Senate File 2435 S-5190 Amend Senate File 2435 as follows: 1 1. By striking everything after the enacting clause and 2 inserting: 3 < DIVISION I 4 FY 2024-2025 APPROPRIATIONS —— DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 5 Section 1. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS —— 6 ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the general 7 fund of the state to the department for the blind for the 8 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 9 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 10 used for the purposes designated: 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 13 equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,087,171 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 88.98 16 DIVISION II 17 FY 2024-2025 APPROPRIATIONS —— DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 18 Sec. 2. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated 19 from the general fund of the state to the department of 20 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 21 ending June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so much thereof 22 as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 23 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 24 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 26 equivalent positions: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,922,250 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 69.23 29 b. By January 15, 2025, the department shall submit 30 a written report to the general assembly detailing the 31 department’s antibullying programming and current and projected 32 expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning 33 July 1, 2024. 34 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 35 -1- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 1/ 43 #1.
For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 2 equivalent positions: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 721,779 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 9.12 5 3. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 7 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 8 full-time equivalent positions: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,116,032 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 58.38 11 4. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 12 For reimbursement for career and technical education 13 expenditures made by regional career and technical education 14 planning partnerships in accordance with section 256.136: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,952,459 16 5. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 17 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that 18 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 19 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 20 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,176,797 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 25.40 23 6. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 24 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 25 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 26 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three 27 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 28 those services: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,721,400 30 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 31 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty 32 clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order 33 to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are 34 born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. 35 -2- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 2/ 43
7. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 1 a. For early head start projects: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 574,500 3 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 4 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 5 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 6 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 7 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 8 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 9 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 10 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be 11 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 12 and received state funding to administer an early head start 13 project. 14 8. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 15 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 16 program established pursuant to chapter 284 , and for not more 17 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,990,467 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.02 20 9. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT 21 a. For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the 22 department of education on behalf of school districts and 23 accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated 24 with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance 25 with section 256.7, subsection 21 , paragraph “b”: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 27 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more 28 than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs 29 within the university of Iowa college of education to offset 30 the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at 31 accredited nonpublic schools. 32 10. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING 33 For support costs associated with the creation of a 34 statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part 35 -3- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 3/ 43
of the future ready Iowa initiative: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 2 11. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 3 PROGRAM 4 For support costs associated with the creation of a program 5 to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils 6 enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college 7 for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a 8 community college-employed instructor during the summer and 9 outside of the regular school year through a contractual 10 agreement between a community college and a school district 11 under the future ready Iowa initiative: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 13 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 14 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 15 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 16 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 17 specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding 18 fiscal year. 19 12. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES 20 For school districts to reinforce combined efforts and 21 regional initiatives that accelerate paraeducator and teacher 22 credential attainment and to provide direct services to the 23 most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled 24 in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for 25 America’s graduates specialist: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,646,450 27 13. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 28 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 29 For administration of a process for school districts to 30 establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the 31 performance of each attendance center operated by the district 32 in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and 33 report card for each attendance center, for internet site 34 and data system support, and for not more than the following 35 -4- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 4/ 43
full-time equivalent positions: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.83 3 14. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 4 For distribution to school districts for implementation 5 of section 279.68, subsection 2 , relating to successful 6 progression for early readers: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,824,782 8 15. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY 9 a. For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an 10 early warning assessment and administering the early warning 11 system for literacy established in accordance with section 12 279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, 13 subsection 31 : 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,915,000 15 b. The department shall administer and distribute to school 16 districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning 17 assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor 18 student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade 19 six. The department may charge school districts and accredited 20 nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual 21 costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning 22 assessment minus the moneys received by the department under 23 this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the 24 actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for 25 the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the 26 system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use 27 moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11 , and 28 moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, 29 subsection 2 , to pay the early warning assessment system fee. 30 16. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER 31 a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in 32 order to implement, in collaboration with the area education 33 agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49 , 34 paragraph “c”: 35 -5- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 5/ 43
