whose
primary
job
duties
relate
to
the
child
3
find
process
for
special
education.
4
e.
At
least
one
of
the
full-time
equivalent
positions
5
shall
be
an
employee
whose
primary
job
duties
relate
to
best
6
practices
concerning
the
development
and
implementation
of
7
individualized
education
programs.
8
f.
At
least
five
of
the
full-time
equivalent
positions
shall
9
be
devoted
to
the
accreditation
of
area
education
agencies.
10
2.
Within
each
area
education
agency,
devote
an
amount
of
11
full-time
equivalent
positions,
as
determined
by
the
division
12
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education
but
not
to
13
exceed
forty
full-time
equivalent
positions
in
the
aggregate,
14
that
is
commensurate
with
the
number
of
students
enrolled
in
15
school
districts
located
within
the
area
education
agency,
16
to
ensure
that
the
area
education
agency
complies
with
all
17
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
related
to
special
education
18
and
to
review
the
services
the
area
education
agency
provides.
19
DIVISION
II
20
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
21
Sec.
4.
Section
273.1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
22
follows:
23
273.1
Intent.
24
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
provide
an
25
effective,
efficient,
and
economical
means
of
identifying
and
26
serving
children
from
under
five
years
of
age
through
grade
27
twelve
who
require
special
education
and
any
other
children
28
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
;
to
29
provide
for
media
services
and
other
programs
and
services
30
for
pupils
in
grades
kindergarten
through
twelve
and
children
31
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
;
to
32
provide
a
method
of
financing
the
programs
and
services;
and
33
to
avoid
a
duplication
of
programs
and
services
provided
by
34
any
other
school
corporation
in
the
state;
and
to
provide
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services
to
school
districts
under
a
contract
with
those
school
1
districts
;
to
improve
student
achievement;
and
to
close
student
2
achievement
gaps
.
3
Sec.
5.
Section
273.2,
subsections
1,
3,
and
4,
Code
2024,
4
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
1.
There
are
established
throughout
the
state
fifteen
6
nine
area
education
agencies,
each
of
which
is
governed
by
an
7
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
under
the
general
8
supervision
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
9
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
chapter
.
Each
area
10
education
agency
shall
have
an
area
education
agency
board
11
of
directors
that
shall
serve
in
an
advisory
capacity.
The
12
boundaries
of
an
area
education
agency
shall
not
divide
a
13
school
district.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
14
shall
change
boundaries
of
area
education
agencies
to
take
15
into
account
mergers
of
local
school
districts
and
changes
16
in
boundaries
of
local
school
districts,
when
necessary
17
to
maintain
the
policy
of
this
chapter
that
a
local
school
18
district
shall
not
be
a
part
of
more
than
one
area
education
19
agency.
20
3.
a.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
furnish
21
educational
services
and
programs
as
provided
in
section
273.1
,
22
this
section
,
sections
273.3
through
273.8
,
and
chapter
256B
23
to
the
pupils
enrolled
in
public
or
nonpublic
schools
located
24
within
its
boundaries
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
25
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11
,
which
request
to
receive
26
such
services
.
The
programs
and
services
provided
shall
be
27
at
least
commensurate
with
programs
and
services
existing
on
28
July
1,
1974.
The
programs
and
services
provided
to
pupils
29
enrolled
in
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
comparable
to
programs
30
and
services
provided
to
pupils
enrolled
in
public
schools
31
within
constitutional
guidelines.
32
b.
The
area
education
agency
may
furnish
evidence-based
33
professional
development
services
to
public
or
nonpublic
34
schools
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
schools
pursuant
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to
section
256.11
if
any
of
the
following
requirements
are
1
satisfied:
2
(1)
The
professional
development
service
is
included
on
the
3
list
developed
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
4
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
36.
5
(2)
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
grants
6
approval
to
the
area
education
agency
to
furnish
the
7
evidence-based
professional
development
services.
8
4.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
provide
for
special
9
education
services
and
media
services
for
the
local
school
10
districts
in
the
area
and
shall
encourage
and
assist
school
11
districts
in
the
area
to
establish
programs
for
gifted
and
12
talented
children.
The
board
area
education
agency
shall
13
assist
in
facilitating
interlibrary
loans
of
materials
between
14
school
districts
and
other
libraries.
15
Sec.
6.
Section
273.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
16
following
new
subsections:
17
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4A.
a.
The
area
education
agency
may
18
furnish
services
under
subsection
3
or
4
to
public
or
nonpublic
19
schools
located
within
its
boundaries,
or
within
the
boundaries
20
of
a
contiguous
area
education
agency,
which
are
on
the
list
of
21
accredited
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11.
22
b.
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
the
area
education
agency
23
may
furnish
services
under
subsection
3
or
4
to
a
public
24
school
located
within
the
boundaries
of
an
area
education
25
agency
that
is
not
contiguous
if
the
school
district
shares
26
a
superintendent
with
another
school
district,
pursuant
to
27
section
257.11,
subsection
5,
that
receives
services
from
the
28
area
education
agency
pursuant
to
paragraph
“a”
.
29
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
The
area
education
agency
shall
30
charge
reasonable
costs
that
are
consistent
with
current
31
market
rates
for
the
educational
services,
special
education
32
services,
professional
development
services,
and
media
services
33
established
by
the
area
education
agency.
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
The
area
education
agency
shall
provide
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an
annual
report
by
January
1
of
each
year
to
the
department
of
1
education,
and
to
public
schools
and
nonpublic
schools
located
2
within
the
area
education
agency’s
boundaries
which
are
on
3
the
list
of
accredited
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11,
4
a
detailed
description
of
the
educational
services,
special
5
education
programs
and
services,
professional
development
6
services,
and
media
services
that
the
area
education
agency
7
provides,
and
the
cost
associated
with
purchasing
such
programs
8
and
services
from
the
area
education
agency.
9
Sec.
7.
Section
273.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
10
follows:
11
273.3
Duties
and
powers
of
area
education
agency
board
——
12
additional
powers
of
area
education
agencies
.
13
The
board
in
carrying
out
the
provisions
of
section
273.2
14
shall:
15
1.
Determine
the
policies
of
Advise
and
consult
with
the
16
area
education
agency
on
policies
and
procedures
for
providing
17
programs
and
services.
18
2.
Be
authorized
to
receive
and
expend
money
for
providing
19
programs
and
services
as
provided
in
sections
273.1
,
273.2
,
20
this
section
,
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
chapters
256B
21
and
257
.
All
costs
incurred
in
providing
the
programs
and
22
services,
including
administrative
costs,
shall
be
paid
from
23
funds
received
pursuant
to
sections
273.1
,
273.2
,
this
section
,
24
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
chapters
256B
and
257
.
25
3.
Provide
data
and
prepare
reports
as
directed
by
the
26
director
of
the
department
of
education.
27
4.
Provide
for
advisory
committees
as
deemed
necessary.
28
5.
Be
Area
education
agencies
are
authorized,
subject
to
29
rules
of
the
state
board
of
education,
to
provide
directly
or
30
by
contractual
arrangement
with
public
or
private
agencies
31
for
special
education
programs
and
services,
media
services,
32
and
educational
programs
and
services
requested
by
the
local
33
boards
of
education
as
provided
in
this
chapter
,
including
34
but
not
limited
to
contracts
for
the
area
education
agency
to
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provide
programs
or
services
to
the
local
school
districts
1
and
contracts
for
local
school
districts,
other
educational
2
agencies,
and
public
and
private
agencies
to
provide
programs
3
and
services
to
the
local
school
districts
in
the
area
4
education
agency
in
lieu
of
the
area
education
agency
providing
5
the
services.
Contracts
may
be
made
with
public
or
private
6
agencies
located
outside
the
state
if
the
programs
and
services
7
comply
with
the
rules
of
the
state
board.
Rules
adopted
by
8
the
state
board
of
education
shall
be
consistent
with
rules,
9
adopted
by
the
board
of
educational
examiners,
relating
to
10
licensing
of
practitioners.
11
6.
Area
education
agencies
may
cooperate
and
contract
12
between
themselves
and
with
other
public
agencies
to
provide
13
special
education
programs
and
services,
media
services,
and
14
educational
services
to
schools
and
children
residing
within
15
their
respective
areas.
Area
education
agencies
may
provide
16
print
and
nonprint
materials
to
public
and
private
colleges
and
17
universities
that
have
teacher
education
programs
approved
by
18
the
state
board
of
education.
19
7.
Be
Area
education
agencies
are
authorized
to
lease,
20
purchase,
or
lease-purchase,
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
21
state
board
of
education
or
its
designee
and
to
receive
by
gift
22
and
operate
and
maintain
facilities
and
buildings
necessary
to
23
provide
authorized
programs
and
services.
However,
a
lease
24
for
less
than
ten
years
and
with
an
annual
cost
of
less
than
25
the
amount
stated
in
section
26.3,
subsection
1
,
does
not
26
require
the
approval
of
the
state
board.
The
state
board
shall
27
not
approve
a
lease,
purchase,
or
lease-purchase
until
the
28
state
board
is
satisfied
by
investigation
that
public
school
29
corporations
within
the
area
do
not
have
suitable
facilities
30
available.
A
purchase
of
property
that
is
not
a
lease-purchase
31
may
be
made
only
within
two
years
of
a
disaster
as
defined
in
32
section
29C.2,
subsection
4
,
and
subject
to
the
requirements
33
of
this
subsection
.
34
8.
Be
Area
education
agencies
are
authorized,
subject
to
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the
approval
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
1
to
enter
into
agreements
for
the
joint
use
of
personnel,
2
buildings,
facilities,
supplies,
and
equipment
with
school
3
corporations
as
deemed
necessary
to
provide
authorized
programs
4
and
services.
5
9.
Be
Area
education
agencies
are
authorized
to
make
6
application
for,
accept,
and
expend
state
and
federal
funds
7
that
are
available
for
programs
of
educational
benefit
8
approved
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
9
and
cooperate
with
the
department
in
the
manner
provided
in
10
federal-state
plans
or
department
rules
in
the
effectuation
11
and
administration
of
programs
approved
by
the
director,
or
12
approved
by
other
educational
agencies,
which
agencies
have
13
been
approved
as
state
educational
authorities.
