Senate File 172 - Introduced SENATE FILE 172 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1141) A BILL FOR An Act establishing the categorical state percent of growth and 1 including effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1514SV (1) 86 md/sc
S.F. 172 Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 2, Code 2015, 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 1, 4 2012, is two percent. The categorical state percent of growth 5 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2013, is two percent. 6 The categorical state percent of growth for the budget year 7 beginning July 1, 2014, is four percent. The categorical state 8 percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2015, 9 is four percent. The categorical state percent of growth for 10 each budget year shall be established by statute which shall 11 be enacted within thirty days of the submission in the year 12 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget under section 13 8.21 . The establishment of the categorical state percent of 14 growth for a budget year shall be the only subject matter of 15 the bill which enacts the categorical state percent of growth 16 for a budget year. The categorical state percent of growth 17 may include state percents of growth for the teacher salary 18 supplement, the professional development supplement, the early 19 intervention supplement, and the teacher leadership supplement. 20 Sec. 2. CODE SECTION 257.8 —— IMPLEMENTATION. The 21 requirement of section 257.8, subsection 2, regarding the 22 enactment of bills establishing the categorical state percent 23 of growth within thirty days of the submission in the year 24 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply 25 to this Act. 26 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 27 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 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 categorical state percent of growth 32 of 4 percent for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2015. 33 The requirement of Code section 257.8(2) regarding the 34 enactment of bills establishing the categorical state percent 35 -1- LSB 1514SV (1) 86 md/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 172 of growth within 30 days of the submission in the year 1 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply 2 to the bill. 3 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 4 -2- LSB 1514SV (1) 86 md/sc 2/ 2