HOUSE FILE 645

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO HSB 192)

(As Amended and Passed by the House 2011-04-05)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the blind, the department of education, and the state board of regents, and providing for related matters and for effective date, applicability provisions and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

DIVISION I

FY 2012-2013

DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
   Section 1.  ADMINISTRATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department for the blind for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,706,053
............................................... FTEs      88.00

COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
   Sec. 2.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    234,903
............................................... FTEs       3.95
   2.  STUDENT AID PROGRAMS
   For payments to students for the Iowa grant program established in section 261.93:
.................................................. $    848,761
   3.  DES MOINES UNIVERSITY —— HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
   For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center under the forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19:
.................................................. $    349,699

   4.  NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
   For purposes of providing national guard educational assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $  3,186,233
   5.  TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
   For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program established in section 261.112:
.................................................. $    250,000
   6.  ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant program established pursuant to section 261.6:
.................................................. $    594,383
   7.  ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
   a.  For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $  2,403,949
   b.  If the moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid commission for fiscal year 2011-2012 for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87, shall, during fiscal year 2011-2012, include accredited private institutions as defined in section 261.9, subsection 1.
   8.  REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
   a.  For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator loan forgiveness program established pursuant to section 261.23:
.................................................. $     86,736
   b.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the commission continue to consider moneys allocated pursuant to this subsection as moneys that meet the state matching funds requirements of the federal leveraging educational assistance program and the federal supplemental leveraging educational assistance program established under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

   9.  BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.18:
.................................................. $     39,626
   Sec. 3.  CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS.  Notwithstanding section 261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund created pursuant to section 261.72 may be used for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section 261.73.
   Sec. 4.  WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2011-2012.  

Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
   Sec. 5.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  6,019,042
............................................... FTEs      81.67
   2.  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    422,319
............................................... FTEs      11.50
   3.  VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION

   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  4,477,378
............................................... FTEs     255.00
   b.  For matching funds for programs to enable persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more independently, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $     39,457
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   c.  For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $    146,760
   d.  For costs associated with centers for independent living:
.................................................. $     40,633
   4.  STATE LIBRARY
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,219,799
............................................... FTEs      17.00
   b.  For the enrich Iowa program established under section 256.57:
.................................................. $  1,688,316
   5.  LIBRARY SERVICE AREA SYSTEM
   For state aid:
.................................................. $    934,917
   6.  PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  6,710,017
............................................... FTEs      82.00

   7.  REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS
   For state aid:
.................................................. $  1,001,269
   The regional telecommunications councils established in section 8D.5 shall use the moneys appropriated in this subsection to provide technical assistance for network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local area networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related support activities.
   8.  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
   For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by secondary schools:
.................................................. $  2,435,234
   Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to reimburse school districts for vocational education expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
   9.  SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
   For use as state matching funds for federal programs that shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,993,795
............................................... FTEs      20.58
   10.  EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID
   For deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $  5,386,113
   a.  From the moneys deposited in the school ready children grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, not more than $265,950 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance activities. The early childhood Iowa state board shall direct staff to work with the early childhood stakeholders alliance created in section 256I.12 to inventory technical assistance needs. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff.
   b.  As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in this subsection, each early childhood Iowa area board shall report to the early childhood Iowa state board progress on each of the local indicators approved by the area board. Each early childhood Iowa area board must also submit an annual budget for the area’s comprehensive school ready children grant developed for providing services for children from birth through five years of age, and provide other information specified by the early childhood Iowa state board, including budget amendments as needed. The early childhood Iowa state board shall establish a submission deadline for the annual budget and any budget amendments that allow a reasonable period of time for preparation by the early childhood Iowa area boards and for review and approval or request for modification of the materials by the early childhood Iowa state board. In addition, each early childhood Iowa area board must continue to comply with reporting provisions and other requirements adopted by the early childhood Iowa state board in implementing section 256I.9.
   c.  Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts to improve the quality of early care, health, and education programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office, including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution formula, grants, or other means.
   d.  Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for support of professional development and training activities for persons working in early care, health, and education by the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with the professional development component group of the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance maintained pursuant to section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to professional development and training activities agreed upon by the parties participating in the collaboration.
   11.  EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE
   a.  For deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $  3,128,877
   b.  The amount appropriated in this subsection shall be used for early care, health, and education programs to assist low-income parents with tuition for preschool and other supportive services for children ages three, four, and five who are not attending kindergarten in order to increase the basic family income eligibility requirement to not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. In addition, if sufficient funding is available after addressing the needs of those who meet the basic income eligibility requirement, an early childhood Iowa area board may provide for eligibility for those with a family income in excess of the basic income eligibility requirement through use of a sliding scale or other copayment provisions.

