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House Study Bill 248 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the funding of, the operation of, and
2appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4education, and the state board of regents, providing for
5related matters, and including effective date provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2019-2020 APPROPRIATIONS
3DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
4 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from
5the general fund of the state to the department for the blind
6for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
730, 2020, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $122,247,499
............................................... FTEs1370.00
14COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
15 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
16state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
17beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
18amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19purposes designated:
201. ADMINISTRATION
21a. For general administration salaries, support,
22maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
23the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $24429,279
............................................... FTEs251.00
26b. For the administration of the future ready Iowa skilled
27workforce last-dollar scholarship program and the future ready
28Iowa skilled workforce grant program, including salaries,
29support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
30more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $31130,254
............................................... FTEs321.00
332. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
34For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
35established pursuant to section 261.115:
-1-.................................................. $1400,973
23. NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
3For purposes of providing national guard service scholarship
4under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $54,700,000
6Moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be
7distributed to a public university that purchased an Iowa
8for-profit accredited private institution effective March 22,
92018, whose students were eligible members of the national
10guard who received educational assistance under the national
11guard educational assistance program in the fiscal year
12beginning July 1, 2018, if the students continue to meet the
13requirements of section 261.86.
144. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
15a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
16program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $173,000,000
18b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, if the moneys
19appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
20commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
21program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
22section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
232019, include accredited private institutions as defined in
24section 261.9.
255. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
26For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
27pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $28400,000
296. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
31program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $321,424,502
337. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
34For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
35established pursuant to section 261.116:
-2-.................................................. $1200,000
28. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR
3SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
4For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
5last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
6261.131, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, section
712, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1172, section 24:
.................................................. $814,789,209
99. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM
10For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
11fund established pursuant to section 261.132, as enacted by
122018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, section 13:
.................................................. $131,000,000
14 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
15261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
16fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
17beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, may be used
18for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
19established in section 261.73.
20 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
21261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending
22June 30, 2020, the amount appropriated from the general fund
23of the state to the college student aid commission for the
24work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
25DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
26 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of
27the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
28beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
29amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
30purposes designated:
311. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
32a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
33purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
34equivalent positions:
.................................................. $355,949,047
-3-............................................... FTEs160.43
2b. By January 15, 2020, the department shall submit
3a written report to the general assembly detailing the
4department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
5expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
6July 1, 2019.
72. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
8For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
10equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11598,197
............................................... FTEs129.82
133. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
14a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $175,677,908
............................................... FTEs18245.00
19For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
20with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
21to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
22job placement and retention services for individuals with
23significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
24January 15, 2020, the division shall submit a written report to
25the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
26with community rehabilitation program providers.
27b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
28with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
29independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
30than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $3184,823
............................................... FTEs321.00
33c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
34established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $35138,506
-4- 1d. For costs associated with centers for independent
2living:
.................................................. $386,457
44. STATE LIBRARY
5a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $82,530,063
............................................... FTEs923.00
10b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
11256.57:
.................................................. $122,464,823
135. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
14For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
15and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
16full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $177,739,415
............................................... FTEs1860.35
196. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
20For reimbursement for career and technical education
21expenditures made by regional career and technical education
22planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
.................................................. $232,985,957
247. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
25For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
26shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
27salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
28for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $292,176,797
............................................... FTEs3023.65
318. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
32For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
33the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $3423,162,799
35a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
-5-1grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and
2ending June 30, 2020, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
3the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
4activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
5may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
6purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
7of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
8subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
9for the reimbursement of staff.
10b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
11deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
12early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
13to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
14programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
15used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
16The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
17of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650 for the technical
18assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
19including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
20the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
21improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
22early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
23use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
24formula, grants, or other means.
25c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
26deposit in the school ready children grants account of
27the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
28support of professional development and training activities
29for persons working in early care, health, and education by
30the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
31the professional development component groups maintained by
32the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
33section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
34childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
35professional development and training activities agreed upon by
-6-1the parties participating in the collaboration.
29. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
3a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
4Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
5108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
6services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
7those services:
.................................................. $81,721,400
9b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
10$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
11clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
12to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
13born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
1410. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
15a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $16574,500
17b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
18used for implementation and expansion of early head start
19pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
20emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
21age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
22The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
23healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
24infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
25given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
26and received state funding to administer an early head start
27project.
2811. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
29a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
30to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
31authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $32652,000
33b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $25 per
34pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
35resident public school pupils.
-7- 112. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
2For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
3program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
4than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $52,965,467
............................................... FTEs65.90
713. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
8For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
9department of education on behalf of school districts to offset
10the costs associated with a statewide student assessment
11administered in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21,
12paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $133,000,000
1414. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
15For support costs associated with the creation of a
16statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
17of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $18300,000
1915. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
20PROGRAM
21For support costs associated with the creation of a
22program to provide additional funds for resident high school
23pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community
24college for college-level classes or attend a class taught
25by a community college-employed instructor during the summer
26and outside of the regular school year through a contractual
27agreement between a community college and a school district
28under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $29600,000
30Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
31department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
32or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
33but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
34specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
3516. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
-8- 1For school districts to provide direct services to the
2most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
3in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
4America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $52,666,188
617. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
7DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
8For administration of a process for school districts to
9establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
10performance of each attendance center operated by the district
11in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
12report card for each attendance center, for internet site
13and data system support, and for not more than the following
14full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15250,000
............................................... FTEs161.95
1718. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
18For purposes of administering the online state job posting
19system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $20230,000
2119. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
22For distribution to school districts for implementation
23of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
24progression for early readers:
.................................................. $257,824,782
2620. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
27For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
28warning assessment and administering the early warning system
29for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
30rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $311,915,000
32The department shall administer and distribute to school
33districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
34assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
35student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
-9-1six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
2nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
3costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
4assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
5this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
6actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
7the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
8system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
9moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
10moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
11subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
1221. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
13a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
14order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
15agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
16paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $171,300,176
18b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
19department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
20or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
21but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
22specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
2322. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
24FUND
25For deposit in the computer science professional development
26incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $27500,000
2823. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE
29For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative
30established under section 256.42:
.................................................. $31500,000
3224. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
33SUPPORT
34For establishment of school-based children’s mental health
35supports, including mental health awareness training for
-10-1educators, and for not more than the following full-time
2equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33,000,000
............................................... FTEs42.00
525. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
6a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
7compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $8115,000
9b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
10for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
11pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
12unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
13but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
14designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1526. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
16For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
17section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $18209,690,889
19Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
20the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
21as follows:
22a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $2310,309,213
24b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $2510,427,467
26c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $279,638,853
28d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $294,756,296
30e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $3111,915,371
32f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $339,256,393
34g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $3514,092,382
-11- 1h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $217,862,330
3i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $432,710,521
5j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $635,539,654
7k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $811,625,392
9l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $1012,723,361
11m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $124,848,733
13n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $1415,199,922
15o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $168,785,001
17 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
182019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
19in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
20beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amounts
21appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
22these sections for the following designated purposes shall not
23exceed the following amounts:
241. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51:
.................................................. $2510,524,389
26The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be
27prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51,
28subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
292. For payment of claims for nonpublic school
30transportation under section 285.2:
.................................................. $318,197,091
32If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
33school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
34accordance with this subsection, the department of education
35shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
-12-1 Sec. 7. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2019-2020. In
2lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20,
3subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year
4beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying
5instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such
6fiscal year is zero.
