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House File 868 - 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
5properly related matters, and including effective date and
6retroactive applicability provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2021-2022 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, 2021, and ending June
730, 2022, 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:
.................................................. $122,780,724
............................................... FTEs1387.98
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, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, 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 in accordance with
28section 261.131, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
29miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $31162,254
............................................... 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
4scholarships under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $54,700,000
64. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
7a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
8program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $93,000,000
10b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, if the moneys
11appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
12commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
13program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
14section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
152021, include accredited private institutions as defined in
16section 261.9.
175. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
18For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
19pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $20400,000
216. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
22For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
23program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $241,724,502
257. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
26For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
27established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $28250,000
298. RURAL VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
31program established pursuant to section 261.120:
.................................................. $32300,000
339. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR
34SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
35For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
-2-1last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
2261.131:
.................................................. $323,004,744
4 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
5261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
6fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
7beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, may be used
8for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
9established in section 261.73.
10 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
11261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
12June 30, 2022, the amount appropriated from the general fund
13of the state to the college student aid commission for the
14work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
15 Sec. 5. TRANSFERS TO FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE
16LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
171. Notwithstanding section 261.132, subsection 5, there is
18transferred from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
19fund created pursuant to section 261.132, subsection 5, to the
20future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
21fund created pursuant to section 261.131, subsection 5, any
22moneys remaining unencumbered and unobligated on the effective
23date of this Act.
242. From the moneys appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
25and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the college
26student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
272020, and ending June 30, 2021, for purposes of providing
28skilled workforce shortage tuition grants, in accordance with
29section 261.130, pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1019,
30section 7, $400,000 is transferred to the future ready Iowa
31skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund created pursuant
32to section 261.131.
33DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of
35the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
-3-1beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
2amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
3purposes designated:
41. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
5a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $85,975,526
............................................... FTEs965.00
10b. By January 15, 2022, the department shall submit
11a written report to the general assembly detailing the
12department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
13expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
14July 1, 2021.
152. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
16For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $19598,197
............................................... FTEs209.21
213. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
22a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $255,996,328
............................................... FTEs26249.00
27For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
28with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
29to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
30job placement and retention services for individuals with
31significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
32January 15, 2022, the division shall submit a written report to
33the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
34with community rehabilitation program providers.
35b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
-4-1with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
2independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
3than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $484,823
............................................... FTEs51.00
6c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
7established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $8138,506
9d. For costs associated with centers for independent
10living:
.................................................. $1186,457
124. STATE LIBRARY
13a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15equivalent positions:
.................................................. $162,532,594
............................................... FTEs1722.00
18b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
19256.57:
.................................................. $202,464,823
215. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
22For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
23and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
24full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $257,870,316
............................................... FTEs2658.23
276. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
28For reimbursement for career and technical education
29expenditures made by regional career and technical education
30planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
.................................................. $312,952,459
327. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
33For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
34shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
35salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
-5-1for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22,176,797
............................................... FTEs323.62
48. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
5For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
6the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $722,912,799
8a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
9grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
10ending June 30, 2022, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
11the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
12activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
13may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
14purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
15of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
16subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
17for the reimbursement of staff.
18b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
19deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
20early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
21to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
22programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
23used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
24The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
25of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical
26assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
27including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
28the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
29improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
30early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
31use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
32formula, grants, or other means.
33c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
34deposit in the school ready children grants account of
35the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
-6-1support of professional development and training activities
2for persons working in early care, health, and education by
3the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
4the professional development component groups maintained by
5the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
6section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
7childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
8professional development and training activities agreed upon by
9the parties participating in the collaboration.
109. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
11a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
12Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
13108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
14services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
15those services:
.................................................. $161,721,400
17b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
18$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
19clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
20to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
21born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
2210. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
23a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $24574,500
25b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
26used for implementation and expansion of early head start
27pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
28emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
29age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
30The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
31healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
32infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
33given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
34and received state funding to administer an early head start
35project.
-7- 111. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
2a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
3to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
4authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $5772,178
6b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $25 per
7pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
8resident public school pupils.
912. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
10For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
11program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
12than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $132,965,467
............................................... FTEs146.00
1513. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
16For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
17department of education on behalf of school districts and
18accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
19with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
20with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $213,000,000
22From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
23than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
24within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
25the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
26accredited nonpublic schools.
