Senate Study Bill 3130 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED GOVERNOR BUDGET BILL) 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 of 3 education, and the state board of regents, and providing for 4 related matters and including effective date provisions. 5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 6 TLSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 FY 2016-2017 APPROPRIATIONS 2 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 3 Section 1. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 20, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 SEC. 20. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the 6 general fund of the state to the department for the blind 7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 8 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 9 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 10 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 purposes , and for not more than the following full-time 12 equivalent positions : 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,149,179 14 2,298,358 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 88.00 16 2. For costs associated with universal access to audio 17 information for blind and print handicapped Iowans: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,000 19 52,000 20 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 21 Sec. 2. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 21, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 SEC. 21. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 24 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 25 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 26 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 27 purposes designated: 28 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes , and for not more than the following full-time 31 equivalent positions : 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 215,948 33 431,896 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.95 35 -1- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 1/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 2. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 1 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals 2 established pursuant to section 261.115 : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,487 4 400,973 5 3. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 6 For purposes of providing national guard educational 7 assistance under the program established in section 261.86 : 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,550,117 9 4,600,233 10 4. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 11 For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program 12 established in section 261.112 : 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,226 14 392,452 15 5. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM 16 For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant 17 program established pursuant to section 261.6 : 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 277,029 19 554,057 20 6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 21 a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 22 program established pursuant to section 261.87 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,370,427 24 2,740,854 25 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, if the moneys 26 appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid 27 commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 28 program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in 29 section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 30 2016, include accredited private institutions as defined in 31 section 261.9 . 32 7. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS 33 PROGRAM 34 For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator loan 35 -2- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 2/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ forgiveness program established pursuant to section 261.116 : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,426 2 80,852 3 8. BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT 4 PROGRAM 5 For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences 6 tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.61 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,469 8 36,938 9 9. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM 10 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established 11 pursuant to section 261.110 : 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 13 576,000 14 10. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 15 For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment 16 program established pursuant to section 261.113 : 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,000 18 1,600,000 19 11. RURAL IOWA ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER AND 20 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 21 For purposes of the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse 22 practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program 23 established pursuant to section 261.114 : 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 25 Sec. 3. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 22, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 SEC. 22. IOWA TUITION AND VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL GRANT 28 APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016-2017. Notwithstanding the standing 29 appropriations in the following designated sections for the 30 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 31 the amounts appropriated from the general fund of the state to 32 the college student aid commission pursuant to these sections 33 for the following designated purposes shall not exceed the 34 following amounts: 35 -3- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 3/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 1. For Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection 1 1 : 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,206,724 3 49,413,448 4 2. For tuition grants for students attending for-profit 5 accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section 6 261.25, subsection 2 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 987,500 8 1,975,000 9 3. For vocational technical tuition grants under section 10 261.25, subsection 3 : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,125,093 12 2,250,185 13 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 14 Sec. 4. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 25, is amended 15 to read as follows: 16 SEC. 25. There is appropriated from the general fund of 17 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 18 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 19 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 20 purposes designated: 21 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 23 purposes , and for not more than the following full-time 24 equivalent positions : 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,152,024 26 6,304,047 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 81.67 28 By January 15, 2017, the department shall submit a written 29 report to the general assembly detailing the department’s 30 antibullying programming and current and projected expenditures 31 for such programming for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 32 2016. 33 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 34 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 35 -4- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 4/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ purposes , and for not more than the following full-time 1 equivalent positions : 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 299,099 3 598,197 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.50 5 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 6 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 7 purposes , and for not more than the following full-time 8 equivalent positions : 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,955,600 10 5,911,200 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 255.00 12 For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals 13 with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts 14 to work with community rehabilitation program providers for 15 job placement and retention services for individuals with 16 significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. 17 By January 15, 2016 2017 , the division shall submit a written 18 report to the general assembly on the division’s outreach 19 efforts with community rehabilitation program providers. 