House File 68 - Reprinted HOUSE FILE 68 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION REFORM (SUCCESSOR TO HSB 1) (As Amended and Passed by the House January 23, 2023 ) A BILL FOR An Act relating to education programs and funding by 1 establishing an education savings account program, modifying 2 certain school district categorical funding supplements and 3 supplementary weighting, making appropriations, providing 4 penalties, and including effective date and retroactive 5 applicability provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md

H.F. 68 DIVISION I 1 SHORT TITLE 2 Section 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act shall be known and may be 3 cited as the “Students First Act”. 4 DIVISION II 5 EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNT PROGRAM 6 Sec. 2. Section 256.9, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 7 following new subsection: 8 NEW SUBSECTION . 66. Adopt rules relating to the 9 administration of, and applications for, the education savings 10 account program pursuant to section 257.11B, including but not 11 limited to application processing timelines and information 12 required to be submitted by a parent or guardian. 13 Sec. 3. Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph c, 14 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 15 (1) The unadjusted teacher salary supplement district cost 16 is the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil for 17 each school district for a budget year multiplied by the sum 18 of the budget enrollment for that school district plus the 19 number of resident pupils in the school district that received 20 an education savings account payment under section 257.11B for 21 the base year . 22 Sec. 4. Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph c, 23 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 24 (1) The unadjusted professional development supplement 25 district cost is the professional development supplement 26 district cost per pupil for each school district for a budget 27 year multiplied by the sum of the budget enrollment for that 28 school district plus the number of resident pupils in the 29 school district that received an education savings account 30 payment under section 257.11B for the base year . 31 Sec. 5. Section 257.10, subsection 11, paragraph c, 32 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 33 (1) The unadjusted early intervention supplement district 34 cost is the early intervention supplement district cost per 35 -1- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 1/ 15

H.F. 68 pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied 1 by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district 2 plus the number of resident pupils in the school district that 3 received an education savings account payment under section 4 257.11B for the base year . 5 Sec. 6. Section 257.10, subsection 12, paragraph c, 6 subparagraph (1), Code 2023, is amended to read as follows: 7 (1) The unadjusted teacher leadership supplement district 8 cost is the teacher leadership supplement district cost per 9 pupil for each school district for a budget year multiplied 10 by the sum of the budget enrollment for that school district 11 plus the number of resident pupils in the school district that 12 received an education savings account payment under section 13 257.11B for the base year . 14 Sec. 7. NEW SECTION . 257.11B Education savings account 15 program. 16 1. For purposes of this section: 17 a. “Nonpublic school” means the same as defined in section 18 285.16. 19 b. (1) “Qualified educational expenses” includes tuition 20 and fees at a nonpublic school, textbooks, fees or payments for 21 educational therapies, including tutoring or cognitive skills 22 training, curriculum fees, software, and materials for a course 23 of study for a specific subject matter or grade level, tuition 24 or fees for nonpublic online education programs, tuition for 25 vocational and life skills education approved by the department 26 of education, education materials and services for pupils with 27 disabilities from an accredited provider, including the cost of 28 paraprofessionals and assistants who are trained in accordance 29 with state law, standardized test fees, and advanced placement 30 examinations or examinations related to postsecondary education 31 admission or credentialing. 32 (2) “Qualified educational expenses” shall be limited to 33 the items described in subparagraph (1) and rules adopted 34 by the department to implement this section and does not 35 -2- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 2/ 15

