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House File 758 - ReprintedA 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-.................................................. $1250,000
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
35a. Notwithstanding 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.
5b. By January 15, 2020, the department shall submit a
6written report to the general assembly regarding the program
7and activities authorized under section 261E.8, subsection
87A, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, section 14.
9The report shall include an analysis of the distribution of
10funds to participating community colleges; the number of school
11districts participating through a contractual arrangement
12with each participating community college; information on the
13programs and courses made available under each agreement; an
14unduplicated count of enrollment and credit hours earned by
15students participating under each agreement; and a summary of
16major program costs.
1716. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
18For school districts to provide direct services to the
19most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
20in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
21America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $222,666,188
2317. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
24DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
25For administration of a process for school districts to
26establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
27performance of each attendance center operated by the district
28in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
29report card for each attendance center, for internet site
30and data system support, and for not more than the following
31full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32250,000
............................................... FTEs331.95
3418. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
35For purposes of administering the online state job posting
-9-1system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $2230,000
319. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
4For distribution to school districts for implementation
5of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
6progression for early readers:
.................................................. $77,824,782
820. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
9For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
10warning assessment and administering the early warning system
11for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
12rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $131,915,000
14The department shall administer and distribute to school
15districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
16assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
17student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
18six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
19nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
20costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
21assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
22this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
23actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
24the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
25system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
26moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
27moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
28subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
2921. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
30a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
31order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
32agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
33paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $341,300,176
35b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
-10-1department 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.
522. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
6FUND
7For deposit in the computer science professional development
8incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $9500,000
1023. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE
11For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative
12established under section 256.42:
.................................................. $13500,000
1424. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
15SUPPORT
16For establishment of school-based children’s mental health
17supports, including mental health awareness training for
18educators:
.................................................. $193,000,000
20From moneys appropriated in this subsection, $1,400,000 shall
21be allocated to the area education agencies to provide mental
22health awareness training for educators and schools, $1,400,000
23shall be allocated to the area education agencies in the
24manner determined by the area education agencies to be used to
25identify a range of approaches to best meet the mental health
26needs of students and to strengthen community support for
27students, and $200,000 shall be allocated to the area education
28agencies to create a clearinghouse of mental health resources
29for use by schools and community providers.
3025. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
31a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
32compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $33115,000
34b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
35for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
-11-1pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
2unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
3but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
4designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
526. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
6For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
7section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $8209,690,889
9Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
10the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
11as follows:
12a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $1310,309,213
14b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $1510,427,467
16c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $179,638,853
18d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $194,756,296
20e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $2111,915,371
22f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $239,256,393
24g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $2514,092,382
26h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $2717,862,330
28i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $2932,710,521
30j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $3135,539,654
32k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $3311,625,392
34l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $3512,723,361
-12- 1m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $24,848,733
3n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $415,199,922
5o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $68,785,001
7 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
82019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
9in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
10beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amounts
11appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
12these sections for the following designated purposes shall not
13exceed the following amounts:
141. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51:
.................................................. $1510,524,389
16The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be
17prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51,
18subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
192. For payment of claims for nonpublic school
20transportation under section 285.2:
.................................................. $218,197,091
22If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
23school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
24accordance with this subsection, the department of education
25shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
26 Sec. 7. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2019-2020. In
27lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20,
28subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year
29beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying
30instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such
31fiscal year is zero.
32 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
335, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
34amended to read as follows:
355. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
-13- 1For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
2and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
3full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $47,589,415
57,689,415
............................................... FTEs660.17
7Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
8department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
9or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
10but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
11specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
12 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
1312C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
14amended to read as follows:
1512C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
16PROGRAM
17For support costs associated with the creation of a program
18to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils
19enrolled in grades 9-12 to attend a community college for
20college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community
21college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of
22the regular school year through a contractual agreement between
23a community college and a school district under the future
24ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $25600,000
26Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
27department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
28or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
29but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
30specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
31STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
32 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
33the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
34beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
35amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
-14-1purposes designated:
21. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
3a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6775,655
............................................... FTEs72.48
8The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
9report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
10office and the legislative services agency. The report
11submitted in December 2019 shall include the five-year
12graduation rates for the regents universities.
