House Study Bill 32 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION BILL BY CHAIRPERSON FORRISTALL) A BILL FOR An Act establishing the categorical state percent of growth 1 for purposes of the state school foundation program and 2 including effective date and applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 2062YC (2) 84 md/sc

H.F. _____ Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 2, Code 2011, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. Categorical state percent of growth. The categorical 3 state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 4 2010, is two percent. The categorical state percent of growth 5 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2011, is zero percent. 6 The categorical state percent of growth for each budget year 7 shall be established by statute which shall be enacted within 8 thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the 9 base year of the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The 10 establishment of the categorical state percent of growth for a 11 budget year shall be the only subject matter of the bill which 12 enacts the categorical state percent of growth for a budget 13 year. The categorical state percent of growth may include 14 state percents of growth for the teacher salary supplement, the 15 professional development supplement, and the early intervention 16 supplement. 17 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY. This 18 Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon 19 enactment and is applicable for computing state aid under the 20 state school foundation program for the school budget year 21 beginning July 1, 2011. 22 EXPLANATION 23 This bill establishes a categorical state percent of growth 24 of 0 percent for purposes of the state school foundation 25 program for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2011. 26 The categorical state percent of growth includes the teacher 27 salary supplement, the professional development supplement, 28 and the early intervention supplement. The bill takes effect 29 upon enactment and is applicable for computing state aid under 30 the state school foundation program for the school budget year 31 beginning July 1, 2011. 32 -1- LSB 2062YC (2) 84 md/sc 1/ 1