House File 55
HOUSE FILE
BY D. OLSON, BUKTA, MYERS,
FORD, BERRY, REASONER,
MURPHY, and KUHN
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act making an appropriation to the department of education for
2 purposes of making technology available to students of
3 accredited nonpublic schools.
4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
5 TLSB 1391HH 80
6 kh/cf/24
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. There is appropriated from the rebuild Iowa
1 2 infrastructure fund to the department of education for the
1 3 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June 30, 2004,
1 4 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to
1 5 be used for the purposes designated:
1 6 For purposes of making technology available to students of
1 7 accredited nonpublic schools as provided in this section:
1 8 .................................................. $ 1,500,000
1 9 1. Technology adopted and purchased by a school district
1 10 shall, to the extent funds are appropriated by the general
1 11 assembly, be made available to students of accredited
1 12 nonpublic schools located within the boundaries of the school
1 13 district upon the written request of the authorities in charge
1 14 of the accredited nonpublic school on behalf of the school's
1 15 students as provided in this section.
1 16 2. The funds appropriated in this section shall be
1 17 allocated to school districts for the purchase of technology
1 18 for accredited nonpublic schools as provided in this section,
1 19 subject to the allowable uses and restrictions of subsection
1 20 3. The department of education shall ascertain a maximum
1 21 annual amount the school district shall be required to use for
1 22 the purchase of technology for participating accredited
1 23 nonpublic schools. The amount shall be in the proportion that
1 24 the basic enrollment of a participating accredited nonpublic
1 25 school bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all
1 26 participating accredited nonpublic schools in the state for
1 27 the budget year. A participating accredited nonpublic school
1 28 shall certify its actual enrollment to the department of
1 29 education by October 1, 2003. By October 15, 2003, the
1 30 department of education shall make payment to the board of
1 31 directors of a school district of the maximum amount that the
1 32 school district shall be required to expend for the purchase
1 33 of nonsectarian, nonreligious technology for each of the
1 34 participating accredited nonpublic schools located within the
1 35 school district in accordance with this section. For purposes
2 1 of this section only, an accredited nonpublic school's
2 2 enrollment count shall include only students who are residents
2 3 of Iowa.
2 4 3. A school district shall expend funds received pursuant
2 5 to this section for the acquisition, lease, lease=purchase,
2 6 installation, and maintenance of instructional technology
2 7 equipment, including hardware and software, materials and
2 8 supplies related to instructional technology, and staff
2 9 development and training related to instructional technology.
2 10 Funds received by a school district pursuant to this section
2 11 shall not be expended to add a full=time equivalent position
2 12 or otherwise increase staffing, unless the school district
2 13 expends not more than ten percent of the funds received to
2 14 employ or enter into a contract with information technology
2 15 specialists to provide technical consulting and integration of
2 16 technology in curriculum and instruction to advance student
2 17 achievement.
2 18 4. The costs of providing technology to participating
2 19 accredited nonpublic schools as provided in this section shall
2 20 not be included in the computation of district cost under
2 21 chapter 257, but shall be shown in the budget as an expense
2 22 from miscellaneous income. Technology expenditures made in
2 23 accordance with this section shall be kept on file in the
2 24 school district.
2 25 EXPLANATION
2 26 This bill appropriates $1.5 million from the rebuild Iowa
2 27 infrastructure fund to the department of education for the
2 28 purpose of making technology adopted and purchased by a school
2 29 district available to students of accredited nonpublic schools
2 30 located within the boundaries of the school district. To
2 31 qualify for technology under the bill, the authorities in
2 32 charge of the accredited nonpublic school must submit, on
2 33 behalf of the school's students, a written request for the
2 34 technology to the school district within which it is located.
2 35 The students enrolled in the participating nonpublic school
3 1 must be residents of Iowa.
3 2 To ascertain the amount of money a school district must use
3 3 to purchase technology for the participating nonpublic schools
3 4 located within its boundaries, the bill directs the department
3 5 to determine the proportion that the basic enrollment of a
3 6 participating nonpublic school bears to the sum of the basic
3 7 enrollments of all participating nonpublic schools in the
3 8 state for the budget year. By October 15, 2003, the
3 9 department is directed to pay the amount ascertained under the
3 10 formula to a school district for use in purchasing technology
3 11 for each of the participating accredited nonpublic schools
3 12 located within the district's boundaries. The bill lists the
3 13 allowable uses and restrictions on school district expenditure
3 14 of technology funds.
3 15 LSB 1391HH 80
3 16 kh/cf/24