13b. For moneys to be allocated to the western Iowa regents
14resource center:
.................................................. $15272,161
16c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
17public radio operations:
.................................................. $18350,648
19d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
20university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
21technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
22new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
23increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
24fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
25support any other initiatives important to the core functions
26of the universities:
.................................................. $2715,900,000
282. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
29a. General university
30For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
31aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
32following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33214,710,793
............................................... FTEs345,058.55
35b. Oakdale campus
-15- 1For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
2purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
3equivalent positions:
.................................................. $42,134,120
............................................... FTEs538.25
6c. State hygienic laboratory
7For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
9equivalent positions:
.................................................. $104,297,032
............................................... FTEs11102.51
12d. Family practice program
13For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
14approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
15to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
16practice residency education program, including salaries
17and support, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $191,745,379
............................................... FTEs202.71
21e. Child health care services
22For specialized child health care services, including
23childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
24rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
25Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
26and support, and for not more than the following full-time
27equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28643,641
............................................... FTEs294.16
30f. Statewide cancer registry
31For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
32following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33145,476
............................................... FTEs340.08
35g. Substance abuse consortium
-16- 1For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
2substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
3the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $454,197
............................................... FTEs50.99
6h. Center for biocatalysis
7For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
8following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $9706,371
............................................... FTEs101.67
11i. Primary health care initiative
12For the primary health care initiative in the college
13of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15633,367
............................................... FTEs166.23
17From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
18$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
19practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
20for family practice faculty and support staff.
21j. Birth defects registry
22For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
23following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2437,370
............................................... FTEs250.38
26k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
27For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
28and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
29positions:
.................................................. $30158,641
............................................... FTEs311.88
32l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
33technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
34For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
35academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
-17-1initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $2470,293
3m. Iowa flood center
4For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
5of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $61,171,222
73. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
8a. General university
9For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
10aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
11following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $12170,624,125
............................................... FTEs133,647.42
14b. Agricultural experiment station
15For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
16maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
17the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1829,886,877
............................................... FTEs19546.98
20c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
21economics
22For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
23and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
24miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
25full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2618,266,722
............................................... FTEs27382.34
28d. Livestock disease research
29For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
30fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $31172,844
324. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
33a. General university
34For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
35aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
-18-1following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $295,712,362
............................................... FTEs31,346.66
4b. Recycling and reuse center
5For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
6more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $7175,256
............................................... FTEs81.93
9c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
10collaborative initiative
11For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
12and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
13pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
14full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $156,446,375
............................................... FTEs165.50
17(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
18paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
19shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
20support, activities directly related to recruitment of
21kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
22and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
23students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
24(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
25community colleges to develop STEM professional development
26programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
27development.
28(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
29paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
30technology education opportunities to high school,
31career academy, and community college students through a
32public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
33students and faculties at these institutions to secure
34broad-based information technology certification. The
35partnership shall provide all of the following:
-19- 1(a) A research-based curriculum.
2(b) Online access to the curriculum.
3(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
4(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
5of information technology-related skill areas.
6(e) Professional development for teachers.
7(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
8limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
9(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
10appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
11or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
12equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
13appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert but shall
14remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
15students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
16d. Real estate education program
17For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
18not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $19125,302
............................................... FTEs200.86
215. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
22For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2510,396,325
............................................... FTEs26101.84
276. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
28For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
29purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
30equivalent positions:
.................................................. $314,334,759
............................................... FTEs3258.00
33 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
34the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
352020, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
-20-1other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
2finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
3amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
4the projects within an average of six years.
5 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
6270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
7the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
8saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
9fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, for expenses relating to
10prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
11for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
12 Sec. 13. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
13following new subsection:
14 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in
15addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection
162, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion
17of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies
18for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
1930, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by
20fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education
21agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency
22received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
23 Sec. 14. Section 257.51, if enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, House
24File 546, or successor legislation is amended by adding the
25following new subsection:
26 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education shall
27annually report to the general assembly by January 15 the
28activities funded by and expenditures made from the career
29academy fund during the preceding fiscal year. The report
30shall summarize the amounts received by each grant recipient;
31the opportunities made available to students, including but
32not limited to coursework and work-based learning experiences;
33outcome measures for students participating in career academies
34funded through the career academy fund; delivery formats
35utilized; and the amount of any other state, federal, or
-21-1private funding used by the grant recipient to supplement
2career academy fund moneys.
