House Study Bill 247 - Introduced HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and 1 appropriation of moneys to the college student aid 2 commission, the department for the blind, the department 3 of education, and the state board of regents, providing 4 for related matters, and providing effective date and 5 retroactive and other applicability provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm

H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 FY 2015-2016 APPROPRIATIONS 2 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 3 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from 4 the general fund of the state to the department for the blind 5 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 6 30, 2016, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 7 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 8 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 9 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 10 equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,298,358 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 88.00 13 2. For costs associated with universal access to audio 14 information for blind and print handicapped Iowans: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 52,000 16 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 17 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 18 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 19 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following 20 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 21 purposes designated: 22 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 425,109 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.95 28 2. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 29 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals 30 established pursuant to section 261.115: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,973 32 3. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 33 For purposes of providing national guard educational 34 assistance under the program established in section 261.86: 35 -1- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 1/ 64

H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,100,233 1 4. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 2 For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program 3 established in section 261.112: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 392,452 5 5. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM 6 For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant 7 program established pursuant to section 261.6: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 554,057 9 6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 10 a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 11 program established pursuant to section 261.87: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,840,854 13 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, if the moneys 14 appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid 15 commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 16 program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in 17 section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 18 2015, include accredited private institutions as defined in 19 section 261.9. 20 7. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS 21 PROGRAM 22 For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator loan 23 forgiveness program established pursuant to section 261.116: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 80,852 25 8. BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT 26 PROGRAM 27 For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences 28 tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.61: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 36,938 30 9. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM 31 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established 32 pursuant to section 261.110: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 34 10. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 35 -2- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 2/ 64

H.F. _____ For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment 1 program established pursuant to section 261.113: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,600,000 3 11. RURAL IOWA ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER AND 4 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 5 For purposes of the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse 6 practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program 7 established pursuant to section 261.114: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 400,000 9 Sec. 3. IOWA TUITION GRANT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 10 2015-2016. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations 11 in the following designated sections for the fiscal year 12 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the amounts 13 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college 14 student aid commission pursuant to these sections for the 15 following designated purposes shall not exceed the following 16 amounts: 17 1. For Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection 18 1: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,413,448 20 2. For tuition grants for students attending for-profit 21 accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section 22 261.25, subsection 2: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,800,000 24 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section 25 261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan 26 revolving fund created pursuant to section 261.72 may be used 27 for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program 28 established in section 261.73. 29 Sec. 5. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2015-2016. 30 Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning 31 July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the amount appropriated 32 from the general fund of the state to the college student aid 33 commission for the work-study program under section 261.85 34 shall be zero. 35 -3- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 3/ 64

H.F. _____ DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 1 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of 2 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following 4 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 5 purposes designated: 6 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 8 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 9 equivalent positions: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,671,071 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 81.67 12 a. By January 15, 2016, the department shall submit 13 a written report to the general assembly detailing the 14 department’s antibullying programming and current and projected 15 expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning 16 July 1, 2015. 17 b. The department shall administer and distribute to school 18 districts and accredited nonpublic schools, without cost to the 19 school districts and accredited nonpublic schools, an early 20 warning assessment system that allows teachers to screen and 21 monitor student literacy skills from prekindergarten through 22 grade six. 23 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 25 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 26 equivalent positions: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 598,197 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.50 29 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 30 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 31 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 32 equivalent positions: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,911,200 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 255.00 35 -4- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 4/ 64

H.F. _____ For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals 1 with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts 2 to work with community rehabilitation program providers for 3 job placement and retention services for individuals with 4 significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By 5 January 15, 2016, the division shall submit a written report to 6 the general assembly on the division’s outreach efforts with 7 community rehabilitation program providers. 8 b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons 9 with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 10 independently, including salaries and support, and for not more 11 than the following full-time equivalent position: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 89,128 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 14 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program 15 established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9: 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 145,535 17 d. For costs associated with centers for independent 18 living: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,294 20 4. STATE LIBRARY 21 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 22 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 23 equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,715,063 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 29.00 26 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section 27 256.57: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,574,228 29 5. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 31 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 32 full-time equivalent positions: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,791,846 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 86.00 35 -5- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 5/ 64

H.F. _____ 6. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS 1 For state aid: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 992,913 3 a. The regional telecommunications councils established 4 pursuant to section 8D.5, subsection 2, shall use the moneys 5 appropriated in this subsection to provide technical assistance 6 for network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local 7 area networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related 8 support activities. 9 b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall 10 be distributed by the department to the regional 11 telecommunications councils based upon usage by region. 12 7. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 13 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made 14 by secondary schools: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,630,134 16 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 17 to reimburse school districts for vocational education 18 expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards 19 set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14. 20 8. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 21 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that 22 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 23 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 24 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,176,797 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 20.58 27 9. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID 28 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 29 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,386,113 31 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 32 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and 33 ending June 30, 2016, not more than $265,950 is allocated for 34 the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance 35 -6- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 6/ 64

H.F. _____ activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph 1 may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the 2 purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training 3 of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this 4 subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or 5 for the reimbursement of staff. 6 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 7 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 8 early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts 9 to improve the quality of early care, health, and education 10 programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be 11 used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff. 12 The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion 13 of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical 14 assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office, 15 including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute 16 the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality 17 improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the 18 early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive 19 use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution 20 formula, grants, or other means. 21 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 22 deposit in the school ready children grants account of 23 the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for 24 support of professional development and training activities 25 for persons working in early care, health, and education by 26 the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with 27 the professional development component groups maintained by 28 the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to 29 section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early 30 childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to 31 professional development and training activities agreed upon by 32 the parties participating in the collaboration. 33 10. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION 34 ASSISTANCE 35 -7- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 7/ 64

