Senate File 2323 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2323 BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3185) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate April 19, 2016 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and 1 appropriation of moneys to the college student aid 2 commission, the department for the blind, the department of 3 education, and the state board of regents, providing for 4 related matters, and including effective and applicability 5 date provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh

S.F. 2323 DIVISION I 1 FY 2016-2017 APPROPRIATIONS 2 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 3 Section 1. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 20, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 SEC. 20. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the 6 general fund of the state to the department for the blind 7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 8 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 9 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 10 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 12 equivalent positions: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,149,179 14 2,298,358 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 88.00 16 2. For costs associated with universal access to audio 17 information for blind and print handicapped Iowans: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,000 19 52,000 20 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 21 Sec. 2. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 21, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 SEC. 21. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 24 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 25 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 26 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 27 purposes designated: 28 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 31 equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 215,948 33 431,896 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.95 35 -1- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 1/ 34

S.F. 2323 2. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 1 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals 2 established pursuant to section 261.115 : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,487 4 400,973 5 3. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 6 For purposes of providing national guard educational 7 assistance under the program established in section 261.86 : 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,550,117 9 2,100,000 10 4. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 11 For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program 12 established in section 261.112 : 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,226 14 392,452 15 5. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM 16 For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant 17 program established pursuant to section 261.6 : 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 277,029 19 454,057 20 6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 21 a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 22 program established pursuant to section 261.87 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,370,427 24 2,840,854 25 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, if the moneys 26 appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid 27 commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 28 program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in 29 section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 30 2016, include accredited private institutions as defined in 31 section 261.9 . 32 7. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS 33 PROGRAM 34 For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator loan 35 -2- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 2/ 34

S.F. 2323 forgiveness program established pursuant to section 261.116 : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,426 2 80,852 3 8. BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT 4 PROGRAM 5 For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences 6 tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.61: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,469 8 36,938 9 9. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM 10 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established 11 pursuant to section 261.110 : 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 13 400,000 14 10. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 15 For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment 16 program established pursuant to section 261.113 : 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,000 18 1,600,000 19 11. RURAL IOWA ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER AND 20 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 21 For purposes of the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse 22 practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program 23 established pursuant to section 261.114 : 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 25 Sec. 3. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 22, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 SEC. 22. IOWA TUITION AND VOCATIONAL —— TECHNICAL GRANT 28 APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016-2017. Notwithstanding the standing 29 appropriations in the following designated sections for the 30 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 31 the amounts appropriated from the general fund of the state to 32 the college student aid commission pursuant to these sections 33 for the following designated purposes shall not exceed the 34 following amounts: 35 -3- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 3/ 34

S.F. 2323 1. For Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection 1 1 : 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,206,724 3 48,689,681 4 2. For tuition grants for students attending for-profit 5 accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section 6 261.25, subsection 2 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 987,500 8 1,975,000 9 3. For vocational technical tuition grants under section 10 261.25, subsection 3 : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,125,093 12 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 13 Sec. 4. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 25, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 SEC. 25. There is appropriated from the general fund of 16 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 17 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 18 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 19 purposes designated: 20 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 21 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 22 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 23 equivalent positions: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,152,024 25 6,054,047 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 81.67 27 By January 15, 2017, the department shall submit a written 28 report to the general assembly detailing the department’s 29 antibullying programming and current and projected expenditures 30 for such programming for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 31 2016. 32 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 35 -4- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 4/ 34

S.F. 2323 equivalent positions: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 299,099 2 598,197 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.50 4 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 5 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 7 equivalent positions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,955,600 9 5,911,200 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 255.00 11 For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals 12 with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts 13 to work with community rehabilitation program providers for 14 job placement and retention services for individuals with 15 significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. 16 By January 15, 2016 2017 , the division shall submit a written 17 report to the general assembly on the division’s outreach 18 efforts with community rehabilitation program providers. 19 b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons 20 with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 21 independently, including salaries and support, and for not more 22 than the following full-time equivalent position: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,564 24 89,128 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 26 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program 27 established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9 : 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,768 29 145,535 30 d. For costs associated with centers for independent 31 living: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,147 33 90,294 34 4. STATE LIBRARY 35 -5- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 5/ 34

