S.F. 161 Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 2, Code 2013, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 2. Categorical state percent of growth. The categorical 3 state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 4 1, 2010, is two percent. The categorical state percent of 5 growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2012, is two 6 percent. The categorical state percent of growth for the 7 budget year beginning July 1, 2014, is four percent. The 8 categorical state percent of growth for each budget year shall 9 be established by statute which shall be enacted within thirty 10 days of the submission in the year preceding the base year of 11 the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The establishment 12 of the categorical state percent of growth for a budget year 13 shall be the only subject matter of the bill which enacts the 14 categorical state percent of growth for a budget year. The 15 categorical state percent of growth may include state percents 16 of growth for the teacher salary supplement, the professional 17 development supplement, and the early intervention supplement. 18 Sec. 2. APPLICABILITY. This Act is applicable for computing 19 state aid under the state school foundation program for the 20 school budget year beginning July 1, 2014. 21 EXPLANATION 22 This bill establishes a categorical state percent of growth 23 of 4 percent for purposes of the state school foundation 24 program for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2014. The 25 categorical state percent of growth includes the teacher salary 26 supplement, the professional development supplement, and the 27 early intervention supplement. The bill is applicable for 28 computing state aid under the state school foundation program 29 for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2014. 30 -1- LSB 2118SV (3) 85 md/sc 1/ 1