Senate File 155 - Introduced SENATE FILE 155 BY TAYLOR 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 1473XS (6) 87 md/sc
S.F. 155 Section 1. Section 257.8, subsection 2, Code 2017, 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 4 1, 2014, is four percent. The categorical state percent of 5 growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2015, is one and 6 twenty-five hundredths percent. The categorical state percent 7 of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2016, is two 8 and twenty-five hundredths percent. The categorical state 9 percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2017, 10 is four percent. The categorical state percent of growth for 11 each budget year shall be established by statute which shall 12 be enacted within thirty days of the submission in the year 13 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget under section 14 8.21 . The establishment of the categorical state percent of 15 growth for a budget year shall be the only subject matter of 16 the bill which enacts the categorical state percent of growth 17 for a budget year. The categorical state percent of growth 18 may include state percents of growth for the teacher salary 19 supplement, the professional development supplement, the early 20 intervention supplement, and the teacher leadership supplement. 21 Sec. 2. CODE SECTION 257.8 —— IMPLEMENTATION. The 22 requirement of section 257.8, subsection 2, regarding the 23 enactment of bills establishing the categorical state percent 24 of growth within thirty days of the submission in the year 25 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply 26 to this Act. 27 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of 28 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 29 EXPLANATION 30 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 31 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 32 This bill establishes a categorical state percent of growth 33 of 4 percent for the school budget year beginning July 1, 34 2017. The categorical state percent of growth is used to 35 -1- LSB 1473XS (6) 87 md/sc 1/ 2
S.F. 155 calculate the amount of supplemental state aid for each of the 1 categorical funding supplements. 2 The requirement of Code section 257.8(2) regarding the 3 enactment of bills establishing the categorical state percent 4 of growth within 30 days of the submission in the year 5 preceding the base year of the governor’s budget does not apply 6 to the bill. 7 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 8 -2- LSB 1473XS (6) 87 md/sc 2/ 2