H.F. 68 include transportation costs for the pupil, the cost of food 1 or refreshments consumed by the pupil, the cost of clothing 2 for the pupil, or the cost of disposable materials, including 3 but not limited to paper, notebooks, pencils, pens, and art 4 supplies. 5 c. “Resident” means the same as defined in section 282.1, 6 subsection 2. 7 2. a. (1) For the school budget year beginning July 8 1, 2023, the following pupils who attend a nonpublic school 9 for that school budget year shall be eligible to receive an 10 education savings account payment: 11 (a) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in 12 kindergarten. 13 (b) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in grades one 14 through twelve and was not enrolled in a nonpublic school for 15 the school year immediately preceding the school year for which 16 the education savings account payment is requested. 17 (c) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in grades 18 one through twelve and was enrolled in a nonpublic school year 19 immediately preceding the school year for which the education 20 savings account payment is requested if the pupil’s household 21 has an annual income less than or equal to three hundred 22 percent of the most recently revised poverty income guidelines 23 published by the United States department of health and human 24 services. 25 (2) For the school budget year beginning July 1, 2024, the 26 following pupils who attend a nonpublic school for that school 27 budget year shall be eligible to receive an education savings 28 account payment: 29 (a) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in 30 kindergarten. 31 (b) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in grades one 32 through twelve and was not enrolled in a nonpublic school for 33 the school year immediately preceding the school year for which 34 the education savings account payment is requested. 35 -3- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 3/ 15

H.F. 68 (c) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in grades one 1 through twelve and was enrolled in a nonpublic school for the 2 school year immediately preceding the school year for which the 3 education savings account payment is requested if the pupil’s 4 household has an annual income less than or equal to four 5 hundred percent of the most recently revised poverty income 6 guidelines published by the United States department of health 7 and human services. 8 (d) A resident pupil who received an education savings 9 account payment in the immediately preceding school budget 10 year. 11 (3) For school budget years beginning on or after July 12 1, 2025, resident pupils eligible to enroll in kindergarten 13 through grade twelve who attend a nonpublic school for the 14 applicable school budget year shall be eligible to receive an 15 education savings account payment. 16 b. Education savings account payments shall be made 17 available to parents and guardians in the manner authorized 18 under subsection 5 for the payment of qualified educational 19 expenses as provided in this section. Parents and guardians 20 shall first use education savings account payments for all 21 qualified educational expenses that are tuition and fees for 22 which the parent or guardian is responsible for payment at the 23 pupil’s nonpublic school prior to using the education savings 24 account for other qualified educational expenses. 25 3. a. On or after January 1, but on or before June 30, 26 preceding the school year for which the education savings 27 account payment is requested, the parent or guardian of an 28 eligible pupil may request an education savings account payment 29 by submitting an application to the department of education. 30 b. Within thirty days following submission of an 31 application, the department of education or third-party entity 32 shall notify the parent or guardian of each pupil approved 33 for the following school year and specify the amount of the 34 education savings account payment for the pupil, if known at 35 -4- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 4/ 15

H.F. 68 the time of the notice. As soon as practical following the 1 processing of all applications, the department of education or 2 third-party entity shall determine the number of pupils in each 3 school district approved for the school budget year and provide 4 such information to the department of management. 5 c. Education savings account payments shall only be approved 6 for one school year and applications must be submitted annually 7 for payments in subsequent school years. 8 4. Each education savings account payment shall be equal to 9 the regular program state cost per pupil for the same school 10 budget year. 11 5. An education savings account fund is created in 12 the state treasury under the control of the department of 13 education consisting of moneys appropriated to the department 14 of education for the purpose of providing education savings 15 account payments under this section. For the fiscal year 16 commencing July 1, 2023, and each succeeding fiscal year, 17 there is appropriated from the general fund of the state 18 to the department of education to be credited to the fund 19 the amount necessary to pay all education savings account 20 payments approved for that fiscal year. The director of the 21 department of education has all powers necessary to carry out 22 and effectuate the purposes, objectives, and provisions of this 23 section pertaining to the fund, including the power to do all 24 of the following: 25 a. Make and enter into contracts with a third-party entity 26 necessary for the administration of the program. 27 b. Procure insurance against any loss in connection with the 28 assets of the fund or require a surety bond. 29 c. Contract with a qualified firm, including but not limited 30 to the third-party entity under paragraph “a” , to allocate 31 funds from each pupil’s account for the payment of qualified 32 educational expenses by the pupil’s parent or guardian. 33 d. Require the qualified firm under paragraph “c” to 34 offer the department of education the capability of automated 35 -5- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 5/ 15