S.F. 2323 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 2 equivalent positions: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,357,532 4 2,715,063 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 29.00 6 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section 7 256.57 : 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,287,114 9 2,574,228 10 5. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 12 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 13 full-time equivalent positions: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,036,923 15 8,073,846 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 86.00 17 6. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS 18 For state aid: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 496,457 20 992,913 21 a. The regional telecommunications councils established 22 pursuant to section 8D.5, subsection 2 , shall use the moneys 23 appropriated in this subsection to provide technical assistance 24 for network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local 25 area networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related 26 support activities. 27 b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall 28 be distributed by the department to the regional 29 telecommunications councils based upon usage by region. 30 7. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 31 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made 32 by secondary schools: 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,315,067 34 2,630,134 35 -6- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 6/ 34

S.F. 2323 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 1 to reimburse school districts for vocational education 2 expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards 3 set in sections 256.11 , 258.4 , and 260C.14 . 4 8. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 5 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that 6 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 7 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 8 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,088,399 10 2,176,797 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 20.58 12 9. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID 13 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 14 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,693,057 16 5,386,113 17 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 18 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 19 and ending June 30, 2017, not more than $132,975 $265,950 20 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other 21 technical assistance activities. Moneys allocated under this 22 lettered paragraph may be used by the early childhood Iowa 23 state board for the purpose of skills development and support 24 for ongoing training of staff. However, except as otherwise 25 provided in this subsection, moneys shall not be used for 26 additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff. 27 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 28 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 29 early childhood Iowa fund, $1,159,009 $2,318,018 shall 30 be used for efforts to improve the quality of early care, 31 health, and education programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to 32 this paragraph may be used for additional staff and for the 33 reimbursement of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board 34 may reserve a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $44,325 35 -7- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 7/ 34

S.F. 2323 $88,650 , for the technical assistance expenses of the early 1 childhood Iowa state office, including the reimbursement of 2 staff, and shall distribute the remainder to early childhood 3 Iowa areas for local quality improvement efforts through a 4 methodology identified by the early childhood Iowa state board 5 to make the most productive use of the funding, which may 6 include use of the distribution formula, grants, or other 7 means. 8 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 9 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 10 early childhood Iowa fund, $412,515 $825,030 shall be used for 11 support of professional development and training activities 12 for persons working in early care, health, and education by 13 the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with 14 the professional development component groups maintained by 15 the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to 16 section 256I.12, subsection 7 , paragraph “b”, and the early 17 childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to 18 professional development and training activities agreed upon by 19 the parties participating in the collaboration. 20 10. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION 21 ASSISTANCE 22 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 23 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,714,439 25 5,428,877 26 11. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT 27 EDUCATION 28 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 29 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,182,217 31 12,364,434 32 12. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 33 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 34 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 35 -8- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 8/ 34

S.F. 2323 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2016, birth through age three 1 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 2 those services: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 860,700 4 1,721,400 5 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 6 $191,885 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health 7 specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa 8 in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers 9 who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. 10 13. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 11 a. For early head start projects: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 13 600,000 14 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 15 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 16 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 17 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 18 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 19 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 20 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 21 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be 22 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 23 and received state funding to administer an early head start 24 project. 25 14. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 26 a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks 27 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as 28 authorized by section 301.1 : 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,107 30 650,214 31 b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per 32 pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to 33 resident public school pupils. 34 15. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 35 -9- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 9/ 34

S.F. 2323 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 1 program established pursuant to chapter 284 , and for not more 2 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,695,676 4 57,391,351 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 6 If moneys appropriated under this subsection and which 7 are allocated to pay the full amount of teacher leadership 8 supplemental aid payments to school districts for their 9 initial year of funding under section 284.13, subsection 1, 10 paragraph “e”, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and 11 ending June 30, 2017, are insufficient for such purpose, the 12 department shall prorate the amount of the teacher leadership 13 supplemental aid payments calculated under section 284.13, 14 subsection 1, paragraph “e”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph 15 division (a), and paid to school districts. 16 16. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES 17 For school districts to provide direct services to the 18 most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school 19 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s 20 graduates specialist: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 350,000 22 700,000 23 17. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 24 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 25 For development of criteria and administration of a process 26 for school districts to establish specific performance goals 27 and to evaluate the performance of each attendance center 28 operated by the district in order to arrive at an overall 29 school performance grade and report card for each attendance 30 center, for internet site and data system support, and for not 31 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 33 250,000 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 35 -10- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 10/ 34

