Senate
File
2032
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2032
BY
R.
TAYLOR
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
supplementary
weighting
for
school
district
1
transportation
costs
and
including
applicability
provisions.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2020,
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
1,
4
2017,
is
one
and
eleven
hundredths
percent.
The
categorical
5
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
6
2018,
is
one
percent.
The
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
7
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
is
two
and
six
hundredths
8
percent.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
for
each
9
budget
year
shall
be
established
by
statute
which
shall
10
be
enacted
within
thirty
days
of
the
transmission
of
the
11
governor’s
budget
required
by
February
1
under
section
8.21
12
during
the
regular
legislative
session
beginning
in
the
base
13
year.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
may
include
14
state
percents
of
growth
for
the
teacher
salary
supplement,
the
15
professional
development
supplement,
the
early
intervention
16
supplement,
and
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
,
and
for
17
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
transportation
18
equity
aid
payments
under
section
257.16C
.
19
Sec.
2.
Section
257.11,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
School
district
transportation
costs.
22
a.
In
order
to
provide
additional
funds
for
school
district
23
transportation
costs
resulting
from
the
transportation
of
24
resident
pupils
required
by
chapter
285
and
paid
from
sources
25
other
than
the
district’s
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
26
fund
under
section
298A.4
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
27
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
under
section
423F.2,
28
subsection
3,
paragraph
“a”
,
a
supplementary
weighting
plan
for
29
such
pupils
is
adopted.
30
b.
Each
school
district
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
31
weighting
amount
as
follows:
32
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
thirty
33
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
34
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
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(2)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
forty
1
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
2
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
3
(3)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
fifty
4
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
5
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
6
(4)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
sixty
7
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
8
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
9
(5)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
seventy
10
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
11
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
12
(6)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
eighty
13
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
14
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
15
(7)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
ninety
16
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
17
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
18
(8)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
each
19
succeeding
budget
year,
one
hundred
percent
of
the
combined
20
weighting
amount
calculated
under
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
21
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
22
c.
(1)
(a)
Transportation
cost
factor.
For
each
budget
23
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
department
of
24
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
district
all
of
the
25
following:
26
(i)
The
sum
of
the
school
district’s
total
transportation
27
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
of
pupils
required
under
28
chapter
285,
and
paid
from
sources
other
than
the
district’s
29
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
30
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
31
education
fund
under
section
423F.2,
subsection
3,
paragraph
32
“a”
,
for
the
three
years
immediately
preceding
the
base
year.
33
(ii)
The
sum
of
the
school
district’s
regular
program
34
district
cost
for
the
three
years
immediately
preceding
the
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base
year,
excluding
amounts
attributable
to
budget
adjustments
1
received
under
section
257.14.
2
(iii)
The
school
district’s
budget
enrollment
multiplied
by
3
the
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
amount
under
subparagraph
4
subdivision
(i)
divided
by
the
school
district’s
amount
under
5
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii).
6
(iv)
The
school
district’s
amount
under
subparagraph
7
subdivision
(iii)
divided
by
the
sum
of
the
amounts
calculated
8
under
subparagraph
subdivision
(iii)
for
all
school
districts.
9
(v)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
10
(iv)
multiplied
by
ninety
percent
of
the
sum
of
all
school
11
districts’
transportation
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
12
of
pupils
required
under
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
13
the
base
year
and
paid
from
sources
other
than
the
districts’
14
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
15
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
16
education
fund
under
section
423F.2,
subsection
3,
paragraph
17
“a”
.
18
(vi)
The
quotient
of
the
amount
calculated
under
19
subparagraph
subdivision
(v)
divided
by
the
regular
program
20
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year.
21
(b)
Budget
enrollment
factor.
For
each
budget
year
22
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
department
of
23
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
district
all
of
the
24
following:
25
(i)
The
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
budget
enrollment
26
divided
by
the
statewide
total
budget
enrollment
multiplied
by
27
five
percent
of
the
sum
of
all
school
districts’
transportation
28
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
of
pupils
required
under
29
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
the
base
year
and
paid
from
30
sources
other
than
the
district’s
physical
plant
and
equipment
31
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
or
revenue
received
from
the
32
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
under
section
33
423F.2,
subsection
3,
paragraph
“a”
.
