House Study Bill 707
HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY HOUSE
APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
ON EDUCATION)
Passed House, Date Passed Senate, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and
2 appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission,
3 the department for the blind, the department of cultural
4 affairs, the department of education, and the state board of
5 regents and including effective and retroactive applicability
6 dates.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DIVISION I
1 2 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
1 3 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the
1 4 general fund of the state to the department for the blind for
1 5 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30,
1 6 2007, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes
1 9 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
1 10 positions:
1 11 .................................................. $ 1,954,105
1 12 ............................................... FTEs 109.50
1 13 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
1 14 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 15 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal
1 16 year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the
1 17 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to
1 18 be used for the purposes designated:
1 19 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
1 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
1 21 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
1 22 positions:
1 23 .................................................. $ 364,640
1 24 ............................................... FTEs 4.30
1 25 2. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS
1 26 For payments to students for the Iowa grant program:
1 27 .................................................. $ 1,029,784
1 28 3. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY == OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
1 29 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending the Des
1 30 Moines university == osteopathic medical center under the
1 31 forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19:
1 32 .................................................. $ 100,000
1 33 To receive funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph,
1 34 Des Moines university == osteopathic medical center shall
1 35 match the funds with institutional funds on a dollar=for=
2 1 dollar basis.
2 2 b. For the Des Moines university == osteopathic medical
2 3 center for an initiative in primary health care to direct
2 4 primary care physicians to shortage areas in the state:
2 5 .................................................. $ 346,451
2 6 4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
2 7 For purposes of providing national guard educational
2 8 assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
2 9 .................................................. $ 3,725,000
2 10 5. TEACHER SHORTAGE FORGIVABLE LOAN PROGRAM
2 11 For the teacher shortage forgivable loan program
2 12 established in section 261.111:
2 13 .................................................. $ 400,000
2 14 6. STATE OF IOWA SCHOLARSHIP
2 15 For the state of Iowa scholarships:
2 16 .................................................. $ 200,000
2 17 Moneys appropriated for purposes of this subsection shall
2 18 be allocated only to the extent that the moneys are matched on
2 19 a dollar=for=dollar basis from funds in the scholarship and
2 20 tuition grant reserve fund created in section 261.20.
2 21 Sec. 3. WORK=STUDY APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2006=2007.
2 22 Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning
2 23 July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the amount
2 24 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college
2 25 student aid commission for the work=study program under
2 26 section 261.85 shall be $140,000, and from the moneys
2 27 appropriated in this section, $76,365 shall be allocated to
2 28 institutions of higher education under the state board of
2 29 regents and community colleges and the remaining dollars
2 30 appropriated in this section shall be allocated by the college
2 31 student aid commission on the basis of need as determined by
2 32 the portion of the federal formula for distribution for work=
2 33 study funds that relates to the current need of institutions.
2 34 Sec. 4. REGISTERED NURSE RECRUITMENT PROGRAM FUNDS. From
2 35 the funds appropriated for tuition grants pursuant to section
3 1 261.25, subsection 1, paragraph "a", as amended in this Act,
3 2 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, up to fifty
3 3 thousand dollars shall be used to provide forgivable loans as
3 4 provided in section 261.23 to residents of Iowa who are
3 5 registered nurses and who are seeking to become qualified as
3 6 nursing faculty in Iowa and to teach in Iowa schools. To
3 7 qualify for a forgivable loan pursuant to this section, in
3 8 addition to the requirements of section 261.23, a person shall
3 9 be enrolled as a full=time or part=time student at a not=for=
3 10 profit accredited school of nursing located in this state.
3 11 Moneys allocated for purposes of this section shall be
3 12 allocated only to the extent that the state moneys are matched
3 13 on a dollar=for=dollar basis from other sources. The college
3 14 student aid commission shall submit in a report to the
3 15 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint subcommittee on
3 16 education appropriations by January 1, 2007, the number of
3 17 students who received forgivable loans in the fiscal year
3 18 beginning July 1, 2006, pursuant to this section, which
3 19 institutions the students were enrolled in, and the amount
3 20 paid to each of the institutions on behalf of the students who
3 21 received forgivable loans pursuant to this section.
3 22 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS
3 23 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
3 24 state to the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal
3 25 year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the
3 26 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
3 27 used for the purposes designated:
3 28 1. ADMINISTRATION
3 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
3 30 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
3 31 positions:
3 32 .................................................. $ 240,195
3 33 ............................................... FTEs 2.10
3 34 The department of cultural affairs shall coordinate
3 35 activities with the tourism office of the department of
4 1 economic development to promote attendance at the state
4 2 historical building and at this state's historic sites.
4 3 2. COMMUNITY CULTURAL GRANTS
4 4 For planning and programming for the community cultural
4 5 grants program established under section 303.3:
4 6 .................................................. $ 299,240
4 7 3. HISTORICAL DIVISION
4 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
4 9 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
4 10 positions:
4 11 .................................................. $ 3,239,269
4 12 ............................................... FTEs 57.09
4 13 4. HISTORIC SITES
4 14 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
4 15 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
4 16 positions:
4 17 .................................................. $ 534,676
4 18 ............................................... FTEs 8.25
4 19 5. ARTS DIVISION
4 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
4 21 including funds to match federal grants and for not more than
4 22 the following full=time equivalent positions:
4 23 .................................................. $ 1,181,329
4 24 ............................................... FTEs 10.01
4 25 6. GREAT PLACES
4 26 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
4 27 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
4 28 positions:
4 29 .................................................. $ 200,000
4 30 ............................................... FTEs 1.70
4 31 7. ARCHIVE IOWA GOVERNORS' RECORDS
4 32 For archiving the records of Iowa governors and for not
4 33 more than the following full=time equivalent position:
4 34 .................................................. $ 75,000
4 35 ................................................ FTE 1.00
5 1 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
5 2 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
5 3 state to the department of education for the fiscal year
5 4 beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the
5 5 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to
5 6 be used for the purposes designated:
5 7 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
5 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
5 9 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
5 10 positions:
5 11 .................................................. $ 5,418,607
5 12 ............................................... FTEs 71.37
5 13 The director of the department of education shall ensure
5 14 that all school districts are aware of the state education
5 15 resources available on the state website for listing teacher
5 16 job openings and shall make every reasonable effort to enable
5 17 qualified practitioners to post their resumes on the state
5 18 website. The department shall administer the posting of job
5 19 vacancies for school districts, accredited nonpublic schools,
5 20 and area education agencies on the state website. The
5 21 department may coordinate this activity with the Iowa school
5 22 board association or other interested education associations
5 23 in the state. The department shall strongly encourage school
5 24 districts to seek direct claiming under the medical assistance
5 25 program for funding of school district nursing services for
5 26 students.
