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House File 758 - 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
............................................... FTEs1379.00
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 positions:
.................................................. $24429,279
............................................... FTEs253.95
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-............................................... FTEs171.00
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
............................................... FTEs929.00
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 and
10accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
11with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
12with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $133,000,000
14From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
15than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
16within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
17the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
18accredited nonpublic schools.
1914. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
20For support costs associated with the creation of a
21statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
22of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $23300,000
2415. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
25PROGRAM
26For support costs associated with the creation of a
27program to provide additional funds for resident high school
28pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community
29college for college-level classes or attend a class taught
30by a community college-employed instructor during the summer
31and outside of the regular school year through a contractual
32agreement between a community college and a school district
33under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $34600,000
35Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
-8-1department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
2or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
3but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
4specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
516. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
6For school districts to provide direct services to the
7most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
8in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
9America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $102,666,188
1117. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
12DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
13For administration of a process for school districts to
14establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
15performance of each attendance center operated by the district
16in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
17report card for each attendance center, for internet site
18and data system support, and for not more than the following
19full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20250,000
............................................... FTEs211.95
2218. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
23For purposes of administering the online state job posting
24system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $25230,000
2619. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
27For distribution to school districts for implementation
28of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
29progression for early readers:
.................................................. $307,824,782
3120. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
32For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
33warning assessment and administering the early warning system
34for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
35rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
-9-.................................................. $11,915,000
2The department shall administer and distribute to school
3districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
4assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
5student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
6six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
7nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
8costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
9assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
10this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
11actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
12the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
13system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
14moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
15moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
16subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
1721. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
18a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
19order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
20agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
21paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $221,300,176
23b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
24department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
25or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
26but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
27specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
2822. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
29FUND
30For deposit in the computer science professional development
31incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $32500,000
3323. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE
34For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative
35established under section 256.42:
-10-.................................................. $1500,000
224. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
3SUPPORT
4For establishment of school-based children’s mental health
5supports, including mental health awareness training for
6educators, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $83,000,000
............................................... FTEs92.00
1025. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
11a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
12compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $13115,000
14b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
15for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
16pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
17unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
18but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
19designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2026. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
21For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
22section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $23209,690,889
24Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
25the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
26as follows:
27a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $2810,309,213
29b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $3010,427,467
31c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $329,638,853
33d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $344,756,296
35e. Merged Area V
-11-.................................................. $111,915,371
2f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $39,256,393
4g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $514,092,382
6h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $717,862,330
8i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $932,710,521
10j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $1135,539,654
12k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $1311,625,392
14l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $1512,723,361
16m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $174,848,733
18n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $1915,199,922
20o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $218,785,001
22 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
232019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
24in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
25beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amounts
26appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
27these sections for the following designated purposes shall not
28exceed the following amounts:
291. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51:
.................................................. $3010,524,389
31The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be
32prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51,
33subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
342. For payment of claims for nonpublic school
35transportation under section 285.2:
-12-.................................................. $18,197,091
2If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
3school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
4accordance with this subsection, the department of education
5shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
6 Sec. 7. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2019-2020. In
7lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20,
8subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year
9beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying
10instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such
11fiscal year is zero.
12 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
135, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
14amended to read as follows:
155. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
16For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
17and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
18full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $197,589,415
207,689,415
............................................... FTEs2160.17
22Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
23department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
24or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
25but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
26specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
27 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
2812C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
29amended to read as follows:
3012C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
31PROGRAM
32For support costs associated with the creation of a program
33to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils
34enrolled in grades 9-12 to attend a community college for
35college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community
-13-1college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of
2the regular school year through a contractual agreement between
3a community college and a school district under the future
4ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $5600,000
6Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
7department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
8or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
9but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
10specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
11STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
12 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
13the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
14beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
15amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
16purposes designated:
171. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
18a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
19purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
20equivalent positions:
.................................................. $21775,655
............................................... FTEs222.48
23The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
24report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
25office and the legislative services agency. The report
26submitted in December 2019 shall include the five-year
27graduation rates for the regents universities.
28b. For moneys to be allocated to the western Iowa regents
29resource center:
.................................................. $30272,161
31c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
32public radio operations:
.................................................. $33350,648
34d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
35university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
-14-1technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
2new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
3increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
4fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
5support any other initiatives important to the core functions
6of the universities:
.................................................. $715,900,000
82. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
9a. General university
10For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
11aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
12following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13214,710,793
............................................... FTEs145,058.55
15b. Oakdale campus
16For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $192,134,120
............................................... FTEs2038.25
21c. State hygienic laboratory
22For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $254,297,032
............................................... FTEs26102.51
27d. Family practice program
28For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
29approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
30to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
31practice residency education program, including salaries
32and support, and for not more than the following full-time
33equivalent positions:
.................................................. $341,745,379
............................................... FTEs352.71
-15- 1e. Child health care services
2For specialized child health care services, including
3childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
4rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
5Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
6and support, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8643,641
............................................... FTEs94.16
10f. Statewide cancer registry
11For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
12following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13145,476
............................................... FTEs140.08
15g. Substance abuse consortium
16For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
17substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
18the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $1954,197
............................................... FTEs200.99
21h. Center for biocatalysis
22For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
23following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24706,371
............................................... FTEs251.67
26i. Primary health care initiative
27For the primary health care initiative in the college
28of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
29equivalent positions:
.................................................. $30633,367
............................................... FTEs316.23
32From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
33$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
34practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
35for family practice faculty and support staff.