3 Sec. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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
-22-1army or air national guard unit while receiving educational
2assistance scholarship award payments issued pursuant to this
3section.
4 Sec. 18. 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
-23-1degree 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
-24-1individual 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. 19. Section 284.6A, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
11following new subsection:
12 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. By January 15 of each year, the
13department shall collect data from the prior fiscal year
14regarding the status of computer science in Iowa’s school
15districts and accredited nonpublic schools and shall summarize
16the data in a report submitted to the general assembly. The
17report shall include computer science instruction provided
18by schools broken down by elementary, middle, and high
19school, moneys deposited in the fund from public and private
20sources, the amounts awarded, the impact of the provisions of
21this section on teachers, and the department’s findings and
22recommendations.
23 Sec. 20. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
24e, f, and g, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
25a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
26ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department, the amount of
27five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
28issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
29with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
30paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
31be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
32accordance with section 256.45.
33b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
34ending June 30, 2019 2020, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
35thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
-25-1purposes of implementing the professional development program
2requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
3evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
4section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
5training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
6allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
7be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
8not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
9c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019,
10and ending June 30, 2019 2020, an amount up to one million
11seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
12department for the establishment of teacher development
13academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
14portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
15of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
16e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
17ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up to
18twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
19beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
20256.34.
21f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
22ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up
23to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
24dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
25in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
26implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
27pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
28not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
29education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
30technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
31training and staff development, and the contracting of external
32expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
33of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
34districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
35students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
-26-1department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
2department for administrative purposes and for not more than
3five full-time equivalent positions.
4g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and
5for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
6million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
7assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
8Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
9purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
10may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
11for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
12 Sec. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
13immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
141. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
15172, section 50, subsection 5, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts,
16chapter 1163, section 4.
172. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
18172, section 50, subsection 12C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts,
19chapter 1163, section 4.
20DIVISION II
21workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2019-2020
22 Sec. 22. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
23and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
24departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
25beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
26amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
27purposes designated:
281. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
29a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
30development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $3115,100,000
32From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
33“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
34for administration of the workforce training and economic
35development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
-27- 1b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
2of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
3to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $45,500,000
5(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
7established in section 260C.18C.
8(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
10for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
11pursuant to section 260C.50.
12(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
13“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
14to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
15programs for students requiring instruction in English
16as a second language. The department shall establish an
17application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
18this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
19based on need for instruction in English as a second language
20in the region served by each community college as determined by
21factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
22and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
23(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
24“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
25services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
26provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
27Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
28in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
29work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
30supplemental support services for international refugees to
31improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
32competencies, and integration in a county with a population
33over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
34census. The department of human services shall utilize a
35request for proposals process to identify the entity best
-28-1qualified to implement the pilot project.
2c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
3definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
48.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $56,000,000
6Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
7disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
8that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9shall include at least one of the following:
10(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
11(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
12health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
13the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
14d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
15employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $165,000,000
17From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
18not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
19for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
20pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
21equivalent position.
22e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
23established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $242,000,000
25f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
26intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $271,500,000
28From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
29“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
30expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
31and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
32Act.
33g. For support costs associated with administering a
34workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
35of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
-29-1and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
2receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $3200,000
42. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
5For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
6grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $75,000,000
83. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
9in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
10unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
11but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
12designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
13 Sec. 23. IOWA INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING ACT — FY
142018-2019 DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding section 260E.2, for
15the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
162019, “new job” includes a new, existing, or recalled job
17in an industry which, for purposes of this section, means
18a business existing on the effective date of this section
19and located in a county with a population between 40,500 and
2041,000, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
21that was declared a disaster area by the governor following a
22weather-related natural disaster which impacted the county on
23or about July 19, 2018.
24 Sec. 24. Section 260I.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
252019, is amended to read as follows:
26c. Moneys Except as provided in section 260I.10, subsection
274, moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
28formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
29section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
30year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
31shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
32designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
33section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
34the fund shall be credited to the fund.
35 Sec. 25. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
-30-1to read as follows:
21. The department state board of education, in consultation
3with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules
4pursuant to this chapter 17A defining eligibility criteria
5for persons applying to receive tuition assistance under this
6chapter.
