House File 207 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 207 BY BYRNES A BILL FOR An Act relating to school district transportation costs by 1 providing supplementary weighting for transported pupils 2 in certain school districts and including applicability 3 provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2029YH (2) 85 md/sc

H.F. 207 Section 1. Section 257.11, Code 2013, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. School district per pupil transportation 3 cost. 4 a. In order to provide additional funds for school districts 5 with district transportation costs per pupil in excess of 6 the state average transportation costs per pupil, as those 7 amounts are determined under section 257.31, subsection 17, 8 a supplementary weighting plan for determining enrollment is 9 adopted. 10 b. A supplementary weighting amount per pupil as determined 11 under paragraph “c” shall be assigned to each transported pupil 12 of a school district that meets the requirement of paragraph 13 “a” . 14 c. The department of management shall calculate a 15 supplementary weighting amount per pupil for each school 16 district meeting the requirement of paragraph “a” to generate 17 an amount for the school district equal to the number of 18 transported pupils in the district multiplied by the difference 19 between the district transportation costs per pupil and the 20 state average transportation cost per pupil. 21 d. Eligibility for supplementary weighting under this 22 subsection shall not affect a school district’s eligibility for 23 transportation assistance under section 257.31, subsection 17. 24 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget 25 years beginning on or after July 1, 2014. 26 EXPLANATION 27 This bill establishes a supplementary weighting plan for 28 those school districts with district transportation costs per 29 pupil in excess of the state average transportation costs 30 per pupil. The bill requires the department of management 31 to calculate a supplementary weighting amount per pupil for 32 each school district meeting such a requirement to generate 33 an amount for the school district equal to the number of 34 transported pupils in the district multiplied by the difference 35 -1- LSB 2029YH (2) 85 md/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 207 between the district transportation costs per pupil and the 1 state average transportation cost per pupil. 2 The bill provides that eligibility for supplementary 3 weighting under the bill does not affect a school district’s 4 eligibility for transportation assistance from the school 5 budget review committee under Code section 257.31(17). 6 The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after 7 July 1, 2014. 8 -2- LSB 2029YH (2) 85 md/sc 2/ 2