5 27 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
5 28 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
5 29 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
5 30 positions:
5 31 .................................................. $ 530,429
5 32 ............................................... FTEs 13.50
5 33 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
5 34 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
5 35 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
6 1 equivalent positions:
6 2 .................................................. $ 4,779,655
6 3 ............................................... FTEs 273.00
6 4 The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall
6 5 seek funding from other sources, such as local funds, for
6 6 purposes of matching the state's federal vocational
6 7 rehabilitation allocation, as well as for matching other
6 8 federal vocational rehabilitation funding that may become
6 9 available.
6 10 Except where prohibited under federal law, the division of
6 11 vocational rehabilitation services of the department of
6 12 education shall accept client assessments, or assessments of
6 13 potential clients, performed by other agencies in order to
6 14 reduce duplication of effort.
6 15 Notwithstanding the full=time equivalent position limit
6 16 established in this lettered paragraph, for the fiscal year
6 17 ending June 30, 2007, if federal funding is received to pay
6 18 the costs of additional employees for the vocational
6 19 rehabilitation services division who would have duties
6 20 relating to vocational rehabilitation services paid for
6 21 through federal funding, authorization to hire not more than
6 22 4.00 additional full=time equivalent employees shall be
6 23 provided, the full=time equivalent position limit shall be
6 24 exceeded, and the additional employees shall be hired by the
6 25 division.
6 26 b. For matching funds for programs to enable persons with
6 27 severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
6 28 independently, including salaries and support, and for not
6 29 more than the following full=time equivalent position:
6 30 .................................................. $ 54,421
6 31 ................................................ FTE 1.00
6 32 The highest priority use for the moneys appropriated under
6 33 this lettered paragraph shall be for programs that emphasize
6 34 employment and assist persons with severe physical or mental
6 35 disabilities to find and maintain employment to enable them to
7 1 function more independently.
7 2 4. STATE LIBRARY
7 3 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
7 4 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
7 5 equivalent positions:
7 6 .................................................. $ 1,420,694
7 7 ............................................... FTEs 18.00
7 8 b. For the enrich Iowa program:
7 9 .................................................. $ 1,698,432
7 10 5. LIBRARY SERVICE AREA SYSTEM
7 11 For state aid:
7 12 .................................................. $ 1,376,558
7 13 6. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
7 14 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
7 15 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
7 16 full=time equivalent positions:
7 17 .................................................. $ 7,856,113
7 18 ............................................... FTEs 86.00
7 19 7. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS
7 20 For state aid:
7 21 .................................................. $ 1,240,478
7 22 The regional telecommunications councils established in
7 23 section 8D.5 shall use the funds appropriated in this
7 24 subsection to provide technical assistance for network
7 25 classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local area
7 26 networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related support
7 27 activities.
7 28 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
7 29 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures
7 30 made by secondary schools:
7 31 .................................................. $ 2,936,904
7 32 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be used for
7 33 expenditures made by school districts to meet the standards
7 34 set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 as a result of the
7 35 enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. Funds shall be used
8 1 as reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by
8 2 secondary schools in the manner provided by the department of
8 3 education for implementation of the standards set in 1989 Iowa
8 4 Acts, chapter 278.
8 5 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
8 6 For use as state matching funds for federal programs that
8 7 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
8 8 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and
8 9 for not more than the following full=time equivalent
8 10 positions:
8 11 .................................................. $ 2,509,683
8 12 ............................................... FTEs 17.43
8 13 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND
8 14 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
8 15 the Iowa empowerment fund created in section 28.9:
8 16 .................................................. $ 23,781,594
8 17 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
8 18 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and
8 19 ending June 30, 2007, not more than $300,000 is allocated for
8 20 the community empowerment office and other technical
8 21 assistance activities and of that amount, not more than
8 22 $50,000 shall be used to administer the early childhood
8 23 coordinator's position pursuant to section 28.3, subsection 7,
8 24 and not more than $50,000 shall be used to implement an early
8 25 childhood Iowa website for wide dissemination of early care
8 26 and early childhood learning information and assistance. It
8 27 is the intent of the general assembly that regional technical
8 28 assistance teams will be established and will include staff
8 29 from various agencies, as appropriate, including the area
8 30 education agencies, community colleges, and the Iowa state
8 31 university of science and technology cooperative extension
8 32 service in agriculture and home economics. The Iowa
8 33 empowerment board shall direct staff to work with the advisory
8 34 council to inventory technical assistance needs. Funds
8 35 allocated under this lettered paragraph may be used by the
9 1 Iowa empowerment board for the purpose of skills development
9 2 and support for ongoing training of the regional technical
9 3 assistance teams. However, funds shall not be used for
9 4 additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff.
9 5 b. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
9 6 contrary, the community empowerment office shall use the
9 7 documentation created by the legislative services agency to
9 8 continue the implementation of the four=year phase=in period
9 9 of the distribution formula approved by the community
9 10 empowerment board.
9 11 c. As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in
9 12 this subsection, each community empowerment area board shall
9 13 report to the Iowa empowerment board progress on each of the
9 14 state indicators approved by the state board, as well as
9 15 progress on local indicators. The community empowerment area
9 16 board must also submit a written plan amendment extending by
9 17 one year the area's comprehensive school ready children grant
9 18 plan developed for providing services for children from birth
9 19 through five years of age and provide other information
9 20 specified by the Iowa empowerment board. The amendment may
9 21 also provide for changes in the programs and services provided
9 22 under the plan. The Iowa empowerment board shall establish a
9 23 submission deadline for the plan amendment that allows a
9 24 reasonable period of time for preparation of the plan
9 25 amendment and for review and approval or request for
9 26 modification of the plan amendment by the Iowa empowerment
9 27 board. In addition, the community empowerment board must
9 28 continue to comply with reporting provisions and other
9 29 requirements adopted by the Iowa empowerment board in
9 30 implementing section 28.8.
9 31 d. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
9 32 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
9 33 Iowa empowerment fund that is used for distribution to areas,
9 34 $4,650,000 shall be used to assist low=income parents with
9 35 preschool tuition.
10 1 e. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
10 2 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
10 3 Iowa empowerment fund that is used for distribution to areas,
10 4 $1,000,000 shall be used to collaborate with area education
10 5 agencies and community colleges to provide both child care and
10 6 preschool providers with ready access to high=quality
10 7 professional development.
10 8 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
10 9 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks to each
10 10 resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by
10 11 section 301.1. The funding is limited to $20 per pupil and
10 12 shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident
10 13 public school pupils:
10 14 .................................................. $ 638,620
10 15 12. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
10 16 For purposes, as provided in law, of the student
10 17 achievement and teacher quality program established pursuant
10 18 to chapter 284:
10 19 .................................................. $ 72,093,894
10 20 13. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES
10 21 For school districts to provide direct services to the most
10 22 at=risk senior high school students enrolled in school
10 23 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America's
10 24 graduates specialist:
10 25 .................................................. $ 400,000
10 26 14. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION
10 27 To assist a vocational agriculture youth organization
10 28 sponsored by the schools to support the foundation established
10 29 by that vocational agriculture youth organization and for
10 30 other youth activities:
10 31 .................................................. $ 50,000
10 32 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
10 33 only to the extent that the state moneys are matched from
10 34 other sources by the organization on a dollar=for=dollar
10 35 basis.