7 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
85, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
9amended to read as follows:
105. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
11For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
12and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
13full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $147,589,415
157,689,415
............................................... FTEs1660.17
17Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
18department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
19or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
20but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
21specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
22 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
2312C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
24amended to read as follows:
2512C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
26PROGRAM
27For support costs associated with the creation of a program
28to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils
29enrolled in grades 9-12 to attend a community college for
30college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community
31college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of
32the regular school year through a contractual agreement between
33a community college and a school district under the future
34ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $35600,000
-13- 1Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
2department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
3or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
4but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
5specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
6STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
7 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
8the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
9beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
10amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
11purposes designated:
121. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
13a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15equivalent positions:
.................................................. $16775,655
............................................... FTEs172.48
18The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
19report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
20office and the legislative services agency. The report
21submitted in December 2019 shall include the five-year
22graduation rates for the regents universities.
23b. For moneys to be allocated to the western Iowa regents
24resource center:
.................................................. $25272,161
26c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
27public radio operations:
.................................................. $28350,648
29d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
30university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
31technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
32new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
33increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
34fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
35support any other initiatives important to the core functions
-14-1of the universities:
.................................................. $215,900,000
32. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
4a. General university
5For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
6aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
7following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8214,710,793
............................................... FTEs95,058.55
10b. Oakdale campus
11For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $142,134,120
............................................... FTEs1538.25
16c. State hygienic laboratory
17For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
18purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $204,297,032
............................................... FTEs21102.51
22d. Family practice program
23For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
24approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
25to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
26practice residency education program, including salaries
27and support, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $291,745,379
............................................... FTEs302.71
31e. Child health care services
32For specialized child health care services, including
33childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
34rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
35Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
-15-1and support, and for not more than the following full-time
2equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3643,641
............................................... FTEs44.16
5f. Statewide cancer registry
6For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
7following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8145,476
............................................... FTEs90.08
10g. Substance abuse consortium
11For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
12substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
13the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $1454,197
............................................... FTEs150.99
16h. Center for biocatalysis
17For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
18following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $19706,371
............................................... FTEs201.67
21i. Primary health care initiative
22For the primary health care initiative in the college
23of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25633,367
............................................... FTEs266.23
27From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
28$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
29practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
30for family practice faculty and support staff.
31j. Birth defects registry
32For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
33following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $3437,370
............................................... FTEs350.38
-16- 1k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
2For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
3and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
4positions:
.................................................. $5158,641
............................................... FTEs61.88
7l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
8technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
9For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
10academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
11initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $12470,293
13m. Iowa flood center
14For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
15of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $161,171,222
173. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18a. General university
19For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
20aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
21following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22170,624,125
............................................... FTEs233,647.42
24b. Agricultural experiment station
25For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
26maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
27the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2829,886,877
............................................... FTEs29546.98
30c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
31economics
32For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
33and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
34miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
35full-time equivalent positions:
-17-.................................................. $118,266,722
............................................... FTEs2382.34
3d. Livestock disease research
4For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
5fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $6172,844
74. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
8a. General university
9For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
10aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
11following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1295,712,362
............................................... FTEs131,346.66
14b. Recycling and reuse center
15For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
16more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17175,256
............................................... FTEs181.93
19c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
20collaborative initiative
21For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
22and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
23pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
24full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $256,446,375
............................................... FTEs264.00
27(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
28paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
29shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
30support, activities directly related to recruitment of
31kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
32and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
33students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
34(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
35community colleges to develop STEM professional development
-18-1programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
2development.
3(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
4paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
5technology education opportunities to high school,
6career academy, and community college students through a
7public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
8students and faculties at these institutions to secure
9broad-based information technology certification. The
10partnership shall provide all of the following:
11(a) A research-based curriculum.
12(b) Online access to the curriculum.
13(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
14(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
15of information technology-related skill areas.
16(e) Professional development for teachers.
17(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
18limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
19(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
20appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
21or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
22equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
23appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert by shall
24remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
25students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
26d. Real estate education program
27For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
28not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $29125,302
............................................... FTEs300.86
315. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
32For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
33purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
34equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3510,396,325
-19-............................................... FTEs1101.84
26. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
3For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $64,334,759
............................................... FTEs758.00
8 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
9the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
102020, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
11other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
12finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
13amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
14the projects within an average of six years.
15 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
16270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
17the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
18saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
19fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, for expenses relating to
20prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
21for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
22 Sec. 13. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
23following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in
25addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection
262, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion
27of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies
28for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
2930, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by
30fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education
31agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency
32received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
33 Sec. 14. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2019, are
34amended to read as follows:
351. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
-20-1to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-six
2 forty-seven million six seven hundred thirty three thousand
3nine four hundred fifty-one sixty-three dollars for tuition
4grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
5private institutions.
62. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
7to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of three hundred
8seventy-six eighty-six thousand two hundred twenty dollars
9for tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in
10eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this
11subsection, not more than eighty thousand dollars annually
12shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students who
13are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9,
14subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
15 Sec. 15. Section 261.86, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
161, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
17A national guard educational assistance program service
18scholarship is established to be administered by the college
19student aid commission for members of the Iowa national guard
20who are enrolled as undergraduate students in a community
21college, an institution of higher learning under the state
22board of regents, or an accredited private institution. The
23college student aid commission shall adopt rules pursuant
24to chapter 17A to administer this section. An individual
25is eligible for the national guard educational assistance
26 service scholarship program if the individual meets all of the
27following conditions:
28 Sec. 16. Section 261.86, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
292019, is amended to read as follows:
30a. Is a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa
31army or air national guard unit while receiving educational
32assistance scholarship award payments issued pursuant to this
33section.