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 1 b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more 2 than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state 3 board of education relating to the approval of practitioner 4 preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3 , 5 paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for 6 the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced 7 dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 256.146, 8 subsection 21. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 9 ending June 30, 2025, the center shall submit a report to the 10 general assembly detailing the expenditures of moneys used for 11 purposes of this paragraph “b”. 12 c. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 13 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 14 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 15 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 16 specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding 17 fiscal year. 18 17. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE 19 FUND 20 For deposit in the computer science professional development 21 incentive fund established under section 284.6A : 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 23 18. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND 24 SUPPORT 25 a. For distribution to area education agencies for 26 school-based children’s mental health services, including 27 mental health awareness training for educators: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,383,936 29 b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for 30 distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be 31 used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss 32 rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school 33 districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program 34 shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to 35 -6- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 6/ 43
this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide 1 not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides 2 grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the health 4 care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph 5 shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department 6 of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for 7 the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be 8 submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2025. 9 19. BEST BUDDIES IOWA 10 a. For school districts to create opportunities for 11 one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership 12 development for students with intellectual and developmental 13 disabilities: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,000 15 b. The department of education shall establish criteria for 16 the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection 17 and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this 18 subsection to annually report student identifying data for 19 students participating in the program to the department in the 20 manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving 21 such moneys. 22 20. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 23 a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education 24 compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 115,000 26 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 27 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 28 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 29 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 30 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 31 21. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO 32 COMMUNITY COLLEGES 33 For payments to community colleges for the concurrent 34 enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under 35 -7- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 7/ 43
section 261E.8, subsection 2 , paragraph “b”: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 2 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 3 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 4 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 5 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 6 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 7 22. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 8 For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined 9 in section 260C.2 , in accordance with chapter 256, subchapter 10 VII, part 2, and chapter 260C : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $235,858,161 12 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C , 13 the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 14 as follows: 15 a. Merged Area I 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,576,521 17 b. Merged Area II 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,624,778 19 c. Merged Area III 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,677,043 21 d. Merged Area IV 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,341,097 23 e. Merged Area V 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,432,899 25 f. Merged Area VI 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,319,370 27 g. Merged Area VII 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,830,138 29 h. Merged Area IX 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,125,973 31 i. Merged Area X 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,817,780 33 j. Merged Area XI 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,492,525 35 -8- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 8/ 43
k. Merged Area XII 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,122,934 2 l. Merged Area XIII 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,365,611 4 m. Merged Area XIV 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,432,397 6 n. Merged Area XV 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 16,900,731 8 o. Merged Area XVI 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,798,364 10 23. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 13 equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,707,253 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 120.00 16 24. IOWA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY 17 IMPAIRED PROGRAM 18 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 20 equivalent positions: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,913,891 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 56.00 23 25. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS 24 (STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE 25 For purposes of the science, technology, engineering, 26 and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established 27 pursuant to section 256.111, and for not more than the 28 following full-time equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,354,848 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.50 31 a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the 32 moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for 33 salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly 34 related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 35 -9- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 9/ 43
mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics 1 and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten 2 through grade 12. 3 b. The department shall work with the community colleges to 4 develop STEM professional development programs for community 5 college instructors and STEM curriculum development. 6 c. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less 7 than $500,000 shall be used to provide technology education 8 opportunities to high school, career academy, and community 9 college students through a public-private partnership, as 10 well as opportunities for students and faculties at these 11 institutions to secure broad-based information technology 12 certification. The partnership shall provide all of the 13 following: 14 (1) A research-based curriculum. 15 (2) Online access to the curriculum. 16 (3) Instructional software for classroom and student use. 17 (4) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base 18 of information technology-related skill areas. 19 (5) Professional development for teachers. 20 (6) Deployment and program support, including but not 21 limited to integration with current curriculum standards. 22 d. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , of the moneys appropriated 23 in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 24 the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more 25 than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection 26 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for 27 summer programs for students until the close of the succeeding 28 fiscal year. 29 26. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND 30 For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund 31 established pursuant to section 256.25 : 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,351,382 33 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated pursuant 34 to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 35 -10- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 10/ 43
the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 1 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 2 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 3 27. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS 4 REIMBURSEMENT 5 For payment of school district claims for reimbursement 6 submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1 , paragraph “a”: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 8 28. LEAD-K PROGRAM 9 For purposes of developing guidelines for a comprehensive 10 family support mentoring program that meets the language and 11 communication needs of families pursuant to section 256.106: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 13 29. DIVISION OF SPECIAL EDUCATION 14 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 16 equivalent positions: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,000,000 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 62.00 19 30. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 20 For purposes of providing required professional development 21 to public and nonpublic schools: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,176,458 23 31. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 24 a. Administration 25 For general administration salaries, support, maintenance, 26 and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the 27 future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship 28 program in accordance with section 256.228, including salaries, 29 support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the 30 future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship 31 program, and for not more than the following full-time 32 equivalent positions: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 591,533 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.95 35 -11- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 11/ 43
