Senate File 223 - Introduced SENATE FILE 223 BY QUIRMBACH A BILL FOR An Act relating to school funding by modifying provisions 1 relating to preschool programs, enrollment, and 2 supplementary weighting and including effective date and 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 TLSB 1487XS (2) 89 md/jh

S.F. 223 Section 1. Section 256C.5, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 1 2021, is amended to read as follows: 2 c. “Preschool budget enrollment” means : 3 (1) For school districts providing ten or more hours, but 4 less than fourteen hours per week of instruction, the figure 5 that is equal to fifty percent of the actual enrollment of 6 eligible students in the preschool programming provided by 7 a school district approved to participate in the preschool 8 program on October 1 of the base year, or the first Monday in 9 October if October 1 falls on a Saturday or Sunday. 10 (2) For school districts providing fourteen or more hours, 11 but less than eighteen hours per week of instruction, the 12 figure that is equal to sixty percent of the actual enrollment 13 of eligible students in the preschool programming provided by 14 a school district approved to participate in the preschool 15 program on October 1 of the base year, or the first Monday in 16 October if October 1 falls on a Saturday or Sunday. 17 (3) For school districts providing eighteen or more hours 18 per week of instruction, the figure that is equal to seventy 19 percent of the actual enrollment of eligible students in the 20 preschool programming provided by a school district approved to 21 participate in the preschool program on October 1 of the base 22 year, or the first Monday in October if October 1 falls on a 23 Saturday or Sunday. 24 Sec. 2. Section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph a, 25 subparagraph (5), Code 2021, is amended to read as follows: 26 (5) Resident pupils receiving competent private instruction 27 from a licensed practitioner provided through a public 28 school district pursuant to chapter 299A shall be counted as 29 three-tenths four-tenths of one pupil. Revenues received by 30 a school district attributed to a school district’s weighted 31 enrollment pursuant to this subparagraph shall be expended 32 for the purpose for which the weighting was assigned under 33 this subparagraph. If the school district determines that 34 the expenditures associated with providing competent private 35 -1- LSB 1487XS (2) 89 md/jh 1/ 4

S.F. 223 instruction pursuant to chapter 299A are in excess of the 1 revenue attributed to the school district’s weighted enrollment 2 for such instruction in accordance with this subparagraph, 3 the school district may submit a request to the school budget 4 review committee for a modified supplemental amount in 5 accordance with section 257.31, subsection 5 , paragraph “n” . 6 A home school assistance program shall not provide moneys 7 received pursuant to this subparagraph, nor resources paid 8 for with moneys received pursuant to this subparagraph, to 9 parents or students utilizing the program. Moneys received by 10 a school district pursuant to this subparagraph shall be used 11 as provided in section 299A.12 . 12 Sec. 3. Section 257.11, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 13 following new subsection: 14 NEW SUBSECTION . 9A. Supplementary weighting for low-income 15 pupils. 16 a. In order to provide additional funding to school 17 districts for the increased costs related to providing 18 educational instruction and services to low-income pupils, 19 supplementary weighting for such pupils shall be assigned under 20 this subsection and included in the school district’s weighted 21 enrollment under section 257.6, subsection 5. 22 b. A supplementary weighting of one-tenth shall be assigned 23 to each pupil, as reported by the school district on the basic 24 educational data survey for the base year, who is eligible for 25 free and reduced price meals under the federal National School 26 Lunch Act and the federal Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 27 U.S.C. §1751-1785. 28 c. Amounts received as supplementary weighting under this 29 subsection may be used by the school district for any school 30 general fund purpose. 31 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 32 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 33 Sec. 5. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget 34 years beginning on or after July 1, 2021. 35 -2- LSB 1487XS (2) 89 md/jh 2/ 4

S.F. 223 EXPLANATION 1 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 2 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 3 This bill relates to school funding by modifying provisions 4 relating to preschool programs, enrollment, and supplementary 5 weighting. 6 Under Code chapter 256C, preschool foundation aid is 7 calculated by multiplying the school district’s preschool 8 budget enrollment by the regular program state cost per 9 pupil for the budget year. “Preschool budget enrollment” is 10 defined as the figure that is equal to 50 percent of the actual 11 enrollment of eligible students in the preschool programming 12 provided by a school district approved to participate in the 13 preschool program on October 1 of the base year. 14 The bill modifies the percentage used to calculate 15 “preschool budget enrollment” based on the number of hours of 16 instruction provided. For school districts providing 10 or 17 more hours, but less than 14 hours per week of instruction, 18 the percentage remains at 50 percent. For school districts 19 providing 14 or more hours, but less than 18 hours per week 20 of instruction, the percentage is 60 percent. For school 21 districts providing 18 or more hours per week of instruction, 22 the percentage is 70 percent. 23 When calculating a school district’s basic enrollment under 24 Code section 257.6, resident pupils receiving competent private 25 instruction from a licensed practitioner provided through 26 a public school district pursuant to Code chapter 299A are 27 counted as three-tenths of one pupil. The bill increases the 28 amount for such resident pupils to four-tenths of one pupil. 29 The bill establishes supplementary weighting for low-income 30 pupils to provide additional funding through the school 31 funding formula to school districts for the increased costs 32 related to providing educational instruction and services to 33 low-income pupils. Under the bill, a supplementary weighting 34 of one-tenth is assigned to each pupil in the school district 35 -3- LSB 1487XS (2) 89 md/jh 3/ 4

S.F. 223 who is eligible for free and reduced price meals under federal 1 law. Amounts received as supplementary weighting under the 2 bill may be used by the school district for any school general 3 fund purpose. 4 The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school 5 budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2021. 6 -4- LSB 1487XS (2) 89 md/jh 4/ 4