2714. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
28For support costs associated with the creation of a
29statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
30of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $31300,000
3215. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
33PROGRAM
34For support costs associated with the creation of a program
35to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
-8-1enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
2for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
3community college-employed instructor during the summer and
4outside of the regular school year through a contractual
5agreement between a community college and a school district
6under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $7600,000
8Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
9department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
10or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
11but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
12specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1316. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
14For school districts to provide direct services to the
15most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
16in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
17America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $184,066,188
1917. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
20DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
21For administration of a process for school districts to
22establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
23performance of each attendance center operated by the district
24in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
25report card for each attendance center, for internet site
26and data system support, and for not more than the following
27full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28250,000
............................................... FTEs291.85
3018. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
31For purposes of administering the online state job posting
32system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $33230,000
3419. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
35For distribution to school districts for implementation
-9-1of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
2progression for early readers:
.................................................. $37,824,782
420. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
5For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
6warning assessment and administering the early warning system
7for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
8rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $91,915,000
10The department shall administer and distribute to school
11districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
12assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
13student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
14six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
15nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
16costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
17assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
18this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
19actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
20the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
21system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
22moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
23moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
24subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
2521. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
26a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
27order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
28agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
29paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $301,550,176
31b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
32than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state
33board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
34preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
35paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
-10-1the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
2dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
3subsection 23. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
4ending June 30, 2022, the center shall submit a report to the
5general assembly and the legislative services agency detailing
6the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this paragraph
7“b”.
8c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
9department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
10or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
11but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
12specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1322. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
14FUND
15For deposit in the computer science professional development
16incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $17500,000
1823. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
19SUPPORT
20For distribution to area education agencies for school-based
21children’s mental health services, including mental health
22awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $233,100,000
2424. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
25For school districts to create opportunities for one-to-one
26friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development
27for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
.................................................. $2825,000
29The department of education shall establish criteria for
30the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
31and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
32subsection to annually report student identifying data for
33students participating in the program to the department in the
34manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
35such moneys.
-11- 125. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
2For distribution as grants to community colleges for
3the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
4requiring instruction in English as a second language:
.................................................. $5500,000
6In issuing grants under this subsection, the department
7shall use the same application process and criteria as are
8used for purposes of awarding grants to community colleges for
9the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
10requiring instruction in English as a second language using
11moneys that are appropriated to the department from the Iowa
12skilled worker and job creation fund.
1326. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
14a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
15compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $16115,000
17b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
18for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
19pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
20unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
21but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
22designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2327. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
24COMMUNITY COLLEGES
25For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
26enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
27section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $281,000,000
29Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
30department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
31or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
32but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
33specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
3428. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
35For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
-12-1section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $2214,690,889
3Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
4the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
5as follows:
6a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $710,575,805
8b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $910,685,314
10c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $119,866,268
12d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $134,878,556
14e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $1512,177,938
16f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $179,484,668
18g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $1914,457,821
20h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $2118,334,885
22i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $2333,569,967
24j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $2536,219,028
26k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $2711,918,774
28l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $2912,980,444
30m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $314,972,414
32n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $3315,567,293
34o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $359,001,714
-13-1 Sec. 7. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATION FOR AT-RISK
2CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
3section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
4ending June 30, 2022, the amount appropriated from the general
5fund of the state to the department of education for programs
6for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
7than $10,524,389. The amount of any reduction in this section
8shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
9279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
10 Sec. 8. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 135, section 5, subsection
1127, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1121, section 76,
12subsection 27, is amended to read as follows:
1327. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
14COMMUNITY COLLEGES
15For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
16enrollment of accredited nonpublic students under section
17261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, if enacted by 2019 Iowa
18Acts, Senate File 603:
.................................................. $191,000,000
20Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
21subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
22of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
23for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
24the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2020 2021.
25 Sec. 9. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1108, section 13, is amended
26to read as follows:
27SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM
28INCENTIVE FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund of
29the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
30beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
31amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
32purposes designated:
33For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund
34established pursuant to section 256.25, as enacted by this Act:
.................................................. $351,582,650
-14-11,626,075
2STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
3 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
4the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
5beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
6amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
7purposes designated:
81. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
9a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $12764,642
............................................... FTEs132.48
14For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June
1530, 2022, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
16financial report to the general assembly and the legislative
17services agency in a format agreed upon by the state board
18of regents office and the legislative services agency. The
19report submitted for the quarter ending December 31, 2021,
20shall include the five-year graduation rates for the regents
21universities.
