Senate File 2221 - Introduced SENATE FILE 2221 BY TRONE GARRIOTT A BILL FOR An Act relating to school district class size and student 1 performance, making appropriations, and including effective 2 date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 5911XS (2) 89 md/jh

S.F. 2221 Section 1. CLASS SIZE REDUCTION SUPPLEMENT —— 1 APPROPRIATION. 2 1. For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2022, 3 each school district for which the school district’s average 4 class size for grades kindergarten through eight during the 5 school year beginning July 1, 2021, was eighteen students or 6 greater shall receive a class size reduction supplement. The 7 supplement for each eligible district shall be in an amount 8 equal to the share of the appropriation under subsection 5 that 9 is proportionate to the school district’s enrollment in grades 10 kindergarten through eight for the school budget year beginning 11 July 1, 2021, as a share of the total enrollment in grades 12 kindergarten through eight for the school budget year beginning 13 July 1, 2021, among all eligible schools. 14 2. The class size reduction supplement shall be 15 miscellaneous income, shall be deposited in the general fund 16 of the school district, and shall not be included in district 17 cost. 18 3. The class size reduction supplement amount received by 19 a school district shall be used by the school district during 20 the school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, 21 and ending before July 1, 2025, and shall be used to reduce 22 class sizes among grades kindergarten through eight and address 23 student underperformance and deficiencies. 24 4. The class size reduction supplement shall be paid in full 25 at the same time and in the same manner as the final monthly 26 foundation aid payment under section 257.16 for the fiscal year 27 ending June 30, 2022. 28 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 29 to the department of management for the fiscal year beginning 30 July 1, 2021, fifteen million dollars to make all supplement 31 payments as calculated under this section. 32 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 33 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 34 EXPLANATION 35 -1- LSB 5911XS (2) 89 md/jh 1/ 2

S.F. 2221 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 This bill provides for a school district class size 3 reduction supplement. For the school budget year beginning 4 July 1, 2022, each school district for which the school 5 district’s average class size for grades kindergarten through 6 eight during the school year beginning July 1, 2021, was 18 7 students or greater shall receive a class size reduction 8 supplement. The supplement for each eligible district 9 shall be in an amount equal to the share of the $15 million 10 appropriation that is proportionate to the school district’s 11 enrollment in grades kindergarten through eight for the school 12 budget year beginning July 1, 2021, as a share of the total 13 enrollment in grades kindergarten through eight for the school 14 budget year beginning July 1, 2021, among all eligible schools. 15 The class size reduction supplement amount received by a 16 school district shall be used by the school district during 17 the school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, 18 and ending before July 1, 2025, and shall be used to reduce 19 class sizes among grades kindergarten through eight and address 20 student underperformance and deficiencies. The class size 21 reduction supplement is miscellaneous income, must be deposited 22 in the general fund of the school district, and is not to be 23 included in district cost. 24 The appropriation for the supplement is made for the fiscal 25 year beginning July 1, 2021, and the supplement shall be paid 26 in full at the same time and in the same manner as the final 27 monthly foundation aid payment to school districts for the 28 fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. 29 The bill takes effect upon enactment. 30 -2- LSB 5911XS (2) 89 md/jh 2/ 2