34 Sec. 17. Section 261.86, subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5, Code
352019, are amended to read as follows:
-21- 12. Educational assistance Scholarship awards paid pursuant
2to this section shall not exceed the resident tuition rate
3established for institutions of higher learning under
4the control of the state board of regents. If the amount
5appropriated in a fiscal year for purposes of this section is
6insufficient to provide educational assistance scholarships
7 to all national guard members who apply for the program and
8who are determined by the adjutant general to be eligible
9for the program, the adjutant general shall, in coordination
10with the commission, determine the distribution of educational
11assistance scholarships. However, educational assistance
12 scholarship awards paid pursuant to this section shall not
13be less than fifty percent of the resident tuition rate
14established for institutions of higher learning under the
15control of the state board of regents or fifty percent of
16the tuition rate at the institution attended by the national
17guard member, whichever is lower. Neither eligibility nor
18educational assistance scholarship award determinations shall
19be based upon a national guard member’s unit, the location at
20which drills are attended, or whether the eligible individual
21is a member of the Iowa army or air national guard.
223. a. (1) An Except as provided in subparagraph (2), an
23 eligible member of the national guard, attending an institution
24as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, shall not receive
25educational assistance scholarship awards under this section
26for more than one hundred twenty semester, or the equivalent,
27credit hours of undergraduate study.
28(2) An eligible member of the national guard, attending an
29institution as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, who is
30enrolled in a program of education leading to a postsecondary
31degree that meets the eligibility requirements for the federal
32Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship established under 38
33U.S.C. §3320, shall not receive scholarship awards issued under
34this section for more than one hundred thirty semester, or the
35equivalent, credit hours of undergraduate study.
-22- 1(3) A national guard member who has met the educational
2requirements for a baccalaureate degree is ineligible for
3educational assistance a scholarship award under this section.
4b. A member of the national guard who received educational
5assistance under this section prior to July 1, 2015, shall
6be deemed to have received educational assistance for the
7following number of credit hours for educational assistance
8received before that date:
9(1) For each semester that the member received educational
10assistance while attending an institution as a full-time
11student, twelve credit hours.
12(2) For each semester that the member received educational
13assistance while attending an institution as a part-time
14student, six credit hours.
15(3) For each trimester or quarter that the member received
16educational assistance while attending an institution as a
17full-time or part-time student, the number of credit hours that
18are determined to be the semester equivalent by the college
19student aid commission.
204. The eligibility of applicants and scholarship award
21 amounts of educational assistance to be paid shall be
22certified by the adjutant general of Iowa to the college
23student aid commission, and all amounts that are or become
24due to a community college, accredited private institution,
25or institution of higher learning under the control of the
26state board of regents under this section shall be paid to the
27college or institution by the college student aid commission
28upon receipt of certification by the president or governing
29board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges
30made, and as to the attendance and academic progress of the
31individual at the educational institution. The college student
32aid commission shall maintain an annual record of the number of
33participants and the dollar value of the educational assistance
34provided awards issued.
355. For purposes of this section, unless otherwise required,
-23-1“educational assistance” means the same as Scholarships awarded
2under this section may be used by the recipient for the
3recipient’s “cost of attendance” as defined in Tit.IV, pt.B,
4of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended.
5 Sec. 18. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
6e, f, and g, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
7a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
8ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department, the amount of
9five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
10issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
11with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
12paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
13be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
14accordance with section 256.45.
15b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
16ending June 30, 2019 2020, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
17thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
18purposes of implementing the professional development program
19requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
20evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
21section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
22training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
23allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
24be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
25not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
26c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019,
27and ending June 30, 2019 2020, an amount up to one million
28seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
29department for the establishment of teacher development
30academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
31portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
32of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
33e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
34ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up to
35twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
-24-1beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
2256.34.
3f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
4ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up
5to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
6dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
7in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
8implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
9pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
10not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
11education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
12technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
13training and staff development, and the contracting of external
14expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
15of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
16districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
17students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
18department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
19department for administrative purposes and for not more than
20five full-time equivalent positions.
21g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and
22for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
23million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
24assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
25Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
26purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
27may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
28for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
29 Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
30immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
311. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
32172, section 50, subsection 5, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts,
33chapter 1163, section 4.
342. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
35172, section 50, subsection 12C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts,
-25-1chapter 1163, section 4.
2DIVISION II
3workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2019-2020
4 Sec. 20. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
5and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
6departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
7beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
8amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
9purposes designated:
101. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
11a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
12development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $1315,100,000
14From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
15“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
16for administration of the workforce training and economic
17development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
18b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
19of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
20to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $215,500,000
22(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
23“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
24established in section 260C.18C.
25(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
26“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
27for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
28pursuant to section 260C.50.
29(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
30“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
31to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
32programs for students requiring instruction in English
33as a second language. The department shall establish an
34application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
35this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
-26-1based on need for instruction in English as a second language
2in the region served by each community college as determined by
3factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
4and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
5(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
7services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
8provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
9Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
10in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
11work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
12supplemental support services for international refugees to
13improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
14competencies, and integration in a county with a population
15over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
16census. The department of human services shall utilize a
17request for proposals process to identify the entity best
18qualified to implement the pilot project.
19c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
20definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
218.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $226,000,000
23Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
24disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
25that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
26shall include at least one of the following:
27(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
28(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
29health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
30the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
31d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
32employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $335,000,000
34From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
35not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
-27-1for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
2pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
3equivalent position.
4e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
5established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $62,000,000
7f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
8intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $91,500,000
10From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
11“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
12expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
13and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
14Act.
15g. For support costs associated with administering a
16workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
17of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
18and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
19receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $20200,000
212. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
22For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
23grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $245,000,000
253. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
26in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
27unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
28but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
29designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
30 Sec. 21. IOWA INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING ACT — FY
312018-2019 DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding section 260E.2, for
32the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
332019, “new job” includes a new, existing, or recalled job
34in an industry which, for purposes of this section, means
35a business existing on the effective date of this section
-28-1and located in a county with a population between 40,500 and
241,000, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
3that was declared a disaster area by the governor following a
4weather-related natural disaster which impacted the county on
5or about July 19, 2018.