   12.  EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT EDUCATION
   a.  For deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $ 12,364,434
   b.  The amount appropriated in this subsection shall be used for family support services and parent education programs targeted to families expecting a child or with newborn and infant children through age five and shall be distributed using the distribution formula approved by the early childhood Iowa state board and shall be used by an early childhood Iowa area board only for family support services and parent education programs targeted to families expecting a child or with newborn and infant children through age five.
   13.  BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
   For expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2011, birth through age three services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those services:
.................................................. $  1,618,116
   From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinic at the state university of Iowa to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
   14.  TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
   To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $    600,987
   Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident public school pupils.
   15.  BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING AND INDUCTION PROGRAM
   For purposes of administering the beginning administrator mentoring and induction program established pursuant to chapter 284A:
.................................................. $    183,448
   16.  STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
   For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  4,498,878
............................................... FTEs       2.00
   17.  PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
   For the operation of the preschool program for four-year-old children, and to provide program scholarships to pay for eligible four-year-old children to attend preschool provided by school districts or private education partners if the Eighty-fourth General Assembly, 2011 Regular Session, enacts legislation establishing the program:
.................................................. $ 33,600,000
   18.  COMMUNITY COLLEGES
   For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $144,412,677
   Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C, the funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated as follows:
   a.  Merged Area I .................................................. $  7,193,160
   b.  Merged Area II .................................................. $  7,668,517
   c.  Merged Area III .................................................. $  7,065,937
   d.  Merged Area IV .................................................. $  3,468,832
   e.  Merged Area V .................................................. $  7,920,501
   f.  Merged Area VI .................................................. $  6,754,335
   g.  Merged Area VII .................................................. $ 10,058,110
   h.  Merged Area IX .................................................. $ 12,509,932
   i.  Merged Area X .................................................. $ 22,023,317
   j.  Merged Area XI .................................................. $ 22,200,433

   k.  Merged Area XII .................................................. $  8,204,755
   l.  Merged Area XIII .................................................. $  8,448,728
   m.  Merged Area XIV .................................................. $  3,521,840
   n.  Merged Area XV .................................................. $ 11,040,426
   o.  Merged Area XVI .................................................. $  6,333,854
   Sec. 6.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TRANSFERS.  There is transferred between the following designated appropriations made to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, not more than the following amounts:
   From the appropriation made for purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality program in 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1183, section 6, subsection 18, as follows:
   1.  To the appropriation made for purposes of vocational education administration in 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1183, section 6, subsection 2:
.................................................. $    110,521
   2.  To the appropriation made for purposes of vocational education to secondary schools in 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1183, section 6, subsection 8:
.................................................. $     39,458
   3.  To the appropriation made for purposes of school food service in 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1183, section 6, subsection 9:
.................................................. $     55,739

STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
   Sec. 7.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,023,664
............................................... FTEs      15.00
   The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative services agency.
   b.  For moneys to be allocated to the southwest Iowa graduate studies center:
.................................................. $     85,320
   c.  For moneys to be allocated to the siouxland interstate metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center under section 262.9, subsection 22:
.................................................. $     64,963
   d.  For moneys to be allocated to the quad-cities graduate studies center:
.................................................. $    126,585
   e.  For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for public radio operations:
.................................................. $    381,939
   2.  STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
   a.  General university, including lakeside laboratory
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $201,596,040
............................................... FTEs   5,058.55
   b.  Oakdale campus
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  2,132,789
............................................... FTEs      38.25
   c.  State hygienic laboratory
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  3,449,746
............................................... FTEs     102.50
   d.  Family practice program
   For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family practice program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,744,290
............................................... FTEs     190.40
   e.  Child health care services
   For specialized child health care services, including childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    643,239
............................................... FTEs      57.97
   f.  Statewide cancer registry
   For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    145,386
............................................... FTEs       2.10
   g.  Substance abuse consortium
   For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $     54,164
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   h.  Center for biocatalysis
   For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    705,931
............................................... FTEs       6.28

