Senate File 154 - Introduced SENATE FILE 154 BY TAYLOR A BILL FOR An Act establishing the state percent of growth and including 1 effective date provisions. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1416XS (7) 87 md/sc
S.F. 154 Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 1, Code 2017, 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, 2014, is four percent. 4 The state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 5 1, 2015, is one and twenty-five hundredths percent. The state 6 percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2016, 7 is two and twenty-five hundredths percent. The state percent 8 of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2017, is four 9 percent. The state percent of growth for each subsequent 10 budget year shall be established by statute which shall be 11 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 state percent of growth for a 14 budget year shall be the only subject matter of the bill which 15 enacts the state percent of 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 4 percent 28 for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2017. The 29 state percent of growth is used to calculate the amount of 30 supplemental state aid as part of the state school foundation 31 program for that budget year. 32 The requirement of Code section 257.8(1) regarding the 33 enactment of bills establishing the regular program state 34 percent of growth within 30 days of the submission in the year 35 -1- LSB 1416XS (7) 87 md/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 154 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply 1 to the bill. 2 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 3 -2- LSB 1416XS (7) 87 md/sc 2/ 2