14
10.
Be
authorized
to
perform
all
other
acts
necessary
to
15
carry
out
the
provisions
and
intent
of
this
chapter
.
16
11.
Employ
personnel
to
carry
out
the
functions
of
the
17
area
education
agency
which
shall
include
the
employment
of
18
an
administrator
who
shall
possess
a
license
issued
under
19
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3
.
The
administrator
shall
20
be
employed
pursuant
to
section
279.20
and
sections
279.23
,
21
279.24
,
and
279.25
.
The
salary
for
an
area
education
agency
22
administrator
shall
be
established
by
the
board
based
upon
23
the
previous
experience
and
education
of
the
administrator
;
24
provided,
however,
that
the
salary
for
an
area
education
25
agency
administrator
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
twenty-five
26
percent
of
the
average
salary
of
all
superintendents
of
the
27
school
districts
that
are
located
within
the
boundaries
of
the
28
area
education
agency
at
the
time
the
employment
agreement
is
29
entered
into
or
renewed
between
an
area
education
agency
and
an
30
area
education
agency
administrator
.
Section
279.13
applies
to
31
the
area
education
agency
board
and
to
all
teachers
employed
by
32
the
area
education
agency.
Sections
279.23
,
279.24
,
and
279.25
33
apply
to
the
area
education
board
and
to
all
administrators
34
employed
by
the
area
education
agency.
Section
279.69
applies
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to
the
area
education
agency
board
and
employees
of
the
board,
1
including
part-time,
substitute,
or
contract
employees,
who
2
provide
services
to
a
school
or
school
district.
3
12.
Prepare
Area
education
agencies
shall
prepare
an
annual
4
budget
estimating
income
and
expenditures
for
programs
and
5
services
as
provided
in
sections
273.1
,
273.2
,
this
section
,
6
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
chapter
256B
within
the
7
limits
of
funds
provided
under
section
256B.9
and
chapter
8
257
.
The
board
shall
post
notice
of
a
public
hearing
on
the
9
proposed
budget
on
the
area
education
agency’s
internet
site
10
and
by
publication
in
the
newspaper
of
general
circulation
11
in
the
territory
of
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
12
principal
place
of
business
of
a
school
district
that
is
a
part
13
of
the
area
education
agency
is
located.
The
notice
shall
14
specify
the
date,
which
shall
be
not
later
than
March
1
of
15
each
year,
the
time,
and
the
location
of
the
public
hearing
16
submit
the
proposed
budget
to
the
director
of
the
department
17
of
education
for
approval
not
later
than
March
1
of
each
year,
18
and
the
director
shall
either
approve
or
reject
the
proposed
19
budget
for
changes
within
ten
days
after
submission
.
The
20
proposed
budget
as
approved
by
the
board
director
of
the
21
department
of
education
shall
then
be
submitted
to
the
state
22
board
of
education,
on
forms
provided
by
the
department,
23
no
later
than
March
15
preceding
the
next
fiscal
year
for
24
approval.
The
state
board
shall
review
the
proposed
budget
of
25
each
area
education
agency
and
shall
before
May
1,
either
grant
26
approval
or
return
the
budget
without
approval
with
comments
27
of
the
state
board
included.
An
unapproved
budget
shall
be
28
resubmitted
to
the
state
board
for
final
approval
not
later
29
than
May
15.
The
state
board
shall
give
final
approval
only
to
30
budgets
submitted
by
area
education
agencies
accredited
by
the
31
state
board
or
that
have
been
given
conditional
accreditation
32
by
the
state
board.
33
13.
Be
authorized
to
pay,
out
of
funds
available
to
the
34
board
reasonable
annual
dues
to
an
Iowa
association
of
school
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boards.
Membership
shall
be
limited
to
those
duly
elected
1
members
of
the
area
education
agency
board.
2
14.
a.
The
board
may
establish
a
plan,
in
accordance
with
3
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
as
defined
in
4
section
422.3
,
for
employees,
which
plan
shall
consist
of
one
5
or
more
investment
contracts,
on
a
group
or
individual
basis,
6
acquired
from
a
company,
or
a
salesperson
for
that
company,
7
that
is
authorized
to
do
business
in
this
state.
8
b.
The
selection
of
investment
contracts
to
be
included
9
within
the
plan
established
by
the
board
shall
be
made
either
10
pursuant
to
a
competitive
bidding
process
conducted
by
the
11
board,
in
coordination
with
employee
organizations
representing
12
employees
eligible
to
participate
in
the
plan,
or
pursuant
to
13
an
agreement
with
the
department
of
administrative
services
14
to
make
available
investment
contracts
included
in
a
deferred
15
compensation
or
similar
plan
established
by
the
department
16
pursuant
to
section
8A.438
,
which
plan
meets
the
requirements
17
of
this
subsection
.
The
determination
of
whether
to
select
18
investment
contracts
for
the
plan
pursuant
to
a
competitive
19
bidding
process
or
by
agreement
with
the
department
of
20
administrative
services
shall
be
made
by
agreement
between
the
21
board
and
the
employee
organizations
representing
employees
22
eligible
to
participate
in
the
plan.
23
c.
The
board
may
make
elective
deferrals
in
accordance
with
24
the
plan
as
authorized
by
an
eligible
employee
for
the
purpose
25
of
making
contributions
to
the
investment
contract
on
behalf
of
26
the
employee.
The
deferrals
shall
be
made
in
the
manner
which
27
will
qualify
contributions
to
the
investment
contract
for
the
28
benefits
under
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
29
as
defined
in
section
422.3
.
In
addition,
the
board
may
make
30
nonelective
employer
contributions
to
the
plan.
31
d.
As
used
in
this
subsection
,
unless
the
context
otherwise
32
requires,
“investment
contract”
shall
mean
a
custodial
account
33
utilizing
mutual
funds
or
an
annuity
contract
which
meets
the
34
requirements
of
section
403(b)
of
the
Internal
Revenue
Code,
as
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defined
in
section
422.3
.
1
15.
Be
authorized
to
establish
and
pay
all
or
any
part
2
of
the
cost
of
group
health
insurance
plans,
nonprofit
group
3
medical
service
plans
and
group
life
insurance
plans
adopted
by
4
the
board
for
the
benefit
of
employees
of
the
area
education
5
agency,
from
funds
available
to
the
board.
6
16.
Meet
at
least
annually
with
the
members
of
the
boards
7
of
directors
of
the
merged
areas
in
which
the
area
education
8
agency
is
located
to
discuss
coordination
of
programs
and
9
services
and
other
matters
of
mutual
interest
to
the
boards.
10
17.
Be
authorized
to
issue
warrants
and
anticipatory
11
warrants
pursuant
to
chapter
74
.
The
applicable
rate
of
12
interest
shall
be
determined
pursuant
to
sections
74A.2
,
74A.3
,
13
and
74A.7
.
This
subsection
shall
not
be
construed
to
authorize
14
a
board
to
levy
a
tax.
15
18.
Be
authorized
to
issue
school
credit
cards
allowing
area
16
education
agency
employees
to
pay
for
the
actual
and
necessary
17
expenses
incurred
in
the
performance
of
work-related
duties.
18
19.
Pursuant
to
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
19
education,
be
authorized
to
charge
user
fees
for
certain
20
materials
and
services
that
are
not
required
by
law
or
by
rules
21
of
the
state
board
of
education
and
are
specifically
requested
22
by
a
school
district
or
accredited
nonpublic
school.
23
20.
Be
authorized
to
purchase
equipment
as
provided
in
24
section
279.48
.
25
21.
Be
authorized
to
sell,
lease,
or
dispose
of,
in
whole
26
or
in
part,
property
belonging
to
the
area
education
agency.
27
Before
the
area
education
agency
may
sell
property
belonging
28
to
the
agency,
the
board
of
directors
shall
comply
with
the
29
requirements
set
forth
in
section
297.22
.
Before
the
board
30
of
directors
of
an
area
education
agency
may
lease
property
31
belonging
to
the
agency,
the
board
shall
obtain
the
approval
of
32
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
33
22.
Meet
annually
with
the
members
of
the
boards
of
34
directors
of
the
school
districts
located
within
its
boundaries
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if
requested
by
the
school
district
boards.
1
23.
By
October
1
of
each
year,
submit
to
the
department
of
2
education
the
following
information:
3
a.
The
contracted
salary
including
bonus
wages
and
benefits,
4
annuity
payments,
or
any
other
benefit
for
the
administrators
5
of
the
area
education
agency.
6
b.
The
contracted
salary
and
benefits
and
any
other
expenses
7
related
to
support
for
governmental
affairs
efforts,
including
8
expenditures
for
lobbyists
and
lobbying
activities
for
the
area
9
education
agency.
10
24.
Be
authorized
to
sell
software
and
support
services,
11
professional
development
programs
and
materials,
online
12
professional
development,
and
online
training
to
entities
13
other
than
school
districts
within
the
state
and
to
school
14
districts
and
other
public
agencies
located
outside
of
the
15
state.
The
board
may
also
sell
to
school
districts
within
this
16
state
software
and
support
services,
professional
development
17
programs
and
materials,
online
professional
development,
18
and
online
training
which
the
area
education
agency
is
not
19
otherwise
required
to
provide
to
a
school
district
under
this
20
chapter
or
chapter
256B
or
257
.
21
25.
Require,
by
July
1,
2024,
any
person
employed
by
22
the
area
education
agency
who
holds
a
license,
certificate,
23
statement
of
recognition,
or
authorization
other
than
a
24
coaching
authorization,
issued
by
the
board
of
educational
25
examiners
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3
,
to
26
complete
the
Iowa
reading
research
center
dyslexia
overview
27
module.
Such
persons
employed
after
July
1,
2024,
shall
28
complete
the
module
within
one
year
of
the
employee’s
initial
29
date
of
hire.
30
Sec.
8.
Section
273.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
31
following
new
subsection:
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
26.
