House File 847 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 847 BY COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (SUCCESSOR TO HF 808) (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 240) (As Amended and Passed by the House March 25, 2021 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to educational programs, funding, tax credits 1 and deductions, open enrollment, supplementary weighting, 2 and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive 3 applicability provisions. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 5 HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md
H.F. 847 DIVISION I 1 EDUCATION PROGRAM STANDARDS AND FUNDING 2 Section 1. Section 256.11, subsection 8, Code 2021, is 3 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 4 thereof the following: 5 8. a. The state board shall establish a flexible student 6 and school support program to be administered by the director. 7 Under the program, upon request of the board of directors of 8 a public school district or the authorities in charge of an 9 accredited nonpublic school, the director may, for a period 10 not to exceed three years, grant the applicable board of 11 directors or the authority in charge of the nonpublic school 12 the ability to use the flexible student and school support 13 program to implement evidence-based practices in innovative 14 ways to enhance student learning, well-being, and postsecondary 15 success. 16 b. Approval to participate in the flexible student and 17 school support program shall exempt the school district or 18 nonpublic school from one or more of the requirements of 19 the educational program specified in subsection 3, 4, or 5, 20 subsection 6, paragraph “b” or “c” , subsection 7, paragraph “b” 21 or “c” , or the minimum school calendar requirements in section 22 279.10, subsection 1. An exemption shall be granted only 23 if the director deems that the request made is an essential 24 part of an educational program to support student learning, 25 well-being, and postsecondary success; is necessary for the 26 success of the program; and is broadly consistent with the 27 intent of the requirements of the educational program specified 28 in subsection 3, 4, or 5, subsection 6, paragraph “b” or “c” , 29 subsection 7, paragraph “b” or “c” , or the minimum school 30 calendar requirements in section 279.10, subsection 1. 31 c. Approval to participate in the flexible student and 32 school support program shall include authority for a school 33 district to use funds from the school district’s flexibility 34 account under section 298A.2, subsection 2, to implement all or 35 -1- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 1/ 15
H.F. 847 part of the flexible student and school support program. 1 d. The application for the flexible student and school 2 support program shall include all of the following and 3 be submitted on forms and in a format prescribed by the 4 department: 5 (1) A description of the proposed educational program, 6 including evidence used to design the program and evidence of 7 involvement of board members, parents, students, community 8 members, and staff in development of the program. 9 (2) Program goals and measures of program effectiveness and 10 success, including student success and performance. 11 (3) A plan for program administration, including the use of 12 personnel, facilities, and funding. 13 (4) A plan for evaluation of the proposed program on at 14 least an annual basis, including a plan for program revisions, 15 if necessary. 16 (5) The estimated financial impact of the program on the 17 school district or nonpublic school. 18 e. Approval to participate in the program does not exempt 19 the school district or nonpublic school from federal law or 20 any other requirements of state law that are not specifically 21 exempted by the director. 22 f. Each school district or nonpublic school approved to 23 participate in the flexible student and school support program 24 shall file an annual report with the department on the status 25 of the program on forms and in a format prescribed by the 26 department. 27 g. Participation in the flexible student and school support 28 program may be renewed for additional periods of years, each 29 not to exceed three years. The director may revoke approval of 30 all or part of any application or approved education program 31 if the annual report or any other information available to 32 the department indicates that conditions no longer warrant 33 use of an exemption or funding from the school district’s 34 flexibility account under section 298A.2, subsection 2. Notice 35 -2- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 2/ 15