6 Sec. 22. Section 260I.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
72019, is amended to read as follows:
8c. Moneys Except as provided in section 260I.10, subsection
94, moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
10formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
11section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
12year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
13shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
14designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
15section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
16the fund shall be credited to the fund.
17 Sec. 23. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
18to read as follows:
191. The department state board of education, in consultation
20with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules
21pursuant to this chapter 17A defining eligibility criteria
22for persons applying to receive tuition assistance under this
23chapter.
24 Sec. 24. Section 260I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
252019, is amended to read as follows:
26a. The applicant’s family income for the six three months
27prior to the date of application or documentation of a
28life-changing event.
29 Sec. 25. Section 260I.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
30following new subsection:
31 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The community college receiving the
32application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
33program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
34based on the funding available to the community college for
35purposes of this program.
-29-1 Sec. 26. Section 260I.4, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended
2by striking the subsection.
3 Sec. 27. Section 260I.7, Code 2019, is amended to read as
4follows:
5260I.7 Initial assessment.
6An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
7complete an initial assessment administered by the community
8college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
9readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
10assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
11national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
12reading for information, applied and mathematics, and locating
13information. An applicant shall complete any additional
14assessments and occupational research required by an eligible
15certificate program.
16 Sec. 28. Section 260I.10, Code 2019, is amended by adding
17the following new subsection:
18 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education, in
19coordination with the community colleges, may adjust the
20allocations generated pursuant to section 260I, subsection 2,
21paragraph “c”, to ensure efficient delivery of services.
22 Sec. 29. Section 260I.11, Code 2019, is amended to read as
23follows:
24260I.11 Rules.
25The department of state board of education, in consultation
26with the economic development authority and the community
27colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this
28chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
29 Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
30immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
31The section of this division of this Act relating to FY
322018-2019 definitions under the Iowa industrial new jobs
33training Act.
34EXPLANATION
35The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
-30-1the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
2This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2019-2020 from
3the general fund of the state and other funds to the college
4student aid commission, the department for the blind, the
5department of education, and the state board of regents and its
6institutions. The bill is organized by divisions.
7DIVISION I — FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates to the
8department for the blind for its administration.
9The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
10commission for general administrative purposes, administration
11of the future ready Iowa grant and scholarship programs, the
12health care professional recruitment program, the national
13guard educational assistance program, the all Iowa opportunity
14scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
15Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care loan
16repayment program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
17last-dollar scholarship program, and the future ready Iowa
18skilled workforce grant program. The standing appropriations
19for Iowa tuition grants for students attending accredited
20private institutions are increased.
21The statutory provision establishing the national guard
22educational assistance program is renamed the national guard
23service scholarship program, and scholarship recipients who
24are enrolled in a postsecondary degree program that meets the
25eligibility requirements for the federal Edith Nourse Rogers
26STEM scholarship established under 38 U.S.C. §3320, can exceed
27the 120 semester hour limitation for scholarship awards.
28The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
29for purposes of the department’s general administration,
30career and technical education (CTE) administration, division
31of vocational rehabilitation services including independent
32living programs, the entrepreneurs with disabilities program,
33and independent living centers, state library for general
34administration and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting
35division, career and technical education reimbursement for
-31-1expenditures made by CTE regional planning partnerships, school
2food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
3federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
4Act birth through age three services, early head start
5projects, textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student
6achievement and teacher quality program, statewide student
7assessment, statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based
8learning, postsecondary summer classes for high school students
9program, jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance
10center performance/general internet site and data system
11support, the online state job posting system, successful
12progression for early readers, an early warning system for
13literacy, the Iowa reading research center, computer science
14professional development incentive fund, the Iowa learning
15online initiative, children’s mental health school-based
16training and support, distribution to the midwestern higher
17education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation,
18and community colleges.
19The division provides that moneys appropriated for the
20postsecondary summer classes for high school program for FY
212018-2019 and FY 2019-2020 shall carry over for expenditure for
22the same purpose in the following fiscal year. The bill also
23provides a supplemental appropriation to moneys appropriated
24for purposes of the public broadcasting division for FY
252018-2019. These provisions take effect upon enactment.
26For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
27appropriations for at-risk children under Code section 279.51,
28for payment of claims for nonpublic school transportation, and
29for instructional support state aid. The bill also reduces
30state aid for area education agencies and the portion of the
31combined district costs calculated for these agencies by $15
32million.
33The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
34for the board office, universities’ general operating
35budgets; the western Iowa regents resource center and the
-32-1quad-cities graduate studies center; Iowa public radio; the
2state university of Iowa; Iowa state university of science
3and technology; the university of northern Iowa; and for the
4Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
5school.
6DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
7FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
8skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
9education and the college student aid commission.
10The bill also modifies the definition of “new job” for
11purposes of the Iowa industrial new jobs training Act, to
12provide that, for FY 2018-2019, the term includes a new,
13existing, or recalled job in an industry which for purposes of
14the provision means an existing business located in a county
15with a population between 40,500 and 41,000, as determined by
16the 2010 federal decennial census, that was declared a disaster
17area by the governor following a weather-related natural
18disaster which impacted the county on or about July 19, 2018.
19The provision takes effect upon enactment.
20The gap tuition assistance Act, established under Code
21chapter 260I, is amended to provide that a criterion for
22assessing financial need shall be based on the applicant’s
23family income for the three months prior to the date of
24application or documentation of a life-changing event.
25Currently, the criterion is based on the applicant’s family
26income for the six months prior to the application date.
27Under the bill, the community college receiving the
28application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
29program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
30based on the funding available to the community college for
31purposes of this program. However, a provision making a person
32ineligible to receive tuition assistance for more than one
33eligible certificate program is stricken.
34The requirement that an initial assessment include
35assessments for completion of a national career readiness
-33-1certificate, including applied mathematics and locating
2information is stricken, though the bill requires that the
3assessment include areas of reading and mathematics.
4Currently, moneys in the gap tuition assistance fund must
5be allocated according to a formula established in Code, but
6under the bill the department of education, in coordination
7with the community colleges, may adjust the allocations to
8ensure efficient delivery of services. A requirement that
9the department adopt rules in consultation with the economic
10development authority and the community colleges is modified
11to eliminate consultation with the authority. The bill makes
12coordinating changes.