b. Health care professional recruitment program 1 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals 2 established pursuant to section 256.223: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,973 4 c. National guard service scholarship program 5 For purposes of providing national guard service 6 scholarships under the program established in section 256.210: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,600,000 8 d. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program 9 (1) For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 10 program established pursuant to section 256.212: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,229,468 12 (2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, if the 13 moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $500,000, 14 “eligible institution” as defined in section 256.212 shall, 15 during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, include 16 accredited private institutions as defined in section 256.183. 17 e. Teach Iowa scholar program 18 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established 19 pursuant to section 256.218: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 650,000 21 f. Rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program 22 For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment 23 program established pursuant to section 256.221: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,629,933 25 g. Health care loan repayment program 26 For purposes of the health care loan repayment program 27 established pursuant to section 256.224: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 29 h. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program 30 For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment 31 program established pursuant to section 256.226: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 33 i. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar 34 scholarship program 35 -12- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 12/ 43
For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce 1 last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section 2 256.228: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,927,005 4 Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not 5 be used to provide scholarships under the future ready Iowa 6 skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program to students 7 with a student aid index of greater than $20,000, as determined 8 by the free application for federal student aid. 9 j. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program 10 For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant 11 fund established pursuant to section 256.229: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 425,000 13 k. Mental health professional loan repayment program 14 For deposit in the mental health professional loan repayment 15 fund established pursuant to section 256.225: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 520,000 17 l. Iowa workforce grant and incentive program 18 For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive 19 program fund created in section 256.230: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,500,000 21 Sec. 3. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND 22 APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled 23 worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the 24 department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 25 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or 26 so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 27 designated: 28 1. For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage 29 tuition grants in accordance with section 256.227: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 31 2. For deposit in the workforce training and economic 32 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,100,000 34 From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not 35 -13- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 13/ 43
more than $100,000 shall be used by the department for 1 administration of the workforce training and economic 2 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A . 3 3. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the 4 definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section 5 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph “c”: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000,000 7 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be disbursed 8 pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3 . Projects that 9 qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must include 10 at least one of the following: 11 a. Accelerated career education program capital projects. 12 b. Major renovations and major repair needs, including 13 health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with 14 the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. 15 4. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and 16 employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2 : 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000 18 From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not 19 more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department 20 for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships 21 pursuant to section 84A.15 and for not more than 1.00 full-time 22 equivalent position. 23 5. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund 24 established pursuant to section 260I.2 : 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000 26 6. For support costs associated with administering a 27 workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose 28 of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational 29 and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs 30 receiving moneys pursuant to this section: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 32 7. For STEM best: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 34 8. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in 35 -14- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 14/ 43
this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the 1 close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 2 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 3 close of the succeeding fiscal year. 4 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section 5 256.204, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan 6 revolving fund created pursuant to section 256.204 for the 7 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, 8 may be used for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness 9 program established in section 256.205. 10 Sec. 5. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of 11 administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the deaf 12 and the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually 13 impaired program the moneys collected from the counties during 14 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, for expenses relating 15 to prescription drug costs for students attending the Iowa 16 school for the deaf and the Iowa educational services for the 17 blind and visually impaired program. 18 DIVISION III 19 FY 2024-2025 APPROPRIATIONS —— STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 20 Sec. 6. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated 21 from the general fund of the state to the state board of 22 regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending 23 June 30, 2025, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 24 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 25 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 26 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 27 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 28 equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 764,642 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.48 31 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 32 30, 2025, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly 33 financial report to the general assembly in a format agreed 34 upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative 35 -15- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 15/ 43
services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending 1 December 31, 2024, shall include the five-year graduation rates 2 for the regents universities. 3 b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource 4 center: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 268,297 6 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending 7 June 30, 2025, the state board of regents and the institutions 8 of higher learning governed by the state board of regents 9 shall not reduce moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for the 10 institutions’ police departments. 11 d. For allocation in equal parts by the state board of 12 regents to the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state 13 university of science and technology, and the university 14 of northern Iowa to support the John Pappajohn centers for 15 entrepreneurship: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 17 The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be 18 used to supplement, not supplant, any other funding received by 19 the John Pappajohn centers for entrepreneurship. 20 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 21 a. General university 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 23 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 24 following full-time equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $223,496,355 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5,058.55 27 b. Oakdale campus 28 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 29 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 30 equivalent positions: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,103,819 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 38.25 33 c. State hygienic laboratory 34 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 35 -16- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 16/ 43
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 1 equivalent positions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,822,610 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 102.51 4 d. Family practice program 5 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with 6 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants 7 to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family 8 practice residency education program, including salaries 9 and support, and for not more than the following full-time 10 equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,220,598 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.71 13 e. Child health care services 14 For specialized child health care services, including 15 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, 16 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the 17 Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries 18 and support, and for not more than the following full-time 19 equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 634,502 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 4.16 22 f. Statewide cancer registry 23 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the 24 following full-time equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 143,410 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.10 27 g. Substance abuse consortium 28 For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse 29 research and evaluation, and for not more than the following 30 full-time equivalent positions: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 53,427 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs .99 33 h. Center for biocatalysis 34 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the 35 -17- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 17/ 43