-16- 1j. Birth defects registry
2For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
3following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $437,370
............................................... FTEs50.38
6k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
7For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
8and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
9positions:
.................................................. $10158,641
............................................... FTEs111.88
12l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
13technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
14For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
15academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
16initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $17470,293
18m. Iowa flood center
19For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
20of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $211,171,222
223. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
23a. General university
24For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
25aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
26following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $27170,624,125
............................................... FTEs283,647.42
29b. Agricultural experiment station
30For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
31maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
32the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3329,886,877
............................................... FTEs34546.98
35c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
-17-1economics
2For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
3and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
4miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
5full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $618,266,722
............................................... FTEs7382.34
8d. Livestock disease research
9For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
10fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $11172,844
124. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
13a. General university
14For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
15aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
16following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1795,712,362
............................................... FTEs181,346.66
19b. Recycling and reuse center
20For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
21more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22175,256
............................................... FTEs231.93
24c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
25collaborative initiative
26For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
27and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
28pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
29full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $306,446,375
............................................... FTEs314.00
32(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
33paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
34shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
35support, activities directly related to recruitment of
-18-1kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
2and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
3students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
4(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
5community colleges to develop STEM professional development
6programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
7development.
8(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
9paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
10technology education opportunities to high school,
11career academy, and community college students through a
12public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
13students and faculties at these institutions to secure
14broad-based information technology certification. The
15partnership shall provide all of the following:
16(a) A research-based curriculum.
17(b) Online access to the curriculum.
18(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
19(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
20of information technology-related skill areas.
21(e) Professional development for teachers.
22(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
23limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
24(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
25appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
26or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
27equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
28appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert by shall
29remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
30students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
31d. Real estate education program
32For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
33not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $34125,302
............................................... FTEs350.86
-19- 15. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
2For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
4equivalent positions:
.................................................. $510,396,325
............................................... FTEs6101.84
76. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
8For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
10equivalent positions:
.................................................. $114,334,759
............................................... FTEs1258.00
13 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
14the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
152020, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
16other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
17finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
18amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
19the projects within an average of six years.
20 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
21270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
22the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
23saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
24fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, for expenses relating to
25prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
26for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
27 Sec. 13. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
28following new subsection:
29 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in
30addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection
312, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion
32of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies
33for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
3430, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by
35fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education
-20-1agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency
2received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
3 Sec. 14. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2019, are
4amended to read as follows:
51. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
6to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-six
7 forty-seven million six seven hundred thirty three thousand
8nine four hundred fifty-one sixty-three dollars for tuition
9grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
10private institutions.
112. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
12to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of three hundred
13seventy-six eighty-six thousand two hundred twenty dollars
14for tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in
15eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this
16subsection, not more than eighty thousand dollars annually
17shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students who
18are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9,
19subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
20 Sec. 15. Section 261.86, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
211, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
22A national guard educational assistance program service
23scholarship is established to be administered by the college
24student aid commission for members of the Iowa national guard
25who are enrolled as undergraduate students in a community
26college, an institution of higher learning under the state
27board of regents, or an accredited private institution. The
28college student aid commission shall adopt rules pursuant
29to chapter 17A to administer this section. An individual
30is eligible for the national guard educational assistance
31 service scholarship program if the individual meets all of the
32following conditions:
33 Sec. 16. Section 261.86, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
342019, is amended to read as follows:
35a. Is a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa
-21-1army or air national guard unit while receiving educational
2assistance scholarship award payments issued pursuant to this
3section.
4 Sec. 17. Section 261.86, subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5, Code
52019, are amended to read as follows:
62. Educational assistance Scholarship awards paid pursuant
7to this section shall not exceed the resident tuition rate
8established for institutions of higher learning under
9the control of the state board of regents. If the amount
10appropriated in a fiscal year for purposes of this section is
11insufficient to provide educational assistance scholarships
12 to all national guard members who apply for the program and
13who are determined by the adjutant general to be eligible
14for the program, the adjutant general shall, in coordination
15with the commission, determine the distribution of educational
16assistance scholarships. However, educational assistance
17 scholarship awards paid pursuant to this section shall not
18be less than fifty percent of the resident tuition rate
19established for institutions of higher learning under the
20control of the state board of regents or fifty percent of
21the tuition rate at the institution attended by the national
22guard member, whichever is lower. Neither eligibility nor
23educational assistance scholarship award determinations shall
24be based upon a national guard member’s unit, the location at
25which drills are attended, or whether the eligible individual
26is a member of the Iowa army or air national guard.
273. a. (1) An Except as provided in subparagraph (2), an
28 eligible member of the national guard, attending an institution
29as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, shall not receive
30educational assistance scholarship awards under this section
31for more than one hundred twenty semester, or the equivalent,
32credit hours of undergraduate study.
33(2) An eligible member of the national guard, attending an
34institution as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, who is
35enrolled in a program of education leading to a postsecondary
-22-1degree that meets the eligibility requirements for the federal
2Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship established under 38
3U.S.C. §3320, shall not receive scholarship awards issued under
4this section for more than one hundred thirty semester, or the
5equivalent, credit hours of undergraduate study.
6(3) A national guard member who has met the educational
7requirements for a baccalaureate degree is ineligible for
8educational assistance a scholarship award under this section.