H.F. 68 clearinghouse transactions, electronic commerce transactions, 1 reimbursement transactions, and debit card payments in order to 2 meet the diverse needs of participating parents and guardians 3 to pay for qualified educational expenses. The director of 4 the department of education shall determine which transaction 5 capabilities will be available to participating parents and 6 guardians. 7 e. Reduce the possibility of waste, fraud, and abuse, 8 and ensure that any technology platform used for the program 9 meets the state’s highest security requirements, including 10 compliance. 11 f. Conduct audits or other reviews necessary to properly 12 administer the program. 13 g. Adopt rules for the administration of the fund and 14 accounts within the fund. 15 6. a. For each pupil approved for an education savings 16 account payment, the department of education or third-party 17 entity shall establish an individual account for that pupil 18 in the education savings account fund. The amount of the 19 pupil’s education savings account payment shall be deposited 20 into the pupil’s individual account on July 15 or thirty days 21 following submission of the application, whichever is later, 22 and such amount shall be immediately available for the payment 23 of qualified educational expenses incurred by the parent or 24 guardian for the pupil during that fiscal year using a payment 25 method authorized under subsection 5. 26 b. A nonpublic school or other provider of qualified 27 educational expenses that accepts payment from a parent or 28 guardian using funds from a pupil’s individual account in the 29 fund shall not refund, rebate, or share any portion of such 30 payment with the parent, guardian, or pupil. 31 c. Moneys remaining in a pupil’s individual account 32 upon conclusion of the fiscal year shall remain in the 33 pupil’s individual account for the payment of qualified 34 educational expenses in future fiscal years during which the 35 -6- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 6/ 15

H.F. 68 pupil participates in the program until the pupil becomes 1 ineligible under the program or until the remaining amounts are 2 transferred to the state general fund under subsection 8. 3 7. A person who makes a false claim for the purpose of 4 obtaining an education savings account payment or who knowingly 5 receives the payment or makes a payment from an individual 6 account within the fund without being legally entitled to do 7 so is guilty of a fraudulent practice under chapter 714. The 8 false claim for an education savings account or a payment from 9 an individual account shall be disallowed. The department of 10 education or third-party entity shall also close the pupil’s 11 individual account in the fund and transfer any remaining 12 moneys in the account for deposit in the general fund of the 13 state. If the improperly obtained amounts have been disbursed 14 from the applicable individual account, the department of 15 education or third-party entity shall recover such amounts 16 from the parent or guardian, including by initiating legal 17 proceedings to recover such amounts, if necessary. A parent or 18 guardian who commits a fraudulent practice under this section 19 is prohibited from participating in the education savings 20 account program in the future. 21 8. Moneys remaining in a pupil’s individual account when the 22 pupil graduates from high school or turns twenty years of age, 23 whichever occurs first, shall be transferred by the department 24 of education for deposit in the general fund of the state. 25 9. a. A parent may appeal to the state board of education 26 any administrative decision the department of education or 27 third-party entity makes pursuant to this section, including 28 but not limited to determinations of eligibility, allowable 29 expenses, and removal from the program. The department or 30 third-party entity shall notify the parent or guardian in 31 writing of the appeal process at the same time the department 32 notifies the parent or guardian of the administrative decision. 33 The state board of education shall establish the appeals 34 process consistent with chapter 17A and shall post such appeal 35 -7- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 7/ 15