11 1 15. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
11 2 For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined
11 3 in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
11 4 .................................................. $155,579,244
11 5 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
11 6 the funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
11 7 as follows:
11 8 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be
11 9 allocated as follows:
11 10 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 7,576,133
11 11 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 8,549,669
11 12 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 7,901,984
11 13 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 3,878,202
11 14 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 8,489,663
11 15 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 7,524,386
11 16 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 11,012,809
11 17 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 13,612,681
11 18 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 22,689,683
11 19 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 22,992,990
11 20 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 9,019,923
11 21 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 9,116,909
11 22 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 3,926,403
11 23 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 12,334,057
11 24 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 6,953,752
11 25 Sec. 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGE DATA COLLECTION. By October 1,
11 26 2007, each community college shall submit to the chairpersons
11 27 and ranking members of the joint appropriations subcommittee
11 28 on education and the legislative services agency the following
11 29 information:
11 30 1. Total revenue received from each local school district
11 31 as a result of high school students enrolled in community
11 32 college courses under the postsecondary enrollment options
11 33 Act.
11 34 2. Total revenue received from each local school district
11 35 as a result of high school students enrolled in community
12 1 college courses through shared supplementary weighting plans.
12 2 3. Unduplicated headcount of high school students enrolled
12 3 in community college courses under the postsecondary
12 4 enrollment options Act.
12 5 4. Unduplicated headcount of high school students enrolled
12 6 in community college courses through shared supplementary
12 7 weighting plans.
12 8 5. Total credits earned by high school students enrolled
12 9 in community college courses under the postsecondary
12 10 enrollment options Act, broken down by vocational=technical or
12 11 career program and arts and sciences program.
12 12 6. Duplicated headcount of students enrolled in community
12 13 college courses and credits earned, reported by location of
12 14 course, whether at a local high school, college campus,
12 15 utilizing the internet or the Iowa communications network, or
12 16 other location.
12 17 7. Number of courses in which high school students are
12 18 enrolled under shared supplementary weighting plans and the
12 19 portions of those courses that are taught by an instructor who
12 20 is employed by the local school district for a portion of the
12 21 school day.
12 22 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE
12 23 ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE DATA COLLECTION STUDY. The department of
12 24 education, in collaboration with the institutions of higher
12 25 education governed by the state board of regents and
12 26 representatives of the community colleges, shall study the
12 27 development and collection of summary data on the academic
12 28 experiences of Iowa high school graduates that enroll in an
12 29 Iowa public postsecondary institution. The study shall
12 30 identify the types of data to be compiled from postsecondary
12 31 institutions, including but not limited to the hours attempted
12 32 or completed during a student's first semester, or the quarter
12 33 or trimester equivalent, or first year of study at a
12 34 postsecondary institution; a student's grade point average
12 35 earned during the first semester, or the quarter or trimester
13 1 equivalent, or first year of study at a postsecondary
13 2 institution; the high school rank of a student, if known;
13 3 indicators of whether the student was assigned to a
13 4 developmental or remedial course in English, mathematics, or
13 5 reading; and an indicator for whether the student returned for
13 6 the second year to the institution. The study shall consider
13 7 the limitations imposed by the federal Family Educational
13 8 Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. } 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99,
13 9 regarding the disclosure by a school of information from a
13 10 student's education record. The department shall submit its
13 11 findings, and a recommendation for a timeline of
13 12 implementation, in a report to the chairpersons and ranking
13 13 members of the joint appropriations subcommittee on education
13 14 by January 1, 2007.
13 15 Sec. 9. STATEWIDE TEACHER INTERN PROGRAM == FEDERAL GRANT
13 16 APPLICATION COORDINATION. The department shall work
13 17 cooperatively with the state board of regents and other
13 18 appropriate eligible grantees to obtain any available federal
13 19 funding, including grants that may be available for the
13 20 establishment and operation of a teacher intern program. The
13 21 department shall submit a progress report to the chairpersons
13 22 and ranking members of the joint appropriations subcommittee
13 23 on education by January 1, 2007.
13 24 Sec. 10. BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS LICENSING FEES.
13 25 Notwithstanding section 272.10, for the fiscal year beginning
13 26 July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the executive director
13 27 of the board of educational examiners shall deposit at least
13 28 73 percent of the fees collected annually with the treasurer
13 29 of state which shall be credited to the general fund of the
13 30 state. The remaining licensing fees collected during the
13 31 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and retained are
13 32 appropriated to the board for the purposes related to the
13 33 board's duties. Notwithstanding section 8.33, licensing fees
13 34 retained by and appropriated to the board pursuant to this
13 35 section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
14 1 of the fiscal year in an amount of not more than 10 percent of
14 2 the total licensing fees collected by the board by the close
14 3 of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
14 4 for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
14 5 the succeeding fiscal year.
14 6 Sec. 11. MINIMUM TEACHER SALARY REQUIREMENTS == FY 2006=
14 7 2007.
14 8 1. Notwithstanding section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph
14 9 "a", subparagraph (2), the minimum teacher salary paid by a
14 10 school district or area education agency for purposes of
14 11 teacher compensation in accordance with chapter 284, for the
14 12 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007,
14 13 shall be the minimum salary amount the school district or area
14 14 education agency paid to a first=year beginning teacher or,
14 15 the minimum salary amount the school district or area
14 16 education agency would have paid a first=year beginning
14 17 teacher if the school district or area education agency had
14 18 participated in the program in the 2001=2002 school year, in
14 19 accordance with section 284.7, subsection 1, Code Supplement
14 20 2001. If the school district or area education agency did not
14 21 employ a first=year beginning teacher in the 2001=2002 school
14 22 year, the minimum salary is the amount that the district would
14 23 have paid a first=year beginning teacher under chapter 284 in
14 24 the 2001=2002 school year.
14 25 2. Notwithstanding section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph
14 26 "b", subparagraph (2), the minimum career teacher salary paid
14 27 to a career teacher who was a beginning teacher in the 2005=
14 28 2006 school year, by a school district or area education
14 29 agency participating in the student achievement and teacher
14 30 quality program, for the school year beginning July 1, 2006,
14 31 and ending June 30, 2007, shall be, unless the school district
14 32 has a minimum career teacher salary that exceeds thirty
14 33 thousand dollars, one thousand dollars greater than the
14 34 minimum salary amount the school district or area education
14 35 agency paid to a first=year beginning teacher if the school
15 1 district or area education agency participated in the program
15 2 during the 2001=2002 school year, or the minimum salary amount
15 3 the school district or area education agency would have paid a
15 4 first=year beginning teacher if the school district or area
15 5 education agency had participated in the program in the 2001=
15 6 2002 school year, in accordance with section 284.7, subsection
15 7 1, Code Supplement 2001.