9b. A member of the national guard who received educational
10assistance under this section prior to July 1, 2015, shall
11be deemed to have received educational assistance for the
12following number of credit hours for educational assistance
13received before that date:
14(1) For each semester that the member received educational
15assistance while attending an institution as a full-time
16student, twelve credit hours.
17(2) For each semester that the member received educational
18assistance while attending an institution as a part-time
19student, six credit hours.
20(3) For each trimester or quarter that the member received
21educational assistance while attending an institution as a
22full-time or part-time student, the number of credit hours that
23are determined to be the semester equivalent by the college
24student aid commission.
254. The eligibility of applicants and scholarship award
26 amounts of educational assistance to be paid shall be
27certified by the adjutant general of Iowa to the college
28student aid commission, and all amounts that are or become
29due to a community college, accredited private institution,
30or institution of higher learning under the control of the
31state board of regents under this section shall be paid to the
32college or institution by the college student aid commission
33upon receipt of certification by the president or governing
34board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges
35made, and as to the attendance and academic progress of the
-23-1individual at the educational institution. The college student
2aid commission shall maintain an annual record of the number of
3participants and the dollar value of the educational assistance
4provided awards issued.
55. For purposes of this section, unless otherwise required,
6“educational assistance” means the same as Scholarships awarded
7under this section may be used by the recipient for the
8recipient’s “cost of attendance” as defined in Tit.IV, pt.B,
9of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended.
10 Sec. 18. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
11e, f, and g, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
12a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
13ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department, the amount of
14five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
15issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
16with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
17paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
18be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
19accordance with section 256.45.
20b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
21ending June 30, 2019 2020, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
22thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
23purposes of implementing the professional development program
24requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
25evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
26section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
27training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
28allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
29be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
30not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
31c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019,
32and ending June 30, 2019 2020, an amount up to one million
33seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
34department for the establishment of teacher development
35academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
-24-1portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
2of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
3e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
4ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up to
5twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
6beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
7256.34.
8f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
9ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up
10to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
11dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
12in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
13implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
14pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
15not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
16education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
17technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
18training and staff development, and the contracting of external
19expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
20of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
21districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
22students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
23department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
24department for administrative purposes and for not more than
25five full-time equivalent positions.
26g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and
27for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
28million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
29assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
30Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
31purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
32may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
33for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
34 Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
35immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
-25- 11. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
2172, section 50, subsection 5, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts,
3chapter 1163, section 4.
42. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
5172, section 50, subsection 12C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts,
6chapter 1163, section 4.
7DIVISION II
8workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2019-2020
9 Sec. 20. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
10and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
11departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
12beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
13amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
14purposes designated:
151. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
16a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
17development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $1815,100,000
19From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
20“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
21for administration of the workforce training and economic
22development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
23b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
24of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
25to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $265,500,000
27(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
28“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
29established in section 260C.18C.
30(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
31“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
32for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
33pursuant to section 260C.50.
34(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
35“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
-26-1to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
2programs for students requiring instruction in English
3as a second language. The department shall establish an
4application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
5this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
6based on need for instruction in English as a second language
7in the region served by each community college as determined by
8factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
9and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
10(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
11“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
12services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
13provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
14Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
15in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
16work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
17supplemental support services for international refugees to
18improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
19competencies, and integration in a county with a population
20over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
21census. The department of human services shall utilize a
22request for proposals process to identify the entity best
23qualified to implement the pilot project.
24c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
25definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
268.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $276,000,000
28Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
29disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
30that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
31shall include at least one of the following:
32(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
33(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
34health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
35the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
-27- 1d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
2employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $35,000,000
4From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
5not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
6for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
7pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
8equivalent position.
9e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
10established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $112,000,000
12f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
13intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $141,500,000
15From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
16“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
17expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
18and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
19Act.
20g. For support costs associated with administering a
21workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
22of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
23and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
24receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $25200,000
262. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
27For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
28grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $295,000,000
303. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
31in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
32unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
33but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
34designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
35 Sec. 21. IOWA INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING ACT — FY
-28-12018-2019 DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding section 260E.2, for
2the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
32019, “new job” includes a new, existing, or recalled job
4in an industry which, for purposes of this section, means
5a business existing on the effective date of this section
6and located in a county with a population between 40,500 and
741,000, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
8that was declared a disaster area by the governor following a
9weather-related natural disaster which impacted the county on
10or about July 19, 2018.
11 Sec. 22. Section 260I.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
122019, is amended to read as follows:
13c. Moneys Except as provided in section 260I.10, subsection
144, moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
15formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
16section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
17year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
18shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
19designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
20section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
21the fund shall be credited to the fund.
22 Sec. 23. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
23to read as follows:
241. The department state board of education, in consultation
25with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules
26pursuant to this chapter 17A defining eligibility criteria
27for persons applying to receive tuition assistance under this
28chapter.
29 Sec. 24. Section 260I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
302019, is amended to read as follows:
31a. The applicant’s family income for the six three months
32prior to the date of application or documentation of a
33life-changing event.
34 Sec. 25. Section 260I.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
35following new subsection:
-29-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The community college receiving the
2application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
3program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
4based on the funding available to the community college for
5purposes of this program.
6 Sec. 26. Section 260I.4, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended
7by striking the subsection.
8 Sec. 27. Section 260I.7, Code 2019, is amended to read as
9follows:
10260I.7 Initial assessment.