H.F. 847 of revocation must be provided by the director to the school 1 district or nonpublic school prior to the beginning of the 2 school year for which participation is revoked. 3 Sec. 2. Section 257.10, subsection 12, paragraph d, Code 4 2021, is amended to read as follows: 5 d. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and 6 succeeding budget years, the use of the funds calculated under 7 this subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 8 284 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 9 284.15 . The funds shall be used only to increase the payment 10 for a teacher assigned to a leadership role pursuant to a 11 framework or comparable system approved pursuant to section 12 284.15 ; to increase the percentages of teachers assigned to 13 leadership roles; to increase the minimum teacher starting 14 salary to thirty-three thousand five hundred dollars; to 15 cover the costs for the time mentor and lead teachers are 16 not providing instruction to students in a classroom; for 17 coverage of a classroom when an initial or career teacher 18 is observing or co-teaching with a teacher assigned to a 19 leadership role; for professional development time to learn 20 best practices associated with the career pathways leadership 21 process; and for other costs associated with a framework or 22 comparable system approved by the department of education under 23 section 284.15 with the goals of improving instruction and 24 elevating the quality of teaching and student learning. If 25 all requirements for the school district for the use of funds 26 calculated under this subsection are met and funds received 27 under this subsection remain unexpended and unobligated at 28 the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, 29 the school district may transfer all or a portion of such 30 unexpended and unobligated funds for deposit in the school 31 district’s flexibility account established under section 32 298A.2, subsection 2. 33 Sec. 3. Section 284.3A, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 34 following new subsection: 35 -3- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 3/ 15
H.F. 847 NEW SUBSECTION . 5. Notwithstanding any other provision of 1 law to the contrary, if a school district has funds received 2 for any fiscal year beginning before July 1, 2022, under 3 section 257.10, subsection 9, or section 257.37A, subsection 4 1, that remain unexpended and unobligated at the conclusion of 5 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, the portion of such 6 unexpended and unobligated funds that exceeds an amount equal 7 to five percent of the amount received by the school district 8 under section 257.10, subsection 9, or section 257.37A, 9 subsection 1, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, 10 shall be allocated and paid to the school district employees 11 otherwise eligible to receive funds under this section on a per 12 employee basis determined based on each eligible employee’s 13 full-time or part-time employment status. This subsection is 14 repealed July 1, 2023. 15 Sec. 4. Section 298A.2, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 16 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 17 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (4) Teacher leadership supplement funds 18 received under section 257.10, subsection 12. 19 Sec. 5. Section 298A.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code 20 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph: 21 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (8) An approved flexible student and 22 school support program under section 256.11, subsection 8. 23 DIVISION II 24 EDUCATION TAX CREDITS AND DEDUCTIONS 25 Sec. 6. Section 422.7, subsection 55, Code 2021, is amended 26 to read as follows: 27 55. A taxpayer who is an eligible educator as defined in 28 section 62(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code is allowed to 29 take the deduction for certain expenses of elementary and 30 secondary school teachers allowed under section 62(a)(2)(D) of 31 the Internal Revenue Code , as amended by the federal Emergency 32 Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, Pub. L. No. 110-343, in 33 computing net income for state tax purposes in excess of 34 the amount of the taxpayer’s deduction for certain expenses 35 -4- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 4/ 15
H.F. 847 of elementary and secondary school teachers for federal tax 1 purposes allowed under section 62(a)(2)(D) of the Internal 2 Revenue Code, but not to exceed five hundred dollars . 3 Sec. 7. Section 422.12, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended 4 by adding the following new paragraph: 5 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. “Private instruction” means independent 6 private instruction as defined in section 299A.1, subsection 7 2, paragraph “b” , competent private instruction under section 8 299A.2, or private instruction provided to a resident of this 9 state by a nonlicensed person under section 299A.3. 10 Sec. 8. Section 422.12, subsection 2, paragraph b, Code 11 2021, is amended to read as follows: 12 b. A tuition credit equal to twenty-five percent of the 13 first one two thousand dollars which the taxpayer has paid 14 to others for each dependent in grades kindergarten through 15 twelve, for tuition and textbooks of each dependent in who 16 is receiving private instruction or who is attending an 17 elementary or secondary school situated in Iowa, which school 18 is accredited or approved under section 256.11 , which is not 19 operated for profit, and which adheres to the provisions 20 of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 216 . 21 Notwithstanding any other provision, all other credits allowed 22 under this subsection shall be deducted before the tuition 23 credit under this paragraph. The department, when conducting 24 an audit of a taxpayer’s return, shall also audit the tuition 25 tax credit portion of the tax return. 26 Sec. 9. 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1161, section 118, is 27 amended to read as follows: 28 SEC. 118. Section 422.7, subsections 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 29 15, 16, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 30, 35, 36, 37, 39, 39B, 40, 43, 45, 30 49, 53, 55, 56, 57, and 58 , Code 2018, are amended by striking 31 the subsections. 32 Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 33 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 34 Sec. 11. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply 35 -5- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 5/ 15
