Senate Study Bill 1279
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET BILL)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, 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 education, and
4 the state board of regents, and providing for related matters.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
1 2 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the
1 3 general fund of the state to the department for the blind for
1 4 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30,
1 5 2010, the following amount, or so much thereof as is
1 6 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
1 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 8 purposes:
1 9 .................................................. $ 2,303,199
1 10 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
1 11 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
1 12 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal
1 13 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
1 14 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to
1 15 be used for the purposes designated:
1 16 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
1 17 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
1 18 purposes:
1 19 .................................................. $ 356,363
1 20 2. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS
1 21 For payments to students for the Iowa grant program:
1 22 .................................................. $ 986,342
1 23 3. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY == OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER
1 24 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending Des
1 25 Moines university == osteopathic medical center under the
1 26 forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19:
1 27 .................................................. $ 92,097
1 28 To receive funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph,
1 29 Des Moines university == osteopathic medical center shall
1 30 match the funds with institutional funds on a dollar=for=
1 31 dollar basis.
1 32 b. For Des Moines university == osteopathic medical center
1 33 for an initiative in primary health care to direct primary
1 34 care physicians to shortage areas in the state:
1 35 .................................................. $ 319,072
2 1 4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
2 2 For purposes of providing national guard educational
2 3 assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
2 4 .................................................. $ 3,499,358
2 5 5. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
2 6 For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program
2 7 established in section 261.112:
2 8 .................................................. $ 447,041
2 9 6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
2 10 For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity assistance
2 11 program, which includes the all Iowa opportunity foster care
2 12 grant program established pursuant to section 261.6, and the
2 13 all Iowa opportunity scholarship program established pursuant
2 14 to section 261.87:
2 15 .................................................. $ 3,683,900
2 16 a. From the moneys appropriated pursuant to this
2 17 subsection, up to $690,731 shall be used for purposes of the
2 18 all Iowa opportunity foster care grant program established
2 19 pursuant to section 261.6, and at least $460,488 shall be used
2 20 for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program
2 21 as established in section 261.87.
2 22 b. If the moneys appropriated by the general assembly to
2 23 the college student aid commission for fiscal year 2009=2010
2 24 for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program
2 25 exceed $500,000, "eligible institution" as defined in section
2 26 261.87, shall, during fiscal year 2009=2010, include
2 27 accredited private institutions as defined in section 261.9,
2 28 subsection 1.
2 29 7. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS
2 30 PROGRAM
2 31 For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator
2 32 loan forgiveness program established pursuant to section
2 33 261.23:
2 34 .................................................. $ 92,097
2 35 8. BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT
3 1 PROGRAM
3 2 For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and
3 3 sciences tuition grant program established pursuant to section
3 4 261.18:
3 5 .................................................. $ 46,049
3 6 9. WASHINGTON, D.C., INTERNSHIP GRANT
3 7 For a grant to a national nonprofit organization with over
3 8 30 years of experience in assisting college students to
3 9 participate in internships in Washington, D.C., helping place
3 10 during the 2006=2007 academic year over 1,400 students from
3 11 across the world in internships, including over 40 students
3 12 from Iowa colleges and universities, in order to provide
3 13 students enrolled in Iowa accredited higher education
3 14 institutions, as defined in section 261.92, subsection 1, who
3 15 are participating in a one=semester internship opportunity in
3 16 Washington, D.C., with financial aid to offset costs related
3 17 to the internship:
3 18 .................................................. $ 92,097
3 19 Up to 50 percent of the moneys shall be dedicated to
3 20 students participating in the two=to=one federal and state
3 21 matching agricultural biofuels from biomass internship pilot
3 22 program if the program is contained in federal legislation
3 23 enacted and funded by Congress during the 2009=2010 fiscal
3 24 year.
3 25 Sec. 3. WORK=STUDY APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
3 26 2009=2010. Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal
3 27 year beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, there
3 28 is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the
3 29 college student aid commission for the work=study program
3 30 under section 261.85 shall be $916,370, and from the moneys
3 31 appropriated in this section, $446,647 shall be allocated to
3 32 institutions of higher education under the state board of
3 33 regents and community colleges and the remaining dollars
3 34 appropriated in this section shall be allocated by the college
3 35 student aid commission on the basis of need as determined by
4 1 the portion of the federal formula for distribution for
4 2 work=study funds that relates to the current need of
4 3 institutions.