On
a
quarterly
basis,
the
area
33
education
agency
shall
prepare
and
submit
to
each
school
34
district
that
receives
services
from
the
area
education
agency
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#23.
a
report
that
includes
all
of
the
following:
1
a.
A
monetary
accounting
of
payments
the
area
education
2
agency
received
from
the
school
district,
including
payments
3
under
section
257.35.
4
b.
A
description
of
all
of
the
following:
5
(1)
The
special
education
services
provided
by
the
area
6
education
agency
to
the
school
district.
7
(2)
The
services
provided
by
the
area
education
agency
under
8
part
C
of
the
federal
Individuals
with
Disabilities
Education
9
Act.
10
(3)
The
services
provided
by
the
area
education
agency
that
11
are
related
to
the
child
find
process
for
special
education.
12
(4)
The
services
provided
by
the
area
education
agency
to
13
accredited
nonpublic
schools
and
charter
schools.
14
Sec.
9.
Section
273.5,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
15
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
There
shall
be
established
a
division
of
special
education
17
of
the
area
education
agency
which
shall
provide
for
special
18
education
programs
and
services
to
the
local
school
districts.
19
The
division
of
special
education
shall
be
headed
by
a
director
20
of
special
education
who
meets
certification
standards
of
the
21
department
of
education.
The
director
of
special
education
22
shall
be
an
employee
of
the
division
of
special
education
of
23
the
department
of
education.
The
director
of
special
education
24
shall
not
be
an
employee
of
the
area
education
agency,
shall
25
not
receive
compensation
from
the
area
education
agency,
shall
26
not
supervise
or
manage
employees
of
the
area
education
agency,
27
and
shall
not
directly
provide
special
education
services
for
28
the
agency.
The
director
of
special
education’s
primary
job
29
duties
and
responsibilities
to
the
area
education
agency
are
30
to
provide
oversight
of
the
area
education
agency’s
special
31
education
services.
The
director
of
special
education
shall
32
also
have
the
responsibility
for
implementation
of
state
33
regulations
and
guidelines
relating
to
special
education
34
programs
and
services.
The
director
of
special
education
shall
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have
the
following
powers
and
duties:
1
Sec.
10.
Section
273.8,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
1.
Board
of
directors.
4
a.
The
board
of
directors
of
an
area
education
agency
shall
5
consist
of
not
less
than
five
nor
more
than
nine
members
,
6
each
a
resident
of
and
elected
in
the
manner
provided
in
this
7
section
from
a
director
district
that
is
approximately
equal
8
in
population
to
the
other
director
districts
in
the
area
9
education
agency
.
Each
director
shall
serve
a
four-year
term
10
which
commences
at
the
organization
meeting.
11
b.
Five
members
of
the
board
of
directors
of
an
area
12
education
agency
must
be
residents
of
and
elected
in
the
13
manner
provided
in
this
section
from
a
director
district
that
14
is
approximately
equal
in
population
to
the
other
director
15
districts
in
the
area
education
agency.
16
c.
Four
members
of
the
board
of
directors
of
an
area
17
education
agency
must
be
appointed
by
the
majority
vote
of
18
the
superintendents
of
school
districts
located
within
the
19
boundaries
of
the
area
education
agency.
A
member
appointed
20
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
must
be
a
superintendent
of
a
school
21
district
located
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
22
agency;
provided,
however,
that
a
superintendent
appointed
23
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
may
designate
any
individual
to
24
serve
for
all,
or
the
remainder
of,
the
superintendent’s
term.
25
Sec.
11.
Section
273.8,
subsection
2,
paragraphs
c
and
d,
26
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
c.
The
board
of
each
separate
school
district
that
is
28
located
entirely
or
partially
inside
an
area
education
agency
29
director
district
shall
cast
a
vote
for
director
of
the
area
30
education
agency
board
described
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
31
“b”
,
based
upon
the
ratio
that
the
population
of
the
school
32
district,
or
portion
of
the
school
district,
in
the
director
33
district
bears
to
the
total
population
in
the
director
34
district.
The
population
of
each
school
district
or
portion
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shall
be
determined
by
the
department
of
education.
The
member
1
of
the
area
education
agency
board
described
in
subsection
1,
2
paragraph
“b”
,
to
be
elected
may
be
a
member
of
a
local
school
3
district
board
of
directors
and
shall
be
an
elector
and
a
4
resident
of
the
director
district,
but
shall
not
be
a
school
5
district
employee.
6
d.
(1)
Vacancies
A
vacancy
,
as
defined
in
section
277.29
,
7
in
the
a
membership
position
of
the
area
education
agency
board
8
described
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
shall
be
filled
9
for
the
unexpired
portion
of
the
term
at
a
director
district
10
convention
called
and
conducted
in
the
manner
provided
in
11
subsection
3
.
12
(2)
A
vacancy,
as
defined
in
section
277.29,
in
a
membership
13
position
of
the
area
education
agency
board
described
in
14
subsection
1,
paragraph
“c”
,
shall
be
filled
for
the
unexpired
15
portion
of
the
term
by
an
individual
who
is
appointed
by
16
the
majority
vote
of
the
superintendents
of
school
districts
17
located
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
agency.
18
Sec.
12.
Section
273.8,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
19
to
read
as
follows:
20
3.
Director
district
convention.
If
no
candidate
files
with
21
the
area
education
agency
secretary
by
the
deadline
specified
22
in
subsection
2
,
or
a
vacancy
occurs,
or
if
otherwise
required
23
as
provided
in
section
273.23,
subsection
3
,
a
director
24
district
convention,
attended
by
members
of
the
boards
of
25
directors
of
the
local
school
districts
located
within
the
26
director
district,
shall
be
called
to
elect
a
board
member
27
described
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
for
that
director
28
district.
The
convention
location
shall
be
determined
by
the
29
area
education
agency
administrator.
Notice
of
the
time,
date,
30
and
place
of
a
director
district
convention
shall
be
published
31
by
the
area
education
agency
administrator
in
at
least
one
32
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
the
director
district
at
33
least
thirty
days
prior
to
the
day
of
the
convention.
The
cost
34
of
publication
shall
be
paid
by
the
area
education
agency.
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candidate
for
election
to
the
area
education
agency
board
shall
1
file
a
statement
of
candidacy
with
the
area
education
agency
2
secretary
at
least
ten
days
prior
to
the
date
of
the
director
3
district
convention
on
forms
prescribed
by
the
department
of
4
education,
or
nominations
may
be
made
at
the
convention
by
a
5
delegate
from
a
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
located
6
within
the
director
district.
A
statement
of
candidacy
shall
7
include
the
candidate’s
name,
address,
and
school
district.
8
Delegates
to
director
district
conventions
shall
not
be
bound
9
by
a
school
board
or
any
school
board
member
to
pledge
their
10
votes
to
any
candidate
prior
to
the
date
of
the
convention.
11
Sec.
13.
Section
273.10,
subsection
6,
Code
2024,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
6.
a.
If
the
deficiencies
in
an
area
education
program
have
14
not
been
corrected,
the
agency
board
director
of
the
department
15
of
education
shall
take
one
of
the
following
actions
within
16
sixty
days
from
removal
of
accreditation:
17
(1)
Merge
the
deficient
program
with
a
program
from
another
18
accredited
area
education
agency.
19
(2)
Contract
with
another
area
education
agency
or
other
20
public
educational
institution
for
purposes
of
program
21
delivery.
22
b.
The
rules
developed
by
the
state
board
of
education
for
23
the
accreditation
process
shall
include
provisions
for
removal
24
of
accreditation,
including
provisions
for
proper
notice
to
the
25
administrator
of
the
area
education
agency,
each
member
of
the
26
board
of
directors
of
the
area
education
agency,
the
department
27
of
education,
and
the
superintendents
and
administrators
of
the
28
schools
of
the
districts
served
by
the
area
education
agency.
29
Sec.
14.
Section
273.11,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
30
follows:
31
273.11
Standards
for
accrediting
area
education
programs.
32
1.
The
state
board
of
education
,
in
consultation
with
the
33
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education,
34
shall
develop
standards
and
rules
for
the
accreditation
of
area
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education
agencies.
Standards
shall
be
general
in
nature,
1
but
at
a
minimum
shall
identify
requirements
addressing
the
2
services
provided
by
each
division,
as
well
as
identifying
3
indicators
of
quality
that
will
permit
area
education
agencies,
4
school
districts,
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
5
department
of
education,
and
the
general
public
to
judge
6
accurately
the
effectiveness
of
area
education
agency
services.
7
2.
Standards
developed
shall
include,
but
are
not
limited
8
to,
the
following:
9
a.
Support
for
school-community
planning,
including
a
means
10
of
assessing
needs,
developing
collaborative
relationships
11
among
community
agencies,
establishing
shared
direction
,
and
12
implementing
program
plans
and
reporting
progress
toward
goals
13
for
all
students,
including
students
with
disabilities
.
14
b.
Professional
Evidence-based
professional
development
15
programs
that
respond
to
current
needs.
16
c.
Support
for
curriculum
development,
instruction,
and
17
assessment
for
services
that
address
the
areas
of
reading,
18
language
arts,
math
,
and
science,
using
research-based
19
methodologies
,
for
all
students,
including
students
with
20
disabilities
.
21
d.
Special
education
compliance
and
support.
22
e.
Management
services,
including
financial
reporting
and
23
purchasing
as
requested
and
funded
by
local
districts.
24
f.
Support
for
instructional
media
services
that
supplement
25
and
support
local
district
media
centers
and
services.
26
g.
Support
for
school
technology
planning
and
staff
27
development
for
implementing
instructional
technologies.
28
h.
A
program
and
services
evaluation
and
reporting
system
29
that
includes
information
related
to
special
education
.
30
i.
Support
for
school
district
libraries
in
accordance
with
31
section
273.2,
subsection
4
.
32
j.
Support
for
early
childhood
service
coordination
for
33
families
and
children
,
age
birth
through
three
years,
to
34
meet
health,
safety,
and
learning
needs
,
including
service
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coordination
.
1
k.