11An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
12complete an initial assessment administered by the community
13college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
14readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
15assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
16national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
17reading for information, applied and mathematics, and locating
18information. An applicant shall complete any additional
19assessments and occupational research required by an eligible
20certificate program.
21 Sec. 28. Section 260I.10, Code 2019, is amended by adding
22the following new subsection:
23 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education, in
24coordination with the community colleges, may adjust the
25allocations generated pursuant to section 260I, subsection 2,
26paragraph “c”, to ensure efficient delivery of services.
27 Sec. 29. Section 260I.11, Code 2019, is amended to read as
28follows:
29260I.11 Rules.
30The department of state board of education, in consultation
31with the economic development authority and the community
32colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this
33chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
34 Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
35immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
-30- 1The section of this division of this Act relating to FY
22018-2019 definitions under the Iowa industrial new jobs
3training Act.
4EXPLANATION
5The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
6the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
7This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2019-2020 from
8the general fund of the state and other funds to the college
9student aid commission, the department for the blind, the
10department of education, and the state board of regents and its
11institutions. The bill is organized by divisions.
12DIVISION I — FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates to the
13department for the blind for its administration.
14The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
15commission for general administrative purposes, administration
16of the future ready Iowa grant and scholarship programs, the
17health care professional recruitment program, the national
18guard educational assistance program, the all Iowa opportunity
19scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
20Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care loan
21repayment program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
22last-dollar scholarship program, and the future ready Iowa
23skilled workforce grant program. The standing appropriations
24for Iowa tuition grants for students attending accredited
25private institutions are increased.
26The statutory provision establishing the national guard
27educational assistance program is renamed the national guard
28service scholarship program, and scholarship recipients who
29are enrolled in a postsecondary degree program that meets the
30eligibility requirements for the federal Edith Nourse Rogers
31STEM scholarship established under 38 U.S.C. §3320, can exceed
32the 120 semester hour limitation for scholarship awards.
33The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
34for purposes of the department’s general administration,
35career and technical education (CTE) administration, division
-31-1of vocational rehabilitation services including independent
2living programs, the entrepreneurs with disabilities program,
3and independent living centers, state library for general
4administration and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting
5division, career and technical education reimbursement for
6expenditures made by CTE regional planning partnerships, school
7food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
8federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
9Act birth through age three services, early head start
10projects, textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student
11achievement and teacher quality program, statewide student
12assessment, statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based
13learning, postsecondary summer classes for high school students
14program, jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance
15center performance/general internet site and data system
16support, the online state job posting system, successful
17progression for early readers, an early warning system for
18literacy, the Iowa reading research center, computer science
19professional development incentive fund, the Iowa learning
20online initiative, children’s mental health school-based
21training and support, distribution to the midwestern higher
22education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation,
23and community colleges.
24The division provides that moneys appropriated for the
25postsecondary summer classes for high school program for FY
262018-2019 and FY 2019-2020 shall carry over for expenditure for
27the same purpose in the following fiscal year. The bill also
28provides a supplemental appropriation to moneys appropriated
29for purposes of the public broadcasting division for FY
302018-2019. These provisions take effect upon enactment.
31For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
32appropriations for at-risk children under Code section 279.51,
33for payment of claims for nonpublic school transportation, and
34for instructional support state aid. The bill also reduces
35state aid for area education agencies and the portion of the
-32-1combined district costs calculated for these agencies by $15
2million.
3The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
4for the board office, universities’ general operating
5budgets; the western Iowa regents resource center and the
6quad-cities graduate studies center; Iowa public radio; the
7state university of Iowa; Iowa state university of science
8and technology; the university of northern Iowa; and for the
9Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
10school.
11DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
12FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
13skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
14education and the college student aid commission.
15The bill also modifies the definition of “new job” for
16purposes of the Iowa industrial new jobs training Act, to
17provide that, for FY 2018-2019, the term includes a new,
18existing, or recalled job in an industry which for purposes of
19the provision means an existing business located in a county
20with a population between 40,500 and 41,000, as determined by
21the 2010 federal decennial census, that was declared a disaster
22area by the governor following a weather-related natural
23disaster which impacted the county on or about July 19, 2018.
24The provision takes effect upon enactment.
25The gap tuition assistance Act, established under Code
26chapter 260I, is amended to provide that a criterion for
27assessing financial need shall be based on the applicant’s
28family income for the three months prior to the date of
29application or documentation of a life-changing event.
30Currently, the criterion is based on the applicant’s family
31income for the six months prior to the application date.
32Under the bill, the community college receiving the
33application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
34program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
35based on the funding available to the community college for
-33-1purposes of this program. However, a provision making a person
2ineligible to receive tuition assistance for more than one
3eligible certificate program is stricken.
4The requirement that an initial assessment include
5assessments for completion of a national career readiness
6certificate, including applied mathematics and locating
7information is stricken, though the bill requires that the
8assessment include areas of reading and mathematics.
9Currently, moneys in the gap tuition assistance fund must
10be allocated according to a formula established in Code, but
11under the bill the department of education, in coordination
12with the community colleges, may adjust the allocations to
13ensure efficient delivery of services. A requirement that
14the department adopt rules in consultation with the economic
15development authority and the community colleges is modified
16to eliminate consultation with the authority. The bill makes
17coordinating 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
............................................... FTEs1379.00
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 positions:
.................................................. $24429,279
............................................... FTEs253.95
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-............................................... FTEs171.00
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
............................................... FTEs929.00
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 and
10accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
11with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
12with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $133,000,000
14From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
15than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
16within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
17the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
18accredited nonpublic schools.
