House File 363 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY FORD 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 high=risk teacher compensation grants to school districts. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2378HH 82 5 kh/gg/14 PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == HIGH=RISK TEACHER 1 2 COMPENSATION GRANTS. There is appropriated from the general 1 3 fund of the state to the department of education for the 1 4 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, 1 5 the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to 1 6 be used for the purpose designated: 1 7 For high=risk teacher compensation grants to school 1 8 districts: 1 9 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 1 10 The department shall determine grant criteria for the 1 11 awarding of high=risk teacher compensation grants to school 1 12 districts on a competitive basis to pay grant awards to 1 13 improve the salaries of teachers who are employed by school 1 14 districts in attendance centers in high crime areas that have 1 15 a high incidence of police calls to the attendance center and 1 16 which have high numbers of student suspensions. Individual 1 17 teacher grant awards shall not be more than $5,000. 1 18 EXPLANATION 1 19 This bill appropriates $1 million from the general fund of 1 20 the state for FY 2007=2008 to the department of education for 1 21 high=risk teacher compensation grants to school districts. 1 22 The department is charged with determining the grant criteria. 1 23 Grants shall be awarded on a competitive basis to improve the 1 24 salaries of teachers who are employed by school districts in 1 25 high crime areas that have a high incidence of police calls to 1 26 the attendance center and high numbers of student suspensions. 1 27 Individual grant awards are limited to $5,000. 1 28 LSB 2378HH 82 1 29 kh:nh/gg/14