S.F. 2323 18. ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING/COACHING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM 1 For purposes of the beginning administrator mentoring and 2 induction program created pursuant to section 284A.5 and for 3 development and implementation of the coaching and support 4 system to support administrators pursuant to section 256.9, 5 subsection 63 , paragraph “b”: 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 7 1,000,000 8 19. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM 9 For purposes of the English language literacy for all 10 grant program established in accordance with section 256.9, 11 subsection 65 : 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 13 500,000 14 By November 1, 2016, the 25 Iowa school districts with 15 the largest number of students identified as limited English 16 proficient and providing educational programming because of 17 that identification shall submit a report to the department 18 in a manner prescribed by the department that includes the 19 following information: 20 a. A cost accounting of moneys expended on limited English 21 proficiency programming by the school district. 22 b. An identification of all native languages represented 23 by limited English proficient students who are served by the 24 school district. 25 c. The average number of years spent in English language 26 learner programming for limited English proficient students 27 served by the school district. 28 d. The number of full-time equivalent employees directly 29 serving limited English proficient students and the 30 student-to-teacher ratios for such students. 31 e. A review of the number and the percentage of the total of 32 limited English proficient students achieving English language 33 proficiency over the previous five years. 34 f. A list of English language learner programs not developed 35 -11- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 11/ 34

S.F. 2323 by the district that are being utilized by the school district 1 for limited English proficient students. 2 20. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM 3 For purposes of administering the online state job posting 4 system in accordance with section 256.27 : 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 6 250,000 7 21. COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SUPPORT 8 For the costs of providing department support to education 9 commissions and councils established pursuant to 2013 Iowa 10 Acts, chapter 121 , including but not limited to the commission 11 on educator leadership and compensation and the council on 12 educator development: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500 14 22. AREA EDUCATION AGENCY SUPPORT SYSTEM 15 For administration of a system by which area education 16 agencies shall support school districts implementing frameworks 17 or comparable systems approved pursuant to section 284.15, 18 subsection 6 : 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 20 1,000,000 21 23. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 22 For distribution to school districts for implementation of 23 section 279.68, subsection 2 : 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000,000 25 8,000,000 26 24. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY 27 For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early 28 warning assessment and administering the early warning system 29 for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and 30 rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31 : 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 32 2,000,000 33 The department shall administer and distribute to school 34 districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning 35 -12- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 12/ 34

S.F. 2323 assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor 1 student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade 2 six. The department may charge school districts and accredited 3 nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual 4 costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning 5 assessment minus the moneys received by the department under 6 this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the 7 actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for 8 the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the 9 system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use 10 moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11 , and 11 moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, 12 subsection 2 , to pay the early warning assessment system fee. 13 25. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER 14 a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in 15 order to implement, in collaboration with the area education 16 agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 53 , 17 paragraph “c”: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 19 1,000,000 20 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 21 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 22 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 23 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 24 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 25 25A. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE 26 For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative 27 established under section 256.42: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 29 26. COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION 30 For implementation, in collaboration with the area education 31 agencies, of certain recommendations of the competency-based 32 instruction task force established pursuant to 2012 Iowa Acts, 33 chapter 1119, section 2 , and for not more than the following 34 full-time equivalent position: 35 -13- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 13/ 34

S.F. 2323 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 212,500 1 425,000 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 3 The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 4 to provide grants under a competency-based instruction 5 grant program, for writing model competencies, for plans and 6 templates, to develop the assessment validation rubric and 7 model assessments, and to design professional development in 8 accordance with the recommendations of the task force. 9 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 10 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 11 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 12 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 13 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 14 26A. FINE ARTS BEGINNING TEACHER MENTORING PROGRAM 15 For purposes implementing section 256.34, if enacted by this 16 Act: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000 18 27. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 19 a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education 20 compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation: 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 22 100,000 23 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 24 for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact 25 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 26 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 27 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose 28 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 29 28. AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES 30 For distribution to the area education agencies: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 32 1,000,000 33 29. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 34 a. For general state financial aid to merged areas as 35 -14- SF 2323 (3) 86 kh/tm/jh 14/ 34