7 Sec. 26. Section 260I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
82019, is amended to read as follows:
9a. The applicant’s family income for the six three months
10prior to the date of application or documentation of a
11life-changing event.
12 Sec. 27. Section 260I.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
13following new subsection:
14 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The community college receiving the
15application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
16program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
17based on the funding available to the community college for
18purposes of this program.
19 Sec. 28. Section 260I.4, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended
20by striking the subsection.
21 Sec. 29. Section 260I.7, Code 2019, is amended to read as
22follows:
23260I.7 Initial assessment.
24An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
25complete an initial assessment administered by the community
26college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
27readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
28assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
29national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
30reading for information, applied and mathematics, and locating
31information. An applicant shall complete any additional
32assessments and occupational research required by an eligible
33certificate program.
34 Sec. 30. Section 260I.10, Code 2019, is amended by adding
35the following new subsection:
-31-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education, in
2coordination with the community colleges, may adjust the
3allocations generated pursuant to section 260I, subsection 2,
4paragraph “c”, to ensure efficient delivery of services.
5 Sec. 31. Section 260I.11, Code 2019, is amended to read as
6follows:
7260I.11 Rules.
8The department of state board of education, in consultation
9with the economic development authority and the community
10colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this
11chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
12 Sec. 32. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
13immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
14The section of this division of this Act relating to FY
152018-2019 definitions under the Iowa industrial new jobs
16training Act.
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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-.................................................. $1250,000
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
35a. Notwithstanding 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.
5b. By January 15, 2020, the department shall submit a
6written report to the general assembly regarding the program
7and activities authorized under section 261E.8, subsection
87A, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1067, section 14.
9The report shall include an analysis of the distribution of
10funds to participating community colleges; the number of school
11districts participating through a contractual arrangement
12with each participating community college; information on the
13programs and courses made available under each agreement; an
14unduplicated count of enrollment and credit hours earned by
15students participating under each agreement; and a summary of
16major program costs.
1716. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
18For school districts to provide direct services to the
19most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
20in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
21America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $222,666,188
2317. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
24DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
25For administration of a process for school districts to
26establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
27performance of each attendance center operated by the district
28in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
29report card for each attendance center, for internet site
30and data system support, and for not more than the following
31full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32250,000
............................................... FTEs331.95
3418. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
35For purposes of administering the online state job posting
-9-1system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $2230,000
319. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
4For distribution to school districts for implementation
5of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
6progression for early readers:
.................................................. $77,824,782
820. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
9For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
10warning assessment and administering the early warning system
11for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
12rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $131,915,000
14The department shall administer and distribute to school
15districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
16assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
17student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
18six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
19nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
20costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
21assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
22this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
23actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
24the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
25system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
26moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
27moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
28subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
2921. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
30a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
31order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
32agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
33paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $341,300,176
35b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
-10-1department 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.
522. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
6FUND
7For deposit in the computer science professional development
8incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $9500,000
1023. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE
11For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative
12established under section 256.42:
.................................................. $13500,000
1424. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
15SUPPORT
16For establishment of school-based children’s mental health
17supports, including mental health awareness training for
18educators:
.................................................. $193,000,000
20From moneys appropriated in this subsection, $1,400,000 shall
21be allocated to the area education agencies to provide mental
22health awareness training for educators and schools, $1,400,000
23shall be allocated to the area education agencies in the
24manner determined by the area education agencies to be used to
25identify a range of approaches to best meet the mental health
26needs of students and to strengthen community support for
27students, and $200,000 shall be allocated to the area education
28agencies to create a clearinghouse of mental health resources
29for use by schools and community providers.