Timely
submission
of
required
reports
and
documents
to
2
the
state
board
of
education,
the
department
of
education,
3
and
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
4
education.
5
l.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
in
analyzing
6
student
achievement
data
related
to
the
learning
environment,
7
comparing
data
to
the
external
knowledge
base,
and
using
that
8
information
to
guide
schools
and
school
districts
in
setting
9
goals
and
implementing
actions
to
improve
student
learning
for
10
all
students,
including
students
with
disabilities.
11
m.
Support
for
addressing
the
diverse
learning
needs
of
12
all
children
and
youths,
including
children
and
youths
who
are
13
eligible
for
special
education
through
services
that
include
14
direct
services
to
students
with
disabilities.
15
n.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
to
ensure
16
compliance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
17
related
to
special
education.
18
o.
Support
necessary
to
implement
effective
instruction
for
19
all
students,
including
students
with
disabilities,
through
20
school
technology
services.
21
p.
Support
for
students
using
educational
programs
and
22
services
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
the
educational
23
standards
established
pursuant
to
section
256.11.
24
q.
Support
for
staff
development
and
adult
learners
25
utilizing
evidence-based
professional
development
in
a
manner
26
that
meets
the
professional
needs
of
staff
and
adult
learners
27
consistent
with
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
28
education.
29
r.
Compliance
with
all
relevant
federal
and
state
laws
30
in
the
provision
of
services
and
supports
to
students
with
31
disabilities.
32
Sec.
15.
Section
284.6,
subsection
10,
Code
2024,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
10.
If
funds
are
allocated
for
purposes
of
professional
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development
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
1
“c”
,
the
department
shall
,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
2
education
agencies,
establish
teacher
development
academies
3
for
public
and
nonpublic
school-based
teams
of
teachers
and
4
instructional
leaders.
Each
academy
shall
include
an
institute
5
and
shall
provide
follow-up
training
and
coaching.
6
Sec.
16.
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCY
——
TASK
FORCE.
7
1.
The
legislative
council
shall
convene
an
area
education
8
agency
task
force
that
shall
do
all
of
the
following:
9
a.
Study
and
make
recommendations
related
to
how
to
improve
10
the
outcomes
of
students
who
utilize
services
provided
by
area
11
education
agencies.
12
b.
Study
and
make
recommendations
related
to
the
amount
of
13
compensation
paid
to
administrators
employed
by
area
education
14
agencies,
core
services
provided
by
area
education
agencies,
15
and
how
to
best
fund
the
following
services
provided
by
area
16
education
agencies:
17
(1)
Crisis
response
services.
18
(2)
Media
services
for
nonpublic
schools.
19
(3)
Professional
development
services.
20
(4)
Cooperative
purchasing.
21
(5)
Services
associated
with
regional
planning
22
partnerships.
23
(6)
Services
associated
with
the
federal
Carl
D.
Perkins
24
Career
and
Technical
Education
Improvement
Act
of
2006,
25
codified
at
20
U.S.C.
§2301
et
seq.,
as
amended.
26
(7)
Services
associated
with
the
federal
Every
Student
27
Succeeds
Act,
Pub.
L.
No.
114-95.
28
(8)
Services
provided
in
conjunction
with
special
education
29
equipment.
30
c.
Study
and
make
recommendations
related
to
all
of
the
31
following:
32
(1)
The
real
property
and
facilities
utilized
by
each
area
33
education
agency.
34
(2)
The
media
services,
educational
services,
and
special
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education
services
provided
by
each
area
education
agency.
1
(3)
What
services
area
education
agencies
should
provide.
2
(4)
Current
accountability
measures
applicable
to
area
3
education
agencies.
4
(5)
The
special
education
services
provided
by
the
division
5
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education,
area
6
education
agencies,
and
school
districts.
7
(6)
The
overall
organizational
structure
that
determines
8
how
special
education
services
are
provided
to
students
in
this
9
state.
10
(7)
How
the
operation
of
area
education
agencies
is
11
overseen.
12
(8)
The
accreditation
standards
related
to
area
education
13
agencies.
14
(9)
A
timeline
for
modifications
to
the
staffing
numbers
of
15
area
education
agencies
and
the
transition
of
responsibilities
16
related
to
the
oversight
of
area
education
agencies.
17
2.
a.
The
task
force
shall
consist
of
the
following
18
voting
members
who
are
appointed
by
the
legislative
council
to
19
represent
different
geographical
regions
of
this
state:
20
(1)
One
special
education
teacher
who
is
employed
by
a
21
school
district
with
a
total
enrollment
of
greater
than
or
22
equal
to
one
thousand
students.
23
(2)
One
special
education
teacher
who
is
employed
by
a
24
school
district
with
a
total
enrollment
of
less
than
one
25
thousand
students.
26
(3)
One
superintendent
who
is
employed
by
a
school
district
27
with
a
total
enrollment
of
greater
than
or
equal
to
one
28
thousand
students.
29
(4)
One
superintendent
who
is
employed
by
a
school
district
30
with
a
total
enrollment
of
less
than
one
thousand
students.
31
(5)
One
teacher
who
is
employed
by
a
school
district
and
who
32
does
not
provide
special
education
programs
or
services.
33
(6)
One
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
who
has
an
34
individualized
education
program.
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One
parent
or
guardian
of
a
student
who
has
a
plan
under
1
section
504
of
the
federal
Rehabilitation
Act,
29
U.S.C.
§794.
2
(8)
One
president
or
chief
executive
officer
of
an
3
accredited
nonpublic
school.
4
b.
The
task
force
shall
also
consist
of
the
following
voting
5
members:
6
(1)
One
member
to
be
appointed
by
the
governor.
7
(2)
One
member
to
be
appointed
by
the
director
of
the
8
department
of
education.
9
(3)
One
member
who
is
the
chief
administrator
of
the
10
heartland
area
education
agency.
11
c.
The
task
force
shall
also
consist
of
the
following
ex
12
officio,
nonvoting
members
of
the
general
assembly:
13
(1)
Two
state
senators
appointed
by
the
majority
leader
of
14
the
senate.
15
(2)
One
state
senator
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
16
the
senate.
17
(3)
Two
state
representatives
appointed
by
the
speaker
of
18
the
house
of
representatives.
19
(4)
One
state
representative
appointed
by
the
minority
20
leader
of
the
house
of
representatives.
21
3.
Any
expenses
incurred
by
a
member
of
the
task
force
22
shall
be
the
responsibility
of
the
individual
member
or
the
23
respective
entity
represented
by
the
member.
24
4.
The
task
force
shall
submit
its
findings
and
25
recommendations
in
a
report
to
the
general
assembly
on
26
or
before
December
31,
2024.
The
report
shall
include
an
27
examination
and
evaluation
of
the
impact
to
area
education
28
agencies
and
their
operations
and
services
made
by
this
Act.
29
Sec.
17.
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
CONTINUOUS
30
IMPROVEMENT.
On
or
before
January
1,
2025,
each
area
education
31
agency
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
director
of
the
department
32
of
education
and
the
general
assembly
that
contains
all
of
the
33
following
information:
34
1.
Progress
the
area
education
agency
has
made
in
reducing
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expenditures
associated
with
administration
and
administrators,
1
including
chief
administrators,
directors
and
department
heads,
2
regional
administrators,
regional
and
zone
coordinators,
3
district
coordinators,
and
human
resources
and
personnel
4
managers
by
at
least
thirty
percent
by
July
1,
2026.
5
2.
A
proposal
for
the
reorganization
of
services
provided
by
6
area
education
agencies
to
centralize
some
services
provided
by
7
the
area
education
agencies,
including
media
services,
and
to
8
create
centers
of
excellence
for
other
services.
9
3.
Progress
the
area
education
agency
has
made
to
improve
10
the
outcomes
achieved
by
students
receiving
special
education
11
services
and
a
description
of
how
the
area
education
agency
is
12
focusing
the
moneys
it
receives
on
providing
service
in
the
13
classroom.
14
Sec.
18.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
15
1.
An
area
education
agency
that
was
accredited
pursuant
to
16
section
273.10
on
or
before
the
effective
date
of
the
section
17
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
273.10
shall
18
remain
accredited
unless
and
until
the
division
of
special
19
education
of
the
department
of
education
takes
action
to
remove
20
accreditation
from
the
area
education
agency
pursuant
to
21
section
273.10,
as
amended
in
this
division
of
this
Act.
22
2.
Within
a
reasonable
time
after
July
1,
2024,
the
23
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education
24
shall
employ
at
least
one
individual
to
serve
as
a
director
of
25
special
education
in
each
area
education
agency.
During
the
26
hiring
process
associated
with
employing
an
individual
to
serve
27
as
director
of
special
education
in
an
area
education
agency,
28
the
division
of
special
education
shall
give
preference
to
29
qualified
personnel
employed
by
the
area
education
agency.
30
Sec.
19.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
take
effect
July
1,
31
2025:
32
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
33
273.10.
34
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
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273.11.
1
Sec.
20.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
2
employment
agreements
entered
into
or
renewed
between
an
area
3
education
agency
and
an
area
education
agency
administrator
on
4
or
after
July
1,
2024:
5
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
6
amending
section
273.3,
subsection
11.
7
Sec.
21.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
the
8
election
of
directors
and
vacancies
occurring
under
section
9
273.8,
as
amended
in
this
division
of
this
Act,
on
or
after
10
July
1,
2024:
11
The
sections
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
12
273.8.
13
Sec.
22.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
apply
to
school
years
14
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2025:
15
1.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
16
amending
section
273.2,
subsection
3.
17
2.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
18
amending
section
273.2,
subsection
4.
19
3.
The
portion
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
20
enacting
section
273.2,
subsection
4A.
21
DIVISION
III
22
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING
23
Sec.
23.
Section
257.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
24
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
b.
For
the
budget
year
commencing
July
1,
1999,
and
for
26
each
succeeding
budget
year
beginning
before
July
1,
2022,
27
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
is
eighty-seven
28
and
five-tenths
percent
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
29
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
commencing
July
1,
2022,
and
for
30
each
succeeding
budget
year,
the
regular
program
foundation
31
base
per
pupil
is
eighty-eight
and
four-tenths
percent
of
the
32
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
33
commencing
July
1,
1991,
and
for
each
succeeding
budget
year
34
the
special
education
support
services
foundation
base
is
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seventy-nine
percent
of
the
special
education
support
services
1
state
cost
per
pupil.