4 4 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
4 5 261.72, from the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan
4 6 revolving fund created pursuant to section 261.72, $100,000
4 7 shall be used for purposes of the chiropractic loan
4 8 forgiveness program established in section 261.73.
4 9 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
4 10 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
4 11 state to the department of education for the fiscal year
4 12 beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
4 13 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to
4 14 be used for the purposes designated:
4 15 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
4 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 17 purposes:
4 18 .................................................. $ 8,525,386
4 19 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
4 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 21 purposes:
4 22 .................................................. $ 584,460
4 23 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
4 24 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4 25 purposes:
4 26 .................................................. $ 5,258,540
4 27 (1) The division of vocational rehabilitation services
4 28 shall seek funding from other sources, such as local funds,
4 29 for purposes of matching the state's federal vocational
4 30 rehabilitation allocation, as well as for matching other
4 31 federal vocational rehabilitation funding that may become
4 32 available.
4 33 (2) Except where prohibited under federal law, the
4 34 division of vocational rehabilitation services of the
4 35 department of education shall accept client assessments, or
5 1 assessments of potential clients, performed by other agencies
5 2 in order to reduce duplication of effort.
5 3 b. For matching funds for programs to enable persons with
5 4 severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
5 5 independently, including salaries and support:
5 6 .................................................. $ 52,095
5 7 The highest priority use for the moneys appropriated under
5 8 this lettered paragraph shall be for programs that emphasize
5 9 employment and assist persons with severe physical or mental
5 10 disabilities to find and maintain employment to enable them to
5 11 function more independently.
5 12 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
5 13 pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
5 14 .................................................. $ 184,195
5 15 d. For the public purpose of providing a grant to a center
5 16 for independent living established in accordance with the
5 17 federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, that is designed and
5 18 operated within a local community by individuals with
5 19 disabilities and provides an array of independent living
5 20 services, and which adheres to the state plan for independent
5 21 living required in order to receive federal Part B dollars for
5 22 independent living services for Iowans with disabilities:
5 23 .................................................. $ 230,244
5 24 By October 1, 2010, the grant recipient shall submit a
5 25 written report to the division regarding the expenditure of
5 26 moneys received from the state under this lettered paragraph.
5 27 4. STATE LIBRARY
5 28 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
5 29 purposes:
5 30 .................................................. $ 1,783,443
5 31 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
5 32 256.57:
5 33 .................................................. $ 1,679,336
5 34 5. LIBRARY SERVICE AREA SYSTEM
5 35 For state aid:
6 1 .................................................. $ 1,460,666
6 2 6. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
6 3 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
6 4 and miscellaneous purposes:
6 5 .................................................. $ 8,170,392
6 6 7. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS
6 7 For state aid:
6 8 .................................................. $ 1,256,693
6 9 The regional telecommunications councils established in
6 10 section 8D.5 shall use the moneys appropriated in this
6 11 subsection to provide technical assistance for network
6 12 classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local area
6 13 networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related support
6 14 activities.
6 15 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
6 16 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures
6 17 made by secondary schools:
6 18 .................................................. $ 2,704,815
6 19 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used for
6 20 expenditures made by school districts to meet the standards
6 21 set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 as a result of the
6 22 enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. Funds shall be used
6 23 as reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by
6 24 secondary schools in the manner provided by the department of
6 25 education for implementation of the standards set in 1989 Iowa
6 26 Acts, chapter 278.
6 27 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
6 28 For use as state matching funds for federal programs that
6 29 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
6 30 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
6 31 .................................................. $ 2,311,356
6 32 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND
6 33 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
6 34 the Iowa empowerment fund created in section 28.9:
6 35 .................................................. $ 20,220,242
7 1 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
7 2 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
7 3 ending June 30, 2010, not more than $276,293 is allocated for
7 4 the community empowerment office and other technical
7 5 assistance activities, and of that amount not more than
7 6 $46,049 shall be used to administer the early childhood
7 7 coordinator's position pursuant to section 28.3, subsection 7,
7 8 and not more than $46,049 shall be used to promote and provide
7 9 ongoing support to the parent website and to support and
7 10 coordinate a network of websites that provide support and
7 11 resources to parents and the general public. It is the intent
7 12 of the general assembly that regional technical assistance
7 13 teams will be established and will include staff from various
7 14 agencies, as appropriate, including the area education
7 15 agencies, community colleges, the university of northern Iowa,
7 16 and the Iowa state university of science and technology
7 17 cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
7 18 economics. The Iowa empowerment board shall direct staff to
7 19 work with the advisory council to inventory technical
7 20 assistance needs. Moneys allocated under this lettered
7 21 paragraph may be used by the Iowa empowerment board for the
7 22 purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
7 23 of the regional technical assistance teams. However, funds
7 24 shall not be used for additional staff or for the
7 25 reimbursement of staff.
