HF 2575 (LSB 5003HV (2) 89)

HOUSE FILE 2575

BY  COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

(SUCCESSOR TO LSB 5003HB)

(As Amended and Passed by the House 2022-03-29)

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, providing for properly related matters, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

DIVISION I
FY 2022-2023 APPROPRIATIONS

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, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  2,893,503
   ............................................................... FTEs         87.98

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, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  ADMINISTRATION
   For general administration salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program in accordance with section 261.131, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    651,533

   ............................................................... FTEs            4.95

   2.  HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
   For the loan repayment program for health care professionals established pursuant to section 261.115:
   ...................................................................... $    500,973

   3.  NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
   For purposes of providing national guard service scholarships under the program established in section 261.86:
   ...................................................................... $  4,700,000

   4.  ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
   a.  For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program established pursuant to section 261.87:
   ...................................................................... $  3,229,468

   b.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, if the moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, include accredited private institutions as defined in section 261.9.
   5.  TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
   For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established pursuant to section 261.110:
   ...................................................................... $    650,000

   6.  RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program established pursuant to section 261.113:
   ...................................................................... $  4,000,000

   7.  HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the health care loan repayment program established pursuant to section 261.116:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000

   8.  RURAL VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
   For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment program established pursuant to section 261.120: 
   ...................................................................... $    700,000

   9.  FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
   For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section 261.131:
   ...................................................................... $ 23,004,744

   10.  COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
   a.  For deposit in the comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship program fund established pursuant to section 261.109, as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2495, if enacted:
   ...................................................................... $    200,000

   b.  Moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2495, if enacted.
   11.  MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
   a.  For deposit in the mental health practitioner loan repayment program trust fund established pursuant to section 261.117, as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2549, or Senate File 2195, if enacted:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000

   b.  Moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2549, or Senate File 2195, if enacted.
   12.  IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM
   For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program fund established pursuant to section 261.133, as enacted in this Act:
   ...................................................................... $ 12,000,000
    Sec. 3.  CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS.  Notwithstanding section 261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, may be used for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section 261.73.
    Sec. 4.  WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION.  Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, 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, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  5,975,526
   ............................................................... FTEs         64.95

   b.  By January 15, 2023, the department shall submit a written report to the general assembly detailing the department’s antibullying programming and current and projected expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022.
   2.  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    598,197
   ............................................................... FTEs            9.21

   3.  VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  6,116,328
   ............................................................... FTEs        248.00

   For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts to work with community rehabilitation program providers for job placement and retention services for individuals with significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By January 15, 2023, the division shall submit a written report to the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts with community rehabilitation program providers.
   b.  For matching moneys 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 positions:
   ...................................................................... $     84,823
   ............................................................... FTEs            1.00

   c.  For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
   ...................................................................... $    138,506

   d.  For costs associated with centers for independent living:
   ...................................................................... $     86,457

   4.  STATE LIBRARY
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  2,532,594
   ............................................................... FTEs         21.00

   b.  For the enrich Iowa program established under section 256.57:
   ...................................................................... $  2,464,823

   5.  PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
   For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  7,870,316
   ............................................................... FTEs         58.36

   6.  CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
   For reimbursement for career and technical education expenditures made by regional career and technical education planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
   ...................................................................... $  2,952,459

   7.  SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
   For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  2,176,797
   ............................................................... FTEs         24.48

   8.  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:
   ...................................................................... $ 23,406,799

   a.  From the moneys deposited in the school ready children grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, not more than $265,950 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance activities. 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.  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 lettered 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.
   c.  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 groups maintained by the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance 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 as approved by the early childhood Iowa state board.
   d.  Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit in the school ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund, $200,000 shall be used to invest in this state’s early childhood database system that integrates state administrative data to provide results that inform and improve the early childhood system of programs and services in this state.
   9.  BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
   a.  For expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those services:
   ...................................................................... $  1,721,400

   b.  From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
   10.  EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
   a.  For early head start projects:
   ...................................................................... $    574,500

   b.  The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used for implementation and expansion of early head start pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be given to those organizations that have previously qualified for and received state funding to administer an early head start project.
   11.  TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
   a.  To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by section 301.1:
   ...................................................................... $    852,000

   b.  Funding under this subsection is limited to $30 per pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident public school pupils.
   12.  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:
   ...................................................................... $  2,965,467
   ............................................................... FTEs            5.85

   13.  STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
   For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the department of education on behalf of school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
   ...................................................................... $  3,000,000

   From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs within the university of Iowa college of education to offset the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at accredited nonpublic schools.
   14.  STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
   For support costs associated with the creation of a statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part of the future ready Iowa initiative:
   ...................................................................... $    300,000

   15.  POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PROGRAM
   For support costs associated with the creation of a program to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of the regular school year through a contractual agreement between a community college and a school district under the future ready Iowa initiative:
   ...................................................................... $    600,000

   Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   16.  JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
   For school districts to provide direct services to the most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s graduates specialist:
   ...................................................................... $  8,146,450

   17.  ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
   For administration of a process for school districts to establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the performance of each attendance center operated by the district in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and report card for each attendance center, for internet site and data system support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    250,000

   ............................................................... FTEs            1.83

   18.  ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
   For purposes of administering the online state job posting system in accordance with section 256.27:
   ...................................................................... $    230,000

