House File 2005
HOUSE FILE
BY WISE
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to teacher salary requirements and professional
2 development programs and making appropriations.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY
1 2 PROGRAM. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 3 state to the department of education for the fiscal year
1 4 beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June 30, 2005, the
1 5 following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
1 6 used for the purposes designated:
1 7 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
1 8 program established pursuant to chapter 284:
1 9 .................................................. $123,306,336
1 10 a. Of the amount appropriated in this section, $20,000,000
1 11 shall be allocated to school districts on a per pupil basis
1 12 calculated with the weighted enrollment determined in
1 13 accordance with section 257.6, subsection 5, for purposes of
1 14 adding the equivalent of two additional contract days as
1 15 provided in section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph "c".
1 16 b. Of the amount appropriated in this section, $2,140,000
1 17 shall be allocated to area education agencies, based upon each
1 18 area education agency's percentage of the total full=time
1 19 equivalent elementary and secondary teachers employed in the
1 20 school districts in this state, for purposes of providing
1 21 career development programs that meet the requirements
1 22 specified in section 284.6, subsection 1.
1 23 Sec. 2. Section 256.21, unnumbered paragraph 4, Code 2003,
1 24 is amended to read as follows:
1 25 A sabbatical grant to a teacher shall be equal to the costs
1 26 to the school district of the teacher's regular compensation
1 27 as defined in section 294A.2 plus the cost to the district of
1 28 the fringe benefits of the teacher. The grant shall be paid
1 29 to the school district, and the district shall continue to pay
1 30 the teacher's regular compensation as well as the cost to the
1 31 district of the substitute teacher. Teachers and boards of
1 32 school districts are encouraged to seek funding from other
1 33 sources to pay the costs of sabbaticals for teachers. Grant
1 34 moneys are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257.
1 35 Sec. 3. Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
2 1 Supplement 2003, is amended to read as follows:
2 2 c. Provide, beginning in the fifth fourth year of
2 3 participation, the equivalent of two additional contract days,
2 4 outside of instruction time, than were provided in the school
2 5 year preceding the first year of participation, to provide
2 6 additional time for teacher career development that aligns
2 7 with student learning and teacher development needs, including
2 8 the integration of technology into curriculum development, in
2 9 order to achieve attendance center and district=wide student
2 10 achievement goals outlined in the district comprehensive
2 11 school improvement plan. School districts are encouraged to
2 12 develop strategies for restructuring the school calendar to
2 13 provide for the most effective professional development,
2 14 evaluate their current career development alignment with their
2 15 student achievement goals and research=based instructional
2 16 strategies, and implement district career development plans.
2 17 A school district that provides the equivalent of ten or more
2 18 contract days for career development is exempt from this
2 19 paragraph.
2 20 Sec. 4. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs b through
2 21 e, Code Supplement 2003, are amended to read as follows:
2 22 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 2004, and
2 23 ending June 30, 2004 2005, to the department of education, the
2 24 amount of seven hundred thousand two million dollars for the
2 25 issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
2 26 with section 256.44.
2 27 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 2004, and
2 28 succeeding fiscal years, an amount up to four million two
2 29 hundred thousand dollars for first=year and second=year
2 30 beginning teachers, to the department of education for
2 31 distribution to school districts for purposes of the beginning
2 32 teacher mentoring and induction programs. A school district
2 33 shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per beginning
2 34 teacher participating in the program. If the funds
2 35 appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors
3 1 and school districts as provided in this paragraph, the
3 2 department shall prorate the amount distributed to school
3 3 districts based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received
3 4 by a school district pursuant to this paragraph shall be
3 5 expended to provide each mentor with an award of five hundred
3 6 dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation in the
3 7 school district's beginning teacher mentoring and induction
3 8 program; to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable
3 9 costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal
3 10 social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement
3 11 system or a pension and annuity retirement system established
3 12 under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district.
3 13 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 2004, and
3 14 ending June 30, 2004 2005, up to one million three hundred
3 15 twenty=five thousand dollars to the department of education
3 16 for purposes of establishing the evaluator training program,
3 17 including but not limited to an evaluation process; the
3 18 training of providers; development of a provider approval
3 19 process; training materials and costs; for payment to
3 20 practitioners under section 284.10, subsection 3, and to pay
3 21 any applicable costs of the employer's share of contributions
3 22 to federal social security and the Iowa public employees'
3 23 retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system
3 24 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the
3 25 district; and for subsidies to school districts for training
3 26 costs. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for
3 27 purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for
3 28 administrative purposes.