15 8 3. Notwithstanding section 284.7, subsection 1, paragraph
15 9 "b", subparagraph (2), and except as provided in subsection 2,
15 10 the minimum career teacher salary paid by a school district or
15 11 area education agency participating in the student achievement
15 12 and teacher quality program, for purposes of teacher
15 13 compensation in accordance with chapter 284, for the school
15 14 year beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, shall
15 15 be the minimum salary amount the school district or area
15 16 education agency paid to a career teacher if the school
15 17 district or area education agency participated in the program
15 18 during the 2001=2002 school year, or, the minimum salary
15 19 amount the school district or area education agency would have
15 20 paid a career teacher if the school district or area education
15 21 agency had participated in the program in the 2001=2002 school
15 22 year, in accordance with section 284.7, subsection 1, Code
15 23 Supplement 2001.
15 24 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
15 25 Sec. 12. There is appropriated from the general fund of
15 26 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
15 27 beginning July 1, 2006, and ending June 30, 2007, the
15 28 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to
15 29 be used for the purposes designated:
15 30 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
15 31 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
15 32 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time
15 33 equivalent positions:
15 34 .................................................. $ 1,167,137
15 35 ............................................... FTEs 16.00
16 1 The state board of regents, the department of management,
16 2 and the legislative services agency shall cooperate to
16 3 determine and agree upon, by November 15, 2006, the amount
16 4 that needs to be appropriated for tuition replacement for the
16 5 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007.
16 6 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
16 7 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
16 8 office and the legislative services agency.
16 9 b. For allocation by the state board of regents to the
16 10 state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science
16 11 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to
16 12 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in their operating
16 13 funds resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees
16 14 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of
16 15 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities
16 16 and utility services at the institutions:
16 17 .................................................. $ 13,975,431
16 18 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated for the
16 19 purposes in this lettered paragraph remaining unencumbered or
16 20 unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but
16 21 shall be available for expenditure for the purposes specified
16 22 in this lettered paragraph during the subsequent fiscal year.
16 23 c. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa
16 24 graduate studies center:
16 25 .................................................. $ 105,956
16 26 d. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland interstate
16 27 metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center
16 28 under section 262.9, subsection 21:
16 29 .................................................. $ 77,941
16 30 e. For funds to be allocated to the quad=cities graduate
16 31 studies center:
16 32 .................................................. $ 157,144
16 33 f. For funds for regents institutions general operating
16 34 budgets:
16 35 .................................................. $ 6,000,000
17 1 The funds appropriated for purposes of this lettered
17 2 paragraph are subject to the following allocations and
17 3 requirements:
17 4 (1) The partnership for transformation and excellence is a
17 5 four=year partnership plan created by the state board of
17 6 regents for the purpose of enhancing the regents' strategic
17 7 priorities for educational quality and public accountability.
17 8 Under the plan, Iowa students and families will be subject to
17 9 moderate student tuition increases, and a clear and concise
17 10 reallocation plan that may be audited will exist to strengthen
17 11 the academic focus at the regents institutions. The
17 12 reallocation plan will enhance the quality of the regents
17 13 institutions and provide both an incentive and an opportunity
17 14 for institution=wide reprioritization and reallocation of
17 15 resources to the most important strategic areas.
17 16 (2) The funds shall be distributed by the board as
17 17 outlined in the state board of regents partnership for
17 18 transformation and excellence. The funds may be used for any
17 19 of the following purposes:
17 20 (a) Supporting new strategic initiatives.
17 21 (b) Meeting enrollment increases.
17 22 (c) Meeting the demand for new courses and services.
17 23 (d) Funding new but unavoidable or mandated cost
17 24 increases.
17 25 (e) Supporting any other initiatives important to the core
17 26 functions of the institution.
17 27 The funds may also be used for pay adjustments, expense
17 28 reimbursements, and related benefits for state board of
17 29 regents employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement
17 30 and for state board of regents employees not covered by a
17 31 collective bargaining agreement. The board shall provide from
17 32 other available sources any additional funding needed for such
17 33 pay adjustments, expense reimbursements, and related benefits.
17 34 (3) The state board of regents shall annually set a target
17 35 dollar amount or percentage figure of expected reallocation of
18 1 resources for each institution. The institutions shall report
18 2 to the board on a semiannual basis regarding the actions taken
18 3 relating to the reallocations. Once funds have been
18 4 reallocated, that amount shall not be redirected to the
18 5 original entity or purpose unless extraordinary circumstances
18 6 exist and an equivalent reallocation amount is increased for
18 7 the same fiscal year. A reallocation of resources may be made
18 8 for any of the following purposes:
18 9 (a) Supporting new strategic initiatives.
18 10 (b) Meeting enrollment increases.
18 11 (c) Meeting the demand for new courses and services.
18 12 (d) Funding new but unavoidable or mandated cost
18 13 increases.
18 14 (e) Supporting any other initiatives important to the core
18 15 functions of the institution.
18 16 (4) For the purposes of this lettered paragraph:
18 17 (a) "Entity" means a president, vice president, or a
18 18 college, academic or nonacademic department, division,
18 19 program, or other unit.
18 20 (b) "Reallocation of resources" means funds within the
18 21 base budget of an institutional entity are removed by the
18 22 administrator of that entity and redirected to another
18 23 institutional entity or purpose.
18 24 (5) The state university of Iowa, the Iowa state
18 25 university of science and technology, and the university of
18 26 northern Iowa shall each generate matching internal
18 27 reallocations in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amounts
18 28 received by the institutions pursuant to this lettered
18 29 paragraph.
18 30 (6) From the moneys allocated to the Iowa state university
18 31 of science and technology pursuant to this lettered paragraph,
18 32 an amount equal to $127,000 shall be distributed to the
18 33 college of veterinary medicine to reduce the operating fees
18 34 charged by the veterinary diagnostic laboratory.
18 35 The college of veterinary medicine shall submit a report to
19 1 the general assembly not later than October 1, 2007, on how
19 2 funds allocated pursuant to this subparagraph were used by the
19 3 college to reduce the operating fees charged by the veterinary
19 4 diagnostic laboratory.
19 5 g. For funds to be distributed to the midwestern higher
19 6 education compact to pay Iowa's member state annual
19 7 obligation:
19 8 .................................................. $ 90,000
19 9 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
19 10 a. General university, including lakeside laboratory
19 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
19 12 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
19 13 full=time equivalent positions:
19 14 .................................................. $226,306,403
19 15 ............................................... FTEs 5,058.55
19 16 It is the intent of the general assembly that the
19 17 university continue progress on the school of public health
19 18 and the public health initiative for the purposes of
19 19 establishing an accredited school of public health and for
19 20 funding an initiative for the health and independence of
19 21 elderly Iowans.
19 22 b. Psychiatric hospital
19 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
19 24 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and
19 25 maintenance of committed and voluntary public patients, and
19 26 for not more than the following full=time equivalent
19 27 positions:
19 28 .................................................. $ 7,043,056
19 29 ............................................... FTEs 269.65
19 30 c. Center for disabilities and development
19 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
19 32 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
19 33 positions:
19 34 .................................................. $ 6,363,265
19 35 ............................................... FTEs 130.37
20 1 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
20 2 $200,000 shall be allocated for purposes of the employment
20 3 policy group.
