Senate File 404 - Introduced SENATE FILE 404 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SF 266) A BILL FOR An Act relating to supplementary weighting for limited English 1 proficient students and including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 2235SV (2) 85 md/sc

S.F. 404 Section 1. Section 257.31, subsection 5, paragraph j, Code 1 2013, is amended to read as follows: 2 j. Unusual need to continue providing a program or other 3 special assistance to non-English speaking pupils after 4 the expiration of the four-year applicable period of years 5 specified in section 280.4 . 6 Sec. 2. Section 280.4, subsection 3, Code 2013, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 3. a. In order to provide funds for the excess costs 9 of instruction of limited English proficient students above 10 the costs of instruction of pupils in a regular curriculum, 11 students identified as limited English proficient shall be 12 assigned an additional weighting of twenty-two hundredths, and 13 that weighting shall be included in the weighted enrollment of 14 the school district of residence for a period not exceeding 15 four the number of years specified in paragraph “b ” . However, 16 the school budget review committee may grant supplemental aid 17 or modified allowable growth to a school district to continue 18 funding a program for students after the expiration of the 19 four-year specified period of years in paragraph “b” . 20 b. (1) For students first determined to be limited English 21 proficient for a budget year beginning before July 1, 2013, 22 the additional weighting provided under paragraph “a” shall be 23 included in the weighted enrollment of the school district of 24 residence for a period not exceeding four years. 25 (2) For students first determined to be limited English 26 proficient for the budget year beginning July 1, 2013, the 27 additional weighting provided under paragraph “a” shall be 28 included in the weighted enrollment of the school district of 29 residence for a period not exceeding five years. 30 (3) For students first determined to be limited English 31 proficient for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, the 32 additional weighting provided under paragraph “a” shall be 33 included in the weighted enrollment of the school district of 34 residence for a period not exceeding six years. 35 -1- LSB 2235SV (2) 85 md/sc 1/ 3

S.F. 404 (4) For students first determined to be limited English 1 proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2 2015, the additional weighting provided under paragraph “a” 3 shall be included in the weighted enrollment of the school 4 district of residence for a period not exceeding seven years. 5 Sec. 3. LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT WEIGHTING 6 ADJUSTMENT. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, 7 and ending June 30, 2014, there shall be allocated to the 8 department of education from the amount appropriated pursuant 9 to section 257.16, subsection 1, based upon the increase 10 from four to five years in the availability of supplementary 11 weighting for instruction of limited English proficient 12 students pursuant to section 280.4, an amount to be determined 13 by the department of management in consultation with the 14 legislative services agency. The funds shall be used to adjust 15 the weighted enrollment of a school district with students 16 identified as limited English proficient on a prorated basis. 17 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 18 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 19 EXPLANATION 20 Current Code section 280.4 provides funds for the excess 21 costs of instruction of limited English proficient students 22 above the costs of instruction of pupils in a regular 23 curriculum. This funding is provided for a period not to 24 exceed four years through assignment of an additional weighting 25 of 22 hundredths to each student identified as limited English 26 proficient. 27 This bill increases the number of years for which a school 28 district of residence may include the additional weighting for 29 a student determined to be limited English proficient. Under 30 the bill, for students first determined to be limited English 31 proficient for a budget year beginning before July 1, 2013, 32 the additional weighting shall be included in the weighted 33 enrollment of the school district of residence for a period 34 not exceeding four years. For students first determined to 35 -2- LSB 2235SV (2) 85 md/sc 2/ 3

S.F. 404 be limited English proficient for the budget year beginning 1 July 1, 2013, the additional weighting shall be included in the 2 weighted enrollment of the school district of residence for a 3 period not exceeding five years. For students first determined 4 to be limited English proficient for the budget year beginning 5 July 1, 2014, the additional weighting shall be included in the 6 weighted enrollment of the school district of residence for a 7 period not exceeding six years. For students first determined 8 to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning 9 on or after July 1, 2015, the additional weighting shall be 10 included in the weighted enrollment of the school district of 11 residence for a period not exceeding seven years. 12 The bill allocates a certain amount of the appropriation 13 under Code section 257.16 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 14 2013, to be used to adjust weighted enrollments of districts 15 with limited English proficient students to account for the 16 increase in years under the bill. 17 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 18 -3- LSB 2235SV (2) 85 md/sc 3/ 3