1914. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
20For support costs associated with the creation of a
21statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
22of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $23300,000
2415. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
25PROGRAM
26For support costs associated with the creation of a
27program to provide additional funds for resident high school
28pupils enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community
29college for college-level classes or attend a class taught
30by a community college-employed instructor during the summer
31and outside of the regular school year through a contractual
32agreement between a community college and a school district
33under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $34600,000
35Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
-8-1department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
2or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
3but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
4specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
516. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
6For school districts to provide direct services to the
7most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
8in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
9America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $102,666,188
1117. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
12DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
13For administration of a process for school districts to
14establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
15performance of each attendance center operated by the district
16in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
17report card for each attendance center, for internet site
18and data system support, and for not more than the following
19full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20250,000
............................................... FTEs211.95
2218. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
23For purposes of administering the online state job posting
24system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $25230,000
2619. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
27For distribution to school districts for implementation
28of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
29progression for early readers:
.................................................. $307,824,782
3120. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
32For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
33warning assessment and administering the early warning system
34for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
35rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
-9-.................................................. $11,915,000
2The department shall administer and distribute to school
3districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
4assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
5student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
6six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
7nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
8costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
9assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
10this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
11actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
12the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
13system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
14moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
15moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
16subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
1721. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
18a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
19order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
20agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
21paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $221,300,176
23b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
24department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
25or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
26but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
27specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
2822. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
29FUND
30For deposit in the computer science professional development
31incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $32500,000
3323. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE
34For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative
35established under section 256.42:
-10-.................................................. $1500,000
224. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
3SUPPORT
4For establishment of school-based children’s mental health
5supports, including mental health awareness training for
6educators, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $83,000,000
............................................... FTEs92.00
1025. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
11a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
12compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $13115,000
14b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
15for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
16pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
17unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
18but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
19designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2026. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
21For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
22section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $23209,690,889
24Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
25the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
26as follows:
27a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $2810,309,213
29b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $3010,427,467
31c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $329,638,853
33d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $344,756,296
35e. Merged Area V
-11-.................................................. $111,915,371
2f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $39,256,393
4g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $514,092,382
6h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $717,862,330
8i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $932,710,521
10j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $1135,539,654
12k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $1311,625,392
14l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $1512,723,361
16m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $174,848,733
18n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $1915,199,922
20o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $218,785,001
22 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
232019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
24in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
25beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amounts
26appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
27these sections for the following designated purposes shall not
28exceed the following amounts:
291. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51:
.................................................. $3010,524,389
31The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be
32prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51,
33subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
342. For payment of claims for nonpublic school
35transportation under section 285.2:
-12-.................................................. $18,197,091
2If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
3school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
4accordance with this subsection, the department of education
5shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
6 Sec. 7. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2019-2020. In
7lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20,
8subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year
9beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying
10instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such
11fiscal year is zero.
12 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
135, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
14amended to read as follows:
155. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
16For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
17and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
18full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $197,589,415
207,689,415
............................................... FTEs2160.17
22Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
23department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
24or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
25but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
26specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
27 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
2812C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
29amended to read as follows:
3012C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
31PROGRAM
32For support costs associated with the creation of a program
33to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils
34enrolled in grades 9-12 to attend a community college for
35college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community
-13-1college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of
2the regular school year through a contractual agreement between
3a community college and a school district under the future
4ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $5600,000
6Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
7department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
8or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
9but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
10specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
11STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
12 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
13the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
14beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
15amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
16purposes designated:
171. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
18a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
19purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
20equivalent positions:
.................................................. $21775,655
............................................... FTEs222.48
23The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
24report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
25office and the legislative services agency. The report
26submitted in December 2019 shall include the five-year
27graduation rates for the regents universities.
28b. For moneys to be allocated to the western Iowa regents
29resource center:
.................................................. $30272,161
31c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
32public radio operations:
.................................................. $33350,648
34d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
35university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
-14-1technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
2new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
3increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
4fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
5support any other initiatives important to the core functions
6of the universities:
.................................................. $715,900,000
82. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
9a. General university
10For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
11aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
12following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13214,710,793
............................................... FTEs145,058.55
15b. Oakdale campus
16For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $192,134,120
............................................... FTEs2038.25
21c. State hygienic laboratory
22For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $254,297,032
............................................... FTEs26102.51
27d. Family practice program
28For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
29approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
30to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
31practice residency education program, including salaries
32and support, and for not more than the following full-time
33equivalent positions:
.................................................. $341,745,379
............................................... FTEs352.71
-15- 1e. Child health care services
2For specialized child health care services, including
3childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
4rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
5Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
6and support, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8643,641
............................................... FTEs94.16
10f. Statewide cancer registry
11For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
12following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13145,476
............................................... FTEs140.08
15g. Substance abuse consortium
16For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
17substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
18the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $1954,197
............................................... FTEs200.99
21h. Center for biocatalysis
22For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
23following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24706,371
............................................... FTEs251.67
26i. Primary health care initiative
27For the primary health care initiative in the college
28of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
29equivalent positions:
.................................................. $30633,367
............................................... FTEs316.23
32From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
33$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
34practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
35for family practice faculty and support staff.
