House File 2497 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 2497 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 666) A BILL FOR An Act relating to modified supplemental amounts for at-risk, 1 returning dropout, and dropout prevention programs. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 6327HV (2) 88 md/jh
H.F. 2497 Section 1. Section 257.41, subsection 3, Code 2020, is 1 amended to read as follows: 2 3. Limitation. 3 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and each 4 succeeding fiscal year, the ratio of the amount of the 5 modified supplemental amount established by the department of 6 management compared to the school district’s total regular 7 program district cost shall not exceed two and one-half 8 percent. However, if the school district’s highest such ratio 9 so determined for any fiscal year beginning on or after July 10 1, 2009, but before July 1, 2013, exceeded two and one-half 11 percent, the ratio may exceed two and one-half percent but 12 shall not exceed the highest such ratio established during that 13 period. 14 b. For school budget years beginning on or after July 15 1, 2021, upon resolution by the board of directors of the 16 school district, and if approved by the school budget review 17 committee, the ratio of the amount of the modified supplemental 18 amount established by the department of management compared to 19 the school district’s total regular program district cost may 20 exceed the limitation for the school district under paragraph 21 “a” , but shall not exceed five percent. A board of directors 22 shall submit the board’s request for a modified supplemental 23 amount subject to the limitation under paragraph “a” and shall 24 submit a separate request for the modified supplemental amount 25 that exceeds the limitation under paragraph “a” on a form 26 prescribed by the department of management. The sum of the 27 modified supplemental amounts requested under paragraph “a” and 28 this paragraph are subject to the requirements contained in 29 subsection 1. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 As part of the budget for a school district’s program for 34 at-risk students, secondary students who attend alternative 35 -1- LSB 6327HV (2) 88 md/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 2497 programs and alternative schools, or returning dropouts and 1 dropout prevention, the school board may request to use a 2 modified supplemental amount. However, current law provides 3 that the ratio of the amount of the modified supplemental 4 amount compared to the school district’s total regular program 5 district cost shall not exceed 2.5 percent or the school 6 district’s highest ratio for any fiscal year beginning on or 7 after July 1, 2009, but before July 1, 2013, whichever is 8 greater. 9 This bill provides that for school budget years beginning on 10 or after July 1, 2021, upon resolution of the school board, and 11 if approved by the school budget review committee, the ratio of 12 the amount of the modified supplemental amount established by 13 the department of management compared to the school district’s 14 total regular program district cost may exceed the limitation 15 for the school district under current law, but shall not exceed 16 5 percent. The bill provides for separate applications for the 17 modified supplemental amount authorized under current law and 18 the additional modified supplemental amount authorized in the 19 bill. 20 -2- LSB 6327HV (2) 88 md/jh 2/ 2