H.F. 2119 Section 1. Section 256C.4, subsection 1, paragraphs g and h, 1 Code 2014, are amended to read as follows: 2 g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and each 3 succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of preschool foundation 4 aid received by a school district for a fiscal year in 5 accordance with section 257.16 , not more than five ten percent 6 may be used by the school district for administering the 7 district’s approved local program. 8 h. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and each 9 succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of preschool foundation 10 aid received by a school district for a fiscal year in 11 accordance with section 257.16 , not less than ninety-five 12 ninety percent of the per pupil amount shall be passed through 13 to a community-based provider for each pupil enrolled in 14 the district’s approved local program. For the fiscal year 15 beginning July 1, 2011, and each succeeding fiscal year, 16 not more than five ten percent of the amount of preschool 17 foundation aid passed through to a community-based provider 18 may be used by the community-based provider for administrative 19 costs. 20 EXPLANATION 21 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 22 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 23 This bill relates to the amount of administrative costs 24 allowed under the statewide preschool program for four-year-old 25 children. 26 Under current law, for both a school district and a community 27 provider under the program, the administrative costs allowed 28 to be paid from state preschool foundation aid is limited to 5 29 percent. The bill increases the limit to 10 percent. 30 -1- LSB 6001YH (2) 85 jp/sc 1/ 1