H.F. _____ Section 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— IOWA READING RESEARCH 1 CENTER. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 2 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 3 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following 4 amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 5 purposes designated: 6 1. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center for 7 collaborations with the state board of education relating to 8 the approval of practitioner preparation programs pursuant to 9 section 256.7, subsection 3, paragraph “c”, and with the board 10 of educational examiners for the establishment of the advanced 11 dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2, 12 subsection 23: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 14 2. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the 15 department pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or 16 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 17 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 18 specified in this section for the following fiscal year. 19 EXPLANATION 20 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 21 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 22 This bill appropriates $250,000 from the general fund of 23 the state to the department of education for the 2021-2022 24 fiscal year for purposes of the Iowa reading research center 25 for collaborations with the state board of education and the 26 board of educational examiners relating to the approval of 27 practitioner preparation programs that offer practitioner 28 preparation for the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement 29 and to the establishment of the endorsement. The moneys 30 appropriated do not revert to the general fund at the end of 31 the fiscal year but shall be available for expenditure for the 32 same specified purposes for the following fiscal year. 33 -1- LSB 2228YC (1) 89 kh/jh 1/ 1