   i.  Primary health care initiative
   For the primary health care initiative in the college of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    632,972
............................................... FTEs       5.89
   From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine for family practice faculty and support staff.
   j.  Birth defects registry
   For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $     37,346
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   k.  Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
   For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    158,542
............................................... FTEs       2.75
   3.  IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $157,965,890
............................................... FTEs   3,647.42
   b.  Agricultural experiment station
   For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 27,420,590
............................................... FTEs     546.98
   c.  Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics
   For the cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 17,495,648
............................................... FTEs     383.34
   d.  Leopold center
   For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university of science and technology under section 266.39B, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    387,645
............................................... FTEs      11.25
   e.  Livestock disease research
   For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $    168,595
   4.  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 71,833,650
............................................... FTEs   1,447.50
   b.  Recycling and reuse center
   For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    170,947
............................................... FTEs       3.00
   c.  Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative
   For purposes of establishing a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,692,000
............................................... FTEs       6.20
   (1)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, up to $282,000 shall be allocated for salaries, staffing, and institutional support. The remainder of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be expended only to support activities directly related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
   (2)  The university of northern Iowa shall work with the community colleges to develop STEM professional development programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum development.
   d.  Real estate education program
   For purposes of the real estate education program, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $    122,221
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   5.  STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  8,159,166
............................................... FTEs     126.60
   6.  IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  3,622,320
............................................... FTEs      62.87
   7.  TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
   For payment to local school boards for the tuition and transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain clothing, prescription, and transportation costs for students at these schools pursuant to section 270.5:
.................................................. $     11,474
   8.  LICENSED CLASSROOM TEACHERS
   For distribution at the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the Iowa school for the deaf based upon the average yearly enrollment at each school as determined by the state board of regents:
.................................................. $     80,032
   Sec. 8.  ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS —— FINANCING.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June 30, 2012, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of the projects within an average of six years.
   Sec. 9.  PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.  Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs for students attending the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
   Sec. 10.  Section 256I.9, subsection 3, paragraph b, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   b.  Family support services and parent education programs promoted to parents of children from zero through age five. Family support services shall include but are not limited to home visitation. Of the state funding from all sources that an area board designates for family support programs, at least sixty percent shall be committed to programs with a home visitation component.
   Sec. 11.  Section 261.19, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   261.19Osteopathic physician Health care professional recruitment program.
   1.  A physician health care professional recruitment program is established, to be administered by the college student aid commission, for Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center. The program shall consist of aforgivable loan program and a tuition scholarship program for students and a loan repayment program for physicians health care professionals. The commission shall regularly adjust thephysician service requirement under each aspect of the program to provide, to the extent possible, an equal financial benefit for each period of service required.
   2.
  a.  Notwithstanding the administration provisions of subsection 1, the forgivable loan program established pursuant to subsection 1 shall be administered by the commission in conjunction with Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center. Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center shall match on an equal basis state aid appropriated for purposes of the forgivable loan program.
   b.  Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center shall provide recommendations to the commission for students who meet the eligibility requirements of the forgivable loan program. A forgivable loan may be awarded to a resident of Iowa who is enrolled at Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center if the student agrees to practice in this state for a period of time to be determined by the commission at the time the loan is awarded. Forgivable loans to eligible students shall not become due until after the student completes a residency program. Interest on the loans shall begin to accrue the day following the student’s graduation date. If the student completes the period of practice established by the commission and agreed to by the student, the loan amount shall be forgiven. The loan amount shall not be forgiven if the osteopathic physician fails to complete the required time period of practice in this state or fails to satisfactorily continue in the university’s program of medical education.
   3.  A student enrolled at Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center shall be eligible for a tuition scholarship for the student’s study at the university. The scholarship shall be for an amount not to exceed the annual tuition at the university. A student who receives a tuition scholarship shall not be eligible for the loan repayment program provided for by this section. A student who receives a tuition scholarship shall agree to practice in an eligible rural community in this state for a period of time to be determined by the commission at the time the scholarship is awarded. The student shall repay the scholarship to the commission if the student fails to practice in a medically underserved rural community in this state for the required period of time.
   4.  A physician health care professional shall be eligible for thephysician loan repayment program if the physician health care professional agrees to practice in an eligible rural community in this state. Des Moines university—— osteopathic medical center shall recruit and place physicians health care professionals in rural communities which have agreed to provide additional funds for the physician’s recipient’s loan repayment. The contract for the loan repayment shall stipulate the time period the physician recipient shall practice in an eligible rural community in this state. In addition, the contract shall stipulate that the physician recipient repay any funds paid on the physician’s recipient’s loan by the commission if the physician recipient fails to practice in an eligible rural community in this state for the required period of time.
   3.  A health care professional recruitment revolving fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the control of the commission. The commission shall deposit payments made by health care professional recruitment program recipients and the proceeds from the sale of osteopathic loans awarded pursuant to section 261.19, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, Code 2011, into the health care professional recruitment revolving fund. Moneys credited to the fund shall be used to supplement moneys appropriated for the health care professional recruitment program, for loan repayment in accordance with this section, and to pay for loan or interest repayment defaults by program recipients. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to the general fund of the state.
   4.  For purposes of this subsection, “eligible section:
   a.  “Eligible rural community” means a medically underserved rural community which agrees to match state funds provided on at least a dollar-for-dollar basis for the loan repayment of a physician health care professional who practices in the community.
   b.  “Health care professional” means a physician, physician assistant, podiatrist, or physical therapist.
   5.  The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to administer this section.
   Sec. 12.  Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   1.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-four forty-three million thirteen thousand four hundred forty-eight dollars for tuition grants.
   2.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four two million six hundred fifty thousand four hundred eighty-seven dollars for tuition grants for students attending for-profit accredited private institutions located in Iowa. A for-profit institution which, effective March 9, 2005,or effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited private institution that was exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution under the tuition grant program. For purposes of the tuition grant program,“for-profit accredited private institution” means an accredited private institution which is not exempt from taxation undersection 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Codebut which otherwise meets the requirements of section 261.9, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and whose students were eligible to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
   Sec. 13.  Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a through c, Code 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 2011, and ending June 30, 2011 succeeding fiscal years, to the department of education, the amount of nine six hundred sixty-four eighty-five thousand dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards in accordance with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this paragraph, not less than seventy-six eighty-five thousandfive hundred dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education position in accordance with section 256.45.
   b.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 2011, and succeeding fiscal years, an amount up to four three million one two hundredseven thousandtwo hundred forty dollars for first-year and second-year beginning teachers, to the department of education for distribution to school districts and area education agencies for purposes of the beginning teacher mentoring and induction programs. A school district or area education agency shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per beginning teacher participating in the program. If the funds appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors, school districts, and area education agencies as provided in this paragraph, the department shall prorate the amount distributed to school districts and area education agencies based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received by a school district or area education agency pursuant to this paragraph shall be expended to provide each mentor with an award of five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation in the school district’s or area education agency’s beginning teacher mentoring and induction program; to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the employer’s share of contributions to federal social security and the Iowa public employees’ retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the district or area education agency.
   c.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2010 2011, and ending June 30, 2011 succeeding fiscal years, up to six hundred thirteen thousand eight hundred seventy-eight dollars to the department for purposes of implementing the professional development program requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “c”, and the evaluator training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
   Sec. 14.  Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code 2011, is amended by striking the paragraph.
   Sec. 15.  Section 299A.2, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   299A.2  Competent private instruction by licensed practitioner.
   If a licensed practitioner provides competent instruction to a school-age child of compulsory attendance age, the practitioner shall possess a valid license or certificate which has been issued by the state board of educational examiners under chapter 272 and which is appropriate to the ages and grade levels of the children to be taught. Competent private instruction may include, but is not limited to, a home school assistance program which provides instruction or instructional supervision offered through an accredited nonpublic school or public school district by a teacher, who is employed by the accredited nonpublic school or public school district, who assists and supervises a parent, guardian, or legal custodian in providing instruction to a child. If competent private instruction is provided through a public school district, the child shall be enrolled and included in the basic enrollment of the school district as provided in section 257.6. Sections 299A.3 through 299A.7 do not apply to competent private instruction provided by a licensed practitioner under this section. However, the reporting requirement contained in section 299A.3, subsection 1, shall apply to competent private instruction provided by licensed practitioners that is not part of a home school assistance program offered through an accredited nonpublic school or public school district.
   Sec. 16.  Section 299A.8, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   299A.8  Dual enrollment.
   If a parent, guardian, or legal custodian of a school-age child who is receiving competent private instruction under this chapter or a child over compulsory age who is receiving private instruction submits a request, the child shall also be registered in a public school for dual enrollment purposes. If the child is enrolled in a public school district for dual enrollment purposes, the child shall be permitted to participate in any academic activities in the district and shall also be permitted to participate on the same basis as public school children in any extracurricular activities available to children in the child’s grade or group, and the parent, guardian, or legal custodian shall not be required to pay the costs of any annual evaluation under this chapter. If the child is enrolled for dual enrollment purposes, the child shall be included in the public school’s basic enrollment under section 257.6. A pupil who is participating only in extracurricular activities shall be counted under section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (6). A pupil enrolled in grades nine through twelve under this section shall be counted in the same manner as a shared-time pupil under section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (3).
   Sec. 17.  Section 299A.12, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  The board of directors of a school district may shall expend moneys received pursuant to section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (5), for purposes of providing a home school assistance program.
   Sec. 18.  Section 299A.12, subsection 2, paragraphs a and b, Code 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  Assisting Instruction for students and assisting parents with instruction.
   b.  Student Support services for students and teaching-parent support services teaching parents and staff support services.
   Sec. 19.  Section 299A.12, subsection 2, paragraph g, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   Resources, materials, computer software and hardware, and supplies, and purchased services that meet the following criteria:
   Sec. 20.  Section 299A.12, subsection 3, paragraphs b, c, e, and f, Code 2011, are amended to read as follows:
   b.  Operational or maintenance costs in addition to the cost of maintaining school district facilities other than those necessary to operate and maintain the program.
   c.  Capital expenditures other than equipment or facility acquisition, including the lease or rental of space to supplement existing schoolhouse facilities.
   e.  Administrative costs other than the costs necessary to administer the program.
   f.  Concurrent and dual enrollmentprogram costs and postsecondary enrollment options program costs.
   Sec. 21.  REPEAL.  Section 261.19B, Code 2011, is repealed.