H.F. 847 retroactively to January 1, 2021, for tax years beginning on 1 or after that date: 2 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 3 422.7, subsection 55. 4 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 5 422.12, subsection l. 6 3. The section of this division of this Act amending section 7 422.12, subsection 2, paragraph “b”. 8 DIVISION III 9 OPEN ENROLLMENT 10 Sec. 12. Section 256.46, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended 11 by adding the following new paragraph: 12 NEW PARAGRAPH . i. If the child’s former school or school 13 district, if located in this state, was unable to participate 14 in varsity interscholastic sports as the result of a decision 15 or implementation of a decision of the school board or 16 superintendent. 17 Sec. 13. Section 282.18, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code 18 2021, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. By March 1 of the preceding school year for students 20 entering grades one through twelve, or by September 1 of the 21 current school year for students entering kindergarten or for 22 prekindergarten students enrolled in special education programs 23 and included in the school district’s basic enrollment under 24 section 257.6, subsection 1, paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1) , 25 the parent or guardian shall send notification to the district 26 of residence and the receiving district, on forms prescribed 27 by the department of education, that the parent or guardian 28 intends to enroll the parent’s or guardian’s child in a public 29 school in another school district. If a parent or guardian 30 fails to file a notification that the parent intends to enroll 31 the parent’s or guardian’s child in a public school in another 32 district by the deadline specified in this subsection , the 33 procedures of subsection 4 apply. 34 Sec. 14. Section 282.18, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code 35 -6- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 6/ 15
H.F. 847 2021, is amended to read as follows: 1 b. For purposes of this section , “good cause” : 2 (1) “Good cause” means a change in a child’s residence 3 due to a change in family residence, a change in a child’s 4 residence from the residence of one parent or guardian to 5 the residence of a different parent or guardian, a change 6 in the state in which the family residence is located, a 7 change in a child’s parents’ marital status, a guardianship 8 or custody proceeding, placement in foster care, adoption, 9 participation in a foreign exchange program, initial placement 10 of a prekindergarten student in a special education program 11 requiring specially designed instruction, or participation 12 in a substance abuse or mental health treatment program, a 13 change in the status of a child’s resident district such as 14 removal of accreditation by the state board, surrender of 15 accreditation, or permanent closure of a nonpublic school, 16 revocation of a charter school contract as provided in section 17 256F.8 , the failure of negotiations for a whole grade sharing, 18 reorganization, dissolution agreement , or the rejection of a 19 current whole grade sharing agreement, or reorganization plan , 20 or if the child’s assigned attendance center in the district of 21 residence is identified as in significant need for improvement . 22 If the good cause relates to a change in status of a child’s 23 school district of residence, however, action by a parent 24 or guardian must be taken to file the notification within 25 forty-five days of the last board action or within thirty days 26 of the certification of the election, whichever is applicable 27 to the circumstances. 28 (2) “Significant need for improvement” means a school 29 attendance center designated by the department of education 30 under the priority category under the Iowa school performance 31 profiles for two or more of the immediately preceding school 32 years or identified for comprehensive support and improvement 33 under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, Pub. L. No. 34 114-95, or an equivalent objective federal standard, for two or 35 -7- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 7/ 15
