House
File
2462
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2462
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2040)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
use
of
certain
regular
physical
plant
1
and
equipment
levy
funds
and
including
effective
date
2
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
298.3,
Code
Supplement
2009,
is
amended
1
by
adding
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
a.
The
revenue
from
the
regular
3
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
and
the
portion
of
any
4
unspent
balance
in
the
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
5
fund
that
is
attributable
to
the
regular
physical
plant
and
6
equipment
levy
as
determined
pursuant
to
section
298A.4
may
be
7
expended
for
the
following
purposes
in
addition
to
the
purposes
8
described
in
subsection
1:
9
(1)
The
purchase,
lease-purchase,
or
lease
of
computers
or
10
computer-related
equipment
regardless
of
value
per
unit,
and
11
computer
software.
12
(2)
The
funding
of
technical
support
services
provided
13
by
third-party
contractual
agreement
and
technical
support
14
training
of
school
district
personnel.
15
(3)
The
cost
of
the
repair
of
any
equipment
purchased
by
the
16
school
district
under
this
section.
17
b.
This
subsection
shall
not
apply
to
funds
received
by
the
18
school
district
pursuant
to
section
423E.4
and
authorized
to
be
19
used
for
the
purposes
described
in
this
section.
20
Sec.
2.
Section
298A.4,
Code
2009,
is
amended
to
read
as
21
follows:
22
298A.4
Physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund.
23
1.
The
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
is
a
special
24
revenue
fund.
A
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
must
25
be
established
in
any
school
corporation
which
levies
the
tax
26
authorized,
whether
regular
or
voter-approved,
under
section
27
298.2.
28
2.
If
applicable,
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
29
2009,
the
amount
of
any
unspent
balance
in
the
physical
plant
30
and
equipment
levy
fund
that
is
expended
in
any
one
fiscal
year
31
for
purposes
of
section
298.3,
subsection
1A,
shall
not
exceed
32
an
amount
equivalent
to
the
ratio
of
the
regular
physical
plant
33
and
equipment
levy
funds
to
the
voter-approved
physical
plant
34
and
equipment
levy
funds
collected
in
that
fiscal
year.
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3.
If
applicable,
for
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
1
July
1,
2010,
the
department
of
education
shall
require
school
2
districts
to
establish
within
the
physical
plant
and
equipment
3
levy
fund
a
separate
account
for
those
revenues
derived
from
4
the
regular
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
and
a
separate
5
account
for
those
revenues
derived
from
a
voter-approved
6
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
in
order
to
ensure
that
funds
7
expended
for
purposes
of
section
298.3,
subsection
1A,
shall
8
only
be
expended
from
regular
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
9
revenues.
10
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
11
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
12
EXPLANATION
13
This
bill
modifies
the
purposes
for
which
physical
plant
and
14
equipment
levy
(PPEL)
funds
may
be
used
by
school
districts.
15
The
bill
expands
the
authorized
uses
of
the
funds
to
include
16
the
purchase,
lease-purchase,
and
lease
of
computers
and
17
computer-related
equipment;
computer
software;
payment
of
18
technical
support,
including
contractual
support
and
in-house
19
technical
support
training;
and
the
cost
of
repair
of
any
20
equipment
purchased
with
PPEL
funds.
No
funds
paid
to
school
21
districts
from
the
school
infrastructure
funds
pursuant
to
Code
22
chapter
423E
may
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
the
bill.
23
For
the
current
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
school
24
districts
with
both
the
regular
PPEL
and
the
voter-approved
25
PPEL
may
not
spend
more
than
an
amount
equal
to
the
ratio
of
26
the
regular
PPEL
funds
to
the
voter-approved
PPEL
funds.
For
27
school
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2010,
the
department
28
of
education
must
require
districts
to
establish
within
their
29
PPEL
fund,
a
separate
account
for
revenues
from
the
regular
30
PPEL
to
ensure
only
those
funds
are
spent
for
the
purposes
31
specified
in
the
bill.
32
The
bill
is
effective
upon
enactment.
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