The
combined
foundation
base
is
the
sum
2
of
the
regular
program
foundation
base,
the
special
education
3
support
services
foundation
base,
the
total
teacher
salary
4
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
professional
development
5
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
early
intervention
6
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
teacher
leadership
7
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
total
area
education
agency
8
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
,
and
the
total
area
9
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
10
cost
.
11
Sec.
24.
Section
257.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
12
to
read
as
follows:
13
3.
Computations
rounded.
In
making
computations
and
14
payments
under
this
chapter
,
except
in
the
case
of
computations
15
relating
to
funding
of
special
education
support
services,
16
media
services,
and
educational
services
provided
through
the
17
area
education
agencies
under
section
257.37
,
and
the
teacher
18
salary
supplement,
the
professional
development
supplement,
19
the
early
intervention
supplement,
and
the
teacher
leadership
20
supplement,
the
department
of
management
shall
round
amounts
to
21
the
nearest
whole
dollar.
22
Sec.
25.
Section
257.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
23
subparagraph
(7),
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
striking
the
24
subparagraph.
25
Sec.
26.
Section
257.9,
subsection
10,
Code
2024,
is
amended
26
by
striking
the
subsection.
27
Sec.
27.
Section
257.10,
subsection
7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
7.
Special
education
support
services
district
cost.
Special
30
education
support
services
district
cost
for
a
school
district
31
for
a
budget
year
is
equal
to
the
special
education
support
32
services
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
33
by
the
special
education
support
services
weighted
enrollment
34
for
the
district
for
the
budget
year.
If
the
special
education
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support
services
district
cost
for
a
school
district
for
1
a
budget
year
is
less
than
the
special
education
support
2
services
district
cost
for
that
district
for
the
base
year,
the
3
department
of
management
shall
adjust
the
special
education
4
support
services
district
cost
for
that
district
for
the
budget
5
year
to
equal
the
special
education
support
services
district
6
cost
for
the
base
year.
Funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
7
and
received
by
a
school
district
shall
be
used
for
special
8
education
support
services.
For
budget
years
beginning
on
9
or
after
July
1,
2025,
not
less
than
ninety
percent
of
funds
10
calculated
under
this
subsection
and
received
by
a
school
11
district
shall
be
used
by
the
school
district
for
special
12
education
support
services
contracted
from
an
area
education
13
agency.
The
contract
between
the
school
district
and
the
area
14
education
agency
shall
not
require
the
school
district
to
15
describe
the
specific
special
education
support
services
the
16
school
district
will
receive
from
the
area
education
agency.
17
The
special
education
services
provided
by
the
area
education
18
agency
to
the
school
district
pursuant
to
the
contract
shall
19
not
be
limited
by
the
amount
of
funding
the
school
district
20
provided
to
the
area
education
agency.
21
Sec.
28.
Section
257.10,
subsection
8,
paragraph
a,
Code
22
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
a.
Combined
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
regular
24
program
district
cost
per
pupil
multiplied
by
the
weighted
25
enrollment,
the
special
education
support
services
district
26
cost,
the
total
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
the
27
total
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
the
28
total
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
29
total
teacher
leadership
supplement
district
cost,
plus
the
sum
30
of
the
additional
district
cost
allocated
to
the
district
to
31
fund
media
services
and
educational
services
provided
through
32
the
area
education
agency
under
section
257.37
,
and
the
area
33
education
agency
total
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
34
and
the
area
education
agency
total
professional
development
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supplement
district
cost
.
1
Sec.
29.
Section
257.16,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
2
to
read
as
follows:
3
4.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
if
4
the
governor
orders
budget
reductions
in
accordance
with
5
section
8.31
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
6
the
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
the
7
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
teacher
8
leadership
supplement
district
cost
as
calculated
under
section
9
257.10,
subsections
9,
10,
11,
and
12
,
and
the
area
education
10
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
and
the
area
11
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
12
cost
as
calculated
under
section
257.37A
,
subsections
1
and
2,
13
shall
be
paid
in
full
as
calculated
and
the
reductions
in
the
14
appropriations
provided
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
15
be
reduced
from
the
remaining
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
16
to
this
section
and
shall
be
distributed
on
a
per
pupil
17
basis
calculated
with
the
weighted
enrollment
determined
in
18
accordance
with
section
257.6,
subsection
5
.
19
Sec.
30.
Section
257.35,
subsections
1,
2,
and
17,
Code
20
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
21
1.
a.
(1)
The
For
fiscal
years
beginning
before
July
1,
22
2024,
the
department
of
management
shall
deduct
the
amounts
23
calculated
for
special
education
support
services,
media
24
services,
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
25
district
cost,
area
education
agency
professional
development
26
supplement
district
cost,
and
educational
services
for
each
27
school
district
from
the
state
aid
due
to
the
district
pursuant
28
to
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
29
area
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
September
15
30
through
June
15
during
each
school
year.
31
(2)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
32
department
of
management
shall
deduct
the
following
amounts
33
from
the
state
aid
due
to
each
school
district
pursuant
to
34
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
area
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education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
September
15
through
1
June
15
during
each
school
year:
2
(a)
The
amount
calculated
for
special
education
support
3
services
for
the
school
district.
4
(b)
Forty
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
media
5
services
for
the
school
district.
6
(c)
The
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
7
district
cost.
8
(d)
Forty
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
in
section
257.37
9
for
educational
services
for
the
school
district.
10
(e)
The
amount
due
to
the
area
education
agency
as
the
11
result
of
supplementary
weighting
for
shared
operational
12
functions
under
section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“e”
.
13
(3)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
14
fiscal
year
thereafter,
the
department
of
management
shall
15
deduct
the
following
from
the
state
aid
due
to
each
school
16
district
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
17
the
respective
area
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
18
September
15
through
June
15
during
each
school
year:
19
(a)
The
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
20
district
cost.
21
(b)
The
amount
due
to
the
area
education
agency
as
the
22
result
of
supplementary
weighting
for
shared
operational
23
functions
under
section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“e”
.
24
b.
The
department
of
management
shall
notify
each
school
25
district
of
the
amount
of
state
aid
deducted
for
these
purposes
26
and
the
balance
of
state
aid
shall
be
paid
to
the
district.
If
27
a
district
does
not
qualify
for
state
aid
under
this
chapter
28
in
an
amount
sufficient
to
cover
its
amount
due
to
the
area
29
education
agency
as
calculated
by
the
department
of
management,
30
the
school
district
shall
pay
the
deficiency
to
the
area
31
education
agency
from
other
moneys
received
by
the
district,
on
32
a
quarterly
basis
during
each
school
year.
33
2.
Notwithstanding
the
deduction
and
payment
under
34
subsection
1
,
the
state
aid
for
area
education
agencies
and
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the
portion
of
the
combined
district
cost
calculated
for
these
1
agencies
amounts
specified
for
school
districts
and
area
2
education
agencies
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
for
the
3
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2002
2024
,
and
each
succeeding
4
fiscal
year,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
management
5
by
seven
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
The
reduction
6
for
each
area
education
agency
shall
be
equal
to
the
reduction
7
that
the
agency
received
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
8
2001
The
department
of
management
shall
calculate
a
reduction
9
such
that
such
amounts
shall
be
reduced
proportionally
to
the
10
amount
that
the
agency
would
otherwise
have
received
under
this
11
section
if
the
reduction
imposed
pursuant
to
this
subsection
12
did
not
apply
.
13
17.
a.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
and
in
addition
to
the
14
reductions
applicable
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
paragraph
15
“b”
of
this
subsection
,
the
state
aid
for
area
education
16
agencies
and
the
portion
of
the
combined
district
cost
17
calculated
for
these
agencies
related
to
expenditures
other
18
than
expenditures
for
professional
development
for
the
fiscal
19
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
shall
20
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
management
by
fifteen
million
21
dollars.
The
reduction
for
each
area
education
agency
shall
be
22
prorated
based
on
the
reduction
that
the
agency
received
in
the
23
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2003.
24
b.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
and
in
addition
to
25
the
reductions
applicable
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
26
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection
,
the
state
aid
for
area
27
education
agencies
and
the
portion
of
the
combined
district
28
cost
calculated
for
these
agencies
related
to
professional
29
development
expenditures
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
30
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
31
department
of
management
by
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
of
the
32
area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
33
district
cost
for
all
area
education
agencies
determined
under
34
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
Code
2022,
for
the
budget
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year
beginning
July
1,
2022.
The
reduction
for
each
area
1
education
agency
shall
be
equal
to
the
area
education
agency’s
2
professional
development
district
cost
determined
under
section
3
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
Code
2022,
for
the
budget
year
beginning
4
July
1,
2022.
The
amounts
reduced
under
this
paragraph
shall
5
be
considered
funds
paid
to
school
districts
and
area
education
6
agencies
under
chapter
284
for
purposes
of
requirements
for
7
providing
professional
development
opportunities.
8
Sec.
31.
Section
257.36,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
1.
Notwithstanding
chapters
256B
and
273
and
sections
11
of
this
chapter
relating
to
the
moneys
available
to
school
12
districts
and
area
education
agencies
for
special
education
13
support
services,
for
each
school
year,
the
department
of
14
education
may
direct
the
department
of
management
to
deduct
15
amounts
from
the
portions
of
school
district
budgets
that
16
fund
special
education
support
services
in
an
area
education
17
agency.
The
total
amount
deducted
in
an
area
for
a
school
18
district
shall
be
based
upon
excess
special
education
support
19
services
unreserved
and
undesignated
fund
balances
in
that
20
school
district
or
paid
by
the
school
district
to
an
area
21
education
agency
for
a
school
year
that
remain
unreserved
and
22
undesignated
as
determined
by
the
department
of
education.
