House File 432 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 432 BY HANSON A BILL FOR An Act relating to school district transportation costs by 1 establishing supplementary weighting for transported pupils 2 in certain school districts and including effective date and 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 2054YH (2) 86 md/sc

H.F. 432 Section 1. Section 257.11, Code 2015, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. School district per pupil transportation 3 cost. 4 a. In order to provide additional funds for school districts 5 with district transportation costs per pupil in excess of 6 the state average transportation costs per pupil, as those 7 amounts are determined under section 257.31, subsection 17, 8 a supplementary weighting plan for determining enrollment is 9 adopted. 10 b. A supplementary weighting amount per pupil as determined 11 under paragraph “c” shall be assigned to each transported pupil 12 of a school district that meets the requirement of paragraph 13 “a” . 14 c. For each budget year, the department of management shall 15 calculate a supplementary weighting amount per pupil using data 16 from the base year to generate an amount for each transported 17 pupil in each school district meeting the requirement of 18 paragraph “a” equal to fifteen million dollars divided by the 19 total number of transported pupils in all school districts that 20 meet the requirement of paragraph “a” . 21 d. Eligibility for supplementary weighting under this 22 subsection shall not affect a school district’s eligibility for 23 transportation assistance under section 257.31, subsection 17. 24 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 25 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 26 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget 27 years beginning on or after July 1, 2015. 28 EXPLANATION 29 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 30 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 31 This bill establishes a supplementary weighting plan for 32 those school districts with district transportation costs per 33 pupil in excess of the state average transportation costs 34 per pupil. The bill requires the department of management 35 -1- LSB 2054YH (2) 86 md/sc 1/ 2

H.F. 432 to calculate a supplementary weighting amount per pupil for 1 each school district meeting such a requirement to generate 2 an amount for each transported pupil in each eligible school 3 district equal to $15 million divided by the total number of 4 transported pupils in all eligible school districts. 5 The bill provides that eligibility for supplementary 6 weighting under the bill does not affect a school district’s 7 eligibility for transportation assistance from the school 8 budget review committee under Code section 257.31(17). 9 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school 10 budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2015. 11 -2- LSB 2054YH (2) 86 md/sc 2/ 2