22b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
23center:
.................................................. $24268,297
25c. For distribution to Iowa public radio for public radio
26operations:
.................................................. $27345,669
28d. Notwithstanding section 262.9, subsection 19, for the
29fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022,
30the state board of regents shall not increase the tuition rates
31and mandatory fees for the institutions of higher learning
32governed by the state board beyond the tuition rates and
33mandatory fee amounts established for such institutions by the
34state board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and
35ending June 30, 2021.
-15- 1e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
2June 30, 2022, the state board of regents and the institutions
3of higher learning governed by the state board are prohibited
4from reducing moneys budgeted for fiscal year 2021-2022 for the
5universities’ police departments.
62. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
7a. General university
8For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
9aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11215,605,480
............................................... FTEs125,058.55
13b. Oakdale campus
14For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $172,103,819
............................................... FTEs1838.25
19c. State hygienic laboratory
20For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
21purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
22equivalent positions:
.................................................. $234,822,610
............................................... FTEs24102.51
25d. Family practice program
26For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
27approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
28to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
29practice residency education program, including salaries
30and support, and for not more than the following full-time
31equivalent positions:
.................................................. $321,720,598
............................................... FTEs332.71
34e. Child health care services
35For specialized child health care services, including
-16-1childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
2rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
3Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
4and support, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6634,502
............................................... FTEs74.16
8f. Statewide cancer registry
9For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11143,410
............................................... FTEs122.10
13g. Substance abuse consortium
14For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
15research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
16full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1753,427
............................................... FTEs180.99
19h. Center for biocatalysis
20For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
21following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22696,342
............................................... FTEs236.28
24i. Primary health care initiative
25For the primary health care initiative in the college
26of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
27equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28624,374
............................................... FTEs296.23
30From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
31$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
32practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
33for family practice faculty and support staff.
34j. Birth defects registry
35For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
-17-1following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $236,839
............................................... FTEs30.38
4k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
5For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
6and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
7positions:
.................................................. $8156,389
............................................... FTEs92.75
10l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
11technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
12For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
13technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
14pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $15463,616
16m. Iowa flood center
17For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
18of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $191,154,593
203. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
21a. General university
22For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
23aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
24following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25172,144,766
............................................... FTEs263,647.42
27b. Agricultural experiment station
28For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
29maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
30the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3129,462,535
............................................... FTEs32546.98
33c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
34economics
35For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
-18-1and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
2miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
3full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $418,007,366
............................................... FTEs5374.97
64. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
7a. General university
8For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
9aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1198,296,620
............................................... FTEs121,250.28
13b. Recycling and reuse center
14For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
15more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $16172,768
............................................... FTEs171.93
18c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
19collaborative initiative
20For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
21and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
22pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
23full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $246,354,848
............................................... FTEs255.50
26(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
27paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
28shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
29support, activities directly related to recruitment of
30kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
31and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
32students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
33(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
34community colleges to develop STEM professional development
35programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
-19-1development.
2(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
3paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
4technology education opportunities to high school,
5career academy, and community college students through a
6public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
7students and faculties at these institutions to secure
8broad-based information technology certification. The
9partnership shall provide all of the following:
10(a) A research-based curriculum.
11(b) Online access to the curriculum.
12(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
13(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
14of information technology-related skill areas.
15(e) Professional development for teachers.
16(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
17limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
18(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
19appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
20or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
21equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
22appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert but shall
23remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
24students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
25d. Real estate education program
26For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
27not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28123,523
............................................... FTEs290.86
305. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
31For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
32purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
33equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3410,778,503
............................................... FTEs35120.00
-20- 16. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
2For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
4equivalent positions:
.................................................. $54,536,452
............................................... FTEs662.20
7 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
8the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30,
92022, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
10other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
11finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
12amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
13the projects within an average of six years.
14 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
15administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
16deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
17collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
18July 1, 2021, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
19for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
20Iowa braille and sight saving school.
