S.F. 156 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 1 2013, is amended by striking the paragraph and inserting in 2 lieu thereof the following: 3 b. In lieu of the supplementary weighting authorized under 4 this subsection, a school district may receive a supplementary 5 weighting amount under the alternative plan under subsection 4A 6 if the school district meets all the requirements of subsection 7 4A. 8 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 4, paragraph c, Code 9 2013, is amended by striking the paragraph. 10 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, Code 2013, is amended by adding the 11 following new subsection: 12 NEW SUBSECTION . 4A. At-risk programs and alternative schools 13 —— alternative weighting. 14 a. In order to provide additional funding to school 15 districts to further the goal of overcoming the achievement gap 16 and for programs serving at-risk pupils and alternative school 17 pupils in secondary schools, and in lieu of the supplementary 18 weighting plan under subsection 4, an alternative supplementary 19 weighting plan for at-risk pupils is adopted. A supplementary 20 weighting of ninety-six ten-thousandths per pupil shall be 21 assigned to the percentage of pupils in a school district 22 enrolled in grades one through six, as reported by the school 23 district on the basic educational data survey for the base 24 year, who are eligible for free and reduced price meals under 25 the federal National School Lunch Act and the federal Child 26 Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. § 1751-1785, multiplied by the 27 budget enrollment in the school district; and a supplementary 28 weighting of three hundred twelve one-hundred-thousandths 29 per pupil shall be assigned to pupils included in the budget 30 enrollment of the school district. Amounts received as 31 supplementary weighting for at-risk pupils shall be utilized by 32 a school district, according to the requirements of paragraph 33 “b” , to develop or maintain at-risk pupils’ programs, which may 34 include alternative school programs. 35 -1- LSB 1107SS (1) 85 md/sc 1/ 4

S.F. 156 b. To be eligible for the supplementary weighting plan 1 under paragraph “a” , a school district shall satisfy all of the 2 following conditions: 3 (1) Designate a school district employee as an at-risk pupil 4 coordinator. 5 (2) Establish an at-risk pupil task force whose membership 6 shall consist, at a minimum, of a school counselor, a parent 7 of a low-income student, a teacher, a representative of the 8 area education agency, the school district’s superintendent, 9 a representative of a local social service agency, a 10 representative of a community corrections or juvenile justice 11 agency, a representative of a community college or other 12 institution of higher education, a member of the board of 13 directors of the school district, and the at-risk pupil 14 coordinator. The at-risk pupil task force shall evaluate 15 the school district’s programs and plans for at-risk pupils 16 and make recommendations for changes to such programs and 17 plans to comply with requirements and standards adopted by 18 the department and to further the goal of overcoming the 19 achievement gap. 20 (3) Meet the standards established by the department for 21 mentoring or tutoring at-risk students, before and after school 22 programs and summer programs for at-risk students, parenting 23 skills programs for parents of at-risk students, services for 24 dropouts and dropout prevention, and academic achievement for 25 at-risk students. 26 (4) Submit an application to the department by March 1 of 27 the preceding school year for supplementary weighting under 28 this subsection on forms prescribed by the department or submit 29 an annual report to the department by March 1 of the preceding 30 school year specifying the use of the amounts received as 31 the result of the supplementary weighting plan under this 32 subsection and specifying that all other requirements of this 33 subsection are being met. 34 c. The department of education shall adopt rules under 35 -2- LSB 1107SS (1) 85 md/sc 2/ 4

S.F. 156 chapter 17A necessary to implement this subsection, including 1 rules that prescribe the standards for school district at-risk 2 programs and services, application forms, and forms necessary 3 to complete the annual reports required under paragraph “b” , 4 subparagraph (4) . 5 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget 6 years beginning on or after July 1, 2014. 7 EXPLANATION 8 This bill establishes an alternative supplementary weighting 9 plan for at-risk programs and alternative schools. Under 10 the bill, a school district would receive supplementary 11 weighting in amounts that are double the specified amount 12 of supplementary weighting provided under the existing 13 supplementary weighting plan for at-risk programs and 14 alternative schools, under Code section 257.11, subsection 4, 15 paragraph “a”. 16 To be eligible for the alternative supplementary weighting 17 plan, a school district shall designate an at-risk pupil 18 coordinator, establish an at-risk pupil task force consisting 19 of specified individuals, and meet all standards and 20 requirements established by the department of education 21 for programs and services for mentoring or tutoring at-risk 22 students, before and after school and summer programs for 23 at-risk students, parenting skills programs for parents of 24 at-risk students, services for dropouts and dropout prevention, 25 and academic achievement for at-risk students. 26 Under the bill, school districts must apply to the 27 department of education by March 1 of the preceding school year 28 for the alternative supplementary weighting provided under 29 the bill. The bill also requires each school district that 30 receives supplementary weighting under the new supplementary 31 weighting plan to submit an annual report to the department 32 of education detailing the use of the amounts received. The 33 bill requires the department of education to adopt rules under 34 Code chapter 17A necessary to implement the bill, including 35 -3- LSB 1107SS (1) 85 md/sc 3/ 4

S.F. 156 rules that prescribe the standards for school district at-risk 1 programs and services, the standards for academic achievement 2 for at-risk students, and the forms necessary for applications 3 and to complete the annual reports. 4 The bill strikes obsolete language from Code section 257.11, 5 subsection 4, relating to supplementary weighting for at-risk 6 programs and alternative schools. 7 The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after 8 July 1, 2014. 9 -4- LSB 1107SS (1) 85 md/sc 4/ 4