Senate File 251 S-3083 Amend Senate File 251 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < Section 1. Section 279.45, Code 2023, is amended to read 4 as follows: 5 279.45 Administrative expenditures. 6 The administrative expenditures as a percent of a school 7 district’s general fund for a base year shall not exceed five 8 percent. Annually, the board of directors shall certify 9 to the department of education the amounts of the school 10 district’s administrative expenditures and its general fund. 11 For the purposes of this section , “base year” means the same 12 as defined in section 257.2 , and “administrative expenditures” 13 means expenditures for executive administration salaries and 14 benefits for administrative offices, including administrators, 15 superintendents, secretarial staff, superintendent staff, 16 and other school district central staff. “Administrative 17 expenditures” do not include expenditures directly related to 18 students in schools, including but not limited to expenditures 19 for teachers, paraeducators, librarians, nurses, information 20 technology staff, transportation staff, custodial staff, or 21 nutrition staff . 22 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies July 1, 2024, for 23 school budget years beginning on or after that date. > 24 ______________________________ MOLLY DONAHUE -1- SF 251.1162 (2) 90 md/jh 1/ 1 #1.