7 26 b. As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in this
7 27 subsection, each community empowerment area board shall report
7 28 to the Iowa empowerment board progress on each of the state
7 29 indicators approved by the state board, as well as progress on
7 30 local indicators. The community empowerment area board must
7 31 also submit a written plan amendment extending by one year the
7 32 area's comprehensive school ready children grant plan
7 33 developed for providing services for children from birth
7 34 through five years of age and provide other information
7 35 specified by the Iowa empowerment board. The amendment may
8 1 also provide for changes in the programs and services provided
8 2 under the plan. The Iowa empowerment board shall establish a
8 3 submission deadline for the plan amendment that allows a
8 4 reasonable period of time for preparation of the plan
8 5 amendment and for review and approval or request for
8 6 modification of the plan amendment by the Iowa empowerment
8 7 board. In addition, the community empowerment board must
8 8 continue to comply with reporting provisions and other
8 9 requirements adopted by the Iowa empowerment board in
8 10 implementing section 28.8.
8 11 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
8 12 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
8 13 Iowa empowerment fund that is used for distribution to
8 14 community empowerment areas, $4,282,534 shall be used to
8 15 assist low=income parents with preschool tuition; for other
8 16 supportive services for children ages three, four, and five
8 17 who are not attending kindergarten, in order to increase the
8 18 basic family income eligibility requirement to not more that
8 19 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and for preschool
8 20 program expenses not covered under chapter 256C. In addition,
8 21 if sufficient funding is available after addressing the needs
8 22 of those who meet the basic income eligibility requirement, a
8 23 community empowerment area board may provide for eligibility
8 24 for those with a family income in excess of the basic income
8 25 eligibility requirement through use of a sliding scale or
8 26 other copayment provision.
8 27 d. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
8 28 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
8 29 Iowa empowerment fund, $920,975 shall be used for support of
8 30 professional development and training activities for persons
8 31 working in early care, health, and education by the Iowa
8 32 empowerment board in collaboration with representation from
8 33 the Iowa state university of science and technology
8 34 cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
8 35 economics, the university of northern Iowa, area education
9 1 agencies, community colleges, child care resource and referral
9 2 services, and community empowerment area boards. Expenditures
9 3 shall be limited to professional development and training
9 4 activities agreed upon by the parties participating in the
9 5 collaboration.
9 6 e. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
9 7 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
9 8 Iowa empowerment fund, $92,098 shall be allocated to the
9 9 public broadcasting division of the department of education
9 10 for support of community empowerment as a ready=to=learn
9 11 coordinator.
9 12 11. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
9 13 For expansion of the federal Individuals With Disabilities
9 14 Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108=446, as
9 15 amended to January 1, 2009, birth through age three services
9 16 due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those
9 17 services:
9 18 .................................................. $ 1,585,366
9 19 From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $388,099
9 20 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinic at the
9 21 state university of Iowa to provide additional support for
9 22 infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug=exposed,
9 23 or medically fragile.
9 24 12. FOUR=YEAR=OLD PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
9 25 For allocation to eligible school districts for the
9 26 four=year=old preschool program under chapter 256C:
9 27 .................................................. $ 14,769,449
9 28 From the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection,
9 29 not more than $303,922 shall be used by the department for
9 30 administration of the four=year=old preschool program
9 31 established pursuant to chapter 256C.
9 32 13. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
9 33 To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks to each
9 34 resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by
9 35 section 301.1:
10 1 .................................................. $ 635,625
10 2 Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per pupil
10 3 and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
10 4 resident public school pupils.