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2appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4education, and the state board of regents, providing for
5related matters, and including effective date provisions.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2019-2020 APPROPRIATIONS
3DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
4 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from
5the general fund of the state to the department for the blind
6for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
730, 2020, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $122,247,499
............................................... FTEs1370.00
14COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
15 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
16state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
17beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
18amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19purposes designated:
201. ADMINISTRATION
21a. For general administration salaries, support,
22maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
23the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $24429,279
............................................... FTEs251.00
26b. For the administration of the future ready Iowa skilled
27workforce last-dollar scholarship program and the future ready
28Iowa skilled workforce grant program, including salaries,
29support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not
30more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $31130,254
............................................... FTEs321.00
332. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
34For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
35established pursuant to section 261.115:
-1-.................................................. $1400,973
23. NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
3For purposes of providing national guard service scholarship
4under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $54,700,000
6Moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection may be
7distributed to a public university that purchased an Iowa
8for-profit accredited private institution effective March 22,
92018, whose students were eligible members of the national
10guard who received educational assistance under the national
11guard educational assistance program in the fiscal year
12beginning July 1, 2018, if the students continue to meet the
13requirements of section 261.86.
144. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
15a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
16program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $173,000,000
18b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, if the moneys
19appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
20commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
21program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
22section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
232019, include accredited private institutions as defined in
24section 261.9.
255. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
26For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
27pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $28400,000
296. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
31program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $321,424,502
337. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
34For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
35established pursuant to section 261.116:
-2-.................................................. $1200,000
28. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR
3SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
4For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
5last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
6261.131, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, section
712, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1172, section 24:
.................................................. $814,789,209
99. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM
10For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
11fund established pursuant to section 261.132, as enacted by
122018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, section 13:
.................................................. $131,000,000
14 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
15261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
16fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
17beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, may be used
18for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
19established in section 261.73.
20 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
21261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending
22June 30, 2020, the amount appropriated from the general fund
23of the state to the college student aid commission for the
24work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
25DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
26 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of
27the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
28beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
29amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
30purposes designated:
311. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
32a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
33purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
34equivalent positions:
.................................................. $355,949,047
-3-............................................... FTEs160.43
2b. By January 15, 2020, the department shall submit
3a written report to the general assembly detailing the
4department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
5expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
6July 1, 2019.
72. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
8For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
10equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11598,197
............................................... FTEs129.82
133. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
14a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $175,677,908
............................................... FTEs18245.00
19For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
20with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
21to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
22job placement and retention services for individuals with
23significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
24January 15, 2020, the division shall submit a written report to
25the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
26with community rehabilitation program providers.
27b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
28with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
29independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
30than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $3184,823
............................................... FTEs321.00
33c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
34established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $35138,506
-4- 1d. For costs associated with centers for independent
2living:
.................................................. $386,457
44. STATE LIBRARY
5a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $82,530,063
............................................... FTEs923.00
10b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
11256.57:
.................................................. $122,464,823
135. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
14For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
15and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
16full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $177,739,415
............................................... FTEs1860.35
196. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
20For reimbursement for career and technical education
21expenditures made by regional career and technical education
22planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
.................................................. $232,985,957
247. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
25For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
26shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
27salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
28for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $292,176,797
............................................... FTEs3023.65
318. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
32For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
33the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $3423,162,799
35a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
-5-1grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and
2ending June 30, 2020, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
3the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
4activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
5may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
6purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
7of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
8subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
9for the reimbursement of staff.
10b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
11deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
12early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
13to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
14programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
15used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
16The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
17of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650 for the technical
18assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
19including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
20the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
21improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
22early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
23use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
24formula, grants, or other means.
25c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
26deposit in the school ready children grants account of
27the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
28support of professional development and training activities
29for persons working in early care, health, and education by
30the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
31the professional development component groups maintained by
32the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
33section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
34childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
35professional development and training activities agreed upon by
-6-1the parties participating in the collaboration.
29. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
3a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
4Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
5108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
6services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
7those services:
.................................................. $81,721,400
9b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
10$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
11clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
12to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
13born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
1410. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
15a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $16574,500
17b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
18used for implementation and expansion of early head start
19pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
20emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
21age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
22The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
23healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
24infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
25given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
26and received state funding to administer an early head start
27project.
2811. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
29a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
30to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
31authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $32652,000
33b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $25 per
34pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
35resident public school pupils.
-7- 112. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
2For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
3program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
4than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $52,965,467
............................................... FTEs65.90
713. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
8For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
9department of education on behalf of school districts to offset
10the costs associated with a statewide student assessment
11administered in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21,
12paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $133,000,000
1414. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
15For support costs associated with the creation of a
16statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
17of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $18300,000
1915. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
20PROGRAM
21For support costs associated with the creation of a
22program to provide additional funds for resident high school
23pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community
24college for college-level classes or attend a class taught
25by a community college-employed instructor during the summer
26and outside of the regular school year through a contractual
27agreement between a community college and a school district
28under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $29600,000
30Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
31department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
32or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
33but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
34specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
3516. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
-8- 1For school districts to provide direct services to the
2most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
3in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
4America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $52,666,188
617. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
7DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
8For administration of a process for school districts to
9establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
10performance of each attendance center operated by the district
11in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
12report card for each attendance center, for internet site
13and data system support, and for not more than the following
14full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15250,000
............................................... FTEs161.95
1718. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
18For purposes of administering the online state job posting
19system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $20230,000
2119. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
22For distribution to school districts for implementation
23of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
24progression for early readers:
.................................................. $257,824,782
2620. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
27For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
28warning assessment and administering the early warning system
29for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
30rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $311,915,000
32The department shall administer and distribute to school
33districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
34assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
35student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
-9-1six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
2nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
3costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
4assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
5this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
6actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
7the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
8system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
9moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
10moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
11subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
1221. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
13a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
14order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
15agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
16paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $171,300,176
18b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
19department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
20or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
21but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
22specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
2322. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
24FUND
25For deposit in the computer science professional development
26incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $27500,000
2823. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE
29For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative
30established under section 256.42:
.................................................. $31500,000
3224. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
33SUPPORT
34For establishment of school-based children’s mental health
35supports, including mental health awareness training for
-10-1educators, and for not more than the following full-time
2equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33,000,000
............................................... FTEs42.00
525. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
6a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
7compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $8115,000
9b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
10for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
11pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
12unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
13but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
14designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1526. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
16For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
17section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $18209,690,889
19Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
20the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
21as follows:
22a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $2310,309,213
24b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $2510,427,467
26c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $279,638,853
28d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $294,756,296
30e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $3111,915,371
32f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $339,256,393
34g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $3514,092,382
-11- 1h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $217,862,330
3i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $432,710,521
5j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $635,539,654
7k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $811,625,392
9l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $1012,723,361
11m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $124,848,733
13n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $1415,199,922
15o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $168,785,001
17 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
182019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
19in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
20beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amounts
21appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
22these sections for the following designated purposes shall not
23exceed the following amounts:
241. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51:
.................................................. $2510,524,389
26The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be
27prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51,
28subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
292. For payment of claims for nonpublic school
30transportation under section 285.2:
.................................................. $318,197,091
32If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
33school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
34accordance with this subsection, the department of education
35shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
-12-1 Sec. 7. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2019-2020. In
2lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20,
3subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year
4beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying
5instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such
6fiscal year is zero.
