SENATE FILE 171

BY  McKINLEY

A BILL FOR

An Act suspending certain financial mandates and restrictions for school districts for certain school budget years and including effective date and applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

   Section 1.  FUNDING FOR TEACHER LIBRARIANS, GUIDANCE COUNSELORS, AND SCHOOL NURSES.  Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 20, and any provision of section 256.11, subsections 9, 9A, and 9B, to the contrary, school districts are not required to have a teacher librarian, guidance counselor, or school nurse for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013. Any funds not expended due to this section may be expended for school district general fund purposes.
   Sec. 2.  FUNDING FOR EXPANDED PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION CERTIFICATION COURSES.  Notwithstanding any provision of section 256.11, subsection 6, to the contrary, school districts may suspend expanded physical education programs and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification courses for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013.
   Sec. 3.  FUNDING FOR THE STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM.  

Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 256C to the contrary, preschool foundation aid payments under chapter 256C shall be distributed to all school districts based on a school district’s budget enrollment compared to the statewide total budget enrollment for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2010, for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013, to be used for chapter 256C purposes, if applicable, or school district general fund purposes.
   Sec. 4.  FUNDING FOR TEACHER SALARY SUPPLEMENT.  

Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 20 and any provision of section 257.10, subsection 9, to the contrary, school districts may expend teacher salary supplement funding for school district general fund purposes for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013.
   Sec. 5.  FUNDING FOR THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPLEMENT.  Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 20 and any provision of section 257.10, subsection 10, to the contrary, school districts may expend professional development supplement funding for school district general fund purposes for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013.
   Sec. 6.  FUNDING FOR THE EARLY INTERVENTION SUPPLEMENT.  

Notwithstanding any provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into pursuant to chapter 20 and any provision of section 257.10, subsection 11, to the contrary, school districts may expend early intervention supplement funding for school district general fund purposes for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013.
   Sec. 7.  FUNDING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT.  Notwithstanding any provision of section 257.19, to the contrary, school districts may additionally expend instructional support funds for funding purposes under sections 257.41 and 257.46 for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013.
   Sec. 8.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT AND APPLICABILITY.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment and applies to the expenditure of funds by school districts on and after that date.
EXPLANATION
   This bill suspends several program and financial mandates and restrictions for school districts for any school budget year commencing during the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2013.
   The bill suspends requirements in Code section 256.11(9), (9A), and (9B), so that school districts are not required during these budget years to have a teacher librarian, a guidance counselor, or school nurse. The bill states that any contrary provision of a collective bargaining agreement is also suspended.
   School districts may suspend expansion of physical education programs and cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification courses under Code section 256.11(6).
   The bill pools the statewide preschool program funding in Code chapter 256C and redistributes it to all school districts based on a district’s budget enrollment as compared to the statewide total budget enrollment, using the enrollment counts from the school budget year beginning July 1, 2010. The redistributed funds may be used for Code chapter 256C purposes, if applicable, or school district general fund purposes.
   Categorical allowable growth funds, including supplemental funding for teacher salaries under Code section 257.10(9), professional development under Code section 257.10(10), and early intervention programs under Code section 257.10(11), are made expendable for school district general fund purposes. The bill states that any contrary provision of a collective bargaining agreement pertaining to this action is suspended.
   The bill also removes restrictions on instructional support funds in Code section 257.19 so that the funds may be used for funding dropout prevention programs under Code section 257.41, and gifted and talented programs under Code section 257.46.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies on and after the date of enactment. Any funds referenced in the bill that are not yet expended on the effective date of the bill for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2010, are affected.