H.F. 847 more of the immediately preceding school years. 1 Sec. 15. Section 282.18, subsection 5, Code 2021, is amended 2 to read as follows: 3 5. Open enrollment applications filed after March 1 4 of the preceding school year that do not qualify for good 5 cause as provided in subsection 4 shall be subject to the 6 approval of the board of the resident district and the board 7 of the receiving district. The parent or guardian shall send 8 notification to the district of residence and the receiving 9 district that the parent or guardian seeks to enroll the 10 parent’s or guardian’s child in the receiving district. A 11 decision of either board to deny an application filed under 12 this subsection involving repeated acts of harassment of the 13 student that the resident district cannot adequately address, 14 a consistent failure of the resident district to reasonably 15 respond to a student’s failure to meet basic academic standards 16 after notice provided by a parent or guardian, or a serious 17 health condition of the student that the resident district 18 cannot adequately address is subject to appeal under section 19 290.1 . The state board shall adopt by rule the criteria 20 for determining a resident district’s consistent failure 21 to reasonably respond to a student’s failure to meet basic 22 academic standards and shall exercise broad discretion to 23 achieve just and equitable results that are in the best 24 interest of the affected child or children. 25 Sec. 16. Section 282.18, subsection 9, paragraphs a, b, and 26 c, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows: 27 a. If a parent or guardian of a child, who is participating 28 in open enrollment under this section , moves to a different 29 school district during the course of either district’s academic 30 year, the child’s first district of residence as determined on 31 the date specified in section 257.6, subsection 1, shall be 32 responsible for payment of the cost per pupil plus weightings 33 or special education costs to the receiving school district for 34 the balance of the school year in which the move took place. 35 -8- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 8/ 15
H.F. 847 The new district of residence shall be responsible for the 1 payments during succeeding years. 2 b. If a request to transfer is due to a change in family 3 residence, a change in a child’s residence from the residence 4 of one parent or guardian to the residence of a different 5 parent or guardian, a change in the state in which the family 6 residence is located, a change in a child’s parents’ marital 7 status, a guardianship proceeding, placement in foster care, 8 adoption, participation in a foreign exchange program, or 9 participation in a substance abuse or mental health treatment 10 program, and the child who is the subject of the request is 11 enrolled in any grade from kindergarten through grade twelve 12 or who is a prekindergarten student enrolled in a special 13 education program at the time of the request and is not 14 currently using any provision of open enrollment, the parent or 15 guardian of the child shall have the option to have the child 16 remain in the child’s original district of residence under open 17 enrollment with no interruption in the child’s kindergarten 18 through grade twelve educational program. If a parent or 19 guardian exercises this option, the child’s new district of 20 residence is not required to pay the amount calculated in 21 subsection 7 or 8, as applicable, until the start of the first 22 full year of enrollment of the child. 23 c. The receiving district shall bill the first resident 24 district determined under paragraph “a” according to the 25 timeline in section 282.20, subsection 3 . Payments shall be 26 made to the receiving district in a timely manner. 27 Sec. 17. Section 282.18, subsection 10, paragraph c, Code 28 2021, is amended to read as follows: 29 c. If the pupil meets the economic eligibility requirements 30 established by the department and state board of education, the 31 sending district is responsible for providing transportation 32 or paying the pro rata cost of the transportation to a parent 33 or guardian for transporting the pupil to and from a point 34 on a regular school bus route of a contiguous receiving 35 -9- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 9/ 15
H.F. 847 district unless the cost of providing transportation or the 1 pro rata cost of the transportation to a parent or guardian 2 exceeds the average transportation cost per pupil transported 3 for the previous school year in the district. The economic 4 eligibility requirements established by the department of 5 education and state board of education shall minimally include 6 those pupils with household incomes of two hundred percent 7 or less of the federal poverty level as defined by the most 8 recently revised poverty income guidelines published by the 9 United States department of health and human services. If 10 the cost exceeds the average transportation cost per pupil 11 transported for the previous school year, the sending district 12 shall only be responsible for that average per pupil amount. 13 A sending district which provides transportation for a pupil 14 to a contiguous receiving district under this subsection may 15 withhold, from the district cost per pupil amount that is to 16 be paid to the receiving district, an amount which represents 17 the average or pro rata cost per pupil for transportation, 18 whichever is less. 19 Sec. 18. Section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph a, 20 unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2021, is amended to read as 21 follows: 22 A pupil who participates in open enrollment for purposes of 23 attending a grade in grades nine through twelve in a school 24 district other than the district of residence is ineligible 25 to participate in varsity interscholastic athletic contests 26 and athletic competitions during the pupil’s first ninety 27 school calendar days of following enrollment in the district. 