20 4 d. Oakdale campus
20 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
20 6 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
20 7 positions:
20 8 .................................................. $ 2,657,335
20 9 ............................................... FTEs 38.25
20 10 e. State hygienic laboratory
20 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
20 12 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
20 13 positions:
20 14 .................................................. $ 3,849,461
20 15 ............................................... FTEs 102.50
20 16 f. Family practice program
20 17 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
20 18 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants, to
20 19 carry out chapter 148D for the family practice program,
20 20 including salaries and support, and for not more than the
20 21 following full=time equivalent positions:
20 22 .................................................. $ 2,075,948
20 23 ............................................... FTEs 190.40
20 24 g. Child health care services
20 25 For specialized child health care services, including
20 26 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
20 27 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa
20 28 high=risk infant follow=up program, including salaries and
20 29 support, and for not more than the following full=time
20 30 equivalent positions:
20 31 .................................................. $ 649,066
20 32 ............................................... FTEs 57.97
20 33 h. Statewide cancer registry
20 34 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than
20 35 the following full=time equivalent positions:
21 1 .................................................. $ 178,739
21 2 ............................................... FTEs 2.10
21 3 i. Substance abuse consortium
21 4 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
21 5 substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
21 6 the following full=time equivalent position:
21 7 .................................................. $ 64,871
21 8 ................................................ FTE 1.00
21 9 j. Center for biocatalysis
21 10 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
21 11 following full=time equivalent positions:
21 12 .................................................. $ 881,384
21 13 ............................................... FTEs 6.28
21 14 k. Primary health care initiative
21 15 For the primary health care initiative in the college of
21 16 medicine and for not more than the following full=time
21 17 equivalent positions:
21 18 .................................................. $ 759,875
21 19 ............................................... FTEs 5.89
21 20 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
21 21 $330,000 shall be allocated to the department of family
21 22 practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
21 23 for family practice faculty and support staff.
21 24 l. Birth defects registry
21 25 For the birth defects registry and for not more than the
21 26 following full=time equivalent position:
21 27 .................................................. $ 44,636
21 28 ................................................ FTE 1.00
21 29 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
21 30 a. General university
21 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
21 32 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
21 33 full=time equivalent positions:
21 34 .................................................. $177,328,346
21 35 ............................................... FTEs 3,647.42
22 1 It is the intent of the general assembly that the
22 2 university continue progress on the center for excellence in
22 3 fundamental plant sciences.
22 4 b. Agricultural experiment station
22 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
22 6 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
22 7 positions:
22 8 .................................................. $ 32,117,925
22 9 ............................................... FTEs 546.98
22 10 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
22 11 economics
22 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
22 13 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
22 14 positions:
22 15 .................................................. $ 20,569,125
22 16 ............................................... FTEs 383.34
22 17 d. Leopold center
22 18 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university
22 19 under section 266.39B, and for not more than the following
22 20 full=time equivalent positions:
22 21 .................................................. $ 464,319
22 22 ............................................... FTEs 11.25
22 23 e. Livestock disease research
22 24 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease
22 25 research fund under section 267.8:
22 26 .................................................. $ 220,708
22 27 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
22 28 a. General university
22 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment,
22 30 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
22 31 full=time equivalent positions:
22 32 .................................................. $ 80,638,563
22 33 ............................................... FTEs 1,514.11
22 34 It is the intent of the general assembly that the
22 35 university continue to allocate funds for a masters in social
23 1 work program, the roadside vegetation project, and the Iowa
23 2 office for staff development.
23 3 b. Recycling and reuse center
23 4 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
23 5 more than the following full=time equivalent positions:
23 6 .................................................. $ 211,858
23 7 ............................................... FTEs 3.00
23 8 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
23 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
23 10 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
23 11 positions:
23 12 .................................................. $ 8,810,471
23 13 ............................................... FTEs 126.60
23 14 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
23 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
23 16 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent
23 17 positions:
23 18 .................................................. $ 4,930,295
23 19 ............................................... FTEs 81.00
23 20 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
23 21 For payment to local school boards for the tuition and
23 22 transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille
23 23 and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf
23 24 pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain
23 25 clothing, prescription, and transportation costs for students
23 26 at these schools pursuant to section 270.5:
23 27 .................................................. $ 15,020
23 28 Sec. 13. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and
23 29 ending June 30, 2007, the state board of regents may use
23 30 notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under
23 31 section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy
23 32 cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to
23 33 recover the cost of the projects within an average of six
23 34 years.
23 35 Sec. 14. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of
24 1 administrative services shall pay the state school for the
24 2 deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
24 3 collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
24 4 July 1, 2006, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
24 5 for students attending the state school for the deaf and the
24 6 Iowa braille and sight saving school.
24 7 Sec. 15. TRAVEL POLICY.
24 8 1. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, each
24 9 department or independent agency receiving an appropriation in
24 10 this Act shall review the employee policy for daily or short=
24 11 term travel including but not limited to the usage of motor
24 12 pool vehicles under the department of administrative services,
24 13 employee mileage reimbursement for the use of a personal
24 14 vehicle, and the usage of private automobile rental companies.
24 15 Following the review, the department or agency shall implement
24 16 revisions in the employee policy for daily or short=term
24 17 travel as necessary to maximize cost savings.
24 18 2. Each department or independent agency subject to
24 19 subsection 1 shall report to the general assembly's standing
24 20 committees on government oversight regarding the policy
24 21 revisions implemented and the savings realized from the
24 22 changes. An initial report shall be submitted on or before
24 23 December 1, 2006, and a follow=up report shall be submitted on
24 24 or before December 1, 2007.
24 25 Sec. 16. NEW SECTION. 256.57 ENRICH IOWA PROGRAM.
24 26 1. An enrich Iowa program is established in the division
24 27 to provide direct state assistance to public libraries, to
24 28 support the open access and access plus programs, to provide
24 29 public libraries with an incentive to improve library
24 30 services, and that are in compliance with performance
24 31 measures, and to reduce inequities among communities in the
24 32 delivery of library services based on performance measures
24 33 adopted by rule by the commission. The commission shall adopt
24 34 rules governing the allocation of funds appropriated by the
24 35 general assembly for purposes of this section to provide
25 1 direct state assistance to eligible public libraries. A
25 2 public library is eligible for funds under this chapter if it
25 3 is in compliance with the commission's performance measures.
25 4 2. The amount of direct state assistance distributed to
25 5 each eligible public library shall be based on the following:
25 6 a. The level of compliance by the eligible public library
25 7 with the performance measures adopted by the commission as
25 8 provided in this paragraph.
25 9 b. The number of people residing within an eligible
25 10 library's geographic service area for whom the library
25 11 provides services.
25 12 c. The amount of other funding the eligible public library
25 13 received in the previous fiscal year for providing services to
25 14 rural residents and to contracting communities.