   19.  SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
   For distribution to school districts for implementation of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful progression for early readers:
   ...................................................................... $  7,824,782

   20.  EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
   For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early warning assessment and administering the early warning system for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
   ...................................................................... $  1,915,000

   The department shall administer and distribute to school districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade six. The department may charge school districts and accredited nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning assessment minus the moneys received by the department under this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
   21.  IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
   a.  For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in order to implement, in collaboration with the area education agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  1,550,176

   b.  From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state board of education relating to the approval of practitioner preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3, paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2, subsection 23. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the center shall submit a report to the general assembly and the legislative services agency detailing the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this paragraph “b”.
   c.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   22.  COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FUND
   For deposit in the computer science professional development incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   23.  CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND SUPPORT
   a.  For distribution to area education agencies for school-based children’s mental health services, including mental health awareness training for educators:
   ...................................................................... $  3,383,936

   b.  Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the health care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2023.
   24.  BEST BUDDIES IOWA
   For school districts to create opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
   ...................................................................... $     35,000

   The department of education shall establish criteria for the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this subsection to annually report student identifying data for students participating in the program to the department in the manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving such moneys.
   25.  ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
   For distribution as grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education programs for students requiring instruction in English as a second language:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   In issuing grants under this subsection, the department shall use the same application process and criteria as are used for purposes of awarding grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education programs for students requiring instruction in English as a second language using moneys that are appropriated to the department from the Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund.
   26.  MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
   a.  For distribution to the midwestern higher education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
   ...................................................................... $    115,000

   b.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   27.  NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO COMMUNITY COLLEGES
   For payments to community colleges for the concurrent enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
   ...................................................................... $  1,000,000
   Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   28.  COMMUNITY COLLEGES
   For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
   ...................................................................... $221,658,161

   Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C, the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated as follows:
   a.  Merged Area I
   ...................................................................... $ 10,901,112

   b.  Merged Area II
   ...................................................................... $ 10,991,321

   c.  Merged Area III
   ...................................................................... $ 10,128,121

   d.  Merged Area IV
   ...................................................................... $  5,027,789

   e.  Merged Area V
   ...................................................................... $ 12,590,460

   f.  Merged Area VI
   ...................................................................... $  9,755,374

   g.  Merged Area VII
   ...................................................................... $ 14,902,662

   h.  Merged Area IX
   ...................................................................... $ 18,919,128

   i.  Merged Area X
   ...................................................................... $ 34,639,366

   j.  Merged Area XI
   ...................................................................... $ 37,667,676

   k.  Merged Area XII
   ...................................................................... $ 12,311,796

   l.  Merged Area XIII
   ...................................................................... $ 13,442,325

   m.  Merged Area XIV
   ...................................................................... $  5,121,413

   n.  Merged Area XV
   ...................................................................... $ 16,000,872

   o.  Merged Area XVI
   ...................................................................... $  9,258,746
    Sec. 6.  LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATION FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN.  Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of education for programs for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more than $10,524,389. The amount of any reduction in this section shall be prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.

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, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    764,642
   ............................................................... FTEs            2.48

   For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly financial report to the general assembly and the legislative services agency in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending December 31, 2022, shall include the five-year graduation rates for the regents universities.
   b.  For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource center:
   ...................................................................... $    268,297

   c.  For distribution to Iowa public radio for public radio operations:
   ...................................................................... $    345,669

   2.  STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $215,605,480
   ............................................................... FTEs     5,058.55

   b.  Oakdale campus
   For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  2,103,819
   ............................................................... FTEs         38.25

   c.  State hygienic laboratory
   For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  4,822,610
   ............................................................... FTEs        102.51

   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 residency education program, including salaries and support, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  2,220,598
   ............................................................... FTEs            2.71

   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:
   ...................................................................... $    634,502
   ............................................................... FTEs            4.16

   f.  Statewide cancer registry
   For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    143,410
   ............................................................... FTEs            2.10

   g.  Substance abuse consortium
   For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $     53,427
   ............................................................... FTEs           .99

   h.  Center for biocatalysis
   For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    696,342
   ............................................................... 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:
   ...................................................................... $    624,374
   ............................................................... FTEs            6.23

   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 positions:
   ...................................................................... $     36,839
   ............................................................... FTEs           .38

   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:
   ...................................................................... $    156,389
   ............................................................... FTEs            2.75

   l.  Iowa online advanced placement academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
   For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
   ...................................................................... $    463,616

   m.  Iowa flood center
   For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
   ...................................................................... $  1,154,593

   3.  IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $172,144,766
   ............................................................... FTEs     3,647.42

   b.  Agricultural experiment station
   For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $ 29,462,535
   ............................................................... 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, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $ 18,307,366
   ............................................................... FTEs        385.34

   From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $150,000 shall be used for the costs incurred by the Iowa agricultural extension association as host of the 2023 national meeting of the national association of county agricultural agents.
   d.  Cybersecurity simulation training center:
  For the cybersecurity simulation training center salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
   ...................................................................... $    905,000

   4.  UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
   a.  General university
   For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $ 98,296,620
   ............................................................... FTEs     1,250.28

   b.  Recycling and reuse center
   For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    172,768
   ............................................................... FTEs            1.93

   c.  Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative
   For purposes of the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  6,354,848
   ............................................................... FTEs            5.50