28 However, a pupil may participate immediately in a varsity 29 interscholastic sport under any of the following circumstances: 30 Sec. 19. Section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph a, Code 31 2021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraphs: 32 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (8) If the pupil participates in open 33 enrollment because of circumstances that meet the definition of 34 good cause under subsection 4, paragraph “b” . 35 -10- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 10/ 15
H.F. 847 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (9) If the board of directors or 1 superintendent of the district of residence issues or 2 implements a decision that results in the discontinuance or 3 suspension of varsity interscholastic sports activities in the 4 district of residence. 5 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (10) If the board of directors of 6 the district of residence and the board of directors of the 7 receiving district both agree to waive the ineligibility 8 period. 9 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (11) For open enrollment applications 10 approved for the school year beginning July 1, 2021, if the 11 pupil’s district of residence had a voluntary diversity plan in 12 effect on January 1, 2021, and applicable to the school year 13 beginning July 1, 2021. 14 Sec. 20. Section 282.18, subsection 11, Code 2021, is 15 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 16 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. If a pupil is declared ineligible for 17 interscholastic athletic contests and athletic competitions in 18 the pupil’s district of residence due to the pupil’s academic 19 performance, upon participating in open enrollment, in addition 20 to any other period of ineligibility under this subsection, the 21 pupil shall be ineligible in the receiving district for the 22 remaining period of ineligibility declared by the district of 23 residence. 24 Sec. 21. Section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph c, Code 25 2021, is amended to read as follows: 26 c. For purposes of this subsection , “school days of 27 enrollment” does not include enrollment in summer school. For 28 purposes of this subsection , “varsity” means the same as defined 29 in section 256.46, subsection 3 . 30 Sec. 22. EXTRACURRICULAR INELIGIBILITY. In addition to 31 the circumstances enumerated under section 256.46, subsection 32 1, for which the ineligibility period for extracurricular 33 interscholastic contests or competitions shall not apply, and 34 notwithstanding any provision of law or rule of the state board 35 -11- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 11/ 15
H.F. 847 of education to the contrary, for the school year beginning 1 July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, a child may participate 2 immediately in varsity interscholastic contests or competitions 3 upon enrollment in a school or school district, if the child 4 was previously enrolled in the school or school district on 5 the first day of the school calendar for the school year, then 6 enrolls in an accredited nonpublic school for a portion of the 7 school year, and then, before July 1, 2021, reenrolls in the 8 school or school district in which the child was initially 9 enrolled. 10 Sec. 23. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of 11 immediate importance, take effect upon enactment: 12 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 13 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph “a”, unnumbered paragraph 1. 14 2. The portion of the section of this division of this 15 Act enacting section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph “a”, 16 subparagraph (10). 17 3. The section of this division of this Act amending section 18 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph “c”. 19 Sec. 24. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply 20 retroactively to January 1, 2021, for open enrollment requests 21 approved on or after that date: 22 1. The section of this division of this Act amending section 23 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph “a”, unnumbered paragraph 1. 24 2. The section of this division of this Act amending section 25 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph “c”. 26 3. The section of this division of this Act establishing 27 an exception to the ineligibility period for extracurricular 28 interscholastic contests or competitions for the school year 29 beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021. 30 Sec. 25. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply 31 retroactively to July 1, 2020: 32 1. The section of this division of this Act enacting section 33 256.46, subsection 1, paragraph “i”. 34 2. The portion of the section of this division of this 35 -12- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 12/ 15