-16- 1j. Birth defects registry
2For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
3following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $437,370
............................................... FTEs50.38
6k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
7For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
8and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
9positions:
.................................................. $10158,641
............................................... FTEs111.88
12l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
13technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
14For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
15academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
16initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $17470,293
18m. Iowa flood center
19For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
20of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $211,171,222
223. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
23a. General university
24For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
25aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
26following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $27170,624,125
............................................... FTEs283,647.42
29b. Agricultural experiment station
30For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
31maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
32the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3329,886,877
............................................... FTEs34546.98
35c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
-17-1economics
2For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
3and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
4miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
5full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $618,266,722
............................................... FTEs7382.34
8d. Livestock disease research
9For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
10fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $11172,844
124. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
13a. General university
14For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
15aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
16following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1795,712,362
............................................... FTEs181,346.66
19b. Recycling and reuse center
20For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
21more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22175,256
............................................... FTEs231.93
24c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
25collaborative initiative
26For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
27and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
28pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
29full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $306,446,375
............................................... FTEs314.00
32(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
33paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
34shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
35support, activities directly related to recruitment of
-18-1kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
2and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
3students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
4(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
5community colleges to develop STEM professional development
6programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
7development.
8(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
9paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
10technology education opportunities to high school,
11career academy, and community college students through a
12public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
13students and faculties at these institutions to secure
14broad-based information technology certification. The
15partnership shall provide all of the following:
16(a) A research-based curriculum.
17(b) Online access to the curriculum.
18(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
19(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
20of information technology-related skill areas.
21(e) Professional development for teachers.
22(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
23limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
24(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
25appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
26or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
27equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
28appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert by shall
29remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
30students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
31d. Real estate education program
32For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
33not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $34125,302
............................................... FTEs350.86
-19- 15. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
2For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
4equivalent positions:
.................................................. $510,396,325
............................................... FTEs6101.84
76. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
8For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
9purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
10equivalent positions:
.................................................. $114,334,759
............................................... FTEs1258.00
13 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
14the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
152020, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
16other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
17finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
18amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
19the projects within an average of six years.
20 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
21270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
22the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
23saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
24fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, for expenses relating to
25prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
26for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
27 Sec. 13. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
28following new subsection:
29 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in
30addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection
312, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion
32of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies
33for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
3430, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by
35fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education
-20-1agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency
2received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
3 Sec. 14. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2019, are
4amended to read as follows:
51. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
6to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-six
7 forty-seven million six seven hundred thirty three thousand
8nine four hundred fifty-one sixty-three dollars for tuition
9grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
10private institutions.
112. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
12to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of three hundred
13seventy-six eighty-six thousand two hundred twenty dollars
14for tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in
15eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this
16subsection, not more than eighty thousand dollars annually
17shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students who
18are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9,
19subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
20 Sec. 15. Section 261.86, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
211, Code 2019, is amended to read as follows:
22A national guard educational assistance program service
23scholarship is established to be administered by the college
24student aid commission for members of the Iowa national guard
25who are enrolled as undergraduate students in a community
26college, an institution of higher learning under the state
27board of regents, or an accredited private institution. The
28college student aid commission shall adopt rules pursuant
29to chapter 17A to administer this section. An individual
30is eligible for the national guard educational assistance
31 service scholarship program if the individual meets all of the
32following conditions:
33 Sec. 16. Section 261.86, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
342019, is amended to read as follows:
35a. Is a resident of the state and a member of an Iowa
-21-1army or air national guard unit while receiving educational
2assistance scholarship award payments issued pursuant to this
3section.
4 Sec. 17. Section 261.86, subsections 2, 3, 4, and 5, Code
52019, are amended to read as follows:
62. Educational assistance Scholarship awards paid pursuant
7to this section shall not exceed the resident tuition rate
8established for institutions of higher learning under
9the control of the state board of regents. If the amount
10appropriated in a fiscal year for purposes of this section is
11insufficient to provide educational assistance scholarships
12 to all national guard members who apply for the program and
13who are determined by the adjutant general to be eligible
14for the program, the adjutant general shall, in coordination
15with the commission, determine the distribution of educational
16assistance scholarships. However, educational assistance
17 scholarship awards paid pursuant to this section shall not
18be less than fifty percent of the resident tuition rate
19established for institutions of higher learning under the
20control of the state board of regents or fifty percent of
21the tuition rate at the institution attended by the national
22guard member, whichever is lower. Neither eligibility nor
23educational assistance scholarship award determinations shall
24be based upon a national guard member’s unit, the location at
25which drills are attended, or whether the eligible individual
26is a member of the Iowa army or air national guard.
273. a. (1) An Except as provided in subparagraph (2), an
28 eligible member of the national guard, attending an institution
29as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, shall not receive
30educational assistance scholarship awards under this section
31for more than one hundred twenty semester, or the equivalent,
32credit hours of undergraduate study.
33(2) An eligible member of the national guard, attending an
34institution as provided in subsection 1, paragraph “d”, who is
35enrolled in a program of education leading to a postsecondary
-22-1degree that meets the eligibility requirements for the federal
2Edith Nourse Rogers STEM scholarship established under 38
3U.S.C. §3320, shall not receive scholarship awards issued under
4this section for more than one hundred thirty semester, or the
5equivalent, credit hours of undergraduate study.
6(3) A national guard member who has met the educational
7requirements for a baccalaureate degree is ineligible for
8educational assistance a scholarship award under this section.