3025. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
31a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
32compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $33115,000
34b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
35for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
-11-1pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
2unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
3but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
4designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
526. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
6For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
7section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $8209,690,889
9Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
10the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
11as follows:
12a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $1310,309,213
14b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $1510,427,467
16c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $179,638,853
18d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $194,756,296
20e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $2111,915,371
22f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $239,256,393
24g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $2514,092,382
26h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $2717,862,330
28i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $2932,710,521
30j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $3135,539,654
32k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $3311,625,392
34l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $3512,723,361
-12- 1m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $24,848,733
3n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $415,199,922
5o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $68,785,001
7 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS — FY
82019-2020. Notwithstanding the standing appropriations
9in the following designated sections for the fiscal year
10beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the amounts
11appropriated from the general fund of the state pursuant to
12these sections for the following designated purposes shall not
13exceed the following amounts:
141. For programs for at-risk children under section 279.51:
.................................................. $1510,524,389
16The amount of any reduction in this subsection shall be
17prorated among the programs specified in section 279.51,
18subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
192. For payment of claims for nonpublic school
20transportation under section 285.2:
.................................................. $218,197,091
22If total approved claims for reimbursement for nonpublic
23school pupil transportation exceed the amount appropriated in
24accordance with this subsection, the department of education
25shall prorate the amount of each approved claim.
26 Sec. 7. INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT STATE AID — FY 2019-2020. In
27lieu of the appropriation provided in section 257.20,
28subsection 2, the appropriation for the fiscal year
29beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, for paying
30instructional support state aid under section 257.20 for such
31fiscal year is zero.
32 Sec. 8. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
335, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
34amended to read as follows:
355. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
-13- 1For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
2and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
3full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $47,589,415
57,689,415
............................................... FTEs660.17
7Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
8department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
9or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
10but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
11specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
12 Sec. 9. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, subsection
1312C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, chapter 1163, section 4, is
14amended to read as follows:
1512C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
16PROGRAM
17For support costs associated with the creation of a program
18to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils
19enrolled in grades 9-12 to attend a community college for
20college-level classes or attend a class taught by a community
21college-employed instructor during the summer and outside of
22the regular school year through a contractual agreement between
23a community college and a school district under the future
24ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $25600,000
26Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
27department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
28or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
29but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
30specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
31STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
32 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
33the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
34beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
35amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
-14-1purposes designated:
21. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
3a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6775,655
............................................... FTEs72.48
8The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
9report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
10office and the legislative services agency. The report
11submitted in December 2019 shall include the five-year
12graduation rates for the regents universities.
13b. For moneys to be allocated to the western Iowa regents
14resource center:
.................................................. $15272,161
16c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
17public radio operations:
.................................................. $18350,648
19d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
20university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
21technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
22new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
23increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
24fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
25support any other initiatives important to the core functions
26of the universities:
.................................................. $2715,900,000
282. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
29a. General university
30For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
31aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
32following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33214,710,793
............................................... FTEs345,058.55
35b. Oakdale campus
-15- 1For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
2purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
3equivalent positions:
.................................................. $42,134,120
............................................... FTEs538.25
6c. State hygienic laboratory
7For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
9equivalent positions:
.................................................. $104,297,032
............................................... FTEs11102.51
12d. Family practice program
13For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
14approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
15to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
16practice residency education program, including salaries
17and support, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $191,745,379
............................................... FTEs202.71
21e. Child health care services
22For specialized child health care services, including
23childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
24rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
25Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
26and support, and for not more than the following full-time
27equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28643,641
............................................... FTEs294.16
30f. Statewide cancer registry
31For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
32following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33145,476
............................................... FTEs340.08
35g. Substance abuse consortium
-16- 1For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
2substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
3the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $454,197
............................................... FTEs50.99
6h. Center for biocatalysis
7For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
8following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $9706,371
............................................... FTEs101.67
11i. Primary health care initiative
12For the primary health care initiative in the college
13of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15633,367
............................................... FTEs166.23
17From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
18$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
19practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
20for family practice faculty and support staff.
21j. Birth defects registry
22For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
23following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2437,370
............................................... FTEs250.38
26k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
27For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
28and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
29positions:
.................................................. $30158,641
............................................... FTEs311.88
32l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
33technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
34For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
35academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
-17-1initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $2470,293
3m. Iowa flood center
4For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
5of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $61,171,222
73. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
8a. General university
9For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
10aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
11following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $12170,624,125
............................................... FTEs133,647.42
14b. Agricultural experiment station
15For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
16maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
17the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1829,886,877
............................................... FTEs19546.98
20c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
21economics
22For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
23and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
24miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
25full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2618,266,722
............................................... FTEs27382.34
28d. Livestock disease research
29For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
30fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $31172,844
324. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
33a. General university
34For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
35aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
-18-1following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $295,712,362
............................................... FTEs31,346.66
4b. Recycling and reuse center
5For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
6more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $7175,256
............................................... FTEs81.93
9c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
10collaborative initiative
11For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
12and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
13pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
14full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $156,446,375
............................................... FTEs165.50
17(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
18paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
19shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
20support, activities directly related to recruitment of
21kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
22and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
23students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
24(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
25community colleges to develop STEM professional development
26programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
27development.