7 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
85, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
9amended to read as follows:
105. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
11For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
12and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
13full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $147,589,415
157,689,415
............................................... FTEs1660.17
17Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
18department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
19or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
20but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
21specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
22 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
2312C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
24amended to read as follows:
2512C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
26PROGRAM
27For support costs associated with the creation of a program
28to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils
29enrolled in grades 9-12 to attend a community college for
30college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community
31college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of
32the regular school year through a contractual agreement between
33a community college and a school district under the future
34ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $35600,000
-13- 1Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
2department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
3or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
4but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
5specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
6STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
7 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
8the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
9beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
10amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
11purposes designated:
121. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
13a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15equivalent positions:
.................................................. $16775,655
............................................... FTEs172.48
18The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
19report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
20office and the legislative services agency. The report
21submitted in December 2019 shall include the five-year
22graduation rates for the regents universities.
23b. For moneys to be allocated to the western Iowa regents
24resource center:
.................................................. $25272,161
26c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
27public radio operations:
.................................................. $28350,648
29d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
30university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
31technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
32new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
33increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
34fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
35support any other initiatives important to the core functions
-14-1of the universities:
.................................................. $215,900,000
32. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
4a. General university
5For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
6aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
7following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8214,710,793
............................................... FTEs95,058.55
10b. Oakdale campus
11For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $142,134,120
............................................... FTEs1538.25
16c. State hygienic laboratory
17For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
18purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $204,297,032
............................................... FTEs21102.51
22d. Family practice program
23For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
24approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
25to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
26practice residency education program, including salaries
27and support, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $291,745,379
............................................... FTEs302.71
31e. Child health care services
32For specialized child health care services, including
33childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
34rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
35Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
-15-1and support, and for not more than the following full-time
2equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3643,641
............................................... FTEs44.16
5f. Statewide cancer registry
6For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
7following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8145,476
............................................... FTEs90.08
10g. Substance abuse consortium
11For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
12substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
13the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $1454,197
............................................... FTEs150.99
16h. Center for biocatalysis
17For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
18following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $19706,371
............................................... FTEs201.67
21i. Primary health care initiative
22For the primary health care initiative in the college
23of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25633,367
............................................... FTEs266.23
27From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
28$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
29practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
30for family practice faculty and support staff.
31j. Birth defects registry
32For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
33following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $3437,370
............................................... FTEs350.38
-16- 1k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
2For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
3and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
4positions:
.................................................. $5158,641
............................................... FTEs61.88
7l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
8technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
9For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
10academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
11initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $12470,293
13m. Iowa flood center
14For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
15of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $161,171,222
173. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18a. General university
19For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
20aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
21following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22170,624,125
............................................... FTEs233,647.42
24b. Agricultural experiment station
25For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
26maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
27the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2829,886,877
............................................... FTEs29546.98
30c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
31economics
32For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
33and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
34miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
35full-time equivalent positions:
-17-.................................................. $118,266,722
............................................... FTEs2382.34
3d. Livestock disease research
4For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
5fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $6172,844
74. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
8a. General university
9For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
10aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
11following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1295,712,362
............................................... FTEs131,346.66
14b. Recycling and reuse center
15For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
16more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17175,256
............................................... FTEs181.93
19c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
20collaborative initiative
21For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
22and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
23pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
24full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $256,446,375
............................................... FTEs264.00
27(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
28paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
29shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
30support, activities directly related to recruitment of
31kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
32and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
33students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
34(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
35community colleges to develop STEM professional development
-18-1programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
2development.
3(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
4paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
5technology education opportunities to high school,
6career academy, and community college students through a
7public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
8students and faculties at these institutions to secure
9broad-based information technology certification. The
10partnership shall provide all of the following:
11(a) A research-based curriculum.
12(b) Online access to the curriculum.
13(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
14(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
15of information technology-related skill areas.
16(e) Professional development for teachers.
17(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
18limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
19(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
20appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
21or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
22equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
23appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert by shall
24remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
25students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
26d. Real estate education program
27For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
28not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $29125,302
............................................... FTEs300.86
315. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
32For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
33purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
34equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3510,396,325
-19-............................................... FTEs1101.84
26. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
3For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $64,334,759
............................................... FTEs758.00
8 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
9the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
102020, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
11other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
12finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
13amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
14the projects within an average of six years.
15 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
16270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
17the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
18saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
19fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, for expenses relating to
20prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
21for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
22 Sec. 13. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
23following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in
25addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection
262, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion
27of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies
28for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
2930, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by
30fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education
31agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency
32received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
33 Sec. 14. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2019, are
34amended to read as follows:
351. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
-20-1to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-six
2 forty-seven million six seven hundred thirty three thousand
3nine four hundred fifty-one sixty-three dollars for tuition
4grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
5private institutions.
62. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
7to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of three hundred
8seventy-six eighty-six thousand two hundred twenty dollars
9for tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in
10eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this
11subsection, not more than eighty thousand dollars annually
12shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students who
13are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9,
14subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
15 Sec. 15. Section 261.86, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
161, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
17A national guard educational assistance program service
18scholarship is established to be administered by the college
19student aid commission for members of the Iowa national guard
20who are enrolled as undergraduate students in a community
21college, an institution of higher learning under the state
22board of regents, or an accredited private institution. The
23college student aid commission shall adopt rules pursuant
24to chapter 17A to administer this section. An individual
25is eligible for the national guard educational assistance
26 service scholarship program if the individual meets all of the
27following conditions:
28 Sec. 16. Section 261.86, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
292019, is amended to read as follows:
30a. Is a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa
31army or air national guard unit while receiving educational
32assistance scholarship award payments issued pursuant to this
33section.