9b. A member of the national guard who received educational
10assistance under this section prior to July 1, 2015, shall
11be deemed to have received educational assistance for the
12following number of credit hours for educational assistance
13received before that date:
14(1) For each semester that the member received educational
15assistance while attending an institution as a full-time
16student, twelve credit hours.
17(2) For each semester that the member received educational
18assistance while attending an institution as a part-time
19student, six credit hours.
20(3) For each trimester or quarter that the member received
21educational assistance while attending an institution as a
22full-time or part-time student, the number of credit hours that
23are determined to be the semester equivalent by the college
24student aid commission.
254. The eligibility of applicants and scholarship award
26 amounts of educational assistance to be paid shall be
27certified by the adjutant general of Iowa to the college
28student aid commission, and all amounts that are or become
29due to a community college, accredited private institution,
30or institution of higher learning under the control of the
31state board of regents under this section shall be paid to the
32college or institution by the college student aid commission
33upon receipt of certification by the president or governing
34board of the educational institution as to accuracy of charges
35made, and as to the attendance and academic progress of the
-23-1individual at the educational institution. The college student
2aid commission shall maintain an annual record of the number of
3participants and the dollar value of the educational assistance
4provided awards issued.
55. For purposes of this section, unless otherwise required,
6“educational assistance” means the same as Scholarships awarded
7under this section may be used by the recipient for the
8recipient’s “cost of attendance” as defined in Tit.IV, pt.B,
9of the federal Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended.
10 Sec. 18. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
11e, f, and g, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
12a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
13ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department, the amount of
14five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
15issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
16with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
17paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
18be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
19accordance with section 256.45.
20b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
21ending June 30, 2019 2020, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
22thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
23purposes of implementing the professional development program
24requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
25evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
26section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
27training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
28allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
29be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
30not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
31c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019,
32and ending June 30, 2019 2020, an amount up to one million
33seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
34department for the establishment of teacher development
35academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
-24-1portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
2of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
3e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
4ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up to
5twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
6beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
7256.34.
8f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
9ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up
10to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
11dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
12in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
13implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
14pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
15not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
16education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
17technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
18training and staff development, and the contracting of external
19expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
20of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
21districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
22students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
23department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
24department for administrative purposes and for not more than
25five full-time equivalent positions.
26g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and
27for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
28million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
29assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
30Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
31purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
32may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
33for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
34 Sec. 19. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
35immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
-25- 11. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
2172, section 50, subsection 5, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts,
3chapter 1163, section 4.
42. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
5172, section 50, subsection 12C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts,
6chapter 1163, section 4.
7DIVISION II
8workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2019-2020
9 Sec. 20. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
10and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
11departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
12beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
13amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
14purposes designated:
151. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
16a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
17development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $1815,100,000
19From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
20“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
21for administration of the workforce training and economic
22development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
23b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
24of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
25to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $265,500,000
27(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
28“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
29established in section 260C.18C.
30(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
31“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
32for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
33pursuant to section 260C.50.
34(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
35“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
-26-1to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
2programs for students requiring instruction in English
3as a second language. The department shall establish an
4application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
5this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
6based on need for instruction in English as a second language
7in the region served by each community college as determined by
8factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
9and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
10(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
11“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
12services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
13provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
14Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
15in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
16work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
17supplemental support services for international refugees to
18improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
19competencies, and integration in a county with a population
20over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
21census. The department of human services shall utilize a
22request for proposals process to identify the entity best
23qualified to implement the pilot project.
24c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
25definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
268.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $276,000,000
28Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
29disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
30that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
31shall include at least one of the following:
32(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
33(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
34health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
35the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
-27- 1d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
2employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $35,000,000
4From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
5not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
6for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
7pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
8equivalent position.
9e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
10established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $112,000,000
12f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
13intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $141,500,000
15From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
16“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
17expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
18and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
19Act.
20g. For support costs associated with administering a
21workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
22of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
23and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
24receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $25200,000
262. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
27For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
28grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $295,000,000
303. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
31in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
32unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
33but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
34designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
35 Sec. 21. IOWA INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING ACT — FY
-28-12018-2019 DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding section 260E.2, for
2the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
32019, “new job” includes a new, existing, or recalled job
4in an industry which, for purposes of this section, means
5a business existing on the effective date of this section
6and located in a county with a population between 40,500 and
741,000, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
8that was declared a disaster area by the governor following a
9weather-related natural disaster which impacted the county on
10or about July 19, 2018.
11 Sec. 22. Section 260I.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
122019, is amended to read as follows:
13c. Moneys Except as provided in section 260I.10, subsection
144, moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
15formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
16section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
17year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
18shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
19designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
20section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
21the fund shall be credited to the fund.
22 Sec. 23. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
23to read as follows:
241. The department state board of education, in consultation
25with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules
26pursuant to this chapter 17A defining eligibility criteria
27for persons applying to receive tuition assistance under this
28chapter.
29 Sec. 24. Section 260I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
302019, is amended to read as follows:
31a. The applicant’s family income for the six three months
32prior to the date of application or documentation of a
33life-changing event.
34 Sec. 25. Section 260I.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
35following new subsection:
-29-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The community college receiving the
2application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
3program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
4based on the funding available to the community college for
5purposes of this program.
6 Sec. 26. Section 260I.4, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended
7by striking the subsection.