28(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
29paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
30technology education opportunities to high school,
31career academy, and community college students through a
32public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
33students and faculties at these institutions to secure
34broad-based information technology certification. The
35partnership shall provide all of the following:
-19- 1(a) A research-based curriculum.
2(b) Online access to the curriculum.
3(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
4(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
5of information technology-related skill areas.
6(e) Professional development for teachers.
7(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
8limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
9(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
10appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
11or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
12equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
13appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert but shall
14remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
15students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
16d. Real estate education program
17For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
18not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $19125,302
............................................... FTEs200.86
215. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
22For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2510,396,325
............................................... FTEs26101.84
276. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
28For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
29purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
30equivalent positions:
.................................................. $314,334,759
............................................... FTEs3258.00
33 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
34the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30,
352020, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
-20-1other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
2finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
3amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
4the projects within an average of six years.
5 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
6270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
7the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
8saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
9fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, for expenses relating to
10prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
11for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
12 Sec. 13. Section 257.35, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
13following new subsection:
14 NEW SUBSECTION. 13A. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in
15addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to subsection
162, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion
17of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies
18for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
1930, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by
20fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education
21agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency
22received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
23 Sec. 14. Section 257.51, if enacted by 2019 Iowa Acts, House
24File 546, or successor legislation is amended by adding the
25following new subsection:
26 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education shall
27annually report to the general assembly by January 15 the
28activities funded by and expenditures made from the career
29academy fund during the preceding fiscal year. The report
30shall summarize the amounts received by each grant recipient;
31the opportunities made available to students, including but
32not limited to coursework and work-based learning experiences;
33outcome measures for students participating in career academies
34funded through the career academy fund; delivery formats
35utilized; and the amount of any other state, federal, or
-21-1private funding used by the grant recipient to supplement
2career academy fund moneys.
3 Sec. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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
-22-1army or air national guard unit while receiving educational
2assistance scholarship award payments issued pursuant to this
3section.
4 Sec. 18. 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
-23-1degree 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
-24-1individual 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. 19. Section 284.6A, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
11following new subsection:
12 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. By January 15 of each year, the
13department shall collect data from the prior fiscal year
14regarding the status of computer science in Iowa’s school
15districts and accredited nonpublic schools and shall summarize
16the data in a report submitted to the general assembly. The
17report shall include computer science instruction provided
18by schools broken down by elementary, middle, and high
19school, moneys deposited in the fund from public and private
20sources, the amounts awarded, the impact of the provisions of
21this section on teachers, and the department’s findings and
22recommendations.
23 Sec. 20. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
24e, f, and g, Code 2019, are amended to read as follows:
25a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
26ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department, the amount of
27five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
28issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
29with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
30paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
31be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
32accordance with section 256.45.
33b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
34ending June 30, 2019 2020, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
35thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
-25-1purposes of implementing the professional development program
2requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
3evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
4section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
5training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
6allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
7be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
8not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
9c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019,
10and ending June 30, 2019 2020, an amount up to one million
11seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
12department for the establishment of teacher development
13academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
14portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
15of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
16e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
17ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up to
18twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
19beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
20256.34.
21f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018 2019, and
22ending June 30, 2019 2020, to the department an amount up
23to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
24dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
25in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
26implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
27pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
28not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
29education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
30technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
31training and staff development, and the contracting of external
32expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
33of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
34districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
35students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
-26-1department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
2department for administrative purposes and for not more than
3five full-time equivalent positions.
4g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2020, and
5for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
6million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
7assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
8Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
9purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
10may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
11for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
12 Sec. 21. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
13immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
141. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
15172, section 50, subsection 5, as amended by 2018 Iowa Acts,
16chapter 1163, section 4.
172. The section of this Act amending 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter
18172, section 50, subsection 12C, as enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts,
19chapter 1163, section 4.