   (1)  Except as otherwise provided in this lettered paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional 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.
   (3)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide technology education opportunities to high school, career academy, and community college students through a public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for students and faculties at these institutions to secure broad-based information technology certification. The partnership shall provide all of the following:
   (a)  A research-based curriculum.
   (b)  Online access to the curriculum.
   (c)  Instructional software for classroom and student use.
   (d)  Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base of information technology-related skill areas.
   (e)  Professional development for teachers.
   (f)  Deployment and program support, including but not limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
   (4)  Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for summer programs for students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
   d.  Real estate education program:
   For purposes of the real estate education program, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    123,523
   ............................................................... FTEs           .86

   e.  Community college degree attainment program
   For purposes of student aid and scholarships for students who are participating in the community college degree attainment program at the university of northern Iowa:
   ...................................................................... $    300,000

   5.  IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
   For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $ 11,058,765
   ............................................................... FTEs        120.00

   6.  IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
   For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $  4,654,408
   ............................................................... FTEs         56.00
    Sec. 8.  ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS —— FINANCING.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, 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.  The department of administrative services shall pay the Iowa 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, 2022, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
DIVISION II
WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS —— APPROPRIATIONS FY 2022-2023

    Sec. 10.  There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   1.  COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
   For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition grants in accordance with section 261.130: 
   ...................................................................... $  5,000,000

   2.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
   a.  For deposit in the workforce training and economic development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
   ...................................................................... $ 15,100,000

   From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department for administration of the workforce training and economic development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
   b.  For distribution to community colleges for the purposes of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant to section 260C.50:
   ...................................................................... $  5,500,000

   (1)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula established in section 260C.18C.
   (2)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department for implementation of adult education and literacy programs pursuant to section 260C.50.
   (3)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education programs for students requiring instruction in English as a second language. The department shall establish an application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be based on need for instruction in English as a second language in the region served by each community college as determined by factors including data from the latest federal decennial census and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
   (4)  From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human services for purposes of administering a program to provide access to international resources to Iowans and new Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, work, and raise a family. The program shall provide supplemental support services for international refugees to improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural competencies, and integration in a county with a population over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census. The department of human services shall utilize a request for proposals process to identify the entity best qualified to implement the program. 
   c.  For capital projects at community colleges that meet the definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
   ...................................................................... $  6,000,000

   Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall include at least one of the following:
   (1)  Accelerated career education program capital projects.
   (2)  Major renovations and major repair needs, including health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
   d.  For deposit in the pathways for academic career and employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
   ...................................................................... $  5,000,000

   From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00 full-time equivalent position.
   e.  For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund established pursuant to section 260I.2:
   ...................................................................... $  2,000,000

   f.  For deposit in the statewide work-based learning intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
   ...................................................................... $  1,500,000

   From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department to provide statewide support for work-based learning.
   g.  For support costs associated with administering a workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
   ...................................................................... $    200,000

   3.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section of this division of this Act that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION III
IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM

    Sec. 11.  Section 84A.1B, subsection 14, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   Create, and update as necessary at least once every five years, a list of high-demand jobs statewide for purposes of the future ready Iowa registered apprenticeship programs created in chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot program established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer innovation program established under section 84A.13, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program established under section 261.131, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program established under section 261.132, and the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program established under section 261.133, and postsecondary summer classes for high school students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8. In addition to the list created by the workforce development board under this subsection, each community college, in consultation with regional career and technical education planning partnerships, and with the approval of the board of directors of the community college, may identify and maintain a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs in the community college region, and shall share the lists with the workforce development board. The lists submitted by community colleges under the subsection may be used in that community college region for purposes of programs identified under this subsection. The workforce development board shall have full discretion to select and prioritize statewide high-demand jobs after consulting with business and education stakeholders, as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The workforce development board may add to the list of high-demand jobs as it deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in accordance with this subsection. In creating a list under this subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, shall apply:
    Sec. 12.  NEW SECTION.  261.133  Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
   1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:
   a.  “Commission” means the college student aid commission.
   b.  “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher learning governed by the state board of regents.
   c.  “Eligible program” means any of the following:
   (1)  A program of study or an academic major jointly approved by the commission and the department of workforce development, in consultation with the eligible institution, that is aligned with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development board pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14. If the department of workforce development removes a high-demand job from the list created under section 84A.1B, subsection 14, an eligible student who received a grant for a program based on that high-demand job shall continue to receive the grant until the eligible program is completed as long as the student continuously enrolls and continues to meet all other eligibility requirements.
   (2)  A teacher preparation program that leads to a bachelor’s degree, or initial or intern Iowa teaching license issued under chapter 272.
   d.  “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who has established financial need and who meets all of the following requirements:
   (1)  Completes and submits application forms required by the commission, including the free application for federal student aid, by the deadline prescribed by the commission.
   (2)  Enrolls in at least three semester hours, or the equivalent, in an eligible program.
   (3)  Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by the eligible institution.
   e.  “Financial need” means the difference between the student’s financial resources available, including those available from the student’s parents as determined by a completed parents’ confidential statement, and the student’s anticipated expenses while attending an eligible institution.
   f.  “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve semester hours or the equivalent.
   g.  “Part-time” means enrollment in at least three semester hours but less than twelve semester hours or the equivalent.
   2.  Student eligibility.  An eligible institution shall report promptly to the commission information requested to establish or verify student eligibility.
   3.  Grant limitations —— requirements.
   a.  A full-time eligible student may receive an Iowa workforce grant annually for not more than three semesters, or the equivalent, or until the eligible student completes the eligible program, whichever occurs first. A part-time eligible student may receive the grant for not more than six semesters, or the equivalent, on a prorated basis, or until the eligible student completes the eligible program, whichever occurs first.
   b.  The amount of an Iowa workforce grant to a full-time eligible student shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars per semester, or the equivalent. The amount of an Iowa workforce grant to a part-time eligible student shall be equal to the amount that would be awarded to a full-time student except that the commission shall prorate the amount based on the recipient student’s semester hour or equivalent enrollment.
   c.  An Iowa workforce grant shall be awarded on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by an eligible student each year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally among the semesters, or the equivalent, and paid upon certification by the eligible institution that the student meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”.
   d.  If a grant recipient discontinues attendance before the end of any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving grant payments, the entire amount of any refund due that recipient, up to the full amount of grant payments made during that semester, or the equivalent, shall be paid by the eligible institution to the commission.
   e.  The total value of grants awarded under this subsection each year to eligible students shall be allocated as follows:
   (1)  Fifty percent shall be awarded to eligible students participating in an eligible program described in subsection 1, paragraph “c”, subparagraph (1). However, if the amount awarded to eligible students pursuant to subparagraph (2) is less than the amount reserved for eligible students under subparagraph (2), the commission may award the difference to eligible students under this subparagraph.
   (2)  Fifty percent shall be awarded to eligible students participating in an eligible program described in subsection 1, paragraph “c”, subparagraph (2). However, if the amount awarded to eligible students pursuant to subparagraph (1) is less than the amount reserved for eligible students under subparagraph (1), the commission may award the difference to eligible students under this subparagraph.
   4.  Annual submission of applications.  To receive a renewal of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible student must annually submit a new application to the commission for reevaluation of eligibility.
   5.  Priority for grant awards.  In making awards under this section, the commission shall give priority to:
   a.  Applicants who received an award under this section in the prior academic year.
   b.  Applicants with the least financial ability to pay, using a metric that ranks relative financial ability among all applicants.
   6.  Iowa workforce incentive payment.  Notwithstanding the grant limitations in subsection 3, an individual who was an eligible student who received an Iowa workforce grant in the academic year in which the eligible program is completed, and who accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation in this state within six months of completing the eligible program, may apply for one incentive payment of up to two thousand five hundred dollars. The incentive payment shall be paid upon completion of twelve consecutive months of full-time employment in the aligned occupation in this state, following completion of the eligible program.
   7.  Commission’s duties and responsibilities.  Subject to an appropriation of moneys by the general assembly for purposes of this section, the commission shall administer the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program and shall do all of the following:
   a.  Provide application forms for distribution to students by eligible institutions.
   b.  Adopt rules under chapter 17A for administration of this section, including establishing the duties and responsibilities of eligible institutions under the program, defining residence and satisfactory academic progress for purposes of the program, determining financial need, and establishing procedures for grant and incentive payment application, processing, and approval. The rules shall provide for determining the priority awarding of grants and incentives if moneys available for purposes of this section are insufficient to pay all eligible applicants.
   c.  Approve and award grants and incentive payments on an annual basis.
   8.  Fund created.  An Iowa workforce grant and incentive program fund is created in the state treasury under the control of the commission. All moneys deposited or paid into the fund are appropriated to the commission to be used for grants awarded as provided in this section. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited to the fund.
DIVISION IV
CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT

    Sec. 13.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For developing, establishing, and distributing standards, guidelines, and expectations relating to behavior in the classroom, restraint of a student, and professional development relating to educating individuals in the least restrictive environment, and for research-based intervention strategies consistent with such standards, guidelines, and expectations, in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 62:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this section for the following fiscal year.
    Sec. 14.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund established pursuant to section 256.25:
   ...................................................................... $  1,667,925
    Sec. 15.  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS REIMBURSEMENT.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For payment of school district claims for reimbursement submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
   ...................................................................... $    500,000

   Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this section for the following fiscal year.
DIVISION V
APPROPRIATIONS —— STANDING LIMITED

    Sec. 16.  Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022, 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-eight million eight hundred ninety-six thousand fifty fifty million one hundred eighteen thousand four hundred fifty-one dollars for tuition grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited private institutions.
   2.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four hundred fifty-six thousand two hundred twenty five hundred thousand dollars for tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this subsection, not more than one hundred thousand dollars annually shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students who are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
DIVISION VI
STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION

    Sec. 17.  Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c, e, f, and g, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
   a.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department, the amount of five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty 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 eighty-five thousand 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, 2021 2022, and ending June 30, 2022 2023, up to seven hundred twenty-eight thousand two hundred sixteen 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 “b”, 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.
   c.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and ending June 30, 2022 2023, an amount up to one million seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the department for the establishment of teacher development academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
   e.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program established under section 256.34.
   f.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department an amount up to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system, in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but not limited to planning grants to school districts and area education agencies, technical assistance for the department, technical assistance for districts and area education agencies, training and staff development, and the contracting of external expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than five full-time equivalent positions.
   g.  For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11. Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for administrative purposes and for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
DIVISION VII
COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION —— IOWA COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK

    Sec. 18.  COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION —— APPROPRIATION.  There is appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
   For the coordination of activities with the Iowa college access network to assist students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in completing the free application for federal student aid:
   ...................................................................... $    150,000

   Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DIVISION VIII
PROGRAMS FOR AT-RISK CHILDREN

    Sec. 19.  Section 279.51, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  3A.  Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes designated.
    Sec. 20.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION IX
CYBERSECURITY SIMULATION TRAINING CENTER

    Sec. 21.  NEW SECTION.  266.50  Cybersecurity simulation training center.
   1.  The cybersecurity simulation training center is established in the center for cybersecurity innovation and outreach at the Iowa state university of science and technology.
   2.  The cybersecurity simulation training center shall conduct and sponsor research and activities that enable persons to develop strategies to counter cybersecurity threats and mitigate the damage resulting from a cybersecurity attack.
   3.  The cybersecurity simulation training center shall be available to businesses, state agencies, political subdivisions of the state, students, and educators, and shall support all of the following:
   a.  Cybersecurity training exercises.
   b.  Case studies.
   c.  Student events and competitions.
   d.  Training exercises for educators.
   e.  Cybersecurity workforce development. 
    Sec. 22.  CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE.  The Code editor may designate section 266.50, as enacted in this division of this Act, as a new subchapter within chapter 266, entitled “cybersecurity simulation training center”.
DIVISION X
SUPERINTENDENTS OF SCHOOL DISTRICTS —— SEVERANCE PACKAGES

    Sec. 23.  NEW SECTION.  279.76  Superintendents of school districts —— severance packages.
   Notwithstanding the provisions of a contract executed or automatically renewed pursuant to section 279.20, a school district shall not pay a superintendent a severance payment that exceeds an amount equal to the product of the superintendent’s monthly compensation multiplied by three.
    Sec. 24.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This division of this Act applies retroactively to January 1, 2022.
DIVISION XI
SCHOOL DISTRICTS —— TEACHER BONUSES

    Sec. 25.  NEW SECTION.  279.76  Teacher bonuses.
   1.  On or before June 30, 2022, a school district may use unexpended and unobligated moneys in the school district’s general fund to pay a bonus not to exceed one thousand dollars to each individual employed by the school district who did not receive a one thousand dollar retention bonus payment in calendar year 2022, through the department of education.
   2.  This section is repealed July 1, 2024.
    Sec. 26.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This division of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION XII
EMPLOYEE RECRUITMENT OR RETENTION BONUSES —— TAX TREATMENT

    Sec. 27.  Section 422.7, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  63.  a.  (1)  Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of a recruitment or retention bonus, not to exceed one thousand dollars, received by a teacher above wages that is funded at least in part from moneys received by the state from the elementary and secondary school emergency relief fund pursuant to the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2.
   (2)  Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of a recruitment or retention bonus, not to exceed one thousand dollars, received by a peace officer above wages that is funded at least in part from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2.
   (3)  Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of a recruitment or retention bonus, not to exceed one thousand dollars, received by a correctional officer or medical staff member at a correctional facility that is funded at least in part from the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Pub. L. No. 117-2.
   (4)  Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of a recruitment or retention bonus, not to exceed one thousand dollars, received by a child care worker above wages through the recruitment and retention bonus program administered by the department of human services. 
   (5)  Subtract, to the extent included, the amount of a bonus, not to exceed one thousand dollars, received by an individual pursuant to section 279.76.
   b.  This subsection is repealed January 1, 2028. 
    Sec. 28.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This division of this Act applies retroactively to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, but before January 1, 2023.
DIVISION XIII
IOWA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

    Sec. 29.  Section 456.5A, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Not later than January 10, 2022, and not later than January 10 of each subsequent five-year period, the state geologist shall publish a new long-range budget plan for the next planning period. The long-range budget plan shall describe how moneys appropriated, expected to the be appropriated, or otherwise available or expected to be available to the Iowa geological survey for each fiscal year of that planning period are to be expended in a manner that best allows the Iowa geological survey to exercise its powers and carry out its duties or functions. The long-range budget plan shall include any performance goals and measures required by law or established by the state geologist. The state geologist shall annually evaluate the Iowa geological survey’s progress in attaining those performance goals and shall revise the long-term budget plan as the state geologist determines necessary or desirable.
DIVISION XIV
HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT

    Sec. 30.  STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— HIGHER EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT.  The state board of regents shall issue a request for proposals for a higher education needs assessment for northwest Iowa, including the Sioux City area. The objectives of the assessment shall be to determine the current and long-term demands for various undergraduate and graduate degree programs and certificates in northwest Iowa, determine the current and future demands for higher education programming from the western Iowa regents resource center and the center’s capacity to respond to current and future demands for higher education programming, and to identify the information necessary to ensure that efforts to meet current and future higher education demands in northwest Iowa are effective, efficient, and responsive to the higher education needs of the students and stakeholders of the region and the postsecondary institutions that serve the area. The assessment shall separately assess and determine the current and long-term prospects for online learning and distance education in both undergraduate and graduate degree programs for students residing within Iowa and out of state. The results and recommendations from the assessment shall be reported to the general assembly by October 1, 2023.
DIVISION XV
STATE BOARD OF REGENTS —— REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

