HF 664 (LSB 2679HV (1) 86)

HOUSE FILE 664

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 252)

A BILL FOR

An Act establishing the state percent of growth.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 257.8, subsection 1, Code 2015, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  State percent of growth.  The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2012, is two percent. The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2013, is two percent. The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, is four percent.  The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2016, is two percent. The state percent of growth for each subsequent budget year shall be established by statute which shall be enacted within thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the base year of the governor’s budget under section 8.21. The establishment of the state percent of growth for a budget year shall be the only subject matter of the bill which enacts the state percent of growth for a budget year.
    Sec. 2.  CODE SECTION 257.8 —— IMPLEMENTATION.  The requirement of section 257.8, subsection 1, regarding the enactment of bills establishing the regular program state percent of growth within thirty days of the submission in the year preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply to this Act.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill establishes a state percent of growth of 2 percent for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2016.
   The requirement of Code section 257.8(1) regarding the enactment of bills establishing the regular program state percent of growth within 30 days of the submission in the year preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply to the bill.