House File 2431 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY MASCHER Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays Approved A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to an appropriation to the department of 2 education for purposes of allocating funds for technology that 3 advances student achievement. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 6209HH 81 6 kh/cf/24 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated 1 2 from the general fund of the state to the department of 1 3 education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and 1 4 ending June 30, 2007, the following amount, or so much thereof 1 5 as is necessary, to be used for the purpose designated: 1 6 For purposes of providing funds to school districts, 1 7 students attending accredited nonpublic schools, and community 1 8 colleges for technology that advances student achievement: 1 9 .................................................. $ 14,500,000 1 10 1. The moneys appropriated in this section shall be used 1 11 for the purchase of technology that advances student 1 12 achievement, subject to the restrictions of subsection 4. 1 13 2. The moneys appropriated in this section shall be 1 14 allocated as follows: 1 15 a. The amount of $10 million shall be distributed to 1 16 school districts in the proportion that the basic enrollment 1 17 of a school district and the participating accredited 1 18 nonpublic schools located within the school district for the 1 19 budget year bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all 1 20 school districts and participating accredited nonpublic 1 21 schools in the state for the budget year. However, a district 1 22 shall not receive less than $10,000 in a fiscal year except 1 23 that the amount of moneys allocated to the institutions under 1 24 the control of the department of human services as provided in 1 25 section 218.1, subsections 1, 2, 3, and 5, shall be a total of 1 26 not more than $20,000 to be distributed proportionately among 1 27 the four institutions. 1 28 b. The amount of $3 million shall be distributed to 1 29 community colleges to support community college vocational= 1 30 technical technology improvement efforts. The funds shall be 1 31 distributed to the community colleges in a manner consistent 1 32 with the formula established pursuant to section 260C.18C. 1 33 c. The amount of $1.5 million shall be distributed to 1 34 school districts for the purchase of technology for accredited 1 35 nonpublic schools as provided in subsection 5. 2 1 3. A participating accredited nonpublic school, the Iowa 2 2 braille and sight saving school, the state school for the 2 3 deaf, the Price laboratory school at the university of 2 4 northern Iowa, and the department of human services on behalf 2 5 of the institutions under the department's control as provided 2 6 in section 218.1, subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8, shall 2 7 certify their basic enrollments or average student yearly 2 8 enrollment, as applicable, to the department of education by 2 9 October 1, 2006. 2 10 4. A school district or community college shall expend 2 11 funds received pursuant to this section for the acquisition, 2 12 lease, lease=purchase, installation, and maintenance of 2 13 instructional technology equipment, including hardware and 2 14 software, materials and supplies related to instructional 2 15 technology, and staff development and training related to 2 16 instructional technology, and shall establish priorities for 2 17 the use of the funds. However, funds received pursuant to 2 18 this section shall not be expended to add a full=time 2 19 equivalent position or otherwise increase staffing unless the 2 20 school district or community college expends not more than 10 2 21 percent of the funds received to employ or enter into a 2 22 contract with information technology specialists to provide 2 23 technical consulting and integration of technology in 2 24 curriculum and instruction to advance student achievement. 2 25 5. Technology adopted and purchased by a school district 2 26 shall, to the extent funds are allocated pursuant to 2 27 subsection 1, paragraph "c", be made available to students of 2 28 accredited nonpublic schools located within the boundaries of 2 29 the school district upon the written request of the 2 30 authorities in charge of the accredited nonpublic school on 2 31 behalf of the school's students as provided in this section. 2 32 The department of education shall ascertain a maximum amount 2 33 the school district shall be required to use for the purchase 2 34 of technology for participating accredited nonpublic schools. 2 35 The amount shall be in the proportion that the basic 3 1 enrollment of a participating accredited nonpublic school 3 2 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all participating 3 3 accredited nonpublic schools in the state for the budget year. 3 4 By October 15, 2006, the department of education shall notify 3 5 the board of directors of each school district of the maximum 3 6 amount of its allocation that shall be made available for 3 7 purchasing nonsectarian, nonreligious technology for each of 3 8 the participating accredited nonpublic schools located within 3 9 the school district in accordance with this section. For 3 10 purposes of this section only, an accredited nonpublic 3 11 school's enrollment count shall include only students who are 3 12 residents of Iowa. 3 13 The costs of providing technology to participating 3 14 accredited nonpublic schools as provided in this section shall 3 15 not be included in the computation of district cost under 3 16 chapter 257, but shall be shown in the budget as an expense 3 17 from miscellaneous income. Technology expenditures made in 3 18 accordance with this section shall be kept on file in the 3 19 school district. 