Senate
File
455
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
455
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
1124)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
9,
2017
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
district
finance
by
modifying
1
provisions
relating
to
the
calculation
of
the
regular
2
program
state
cost
per
pupil
and
the
regular
program
3
district
cost
per
pupil,
and
by
establishing
a
supplementary
4
weighting
plan
for
certain
mandatory
school
district
5
transportation
costs
and
including
effective
date
6
provisions.
7
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
STATE
AND
DISTRICT
COSTS
PER
PUPIL
2
Section
1.
Section
257.2,
subsection
12,
Code
2017,
is
3
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
12.
“Supplemental
state
aid”
means
the
amount
by
which
state
5
cost
per
pupil
and
district
cost
per
pupil
will
increase
from
6
one
budget
year
to
the
next
as
the
result
of
the
state
percent
7
of
growth
.
8
Sec.
2.
Section
257.8,
subsection
5,
Code
2017,
is
amended
9
to
read
as
follows:
10
5.
Alternate
supplemental
state
aid
——
definitions.
11
a.
For
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2000,
and
subsequent
12
budget
years,
references
to
the
terms
“supplemental
state
aid”
,
13
“regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil”
,
and
“regular
program
14
district
cost
per
pupil”
shall
mean
those
terms
as
calculated
15
for
those
school
districts
that
calculated
regular
program
16
supplemental
state
aid
for
the
school
budget
year
beginning
17
July
1,
1999,
with
the
additional
thirty-eight
dollars
18
specified
in
section
257.8,
subsection
4,
Code
2013
.
19
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
and
20
subsequent
budget
years,
references
to
“supplemental
state
21
aid”
and
“regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil”
shall
mean
22
those
terms
as
calculated
including
the
additional
amounts
23
for
specified
budget
years
under
section
257.9,
subsection
2,
24
paragraphs
“b”
,
“c”
,
and
“d”
,
and
references
to
“regular
program
25
district
cost
per
pupil”
shall
mean
that
term
as
calculated
26
including
any
adjustments
made
under
section
257.10,
subsection
27
2.
28
Sec.
3.
Section
257.9,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
29
to
read
as
follows:
30
2.
Regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
1992-1993
and
31
succeeding
years.
32
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1992,
and
33
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
before
July
1,
2017
,
the
34
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
a
budget
year
is
the
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regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
1
regular
program
supplemental
state
aid
for
the
budget
year.
2
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
the
regular
3
program
state
cost
per
pupil
is
the
regular
program
state
4
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
regular
program
5
supplemental
state
aid
for
the
budget
year,
plus
five
dollars.
6
c.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
the
regular
7
program
state
cost
per
pupil
is
the
regular
program
state
8
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
regular
program
9
supplemental
state
aid
for
the
budget
year,
plus
ten
dollars.
10
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
and
11
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
before
July
1,
2027,
the
12
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
a
budget
year
is
the
13
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
14
regular
program
supplemental
state
aid
for
the
budget
year,
15
plus
twenty
dollars.
16
e.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
17
succeeding
budget
years,
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
18
pupil
for
a
budget
year
is
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
19
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
regular
program
supplemental
20
state
aid
for
the
budget
year.
21
Sec.
4.
Section
257.10,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
22
2017,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
b.
If
the
regular
program
district
cost
per
pupil
of
a
24
school
district
for
the
budget
year
under
paragraph
“a”
exceeds
25
one
hundred
five
percent
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
26
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
and
the
state
percent
of
growth
27
for
the
budget
year
is
greater
than
two
percent,
the
regular
28
program
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
for
that
29
district
shall
be
reduced
to
one
hundred
five
percent
of
the
30
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year.
31
However,
under
such
conditions,
if
the
difference
between
the
32
regular
program
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
and
33
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
34
is
greater
than
an
amount
equal
to
two
percent
multiplied
by
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the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year,
the
1
regular
program
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
2
shall
be
reduced
by
the
amount
equal
to
two
percent
multiplied
3
by
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year.
4
Sec.
5.
Section
257.10,
subsection
2,
Code
2017,
is
amended
5
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
6
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
c.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
7
2017,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
regular
program
8
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
calculated
under
9
this
subsection
in
any
school
district
is
less
than
the
10
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year,
the
11
department
of
management
shall
increase
the
regular
program
12
district
cost
per
pupil
of
that
district
to
an
amount
equal
to
13
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year.
14
Sec.
6.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
15
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
16
enactment.