34
(ii)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
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(i)
divided
by
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
1
budget
year.
2
(c)
Route
miles
factor.
For
each
budget
year
beginning
3
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
department
of
management
shall
4
calculate
for
each
school
district
all
of
the
following:
5
(i)
The
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
total
route
6
miles
traveled
for
the
transportation
of
pupils
required
under
7
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
the
base
year
divided
by
the
8
school
district’s
budget
enrollment.
9
(ii)
The
school
district’s
amount
under
subparagraph
10
subdivision
(i)
divided
by
the
sum
of
the
amounts
calculated
11
under
subparagraph
subdivision
(i)
for
all
school
districts.
12
(iii)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
13
(ii)
multiplied
by
five
percent
of
the
sum
of
all
school
14
districts’
transportation
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
15
of
pupils
required
under
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
16
the
base
year
and
paid
from
sources
other
than
the
districts’
17
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
18
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
19
education
fund
under
section
423F.2,
subsection
3,
paragraph
20
“a”
.
21
(iv)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
22
(iii)
divided
by
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
23
the
budget
year.
24
(2)
The
combined
weighting
amount
for
each
school
district
25
is
the
sum
of
the
following:
26
(a)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
(1),
27
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
subdivision
(vi).
28
(b)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
(1),
29
subparagraph
division
(b),
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii).
30
(c)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
(1),
31
subparagraph
division
(c),
subparagraph
subdivision
(iv).
32
d.
Funding
received
by
a
school
district
as
the
result
of
33
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
shall
not
affect
34
a
school
district’s
eligibility
for
transportation
assistance
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under
section
257.31,
subsection
17.
1
e.
Amounts
received
by
a
school
district
as
the
result
2
of
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
shall
be
3
deposited
in
the
school
district’s
general
fund
and
may
be
used
4
for
any
general
fund
purpose.
5
f.
If
a
school
district
established
as
the
result
of
a
6
reorganization
under
chapter
275
does
not
have
sufficient
7
transportation
cost
data,
regular
program
district
cost
per
8
pupil
data,
or
enrollment
data
for
the
calculation
of
amounts
9
required
under
this
subsection,
the
department
of
management
10
shall
use
estimated
transportation
cost
data,
regular
program
11
district
cost
per
pupil
data,
and
enrollment
data
derived
from
12
data
for
prior
budget
years
from
each
district
involved
in
13
the
reorganization
until
such
amounts
can
be
calculated
using
14
actual
data
for
the
reorganized
school
district.
15
g.
For
the
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2020,
July
1,
16
2021,
and
July
1,
2022,
and
if
necessary,
any
subsequent
budget
17
years,
if
insufficient
or
incomplete
transportation
cost
data
18
makes
the
implementation
of
this
subsection
impractical,
the
19
department
of
management
shall,
in
consultation
with
the
20
department
of
education
and
the
legislative
services
agency,
21
establish
procedures
and
modified
methodologies
for
calculating
22
supplementary
weighting
and
funding
amounts
under
this
23
subsection.
24
Sec.
3.
Section
257.11,
subsection
8,
Code
2020,
is
amended
25
to
read
as
follows:
26
8.
Pupils
ineligible.
A
Except
for
transportation
weighting
27
under
subsection
7A,
a
pupil
eligible
for
the
weighting
plan
28
provided
in
section
256B.9
is
not
eligible
for
supplementary
29
weighting
pursuant
to
this
section
unless
it
is
determined
30
that
the
course
generating
the
supplemental
weighting
has
no
31
relationship
to
the
pupil’s
disability.
A
pupil
attending
an
32
alternative
program
or
an
at-risk
pupils’
program,
including
33
alternative
high
school
programs,
is
not
eligible
for
34
supplementary
weighting
under
subsection
2
.
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Sec.
4.