DIVISION II

STATEWIDE PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
   Sec. 22.  Section 237A.21, subsection 3, paragraph p, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   p.  One person who is part of a local program implementing thestatewide preschool program for four-year-old children under chapter 256C 256J.
   Sec. 23.  Section 237A.22, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  Make recommendations for improving collaborations between the child care programs involving the department and programs supporting the education and development of young children including but not limited to the federal head start program, the statewide preschool program for four-year-old children and the early childhood, at-risk, and other early education programs administered by the department of education.
   Sec. 24.  Section 256.11, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  For the purposes of this subsection,“prekindergarten program” includes but is not limited to a school district’s implementation of the preschool program established pursuant to chapter 256C 256J.
   Sec. 25.  Section 257.16, subsection 1, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  There is appropriated each year from the general fund of the state an amount necessary to pay the foundation aid under this chapter,the preschool foundation aid under chapter 256C, supplementary aid under section 257.4, subsection 2, and adjusted additional property tax levy aid under section 257.15, subsection 4.
   Sec. 26.  Section 272.2, subsection 18, Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   18.  May adopt rules for practitioners who are not eligible for a statement of professional recognition under subsection 10, but have received a baccalaureate degree and provide a service to students at any or all levels from prekindergarten through grade twelve for a school district, accredited nonpublic school, area education agency, or preschool program established pursuant to chapter 256C 256J.
   Sec. 27.  Section 285.1, subsection 1, paragraph a, subparagraph (3), Code 2011, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  Children attending prekindergarten programs offered or sponsored by the district or nonpublic school and approved by the department of education or department of human services or children participating in preschool in an approved local program under chapter 256C 256J may be provided transportation services. However, transportation services provided to nonpublic school children are not eligible for reimbursement under this chapter.
   Sec. 28.  REPEAL.  Chapter 256C, Code 2011, is repealed.
   Sec. 29.  EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.  This division of this Act takes effect July 1, 2011, and applies to budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2011.