17
DIVISION
II
18
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
SUPPLEMENTARY
WEIGHTING
19
Sec.
7.
Section
257.11,
Code
2017,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
7A.
School
district
transportation
costs.
22
a.
In
order
to
provide
additional
funds
for
school
district
23
transportation
costs
resulting
from
the
transportation
of
24
resident
pupils
required
by
chapter
285
and
paid
from
sources
25
other
than
the
district’s
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
26
fund
under
section
298A.4
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
27
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
under
section
423F.2,
a
28
supplementary
weighting
plan
for
such
pupils
is
adopted.
29
b.
Each
school
district
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
30
weighting
amount
as
follows:
31
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
ten
percent
32
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
paragraph
33
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
34
(2)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
twenty
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percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
1
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
2
(3)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
thirty
3
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
4
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
5
(4)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
forty
6
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
7
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
8
(5)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
fifty
9
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
10
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
11
(6)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2022,
sixty
12
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
13
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
14
(7)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
seventy
15
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
16
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
17
(8)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
eighty
18
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
19
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
20
(9)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
ninety
21
percent
of
the
combined
weighting
amount
calculated
under
22
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
23
(10)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
each
24
succeeding
budget
year,
one
hundred
percent
of
the
combined
25
weighting
amount
calculated
under
paragraph
“c”
,
subparagraph
26
(2),
for
that
budget
year.
27
c.
(1)
(a)
Transportation
cost
factor.
For
each
budget
28
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
the
department
of
29
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
district
all
of
the
30
following:
31
(i)
The
sum
of
the
school
district’s
total
transportation
32
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
of
pupils
required
under
33
chapter
285,
and
paid
from
sources
other
than
the
district’s
34
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
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or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
1
education
fund
under
section
423F.2,
for
the
three
years
2
immediately
preceding
the
base
year.
3
(ii)
The
sum
of
the
school
district’s
regular
program
4
district
cost
for
the
three
years
immediately
preceding
the
5
base
year,
excluding
amounts
attributable
to
budget
adjustments
6
received
under
section
257.14.
7
(iii)
The
school
district’s
budget
enrollment
multiplied
by
8
the
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
amount
under
subparagraph
9
subdivision
(i)
divided
by
the
school
district’s
amount
under
10
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii).
11
(iv)
The
school
district’s
amount
under
subparagraph
12
subdivision
(iii)
divided
by
the
sum
of
the
amounts
calculated
13
under
subparagraph
subdivision
(iii)
for
all
school
districts.
14
(v)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
15
(iv)
multiplied
by
ninety
percent
of
the
sum
of
all
school
16
districts’
transportation
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
17
of
pupils
required
under
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
18
the
base
year
and
paid
from
sources
other
than
the
district’s
19
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
20
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
21
education
fund
under
section
423F.2.
22
(vi)
The
quotient
of
the
amount
calculated
under
23
subparagraph
subdivision
(v)
divided
by
the
regular
program
24
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year.
25
(b)
Budget
enrollment
factor.
For
each
budget
year
26
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
the
department
of
27
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
district
all
of
the
28
following:
29
(i)
The
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
budget
enrollment
30
divided
by
the
statewide
total
budget
enrollment
multiplied
by
31
five
percent
of
the
sum
of
all
school
districts’
transportation
32
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
of
pupils
required
under
33
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
the
base
year
and
paid
from
34
sources
other
than
the
district’s
physical
plant
and
equipment
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levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
or
revenue
received
from
the
1
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
under
section
2
423F.2.
3
(ii)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
4
(i)
divided
by
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
5
budget
year.
6
(c)
Route
miles
factor.
For
each
budget
year
beginning
7
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
the
department
of
management
shall
8
calculate
for
each
school
district
all
of
the
following:
9
(i)
The
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
total
route
10
miles
traveled
for
the
transportation
of
pupils
required
under
11
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
the
base
year
divided
by
the
12
school
district’s
budget
enrollment.
13
(ii)
The
school
district’s
amount
under
subparagraph
14
subdivision
(i)
divided
by
the
sum
of
the
amounts
calculated
15
under
subparagraph
subdivision
(i)
for
all
school
districts.
16
(iii)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
17
(ii)
multiplied
by
five
percent
of
the
sum
of
all
school
18
districts’
transportation
costs
incurred
for
the
transportation
19
of
pupils
required
under
chapter
285
for
the
year
preceding
20
the
base
year
and
paid
from
sources
other
than
the
district’s
21
physical
plant
and
equipment
levy
fund
under
section
298A.4
22
or
revenue
received
from
the
secure
an
advanced
vision
for
23
education
fund
under
section
423F.2.