25 15 3. Moneys received by a public library pursuant to this
25 16 section shall supplement, not supplant, any other funding
25 17 received by the library.
25 18 4. For purposes of this section, "eligible public library"
25 19 means a public library that meets all of the following
25 20 requirements:
25 21 a. Submits to the division all of the following:
25 22 (1) The report provided for under section 256.51,
25 23 subsection 1, paragraph "h".
25 24 (2) An application and accreditation report, in a format
25 25 approved by the commission, that provides evidence of the
25 26 library's compliance with at least one level of the standards
25 27 established in accordance with section 256.51, subsection 1,
25 28 paragraph "k".
25 29 (3) Any other application or report the division deems
25 30 necessary for the implementation of the enrich Iowa program.
25 31 b. Participates in the library resource and information
25 32 sharing programs established by the state library.
25 33 c. Is a public library established by city ordinance or a
25 34 library district as provided in chapter 336.
25 35 5. Each eligible public library shall maintain a separate
26 1 listing within its budget for payments received and
26 2 expenditures made pursuant to this subsection, and shall
26 3 annually submit this listing to the division.
26 4 6. By January 15, annually, the division shall submit a
26 5 program evaluation report to the general assembly and the
26 6 governor detailing the uses and the impacts of funds allocated
26 7 under this section.
26 8 7. A public library that receives funds in accordance with
26 9 this section shall have an internet use policy in place, which
26 10 may or may not include internet filtering. The library shall
26 11 submit a report describing the library's internet use efforts
26 12 to the division.
26 13 8. A public library that receives funds in accordance with
26 14 this section shall provide open access, the reciprocal
26 15 borrowing program, as a service to its patrons, at a
26 16 reimbursement rate determined by the state library.
26 17 9. Funds appropriated for purposes of this section shall
26 18 not be used by the division for administrative purposes.
26 19 Sec. 17. Section 260C.14, Code 2005, is amended by adding
26 20 the following new subsection:
26 21 NEW SUBSECTION. 21. Annually, by October 1, submit to the
26 22 department of education through the management information
26 23 system, at a minimum, in the manner prescribed by the
26 24 department the following information for the previous fiscal
26 25 year:
26 26 a. Total revenue received from each local school district
26 27 as a result of high school students enrolled in community
26 28 college courses under the postsecondary enrollment options
26 29 Act.
26 30 b. Total revenue received from each local school district
26 31 as a result of high school students enrolled in community
26 32 college courses through shared supplementary weighting plans.
26 33 c. Unduplicated headcount of high school students enrolled
26 34 in community college courses under the postsecondary
26 35 enrollment options Act.
27 1 d. Unduplicated headcount of high school students enrolled
27 2 in community college courses through shared supplementary
27 3 weighting plans.
27 4 e. Total credits earned by high school students enrolled
27 5 in community college courses under the postsecondary
27 6 enrollment options Act, broken down by vocational=technical or
27 7 career program and arts and sciences program.
27 8 f. Duplicated headcount of students enrolled in community
27 9 college courses and credits earned, reported by location of
27 10 course, whether at a local high school, college campus,
27 11 utilizing the internet or the Iowa communications network, or
27 12 other location.
27 13 g. Number of courses in which high school students are
27 14 enrolled under shared supplementary weighting plans and the
27 15 portions of those courses that are taught by an instructor who
27 16 is employed by the local school district for a portion of the
27 17 school day.
27 18 Sec. 18. Section 261.25, subsection 1, Code Supplement
27 19 2005, is amended to read as follows:
27 20 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
27 21 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty=
27 22 nine forty=six million six five hundred seventy=three six
27 23 thousand five two hundred seventy=five eighteen dollars for
27 24 tuition grants. From the funds appropriated in this
27 25 subsection, an amount equal to ten percent of the funds
27 26 appropriated in this subsection shall be reserved for
27 27 distribution to students attending private institutions whose
27 28 income is not exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the
27 29 Internal Revenue Code and whose students were eligible to
27 30 receive Iowa tuition grant moneys in the fiscal year beginning
27 31 July 1, 2003. A for=profit institution which, effective March
27 32 9, 2005, purchased an accredited private institution that was
27 33 exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal
27 34 Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution under the Iowa
27 35 tuition grant program. In the case of a qualified student who
28 1 was enrolled in such accredited private institution that was
28 2 purchased by the for=profit institution effective March 9,
28 3 2005, and who continues to be enrolled in the eligible
28 4 institution in succeeding years, the amount the student
28 5 qualifies for under this subsection shall be not less than the
28 6 amount the student qualified for in the fiscal year beginning
28 7 July 1, 2004.
28 8 Sec. 19. Section 261.25, Code Supplement 2005, is amended
28 9 by adding the following new subsection:
28 10 NEW SUBSECTION. 1A. There is appropriated from the
28 11 general fund of the state to the commission for each fiscal
28 12 year the sum of five million one hundred sixty=seven thousand
28 13 three hundred fifty=eight dollars for proprietary tuition
28 14 grants.
28 15 Sec. 20. Section 261.111, subsection 5, Code 2005, is
28 16 amended to read as follows:
28 17 5. The annual amount of a teacher shortage forgivable loan
28 18 shall not exceed three thousand dollars annually the resident
28 19 tuition rate established for institutions of higher education
28 20 governed by the state board of regents, or the amount of the
28 21 student's established financial need, whichever is less.
28 22 Sec. 21. Section 261.111, Code 2005, is amended by adding
28 23 the following new subsections:
28 24 NEW SUBSECTION. 9. The commission shall submit in a
28 25 report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the joint
28 26 appropriations subcommittee on education by January 1,
28 27 annually, the number of students who received forgivable loans
28 28 pursuant to this section, which institutions the students were
28 29 enrolled in, and the amount paid to each of the institutions
28 30 on behalf of the students who received forgivable loans
28 31 pursuant to this section.
28 32 NEW SUBSECTION. 10. Moneys appropriated by the general
28 33 assembly for purposes of this section shall be allocated only
28 34 to the extent that the state moneys are matched from other
28 35 sources by the commission on a dollar=for=dollar basis.
