HF 271 (LSB 2179YH (2) 88)

HOUSE FILE 271

BY  MASCHER

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the calculation and use of certain school district and area education agency categorical funding supplements and including applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The unadjusted teacher salary supplement district cost is the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district plus the preschool budget enrollment for that school district under section 256C.5.
    Sec. 2.  Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph d, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the use of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.3A. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.3A, including for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, to teachers serving a preschool program under chapter 256C, if applicable.
    Sec. 3.  Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The unadjusted professional development supplement district cost is the professional development supplement district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district plus the preschool budget enrollment for that school district under section 256C.5.
    Sec. 4.  Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph d, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  The use of the funds calculated under this subsection and any amount designated for professional development purposes from the school district’s flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 and, for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, shall include professional development purposes relating to teachers serving a preschool program under chapter 256C, if applicable. If all professional development requirements of chapter 284 are met and funds received under this subsection remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2017, the school district may transfer all or a portion of such unexpended and unobligated funds for deposit in the school district’s flexibility account established under section 298A.2, subsection 2.
    Sec. 5.  Section 257.10, subsection 11, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The unadjusted early intervention supplement district cost is the early intervention supplement district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district plus the preschool budget enrollment for that school district under section 256C.5.
    Sec. 6.  Section 257.10, subsection 12, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The unadjusted teacher leadership supplement district cost is the teacher leadership supplement district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district plus the preschool budget enrollment for that school district under section 256C.5.
    Sec. 7.  Section 257.10, subsection 12, paragraph d, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.15, including for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, to teachers serving a preschool program under chapter 256C, if applicable. The funds shall be used only to increase the payment for a teacher assigned to a leadership role pursuant to a framework or comparable system approved pursuant to section 284.15; to increase the percentages of teachers assigned to leadership roles; to increase the minimum teacher starting salary to thirty-three thousand five hundred dollars; to cover the costs for the time mentor and lead teachers are not providing instruction to students in a classroom; for coverage of a classroom when an initial or career teacher is observing or co-teaching with a teacher assigned to a leadership role; for professional development time to learn best practices associated with the career pathways leadership process; and for other costs associated with a framework or comparable system approved by the department of education under section 284.15 with the goals of improving instruction and elevating the quality of teaching and student learning.
    Sec. 8.  Section 257.37, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  a.  “Enrollment served” means the basic enrollment plus the number of nonpublic school pupils served with media services or educational services, as applicable, except that if a nonpublic school pupil or a pupil attending another district under a whole grade sharing agreement or open enrollment receives services through an area other than the area of the pupil’s residence, the pupil shall be deemed to be served by the area of the pupil’s residence, which shall by contractual arrangement reimburse the area through which the pupil actually receives services. Each school district shall include in the enrollment report submitted pursuant to section 257.6, subsection 1, the number of nonpublic school pupils within each school district for media and educational services served by the area. However, the school district shall not include in the enrollment report nonpublic school pupils receiving classes or services funded entirely by federal grants or allocations.
   b.  For school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, for purposes of this section, “basic enrollment” means the sum of the “basic enrollment” as defined in section 257.6 and the preschool budget enrollment as determined under section 256C.5.
    Sec. 9.  Section 257.37A, subsection 1, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The unadjusted area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost is the area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil for each area education agency for a budget year multiplied by the sum of the special education support services weighted enrollment for that area education agency plus the total preschool budget enrollment for all school districts served by the area education agency.
    Sec. 10.  Section 257.37A, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the use of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply with requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.3A. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 284.3A, including for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, to teachers serving a preschool program under chapter 256C, if applicable.
    Sec. 11.  Section 257.37A, subsection 2, paragraph c, subparagraph (1), Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (1)  The unadjusted area education agency professional development supplement district cost is the area education agency professional development supplement district cost per pupil for each area education agency for a budget year multiplied by the sum of the special education support services weighted enrollment for that area education agency plus the total preschool budget enrollment for all school districts served by the area education agency.
    Sec. 12.  Section 257.37A, subsection 2, paragraph d, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  The use of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply with requirements of chapter 284 and, for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020, including purposes relating to teachers serving a preschool program under chapter 256C, if applicable.
    Sec. 13.  APPLICABILITY.  This Act applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill relates to the to the calculation and use of certain school district and area education agency categorical funding supplements.
   Code section 257.10 calculates for each school district a teacher salary supplement district cost, a professional development supplement district cost, an early intervention supplement district cost, and a total teacher leadership supplement district cost by multiplying an applicable per pupil amount by the budget enrollment for that school district. The bill modifies the calculation for each of those categorical funding supplements by providing that the applicable per pupil amount is multiplied by the sum of budget enrollment for that school district plus the preschool budget enrollment for that school district determined under Code section 256C.5.
   Code section 257.37 establishes calculations for total amount funded in each area education agency for media services and for educational support by multiplying the applicable per pupil amount by the enrollment served by the area education agency. The bill modifies the calculation of enrollment served for purposes of these calculations by specifying the inclusion preschool budget enrollments as determined under Code section 256C.5.
   Code section 257.37A establishes calculations for the area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost and the area education agency professional development supplement district cost by multiplying an applicable per pupil amount by the special education support services weighted enrollment for that area education agency. The bill modifies the calculation for those categorical funding supplements by providing that the applicable per pupil amount is multiplied by the sum of the special education support services weighted enrollment for that area education agency plus the total preschool budget enrollment for all school districts served by the area education agency.
   The bill also modifies each of the provisions governing the uses of such funds generated through the funding supplements to provide for their use for appropriate purposes related to teachers serving a preschool program under Code chapter 256C.
   The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2020.