following full-time equivalent positions: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 696,342 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.28 3 i. Primary health care initiative 4 For the primary health care initiative in the college 5 of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time 6 equivalent positions: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 624,374 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.22 9 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 10 $254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family 11 practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine 12 for family practice faculty and support staff. 13 j. Birth defects registry 14 For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the 15 following full-time equivalent positions: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,839 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs .38 18 k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center 19 For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center, 20 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 21 positions: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 156,389 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.75 24 l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science, 25 technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative 26 For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science, 27 technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established 28 pursuant to section 263.8A : 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 463,616 30 m. Iowa flood center 31 For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college 32 of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1 : 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,205,593 34 n. College of nursing 35 -18- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 18/ 43
For employing additional instructors in the college of 1 nursing to increase the number of students who graduate from 2 the college of nursing: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,800,000 4 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 5 a. General university 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 7 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 8 following full-time equivalent positions: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $178,445,037 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3,647.42 11 b. Agricultural experiment station 12 For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support, 13 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 14 the following full-time equivalent positions: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 29,462,535 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 546.98 17 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 18 economics 19 For the cooperative extension service in agriculture 20 and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and 21 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 22 full-time equivalent positions: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,157,366 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 385.34 25 d. Preparing Iowa’s future ready workforce and fostering 26 innovation 27 For purposes of addressing the state’s workforce needs in 28 the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 29 by expanding degree and certificate programs in the areas of 30 artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computer science, 31 computer engineering, data science, software engineering, and 32 other high-demand areas related to technology, and fostering 33 innovation in the areas of digital agriculture, manufacturing, 34 water quality, vaccine delivery technologies, and biosciences: 35 -19- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 19/ 43
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,800,000 1 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 2 a. General university 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 4 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 5 following full-time equivalent positions: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $101,894,146 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,250.28 8 b. Real estate education program 9 For purposes of the real estate education program, and for 10 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 123,523 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs .86 13 c. Educators for Iowa 14 For purposes of recruiting additional students to 15 participate in educational opportunities that lead to teacher 16 licensure: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000 18 Sec. 7. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS —— FINANCING. For 19 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 20 2025, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or 21 other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to 22 finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an 23 amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of 24 the projects within an average of six years. 25 DIVISION IV 26 STANDING APPROPRIATIONS 27 Sec. 8. AT-RISK CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing 28 appropriation in section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning 29 July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, the amount appropriated 30 from the general fund of the state to the department of 31 education for programs for at-risk children under section 32 279.51 shall not be more than $10,524,389. The amount of any 33 reduction in this section shall be prorated among the programs 34 specified in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, 35 -20- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 20/ 43
and “c”. 1 Sec. 9. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section 2 256.209, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and 3 ending June 30, 2025, the amount appropriated from the general 4 fund of the state to the college student aid commission of 5 the department of education for the work-study program under 6 section 256.209 shall be zero. 7 Sec. 10. Section 256.194, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2024, 8 are amended to read as follows: 9 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 10 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of 11 fifty-one million four hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred 12 thirty-one fifty-two million seven hundred seven thousand 13 sixty-nine dollars for tuition grants to qualified students who 14 are enrolled in accredited private institutions. 15 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 16 to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of one hundred 17 eight ten thousand seven hundred dollars for tuition grants for 18 qualified students who are enrolled in eligible institutions. 19 DIVISION V 20 STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION 21 Sec. 11. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c, 22 e, f, and g, Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 23 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and 24 ending June 30, 2024 2025 , to the department, the amount of 25 five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the 26 issuance of national board certification awards in accordance 27 with section 256.44 . Of the amount allocated under this 28 paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall 29 be used to administer the ambassador to education position in 30 accordance with section 256.45 . 31 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and 32 ending June 30, 2024 2025 , up to seven hundred twenty-eight 33 thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for 34 purposes of implementing the professional development program 35 -21- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 21/ 43
requirements of section 284.6 , assistance in developing model 1 evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to 2 section 284.4, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , and the evaluator 3 training program in section 284.10 . A portion of the funds 4 allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may 5 be used by the department for administrative purposes and for 6 not more than four full-time equivalent positions. 7 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , 8 and ending June 30, 2024 2025 , an amount up to one million 9 seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the 10 department for the establishment of teacher development 11 academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10 . A 12 portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes 13 of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes. 14 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and 15 ending June 30, 2024 2025 , to the department an amount up to 16 fifty thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts beginning 17 teacher mentoring program established under section 256.34 . 18 f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024 , and 19 ending June 30, 2024 2025 , to the department an amount up 20 to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one 21 dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system, 22 in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in 23 implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered 24 pursuant to sections 284.15 , 284.16 , and 284.17 , including but 25 not limited to planning grants to school districts and area 26 education agencies, technical assistance for the department, 27 technical assistance for districts and area education agencies, 28 training and staff development, and the contracting of external 29 expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes 30 of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school 31 districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred 32 students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the 33 department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the 34 department for administrative purposes and for not more than 35 -22- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 22/ 43