29 1 Sec. 22. Section 284.7, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code
29 2 Supplement 2005, is amended to read as follows:
29 3 To promote continuous improvement in Iowa's quality
29 4 teaching workforce and to give Iowa teachers the opportunity
29 5 for career recognition that reflects the various roles
29 6 teachers play as educational leaders, an Iowa teacher career
29 7 path is established for teachers employed by participating
29 8 school districts. A participating school district shall use
29 9 funding allocated under section 284.13, subsection 1,
29 10 paragraph "d" "f", to raise teacher salaries to meet the
29 11 requirements of this section. The Iowa teacher career path
29 12 and salary minimums are as follows:
29 13 Sec. 23. Section 284.7, subsection 6, paragraphs a and b,
29 14 Code Supplement 2005, are amended to read as follows:
29 15 a. If the licensed employees of a school district or area
29 16 education agency receiving funds pursuant to section 284.13,
29 17 subsection 1, paragraph "d" "f" or "e" "g", for purposes of
29 18 this section, are organized under chapter 20 for collective
29 19 bargaining purposes, the board of directors and the certified
29 20 bargaining representative for the licensed employees shall
29 21 mutually agree upon a formula for distributing the funds among
29 22 the teachers employed by the school district or area education
29 23 agency. However, the school district must comply with the
29 24 salary minimums provided for in this section. The parties
29 25 shall follow the negotiation and bargaining procedures
29 26 specified in chapter 20 except that if the parties reach an
29 27 impasse, neither impasse procedures agreed to by the parties
29 28 nor sections 20.20 through 20.22 shall apply and the funds
29 29 shall be paid as provided in paragraph "b". Negotiations
29 30 under this section are subject to the scope of negotiations
29 31 specified in section 20.9. If a board of directors and the
29 32 certified bargaining representative for licensed employees
29 33 have not reached mutual agreement for the distribution of
29 34 funds received pursuant to section 284.13, subsection 1,
29 35 paragraph "d" "f" or "e" "g", by July 15 of the fiscal year
30 1 for which the funds are distributed, paragraph "b" of this
30 2 subsection shall apply.
30 3 b. If, once the minimum salary requirements of this
30 4 section have been met by the school district or area education
30 5 agency, and the school district or area education agency
30 6 receiving funds pursuant to section 284.13, subsection 1,
30 7 paragraph "d" "f" or "e" "g", for purposes of this section,
30 8 and the certified bargaining representative for the licensed
30 9 employees have not reached an agreement for distribution of
30 10 the funds remaining, in accordance with paragraph "a", the
30 11 board of directors shall divide the funds remaining among
30 12 full=time teachers employed by the district or area education
30 13 agency whose regular compensation is equal to or greater than
30 14 the minimum career teacher salary specified in this section.
30 15 The payment amount for teachers employed on less than a full=
30 16 time basis shall be prorated.
30 17 Sec. 24. Section 284.13, subsection 1, Code Supplement
30 18 2005, is amended to read as follows:
30 19 1. For each fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated
30 20 by the general assembly for purposes of the student
30 21 achievement and teacher quality program, the moneys shall be
30 22 allocated as follows in the following priority order:
30 23 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 2006, and
30 24 ending June 30, 2006 2007, to the department of education, the
30 25 amount of two million dollars for the issuance of national
30 26 board certification awards in accordance with section 256.44.
30 27 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and
30 28 succeeding fiscal years, an amount up to four million two
30 29 hundred thousand dollars for first=year and second=year
30 30 beginning teachers, to the department of education for
30 31 distribution to school districts for purposes of the beginning
30 32 teacher mentoring and induction programs. A school district
30 33 shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per beginning
30 34 teacher participating in the program. If the funds
30 35 appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors
31 1 and school districts as provided in this paragraph, the
31 2 department shall prorate the amount distributed to school
31 3 districts based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received
31 4 by a school district pursuant to this paragraph shall be
31 5 expended to provide each mentor with an award of five hundred
31 6 dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation in the
31 7 school district's beginning teacher mentoring and induction
31 8 program; to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable
31 9 costs of the employer's share of contributions to federal
31 10 social security and the Iowa public employees' retirement
31 11 system or a pension and annuity retirement system established
31 12 under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district.
31 13 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 2006, and
31 14 ending June 30, 2006 2007, up to four hundred eighty=five
31 15 thousand dollars to the department of education for purposes
31 16 of implementing the career development program requirements of
31 17 section 284.6, the review panel requirements of section 284.9,
31 18 and the evaluator training program in section 284.10. From
31 19 the moneys allocated to the department pursuant to this
31 20 paragraph, not less than ten thousand dollars shall be
31 21 distributed to the board of educational examiners for purposes
31 22 of convening an educator licensing review working group. From
31 23 the moneys allocated to the department pursuant to this
31 24 paragraph, not less than eighty=five thousand dollars shall be
31 25 used to administer the ambassador to education position in
31 26 accordance with section 256.45. A portion of the funds
31 27 allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
31 28 be used by the department for administrative purposes.
31 29 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys allocated for purposes of
31 30 this paragraph prior to July 1, 2004, which remain unobligated
31 31 or unexpended at the end of the fiscal year for which the
31 32 moneys were appropriated, shall remain available for
31 33 expenditure for the purposes for which they were allocated,
31 34 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and ending June
31 35 30, 2005.
32 1 d. For each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated
32 2 for purposes of this chapter, the moneys remaining after
32 3 distribution as provided in paragraphs "a" through "c" and "e"
32 4 shall be allocated to school districts for salaries and career
32 5 development in accordance with the following formula:
32 6 (1) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be in the
32 7 proportion that the basic enrollment of a school district
32 8 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all school
32 9 districts in the state for the budget year.
32 10 (2) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based upon
32 11 the proportion that the number of full=time equivalent
32 12 teachers employed by a school district bears to the sum of the
32 13 number of full=time equivalent teachers who are employed by
32 14 all school districts in the state for the base year.
32 15 e. From moneys available under paragraph "d", the
32 16 department shall allocate to area education agencies an amount
32 17 per classroom teacher employed by an area education agency
32 18 that is approximately equivalent to the average per teacher
32 19 amount allocated to the districts. The average per teacher
32 20 amount shall be calculated by dividing the total number of
32 21 classroom teachers employed by school districts and the
32 22 classroom teachers employed by area education agencies into
32 23 the total amount of moneys available under paragraph "d".
32 24 f. d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 2006,
32 25 and ending June 30, 2006 2007, up to ten million dollars to
32 26 the department of education for use by school districts to add
32 27 one additional teacher contract day to the school calendar.
32 28 The department shall distribute funds allocated for the
32 29 purpose of this paragraph based on the average per diem
32 30 contract salary for each district as reported to the
32 31 department for the school year beginning July 1, 2004 2005,
32 32 multiplied by the total number of full=time equivalent
32 33 teachers in the base year. The department shall adjust each
32 34 district's average per diem salary by the allowable growth
32 35 rate established under section 257.8 for the fiscal year
33 1 beginning July 1, 2005 2006. The contract salary amount shall
33 2 be the amount paid for their regular responsibilities but
33 3 shall not include pay for extracurricular activities. A
33 4 school district shall submit a report to the department in a
33 5 manner determined by the department describing its use of the
33 6 funds received under this paragraph. The department shall
33 7 submit a report on school district use of the moneys
33 8 distributed pursuant to this paragraph to the chairpersons and
33 9 ranking members of the house and senate standing committees on
33 10 education, the joint appropriations subcommittee on education,
33 11 and the legislative services agency not later than January 15,
33 12 2006 2007.
