House File 373 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 373 BY WINCKLER , DONAHUE , CAHILL , HANSEN , STAED , KURTH , STECKMAN , WILLIAMS , WOLFE , BROWN-POWERS , MASCHER , THEDE , WILBURN , McCONKEY , ABDUL-SAMAD , and JACOBY A BILL FOR An Act providing low-income pupil supplementary weighting 1 for school districts and including effective date and 2 applicability provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1444YH (3) 89 md/jh
H.F. 373 Section 1. Section 257.11, Code 2021, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 7A. Supplementary weighting for low-income 3 pupils. 4 a. In order to provide additional funding to school 5 districts for the increased costs related to providing 6 educational instruction and services to low-income pupils, 7 supplementary weighting for such pupils shall be assigned under 8 this subsection and included in the school district’s weighted 9 enrollment under section 257.6, subsection 5. 10 b. (1) A supplementary weighting of two-tenths shall be 11 assigned to each pupil, as reported by the school district on 12 the basic educational data survey for the base year, who is 13 eligible for reduced price meals under the federal National 14 School Lunch Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 15 42 U.S.C. §1751-1785. 16 (2) A supplementary weighting of four-tenths shall be 17 assigned to each pupil, as reported by the school district on 18 the basic educational data survey for the base year, who is 19 eligible for free meals under the federal National School Lunch 20 Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 21 §1751-1785. 22 c. Amounts received as supplementary weighting under this 23 subsection are in addition to amounts received under the 24 supplementary weighting received under subsection 4 and may 25 be used by the school district for any school general fund 26 purpose. 27 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 28 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 29 Sec. 3. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget 30 years beginning on or after July 1, 2021. 31 EXPLANATION 32 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 33 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 34 This bill establishes supplementary weighting for low-income 35 -1- LSB 1444YH (3) 89 md/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 373 pupils to provide additional funding through the school funding 1 formula to school districts for the increased costs related to 2 providing educational instruction and services to low-income 3 pupils. Under the bill, a supplementary weighting of 0.2 is 4 assigned to each pupil in the school district who is eligible 5 for reduced price meals under federal law and a supplementary 6 weighting of 0.4 is assigned to each pupil in the school 7 district who is eligible for free meals under federal law. 8 Amounts received as supplementary weighting under the bill may 9 be used by the school district for any school general fund 10 purpose. 11 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school 12 budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2021. 13 -2- LSB 1444YH (3) 89 md/jh 2/ 2