    Sec. 31.  Section 7E.3, subsection 4, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Annual report.  Unless otherwise provided by law, submit a report in November of each year to the governor and the legislature on the operation of the department or independent agency during the fiscal year concluded on the preceding June 30, and projecting the goals and objectives of the department or independent agency as developed in the program budget report for the fiscal year under way. Any department or independent agency may issue such additional reports on its findings and recommendations as its operations require.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 32.  Section 8.7, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   8.7  Reporting of gifts and bequests received.
   All gifts and bequests with a value of fifty dollars or more received by a department or accepted by the governor on behalf of the state shall be reported within twenty days of receiving the gift or bequest to the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board, using the board’s internet reporting system. The Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board shall, by January 31 of each year, submit to the fiscal services division of the legislative services agency a written report listing all gifts and bequests received during the previous calendar year with a value over one thousand dollars and the purpose for each such gift or bequest. The submission shall also include a listing of all gifts and bequests received by a department from a person if the cumulative value of all gifts and bequests received by the department from the person during the previous calendar year exceeds one thousand dollars, and the Iowa ethics and campaign disclosure board shall include, if available, the purpose for each such gift or bequest. However, the reports on gifts or bequests filed by the state board of regents and the Iowa state fair board pursuant to section 8.44 shall be deemed sufficient to comply with the requirements of this section. This section shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 33.  Section 8.9, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  All grant applications submitted and grant moneys received by a department on behalf of the state shall be reported to the office of grants enterprise management. The office shall by January 31 of each year submit to the fiscal services division of the legislative services agency a written report listing all grants received during the previous calendar year with a value over one thousand dollars and the funding entity and purpose for each grant. However, the reports on grants filed by the state board of regents pursuant to section 8.44 shall be deemed sufficient to comply with the requirements of this subsection. This paragraph shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 34.  Section 8.44, subsection 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   1.  a.  Upon receiving federal funds or any other funds from any public or private sources, except gifts or donations made to institutions for the personal use or for the benefit of members, patients, or inmates and receipts from the gift shop of merchandise manufactured by members, patients, or inmates, the state departments, agencies, boards, and institutions receiving the funds shall submit a written report within thirty days after receipt of the funds to the director of the department of management. The report shall state the source of the funds that supplement or replace state appropriations for institutional operations, the amount received, and the terms under which the funds are received.  This section shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
   b.  Notwithstanding paragraph “a”, the state board of regents shall submit the written report required under paragraph “a” on a quarterly basis in the format specified by the director of the department of management.
    Sec. 35.  Section 8.57, subsection 6, paragraph d, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   d.  Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency that received an appropriation from the sports wagering receipts fund shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The report shall include a description of the project, the progress of work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project, where applicable.  This paragraph shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 36.  Section 8.57A, subsection 5, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency that received an appropriation from the environment first fund shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The report shall include a description of the project, the progress of work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project, where applicable.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 37.  Section 8.57C, subsection 4, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency that received an appropriation from this fund shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The report shall include a description of the project, the progress of work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project, where applicable.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 38.  Section 8.62, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  On or before June 30 of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which funds were encumbered under this section, an agency encumbering funds under this section shall report to the joint appropriations subcommittee which recommends funding for the agency, the legislative services agency, the department of management, and the legislative fiscal committee of the legislative council detailing how the moneys were expended. Moneys shall not be encumbered under this section from an appropriation which received a transfer from another appropriation pursuant to section 8.39.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 39.  Section 8.62, Code 2022, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  4.  Moneys shall not be encumbered under this section from an appropriation which received a transfer from another appropriation pursuant to section 8.39.
    Sec. 40.  Section 8F.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (2)  The recipient entity is the state board of regents, an institution under the control of the state board of regents, or is recognized by the Internal Revenue Code as a nonprofit organization or entity and provides a copy of the internal revenue service form 990 for all fiscal years in which service contract revenues are reported.
    Sec. 41.  Section 12.88, subsection 4, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency that received an appropriation from the revenue bonds capitals fund shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The report shall include a description of the project, the work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project, where applicable.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 42.  Section 12.88A, subsection 4, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   4.  Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency that received an appropriation from the revenue bonds capitals II fund shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The report shall include a description of the project, the work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project, where applicable.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 43.  Section 12E.12, subsection 9, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   9.  Annually, on or before January 15 of each year, a state agency that received an appropriation from the tobacco settlement trust fund shall report to the legislative services agency and the department of management the status of all projects completed or in progress. The report shall include a description of the project, the progress of work completed, the total estimated cost of the project, a list of all revenue sources being used to fund the project, the amount of funds expended, the amount of funds obligated, and the date the project was completed or an estimated completion date of the project, where applicable.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 44.  Section 12F.5, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   On October 1, 2008, and each October 1 thereafter, each public fund, except the state board of regents, shall make available to the public, and file with the general assembly, an annual report covering the prior fiscal year that includes the following:
    Sec. 45.  Section 12H.5, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   On October 1, 2012, and each October 1 thereafter, each public fund, except the state board of regents, shall make available to the public, and file with the general assembly, an annual report covering the prior fiscal year that includes the following:
    Sec. 46.  Section 12J.5, subsection 2, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   On October 1, 2017, and each October 1 thereafter, each public fund, except the state board of regents, shall make available to the public, and file with the general assembly, an annual report covering the prior fiscal year that includes the following:
    Sec. 47.  Section 19B.5, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 48.  Section 262.9, subsection 20, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 49.  Section 262.9, subsection 32, paragraph i, Code 2022, is amended by striking the paragraph.
    Sec. 50.  Section 262.9, subsection 34, paragraphs a, b, and c, Code 2022, are amended by striking the paragraphs.
    Sec. 51.  Section 262.9, subsection 35, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   35.  Implement continuous improvement in undergraduate programs offered by an institution of higher education governed by the board. A continuous improvement plan shall be developed and implemented built upon the results of the institution’s student outcomes assessment program for courses with typical annual enrollments of one hundred or more students, whether in one or multiple sections. In developing and implementing the continuous improvement plan for each course, the instructor or instructors for such a course shall each year evaluate the results of the instructors’ students’ performances in comparison with established course goals and shall formulate recommendations for future goals and methods to achieve improved student performance. The board shall annually evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and shall submit an executive summary of its findings and recommendations in its annual strategic plan progress report, a copy of which shall be submitted to the general assembly.