10 5 14. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES
10 6 For school districts to provide direct services to the most
10 7 at=risk senior high school students enrolled in school
10 8 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America's
10 9 graduates specialist:
10 10 .................................................. $ 552,585
10 11 15. BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING AND INDUCTION
10 12 PROGRAM
10 13 For purposes of administering the beginning administrator
10 14 mentoring and induction program established pursuant to
10 15 chapter 284A:
10 16 .................................................. $ 230,244
10 17 16. CORE CURRICULUM AND CAREER INFORMATION AND
10 18 DECISION-MAKING SYSTEM
10 19 For purposes of implementing the statewide core curriculum
10 20 for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a
10 21 state=designated career information and decision=making
10 22 system:
10 23 .................................................. $ 2,019,101
10 24 17. IOWA SENIOR YEAR PLUS PROGRAM
10 25 For purposes of implementing the senior year plus program
10 26 established pursuant to chapter 261E:
10 27 .................................................. $ 960,347
10 28 18. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
10 29 For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined
10 30 in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
10 31 .................................................. $169,977,369
10 32 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
10 33 the funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
10 34 as follows:
10 35 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 8,459,776
11 1 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 9,123,631
11 2 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 8,399,517
11 3 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 4,125,893
11 4 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 9,257,020
11 5 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 8,032,077
11 6 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 11,918,489
11 7 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 14,829,523
11 8 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 25,673,478
11 9 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 25,661,201
11 10 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 9,752,410
11 11 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 9,928,191
11 12 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 4,183,217
11 13 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 13,124,176
11 14 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 7,508,770
11 15 Sec. 6. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS.
11 16 Notwithstanding the standing appropriations in the following
11 17 designated sections for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
11 18 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the amounts appropriated from
11 19 the general fund of the state pursuant to these sections for
11 20 the following designated purposes shall not exceed the
11 21 following amounts:
11 22 1. For state foundation aid under section 257.16,
11 23 subsection 1:
11 24 ................................................ $2,530,934,912
11 25 Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for state
11 26 foundation aid, $309,001,736 shall be allocated for the
11 27 teacher salary supplement, the professional development
11 28 supplement, and the early intervention supplement in
11 29 accordance with section 257.10, subsections 9 through 11, and
11 30 section 257.37A. If the remaining balance of the moneys
11 31 appropriated pursuant to this subsection is less than the
11 32 amount required pursuant to section 257.16, unnumbered
11 33 paragraph 1, the difference shall be deducted from the
11 34 payments to each school district and area education agency in
11 35 accordance with section 257.16, subsection 4. The reduction
12 1 for area education agencies shall be added to the reduction
12 2 made pursuant to section 257.35.
12 3 2. For instructional support state aid under section
12 4 257.20:
12 5 .................................................. $ 13,288,077
12 6 If the total amount of instructional support state aid
12 7 appropriated in accordance with this subsection is
12 8 insufficient to pay the amount of instructional support state
12 9 aid to a district as determined under section 257.20, the
12 10 department of education shall prorate the amount of the
12 11 instructional support state aid provided to each district.
12 12 3. For payment for nonpublic school transportation under
12 13 section 285.2:
12 14 .................................................. $ 7,924,726
12 15 If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
12 16 school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
12 17 accordance with this subsection, the department of education
12 18 shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
12 19 4. For the educational excellence program under section
12 20 294A.25, subsection 1:
12 21 .................................................. $ 13,136,873
12 22 5. For the programs for at=risk children pursuant to
12 23 section 279.51, subsection 1:
12 24 .................................................. $ 11,609,991
12 25 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == COMMUNITY COLLEGE
12 26 ACCREDITATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY REVIEW PROCESS.
12 27 The department of education shall continue the review of
12 28 the community college accreditation process and the compliance
12 29 requirements contained in the accreditation criteria and shall
12 30 submit the required reports pursuant to 2008 Iowa Acts,
12 31 chapter 1181, section 10.
12 32 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
12 33 Sec. 8. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
12 34 state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
12 35 beginning July 1, 2009, and ending June 30, 2010, the
13 1 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to
13 2 be used for the purposes designated:
13 3 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
13 4 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 5 purposes:
13 6 .................................................. $ 1,238,429
13 7 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
13 8 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
13 9 office and the legislative services agency.