H.F. 68 process information on the state board of education’s internet 1 site. 2 b. The state board of education shall refer cases of 3 substantial misuse of education savings account program funds 4 to the attorney general for the purpose of collection or for 5 the purpose of a criminal investigation if the state board of 6 education obtains evidence of fraudulent use of an account. 7 10. a. This section shall not be construed to authorize 8 the state or any political subdivision of the state to exercise 9 authority over any nonpublic school or construed to require a 10 nonpublic school to modify its academic standards for admission 11 or educational program in order to receive payment from a 12 parent or guardian using funds from a pupil’s account in the 13 education savings account fund. 14 b. This section shall not be construed to expand the 15 authority of the state or any political subdivision of the 16 state to impose regulations upon any nonpublic school that are 17 not necessary to implement this section. 18 c. A nonpublic school that accepts payment from a parent or 19 guardian using funds from a pupil’s account in the education 20 savings account fund is not an agent of this state or of a 21 political subdivision of this state. 22 d. Rules adopted by the department of education to implement 23 this section that impose an undue burden on a nonpublic school 24 are invalid. 25 e. A nonpublic school that accepts payment from a parent or 26 guardian using funds from a pupil’s account in the education 27 savings account fund shall be given the maximum freedom 28 possible to provide for the educational needs of the school’s 29 students, consistent with state and federal law. 30 11. a. Each pupil participating in the education savings 31 account program is required to take all applicable state and 32 federally required student assessments and the results of 33 those assessments shall be provided to the pupil’s parents or 34 guardians and reported to the department of education. 35 -8- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 8/ 15

H.F. 68 b. The department of education shall compile all such 1 reported assessment results in order to analyze student 2 proficiency and academic progress among those pupils 3 participating in the program, including analysis of graduation 4 rates, proficiency, and progress based on grade level, 5 gender, race, and household income level. The results of the 6 department’s analysis shall be included in the annual condition 7 of education report. 8 Sec. 8. Section 422.7, Code 2023, is amended by adding the 9 following new subsection: 10 NEW SUBSECTION . 44. Subtract, to the extent included, the 11 amount of an education savings account payment under section 12 257.11B received by the taxpayer for payment of qualified 13 educational expenses. 14 Sec. 9. EMERGENCY RULES. The department of education 15 may adopt emergency rules under section 17A.4, subsection 3, 16 and section 17A.5, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, to implement 17 the provisions of the section of this Act enacting section 18 256.9, subsection 66, and section 257.11B, and the rules shall 19 be effective immediately upon filing unless a later date is 20 specified in the rules. Any rules adopted in accordance with 21 this section shall also be published as a notice of intended 22 action as provided in section 17A.4. 23 Sec. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 24 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 25 Sec. 11. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following applies 26 retroactively to tax years beginning on or after January 1, 27 2023: 28 The section of this division of this Act enacting section 29 422.7, subsection 44. 30 DIVISION III 31 SCHOOL DISTRICT CATEGORICAL FUNDING 32 Sec. 12. Section 257.10, subsection 9, paragraph d, Code 33 2023, is amended to read as follows: 34 d. For the budget year beginning July 1, 2009, the use 35 -9- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 9/ 15

H.F. 68 of the funds calculated under this subsection shall comply 1 with the requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed 2 to teachers pursuant to section 284.3A . For the budget year 3 beginning July 1, 2010, and succeeding budget years, the use 4 of the funds calculated under this subsection or available for 5 use as provided in subsection 10, paragraph “d” , subsection 12, 6 paragraph “d” , or section 257.46, subsection 3, shall comply 7 with the requirements of chapter 284 and shall be distributed 8 to teachers pursuant to section 284.3A and shall comply with 9 the requirements of chapter 284 related to such distribution 10 under section 284.3A . 11 Sec. 13. Section 257.10, subsection 10, paragraph d, Code 12 2023, is amended to read as follows: 13 d. The use of the funds calculated under this subsection 14 and any amount designated for professional development purposes 15 from the school district’s flexibility account under section 16 298A.2, subsection 2 , shall comply with the requirements of 17 chapter 284 . If all professional development requirements of 18 chapter 284 are met and funds received under this subsection 19 remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of a fiscal year 20 beginning on or after July 1, 2017, the school district may 21 transfer all or a portion of such unexpended and unobligated 22 funds for deposit in the school district’s flexibility account 23 established under section 298A.2, subsection 2 . At the end 24 of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022, the 25 school district may use all or a portion of funds under this 26 subsection for the purposes authorized under subsection 9, 27 paragraph “d” . 28 Sec. 14. Section 257.10, subsection 12, paragraph d, Code 29 2023, is amended to read as follows: 30 d. For Except as otherwise allowed under this paragraph, 31 for the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, and succeeding 32 budget years, the use of the funds calculated under this 33 subsection shall comply with the requirements of chapter 284 34 and shall be distributed to teachers pursuant to section 35 -10- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 10/ 15