    Sec. 52.  Section 262.9, subsection 37, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 53.  Section 262.9C, subsection 5, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 54.  Section 262.14, subsection 3, paragraph f, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  Funds belonging to an institution governed by the board may be invested in private enterprises if such investment is made in furtherance of the institution’s mission. The board shall annually, on or before November 1, submit a report to the general assembly providing information regarding how the board invested any funds in accordance with this paragraph, including the amount invested, how long the board has invested such funds, and the percentage of equity in each private enterprise held by the board.
    Sec. 55.  Section 262.92, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   262.92  College-bound program.
   1.  The board of regents shall establish or contract to establish college-bound programs to provide Iowa minority students with information and experiences relating to opportunities offered at the regents’ universities. Programs developed may include, but are not limited to, the following elements:
   a.  Reinforcement of efforts to attract undergraduate students from age groups currently served by traditional methods of outreach which use high school and community college services.
   b.  Extension of traditional student recruitment methods which are designed to encourage minority students in grades seven through twelve to pursue postsecondary academic courses of study.
   c.  Identification, at each of the regents’ universities, of courses of study to be targeted for the recruitment of minority students.
   d.  Offerings at the regents’ universities of innovative programs, which are experience oriented, for families with minority children.
   2.  The board of regents shall establish a voucher program for students in grades seven through twelve. Vouchers may be obtained by any qualified secondary student at any regents’ university upon completion of a college-bound program provided under subsection 1. Students may receive one voucher for each program. One or more vouchers entitle a student to priority over other persons applying for grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic success program established in section 261.101. Vouchers shall be submitted with the grant application within one year after a student graduates from high school at any higher education institution which offers grants under the Iowa minority academic grants for economic success program. Vouchers earned can only be used by the person who participated in the college-bound voucher program and are not transferable. Vouchers issued by a university under this program shall be signed by the president of the university.
   3.  2.  The board of regents shall adopt rules to establish program guidelines for the universities under the board’s control and for the administration and coordination of program efforts. Rules adopted shall include methods of recording data relating to voucher recipients and making the data available to the college student aid commission.
    Sec. 56.  Section 262A.13, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   262A.13  Reports to general assembly Financial information —— projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes.
   1.  The state board of regents shall determine, in consultation with the legislative services agency, the financial information to be included in line item budget information for projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter and shall submit the line item budget information to the general assembly as requested. The state board of regents shall submit quarterly reports to the general assembly concerning the projects funded by the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter as follows:
   a.  Identification of both undercharges and overcharges for line items of projects.
   b.  Identification of contracts in which any line item for a project exceeds the adopted budget for that line item by ten percent or more.
   c.  Identification of complaints received by an institution regarding the construction of a project.
   2.  If the state board of regents approves a change in the amount of the line item of a budget for a project, the change shall be transmitted to the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and senate, while the general assembly is in session, and to the legislative council, when the general assembly is not in session, for review.
    Sec. 57.  Section 262B.3, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 58.  Section 266.39E, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   A beginning farmer center is established as a part of the Iowa cooperative extension service in agriculture and home economics at Iowa state university of science and technology to assist individuals beginning farming operations. The center shall also assist in facilitating the transition of farming operations from established farmers to beginning farmers, including by matching purchasers and sellers of agricultural land, creating and maintaining an information base inventorying land and facilities available for acquisition, and developing or evaluating models to increase the number of and educational materials that promote family farming operations in this state. The objectives of the beginning farmer center shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
    Sec. 59.  Section 266.39E, subsection 2, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   2.  Programs and services provided by the beginning farmer center shall include, but are not limited to, the development of skills and knowledge in financial management and planning, legal issues, tax laws, technical production and management, leadership, sustainable agriculture, human health, the environment, and leadership.
    Sec. 60.  Section 625.29, subsection 7, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   7.  Each agency that pays fees or other expenses for an action for judicial review of an agency proceeding under chapter 17A shall report annually to the chairs and ranking members of the appropriate appropriations subcommittees of the general assembly the amount of fees or other expenses paid during the preceding fiscal year by that agency. In its report the agency shall describe the number, nature, and amount of the awards, the claims involved in the action, and other relevant information which might aid the general assembly in evaluating the scope and impact of these awards.  This subsection shall not apply to the state board of regents or any institution under the control of the state board of regents.
    Sec. 61.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 30, subsection 3, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), is amended by striking the subparagraph.
    Sec. 62.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 30, subsection 3, paragraph b, subparagraph (3), is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the institute for physical research and technology industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 10, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 63.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 54, subsection 3, paragraph a, subparagraph (2), as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1132, section 10, is amended by striking the subparagraph.
    Sec. 64.  2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 141, section 54, subsection 3, paragraph b, subparagraph (3), as amended by 2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1132, section 10, is amended to read as follows:
   (3)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the institute for physical research and technology industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 10, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 65.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 16, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 66.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 16, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the center for industrial research and service industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 67.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 32, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), as amended by 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1135, section 10, is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 68.  2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 136, section 32, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), as amended by 2016 Iowa Acts, chapter 1135, section 10, is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the center for industrial research and service industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 69.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 70.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the center for industrial research and service industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 71.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 32, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1169, section 12, is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 72.  2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 169, section 32, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1169, section 12, is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the center for industrial research and service industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 73.  2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 154, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 74.  2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 154, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (c), is amended to read as follows:
   (c)  It is the intent of the general assembly that the industrial incentive program focus on Iowa industrial sectors and seek contributions and in-kind donations from businesses, industrial foundations, and trade associations, and that moneys for the center for industrial research and service industrial incentive program shall be allocated only for projects which are matched by private sector moneys for directed contract research or for nondirected research. The match required of small businesses as defined in section 15.102, subsection 8, for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $3 of state funds. The match required for other businesses for directed contract research or for nondirected research shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds. The match required of industrial foundations or trade associations shall be $1 for each $1 of state funds.
   Iowa state university of science and technology shall report annually to the joint appropriations subcommittee on economic development and the legislative services agency the total amount of private contributions, the proportion of contributions from small businesses and other businesses, and the proportion for directed contract research and nondirected research of benefit to Iowa businesses and industrial sectors.
    Sec. 75.  2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 170, section 10, subsection 1, paragraph a, is amended to read as follows:
   a.  For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
   ...................................................................... $    764,642
   ............................................................... FTEs            2.48

