HF 2390 (LSB 6001HV (2) 85)

HOUSE FILE 2390

BY  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR TO HF 2119)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to certain costs under the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 256C.3, subsection 3, paragraph h, Code 2014, is amended to read as follows:
   h.  Provision for ensuring that children receiving care from other child care arrangements can participate in the preschool program with minimal disruption due to transportation and movement from one site to another.  The children participating in the preschool program may be transported by the school district to activities associated with the program along with other children.
    Sec. 2.  Section 256C.4, subsection 1, paragraphs g and h, Code 2014, are amended to read as follows:
   g.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 2013, and each succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of preschool foundation aid received by a school district for a fiscal year in accordance with section 257.16, not more than five ten percent may be used by the school district for administering the district’s approved local program. Outreach activities and rent for facilities not owned by the school district are permissive uses of the administrative funds. 
   h.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012 2013, and each succeeding fiscal year, of the amount of preschool foundation aid received by a school district for a fiscal year in accordance with section 257.16, not less than ninety-five ninety percent of the per pupil amount shall be passed through to a community-based provider for each pupil enrolled in the district’s approved local program. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 2013, and each succeeding fiscal year, not more than five ten percent of the amount of preschool foundation aid passed through to a community-based provider may be used by the community-based provider for administrative costs. The costs of outreach activities and rent for facilities not owned by the school district are permissive administrative costs. The costs of transportation involving children participating in the preschool program and other children may be prorated.
    Sec. 3.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  This Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
    Sec. 4.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies retroactively to July 1, 2013.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the amount of administrative costs allowed under the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children.
   Under current law, for both a school district and a community provider under the program, the administrative costs allowed to be paid from state preschool foundation aid is limited to 5 percent. The bill increases the limit to 10 percent.
   In addition, certain cost elements are addressed by the bill. Authorization is provided for children participating in the preschool program to be transported to activities associated with the program along with other children and the costs may be prorated. The costs of outreach activities and rent for facilities not owned by the school district are to be considered as permissive administrative costs.
   The bill takes effect upon enactment and the provisions of the bill apply retroactively to July 1, 2013.