H.F. 2272 Section 1. Section 257.3, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 1 2014, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. For purposes of this section , a reorganized school 3 district is one which absorbs at least thirty percent of the 4 enrollment of the school district affected by a reorganization 5 or dissolved during a dissolution and in which action to bring 6 about a reorganization or dissolution is initiated by a vote 7 of the board of directors or jointly by the affected boards of 8 directors to take effect on or after July 1, 2007, and on or 9 before July 1, 2014 2019 . Each district which initiated, by 10 a vote of the board of directors or jointly by the affected 11 boards, action to bring about a reorganization or dissolution 12 to take effect on or after July 1, 2007, and on or before 13 July 1, 2014 2019 , shall certify the date and the nature of 14 the action taken to the department of education by January 1 15 of the year in which the reorganization or dissolution takes 16 effect. For a reorganization or dissolution that took effect 17 on or after July 1, 2002, and on or before July 1, 2006, the 18 reorganized school district shall continue to receive the 19 benefits of paragraphs “a” and “b” of this subsection for the 20 time specified in those paragraphs. 21 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 22 2014, is amended to read as follows: 23 c. Pupils attending class for all or a substantial portion 24 of a school day pursuant to a whole grade sharing agreement 25 executed under sections 282.10 through 282.12 shall be eligible 26 for supplementary weighting pursuant to this subsection . A 27 school district which executes a whole grade sharing agreement 28 and which adopts a resolution jointly with other affected 29 boards to study the question of undergoing a reorganization 30 or dissolution to take effect on or before July 1, 2014 2019 , 31 shall receive a weighting of one-tenth of the percentage of 32 the pupil’s school day during which the pupil attends classes 33 in another district, attends classes taught by a teacher who 34 is jointly employed under section 280.15 , or attends classes 35 -1- LSB 5223HV (2) 85 kh/rj 1/ 4

H.F. 2272 taught by a teacher who is employed by another school district. 1 A district shall be eligible for supplementary weighting 2 pursuant to this paragraph for a maximum of three years. 3 Receipt of supplementary weighting for a second and third year 4 shall be conditioned upon submission of information resulting 5 from the study to the school budget review committee indicating 6 progress toward the objective of reorganization on or before 7 July 1, 2014 2019 . 8 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, subsection 5, Code 2014, is amended 9 by striking the subsection. 10 Sec. 4. Section 257.11A, Code 2014, is amended to read as 11 follows: 12 257.11A Supplementary weighting and school reorganization. 13 1. In determining weighted enrollment under section 257.6 , 14 if the board of directors of a school district has approved a 15 contract for sharing pursuant to section 257.11 and the school 16 district has approved an action to bring about a reorganization 17 to take effect on and after July 1, 2007, and on or before July 18 1, 2014 2019 , the reorganized school district shall include, 19 for a period of three years following the effective date of 20 the reorganization, additional pupils added by the application 21 of the supplementary weighting plan, equal to the pupils added 22 by the application of the supplementary weighting plan in the 23 year preceding the reorganization. For the purposes of this 24 subsection , the weighted enrollment for the period of three 25 years following the effective date of reorganization shall 26 include the supplementary weighting in the base year used for 27 determining the combined district cost for the first year of 28 the reorganization. However, the weighting shall be reduced by 29 the supplementary weighting added for a pupil whose residency 30 is not within the reorganized district. 31 2. For purposes of this section , a reorganized district is 32 one in which the reorganization was approved in an election 33 pursuant to sections 275.18 and 275.20 and takes effect on or 34 after July 1, 2007, and on or before July 1, 2014 2019 . Each 35 -2- LSB 5223HV (2) 85 kh/rj 2/ 4

H.F. 2272 district which initiates, by a vote of the board of directors 1 or jointly by the affected boards, action to bring about a 2 reorganization or dissolution to take effect on or after July 3 1, 2007, and on or before July 1, 2014 2019 , shall certify the 4 date and the nature of the action taken to the department of 5 education by January 1 of the year in which the reorganization 6 or dissolution takes effect. 7 3. A school district shall be eligible for a combined 8 maximum total of six years of supplementary weighting under the 9 provisions of this section and section 257.11, subsection 2 , 10 paragraph “c” . A school district participating in a whole grade 11 sharing arrangement during the budget year beginning July 1, 12 2001, that adopted a resolution jointly with other affected 13 boards to study the question of undergoing a reorganization 14 or dissolution to take effect on or after July 1, 2002, and 15 on or before July 1, 2006, shall continue to receive the 16 supplementary weighting to which it was entitled pursuant to 17 the provisions of this section and section 257.11, subsection 18 2 , paragraph “c” . 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill extends to July 1, 2019, certain incentives for 23 school district reorganization or dissolution, and strikes 24 obsolete language relating to supplementary weighting for 25 students attending classes in a regional academy. 26 The bill provides for a reduced uniform levy as an incentive 27 for school districts that reorganize on or before July 1, 2019. 28 The bill also allows school districts that execute a whole 29 grade sharing agreement and adopt a resolution to study the 30 effect of undergoing a reorganization or dissolution to take 31 effect on or before July 1, 2019, to receive a weighting of 32 one-tenth of a percentage of a student’s school day during 33 which the student attends classes in another district, is 34 taught by a teacher jointly employed, or attends classes taught 35 -3- LSB 5223HV (2) 85 kh/rj 3/ 4

H.F. 2272 by a teacher employed by another district. This supplementary 1 weighting is available for not more than three years. 2 The bill amends a provision that provides for supplementary 3 weighting funding for three years for a reorganized school 4 district, whose reorganization takes effect on or before 5 July 1, 2019, in an amount that is equal to the funding that 6 it received in the year preceding the effective date of its 7 reorganization. 8 Obsolete language, providing for a reduced uniform levy or 9 reorganization or dissolution that took effect between July 1, 10 2002, and July 1, 2006, is stricken. 11 -4- LSB 5223HV (2) 85 kh/rj 4/ 4