House
Study
Bill
108
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
WHEELER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
payments
to
charter
schools
by
a
school
1
district
of
residence
for
students
enrolled
in
a
charter
2
school,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256E.8,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
The
charter
school
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled
3
shall
receive
under
paragraph
“c”
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
4
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
5
year
plus
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
state
cost
per
6
pupil,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil,
the
7
professional
development
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil,
and
8
the
early
intervention
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
for
9
the
budget
year
as
provided
in
section
257.9
plus
any
moneys
10
that
would
be
due
to
the
school
district
of
residence
for
the
11
student
as
a
result
of
the
non-English
speaking
weighting
under
12
section
280.4,
subsection
3
,
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
by
13
the
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year.
If
a
student
14
is
an
eligible
pupil
under
section
261E.6
,
the
charter
school
15
shall
pay
the
tuition
reimbursement
amount
to
an
eligible
16
postsecondary
institution
as
provided
in
section
261E.7
.
17
Sec.
2.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
18
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
19
Sec.
3.
APPLICABILITY.
This
Act
applies
to
school
budget
20
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2025.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
Currently,
each
student
enrolled
in
a
charter
school
under
25
Code
chapter
256E
shall
be
counted,
for
state
school
foundation
26
purposes,
in
the
student’s
district
of
residence.
The
27
department
of
education
is
then
required
to
pay
to
the
charter
28
school
in
which
the
student
is
enrolled
an
amount
equal
to
the
29
sum
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
30
year
plus
other
additional
costs
specified
in
Code
section
31
256E.8(2)(a).
This
bill
adds
the
teacher
salary
supplement
32
state
cost
per
pupil
to
the
amount
required
to
be
paid
to
the
33
charter
school.
34
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
to
school
35
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budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2025.
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