34 Sec. 17. Section 261.86, subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5, Code
352019, are amended to read as follows:
-21- 12. Educational assistance Scholarship awards paid pursuant
2to this section shall not exceed the resident tuition rate
3established for institutions of higher learning under
4the control of the state board of regents. If the amount
5appropriated in a fiscal year for purposes of this section is
6insufficient to provide educational assistance scholarships
7 to all national guard members who apply for the program and
8who are determined by the adjutant general to be eligible
9for the program, the adjutant general shall, in coordination
10with the commission, determine the distribution of educational
11assistance scholarships. However, educational assistance
12 scholarship awards paid pursuant to this section shall not
13be less than fifty percent of the resident tuition rate
14established for institutions of higher learning under the
15control of the state board of regents or fifty percent of
16the tuition rate at the institution attended by the national
17guard member, whichever is lower. Neither eligibility nor
18educational assistance scholarship award determinations shall
19be based upon a national guard member’s unit, the location at
20which drills are attended, or whether the eligible individual
21is a member of the Iowa army or air national guard.
223. a. (1) An Except as provided in subparagraph (2), an
23 eligible member of the national guard, attending an institution
24as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, shall not receive
25educational assistance scholarship awards under this section
26for more than one hundred twenty semester, or the equivalent,
27credit hours of undergraduate study.
28(2) An eligible member of the national guard, attending an
29institution as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, who is
30enrolled in a program of education leading to a postsecondary
31degree that meets the eligibility requirements for the federal
32Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship established under 38
33U.S.C. §3320, shall not receive scholarship awards issued under
34this section for more than one hundred thirty semester, or the
35equivalent, credit hours of undergraduate study.
-22- 1(3) A national guard member who has met the educational
2requirements for a baccalaureate degree is ineligible for
3educational assistance a scholarship award under this section.
4b. A member of the national guard who received educational
5assistance under this section prior to July 1, 2015, shall
6be deemed to have received educational assistance for the
7following number of credit hours for educational assistance
8received before that date:
9(1) For each semester that the member received educational
10assistance while attending an institution as a full-time
11student, twelve credit hours.
12(2) For each semester that the member received educational
13assistance while attending an institution as a part-time
14student, six credit hours.
15(3) For each trimester or quarter that the member received
16educational assistance while attending an institution as a
17full-time or part-time student, the number of credit hours that
18are determined to be the semester equivalent by the college
19student aid commission.
204. The eligibility of applicants and scholarship award
21 amounts of educational assistance to be paid shall be
22certified by the adjutant general of Iowa to the college
23student aid commission, and all amounts that are or become
24due to a community college, accredited private institution,
25or institution of higher learning under the control of the
26state board of regents under this section shall be paid to the
27college or institution by the college student aid commission
28upon receipt of certification by the president or governing
29board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges
30made, and as to the attendance and academic progress of the
31individual at the educational institution. The college student
32aid commission shall maintain an annual record of the number of
33participants and the dollar value of the educational assistance
34provided awards issued.
355. For purposes of this section, unless otherwise required,
-23-1“educational assistance” means the same as Scholarships awarded
2under this section may be used by the recipient for the
3recipient’s “cost of attendance” as defined in Tit.IV, pt.B,
4of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended.
5 Sec. 18. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
6e, f, and g, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
7a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
8ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department, the amount of
9five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
10issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
11with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
12paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
13be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
14accordance with section 256.45.
15b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
16ending June 30, 2019 2020, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
17thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
18purposes of implementing the professional development program
19requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
20evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
21section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
22training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
23allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
24be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
25not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
26c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019,
27and ending June 30, 2019 2020, an amount up to one million
28seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
29department for the establishment of teacher development
30academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
31portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
32of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
33e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
34ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up to
35twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
-24-1beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
2256.34.
3f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
4ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up
5to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
6dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
7in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
8implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
9pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
10not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
11education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
12technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
13training and staff development, and the contracting of external
14expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
15of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
16districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
17students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
18department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
19department for administrative purposes and for not more than
20five full-time equivalent positions.
21g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and
22for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
23million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
24assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
25Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
26purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
27may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
28for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
29 Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
30immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
311. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
32172, section 50, subsection 5, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts,
33chapter 1163, section 4.
342. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
35172, section 50, subsection 12C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts,
-25-1chapter 1163, section 4.
2DIVISION II
3workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2019-2020
4 Sec. 20. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
5and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
6departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
7beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
8amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
9purposes designated:
101. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
11a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
12development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $1315,100,000
14From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
15“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
16for administration of the workforce training and economic
17development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
18b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
19of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
20to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $215,500,000
22(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
23“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
24established in section 260C.18C.
25(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
26“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
27for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
28pursuant to section 260C.50.
29(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
30“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
31to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
32programs for students requiring instruction in English
33as a second language. The department shall establish an
34application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
35this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
-26-1based on need for instruction in English as a second language
2in the region served by each community college as determined by
3factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
4and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
5(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
7services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
8provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
9Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
10in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
11work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
12supplemental support services for international refugees to
13improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
14competencies, and integration in a county with a population
15over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
16census. The department of human services shall utilize a
17request for proposals process to identify the entity best
18qualified to implement the pilot project.
19c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
20definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
218.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $226,000,000
23Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
24disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
25that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
26shall include at least one of the following:
27(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
28(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
29health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
30the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
31d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
32employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $335,000,000
34From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
35not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
-27-1for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
2pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
3equivalent position.
4e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
5established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $62,000,000
7f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
8intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $91,500,000
10From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
11“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
12expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
13and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
14Act.
15g. For support costs associated with administering a
16workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
17of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
18and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
19receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $20200,000
212. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
22For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
23grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $245,000,000
253. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
26in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
27unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
28but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
29designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
30 Sec. 21. IOWA INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING ACT — FY
312018-2019 DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding section 260E.2, for
32the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
332019, “new job” includes a new, existing, or recalled job
34in an industry which, for purposes of this section, means
35a business existing on the effective date of this section
-28-1and located in a county with a population between 40,500 and
241,000, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
3that was declared a disaster area by the governor following a
4weather-related natural disaster which impacted the county on
5or about July 19, 2018.