13 10 b. For moneys to be allocated to the southwest Iowa
13 11 graduate studies center:
13 12 .................................................. $ 102,867
13 13 c. For moneys to be allocated to the siouxland interstate
13 14 metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center
13 15 under section 262.9, subsection 21:
13 16 .................................................. $ 77,149
13 17 d. For moneys to be allocated to the quad=cities graduate
13 18 studies center:
13 19 .................................................. $ 152,618
13 20 e. For moneys to be distributed to the midwestern higher
13 21 education compact to pay Iowa's member state annual
13 22 obligation:
13 23 .................................................. $ 82,888
13 24 f. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
13 25 public radio operations:
13 26 .................................................. $ 460,487
13 27 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
13 28 a. General university, including lakeside laboratory
13 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and
13 30 miscellaneous purposes:
13 31 .................................................. $251,814,456
13 32 b. Center for disabilities and development
13 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13 34 purposes:
13 35 .................................................. $ 6,462,616
14 1 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
14 2 $184,195 shall be allocated for purposes of the employment
14 3 policy group.
14 4 c. Oakdale campus
14 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14 6 purposes:
14 7 .................................................. $ 2,571,410
14 8 d. State hygienic laboratory
14 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14 10 purposes:
14 11 .................................................. $ 4,159,207
14 12 e. Family practice program
14 13 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
14 14 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants to
14 15 carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
14 16 practice program, including salaries and support:
14 17 .................................................. $ 2,103,014
14 18 f. Child health care services
14 19 For specialized child health care services, including
14 20 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
14 21 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa
14 22 high=risk infant follow=up program, including salaries and
14 23 support:
14 24 .................................................. $ 775,525
14 25 g. Statewide cancer registry
14 26 For the statewide cancer registry:
14 27 .................................................. $ 175,285
14 28 h. Substance abuse consortium
14 29 For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
14 30 substance abuse research and evaluation:
14 31 .................................................. $ 65,302
14 32 i. Center for biocatalysis
14 33 For the center for biocatalysis:
14 34 .................................................. $ 851,109
14 35 j. Primary health care initiative
15 1 For the primary health care initiative in the college of
15 2 medicine:
15 3 .................................................. $ 763,147
15 4 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
15 5 $303,922 shall be allocated to the department of family
15 6 practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
15 7 for family practice faculty and support staff.
15 8 k. Birth defects registry
15 9 For the birth defects registry:
15 10 .................................................. $ 45,028
15 11 l. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
15 12 For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center:
15 13 .................................................. $ 191,147
15 14 m. Agricultural health and safety programs
15 15 For a program for farmers with disabilities:
15 16 .................................................. $ 119,727
15 17 Moneys appropriated for purposes of this lettered paragraph
15 18 shall be used for the public purpose of providing a grant to a
15 19 national nonprofit organization with over 80 years of
15 20 experience in assisting children and adults with disabilities
15 21 and special needs. The funds shall be used for a nationally
15 22 recognized program that began in 1986 and has been replicated
15 23 in at least 30 other states, but which is not available
15 24 through any other entity in this state, that provides
15 25 assistance to farmers with disabilities in all 99 counties to
15 26 allow the farmers to remain in their own homes and be
15 27 gainfully engaged in farming through provision of agricultural
15 28 worksite and home modification consultations, peer support
15 29 services, services to families, information and referral, and
15 30 equipment loan services.
15 31 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
15 32 a. General university
15 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and
15 34 miscellaneous purposes:
15 35 .................................................. $197,766,202
16 1 b. Agricultural experiment station
16 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
16 3 purposes:
16 4 .................................................. $ 33,059,792
16 5 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
16 6 economics
16 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
16 8 purposes:
16 9 .................................................. $ 21,093,729
16 10 d. Leopold center
16 11 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university
16 12 of science and technology under section 266.39B:
16 13 .................................................. $ 467,366
16 14 e. Livestock disease research
16 15 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease
16 16 research fund under section 267.8:
16 17 .................................................. $ 203,266
16 18 f. George Washington Carver endowed chair
16 19 For purposes of recruiting and retaining high=quality
16 20 faculty and to support their academic pursuits and endeavors:
16 21 .................................................. $ 230,244
16 22 Moneys appropriated for purposes of the George Washington
16 23 Carver endowed chair as provided by this lettered paragraph
16 24 shall be allocated only to the extent that the state moneys
16 25 are matched from other sources by the Iowa state university of
16 26 science and technology on a basis of a two dollar university
16 27 contribution for every one dollar appropriated under this
16 28 lettered paragraph.