DIVISION III

PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
   Sec. 30.  NEW SECTION.  256J.1  Definitions.
   As used in this chapter:
   1.  “Department” means the department of education.
   2.  “Director” means the director of the department of education.
   3.  “Eligible school district” or“school district” means a school corporation organized under chapter 274 that meets the requirements of section 256J.3, subsection 4, and has been approved by the department to implement preschool programs as provided in this chapter.
   4.  “High-quality preschool program” means a preschool program that meets the federal head start program performance standards adopted pursuant to the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-134, the Iowa quality preschool program standards and criteria as determined by the department in accordance with 281 IAC 16.3, and the national association for the education of young children program standards and accreditation criteria.
   5.  “Preschool scholarship” means the state funding allocated to school districts to pay tuition for eligible children enrolled in preschool programs implemented pursuant to this chapter.
   6.  “Private education partner” means a private preschool provider that may submit claims for reimbursement to a school district for providing high-quality preschool instruction to four-year-old children receiving scholarships in accordance with this chapter.
   7.  “State board” means the state board of education.
   Sec. 31.  NEW SECTION.  256J.2  Preschool program for four-year-old children —— scholarships —— purpose.
   1.  A preschool program for four-year-old children is established in the department to provide an opportunity for all eligible children, including economically disadvantaged children, to enter school ready to learn. The purpose of the preschool scholarship program shall be to provide scholarships to pay for eligible four-year-old children to attend high-quality preschool provided by school districts or private education partners.
   2.  The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A, and may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, as necessary to implement this chapter.
   Sec. 32.  NEW SECTION.  256J.3  Preschool program requirements.
   1.  Eligible children.  A child who is a resident of Iowa and is four years of age on or before September 15 of a school year is eligible to enroll, based on order of registration, in a preschool program implemented pursuant to this chapter and may be eligible for a preschool scholarship based upon the most current sliding tuition scale determined and published by the department in accordance with subsection 5. A school district approved to participate in the preschool program pursuant to this chapter may enroll a younger child or an older child in the preschool program if space is available; however, the child shall not be counted in the preschool enrollment count for preschool scholarship funding purposes under section 256J.5.
   a.  A family may choose to enroll the family’s four-year-old child in an approved school district preschool program or a preschool program implemented by a private education partner. Families shall complete all enrollment requirements, including but not limited to income verification.
   b.  A school district or a private education partner may charge tuition for children participating in the preschool program, but shall not charge more for tuition than the amount determined and published by the department. All families enrolling eligible children are required to pay tuition based on income and the most current sliding tuition scale determined and published by the department.
   2.  Teacher requirements.
   a.  An individual serving as a preschool teacher in the preschool program for four-year-old children shall be employed by or under contract with the approved school district or by a private education partner located within the approved school district’s boundaries and shall meet one of the following qualifications:
   (1)  The individual is appropriately licensed under chapter 272 and meets the requirements of chapter 284.
   (2)  The individual possesses, or is working toward obtaining within two years of starting employment under this subsection, an early childhood certificate of eligibility issued under chapter 272, and meets either of the following conditions:
   (a)  Holds a bachelor’s or graduate degree from an accredited college or university.
   (b)  Holds an associate of arts degree and is working toward obtaining a bachelor’s degree within three years. This subparagraph division (b) is repealed August 31, 2014.
   b.  A preschool teacher in an approved preschool program shall collaborate with other agencies, organizations, and boards in the community to further the program’s capacity to meet the diverse needs of the children enrolled in the program and the families of the children, such as needs for early care, health, and human services. In addition, the approved preschool program shall work to maintain relationships with each child’s family in order to enhance the child’s development in all settings by collaborating with providers of parent education and family support opportunities.
   3.  Program requirements —— program approval.  The state board shall adopt rules to further define the following preschool program requirements, which shall be used to determine whether or not a local program implemented by a school district or private education partner qualifies for approval to implement a preschool program:
   a.  Maximum and minimum teacher-to-child ratios and class sizes.
   b.  Applicable state and federal program standards, including but not limited to the federal head start program performance standards adopted pursuant to the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-134, the Iowa quality preschool program standards and criteria as determined by the department in accordance with 281 IAC 16.3, and the national association for the education of young children program standards and accreditation criteria.
   c.  Student learning standards.
   d.  Applicable comprehensive statewide child assessment determined by the department.
   e.  Provisions for the integration of children from other state and federally funded preschools.
   f.  Collaboration with participating families, early care providers, and community partners including but not limited to early childhood Iowa area boards, head start programs, shared visions, licensed child care centers, registered child development homes, early childhood special education programs, services funded by Tit. I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and family support programs.
   g.  A minimum of ten hours per week, thirty-four weeks per year, of instruction delivered on the skills and knowledge included in the student learning standards developed for the preschool program.
   h.  Family involvement in the preschool program.
   i.  Provision for ensuring that children receiving care from other child care arrangements can participate in the preschool program with minimal disruption due to transportation and movement from one site to another.
   4.  School district requirements.  The state board shall adopt rules to further define the following requirements for school districts implementing a preschool program pursuant to this chapter:
   a.  Collect documentation of school district and private education partner readiness to meet program requirements. The school district shall submit documentation to the department that demonstrates that the school district contacted all known potential private education partners within the school district, including but not limited to, and only as applicable, accredited nonpublic schools and faith-based preschools, the early childhood Iowa area board, the federal head start program, shared visions and other programs provided under the auspices of the child development coordinating council, and center-based providers of child care services.
   b.  Collaborate with all approved high-quality preschool program sites in the district to better serve children enrolled in the preschool program in the following ways:
   (1)  Extending the day, for children eligible for preschool scholarships, through other state funding and federal funding, including but not limited to funding available through early childhood Iowa area boards, federal head start programs, shared visions and other programs provided under the auspices of the child development coordinating council, licensed child care centers, registered child development homes, early childhood special education programs, services funded by Tit. I of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and family support programs.
   (2)  Promoting family involvement through family support programs as well as district programs.
   c.  Participate in data collection and performance measurement processes and reporting, including reporting fall and spring applicable comprehensive statewide child assessment data as specified by the department.
   d.  Identify eligible children through targeted outreach to all families in partnership with the early childhood Iowa area board.
   e.  Collect information regarding and verify family income to implement the sliding tuition scale determined and published by the department in accordance with subsection 5.
   f.  Address professional development for school district preschool teachers in the school district’s professional development plan implemented in accordance with section 284.6.
   g.  Collaborate with private education partners to provide a coordinated system of appropriate professional development for preschool teachers and staff employed in the preschool program.
   h.  Pay only those claims submitted by the school district’s private education partners which are verified by the process set forth in section 279.29.
   5.  Department requirements.  The department shall do the following:
   a.  Implement an application and approval process for school district participation in the preschool program that includes but is not limited to the enrollment requirements provided under subsection 1.