24
(iv)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
subdivision
25
(iii)
divided
by
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
26
the
budget
year.
27
(2)
The
combined
weighting
amount
for
each
school
district
28
is
the
sum
of
the
following:
29
(a)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
(1),
30
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
subdivision
(vi).
31
(b)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
(1),
32
subparagraph
division
(b),
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii).
33
(c)
The
amount
calculated
under
subparagraph
(1),
34
subparagraph
division
(c),
subparagraph
subdivision
(iv).
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d.
Funding
received
by
a
school
district
as
the
result
of
1
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
shall
not
affect
2
a
school
district’s
eligibility
for
transportation
assistance
3
under
section
257.31,
subsection
17.
4
e.
Amounts
received
by
a
school
district
as
the
result
5
of
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
shall
be
6
deposited
in
the
school
district’s
general
fund
and
may
be
used
7
for
any
general
fund
purpose.
8
f.
If
a
school
district
established
as
the
result
of
a
9
reorganization
under
chapter
275
does
not
have
sufficient
10
transportation
cost
data,
regular
program
district
cost
per
11
pupil
data,
or
enrollment
data
for
the
calculation
of
amounts
12
required
under
this
subsection,
the
department
of
management
13
shall
use
estimated
transportation
cost
data,
regular
program
14
district
cost
per
pupil
data,
and
enrollment
data
derived
from
15
data
for
prior
budget
years
from
each
district
involved
in
16
the
reorganization
until
such
amounts
can
be
calculated
using
17
actual
data
for
the
reorganized
school
district.
18
g.
For
the
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2017,
July
1,
19
2018,
and
July
1,
2019,
and
if
necessary,
any
subsequent
budget
20
years,
if
insufficient
or
incomplete
transportation
cost
data
21
makes
the
implementation
of
this
subsection
impractical,
the
22
department
of
management
shall,
in
consultation
with
the
23
department
of
education
and
the
legislative
services
agency,
24
establish
procedures
and
modified
methodologies
for
calculating
25
supplementary
weighting
and
funding
amounts
under
this
26
subsection.
27
Sec.
8.
Section
257.11,
subsection
8,
Code
2017,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
8.
Pupils
ineligible.
A
Except
for
transportation
weighting
30
under
subsection
7A,
a
pupil
eligible
for
the
weighting
plan
31
provided
in
section
256B.9
is
not
eligible
for
supplementary
32
weighting
pursuant
to
this
section
unless
it
is
determined
33
that
the
course
generating
the
supplemental
weighting
has
no
34
relationship
to
the
pupil’s
disability.
A
pupil
attending
an
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alternative
program
or
an
at-risk
pupils’
program,
including
1
alternative
high
school
programs,
is
not
eligible
for
2
supplementary
weighting
under
subsection
2
.
3
Sec.
9.
Section
257.31,
subsection
17,
paragraphs
a
and
d,
4
Code
2017,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
5
a.
If
a
district’s
average
transportation
costs
per
6
pupil
exceed
the
state
average
transportation
costs
per
7
pupil
determined
under
paragraph
“c”
by
one
hundred
fifty
8
percent,
the
committee
may
grant
transportation
assistance
aid
9
to
the
district
using
exclusively
the
funds
transferred
to
10
the
committee
in
accordance
with
section
321.34,
subsection
11
22
.
Such
aid
shall
be
miscellaneous
income
and
shall
not
be
12
included
in
district
cost.
13
d.
Funds
transferred
to
the
committee
in
accordance
with
14
section
321.34,
subsection
22
,
are
appropriated
to
and
may
be
15
expended
for
the
purposes
of
the
committee,
as
described
in
16
this
section
subsection
.
However,
highest
priority
shall
be
17
given
to
districts
that
meet
the
conditions
described
in
this
18
subsection
.
Notwithstanding
any
other
provision
of
the
Code,
19
unencumbered
or
unobligated
funds
transferred
to
the
committee
20
pursuant
to
section
321.34,
subsection
22
,
remaining
on
June
21
30
of
the
fiscal
year
for
which
the
funds
were
transferred,
22
shall
not
revert
but
shall
be
available
for
expenditure
for
the
23
purposes
of
this
subsection
in
subsequent
fiscal
years.
24
Sec.
10.
EFFECTIVE
UPON
ENACTMENT.
This
division
of
this
25
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
26
enactment.
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