16 29 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
16 30 a. General university
16 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and
16 32 miscellaneous purposes:
16 33 .................................................. $ 89,565,599
16 34 b. Recycling and reuse center
16 35 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center:
17 1 .................................................. $ 206,102
17 2 c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
17 3 (STEM) collaborative initiative
17 4 For purposes of establishing a science, technology,
17 5 engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative:
17 6 .................................................. $ 3,683,900
17 7 d. REAL ESTATE EDUCATION PROGRAM
17 8 For the real estate education program:
17 9 .................................................. $ 147,356
17 10 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
17 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17 12 purposes:
17 13 .................................................. $ 9,326,153
17 14 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
17 15 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17 16 purposes:
17 17 .................................................. $ 5,273,458
17 18 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
17 19 For payment to local school boards for the tuition and
17 20 transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille
17 21 and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf
17 22 pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain
17 23 clothing, prescription, and transportation costs for students
17 24 at these schools pursuant to section 270.5:
17 25 .................................................. $ 13,833
17 26 Sec. 9. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2009, and
17 27 ending June 30, 2010, the state board of regents may use
17 28 notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under
17 29 section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy
17 30 cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to
17 31 recover the cost of the projects within an average of six
17 32 years.
17 33 Sec. 10. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of
17 34 administrative services shall pay the state school for the
17 35 deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
18 1 collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
18 2 July 1, 2009, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
18 3 for students attending the state school for the deaf and the
18 4 Iowa braille and sight saving school.
18 5 Sec. 11. Section 257.35, subsection 5, Code 2009, is
18 6 amended to read as follows:
18 7 5. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the
18 8 reduction applicable pursuant to subsection 2, the state aid
18 9 for area education agencies and the portion of the combined
18 10 district cost calculated for these agencies for the each
18 11 fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2008, and
18 12 ending June 30, 2010, shall be reduced by the department of
18 13 management by two million five hundred thousand dollars. The
18 14 reduction for each area education agency for each fiscal year
18 15 of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June
18 16 30, 2010, shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
18 17 agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
18 18 Sec. 12. Section 279.51, subsection 1, Code 2009, is
18 19 amended to read as follows:
18 20 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
18 21 state to the department of education for the fiscal year
18 22 beginning July 1, 2007 2009, and each succeeding fiscal year,
18 23 the sum of twelve eleven million six hundred six nine thousand
18 24 one nine hundred ninety=six ninety=two dollars.
18 25 The moneys shall be allocated as follows:
18 26 a. Two hundred seventy=five fifty=four thousand eight
18 27 hundred sixty=four dollars of the funds appropriated shall be
18 28 allocated to the area education agencies to assist school
18 29 districts in developing program plans and budgets under this
18 30 section and to assist school districts in meeting other
18 31 responsibilities in early childhood education.
18 32 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and for
18 33 each succeeding fiscal year, eight Seven million five eight
18 34 hundred thirty=six sixty=two thousand seven one hundred forty
18 35 twenty=four dollars of the funds appropriated shall be
19 1 allocated to the child development coordinating council
19 2 established in chapter 256A for the purposes set out in
19 3 subsection 2 of this section and section 256A.3.
19 4 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and for
19 5 each fiscal year thereafter, three Three million five two
19 6 hundred ten thirty=three thousand nine five hundred ninety=two
19 7 thirty=six dollars of the funds appropriated shall be
19 8 allocated as grants to school districts that have elementary
19 9 schools that demonstrate the greatest need for programs for
19 10 at=risk students with preference given to innovative programs
19 11 for the early elementary school years. School districts
19 12 receiving grants under this paragraph shall at a minimum
19 13 provide activities and materials designed to encourage
19 14 children's self=esteem, provide role modeling and mentoring
19 15 techniques in social competence and social skills, and
19 16 discourage inappropriate drug use. The grant allocations made
19 17 in this paragraph may be renewed for additional periods of
19 18 time. Of the amount allocated under this paragraph for each
19 19 fiscal year, seventy=five thousand dollars shall be allocated
19 20 to school districts which have an actual student population of
19 21 ten thousand or less and have an actual non=English speaking
19 22 student population which represents greater than five percent
19 23 of the total actual student population for grants to
19 24 elementary schools in those districts.