   b.  Track the progress of all children served by a school district preschool program and by the school district’s private education partners and track the children’s performance in elementary and secondary education.
   c.  Implement procedures to monitor the quality of the programming provided under the preschool program at all school district and private education partner sites.
   d.  Determine a statewide comprehensive child assessment to measure child outcomes for all children participating in the preschool program at school districts and private education partner sites.
   e.  Submit an annual report to the governor, the general assembly, the early childhood Iowa state board, and the child development coordinating council.
   (1)  The early childhood Iowa state board and the child development coordinating council shall advise the department regarding collaboration of high-quality preschool programs for eligible children.
   (2)  The early childhood Iowa state board shall promote the preschool program in local communities to increase family awareness of quality preschool programs and scholarship opportunities.
   (3)  The early childhood Iowa area boards shall collaborate with school districts and their private education partners to strengthen preschool quality.
   f.  Develop a statewide list of approved school district and private education partner preschool programs and publish the list on its website. The list shall include information about preschool scholarships and the sliding tuition scale in addition to other information for families.
   g.  Develop and review annually a sliding tuition scale for purposes of granting preschool program scholarships to families whose incomes are at or below three hundred percent of the federal poverty level as defined by the most recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the United States department of health and human services.
   6.  Private education partner —— religious expression.   An approved high-quality preschool program offered by a religious entity or organization shall not be prohibited from the free exercise of religion during the program’s hours of instruction if the program meets the program requirements established pursuant to this section.
   Sec. 33.  NEW SECTION.  256J.4  Funding provisions —— enrollment.
   1.  General.
   a.  State funding provided for preschool scholarships shall be allocated to school districts for each school year based upon the amount appropriated and the funding formula set forth in section 256J.5.
   b.  Except as otherwise provided in chapter 298A, a school district approved to participate in the preschool program may authorize expenditures for the school district’s preschool programming from any of the revenue sources available to the district from the sources listed in chapter 298A, provided the expenditures are within the uses permitted for the revenue source. In addition, the use of the revenue source for preschool programming must have been approved prior to any expenditure from the revenue source for the school district’s preschool program.
   c.  Funding provided for the preschool program pursuant to this chapter is intended to supplement, not supplant, existing public funding for preschool programming.
   d.  Preschool scholarship funding shall not be commingled with the other state aid payments made under section 257.16 to a school district and shall be accounted for by the school district separately from the other state aid payments. Preschool scholarship payments made to school districts are miscellaneous income for purposes of chapter 257. A school district shall maintain a separate listing within its budget for preschool scholarship payments received and expenditures made. A school district shall certify to the department that preschool scholarship funding received by the school district was used to supplement, not supplant, moneys otherwise received and used by the school district for preschool programming.
   e.  Preschool scholarship funding shall not be used for the costs of constructing a facility in connection with a school district or private education partner preschool program.
   f.  Preschool scholarship funding received by a school district or private education partner may be used in conjunction with funding from family-paid tuition to support the school district or private education partner in providing the preschool program. Not more than five percent of the scholarship funding received annually by a school district shall be used for the costs of supervising the program.
   2.  Eligible student enrollment.
   a.  To be included as an eligible student in the preschool enrollment count by a school district, a child shall meet the requirements of section 256J.3, subsection 1, and shall be enrolled in and attending a preschool program implemented by a school district or a school district’s private education partner.
   b.  The enrollment count for the preschool program shall include all eligible children who are enrolled in and attending a preschool program implemented by a school district and the school district’s private education partners shall be collected by the school district on the date prescribed in section 257.6 and shall be certified to the department by the school district by October 15.
   Sec. 34.  NEW SECTION.  256J.5  State funding allocation —— expenditure limitation.
   1.  State funding.
   a.  Allocation formula.  For each fiscal year in which moneys are appropriated by the general assembly for purposes of the preschool program for four-year-old children, preschool scholarship funding shall be allocated to approved school districts on a per pupil basis calculated on the proportion that the number of the approved school district’s first grade children who are eligible for free or reduced price meals under the federal Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-296, multiplied by the average of the previous three years of certified kindergarten enrollment, bears to the sum of the number of first grade children in all approved school districts who are eligible for free or reduced price meals under the federal Healthy, Hungry-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub. L. No. 111-296, multiplied by the average of the previous three years of certified kindergarten enrollment in all approved school districts in the state for the base year.
   b.  Redistribution of state funding.  Based on the October 1 certified preschool enrollment count determined pursuant to section 256J.4, subsection 2, the department shall evaluate the needs of approved school districts and approved private education partners and shall take action to redistribute unused state funding as appropriate.
   c.  Limited purpose.  State funds provided for purposes of this chapter shall not be expended for any purpose not expressly authorized in this chapter or in administrative rules adopted to administer this chapter.
   2.  Program sites —— conditional allocation.  A school district shall not receive preschool scholarship funding without school district or private education partner preschool program sites.
   3.  Program continuation subject to approval.  For subsequent budget years, continuation of a school district’s participation in the preschool program is subject to the approval of the department based upon the school district’s compliance with accountability provisions and the department’s on-site review of the school district’s implementation of the preschool program.
   4.  Insufficient funding.  If the amount appropriated annually for purposes of this section is not sufficient to pay the total allocation to approved school districts, the allocation shall be based on the proportion that the total allocation for each approved school district bears to the sum of the total allocations to all approved school districts.
   5.  Payments to private education partners.  Reimbursements shall be provided to private education partners by approved school districts on a monthly basis, beginning with the month in which the school district receives payment under subsection 1, paragraph “a”, and ending in July, upon submission and verification of actual instructional costs incurred in the school year.
   6.  Department administration and oversight.  Except as otherwise provided by law for a fiscal year, of the amount appropriated by the general assembly for a fiscal year for purposes of this chapter, the department may use an amount sufficient to fund up to four full-time equivalent positions which shall be in addition to the number of positions authorized for the department for the fiscal year to provide administration and oversight of the preschool program. Oversight shall include but not be limited to data collection requirements, maintenance of website listings of school district and private education partners providing high-quality preschool programs, and assessment results.
   7.  Open enrollment not applicable.  Section 282.18 shall not apply to preschool programs implemented under this chapter. However, approved programs shall be open to all eligible Iowa children, regardless of a child’s district of residence.
   8.  Participation in preschool not good cause.  Participation by a child in an approved preschool program under this chapter does not qualify as “good cause”, as defined in section 282.18, subsection 4, paragraph “b”, for purposes of claiming continuous enrollment in a school district other than the district of residence.
   Sec. 35.  Section 272.2, Code 2011, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  19.  Adopt rules establishing an early childhood certificate of eligibility for individuals who meet the requirements of section 256J.3, subsection 2, paragraph “a”, subparagraph (2), for preschool teachers. The rules for obtaining such a certificate shall require that an applicant successfully complete twelve hours of coursework from an accredited institution of higher education in early childhood education, child development, elementary education, or early childhood special education, and this coursework shall encompass child development and learning of children from birth through kindergarten; family and community relationships; observing, documenting, and assessing young children; teaching and learning; and professional practices and development.