five full-time equivalent positions. 1 g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024 2025 , and 2 for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten 3 million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental 4 assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11 . 5 Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for 6 purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars 7 may be used by the department for administrative purposes and 8 for not more than one full-time equivalent position. 9 DIVISION VI 10 THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS REIMBURSEMENT 11 Sec. 12. 2023 Iowa Acts, chapter 111, section 2, subsection 12 27, is amended to read as follows: 13 27. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS 14 REIMBURSEMENT 15 For payment of school district claims for reimbursement 16 submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1 , paragraph “a”: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 18 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated pursuant 19 to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at 20 the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain 21 available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the 22 close of the succeeding fiscal year. Any moneys appropriated 23 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 24 unobligated after the completion of payments under section 25 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, may be deposited in the 26 therapeutic classroom incentive fund created in section 256.25, 27 as determined by the department. 28 Sec. 13. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 29 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 30 DIVISION VII 31 CHRONIC ABSENTEEISM 32 Sec. 14. Section 299.1, Code 2024, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 299.1 Attendance requirements —— attendance policies . 35 -23- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 23/ 43
1. Except as provided in section 299.2 , the parent, 1 guardian, or legal or actual custodian of a child who is of 2 compulsory attendance age shall cause the child to attend some 3 public school or an accredited nonpublic school, or place 4 the child under competent private instruction or independent 5 private instruction in accordance with the provisions of 6 chapter 299A , during a school year, as defined under section 7 279.10 . 8 2. a. The board of directors of a public school district 9 or the governing body of an accredited nonpublic school shall 10 set the number of days or hours of required attendance for the 11 schools under its control. 12 b. The board of directors of a public school district or 13 the governing body of an accredited nonpublic school may, by 14 resolution, require attendance for the entire time when the 15 schools are in session in any school year and . 16 3. The board of directors of a public school district shall 17 adopt a policy or rules relating to the reasons considered to 18 be valid or acceptable excuses for absence from school related 19 to absenteeism and truancy . The policy may contain attendance 20 requirements that are more stringent than the attendance 21 requirements established under this chapter. 22 4. a. The board of directors of a public school district 23 shall adopt a policy or rules relating to children who 24 are chronically absent. The policy or rules must contain 25 provisions that clearly explain all of the following: 26 (1) How the board of directors determines whether a child 27 is chronically absent. 28 (2) The different interventions that the board of directors 29 may use when a child is chronically absent. 30 (3) The different penalties associated with a child being 31 chronically absent. 32 b. The policy or rules adopted by the board of directors 33 of a public school district pursuant to paragraph “a” must not 34 apply to any child: 35 -24- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 24/ 43
(1) Who has completed the requirements for graduation 1 in a public school district or has obtained a high school 2 equivalency diploma under chapter 259A. 3 (2) Who is excused for sufficient reason by any court of 4 record or judge. 5 (3) While attending religious services or receiving 6 religious instructions. 7 (4) Who is unable to attend school due to legitimate medical 8 reasons. 9 (5) Who has an individualized education program that 10 affects the child’s attendance. 11 (6) Who has a plan under section 504 of the federal 12 Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C. §794, that affects the child's 13 attendance. 14 Sec. 15. NEW SECTION . 299.1C County attorney. 15 The county attorney of the county in which the public 16 school’s or accredited nonpublic school’s central 17 administrative office is located shall be responsible 18 for the enforcement of this chapter, as described in this 19 chapter. Actions instituted by a county attorney pursuant 20 to this chapter shall be instituted in the county in which 21 the public school’s or accredited nonpublic school’s central 22 administrative office is located. 23 Sec. 16. Section 299.6, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 24 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 25 Any person who violates a mediation agreement under section 26 299.5A the terms of an absenteeism prevention plan entered into 27 under section 299.12 , who is referred for prosecution under 28 section 299.5A 299.12 and is convicted of a violation of any of 29 the provisions of sections 299.1 through 299.5 , who violates 30 any of the provisions of sections 299.1 through 299.5 , or who 31 refuses to participate in mediation under section 299.5A 32 a school engagement meeting under section 299.12 , commits a 33 public offense. 34 Sec. 17. Section 299.8, Code 2024, is amended to read as 35 -25- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 25/ 43
follows: 1 299.8 “Truant” defined. 2 Any child of compulsory attendance age , to whom the 3 exceptions described in section 299.1, subsection 4, paragraph 4 “b” , or section 299.2 do not apply, who fails to attend school 5 as provided in this chapter , or as required by the school 6 board’s or school governing body’s attendance policy, or who 7 fails to attend competent private instruction or independent 8 private instruction under chapter 299A , without reasonable 9 excuse for the absence has been absent from school, for any 10 reason, for at least twenty percent of the days or hours in the 11 grading period , shall be deemed to be a truant. A finding that 12 a child is truant, however, shall not by itself mean that the 13 child is a child in need of assistance within the meaning of 14 chapter 232 and shall not be the sole basis for a child in need 15 of assistance petition. 16 Sec. 18. Section 299.11, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 17 to read as follows: 18 2. The truancy officer shall promptly institute proceedings 19 against any person violating any of the provisions of sections 20 299.1 through 299.5A 299.5 . 21 Sec. 19. Section 299.12, Code 2024, is amended by striking 22 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 23 299.12 Failure to attend. 24 1. Definitions. As used in this section: 25 a. “Chronically absent” means any absence from school for 26 more than ten percent of the days or hours in the grading 27 period established by a public school. 28 b. “School official” means an employee of a public school 29 whose job duties involve identifying children who are at risk 30 for becoming chronically absent, creating interventions to 31 limit the rate of student absenteeism, and participating in the 32 legal process related to student absenteeism. 33 2. Chronic absenteeism. 34 a. When a child becomes chronically absent, a school 35 -26- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 26/ 43
official shall send a notice by ordinary mail or electronic 1 mail to the county attorney of the county in which the public 2 school’s central administrative office is located, and a 3 notice by certified mail to the child’s parent, guardian, or 4 legal or actual custodian of the child, if the child is not 5 an emancipated minor, or to the child, if the child is an 6 emancipated minor, that includes information related to the 7 child’s absences from school and the policies and disciplinary 8 processes associated with additional absences. 9 b. A school official may send the notice described in 10 paragraph “a” prior to a child at risk of becoming chronically 11 absent if all of the following requirements are satisfied: 12 (1) The county attorney of the county in which the public 13 school’s central administrative office is located and the 14 board of directors of the public school agree to the amount 15 of absences that will lead to the school official sending the 16 notice. 17 (2) The amount of absences that will lead to the school 18 official sending the notice is described in the school’s 19 student handbook. 20 3. School engagement meeting. 21 a. (1) If a child is absent from school for greater than 22 or equal to fifteen percent of the days or hours in the grading 23 period, a school official shall attempt to find the cause 24 for the child’s absences and shall initiate and participate 25 in a school engagement meeting. The purpose of the school 26 engagement meeting is to identify the child’s barriers to 27 attendance and the interventions that may be used to improve 28 the child’s attendance. 29 (2) A school official may initiate and participate in a 30 school engagement meeting as provided in subparagraph (1) prior 31 to a child being absent from school for greater than or equal 32 to fifteen percent of the days or hours in a school calendar. 33 b. All of the following individuals shall participate in the 34 school engagement meeting: 35 -27- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 27/ 43