H.F. 68 284.15 . The funds shall be used only to increase the payment 1 for a teacher assigned to a leadership role pursuant to a 2 framework or comparable system approved pursuant to section 3 284.15 ; to increase the percentages of teachers assigned to 4 leadership roles; to increase the minimum teacher starting 5 salary to thirty-three thousand five hundred dollars; to 6 cover the costs for the time mentor and lead teachers are not 7 providing instruction to students in a classroom; for coverage 8 of a classroom when an initial or career teacher is observing 9 or co-teaching with a teacher assigned to a leadership role; 10 for professional development time to learn best practices 11 associated with the career pathways leadership process; and for 12 other costs associated with a framework or comparable system 13 approved by the department of education under section 284.15 14 with the goals of improving instruction and elevating the 15 quality of teaching and student learning. If all requirements 16 for the school district for the use of funds calculated 17 under this subsection are met and funds received under this 18 subsection remain unexpended and unobligated at the end of a 19 fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2020, the school 20 district may transfer all or a portion of such unexpended 21 and unobligated funds for deposit in the school district’s 22 flexibility account established under section 298A.2, 23 subsection 2 . At the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after 24 July 1, 2022, school districts may use all or a portion of 25 funds under this subsection for the purposes authorized under 26 subsection 9, paragraph “d” , and, notwithstanding any provision 27 of law to the contrary, school districts shall not be required 28 to participate in or comply with section 284.15 in order to 29 continue to receive funding under this subsection. 30 Sec. 15. Section 257.11, subsection 5, Code 2023, is amended 31 to read as follows: 32 5. Shared operational functions —— increased student 33 opportunities —— budget years beginning in 2014 through 2024 34 2034 . 35 -11- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 11/ 15

H.F. 68 a. (1) In order to provide additional funding to increase 1 student opportunities and redirect more resources to student 2 programming for school districts that share operational 3 functions, a district that shares with a political subdivision 4 one or more operational functions of a curriculum director, 5 master social worker, independent social worker, work-based 6 learning coordinator, special education director, mental health 7 professional who holds a statement of recognition issued by the 8 board of educational examiners, college and career transition 9 counselor or coordinator, school resource officer, or school 10 counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas 11 of superintendent management, business management, human 12 resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance for at 13 least twenty percent of the school year shall be assigned a 14 supplementary weighting for each shared operational function. 15 A school district that shares an operational function in 16 the area of superintendent management shall be assigned a 17 supplementary weighting of nine pupils for the function. A 18 school district that shares an operational function in the area 19 of business management, human resources, transportation, or 20 operation and maintenance shall be assigned a supplementary 21 weighting of five pupils for the function. A school district 22 that shares the operational functions of a curriculum director; 23 a master social worker or an independent social worker licensed 24 under chapters 147 and 154C ; a work-based learning coordinator; 25 a special education director; a mental health professional 26 who holds a statement of recognition issued by the board 27 of educational examiners; a college and career transition 28 counselor or coordinator; a school resource officer; or a 29 school counselor shall be assigned a supplementary weighting of 30 three pupils for the function. The additional weighting shall 31 be assigned for each discrete operational function shared. 32 However, a school district may receive the additional weighting 33 under this subsection for sharing the services of an individual 34 with a political subdivision or another school district even if 35 -12- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 12/ 15