DIVISION IV

FY 2012-2013

DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
   Sec. 36.  ADMINISTRATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department for the blind for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,706,053
............................................... FTEs      88.00

COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
   Sec. 37.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    234,903
............................................... FTEs       3.95
   2.  STUDENT AID PROGRAMS
   For payments to students for the Iowa grant program established in section 261.93:
.................................................. $    848,761
   3.  DES MOINES UNIVERSITY —— HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
   For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending Des Moines university —— osteopathic medical center under the forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19:
.................................................. $    349,699
   4.  NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
   For purposes of providing national guard educational assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $  3,186,233
   5.  ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant program established pursuant to section 261.6:
.................................................. $    594,383
   6.  ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
   a.  For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $  2,403,949
   b.  If the moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid commission for fiscal year 2012-2013 for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87, shall, during fiscal year 2012-2013, include accredited private institutions as defined in section 261.9, subsection 1.
   7.  REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
   a.  For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator loan forgiveness program established pursuant to section 261.23:
.................................................. $     86,736

   b.  It is the intent of the general assembly that the commission continue to consider moneys allocated pursuant to this subsection as moneys that meet the state matching funds requirements of the federal leveraging educational assistance program and the federal supplemental leveraging educational assistance program established under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
   8.  BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.18:
.................................................. $     39,626
   Sec. 38.  IOWA TUITION GRANT APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2012-2013.  Notwithstanding section 261.25, subsection 1, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection 1, shall be $44,013,448.
   Sec. 39.  CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS.  Notwithstanding section 261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund created pursuant to section 261.72 may be used for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section 261.73.
   Sec. 40.  WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2012-2013.  Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
   Sec. 41.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  6,019,042
............................................... FTEs      81.67
   2.  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    422,319
............................................... FTEs      11.50
   3.  VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  4,477,378
............................................... FTEs     255.00
   b.  For matching funds for programs to enable persons with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more independently, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $     39,457
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   c.  For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $    146,760
   d.  For costs associated with centers for independent living:
.................................................. $     40,633
   4.  STATE LIBRARY
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,219,799
............................................... FTEs      17.00
   b.  For the enrich Iowa program established under section 256.57:
.................................................. $  1,688,316
   5.  LIBRARY SERVICE AREA SYSTEM
   For state aid:
.................................................. $    934,917
   6.  PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  6,710,017
............................................... FTEs      82.00
   7.  REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS
   For state aid:
.................................................. $  1,001,269
   The regional telecommunications councils established in section 8D.5 shall use the moneys appropriated in this subsection to provide technical assistance for network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local area networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related support activities.
   8.  VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
   For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by secondary schools:
.................................................. $  2,435,234
   Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to reimburse school districts for vocational education expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
   9.  SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
   For use as state matching funds for federal programs that shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,993,795
............................................... FTEs      20.58
   10.  EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID
   For deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $  5,386,113
   a.  From the moneys deposited in the school ready children grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, not more than $265,950 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance activities. The early childhood Iowa state board shall direct staff to work with the early childhood stakeholders alliance created in section 256I.12 to inventory technical assistance needs. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff.
   b.  As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in this subsection, each early childhood Iowa area board shall report to the early childhood Iowa state board progress on each of the local indicators approved by the area board. Each early childhood Iowa area board must also submit an annual budget for the area’s comprehensive school ready children grant developed for providing services for children from birth through five years of age, and provide other information specified by the early childhood Iowa state board, including budget amendments as needed. The early childhood Iowa state board shall establish a submission deadline for the annual budget and any budget amendments that allow a reasonable period of time for preparation by the early childhood Iowa area boards and for review and approval or request for modification of the materials by the early childhood Iowa state board. In addition, each early childhood Iowa area board must continue to comply with reporting provisions and other requirements adopted by the early childhood Iowa state board in implementing section 256I.9.
   c.  Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts to improve the quality of early care, health, and education programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office, including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution formula, grants, or other means.
   d.  Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for support of professional development and training activities for persons working in early care, health, and education by the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with the professional development component group of the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance maintained pursuant to section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to professional development and training activities agreed upon by the parties participating in the collaboration.
   11.  EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION ASSISTANCE
   a.  For deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $  3,128,877