(1) The child. 1 (2) The child’s parent, guardian, or legal or actual 2 custodian, if the child is not an emancipated minor. 3 (3) A school official. 4 c. (1) During the school engagement meeting, the 5 participants shall create and sign an agreement that shall be 6 known as an absenteeism prevention plan. Each participant 7 signing the absenteeism prevention plan shall receive a copy of 8 the plan. The absenteeism prevention plan shall identify the 9 causes of the child’s absences and the future responsibilities 10 of each participant related to the child’s attendance. 11 (2) A school official shall monitor the participants’ 12 compliance with the terms of the absenteeism prevention plan. 13 The school official shall contact the participants at least 14 once each week during the remainder of the school calendar to 15 monitor the performance of the participants under the plan. 16 d. During the school engagement meeting, the participants 17 may initiate referrals to any services or counseling that the 18 participants believe may be appropriate under the circumstances 19 to improve the child’s attendance. 20 e. If the participants in the school engagement meeting fail 21 to enter into an absenteeism prevention plan, or if the child 22 or the child’s parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian 23 violates a term of the absenteeism prevention plan or fails 24 to participate in the school engagement meeting, the county 25 attorney may initiate a proceeding under section 299.6. 26 f. This subsection is not applicable to a child who is 27 receiving competent private instruction or independent private 28 instruction in accordance with the requirements of chapter 29 299A. 30 Sec. 20. Section 299.13, Code 2024, is amended to read as 31 follows: 32 299.13 Civil enforcement. 33 A person shall not disseminate or redisseminate information 34 shared with the person pursuant to section 299.5A or 299.12 , 35 -28- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 28/ 43
unless specifically authorized to do so by section 217.30 , 1 299.5A, or 299.12 . Unless a prohibited dissemination or 2 redissemination of information is subject to injunction 3 or sanction under other state or federal law, an action 4 for judicial enforcement may be brought in accordance with 5 this section . An aggrieved person, the attorney general, 6 or a county attorney may seek judicial enforcement of the 7 requirements of this section in an action brought against the 8 public school or accredited nonpublic school or any other 9 person who has been granted access to information pursuant to 10 section 299.5A or 299.12 . Suits to enforce this section shall 11 be brought in the district court for the county in which the 12 information was disseminated or redisseminated. Upon a finding 13 by a preponderance of the evidence that a person has violated 14 this section , the court shall issue an injunction punishable 15 by civil contempt ordering the person in violation of this 16 section to comply with the requirements of, and to refrain from 17 any violations of section 299.5A or 299.12 with respect to the 18 dissemination or redissemination of information shared with the 19 person pursuant to section 299.5A or 299.12 . 20 Sec. 21. REPEAL. Section 299.5A, Code 2024, is repealed. 21 Sec. 22. STATE MANDATE FUNDING SPECIFIED. In accordance 22 with section 25B.2, subsection 3, the state cost of requiring 23 compliance with any state mandate included in this division 24 of this Act shall be paid by a school district from state 25 school foundation aid received by the school district under 26 section 257.16. This specification of the payment of the state 27 cost shall be deemed to meet all of the state funding-related 28 requirements of section 25B.2, subsection 3, and no additional 29 state funding shall be necessary for the full implementation of 30 this division of this Act by and enforcement of this division 31 of this Act against all affected school districts. 32 DIVISION VIII 33 OPEN ENROLLMENT 34 Sec. 23. Section 282.18, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, 35 -29- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 29/ 43
Code 2024, are amended to read as follows: 1 a. A By March 1 of the preceding school year for students 2 entering grades one through twelve, or by September 1 of the 3 current school year for students entering kindergarten or for 4 prekindergarten students enrolled in special education programs 5 and included in the school district’s basic enrollment under 6 section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), 7 a parent or guardian shall send notification to the district 8 of residence and the receiving district, on forms prescribed 9 by the department of education, that the parent or guardian 10 intends to enroll the parent’s or guardian’s child in a public 11 school in another school district. If a parent or guardian 12 fails to file a notification that the parent or guardian 13 intends to enroll the parent’s or guardian’s child in a public 14 school in another district by the deadline specified in this 15 paragraph, the procedures of subsection 3A apply. 16 b. The board of the receiving district shall enroll the 17 pupil in a school in the receiving district for the following 18 school year unless the receiving district has insufficient 19 classroom space for the pupil or unless the receiving district 20 has prohibited the pupil from enrolling pursuant to subsection 21 11A . The board of directors of a receiving district may adopt 22 a policy granting the superintendent of the school district 23 authority to approve open enrollment applications. If the 24 request is granted, the board shall transmit a copy of the form 25 to the parent or guardian and the school district of residence 26 within five days after board action , but not later than June 27 1 of the preceding school year . The parent or guardian may 28 withdraw the request at any time prior to the board’s action 29 on the application start of the school year . A denial of a 30 request by the board of a receiving district is not subject to 31 appeal. 32 Sec. 24. Section 282.18, subsection 3, paragraph a, Code 33 2024, is amended to read as follows: 34 a. The superintendent of a district subject to court-ordered 35 -30- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 30/ 43
desegregation may deny a request for transfer under this 1 section if the superintendent finds that enrollment or release 2 of a pupil will adversely affect the district’s implementation 3 of the desegregation order, unless the transfer is requested 4 by a pupil whose sibling is already participating in open 5 enrollment to another district, or unless the request for 6 transfer is submitted to the district in a timely manner as 7 required under subsection 2 prior to implementation of the 8 desegregation order by the district. If a transfer request 9 would facilitate implementation of a desegregation order, the 10 district shall give priority to granting the request over other 11 requests. 12 Sec. 25. Section 282.18, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsections: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 3A. a. After March 1 of the preceding 15 school year and until the date specified in section 257.6, 16 subsection 1, the parent or guardian shall send notification to 17 the district of residence and the receiving district, on forms 18 prescribed by the department of education, that good cause 19 exists for failure to meet the March 1 deadline. The board of 20 directors of a receiving school district may adopt a policy 21 granting the superintendent of the school district authority to 22 approve open enrollment applications submitted after the March 23 1 deadline. The board of the receiving district shall take 24 action to approve the request if good cause exists. If the 25 request is granted, the board shall transmit a copy of the form 26 to the parent or guardian and the school district of residence 27 within five days after board action. A denial of a request by 28 the board of a receiving district is not subject to appeal. 29 b. If a resident district believes that a receiving 30 district is violating this subsection, the resident district 31 may, within fifteen days after board action by the receiving 32 district, submit an appeal to the director of the department 33 of education. 34 c. The director of the department of education, or the 35 -31- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 31/ 43
director’s designee, shall attempt to mediate the dispute to 1 reach approval by both boards as provided in subsection 12A. 2 If approval is not reached under mediation, the director or 3 the director’s designee shall conduct a hearing and shall hear 4 testimony from both boards. Within ten days following the 5 hearing, the director shall render a decision upholding or 6 reversing the decision by the board of the receiving district. 7 Within five days of the director’s decision, the board may 8 appeal the decision of the director to the state board of 9 education under the procedures set forth in chapter 290. 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 3B. Open enrollment applications filed 11 after March 1 of the preceding school year that do not qualify 12 for good cause as provided in subsection 3A shall be subject 13 to the approval of the board of the resident district and 14 the board of the receiving district. The parent or guardian 15 shall send notification to the district of residence and the 16 receiving district that the parent or guardian seeks to enroll 17 the parent’s or guardian’s child in the receiving district. A 18 decision of either board to deny an application filed under 19 this subsection involving repeated acts of harassment of the 20 student or serious health condition of the student that the 21 resident district cannot adequately address is subject to 22 appeal under section 290.1. The state board shall exercise 23 broad discretion to achieve just and equitable results that are 24 in the best interest of the affected child or children. 25 Sec. 26. Section 282.18, subsection 4, Code 2024, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 4. A request under this section is for a period of not less 28 than one year. If the request is for more than one year and 29 the parent or guardian desires to have the pupil enroll in a 30 different district, the parent or guardian may petition the 31 current receiving district by March 1 of the previous school 32 year for permission to enroll the pupil in a different district 33 for a period of not less than one year. Upon receipt of such a 34 request, the current receiving district board may act on the 35 -32- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 32/ 43