   For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly financial report to the general assembly and the legislative services agency in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending December 31, 2021, shall include the five-year graduation rates for the regents universities.
    Sec. 76.  2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 171, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 77.  2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 171, section 17, subsection 1, paragraph b, subparagraph (2), subparagraph division (d), is amended by striking the subparagraph division.
    Sec. 78.  REPEAL.  2014 Iowa Acts, chapter 1125, section 10, is repealed.
    Sec. 79.  REPEAL.  Sections 262.26, 262.93, and 456.7, Code 2022, are repealed.
DIVISION XVI
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION —— RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROGRAMS

    Sec. 80.  Section 256.9, subsections 20, 23, 24, and 39, Code 2022, are amended by striking the subsections.
    Sec. 81.  Section 256E.7, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  Be subject to the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit requirements as a school district. The audit shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 11.6, 11.14, 11.19, and 279.29, and section 256.9, subsection 20 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, except to the extent deviations are necessary because of the program at the school. The department, the auditor of state, or the legislative services agency may conduct financial, program, or compliance audits.
    Sec. 82.  Section 256F.4, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   f.  Be subject to the same financial audits, audit procedures, and audit requirements as a school district. The audit shall be consistent with the requirements of sections 11.6, 11.14, 11.19, 256.9, subsection 20 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, and section 279.29, except to the extent deviations are necessary because of the program at the school. The department, the auditor of state, or the legislative services agency may conduct financial, program, or compliance audits.
    Sec. 83.  Section 261E.9, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   c.  If a school district establishing a regional academy in accordance with this section submits a plan to the department for approval that demonstrates how the regional academy will increase and assess student achievement or increase and assess competency-based learning opportunities for students, the department may waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision applicable to school districts except the department shall not waive or modify any statutory or regulatory provision relating to requirements applicable to school districts under chapters 11, 21, 22, 216, 216A, 256B, 279, 284, and 285; or relating to contracts with and discharge of teachers and administrators under chapters 20 and 279; or relating to audit requirements under section 256.9, subsection 20 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, and section 279.29.
    Sec. 84.  REPEAL.  Section 256.39, Code 2022, is repealed.
DIVISION XVII
COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION —— MINORITY ACADEMIC GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC SUCCESS

    Sec. 85.  Section 262.9, subsection 22, Code 2022, is amended by striking the subsection.
    Sec. 86.  Section 262.82, subsection 3, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  As used in this section, “minority educator” means an educator who is a minority person as defined in section 261.102 

African American, Hispanic, Asian, or a Pacific Islander, American Indian, or an Alaskan Native American.
    Sec. 87.  REPEAL.  Sections 261.101, 261.102, 261.103, 261.104, and 261.105, Code 2022, are repealed.
DIVISION XVIII
COMMUNITY EDUCATION

    Sec. 88.  Section 276.3, unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   As used in sections 276.1, 276.2, this section, sections 276.4, section 276.5, and sections 276.8 through 276.11, unless the context otherwise requires:
    Sec. 89.  REPEAL.  Section 276.4, Code 2022, is repealed.
DIVISION XIX
HEALTH-RELATED STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS —— TASK FORCE

    Sec. 90.  COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION AND IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH —— HEALTH-RELATED STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS —— TASK FORCE.
   1.  The college student aid commission, in collaboration with the Iowa department of public health, shall convene and provide administrative support to a task force that shall study and make recommendations regarding how to consolidate and improve health-related student financial assistance programs.
   2.  Any expenses incurred by a member of the task force shall be the responsibility of the individual member or the respective entity represented by the member.
   3.  The task force shall submit a report, including findings and recommendations for policy changes, to the general assembly by December 15, 2022.