6 Sec. 22. Section 260I.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
72019, is amended to read as follows:
8c. Moneys Except as provided in section 260I.10, subsection
94, moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
10formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
11section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
12year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
13shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
14designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
15section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
16the fund shall be credited to the fund.
17 Sec. 23. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
18to read as follows:
191. The department state board of education, in consultation
20with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules
21pursuant to this chapter 17A defining eligibility criteria
22for persons applying to receive tuition assistance under this
23chapter.
24 Sec. 24. Section 260I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
252019, is amended to read as follows:
26a. The applicant’s family income for the six three months
27prior to the date of application or documentation of a
28life-changing event.
29 Sec. 25. Section 260I.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
30following new subsection:
31 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The community college receiving the
32application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
33program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
34based on the funding available to the community college for
35purposes of this program.
-29-1 Sec. 26. Section 260I.4, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended
2by striking the subsection.
3 Sec. 27. Section 260I.7, Code 2019, is amended to read as
4follows:
5260I.7 Initial assessment.
6An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
7complete an initial assessment administered by the community
8college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
9readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
10assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
11national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
12reading for information, applied and mathematics, and locating
13information. An applicant shall complete any additional
14assessments and occupational research required by an eligible
15certificate program.
16 Sec. 28. Section 260I.10, Code 2019, is amended by adding
17the following new subsection:
18 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education, in
19coordination with the community colleges, may adjust the
20allocations generated pursuant to section 260I, subsection 2,
21paragraph “c”, to ensure efficient delivery of services.
22 Sec. 29. Section 260I.11, Code 2019, is amended to read as
23follows:
24260I.11 Rules.
25The department of state board of education, in consultation
26with the economic development authority and the community
27colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this
28chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
29 Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
30immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
31The section of this division of this Act relating to FY
322018-2019 definitions under the Iowa industrial new jobs
33training Act.
34EXPLANATION
35The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
-30-1the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
2This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2019-2020 from
3the general fund of the state and other funds to the college
4student aid commission, the department for the blind, the
5department of education, and the state board of regents and its
6institutions. The bill is organized by divisions.
7DIVISION I — FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates to the
8department for the blind for its administration.
9The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
10commission for general administrative purposes, administration
11of the future ready Iowa grant and scholarship programs, the
12health care professional recruitment program, the national
13guard educational assistance program, the all Iowa opportunity
14scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
15Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care loan
16repayment program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
17last-dollar scholarship program, and the future ready Iowa
18skilled workforce grant program. The standing appropriations
19for Iowa tuition grants for students attending accredited
20private institutions are increased.
21The statutory provision establishing the national guard
22educational assistance program is renamed the national guard
23service scholarship program, and scholarship recipients who
24are enrolled in a postsecondary degree program that meets the
25eligibility requirements for the federal Edith Nourse Rogers
26STEM scholarship established under 38 U.S.C. §3320, can exceed
27the 120 semester hour limitation for scholarship awards.
28The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
29for purposes of the department’s general administration,
30career and technical education (CTE) administration, division
31of vocational rehabilitation services including independent
32living programs, the entrepreneurs with disabilities program,
33and independent living centers, state library for general
34administration and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting
35division, career and technical education reimbursement for
-31-1expenditures made by CTE regional planning partnerships, school
2food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
3federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
4Act birth through age three services, early head start
5projects, textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student
6achievement and teacher quality program, statewide student
7assessment, statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based
8learning, postsecondary summer classes for high school students
9program, jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance
10center performance/general internet site and data system
11support, the online state job posting system, successful
12progression for early readers, an early warning system for
13literacy, the Iowa reading research center, computer science
14professional development incentive fund, the Iowa learning
15online initiative, children’s mental health school-based
16training and support, distribution to the midwestern higher
17education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation,
18and community colleges.
19The division provides that moneys appropriated for the
20postsecondary summer classes for high school program for FY
212018-2019 and FY 2019-2020 shall carry over for expenditure for
22the same purpose in the following fiscal year. The bill also
23provides a supplemental appropriation to moneys appropriated
24for purposes of the public broadcasting division for FY
252018-2019. These provisions take effect upon enactment.
26For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
27appropriations for at-risk children under Code section 279.51,
28for payment of claims for nonpublic school transportation, and
29for instructional support state aid. The bill also reduces
30state aid for area education agencies and the portion of the
31combined district costs calculated for these agencies by $15
32million.
33The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
34for the board office, universities’ general operating
35budgets; the western Iowa regents resource center and the
-32-1quad-cities graduate studies center; Iowa public radio; the
2state university of Iowa; Iowa state university of science
3and technology; the university of northern Iowa; and for the
4Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
5school.
6DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
7FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
8skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
9education and the college student aid commission.
10The bill also modifies the definition of “new job” for
11purposes of the Iowa industrial new jobs training Act, to
12provide that, for FY 2018-2019, the term includes a new,
13existing, or recalled job in an industry which for purposes of
14the provision means an existing business located in a county
15with a population between 40,500 and 41,000, as determined by
16the 2010 federal decennial census, that was declared a disaster
17area by the governor following a weather-related natural
18disaster which impacted the county on or about July 19, 2018.
19The provision takes effect upon enactment.
20The gap tuition assistance Act, established under Code
21chapter 260I, is amended to provide that a criterion for
22assessing financial need shall be based on the applicant’s
23family income for the three months prior to the date of
24application or documentation of a life-changing event.
25Currently, the criterion is based on the applicant’s family
26income for the six months prior to the application date.
27Under the bill, the community college receiving the
28application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
29program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
30based on the funding available to the community college for
31purposes of this program. However, a provision making a person
32ineligible to receive tuition assistance for more than one
33eligible certificate program is stricken.
34The requirement that an initial assessment include
35assessments for completion of a national career readiness
-33-1certificate, including applied mathematics and locating
2information is stricken, though the bill requires that the
3assessment include areas of reading and mathematics.
4Currently, moneys in the gap tuition assistance fund must
5be allocated according to a formula established in Code, but
6under the bill the department of education, in coordination
7with the community colleges, may adjust the allocations to
8ensure efficient delivery of services. A requirement that
9the department adopt rules in consultation with the economic
10development authority and the community colleges is modified
11to eliminate consultation with the authority. The bill makes
12coordinating changes.
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