request to transfer to the other school district at the next 1 regularly scheduled board meeting after the receipt of the 2 request. The new receiving district shall enroll the pupil 3 in the district unless there is insufficient classroom space 4 in the district or the district is subject to court-ordered 5 desegregation and enrollment of the pupil would adversely 6 affect implementation of the desegregation order. A denial of 7 a request to change district enrollment within the approval 8 period is not subject to appeal. A However, a pupil who has 9 been in attendance in another district under this section 10 may return to the district of residence and enroll at any 11 time, once the parent or guardian has notified the district of 12 residence and the receiving district in writing of the decision 13 to enroll the pupil in the district of residence. 14 Sec. 27. Section 282.18, subsection 9, paragraph a, 15 subparagraph (8), Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 16 (8) If the pupil participates in open enrollment because 17 of circumstances that meet the definition of good cause. For 18 purposes of this subparagraph section , “good cause” means 19 a change in a child’s residence due to a change in family 20 residence, a change in a child’s residence from the residence 21 of one parent or guardian to the residence of a different 22 parent or guardian, a change in the state in which the family 23 residence is located, a change in a child’s parents’ marital 24 status, a guardianship or custody proceeding, placement in 25 foster care, adoption, participation in a foreign exchange 26 program, initial placement of a prekindergarten student in 27 a special education program requiring specially designed 28 instruction, or participation in a substance use disorder or 29 mental health treatment program, a change in the status of a 30 child’s resident district such as removal of accreditation 31 by the state board, surrender of accreditation, or permanent 32 closure of a nonpublic school, revocation of a charter school 33 contract as provided in section 256E.10 or 256F.8 , the failure 34 of negotiations for a whole grade sharing, reorganization, 35 -33- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 33/ 43
dissolution agreement, or the rejection of a current whole 1 grade sharing agreement, or reorganization plan. 2 Sec. 28. Section 282.18, Code 2024, is amended by adding the 3 following new subsections: 4 NEW SUBSECTION . 11A. a. If a pupil participating in 5 open enrollment is truant as defined in section 299.8, the 6 board of directors of the receiving district may prohibit 7 the pupil from remaining enrolled in the receiving district, 8 and from enrolling in the receiving district in the future, 9 after providing notice and an opportunity to be heard to the 10 pupil's parent or guardian. A receiving district shall send 11 notification of the receiving district’s decision to prohibit 12 the pupil from remaining enrolled in the receiving district 13 pursuant to this paragraph to the pupil’s parent or guardian 14 and to the pupil’s sending district. 15 b. The sending district shall enroll the pupil who is 16 prohibited from remaining enrolled in the receiving district 17 pursuant to paragraph “a” . 18 c. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the 19 pupil’s parent or guardian from filing a request to transfer 20 pursuant to subsection 2, paragraph “a” , subsequent to the 21 receiving district’s decision to prohibit the pupil from 22 remaining enrolled in the receiving district. 23 NEW SUBSECTION . 12A. An application for open enrollment 24 may be granted at any time with approval of the resident and 25 receiving districts. 26 NEW SUBSECTION . 12B. The deadlines specified in subsection 27 2, paragraph “a” , shall not apply to a child whose parent or 28 guardian is filing a notification that the parent or guardian 29 intends to open enroll the child in a public school in another 30 school district for purposes of receiving full-time instruction 31 under section 256.43. 32 Sec. 29. Section 290.1, Code 2024, is amended to read as 33 follows: 34 290.1 Appeal to state board. 35 -34- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 34/ 43
An affected pupil, or the parent or guardian of an affected 1 pupil who is a minor, who is aggrieved by a decision or order 2 of the board of directors of a school corporation in a matter 3 of law or fact , or a decision or order of a board of directors 4 under section 282.18, subsection 3B, may, within thirty days 5 after the rendition of the decision or the making of the order, 6 appeal the decision or order to the state board of education; 7 the basis of the proceedings shall be an affidavit filed with 8 the state board by the party aggrieved within the time for 9 taking the appeal, which affidavit shall set forth any error 10 complained of in a plain and concise manner. 11 Sec. 30. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 12 to applications and notifications related to open enrollment 13 submitted under section 282.18 on or after the effective date 14 of this division of this Act. 15 DIVISION IX 16 DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION 17 Sec. 31. NEW SECTION . 261J.1 Definitions. 18 As used in this chapter: 19 1. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion” includes all of the 20 following: 21 a. Any effort to manipulate or otherwise influence the 22 composition of the faculty or student body with reference to 23 race, sex, color, or ethnicity, apart from ensuring colorblind 24 and sex-neutral admissions and hiring in accordance with state 25 and federal antidiscrimination laws. 26 b. Any effort to promote differential treatment of or 27 provide special benefits to individuals on the basis of race, 28 color, or ethnicity. 29 c. Any effort to promote or promulgate policies and 30 procedures designed or implemented with reference to race, 31 color, or ethnicity. 32 d. Any effort to promote or promulgate trainings, 33 programming, or activities designed or implemented with 34 reference to race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual 35 -35- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 35/ 43
orientation. 1 e. Any effort to promote, as the official position of 2 the public institution of higher education, a particular, 3 widely contested opinion referencing unconscious or implicit 4 bias, cultural appropriation, allyship, transgender ideology, 5 microaggressions, group marginalization, antiracism, systemic 6 oppression, social justice, intersectionality, neo-pronouns, 7 heteronormativity, disparate impact, gender theory, racial 8 privilege, sexual privilege, or any related formulation of 9 these concepts. 10 2. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion office” means any 11 division, office, center, or other unit of a public institution 12 of higher education that is responsible for creating, 13 developing, designing, implementing, organizing, planning, 14 or promoting policies, programming, training, practices, 15 activities, or procedures related to diversity, equity, and 16 inclusion. “Diversity, equity, and inclusion office” does not 17 include any of the following: 18 a. An office staffed exclusively by licensed attorneys and 19 paralegal and secretarial support for the licensed attorneys, 20 and certified by the attorney general as operating with the 21 sole and exclusive mission of ensuring legal compliance with 22 the public institution of higher education’s obligations under 23 Tit. IX of the federal Education Amendments Act of 1972, 20 24 U.S.C. §1681 et seq., as amended, the federal Americans with 25 Disabilities Act of 1990, 42 U.S.C. §12101 et seq., as amended, 26 the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 27 U.S.C. §621 et seq., as amended, the federal Civil Rights 28 Act of 1964, Pub. L. No. 88-352, as amended, or any other 29 applicable federal or state law or a court order. 30 b. An academic department within a public institution of 31 higher education that exists primarily for the purpose of 32 offering courses for degree credit and that does not establish 33 a policy or procedures to which other departments of the public 34 institution of higher education are subject. 35 -36- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 36/ 43
c. An office solely engaged in new student recruitment. 1 d. A registered student organization. 2 3. “Public institution of higher education” means an 3 institution of higher learning governed by the state board of 4 regents. 5 Sec. 32. NEW SECTION . 261J.2 Diversity, equity, and 6 inclusion office prohibited. 7 A public institution of higher education shall not, except 8 as otherwise provided by federal or state law or accreditation 9 standards, do any of the following: 10 1. Establish or maintain a diversity, equity, and inclusion 11 office. 12 2. Hire or assign an employee of the public institution of 13 higher education, or contract with a third party, to perform 14 duties of a diversity, equity, or inclusion office. 15 3. Compel, require, induce, or solicit any person to 16 provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement, or 17 give preferential consideration to any person based on the 18 provisions of a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement. 19 Sec. 33. NEW SECTION . 261J.3 Restrictions on use of moneys. 20 1. A public institution of higher education shall not, 21 except as otherwise provided by federal or state law or 22 accreditation standards, expend any moneys appropriated by the 23 general assembly or any other moneys derived from bequests, 24 charges, deposits, donations, endowments, fees, grants, gifts, 25 income, receipts, tuition, or any other source to establish, 26 sustain, support, or staff a diversity, equity, and inclusion 27 office. 28 2. Subsection 1 shall not be construed to cover or affect a 29 public institution of higher education’s funding of any of the 30 following: 31 a. Academic course instruction. 32 b. Research or creative works by the public institution 33 of higher education’s students, faculty, or other research 34 personnel, and the dissemination of such research or creative 35 -37- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 37/ 43