20 b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons 21 with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 22 independently, including salaries and support , and for not more 23 than the following full-time equivalent position : 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,564 25 89,128 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 27 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program 28 established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9 : 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,768 30 145,535 31 d. For costs associated with centers for independent 32 living: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,147 34 90,294 35 -5- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 5/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 4. STATE LIBRARY 1 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 2 purposes , and for not more than the following full-time 3 equivalent positions : 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,357,532 5 2,715,063 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 29.00 7 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section 8 256.57 : 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,287,114 10 2,574,228 11 5. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 12 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 13 and miscellaneous purposes , and for not more than the following 14 full-time equivalent positions : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,036,923 16 8,073,846 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 86.00 18 6. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS 19 For state aid: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 496,457 21 992,913 22 a. The regional telecommunications councils established 23 pursuant to section 8D.5, subsection 2 , shall use the moneys 24 appropriated in this subsection to provide technical assistance 25 for network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local 26 area networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related 27 support activities. 28 b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall 29 be distributed by the department to the regional 30 telecommunications councils based upon usage by region. 31 7. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 32 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made 33 by secondary schools: 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,315,067 35 -6- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 6/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 2,630,134 1 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 2 to reimburse school districts for vocational education 3 expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards 4 set in sections 256.11 , 258.4 , and 260C.14 . 5 8. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 6 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that 7 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 8 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes , and 9 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions : 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,088,399 11 2,176,797 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 20.58 13 9. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID 14 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 15 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,693,057 17 5,386,113 18 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 19 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 20 and ending June 30, 2017, not more than $132,975 $265,950 21 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other 22 technical assistance activities. Moneys allocated under this 23 lettered paragraph may be used by the early childhood Iowa 24 state board for the purpose of skills development and support 25 for ongoing training of staff. However, except as otherwise 26 provided in this subsection, moneys shall not be used for 27 additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff. 28 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 29 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 30 early childhood Iowa fund, $1,159,009 $2,318,018 shall 31 be used for efforts to improve the quality of early care, 32 health, and education programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to 33 this paragraph may be used for additional staff and for the 34 reimbursement of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board 35 -7- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 7/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ may reserve a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $44,325 1 $88,650 , for the technical assistance expenses of the early 2 childhood Iowa state office, including the reimbursement of 3 staff, and shall distribute the remainder to early childhood 4 Iowa areas for local quality improvement efforts through a 5 methodology identified by the early childhood Iowa state board 6 to make the most productive use of the funding, which may 7 include use of the distribution formula, grants, or other 8 means. 9 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 10 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 11 early childhood Iowa fund, $412,515 $825,030 shall be used for 12 support of professional development and training activities 13 for persons working in early care, health, and education by 14 the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with 15 the professional development component groups maintained by 16 the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to 17 section 256I.12, subsection 7 , paragraph “b”, and the early 18 childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to 19 professional development and training activities agreed upon by 20 the parties participating in the collaboration. 21 10. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION 22 ASSISTANCE 23 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 24 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,714,439 26 5,428,877 27 11. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT 28 EDUCATION 29 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 30 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,182,217 32 12,364,434 33 12. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 34 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 35 -8- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 8/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 1 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2016, birth through age three 2 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 3 those services: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 860,700 5 1,721,400 6 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 7 $191,885 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health 8 specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa 9 in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers 10 who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. 11 13. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 12 a. For early head start projects: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 14 600,000 15 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 16 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 17 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 18 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 19 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 20 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 21 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 22 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be 23 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 24 and received state funding to administer an early head start 25 project. 26 14. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 27 a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks 28 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as 29 authorized by section 301.1 : 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,107 31 740,214 32 b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per 33 pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to 34 resident public school pupils. 35 -9- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 9/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 15. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 1 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 2 program established pursuant to chapter 284 , and for not more 3 than the following full-time equivalent positions : 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,695,676 5 57,391,351 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 7 16. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES 8 For school districts to provide direct services to the 9 most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school 10 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s 11 graduates specialist: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 350,000 13 700,000 14 17. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 15 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 16 For development of criteria and administration of a process 17 for school districts to establish specific performance goals 18 and to evaluate the performance of each attendance center 19 operated by the district in order to arrive at an overall 20 school performance grade and report card for each attendance 21 center , and for internet site and data system support , and for 22 not more than the following full-time equivalent positions : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 24 250,000 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 26 18. ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING/COACHING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM 27 For purposes of the beginning administrator mentoring and 28 induction program created pursuant to section 284A.5 and for 29 development and implementation of the coaching and support 30 system to support administrators pursuant to section 256.9, 31 subsection 63 , paragraph “b”: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 33 1,000,000 34 19. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM 35 -10- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 10/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ For purposes of the English language literacy for all 1 grant program established in accordance with section 256.9, 2 subsection 65 : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 4 500,000 5 By November 1, 2016, the 25 Iowa school districts with 6 the largest number of students identified as limited English 7 proficient and providing educational programming because of 8 that identification shall submit a report to the department 9 in a manner prescribed by the department that includes the 10 following information: 11 a. A cost accounting of moneys expended on limited English 12 proficiency programming by the school district. 13 b. An identification of all native languages represented 14 by limited English proficient students who are served by the 15 school district. 16 c. The average number of years spent in English language 17 learner programming for limited English proficient students 18 served by the school district. 19 d. The number of full-time equivalent employees directly 20 serving limited English proficient students and the 21 student-to-teacher ratios for such students. 22 e. A review of the number and the percentage of the total of 23 limited English proficient students achieving English language 24 proficiency over the previous five years. 25 f. A list of English language learner programs not developed 26 by the district that are being utilized by the school district 27 for limited English proficient students. 28 20. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM 29 For purposes of administering the online state job posting 30 system in accordance with section 256.27 : 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 32 250,000 33 21. COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SUPPORT 34 For the costs of providing department support to education 35 -11- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 11/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ commissions and councils established pursuant to 2013 Iowa 1 Acts, chapter 121 , including but not limited to the commission 2 on educator leadership and compensation and the council on 3 educator development: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500 5 25,000 6 22. AREA EDUCATION AGENCY SUPPORT SYSTEM 7 For administration of a system by which area education 8 agencies shall support school districts implementing frameworks 9 or comparable systems approved pursuant to section 284.15, 10 subsection 6 : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 12 1,000,000 13 23. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 14 For distribution to school districts for implementation of 15 section 279.68, subsection 2 : 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000,000 17 8,000,000 18 24. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY 19 For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early 20 warning assessment and administering the early warning system 21 for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and 22 rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 24 2,000,000 25 The department shall administer and distribute to school 26 districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning 27 assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor 28 student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade 29 six. The department may charge school districts and accredited 30 nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual 31 costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning 32 assessment minus the moneys received by the department under 33 this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the 34 actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for 35 -12- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 12/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the 1 system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use 2 moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11 , and 3 moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, 4 subsection 2 , to pay the early warning assessment system fee. 5 25. 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 11 1,000,000 12 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 13 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 14 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 15 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 16 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 17 26. COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION 18 For implementation, in collaboration with the area education 19 agencies, of certain recommendations of the competency-based 20 instruction task force established pursuant to 2012 Iowa Acts, 21 chapter 1119, section 2 , and for not more than the following 22 full-time equivalent position : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 212,500 24 425,000 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 26 The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 27 to provide grants under a competency-based instruction 28 grant program, for writing model competencies, for plans and 29 templates, to develop the assessment validation rubric and 30 model assessments, and to design professional development in 31 accordance with the recommendations of the task force. 32 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 33 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 34 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 35 -13- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 13/ 31

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 1 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 2 27. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 3 a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education 4 compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 6 100,000 7 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 8 for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact 9 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 10 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 11 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose 12 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 13 28. AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES 14 For distribution to the area education agencies: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 16 1,000,000 17 29. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 18 a. For general state financial aid to merged areas as 19 defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 20 260C : 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,637,324 22 204,340,605 23 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 24 pursuant to the formula established in section 260C.18C . 25 b. For distribution to community colleges to supplement 26 support faculty salaries: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 28 500,000 29 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 30 Sec. 5. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 26, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 SEC. 26. There is appropriated from the general fund of 33 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 34 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 35 -14- LSB 5023XG (12) 86 kh/tm 14/ 31