Senate File 51 - Introduced SENATE FILE 51 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1060) A BILL FOR An Act relating to establishment of the categorical state 1 percent of growth for purposes of the state school 2 foundation program and including effective date and 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1691SV (1) 85 md/sc
S.F. 51 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, 2013, 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. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 19 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 20 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. This Act is applicable for computing 21 state aid under the state school foundation program for the 22 school budget year beginning July 1, 2013. 23 Sec. 4. CODE SECTION 257.8 —— IMPLEMENTATION. The 24 requirement of section 257.8, subsection 2, regarding the 25 enactment of the categorical state percent of growth within 26 thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the base 27 year of the governor’s budget does not apply to this Act. 28 EXPLANATION 29 This bill establishes a categorical state percent of growth 30 of 4 percent for purposes of the state school foundation 31 program for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2013. 32 The categorical state percent of growth includes the teacher 33 salary supplement, the professional development supplement, 34 and the early intervention supplement. The bill takes effect 35 -1- LSB 1691SV (1) 85 md/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 51 upon enactment and is applicable for computing state aid under 1 the state school foundation program for the school budget year 2 beginning July 1, 2013. 3 The bill provides that the requirement of Code section 4 257.8 regarding the timing of enactment of a categorical state 5 percent of growth does not apply to the bill. 6 -2- LSB 1691SV (1) 85 md/sc 2/ 2