3 20 6. The department of education shall notify the department 3 21 of revenue and finance of the amount to be paid to each school 3 22 district and community college based upon the allocation 3 23 criteria set forth for the appropriation pursuant to this 3 24 section. Allocations to each school district and community 3 25 college under this section shall be made in one payment on or 3 26 about October 15 and one payment on or about February 15 of 3 27 the fiscal year in which the appropriation is made, taking 3 28 into consideration the relative budget and cash position of 3 29 the state resources. 3 30 7. Payments made to school districts and area education 3 31 agencies under this section are miscellaneous income for 3 32 purposes of chapter 257. Moneys received under this section 3 33 shall not be commingled with state aid payments made under 3 34 sections 257.16 and 257.35 to a school district or area 3 35 education agency and shall be accounted for by the local 4 1 school district or area education agency separately from state 4 2 aid payments. 4 3 8. Moneys received by a community college under this 4 4 section shall not be commingled with general state financial 4 5 aid, including financial aid to merged areas in lieu of 4 6 personal property tax replacement payments, to merged areas as 4 7 defined in section 260C.2, and including moneys received for 4 8 vocational education programs in accordance with chapters 258 4 9 and 260C. Payments made to a community college shall be 4 10 accounted for by the community college separately from other 4 11 state aid payments. Each community college shall maintain a 4 12 separate listing within its budget accounting for payments 4 13 received and expenditures made pursuant to this section. 4 14 Moneys received under this section shall supplement, not 4 15 supplant, the moneys each community college budgets for 4 16 technology. A community college may also use moneys received 4 17 under this section for vertical infrastructure projects, as 4 18 defined in section 8.57, subsection 6, paragraph "c", related 4 19 to the acquisition or installation of technology. A community 4 20 college shall not be eligible for funds under this section 4 21 unless the community college, without including moneys 4 22 received under this section, maintains the same average amount 4 23 of expenditures for technology per year as the community 4 24 college maintains during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 4 25 2003, and ending June 30, 2006. 4 26 9. For purposes of this section, "school district" means a 4 27 school district, the Iowa braille and sight saving school, the 4 28 state school for the deaf, the Price laboratory school at the 4 29 university of northern Iowa, and the institutions under the 4 30 control of the department of human services as provided in 4 31 section 218.1, subsections 1 through 3, 5, 7, and 8. 4 32 EXPLANATION 4 33 This bill appropriates $14.5 million from the general fund 4 34 of the state to the department of education for purposes of 4 35 allocating funds to school districts, students attending 5 1 accredited nonpublic schools, and community colleges for 5 2 technology that advances student achievement. 5 3 The bill allocates $10 million to school districts to be 5 4 distributed on a per pupil basis. However, the bill defines 5 5 "school district" to include the Iowa braille and sight saving 5 6 school, the state school for the deaf, the Price laboratory 5 7 school at the university of northern Iowa, and institutions 5 8 under the control of the department of human services that 5 9 serve children. The bill provides that a district shall not 5 10 receive less than $10,000 in a fiscal year except that $20,000 5 11 is to be distributed proportionately between Glenwood and 5 12 Woodward state resource centers, and the mental health 5 13 institutes at Cherokee and Independence. 5 14 The bill allocates $3 million to support community college 5 15 vocational=technical technology improvement efforts. The 5 16 funds are to be distributed to the community colleges in a 5 17 manner consistent with a formula established in Code. 5 18 The amount of $1.5 million shall be distributed to school 5 19 districts for the purchase of technology for accredited 5 20 nonpublic schools. 5 21 The technology funds received by a school district or 5 22 community college are to be used for the acquisition, lease, 5 23 lease=purchase, installation, and maintenance of instructional 5 24 technology equipment, including hardware and software, 5 25 materials and supplies related to instructional technology, 5 26 and staff development and training related to instructional 5 27 technology, and shall establish priorities for the use of the 5 28 funds. The funds shall not be expended to add a full=time 5 29 equivalent position or otherwise increase staffing unless the 5 30 school district or community college expends not more than 10 5 31 percent of the funds to employ or enter into a contract with 5 32 information technology specialists. 5 33 The bill requires that technology adopted and purchased by 5 34 a school district be made available to students of accredited 5 35 nonpublic schools located within the boundaries of the school 6 1 district. The department of education is directed to 6 2 ascertain a maximum amount a school district shall be required 6 3 to use for the purchase of technology for participating 6 4 accredited nonpublic schools. 6 5 LSB 6209HH 81 6 6 kh:nh/cf/24