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HOUSE
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459
BY
COMMITTEE
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169)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
supplementary
weighting
for
certain
shared
1
operational
functions
and
including
effective
date
and
2
applicability
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
1
subparagraph
1,
as
amended
by
2023
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
68,
2
section
15,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(1)
In
order
to
provide
additional
funding
to
increase
4
student
opportunities
and
redirect
more
resources
to
student
5
programming
for
school
districts
that
share
operational
6
functions,
a
district
that
shares
with
a
political
subdivision
7
one
or
more
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director,
8
information
technology
specialist,
master
social
worker,
9
independent
social
worker,
work-based
learning
coordinator,
10
special
education
director,
mental
health
professional
11
who
holds
a
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
board
12
of
educational
examiners,
college
and
career
transition
13
counselor
or
coordinator,
school
resource
officer,
or
school
14
counselor,
or
one
or
more
operational
functions
in
the
areas
15
of
superintendent
management,
business
management,
human
16
resources,
transportation,
or
operation
and
maintenance
for
at
17
least
twenty
percent
of
the
school
year
shall
be
assigned
a
18
supplementary
weighting
for
each
shared
operational
function.
19
A
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
20
the
area
of
superintendent
management
shall
be
assigned
a
21
supplementary
weighting
of
nine
pupils
for
the
function.
A
22
school
district
that
shares
the
operational
functions
of
23
a
special
education
director
or
an
information
technology
24
specialist,
or
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
the
area
25
of
business
management,
human
resources,
transportation,
or
26
operation
and
maintenance
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
27
weighting
of
five
pupils
for
the
function.
A
school
district
28
that
shares
the
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director;
29
a
master
social
worker
or
an
independent
social
worker
licensed
30
under
chapters
147
and
154C
;
a
work-based
learning
coordinator;
31
a
special
education
director;
a
mental
health
professional
32
who
holds
a
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
board
33
of
educational
examiners;
a
college
and
career
transition
34
counselor
or
coordinator;
a
school
resource
officer;
or
a
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school
counselor
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
1
three
pupils
for
the
function.
The
additional
weighting
shall
2
be
assigned
for
each
discrete
operational
function
shared.
3
However,
a
school
district
may
receive
the
additional
weighting
4
under
this
subsection
for
sharing
the
services
of
an
individual
5
with
a
political
subdivision
or
another
school
district
even
if
6
the
type
of
operational
function
performed
by
the
individual
7
for
the
school
district
and
the
type
of
operational
function
8
performed
by
the
individual
for
the
political
subdivision
or
9
another
school
district
are
not
the
same
operational
function,
10
so
long
as
either
both
operational
functions
are
eligible
for
11
weighting
under
this
subsection
or
the
operational
function
12
the
individual
performs
for
the
school
district
is
special
13
education
director.
In
either
case,
the
school
district
14
shall
be
assigned
the
additional
weighting
for
the
type
of
15
operational
function
that
the
individual
performs
for
the
16
school
district,
and
the
school
district
shall
not
receive
17
additional
weighting
for
any
other
function
performed
by
the
18
individual.
The
operational
function
sharing
arrangement
does
19
not
need
to
be
a
newly
implemented
sharing
arrangement
to
20
receive
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
a,
22
subparagraph
(2),
as
amended
by
2023
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
68,
23
section
15,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
subparagraph
24
division:
25
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
DIVISION
.
(0b)
“Information
technology
26
specialist”
means
an
individual
whose
assigned
job
duties
27
primarily
include
any
of
the
following:
28
(i)
Establishment
of
and
enforcement
of
standards
and
29
specifications
for
network
computer
systems
and
user
support
30
for
such
systems.
31
(ii)
Development
of
computer
systems
applications,
or
32
the
development,
installation,
and
maintenance
of
local
area
33
network
and
mainframe
computer
systems
or
server
environments
34
and
user
support
for
such
systems.
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Sec.
3.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
b,
as
1
amended
by
2023
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
68,
section
15,
is
2
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
b.
(1)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
4
each
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
5
of
five
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
6
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
four
pupils
7
for
the
school
budget
years
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
8
2022
,
but
before
July
1,
2035
.
9
(2)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
each
10
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
11
three
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
12
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
two
pupils
13
for
the
school
budget
years
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
14
2022
,
but
before
July
1,
2035
.
15
Sec.
4.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
d,
as
16
amended
by
2023
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
68,
section
15,
is
17
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
d.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
19
be
available
to
a
school
district
during
the
period
commencing
20
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
through
the
budget
21
year
beginning
July
1,
2034.
The
maximum
amount
of
additional
22
weighting
for
which
a
school
district
shall
be
eligible
in
23
a
budget
year
is
twenty-one
twenty-five
additional
pupils.
24
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
of
operational
25
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
determined
by
26
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
increased
27
student
opportunities.
28
Sec.
5.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
29
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
30
Sec.
6.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
July
1,
2023,
for
31
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
that
date,
subject
32
to
the
school
budget
year
limitations
of
section
257.11,
33
subsection
5.
34
EXPLANATION
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The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
1
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
2
Code
section
257.11(5)
establishes
a
list
of
eligible
3
operational
functions
and
positions
eligible
for
a
4
supplementary
weighting
for
school
districts
and
area
education
5
agencies.
Legislation
in
2021
established
a
reduction
in
the
6
number
of
pupils
assigned
for
certain
functions
and
positions
7
and
2023
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
68,
extended
the
program
until
8
the
end
of
the
school
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2034.
For
9
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
until
10
the
end
of
the
school
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2034,
each
11
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
five
12
pupils
is
assigned
four
pupils
and
each
operational
function
13
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
three
pupils
will
be
14
assigned
two
pupils.
This
bill
removes
the
reduction
in
the
15
number
of
pupils
assigned
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
16
or
after
July
1,
2023,
until
the
end
of
the
program.
17
The
bill
adds
information
technology
specialist
to
the
18
eligible
shared
operational
functions
and
provides
a
definition
19
for
that
position.
Under
the
bill,
an
information
technology
20
specialist
will
receive
a
supplementary
weighting
of
five
21
pupils.
The
bill
also
moves
special
education
directors
from
22
the
three-pupil
category
to
the
five-pupil
category.
23
Current
law
also
imposes
a
maximum
of
21
pupils
of
additional
24
weighting
per
school
district
per
budget
year
for
sharing
25
operational
functions.
The
bill
increases
that
maximum
to
25
26
pupils.
27
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
to
school
28
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2023,
subject
to
the
29
program
sunset,
which
occurs
following
the
school
budget
year
30
beginning
July
1,
2034.
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