3 29 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003 2004, and
3 30 ending June 30, 2004 2005, up to three seven hundred seventy=
3 31 five thousand dollars to the department of education for
3 32 purposes of implementing the career development program
3 33 requirements of section 284.6, and the review panel
3 34 requirements of section 284.9. From the moneys allocated to
3 35 the department pursuant to this paragraph, not less than
4 1 seventy=five thousand dollars shall be used to administer the
4 2 ambassador to education position in accordance with section
4 3 256.45. A portion of the funds allocated to the department
4 4 for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department
4 5 for administrative purposes.
4 6 Sec. 5. Section 284.13, subsection 1, Code Supplement
4 7 2003, is amended by adding the following new paragraphs:
4 8 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
4 9 2004, and each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of one
4 10 hundred thousand dollars to the department of education for
4 11 distribution to the tribal council of the Sac and Fox Indian
4 12 settlement located on land held in trust by the secretary of
4 13 the interior of the United States. Moneys allocated under
4 14 this paragraph shall be used for the purposes specified in
4 15 section 256.30.
4 16 NEW PARAGRAPH. j. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
4 17 2004, and each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of one
4 18 hundred seventy thousand dollars to the state board of regents
4 19 for distribution in the amount of sixty=eight thousand dollars
4 20 to the Iowa braille and sight saving school and in the amount
4 21 of one hundred two thousand dollars to the Iowa state school
4 22 for the deaf for minimum salary supplements based upon the
4 23 average student yearly enrollment at each institution as
4 24 determined by the state board of regents.
4 25 NEW PARAGRAPH. k. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
4 26 2004, and each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of ninety=
4 27 four thousand six hundred dollars to be paid to the state
4 28 board of regents for distribution to licensed classroom
4 29 teachers at the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the
4 30 Iowa school for the deaf for payments of minimum salary
4 31 supplements based upon the average yearly enrollment at each
4 32 school as determined by the state board of regents.
4 33 NEW PARAGRAPH. l. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
4 34 2004, and each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of one
4 35 hundred fifteen thousand five hundred dollars to be paid to
5 1 the department of human services for distribution to its
5 2 licensed classroom teachers at institutions under the control
5 3 of the department of human services for minimum salary
5 4 supplements based upon the average student yearly enrollment
5 5 at each institution as determined by the department of human
5 6 services.
5 7 NEW PARAGRAPH. m. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
5 8 2004, and each succeeding fiscal year, the amount of two
5 9 hundred thirty thousand dollars for a kindergarten to grade
5 10 twelve management information system.
5 11 Sec. 6. Chapter 294A, Code 2003 and Code Supplement 2003,
5 12 is repealed.
5 13 EXPLANATION
5 14 This bill repeals Code chapter 294A, which creates the
5 15 educational excellence program and includes a standing
5 16 appropriation for the program. The bill appropriates $123.3
5 17 million for FY 2004=2005 to the department of education from
5 18 the state general fund for purposes of the student achievement
5 19 and teacher quality program established under Code chapter
5 20 284. The bill directs that funding provided for the student
5 21 achievement and teacher quality program be used to provide for
5 22 some of the purposes and entities currently provided for under
5 23 Code chapter 294A.
5 24 Of the moneys appropriated under the bill, approximately
5 25 $101.1 million is designated for purposes of the student
5 26 achievement and teacher quality program, which includes
5 27 funding for the teacher career path, the beginning teacher
5 28 mentoring and induction program, national board certification,
5 29 evaluator training, and career development. The bill also
5 30 transfers allocation language from Code chapter 294A to Code
5 31 chapter 284 to continue to provide funds to the department of
5 32 education for a K=12 management information system, and to
5 33 provide for salary increases for licensed classroom teachers
5 34 at department of human services institutions, the Iowa braille
5 35 and sight saving school, the Iowa school for the deaf, and the
6 1 Sac and Fox Indian settlement; and professional development at
6 2 the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the Iowa state
6 3 school for the deaf.
6 4 The bill allocates $20 million to school districts for use
6 5 in adding two additional contract days into school district
6 6 calendars. The bill restores an earlier, and since modified,
6 7 requirement that school districts provide the additional
6 8 contract days beginning in their fourth year of participation
6 9 in the student achievement and teacher quality program. For
6 10 most Iowa school districts, this fourth year of participation
6 11 is the 2004=2005 school year.
6 12 The bill also allocates $2.14 million to area education
6 13 agencies to provide career development programs for Iowa
6 14 teachers.
6 15 The educational excellence program repealed by the bill
6 16 consists of three phases: Phase I establishes a minimum
6 17 annual salary and a formula for distribution of state moneys
6 18 to assist school districts in meeting the minimum salary
6 19 requirement; phase II provides state aid for general salary
6 20 increases; and phase III moneys are distributed to assist in
6 21 the development of performance=based pay plans and
6 22 supplemental pay plans requiring additional instructional work
6 23 assignments. The bill strikes any Code references to Code
6 24 chapter 294A.
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