H.F. 80 Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 1, Code 2015, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 1. State percent of growth. The state percent of growth 3 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2012, is two percent. 4 The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 5 1, 2013, is two percent. The state percent of growth for the 6 budget year beginning July 1, 2014, is four percent. The 7 state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 8 2015, is one and twenty-five hundredths percent. The state 9 percent of growth for each subsequent budget year shall be 10 established by statute which shall be enacted within thirty 11 days of the submission in the year preceding the base year of 12 the governor’s budget under section 8.21 . The establishment of 13 the state percent of growth for a budget year shall be the only 14 subject matter of the bill which enacts the state percent of 15 growth for a budget year. 16 Sec. 2. CODE SECTION 257.8 —— IMPLEMENTATION. The 17 requirement of section 257.8, subsection 1, regarding the 18 enactment of bills establishing the regular program state 19 percent of growth within thirty days of the submission in the 20 year preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not 21 apply to this Act. 22 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 23 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 24 EXPLANATION 25 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 26 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 27 This bill establishes a state percent of growth of 1.25 28 percent for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2015. 29 The requirement of Code section 257.8(1) regarding the 30 enactment of bills establishing the regular program state 31 percent of growth within 30 days of the submission in the year 32 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply 33 to the bill. 34 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 35 -1- LSB 1547HV (3) 86 md/sc 1/ 1