H.F. 847 Act enacting section 282.18, subsection 11, paragraph “a”, 1 subparagraph (9). 2 3. The section of this division of this Act establishing 3 an exception to the ineligibility period for extracurricular 4 interscholastic contests or competitions for the school year 5 beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June 30, 2021. 6 DIVISION IV 7 SCHOOL BOARD POWERS AND DUTIES 8 Sec. 26. Section 279.1, Code 2021, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 3. A school corporation is entrusted with 11 public funds for the purpose of improving student outcomes, 12 including but not limited to student academic achievement and 13 skill proficiency, and the board of directors of the school 14 corporation is responsible for overseeing such improvement. 15 DIVISION V 16 SHARED OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS 17 Sec. 27. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a, Code 18 2021, is amended to read as follows: 19 a. (1) In order to provide additional funding to increase 20 student opportunities and redirect more resources to student 21 programming for school districts that share operational 22 functions, a district that shares with a political subdivision 23 one or more operational functions of a curriculum director, 24 master social worker, independent social worker, work-based 25 learning coordinator, special education director, or school 26 counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas 27 of superintendent management, business management, human 28 resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance for at 29 least twenty percent of the school year shall be assigned a 30 supplementary weighting for each shared operational function. 31 A school district that shares an operational function in 32 the area of superintendent management shall be assigned a 33 supplementary weighting of eight pupils for the function. A 34 school district that shares an operational function in the area 35 -13- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 13/ 15
H.F. 847 of business management, human resources, transportation, or 1 operation and maintenance shall be assigned a supplementary 2 weighting of five pupils for the function. A school district 3 that shares the operational functions of a curriculum director, 4 a master social worker or an independent social worker licensed 5 under chapters 147 and 154C , a work-based learning coordinator, 6 special education director, or a school counselor shall be 7 assigned a supplementary weighting of three pupils for the 8 function. The additional weighting shall be assigned for 9 each discrete operational function shared. However, a school 10 district may receive the additional weighting under this 11 subsection for sharing the services of an individual with a 12 political subdivision even if the type of operational function 13 performed by the individual for the school district and the 14 type of operational function performed by the individual 15 for the political subdivision are not the same operational 16 function, so long as both operational functions are eligible 17 for weighting under this subsection . In such case, the school 18 district shall be assigned the additional weighting for the 19 type of operational function that the individual performs for 20 the school district, and the school district shall not receive 21 additional weighting for any other function performed by the 22 individual. The operational function sharing arrangement does 23 not need to be a newly implemented sharing arrangement to 24 receive supplementary weighting under this subsection . 25 (2) For the purposes of this section, “political 26 subdivision” paragraph “a” : 27 (a) “Political subdivision” means a city, township, county, 28 school corporation, merged area, area education agency, 29 institution governed by the state board of regents, or any 30 other governmental subdivision. 31 (b) “Work-based learning coordinator” means an appropriately 32 trained individual responsible for facilitating authentic, 33 engaging work-based learning experiences for learners and 34 educators in partnership with employers and others to enhance 35 -14- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 14/ 15
H.F. 847 learning by connecting the content and skills that are 1 necessary for future careers. 2 Sec. 28. Section 257.11, subsection 5, Code 2021, is amended 3 by adding the following new paragraph: 4 NEW PARAGRAPH . 0b. (1) Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , 5 subparagraph (1), each operational function assigned a 6 supplementary weighting of five pupils under paragraph “a” , 7 subparagraph (1), shall instead be assigned a supplementary 8 weighting of four pupils for the school budget years beginning 9 July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024. 10 (2) Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), each 11 operational function assigned a supplementary weighting of 12 three pupils under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), shall 13 instead be assigned a supplementary weighting of two pupils for 14 the school budget years beginning July 1, 2022, July 1, 2023, 15 and July 1, 2024. 16 Sec. 29. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies 17 to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2021, 18 subject to the school budget year limitations of section 19 257.11, subsection 5. 20 -15- HF 847 (2) 89 md/jh/md 15/ 15