8 Sec. 27. Section 260I.7, Code 2019, is amended to read as
9follows:
10260I.7 Initial assessment.
11An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
12complete an initial assessment administered by the community
13college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
14readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
15assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
16national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
17reading for information, applied and mathematics, and locating
18information. An applicant shall complete any additional
19assessments and occupational research required by an eligible
20certificate program.
21 Sec. 28. Section 260I.10, Code 2019, is amended by adding
22the following new subsection:
23 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education, in
24coordination with the community colleges, may adjust the
25allocations generated pursuant to section 260I, subsection 2,
26paragraph “c”, to ensure efficient delivery of services.
27 Sec. 29. Section 260I.11, Code 2019, is amended to read as
28follows:
29260I.11 Rules.
30The department of state board of education, in consultation
31with the economic development authority and the community
32colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this
33chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
34 Sec. 30. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
35immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
-30- 1The section of this division of this Act relating to FY
22018-2019 definitions under the Iowa industrial new jobs
3training Act.
4EXPLANATION
5The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
6the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
7This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2019-2020 from
8the general fund of the state and other funds to the college
9student aid commission, the department for the blind, the
10department of education, and the state board of regents and its
11institutions. The bill is organized by divisions.
12DIVISION I — FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates to the
13department for the blind for its administration.
14The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
15commission for general administrative purposes, administration
16of the future ready Iowa grant and scholarship programs, the
17health care professional recruitment program, the national
18guard educational assistance program, the all Iowa opportunity
19scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
20Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care loan
21repayment program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
22last-dollar scholarship program, and the future ready Iowa
23skilled workforce grant program. The standing appropriations
24for Iowa tuition grants for students attending accredited
25private institutions are increased.
26The statutory provision establishing the national guard
27educational assistance program is renamed the national guard
28service scholarship program, and scholarship recipients who
29are enrolled in a postsecondary degree program that meets the
30eligibility requirements for the federal Edith Nourse Rogers
31STEM scholarship established under 38 U.S.C. §3320, can exceed
32the 120 semester hour limitation for scholarship awards.
33The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
34for purposes of the department’s general administration,
35career and technical education (CTE) administration, division
-31-1of vocational rehabilitation services including independent
2living programs, the entrepreneurs with disabilities program,
3and independent living centers, state library for general
4administration and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting
5division, career and technical education reimbursement for
6expenditures made by CTE regional planning partnerships, school
7food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
8federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
9Act birth through age three services, early head start
10projects, textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student
11achievement and teacher quality program, statewide student
12assessment, statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based
13learning, postsecondary summer classes for high school students
14program, jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance
15center performance/general internet site and data system
16support, the online state job posting system, successful
17progression for early readers, an early warning system for
18literacy, the Iowa reading research center, computer science
19professional development incentive fund, the Iowa learning
20online initiative, children’s mental health school-based
21training and support, distribution to the midwestern higher
22education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation,
23and community colleges.
24The division provides that moneys appropriated for the
25postsecondary summer classes for high school program for FY
262018-2019 and FY 2019-2020 shall carry over for expenditure for
27the same purpose in the following fiscal year. The bill also
28provides a supplemental appropriation to moneys appropriated
29for purposes of the public broadcasting division for FY
302018-2019. These provisions take effect upon enactment.
31For the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
32appropriations for at-risk children under Code section 279.51,
33for payment of claims for nonpublic school transportation, and
34for instructional support state aid. The bill also reduces
35state aid for area education agencies and the portion of the
-32-1combined district costs calculated for these agencies by $15
2million.
3The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
4for the board office, universities’ general operating
5budgets; the western Iowa regents resource center and the
6quad-cities graduate studies center; Iowa public radio; the
7state university of Iowa; Iowa state university of science
8and technology; the university of northern Iowa; and for the
9Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
10school.
11DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
12FY 2019-2020. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
13skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
14education and the college student aid commission.
15The bill also modifies the definition of “new job” for
16purposes of the Iowa industrial new jobs training Act, to
17provide that, for FY 2018-2019, the term includes a new,
18existing, or recalled job in an industry which for purposes of
19the provision means an existing business located in a county
20with a population between 40,500 and 41,000, as determined by
21the 2010 federal decennial census, that was declared a disaster
22area by the governor following a weather-related natural
23disaster which impacted the county on or about July 19, 2018.
24The provision takes effect upon enactment.
25The gap tuition assistance Act, established under Code
26chapter 260I, is amended to provide that a criterion for
27assessing financial need shall be based on the applicant’s
28family income for the three months prior to the date of
29application or documentation of a life-changing event.
30Currently, the criterion is based on the applicant’s family
31income for the six months prior to the application date.
32Under the bill, the community college receiving the
33application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
34program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
35based on the funding available to the community college for
-33-1purposes of this program. However, a provision making a person
2ineligible to receive tuition assistance for more than one
3eligible certificate program is stricken.
4The requirement that an initial assessment include
5assessments for completion of a national career readiness
6certificate, including applied mathematics and locating
7information is stricken, though the bill requires that the
8assessment include areas of reading and mathematics.
9Currently, moneys in the gap tuition assistance fund must
10be allocated according to a formula established in Code, but
11under the bill the department of education, in coordination
12with the community colleges, may adjust the allocations to
13ensure efficient delivery of services. A requirement that
14the department adopt rules in consultation with the economic
15development authority and the community colleges is modified
16to eliminate consultation with the authority. The bill makes
17coordinating changes.
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