works. 1 c. Activities of registered student organizations. 2 d. Arrangements for guest speakers and performers with 3 short-term engagements. 4 e. Mental or physical health services provided by licensed 5 professionals. 6 3. Subsection 1 shall not be construed as prohibiting bona 7 fide qualifications based on sex that are reasonably necessary 8 to the normal operation of public higher education. 9 Sec. 34. NEW SECTION . 261J.4 Reporting. 10 Each public institution of higher education shall, on or 11 before December 1 of each year, submit an annual report to the 12 general assembly and the governor that certifies the public 13 institution of higher education’s compliance with this chapter. 14 Sec. 35. NEW SECTION . 261J.5 Enforcement. 15 Any person may notify the attorney general of a public 16 institution of higher education’s potential violation of 17 section 261J.2. The attorney general may bring an action 18 against a public institution of higher education for a writ of 19 mandamus to compel the public institution of higher education 20 to comply with section 261J.2. 21 Sec. 36. FY 2025-2026 APPROPRIATIONS —— REALLOCATION. At 22 the close of the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, all 23 unexpended moneys appropriated by the general assembly for the 24 fiscal year that would have been expended on diversity, equity, 25 and inclusion offices or diversity, equity, and inclusion 26 officers on or after the effective date of this division of 27 this Act are reallocated to the Iowa workforce grant and 28 incentive program fund established pursuant to section 256.230, 29 subsection 8. 30 Sec. 37. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act takes 31 effect July 1, 2025. 32 DIVISION X 33 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH COMMITTEE 34 Sec. 38. Section 262.9, subsection 2, Code 2024, is amended 35 -38- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 38/ 43
to read as follows: 1 2. a. Elect a president of each of the institutions of 2 higher learning; a treasurer and a secretarial officer for each 3 institution annually; professors, instructors, officers, and 4 employees; and fix their compensation. 5 b. When electing a president of an institution of higher 6 learning, the board may use a presidential selection committee. 7 Only members of the board shall serve as voting members of a 8 presidential selection committee. 9 DIVISION XI 10 IOWA TUITION GRANTS 11 Sec. 39. Section 256.183, subsection 1, unnumbered 12 paragraph 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 13 “Accredited private institution” means an institution of 14 higher learning located in Iowa which is operated privately 15 and not controlled or administered by any state agency or 16 any subdivision of the state and which meets the criteria in 17 paragraphs “a” and “b” and all of the criteria in paragraphs “d” 18 through “i” “j” , except that institutions defined in paragraph 19 “c” of this subsection are exempt from the requirements of 20 paragraphs “a” and “b” : 21 Sec. 40. Section 256.183, subsection 1, Code 2024, is 22 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 23 NEW PARAGRAPH . j. (1) Annually, beginning December 15, 24 2025, files a report with the commission, the department of 25 workforce development, and the general assembly that provides 26 all of the following information and statistics for the 27 previous academic year: 28 (a) The amount of students who are enrolled in the 29 institution and who receive a tuition grant under this subpart. 30 (b) The academic majors or courses of study in which 31 the students described in subparagraph division (a) are 32 participating. 33 (c) An estimate of the amount of students who were enrolled 34 in the institution in the previous academic year, received a 35 -39- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 39/ 43
tuition grant under this subpart, and who entered a high-demand 1 job, as defined in section 84A.1B, subsection 14, after 2 graduating from the institution. 3 (d) An estimate of the amount of students who were enrolled 4 in the institution in the previous academic year, received a 5 tuition grant under this subpart, and who remained a resident 6 of this state after graduating from the institution. 7 (2) If an institution fails to timely file the report 8 described in subparagraph (1), students enrolled in the 9 institution shall not be eligible to receive tuition grants 10 under this subpart for the subsequent academic year. 11 (3) The department of workforce development shall review 12 the report filed pursuant to subparagraph (1). 13 Sec. 41. Section 256.183, subsection 3, Code 2024, is 14 amended to read as follows: 15 3. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher 16 learning located in Iowa which is operated privately and 17 not controlled or administered by any state agency or any 18 subdivision of the state, which is not exempt from taxation 19 under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and which 20 meets all of the criteria in subsection 1 , paragraphs “d” 21 through “i” “j” , and is a school of barbering and cosmetology 22 arts and sciences licensed under chapter 157 and is accredited 23 by a national accrediting agency recognized by the United 24 States department of education. For the fiscal year beginning 25 July 1, 2017, such a school of barbering and cosmetology arts 26 and sciences shall provide a matching aggregate amount of 27 institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy-five 28 percent of the amount received by the institution’s students 29 for Iowa tuition grant assistance under section 256.191 . For 30 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, the school of barbering 31 and cosmetology arts and sciences shall provide a matching 32 aggregate amount of institutional financial aid equal to at 33 least eighty-five percent of the amount received in that fiscal 34 year. Commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, 35 -40- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 40/ 43
and each succeeding fiscal year, the matching aggregate amount 1 of institutional financial aid shall be at least equal to the 2 match provided by eligible institutions under section 261.9, 3 subsection 3 , paragraph “a” , Code 2023. 4 DIVISION XII 5 IOWA DYSLEXIA BOARD 6 Sec. 42. Section 256.32A, subsection 5, Code 2024, is 7 amended to read as follows: 8 5. This section is repealed July 1, 2025 2027 . 9 DIVISION XIII 10 OPEN ENROLLMENT —— STATE AID 11 Sec. 43. Section 257.31, subsection 5, unnumbered paragraph 12 1, Code 2024, is amended to read as follows: 13 If a district has unusual circumstances, creating an unusual 14 need for additional funds, including but not limited to the 15 circumstances enumerated in paragraphs “a” through “n” this 16 subsection , the committee may grant supplemental aid to the 17 district from any funds appropriated to the department of 18 education for the use of the school budget review committee 19 for the purposes of this subsection . The school budget 20 review committee shall review a school district’s unexpended 21 fund balance prior to any decision regarding unusual finance 22 circumstances. Such aid shall be miscellaneous income and 23 shall not be included in district cost. In addition to or as 24 an alternative to granting supplemental aid the committee may 25 establish a modified supplemental amount for the district. The 26 school budget review committee shall review a school district’s 27 unspent balance prior to any decision to establish a modified 28 supplemental amount under this subsection . 29 Sec. 44. Section 257.31, subsection 5, Code 2024, is amended 30 by adding the following new paragraph: 31 NEW PARAGRAPH . o. (1) The percentage of students enrolled 32 in the school district as the result of open enrollment 33 under section 282.18 is equal to or greater than forty-five 34 percent of the total number of students enrolled in the school 35 -41- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 41/ 43
district. The committee shall not approve supplemental aid or 1 a modified supplemental amount that exceeds an amount equal 2 to fifty percent of the product of the net change in the 3 school district’s expected enrollment due to open enrollment 4 multiplied by the sum of the following amounts: 5 (a) The difference between the district’s regular program 6 district cost per pupil minus the regular program state cost 7 per pupil. 8 (b) The teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil. 9 (c) The professional development supplement district cost 10 per pupil. 11 (d) The early intervention supplement district cost per 12 pupil. 13 (2) Prior to filing a request for supplemental aid or a 14 modified supplemental amount based on the grounds specified 15 in this paragraph, the board of directors shall hold a public 16 hearing on the issue and shall publish the notice of the time 17 and place of the public hearing. Notice of the time and place 18 of the public hearing shall be published not less than ten nor 19 more than twenty days before the public hearing in a newspaper 20 that is a newspaper of general circulation in the school 21 district. 22 (3) A school district is not eligible for supplemental aid 23 or a modified supplemental amount under this paragraph if a 24 majority of the students enrolled in the school district as 25 the result of open enrollment are students receiving online 26 instruction from a private provider under section 256.43, 27 subsection 2. 28 (4) A school district is only eligible for supplemental aid 29 or a modified supplemental amount under this paragraph for the 30 budget year beginning July 1, 2024. 31 Sec. 45. SCHOOL BUDGET REVIEW COMMITTEE —— MODIFIED 32 SUPPLEMENTAL AMOUNT. If a school district is granted a 33 modified supplemental amount under section 257.31, subsection 34 5, for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024, the school 35 -42- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 42/ 43
district’s combined property tax rate per one thousand dollars 1 for all school district levies for the budget year beginning 2 July 1, 2025, shall not exceed the combined property tax rate 3 for all such levies for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024. 4 Sec. 46. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 5 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 6 Sec. 47. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 7 July 1, 2024, for school budget years beginning on or after 8 that date. > 9 2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 4 and inserting 10 < An Act relating to and making appropriations to the education 11 system, including the funding and operation of the department 12 for the blind, department of education, and state board of 13 regents; modifying provisions related to compulsory education, 14 open enrollment, the state board of regents presidential search 15 committee, the Iowa tuition grants program, and the Iowa 16 dyslexia board; establishing restrictions related to diversity, 17 equity, and inclusion efforts of institutions of higher 18 education governed by the state board of regents; providing 19 penalties; and including effective date and applicability 20 provisions. > 21 ______________________________ JEFF TAYLOR -43- SF 2435.4362 (2) 90 jda/ns 43/ 43 #2.