Section
257.31,
subsection
17,
paragraphs
a
and
d,
1
Code
2020,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
If
a
district’s
average
transportation
costs
per
3
pupil
exceed
the
state
average
transportation
costs
per
4
pupil
determined
under
paragraph
“c”
by
one
hundred
fifty
5
percent,
the
committee
may
grant
transportation
assistance
aid
6
to
the
district
using
exclusively
the
funds
transferred
to
7
the
committee
in
accordance
with
section
321.34,
subsection
8
22
.
Such
aid
shall
be
miscellaneous
income
and
shall
not
be
9
included
in
district
cost.
10
d.
Funds
transferred
to
the
committee
in
accordance
with
11
section
321.34,
subsection
22
,
are
appropriated
to
and
may
be
12
expended
for
the
purposes
of
the
committee,
as
described
in
13
this
section
subsection
.
However,
highest
priority
shall
be
14
given
to
districts
that
meet
the
conditions
described
in
this
15
subsection
.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
the
Code,
16
unencumbered
or
unobligated
funds
transferred
to
the
committee
17
pursuant
to
section
321.34,
subsection
22
,
remaining
on
June
18
30
of
the
fiscal
year
for
which
the
funds
were
transferred,
19
shall
not
revert
but
shall
be
available
for
expenditure
for
the
20
purposes
of
this
subsection
in
subsequent
fiscal
years.
21
Sec.
5.
REPEAL.
Section
257.16C,
Code
2020,
is
repealed.
22
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
23
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020.
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
supplementary
weighting
plan
28
for
school
district
transportation
costs
resulting
from
the
29
transportation
of
pupils
as
required
under
Code
chapter
285.
30
The
bill
establishes
a
methodology
for
calculating
the
31
amount
of
supplementary
weighting
assigned
to
each
school
32
district.
The
calculation
is
made
using
school
district
33
transportation
cost
data,
school
district
enrollment
data,
34
and
school
district
transportation
route
mile
data.
The
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amount
of
the
supplementary
weighting
is
phased
in
over
a
1
period
of
eight
school
budget
years
beginning
with
the
budget
2
year
beginning
July
1,
2020.
Under
the
bill,
if
a
school
3
district
established
as
the
result
of
a
reorganization
does
not
4
have
sufficient
data
for
the
calculation
of
amounts
required
5
under
the
bill,
the
department
of
management
is
required
to
6
use
estimated
data
derived
from
data
for
prior
budget
years
7
from
each
district
involved
in
the
reorganization
until
such
8
amounts
can
be
calculated
using
actual
data
for
the
reorganized
9
school
district.
In
addition,
for
specified
budget
years,
10
if
insufficient
or
incomplete
transportation
cost
data
makes
11
the
implementation
of
the
bill
impractical,
the
department
12
of
management
is
required
to,
in
consultation
with
the
13
department
of
education
and
the
legislative
services
agency,
14
establish
procedures
and
modified
methodologies
for
calculating
15
supplementary
weighting
and
funding
amounts
under
the
bill.
16
The
bill
specifies
that
funding
received
by
a
school
17
district
as
the
result
of
supplementary
weighting
in
the
18
bill
does
not
affect
a
school
district’s
eligibility
for
19
transportation
funding
under
Code
section
257.16C
or
assistance
20
granted
by
the
school
budget
review
committee
and
specifies
21
that
transportation
assistance
granted
by
the
school
budget
22
review
committee
may
only
be
granted
using
funds
transferred
to
23
the
committee
in
accordance
with
Code
section
321.34(22).
The
24
bill
also
provides
that
funding
received
by
a
school
district
25
as
the
result
of
the
supplementary
weighting
must
be
deposited
26
in
the
school
district’s
general
fund
and
may
be
used
for
any
27
general
fund
purpose.
28
The
bill
repeals
the
transportation
equity
program
and
fund
29
under
Code
section
257.16C.
30
The
bill
applies
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
31
July
1,
2020.
32
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LSB
5212XS
(4)
88
md/jh
7/
7