H.F. _____ For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 1 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,428,877 3 11. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT 4 EDUCATION 5 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 6 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,364,434 8 12. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 9 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 10 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 11 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2015, birth through age three 12 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 13 those services: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,721,400 15 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 16 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty 17 clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order 18 to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are 19 born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. 20 13. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 21 a. For early head start projects: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 600,000 23 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 24 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 25 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 26 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 27 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 28 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 29 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 30 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be 31 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 32 and received state funding to administer an early head start 33 project. 34 14. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 35 -8- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 8/ 64

H.F. _____ a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks 1 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as 2 authorized by section 301.1: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 650,214 4 b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per 5 pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to 6 resident public school pupils. 7 15. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 8 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 9 program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more 10 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54,442,576 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 13 16. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES 14 For school districts to provide direct services to the 15 most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school 16 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s 17 graduates specialist: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 700,000 19 17. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 20 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 21 For development of criteria and administration of a process 22 for school districts to establish specific performance goals 23 and to evaluate the performance of each attendance center 24 operated by the district in order to arrive at an overall 25 school performance grade and report card for each attendance 26 center, for internet site and data system support, and for not 27 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 30 18. ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING/COACHING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM 31 For purposes of the beginning administrator mentoring and 32 induction program created pursuant to section 284A.5 and for 33 development and implementation of the coaching and support 34 system to support administrators pursuant to section 256.9, 35 -9- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 9/ 64

H.F. _____ subsection 63, paragraph “b”: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 2 19. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM 3 For purposes of the English language literacy for all 4 grant program established in accordance with section 256.9, 5 subsection 65: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 7 By November 1, 2015, the 25 Iowa school districts with 8 the largest number of students identified as limited English 9 proficient and providing educational programming because of 10 that identification shall submit a report to the department 11 in a manner prescribed by the department that includes the 12 following information: 13 a. A cost accounting of moneys expended on limited English 14 proficiency programming by the school district. 15 b. An identification of all native languages represented 16 by limited English proficient students who are served by the 17 school district. 18 c. The average number of years spent in English language 19 learner programming for limited English proficient students 20 served by the school district. 21 d. The number of full-time equivalent employees directly 22 serving limited English proficient students and the 23 student-to-teacher ratios for such students. 24 e. A review of the number and the percentage of the total of 25 limited English proficient students achieving English language 26 proficiency over the previous five years. 27 f. A list of English language learner programs not developed 28 by the district that are being utilized by the school district 29 for limited English proficient students. 30 20. AREA EDUCATION AGENCY SUPPORT SYSTEM 31 For administration of a system by which area education 32 agencies shall support school districts implementing frameworks 33 or comparable systems approved pursuant to section 284.15, 34 subsection 6: 35 -10- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 10/ 64

H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 1 21. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 2 For distribution to school districts for implementation of 3 section 279.68, subsection 2: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,000,000 5 22. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER 6 a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in 7 order to implement, in collaboration with the area education 8 agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 53, 9 paragraph “c”: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 11 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the 12 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 13 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 14 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 15 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 16 23. COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION 17 For implementation, in collaboration with the area education 18 agencies, of certain recommendations of the competency-based 19 instruction task force established pursuant to 2012 Iowa Acts, 20 chapter 1119, section 2: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 425,000 22 The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 23 to provide grants under a competency-based instruction 24 grant program, for writing model competencies, for plans and 25 templates, to develop the assessment validation rubric and 26 model assessments, and to design professional development in 27 accordance with the recommendations of the task force. 28 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 29 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 30 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 31 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 32 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 33 24. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 34 a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education 35 -11- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 11/ 64

H.F. _____ compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 2 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 3 for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact 4 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 5 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 6 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose 7 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 8 25. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 9 a. For general state financial aid to merged areas as 10 defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 11 260C: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $201,274,647 13 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C, 14 the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 15 as follows: 16 (1) Merged Area I 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,930,204 18 (2) Merged Area II 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,075,468 20 (3) Merged Area III 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,325,475 22 (4) Merged Area IV 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,587,267 24 (5) Merged Area V 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,389,365 26 (6) Merged Area VI 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,937,757 28 (7) Merged Area VII 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,572,736 30 (8) Merged Area IX 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,191,538 32 (9) Merged Area X 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,470,426 34 (10) Merged Area XI 35 -12- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 12/ 64

H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,680,001 1 (11) Merged Area XII 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,164,102 3 (12) Merged Area XIII 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,118,736 5 (13) Merged Area XIV 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,676,006 7 (14) Merged Area XV 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,673,082 9 (15) Merged Area XVI 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,482,484 11 b. For distribution to community colleges to supplement 12 faculty salaries: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 14 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 15 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of 16 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 17 beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June 30, 2016, the following 18 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 19 purposes designated: 20 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 21 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 22 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 23 equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,030,609 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 26 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial 27 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents 28 office and the legislative services agency. The report 29 submitted in December 2015 shall include the five-year 30 graduation rates for the regents universities. 31 b. For moneys to be allocated to the southwest Iowa regents 32 resource center in Council Bluffs: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 182,734 34 c. For moneys to be allocated to the northwest Iowa regents 35 -13- LSB 1020HB (3) 86 kh/tm 13/ 64