The
23
department
of
management
shall
determine
the
amount
deducted
24
from
each
school
district
in
an
area
education
agency
on
25
a
proportional
basis.
The
department
of
management
shall
26
determine
from
the
amounts
deducted
from
the
portions
of
school
27
district
budgets
that
fund
area
education
agency
special
28
education
support
services
the
amount
that
would
have
been
29
local
property
taxes
and
the
amount
that
would
have
been
state
30
aid
and
for
the
next
following
budget
year
shall
increase
the
31
district’s
total
state
school
aid
available
under
this
chapter
32
for
area
education
agency
special
education
support
services
33
and
reduce
the
district’s
property
tax
levy
for
area
education
34
agency
special
education
support
services
by
the
amount
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necessary
for
the
property
tax
portion
of
the
deductions
made
1
under
this
section
during
the
budget
year.
2
Sec.
32.
Section
257.37,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
3
follows:
4
257.37
Funding
media
and
educational
services.
5
Media
services
and
educational
services
provided
by
a
school
6
district
or
through
the
area
education
agencies
agency
shall
be
7
funded,
to
the
extent
provided,
by
an
addition
to
the
combined
8
district
cost
of
each
school
district,
determined
as
follows:
9
1.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
10
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
11
for
media
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
12
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
13
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
media
services
in
the
base
14
year
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
in
the
base
year
15
to
provide
an
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
16
year,
and
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
the
state
17
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
which
is
equal
18
to
the
average
of
the
area
media
services
costs
per
pupil
in
19
the
base
year.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
20
succeeding
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
shall
21
compute
the
supplemental
state
aid
for
media
services
in
the
22
budget
year
by
multiplying
the
state
media
services
cost
per
23
pupil
in
the
base
year
times
the
state
percent
of
growth
for
24
the
budget
year,
and
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
25
media
services
cost
in
the
budget
year
equals
the
area
media
26
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
plus
the
supplemental
27
state
aid
for
media
services
in
the
budget
year
times
the
28
enrollment
served
in
the
budget
year.
Funds
For
fiscal
years
29
beginning
before
July
1,
2025,
funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
30
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
For
fiscal
31
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
funds
not
required
to
32
be
paid
to
an
area
education
agency
may
be
used
by
the
school
33
district
for
any
school
district
general
fund
purpose.
34
2.
Up
to
thirty
percent
of
the
budget
of
an
area
for
media
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services
may
be
expended
for
media
resource
material
including
1
the
purchase
or
replacement
of
material
required
in
section
2
273.6,
subsection
1
.
Funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
education
3
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
4
3.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
5
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
6
for
educational
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
7
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
8
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
educational
services
9
in
the
base
year
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
10
in
the
area
in
the
base
year
to
provide
an
area
educational
11
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
and
the
department
of
12
management
shall
compute
the
state
educational
services
cost
13
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
which
is
equal
to
the
average
of
14
the
area
educational
services
costs
per
pupil
in
the
base
year.
15
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
succeeding
16
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
the
17
supplemental
state
aid
for
educational
services
by
multiplying
18
the
state
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
19
times
the
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year,
and
the
20
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
educational
services
for
21
the
budget
year
equals
the
area
educational
services
cost
per
22
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
supplemental
state
aid
for
23
educational
services
in
the
budget
year
times
the
enrollment
24
served
in
the
area
in
the
budget
year.
Funds
For
fiscal
years
25
beginning
before
July
1,
2025,
funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
26
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
For
fiscal
27
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
funds
not
required
to
28
be
paid
to
an
area
education
agency
may
be
used
by
the
school
29
district
for
any
school
district
general
fund
purpose.
30
4.
“Enrollment
served”
means
the
basic
enrollment
of
all
31
school
districts
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
32
agency
plus
the
number
of
nonpublic
school
pupils
served
by
33
the
area
education
agency
with
media
services
or
educational
34
services,
as
applicable,
except
that
if
a
nonpublic
school
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pupil
or
a
pupil
attending
another
district
under
a
whole
grade
1
sharing
agreement
or
open
enrollment
receives
services
through
2
an
area
other
than
the
area
of
the
pupil’s
residence,
the
3
pupil
shall
be
deemed
to
be
served
by
the
area
of
the
pupil’s
4
residence,
which
shall
by
contractual
arrangement
reimburse
5
the
area
through
which
the
pupil
actually
receives
services.
6
Each
school
district
shall
include
in
the
enrollment
report
7
submitted
pursuant
to
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
the
number
8
of
nonpublic
school
pupils
within
each
school
district
for
9
media
and
educational
services
served
by
the
area.
However,
10
the
school
district
shall
not
include
in
the
enrollment
report
11
nonpublic
school
pupils
receiving
classes
or
services
funded
12
entirely
by
federal
grants
or
allocations.
13
5.
a.
If
an
area
education
agency
does
not
serve
nonpublic
14
school
pupils
in
a
manner
comparable
to
services
provided
15
public
school
pupils
for
media
and
educational
services,
as
16
determined
by
the
state
board
of
education,
the
state
board
17
shall
instruct
the
department
of
management
to
reduce
the
funds
18
for
media
services
and
educational
services
within
the
area
one
19
time
by
an
amount
to
compensate
for
such
reduced
services.
The
20
media
services
budget
shall
be
reduced
by
an
amount
equal
to
21
the
product
of
the
cost
per
pupil
in
basic
enrollment
for
the
22
budget
year
for
media
services
times
the
difference
between
23
the
enrollment
served
and
the
basic
enrollment
recorded
for
24
the
area.
The
educational
services
budget
shall
be
reduced
by
25
an
amount
equal
to
the
product
of
the
cost
per
pupil
in
basic
26
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
for
educational
services
times
27
the
difference
between
the
enrollment
served
and
the
basic
28
enrollment
recorded
for
the
area.
29
b.
This
subsection
applies
only
to
media
and
educational
30
services
which
cannot
be
diverted
for
religious
purposes.
31
c.
Notwithstanding
this
subsection
,
an
area
education
agency
32
shall
distribute
to
nonpublic
schools
media
materials
purchased
33
wholly
or
partially
with
federal
funds
in
a
manner
comparable
34
to
the
distribution
of
such
media
materials
to
public
schools
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as
determined
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
1
6.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2002,
and
each
2
succeeding
budget
year,
notwithstanding
the
requirements
of
3
this
section
for
determining
the
budgets
and
funding
of
media
4
services
and
education
services,
an
area
education
agency
or
5
school
district
may
,
within
the
limits
of
the
total
of
the
6
funds
provided
for
the
budget
years
pursuant
to
section
257.35
,
7
expend
for
special
education
support
services
an
amount
that
8
exceeds
the
payment
for
special
education
support
services
9
pursuant
to
section
257.35
in
order
to
maintain
the
level
10
of
required
special
education
support
services
in
the
area
11
education
agency
or
the
school
district,
as
applicable
.
12
Sec.
33.
Section
257.37A,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
13
follows:
14
257.37A
Area
education
agency
salary
supplement
funding.
15
1.
Area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
cost
per
16
pupil
and
district
cost.
17
a.
1.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
18
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
19
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
20
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
21
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“i”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
22
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
the
fiscal
23
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
24
2009
,
and
divide
that
sum
by
the
special
education
support
25
services
weighted
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
26
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
27
supplement
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
28
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
area
education
agency
29
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
30
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
the
area
education
agency
31
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
32
year
plus
the
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
33
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
34
b.
2.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
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succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
department
of
management
1
determines
that
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
2
salary
supplement
district
cost
of
an
area
education
agency
3
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
one
hundred
percent
of
the
4
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
5
district
cost
for
the
base
year
for
the
area
education
agency,
6
the
area
education
agency
shall
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
7
that
budget
year
equal
to
the
difference.
8
c.
(1)
3.
a.
The
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
9
salary
supplement
district
cost
is
the
area
education
agency
10
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
11
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
special
12
education
support
services
weighted
enrollment
for
that
area
13
education
agency.
14
(2)
b.
The
total
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
15
supplement
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
unadjusted
area
16
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
plus
17
the
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year.
18
d.
4.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
19
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
section
20
shall
comply
with
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
be
21
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
.
For
the
22
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
23
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
24
section
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
25
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
.
26
2.
Area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
27
cost
per
pupil
and
district
cost.
28
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
29
department
of
management
shall
divide
the
area
education
30
agency
professional
development
supplement
made
to
each
31
area
education
agency
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
32
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
33
“d”
,
Code
2009,
by
the
special
education
support
services
34
weighted
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
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to
determine
the
professional
development
supplement
cost
1
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
2
succeeding
budget
years,
the
area
education
agency
professional
3
development
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
4
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
the
area
education
agency
5
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
6
for
the
base
year
plus
the
area
education
agency
professional
7
development
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
8
budget
year.
9
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
10
succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
department
of
management
11
determines
that
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
12
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
of
an
area
13
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
one
hundred
14
percent
of
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
15
development
supplement
district
cost
for
the
base
year
for
16
the
area
education
agency,
the
area
education
agency
shall
17
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year
equal
to
the
18
difference.
19
c.
(1)
The
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
20
development
supplement
district
cost
is
the
area
education
21
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
22
per
pupil
for
each
area
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
23
multiplied
by
the
special
education
support
services
weighted
24
enrollment
for
that
area
education
agency.
25
(2)
The
total
area
education
agency
professional
26
development
supplement
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
27
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
development
28
supplement
district
cost
plus
the
budget
adjustment
for
that
29
budget
year.
30
d.
The
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
31
shall
comply
with
requirements
of
chapter
284
.
32
Sec.
34.
Section
284.3A,
subsection
4,
Code
2024,
is
amended
33
to
read
as
follows:
34
4.
The
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
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calculated
under
section
257.10,
subsection
9
,
and
the
area
1
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
2
calculated
under
section
257.37A
,
subsection
1,
are
not
subject
3
to
a
uniform
reduction
in
accordance
with
section
8.31
.
4
Sec.
35.