20DIVISION II
21workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2019-2020
22 Sec. 22. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
23and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
24departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
25beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June 30, 2020, the following
26amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
27purposes designated:
281. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
29a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
30development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $3115,100,000
32From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
33“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
34for administration of the workforce training and economic
35development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
-27- 1b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
2of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
3to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $45,500,000
5(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
7established in section 260C.18C.
8(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
10for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
11pursuant to section 260C.50.
12(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
13“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
14to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
15programs for students requiring instruction in English
16as a second language. The department shall establish an
17application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
18this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
19based on need for instruction in English as a second language
20in the region served by each community college as determined by
21factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
22and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
23(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
24“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
25services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
26provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
27Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
28in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
29work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
30supplemental support services for international refugees to
31improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
32competencies, and integration in a county with a population
33over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
34census. The department of human services shall utilize a
35request for proposals process to identify the entity best
-28-1qualified to implement the pilot project.
2c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
3definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
48.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $56,000,000
6Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
7disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
8that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9shall include at least one of the following:
10(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
11(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
12health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
13the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
14d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
15employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $165,000,000
17From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
18not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
19for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
20pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
21equivalent position.
22e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
23established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $242,000,000
25f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
26intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $271,500,000
28From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
29“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
30expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
31and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
32Act.
33g. For support costs associated with administering a
34workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
35of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
-29-1and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
2receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $3200,000
42. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
5For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
6grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $75,000,000
83. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
9in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
10unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
11but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
12designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
13 Sec. 23. IOWA INDUSTRIAL NEW JOBS TRAINING ACT — FY
142018-2019 DEFINITIONS. Notwithstanding section 260E.2, for
15the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
162019, “new job” includes a new, existing, or recalled job
17in an industry which, for purposes of this section, means
18a business existing on the effective date of this section
19and located in a county with a population between 40,500 and
2041,000, as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census,
21that was declared a disaster area by the governor following a
22weather-related natural disaster which impacted the county on
23or about July 19, 2018.
24 Sec. 24. Section 260I.2, subsection 2, paragraph c, Code
252019, is amended to read as follows:
26c. Moneys Except as provided in section 260I.10, subsection
274, moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
28formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
29section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
30year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
31shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
32designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
33section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
34the fund shall be credited to the fund.
35 Sec. 25. Section 260I.3, subsection 1, Code 2019, is amended
-30-1to read as follows:
21. The department state board of education, in consultation
3with the economic development authority, shall adopt rules
4pursuant to this chapter 17A defining eligibility criteria
5for persons applying to receive tuition assistance under this
6chapter.
7 Sec. 26. Section 260I.3, subsection 2, paragraph a, Code
82019, is amended to read as follows:
9a. The applicant’s family income for the six three months
10prior to the date of application or documentation of a
11life-changing event.
12 Sec. 27. Section 260I.3, Code 2019, is amended by adding the
13following new subsection:
14 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. The community college receiving the
15application may limit an applicant to one eligible certificate
16program or to eligible programs within one career pathway,
17based on the funding available to the community college for
18purposes of this program.
19 Sec. 28. Section 260I.4, subsection 4, Code 2019, is amended
20by striking the subsection.
21 Sec. 29. Section 260I.7, Code 2019, is amended to read as
22follows:
23260I.7 Initial assessment.
24An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
25complete an initial assessment administered by the community
26college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
27readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
28assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
29national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
30reading for information, applied and mathematics, and locating
31information. An applicant shall complete any additional
32assessments and occupational research required by an eligible
33certificate program.
34 Sec. 30. Section 260I.10, Code 2019, is amended by adding
35the following new subsection:
-31-1 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. The department of education, in
2coordination with the community colleges, may adjust the
3allocations generated pursuant to section 260I, subsection 2,
4paragraph “c”, to ensure efficient delivery of services.
5 Sec. 31. Section 260I.11, Code 2019, is amended to read as
6follows:
7260I.11 Rules.
8The department of state board of education, in consultation
9with the economic development authority and the community
10colleges, shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A and this
11chapter to implement the provisions of this chapter.
12 Sec. 32. EFFECTIVE DATE. The following, being deemed of
13immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment:
14The section of this division of this Act relating to FY
152018-2019 definitions under the Iowa industrial new jobs
16training Act.
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