33 13 g. e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005 2006,
33 14 and ending June 30, 2006 2007, up to six million six hundred
33 15 twenty=five thousand dollars to the department of education
33 16 for use by school districts for either salaries or
33 17 professional development, or both, as determined by the school
33 18 district. Funds received by a school district for purposes of
33 19 this paragraph shall be distributed using the formula provided
33 20 in paragraph "d" and are subject to the provisions of section
33 21 284.7, subsection 6 "f". A school district shall submit a
33 22 report to the department in a manner determined by the
33 23 department describing its use of the funds received under this
33 24 paragraph. The department shall submit a report on school
33 25 district use of the funds distributed pursuant to this
33 26 paragraph to the chairpersons and ranking members of the house
33 27 and senate standing committees on education, the joint
33 28 appropriations subcommittee on education, and the legislative
33 29 services agency not later than January 15, 2006. The
33 30 provisions of section 284.7, subsection 6 do not apply to this
33 31 paragraph.
33 32 f. For each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated
33 33 for purposes of this chapter, the moneys remaining after
33 34 distribution as provided in paragraphs "a" through "e" shall
33 35 be allocated to school districts for salaries and career
34 1 development in accordance with the following formula:
34 2 (1) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be in the
34 3 proportion that the basic enrollment of a school district
34 4 bears to the sum of the basic enrollments of all school
34 5 districts in the state for the budget year.
34 6 (2) Fifty percent of the allocation shall be based upon
34 7 the proportion that the number of full=time equivalent
34 8 teachers employed by a school district bears to the sum of the
34 9 number of full=time equivalent teachers who are employed by
34 10 all school districts in the state for the base year.
34 11 g. From moneys available under paragraph "f", the
34 12 department shall allocate to area education agencies an amount
34 13 per classroom teacher employed by an area education agency
34 14 that is approximately equivalent to the average per teacher
34 15 amount allocated to the districts. The average per teacher
34 16 amount shall be calculated by dividing the total number of
34 17 classroom teachers employed by school districts and the
34 18 classroom teachers employed by area education agencies into
34 19 the total amount of moneys available under paragraph "f".
34 20 h. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any moneys remaining
34 21 unencumbered or unobligated from the moneys allocated for
34 22 purposes of paragraph "a", or "b", or "c" shall not revert but
34 23 shall remain available in the succeeding fiscal year for
34 24 expenditure for the purposes designated. The provisions of
34 25 section 8.39 shall not apply to the funds appropriated
34 26 pursuant to this subsection.
34 27 Sec. 25. Section 284.13, subsection 2, Code Supplement
34 28 2005, is amended to read as follows:
34 29 2. A school district that is unable to meet the provisions
34 30 of section 284.7, subsection 1, with funds allocated pursuant
34 31 to subsection 1, paragraph "d" "f", may request a waiver from
34 32 the department to use funds appropriated under chapter 256D to
34 33 meet the provisions of section 284.7, subsection 1, if the
34 34 difference between the funds allocated to the school district
34 35 pursuant to subsection 1, paragraph "d" "f", and the amount
35 1 required to comply with section 284.7, subsection 1, is not
35 2 less than ten thousand dollars. The department shall consider
35 3 the average class size of the school district, the school
35 4 district's actual unspent balance from the preceding year, and
35 5 the school district's current financial position.
35 6 Sec. 26. FUTURE EFFECTIVE DATE. The section of this Act,
35 7 that amends section 260C.14, takes effect July 1, 2008.
35 8 DIVISION II
35 9 2005=2006 TECHNICAL CORRECTION
35 10 STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION FORMULA
35 11 Sec. 27. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph d,
35 12 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code Supplement 2005, is amended to
35 13 read as follows:
35 14 d. For each fiscal year in which funds are appropriated
35 15 for purposes of this chapter, the moneys remaining after
35 16 distribution as provided in paragraphs "a" through "c", "f",
35 17 and "e" "g" shall be allocated to school districts for
35 18 salaries and career development in accordance with the
35 19 following formula:
35 20 Sec. 28. EFFECTIVE AND RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY DATES.
35 21 The section of this division of this Act amending section
35 22 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph "d", unnumbered paragraph 1,
35 23 being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon
35 24 enactment and applies retroactively to July 1, 2005, for the
35 25 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2005, and ending June 30, 2006.
35 26 EXPLANATION
35 27 This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2006=2007
35 28 from the general fund of the state to the college student aid
35 29 commission, the department for the blind, the department of
35 30 cultural affairs, the department of education, and the state
35 31 board of regents and its institutions.
35 32 The bill appropriates to the department for the blind for
35 33 its administration.
35 34 The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
35 35 commission for general administrative purposes, student aid
36 1 programs, an initiative directing primary care physicians to
36 2 areas of the state experiencing physician shortages,
36 3 forgivable loans for Des Moines university == osteopathic
36 4 medical center students, the national guard educational
36 5 assistance program, and the teacher shortage forgivable loan
36 6 program the registered nurse recruitment program, and for
36 7 state of Iowa scholarships. The appropriations for the state
36 8 of Iowa scholarships, teacher shortage forgivable loans, and
36 9 registered nurse recruitment programs must be matched on a $1=
36 10 for=$1 basis. The bill reduces the $2.75 million standing
36 11 appropriation for the Iowa work=study program for fiscal year
36 12 2006=2007 to $140,000. The bill amends the tuition grant
36 13 standing appropriation to reduce the funding to provide a
36 14 standing appropriation for proprietary tuition grants.
36 15 The bill appropriates to the department of cultural affairs
36 16 for its arts, historical and administration divisions, for
36 17 historic sites, and for community cultural grants.
36 18 The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
36 19 for purposes of the department's general administration,
36 20 vocational education administration, division of vocational
36 21 rehabilitation services, independent living, state library for
36 22 general administration and the enrich Iowa program, library
36 23 service area system, public broadcasting division, regional
36 24 telecommunications councils, vocational education to secondary
36 25 schools, school food service, Iowa empowerment fund, textbooks
36 26 for nonpublic school pupils, student achievement and teacher
36 27 quality program, vocational agriculture youth organizations,
36 28 and community colleges. The bill makes technical changes
36 29 related to the allocations provided in statute for the student
36 30 achievement and teacher quality program appropriation.
36 31 The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
36 32 for the board office, for tuition replacement, universities'
36 33 general operating budgets, the southwest Iowa graduate studies
36 34 center, the tristate graduate center, the quad=cities graduate
36 35 studies center, Iowa's obligation as a member of the
37 1 midwestern higher education compact, the state university of
37 2 Iowa, Iowa state university of science and technology, the
37 3 university of northern Iowa, the Iowa school for the deaf, the
37 4 Iowa braille and sight saving school, and for tuition and
37 5 transportation costs for students residing in the Iowa braille
37 6 and sight saving school, and the Iowa school for the deaf.
37 7 The bill includes a directive for the departments and
37 8 independent agencies receiving an appropriation in the bill to
37 9 review employee policy for daily or short=term travel and to
37 10 implement policy revisions to maximize cost savings. The
37 11 directive includes requirements for reporting to the
37 12 committees on government oversight.
37 13 LSB 5192HB 81
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