H.F. 68 the type of operational function performed by the individual 1 for the school district and the type of operational function 2 performed by the individual for the political subdivision or 3 another school district are not the same operational function, 4 so long as either both operational functions are eligible for 5 weighting under this subsection or the operational function 6 the individual performs for the school district is special 7 education director. In either case, the school district 8 shall be assigned the additional weighting for the type of 9 operational function that the individual performs for the 10 school district, and the school district shall not receive 11 additional weighting for any other function performed by the 12 individual. The operational function sharing arrangement does 13 not need to be a newly implemented sharing arrangement to 14 receive supplementary weighting under this subsection . 15 (2) For the purposes of this paragraph “a” : 16 (a) “College and career transition counselor or coordinator” 17 means a licensed school counselor or an appropriately trained 18 individual responsible for providing direct services to 19 students, parents, families, schools, and postsecondary 20 institutions to support college preparation and postsecondary 21 success, such as college preparation, financial aid processing, 22 and transition to postsecondary institution enrollment. 23 (b) “Political subdivision” means a city, township, county, 24 school corporation, merged area, area education agency, 25 institution governed by the state board of regents, or any 26 other governmental subdivision. 27 (c) “School resource officer” means the same as defined in 28 34 U.S.C. §10389. 29 (d) “Work-based learning coordinator” means an appropriately 30 trained individual responsible for facilitating authentic, 31 engaging work-based learning experiences for learners and 32 educators in partnership with employers and others to enhance 33 learning by connecting the content and skills that are 34 necessary for future careers. 35 -13- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 13/ 15

H.F. 68 b. (1) Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), 1 each operational function assigned a supplementary weighting 2 of five pupils under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), shall 3 instead be assigned a supplementary weighting of four pupils 4 for the school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, 5 July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024 but before July 1, 2035 . 6 (2) Notwithstanding paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), each 7 operational function assigned a supplementary weighting of 8 three pupils under paragraph “a” , subparagraph (1), shall 9 instead be assigned a supplementary weighting of two pupils for 10 the school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, 11 July 1, 2023, and July 1, 2024 but before July 1, 2035 . 12 c. School districts that share operational functions with 13 other school districts are not required to be contiguous school 14 districts. If two or more districts sharing operational 15 functions are not contiguous to each other, the districts 16 separating those districts are not required to be a party to 17 the operational functions sharing arrangement. 18 d. Supplementary weighting pursuant to this subsection shall 19 be available to a school district during the period commencing 20 with the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, through the 21 budget year beginning July 1, 2024 2034 . The maximum amount 22 of additional weighting for which a school district shall be 23 eligible in a budget year is twenty-one additional pupils. 24 Criteria for determining the qualification of operational 25 functions for supplementary weighting shall be determined by 26 the department by rule, through consideration of increased 27 student opportunities. 28 e. Supplementary weighting pursuant to this subsection shall 29 be available to an area education agency during the period 30 commencing with the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, through 31 the budget year beginning July 1, 2024 2034 . The minimum 32 amount of additional funding for which an area education 33 agency shall be eligible in a budget year is thirty thousand 34 dollars, and the maximum amount of additional funding for which 35 -14- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 14/ 15

H.F. 68 an area education agency shall be eligible is two hundred 1 thousand dollars. The department of management shall annually 2 set a weighting for each area education agency to generate 3 the approved operational sharing expense using the area 4 education agency’s special education cost per pupil amount and 5 foundation level. Criteria for determining the qualification 6 of operational functions for supplementary weighting shall be 7 determined by the department by rule, through consideration of 8 increased student opportunities. 9 f. This subsection is repealed effective July 1, 2025 2035 . 10 Sec. 16. Section 257.46, subsection 3, Code 2023, is amended 11 to read as follows: 12 3. If any portion of the gifted and talented program budget 13 remains unexpended at the end of the budget year, the remainder 14 shall be carried over to the subsequent budget year and added 15 to the gifted and talented program budget for that year. At 16 the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022, 17 the school district may use all or a portion of funds for the 18 purposes authorized under subsection 9, paragraph “d” . 19 Sec. 17. Section 284.15, subsection 7, Code 2023, is amended 20 to read as follows: 21 7. The department shall establish criteria and a process 22 for application and approval of the framework established 23 under subsection 1 , and for comparable systems that meet the 24 requirements of section 284.16 or 284.17 , which a school 25 district may implement pursuant to subsection 6 in order to 26 receive teacher leadership supplement foundation aid calculated 27 under section 257.10, subsection 12 . 28 Sec. 18. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being 29 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 30 -15- HF 68 (4) 90 md/jh/md 15/ 15