   b.  The amount appropriated in this subsection shall be used for early care, health, and education programs to assist low-income parents with tuition for preschool and other supportive services for children ages three, four, and five who are not attending kindergarten in order to increase the basic family income eligibility requirement to not more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level. In addition, if sufficient funding is available after addressing the needs of those who meet the basic income eligibility requirement, an early childhood Iowa area board may provide for eligibility for those with a family income in excess of the basic income eligibility requirement through use of a sliding scale or other copayment provisions.
   12.  EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT EDUCATION
   a.  For deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $ 12,364,434
   b.  The amount appropriated in this subsection shall be used for family support services and parent education programs targeted to families expecting a child or with newborn and infant children through age five and shall be distributed using the distribution formula approved by the early childhood Iowa state board and shall be used by an early childhood Iowa area board only for family support services and parent education programs targeted to families expecting a child or with newborn and infant children through age five.
   13.  BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
   For expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2012, birth through age three services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those services:
.................................................. $  1,618,116
   From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinic at the state university of Iowa to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
   14.  TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
   To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $    600,987
   Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident public school pupils.
   15.  BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING AND INDUCTION PROGRAM
   For purposes of administering the beginning administrator mentoring and induction program established pursuant to chapter 284A:
.................................................. $    183,448
   16.  STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
   For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  4,498,878
............................................... FTEs       2.00
   17.  PRESCHOOL PROGRAM FOR FOUR-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
   For the operation of the preschool program for four-year-old children, and to provide program scholarships to pay for eligible four-year-old children to attend preschool provided by school districts or private education partners if the Eighty-fourth General Assembly, 2011 Regular Session, enacts legislation establishing the program:
.................................................. $ 33,600,000
   18.  COMMUNITY COLLEGES
   For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $152,412,677
   The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated pursuant to the formula established in section 206C.18C.

STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
   Sec. 42.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,023,664
............................................... FTEs      15.00
   The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative services agency.
   b.  For moneys to be allocated to the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in their operating funds resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities and utility services at the institutions:
.................................................. $ 25,555,412
   Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for the purposes in this lettered paragraph remaining unencumbered or unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall be available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this lettered paragraph during the subsequent fiscal year.
   c.  For moneys to be allocated to the southwest Iowa graduate studies center:
.................................................. $     85,320
   d.  For moneys to be allocated to the siouxland interstate metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center under section 262.9, subsection 22:
.................................................. $     64,963
   e.  For moneys to be allocated to the quad-cities graduate studies center:
.................................................. $    126,585
   f.  For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for public radio operations:
.................................................. $    381,939
   2.  STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
   a.  General university, including lakeside laboratory
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $202,997,974
............................................... FTEs   5,058.55
   b.  Oakdale campus
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  2,132,789
............................................... FTEs      38.25
   c.  State hygienic laboratory
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  3,449,746
............................................... FTEs     102.50
   d.  Family practice program
   For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family practice program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,744,290
............................................... FTEs     190.40
   e.  Child health care services
   For specialized child health care services, including childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    643,239
............................................... FTEs      57.97
   f.  Statewide cancer registry
   For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    145,386
............................................... FTEs       2.10
   g.  Substance abuse consortium
   For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $     54,164
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   h.  Center for biocatalysis
   For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    705,931
............................................... FTEs       6.28
   i.  Primary health care initiative
   For the primary health care initiative in the college of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    632,972
............................................... FTEs       5.89
   From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine for family practice faculty and support staff.
   j.  Birth defects registry
   For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $     37,346
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   k.  Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
   For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    158,542
............................................... FTEs       2.75
   3.  IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $159,064,412
............................................... FTEs   3,647.42
   b.  Agricultural experiment station
   For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 27,420,590
............................................... FTEs     546.98
   c.  Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics
   For the cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 17,495,648
............................................... FTEs     383.34
   d.  Leopold center
   For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university of science and technology under section 266.39B, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    387,645
............................................... FTEs      11.25
   e.  Livestock disease research
   For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $    168,595
   4.  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $ 72,333,194
............................................... FTEs   1,447.50
   b.  Recycling and reuse center
   For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $    170,947
............................................... FTEs       3.00
   c.  Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative
   For purposes of establishing a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  1,692,000
............................................... FTEs       6.20
   (1)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, up to $282,000 shall be allocated for salaries, staffing, and institutional support. The remainder of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be expended only to support activities directly related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
   (2)  The university of northern Iowa shall work with the community colleges to develop STEM professional development programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum development.
   d.  Real estate education program
   For purposes of the real estate education program, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $    122,221
............................................... FTEs       1.00
   5.  STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  8,159,166
............................................... FTEs     126.60
   6.  IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
   For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $  3,622,320
............................................... FTEs      62.87
   7.  TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS
   For payment to local school boards for the tuition and transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain clothing, prescription, and transportation costs for students at these schools pursuant to section 270.5:
.................................................. $     11,474
   8.  LICENSED CLASSROOM TEACHERS
   For distribution at the Iowa braille and sight saving school and the Iowa school for the deaf based upon the average yearly enrollment at each school as determined by the state board of regents:
.................................................. $     80,032
   Sec. 43.  ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS —— FINANCING.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of the projects within an average of six years.
   Sec. 44.  PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS.  Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs for students attending the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
   Sec. 45.  EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT.  The section of this Act transferring moneys appropriated pursuant to 2010 Iowa Acts, chapter 1183, section 6, subsection 18, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
   Sec. 46.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  The sections of this Act amending sections 299A.2 and 299A.8 apply retroactively to the base year beginning July 1, 2009.