Section
284.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
5
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
(3)
Determine,
following
the
adoption
of
the
Iowa
7
professional
development
model
by
the
state
board
of
education,
8
the
use
and
distribution
of
the
professional
development
9
funds
calculated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
or
agency
as
10
provided
in
section
257.9,
subsection
10
,
or
section
257.10,
11
subsection
10
,
based
upon
school
district
or
agency
,
attendance
12
center,
and
individual
teacher
and
professional
development
13
plans.
14
Sec.
36.
Section
284.6,
subsections
8
and
9,
Code
2024,
are
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
8.
For
each
year
in
which
a
school
district
receives
funds
17
calculated
and
paid
to
school
districts
for
professional
18
development
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
19
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
the
school
district
shall
create
20
quality
professional
development
opportunities.
Not
less
than
21
thirty-six
hours
in
the
school
calendar,
held
outside
of
the
22
minimum
school
day,
shall
be
set
aside
during
nonpreparation
23
time
or
designated
professional
development
time
to
allow
24
practitioners
to
collaborate
with
each
other
to
deliver
25
educational
programs
and
assess
student
learning,
or
to
engage
26
in
peer
review
pursuant
to
section
284.8,
subsection
1
.
The
27
funds
may
be
used
to
implement
the
professional
development
28
provisions
of
the
teacher
career
paths
and
leadership
roles
29
specified
in
section
284.15
,
including
but
not
limited
to
30
providing
professional
development
to
teachers,
including
31
additional
salaries
for
time
beyond
the
normal
negotiated
32
agreement;
activities
and
pay
to
support
a
beginning
teacher
33
mentoring
and
induction
program
that
meets
the
requirements
34
of
section
284.5
;
pay
for
substitute
teachers,
professional
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development
materials,
speakers,
and
professional
development
1
content;
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
used
for
classroom
2
purposes
if
such
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
include
3
professional
development;
administering
assessments
pursuant
to
4
section
256.7,
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
5
and
(2),
if
such
assessments
include
professional
development;
6
and
costs
associated
with
implementing
the
individual
7
professional
development
plans.
The
use
of
the
funds
shall
8
be
balanced
between
school
district,
attendance
center,
9
and
individual
professional
development
plans,
making
every
10
reasonable
effort
to
provide
equal
access
to
all
teachers.
11
9.
Moneys
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
12
10
,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
2
,
shall
be
maintained
13
as
a
separate
listing
within
a
school
district’s
or
area
14
education
agency’s
budget
for
funds
received
and
expenditures
15
made
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
The
department
shall
not
16
require
a
school
district
or
area
education
agency
to
allocate
17
a
specific
amount
or
percentage
of
moneys
received
pursuant
to
18
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
19
2
,
for
professional
development
related
to
implementation
of
20
the
core
curriculum
under
section
256.7,
subsection
26
.
A
21
school
district
shall
certify
to
the
department
how
the
school
22
district
allocated
the
funds
and
that
moneys
received
under
23
this
subsection
were
used
to
supplement,
not
supplant,
the
24
professional
development
opportunities
the
school
district
25
would
otherwise
make
available.
For
budget
years
beginning
26
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
all
or
a
portion
of
the
moneys
27
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
that
remain
28
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
may,
29
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
paragraph
“d”
,
be
30
transferred
for
deposit
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
31
account
established
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
32
Sec.
37.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
33
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
34
Sec.
38.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
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July
1,
2024,
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
1
that
date.
2
DIVISION
IV
3
TEACHER
COMPENSATION
AND
IPERS
4
Sec.
39.
Section
97B.52A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
5
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
6
new
subparagraph
division:
7
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
DIVISION
.
(d)
For
a
member
whose
first
8
month
of
entitlement
is
July
2024
or
later,
but
before
July
9
2027,
the
member
may
return
to
covered
employment
as
a
teacher
10
for
a
covered
employer
after
receiving
one
month
of
retirement
11
benefits.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subparagraph
division,
12
“teacher”
means
a
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
256.
13
Sec.
40.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
14
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
15
d.
Except
as
otherwise
allowed
under
this
paragraph,
for
16
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
succeeding
budget
17
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
18
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
19
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.15
.
The
20
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
for
a
teacher
21
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
framework
or
22
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
284.15
;
to
23
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
leadership
24
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
to
25
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
the
amount
provided
26
in
section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
27
(1)
;
to
cover
the
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
28
are
not
providing
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
29
for
coverage
of
a
classroom
when
an
initial
or
career
30
teacher
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
assigned
31
to
a
leadership
role;
for
professional
development
time
to
32
learn
best
practices
associated
with
the
career
pathways
33
leadership
process;
and
for
other
costs
associated
with
a
34
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
by
the
department
of
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education
under
section
284.15
with
the
goals
of
improving
1
instruction
and
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
and
student
2
learning.
If
all
requirements
for
the
school
district
for
3
the
use
of
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
are
met
4
and
funds
received
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
5
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
6
after
July
1,
2020,
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
7
portion
of
such
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
8
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
established
9
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
10
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
school
districts
may
11
use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
12
purposes
authorized
under
subsection
9
,
paragraph
“d”
,
and,
13
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
school
14
districts
shall
not
be
required
to
participate
in
or
comply
15
with
section
284.15
in
order
to
continue
to
receive
funding
16
under
this
subsection
.
17
Sec.
41.
Section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
18
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
(1)
(a)
The
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
20
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
successfully
completed
an
21
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
as
defined
in
section
22
256.145
or
holds
an
initial
or
intern
teacher
license
issued
23
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
shall
be
at
least
24
thirty-three
forty-seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars,
which
25
shall
also
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
Iowa
teacher.
26
(b)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
27
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
28
has
successfully
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
29
program
as
defined
in
section
256.145
or
holds
an
initial
or
30
intern
teacher
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
31
VII,
part
3,
shall
be
at
least
fifty
thousand
dollars,
which
32
shall
also
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
Iowa
teacher.
33
Sec.
42.
Section
284.15,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
34
following
new
subsection:
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NEW
SUBSECTION
.
2A.
a.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1
1,
2024,
the
salary
for
a
career
teacher,
model
teacher,
mentor
2
teacher,
or
lead
teacher,
who
holds
a
valid
license
issued
3
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
and
who
has
been
4
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
shall
be
at
least
sixty
5
thousand
dollars.
6
b.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
7
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
salary
for
a
career
teacher,
model
8
teacher,
mentor
teacher,
or
lead
teacher,
who
holds
a
valid
9
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
and
10
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
shall
be
at
11
least
sixty-two
thousand
dollars.
12
Sec.
43.
Section
284.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
13
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
The
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
beginning
16
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
thirty-three
forty-seven
17
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
.
For
the
fiscal
year
18
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
19
beginning
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
fifty
thousand
20
dollars.
Each
beginning
teacher
shall
meet
the
following
21
requirements:
22
Sec.
44.
Section
284.16,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
23
following
new
subsection:
24
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
a.
Experienced
teacher.
For
25
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
a
career
teacher,
26
instructional
coach,
curriculum
and
professional
development
27
leader,
or
model
teacher,
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
28
twelve
years,
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
sixty
thousand
29
dollars.
30
b.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
31
subsequent
fiscal
year,
a
career
teacher,
instructional
coach,
32
curriculum
and
professional
development
leader,
or
model
33
teacher,
who
has
been
a
teacher
for
at
least
twelve
years,
34
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
sixty-two
thousand
dollars.
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Sec.
45.
Section
284.17,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
a.
A
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
3
minimum
salary
of
thirty-three
forty-seven
thousand
five
4
hundred
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
less
than
5
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience
and
a
minimum
salary
of
6
sixty
thousand
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
at
least
7
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience
.
8
b.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
9
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
minimum
salary
of
fifty
thousand
10
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
less
than
twelve
years
11
of
teaching
experience
and
a
minimum
salary
of
sixty-two
12
thousand
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher
who
has
at
least
13
twelve
years
of
teaching
experience.
14
DIVISION
V
15
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
PUPIL
16
Sec.
46.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraph
a,
Code
17
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
a.
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
19
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
20
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
21
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
22
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“h”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
23
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
24
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
2009
,
and
divide
25
that
sum
by
the
district’s
budget
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
26
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
teacher
salary
27
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
28
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
29
before
July
1,
2024
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
30
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
31
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
32
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
33
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
34
(2)
(a)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
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teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
1
school
district
shall
be
determined
under
this
subparagraph.
2
(b)
The
department
of
management
shall
categorize
all
3
school
districts
into
not
more
than
ten
tiers
according
to
each
4
school
district’s
actual
enrollment.
Each
tier
established
5
by
the
department
of
management
containing
a
school
district
6
with
an
actual
enrollment
above
three
thousand
five
hundred
7
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
8
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
9
with
an
actual
enrollment
of
more
than
three
thousand
five
10
hundred
pupils.
Each
tier
established
by
the
department
11
of
management
containing
a
school
district
with
an
actual
12
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
five
hundred
13
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
14
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
15
with
an
actual
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
16
five
hundred
pupils.
17
(c)
(i)
To
support
school
districts
with
meeting
the
18
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
requirement
of
forty-seven
19
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
the
minimum
teacher
salary
20
requirement
for
full-time
teachers
with
at
least
twelve
years
21
of
experience
of
sixty
thousand
dollars
under
chapter
284
22
and
other
costs
associated
with
such
salary
requirements,
as
23
identified
in
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii),
the
department
of
24
management
shall
calculate
and
assign
to
all
school
districts
25
in
a
tier
established
under
subparagraph
division
(b),
a
26
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
27
based
in
part
on
the
average
cost
to
school
districts
within
28
the
tier
to
meet
the
requirements.
29
(ii)
If,
however,
a
school
district’s
total
teacher
salary
30
supplement
district
cost
under
paragraph
“c”
as
calculated
31
using
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
32
pupil
assigned
to
the
school
district’s
applicable
tier,
is
33
insufficient
to
comply
with
the
applicable
minimum
teacher
34
salary
requirements
of
the
school
district,
including
costs
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associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
1
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
2
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
3
Act,
the
department
of
management
shall
set
the
school
4
district’s
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
5
at
an
amount
necessary
to
meet
the
district’s
minimum
salary
6
requirements
and
associated
costs.