19 25 d. Notwithstanding section 256A.3, subsection 6, of the
19 26 amount appropriated in this subsection for the fiscal year
19 27 beginning July 1, 2007, and for each succeeding fiscal year,
19 28 up to two hundred eighty=two sixty thousand six two hundred
19 29 sixty=eight dollars of the moneys appropriated may be used for
19 30 administrative costs.
19 31 EXPLANATION
19 32 This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2009=2010
19 33 from the general fund of the state to the college student aid
19 34 commission, the department for the blind, the department of
19 35 education, and the state board of regents and its
20 1 institutions.
20 2 The bill appropriates to the department for the blind for
20 3 its administration.
20 4 The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
20 5 commission for general administrative purposes, student aid
20 6 programs, forgivable loans and loan forgiveness for students
20 7 and physicians and surgeons, an initiative directing primary
20 8 care physicians to areas of the state experiencing physician
20 9 shortages, the national guard educational assistance program,
20 10 the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program, the all Iowa
20 11 opportunity assistance program, the registered nurse loan and
20 12 nurse educator forgiveness program, the barber and cosmetology
20 13 arts and sciences tuition grant program, and a Washington,
20 14 D.C., internship grant.
20 15 The bill reduces the $2.75 million standing appropriation
20 16 for the Iowa work=study program for fiscal year 2009=2010 to
20 17 $916,370. The bill reallocates funds for chiropractic loan
20 18 forgiveness.
20 19 The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
20 20 for purposes of the department's general administration,
20 21 vocational education administration, division of vocational
20 22 rehabilitation services including the entrepreneurs with
20 23 disabilities program and independent living, state library for
20 24 general administration and the enrich Iowa program, library
20 25 service area system, public broadcasting division, regional
20 26 telecommunications councils, vocational education to secondary
20 27 schools, school food service, Iowa empowerment fund, expansion
20 28 of the federal Individuals With Disabilities Education
20 29 Improvement Act birth through age three services, a
20 30 four=year=old preschool program, textbooks for nonpublic
20 31 school pupils, jobs for America's graduates specialist, a
20 32 beginning administrator mentoring and induction program, the
20 33 core curriculum and career information and decision=making
20 34 system, the Iowa senior year plus program, and community
20 35 colleges.
21 1 The bill limits the standing unlimited appropriations for
21 2 FY 2009=2010 made for the following purposes: state
21 3 foundation aid, instructional support state aid, payment of
21 4 nonpublic school transportation, the educational excellence
21 5 program to improve teacher salaries, and programs for at=risk
21 6 children. The bill also reduces the standing statutory
21 7 appropriation for programs for at=risk children.
21 8 The bill provides that approximately $4.28 million of the
21 9 approximately $20.2 million appropriated for deposit in the
21 10 school ready children account is to be used to assist
21 11 low=income parents with preschool tuition; for supportive
21 12 services for children age three, four, and five; and for
21 13 preschool program expenses not covered under the statewide
21 14 preschool program.
21 15 The bill requires the department to continue the study of
21 16 the community college accreditation process.
21 17 The bill amends statute to continue the 2008=2009 reduction
21 18 of $2.5 million in state aid for area education agencies for
21 19 the 2009=2010 fiscal year.
21 20 The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
21 21 for the board office, universities' general operating budgets,
21 22 the southwest Iowa graduate studies center, the siouxland
21 23 interstate metropolitan planning council, the quad=cities
21 24 graduate studies center, Iowa's obligation as a member of the
21 25 midwestern higher education compact, Iowa public radio, the
21 26 state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of science and
21 27 technology (ISU), the university of northern Iowa (UNI), the
21 28 Iowa school for the deaf, the Iowa braille and sight saving
21 29 school, and for tuition and transportation costs for students
21 30 residing in the Iowa Braille and sight saving school and the
21 31 Iowa school for the deaf. The bill also provides funds for
21 32 the George Washington Carver endowed chair at ISU and the real
21 33 estate education program at UNI.
21 34 LSB 1012XG 83
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