7
(3)
(a)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
the
8
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
9
school
district
shall
be
determined
under
this
subparagraph.
10
(b)
The
department
of
management
shall
categorize
all
11
school
districts
into
not
more
than
ten
tiers
according
to
each
12
school
district’s
actual
enrollment.
Each
tier
established
13
by
the
department
of
management
containing
a
school
district
14
with
an
actual
enrollment
above
three
thousand
five
hundred
15
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
16
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
17
with
an
actual
enrollment
of
more
than
three
thousand
five
18
hundred
pupils.
Each
tier
established
by
the
department
19
of
management
containing
a
school
district
with
an
actual
20
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
five
hundred
21
pupils
shall
contain,
to
the
extent
feasible,
the
same
number
22
of
school
districts
as
other
tiers
containing
school
districts
23
with
an
actual
enrollment
equal
to
or
less
than
three
thousand
24
five
hundred
pupils.
25
(c)
(i)
To
support
school
districts
with
meeting
the
26
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
requirement
of
fifty
thousand
27
dollars
and
the
minimum
teacher
salary
requirement
for
28
full-time
teachers
with
at
least
twelve
years
of
experience
of
29
sixty-two
thousand
dollars
under
chapter
284
and
other
costs
30
associated
with
such
salary
requirements,
as
identified
in
31
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii),
the
department
of
management
32
shall
calculate
and
assign
to
all
school
districts
in
a
tier
33
established
under
subparagraph
division
(b),
a
teacher
salary
34
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
in
an
amount
based
in
part
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on
the
average
cost
to
school
districts
within
the
tier
to
meet
1
the
requirements.
2
(ii)
If,
however,
a
school
district’s
total
teacher
3
salary
supplement
district
cost
under
paragraph
“c”
,
as
4
calculated
using
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
5
per
pupil
assigned
to
the
school
district’s
applicable
tier,
6
is
insufficient
to
comply
with
the
applicable
minimum
teacher
7
salary
requirements
of
the
school
district,
including
costs
8
associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
9
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
10
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
11
Act,
the
department
of
management
shall
set
the
school
12
district’s
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
13
at
an
amount
necessary
to
meet
the
district’s
minimum
salary
14
requirements
and
associated
costs.
15
(4)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
16
succeeding
budget
years,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
17
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
18
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
19
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
20
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
21
Sec.
47.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
22
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
23
DIVISION
VI
24
STATE
PERCENTS
OF
GROWTH
25
Sec.
48.
Section
257.8,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2024,
are
26
amended
to
read
as
follows:
27
1.
State
percent
of
growth.
The
state
percent
of
growth
for
28
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
is
two
and
four-tenths
29
percent.
The
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
30
beginning
July
1,
2022,
is
two
and
one-half
percent.
The
state
31
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
32
is
three
percent.
The
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
33
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
is
two
and
one-half
percent.
The
34
state
percent
of
growth
for
each
subsequent
budget
year
shall
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be
established
by
statute
which
shall
be
enacted
within
thirty
1
days
of
the
transmission
of
the
governor’s
budget
required
by
2
February
1
under
section
8.21
during
the
regular
legislative
3
session
beginning
in
the
base
year.
4
2.
Categorical
state
percent
of
growth.
The
categorical
5
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
6
1,
2021,
is
two
and
four-tenths
percent.
The
categorical
7
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
8
1,
2022,
is
two
and
one-half
percent.
The
categorical
state
9
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
10
2023,
is
three
percent.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
11
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
is
two
and
12
one-half
percent.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
13
for
each
budget
year
shall
be
established
by
statute
which
14
shall
be
enacted
within
thirty
days
of
the
transmission
of
the
15
governor’s
budget
required
by
February
1
under
section
8.21
16
during
the
regular
legislative
session
beginning
in
the
base
17
year.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
may
include
18
state
percents
of
growth
for
the
teacher
salary
supplement,
the
19
professional
development
supplement,
the
early
intervention
20
supplement,
the
teacher
leadership
supplement,
and
for
budget
21
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
transportation
equity
22
aid
payments
under
section
257.16C
.
23
Sec.
49.
Section
257.16B,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2024,
24
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
25
1.
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2021
26
2022
,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
27
to
the
department
of
education
an
amount
necessary
to
make
all
28
school
district
property
tax
replacement
payments
under
this
29
section
,
as
calculated
in
subsection
2
.
30
2.
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
the
31
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
32
district
all
of
the
following:
33
(1)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
34
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
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less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
1
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
2
1,
2021.
3
(2)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
4
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
5
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
6
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
7
1,
2021.
8
(3)
The
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
tax
9
replacement
payment.
Each
school
district’s
property
tax
10
replacement
payment
equals
the
school
district’s
weighted
11
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
12
multiplied
by
the
remainder
of
the
amount
calculated
for
13
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(2)
minus
the
amount
14
calculated
for
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(1).
15
b.
a.
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
16
the
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
tax
replacement
17
payment
shall
be
the
product
of
the
school
district’s
weighted
18
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
per
pupil
19
property
tax
replacement
amount
for
the
budget
year
calculated
20
under
subparagraph
(2).
21
(2)
The
per
pupil
property
tax
replacement
amount
for
the
22
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
is
equal
to
the
sum
of
one
23
hundred
fifty-three
dollars
plus
the
difference
between
the
24
following:
25
(a)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
26
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
27
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
28
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
29
1,
2022.
30
(b)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
31
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
32
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
33
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
34
1,
2022.
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c.
b.
(1)
For
each
the
budget
year
beginning
on
or
after
1
July
1,
2023,
the
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
2
tax
replacement
payment
shall
be
the
product
of
the
school
3
district’s
weighted
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
4
by
the
per
pupil
property
tax
replacement
amount
for
the
budget
5
year
calculated
under
subparagraph
(2).
6
(2)
The
per
pupil
property
tax
replacement
amount
for
7
the
budget
years
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023,
is
8
equal
to
the
sum
of
one
hundred
fifty-three
dollars
plus
the
9
difference
between
the
following:
10
(a)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
11
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
12
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
13
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
applicable
budget
year
under
14
this
paragraph
beginning
July
1,
2023
.
15
(b)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
16
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
17
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
18
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
applicable
budget
year
under
19
this
paragraph
beginning
July
1,
2023
.
20
c.
(1)
For
each
budget
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
21
1,
2024,
the
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
22
tax
replacement
payment
shall
be
the
product
of
the
school
23
district’s
weighted
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
24
by
the
per
pupil
property
tax
replacement
amount
for
the
budget
25
year
calculated
under
subparagraph
(2).
26
(2)
The
per
pupil
property
tax
replacement
amount
for
budget
27
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
is
equal
to
the
sum
28
of
one
hundred
fifty-three
dollars
plus
the
difference
between
29
the
following:
30
(a)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
31
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
32
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
33
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
applicable
budget
year
under
34
this
paragraph.
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(b)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
1
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
2
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
3
pursuant
to
section
257.1
for
the
applicable
budget
year
under
4
this
paragraph.
5
Sec.
50.
CODE
SECTION
257.8
——
IMPLEMENTATION.
The
6
requirements
of
section
257.8,
subsections
1
and
2,
regarding
7
the
enactment
of
bills
establishing
the
state
percent
of
growth
8
and
the
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
within
thirty
9
days
of
the
transmission
of
the
governor’s
budget
required
by
10
February
1
under
section
8.21
during
the
regular
legislative
11
session
beginning
in
the
base
year,
do
not
apply
to
this
12
division
of
this
Act.
13
Sec.
51.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
14
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
15
DIVISION
VII
16
EDUCATION
SUPPORT
PERSONNEL
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
17
Sec.
52.
EDUCATION
SUPPORT
PERSONNEL
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
——
18
FY
2024-2025.
19
1.
If
funds
are
appropriated
by
the
general
assembly
to
the
20
department
of
education
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
21
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
to
make
all
payments
to
school
22
districts
required
under
subsection
2,
such
funds
shall
be
used
23
to
provide
a
funding
supplement
to
each
school
district
during
24
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
25
2025,
to
supplement
education
support
personnel
compensation.
26
2.
In
order
to
receive
the
funding
supplement,
a
school
27
district
shall
first
report
to
the
department
of
education
28
on
or
before
July
1,
2024,
the
number
of
education
support
29
personnel
employed
by
the
school
district,
including
all
30
other
information
related
to
such
personnel
required
by
the
31
department
of
education.
Each
school
district’s
funding
32
supplement
amount
shall
be
equal
to
fourteen
million
dollars
33
multiplied
by
the
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
budget
34
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
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ending
June
30,
2024,
divided
by
the
statewide
total
budget
1
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
2
ending
June
30,
2024.
For
purposes
of
this
section,
“education
3
support
personnel”
means
regular
and
part-time
employees
of
a
4
school
district
who
are
not
salaried.
5
3.
The
payment
of
funding
supplement
amounts
under
this
6
section
shall
be
paid
by
the
department
of
education
at
the
7
same
time
and
in
the
same
manner
as
foundation
aid
is
paid
8
under
section
257.16
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
9
2024,
and
ending
June
30,
2025,
and
may
be
included
in
the
10
monthly
payment
of
state
aid
under
section
257.16,
subsection
11
2.
12
Sec.
53.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
13
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
14
DIVISION
VIII
15
STATE
MANDATE
16
Sec.
54.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
17
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
>>
18
2.
Page
27,
by
striking
lines
8
through
15
and
inserting
19
<<
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
modifying
provisions
20
related
to
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
agencies,
21
the
membership
of
the
boards
of
directors
of
area
education
22
agencies,
the
department
of
education,
area
education
agency
23
funding,
the
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
supplement
24
district
cost
per
pupil
and
minimum
teacher
salaries,
Iowa
25
public
employees’
retirement
system
bona
fide
retirement
26
requirements,
and
property
tax
replacement
payments,
27
establishing
the
state
percent
of
growth
and
the
categorical
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state
percent
of
growth
for
supplemental
state
aid
calculations
29
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
including
30
transition,
effective
date,
and
applicability
provisions.
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