21 Sec. 13. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2021, are
22amended to read as follows:
231. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
24to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-seven
25 forty-eight million seven eight hundred three ninety-six
26 thousand four hundred sixty-three fifty dollars for tuition
27grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
28private institutions.
292. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
30to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four hundred
31twenty-six forty-six thousand two hundred twenty dollars for
32tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in
33eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this
34subsection, not more than eighty one hundred thousand dollars
35annually shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students
-21-1who are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9,
2subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
3 Sec. 14. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph d,
4subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), Code 2021, are amended
5to read as follows:
6(1) Is the child or stepchild of a peace officer, as
7defined in section 97A.1, who was killed in the line of duty
8as determined by the board of trustees of the Iowa department
9of public safety peace officers’ retirement, accident, and
10disability system in accordance with section 97A.6, subsection
1116.
12(2) Is the child or stepchild of a police officer or a fire
13fighter, as each is defined in section 411.1, who was killed in
14the line of duty as determined by the statewide fire and police
15retirement system in accordance with section 411.6, subsection
1615.
17(3) Is the child or stepchild of a sheriff or deputy sheriff
18as each is defined in section 97B.49C, who was killed in
19the line of duty as determined by the Iowa public employees’
20retirement system in accordance with section 97B.52, subsection
212.
22(4) Is the child or stepchild of a fire fighter or police
23officer included under section 97B.49B, who was killed in
24the line of duty as determined by the Iowa public employees’
25retirement system in accordance with section 97B.52, subsection
262.
27 Sec. 15. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
282021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
29 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (5) Is the child or stepchild of an
30employee of the Iowa department of corrections, or of a
31judicial district department of correctional services, who was
32killed in the line of duty.
33 Sec. 16. Section 261.87, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended
34by adding the following new paragraph:
35 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. “Stepchild” means the same as defined in
-22-1section 450.l.
2 Sec. 17. Section 261.132, Code 2021, is amended by adding
3the following new subsection:
4 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. New awards prohibited. For the fiscal
5year beginning July 1, 2021, and each succeeding fiscal year,
6the commission shall not award a future ready Iowa skilled
7workforce grant to any new applicant, but may award a future
8ready Iowa skilled workforce grant to an applicant who received
9a grant awarded under the program in the fiscal year beginning
10July 1, 2020, and who continues to meet the eligibility
11requirements of this section.
12 Sec. 18. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
13e, f, and g, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows:
14a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
15ending June 30, 2020 2022, to the department, the amount of
16five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
17issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
18with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
19paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
20be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
21accordance with section 256.45.
22b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
23ending June 30, 2020 2022, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
24thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
25purposes of implementing the professional development program
26requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
27evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
28section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
29training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
30allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
31be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
32not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
33c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021,
34and ending June 30, 2020 2022, an amount up to one million
35seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
-23-1department for the establishment of teacher development
2academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
3portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
4of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
5e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
6ending June 30, 2020 2022, to the department an amount up to
7twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
8beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
9256.34.
10f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
11ending June 30, 2020 2022, to the department an amount up
12to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
13dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
14in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
15implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
16pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
17not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
18education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
19technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
20training and staff development, and the contracting of external
21expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
22of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
23districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
24students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
25department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
26department for administrative purposes and for not more than
27five full-time equivalent positions.
28g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 2022, and
29for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
30million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
31assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
32Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
33purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
34may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
35for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
-24-1 Sec. 19. INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE — REGENTS UNIVERSITIES.
21. The legislative council is requested to establish an
3interim study committee to examine the administrative costs,
4staffing levels, and allocation of staff at the institutions of
5higher learning governed by the state board of regents, as well
6as the graduation and student retention rates for each academic
7program at each such institution of higher learning.
82. The interim study committee shall submit a report,
9including findings and recommendations, to the general assembly
10by December 15, 2021, for the 2022 legislative session.
11 Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATES. The following, being deemed of
12immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
131. The section of this division of this Act transferring
14moneys to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
15scholarship fund established pursuant to section 261.131.
162. The section of this division of this Act amending 2019
17Iowa Acts, chapter 135, section 5, subsection 27, as amended by
182020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1121, section 76, subsection 27.
19 Sec. 21. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply
20retroactively to July 1, 2020:
211. The section of this division of this Act enacting section
22261.87, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (5).
232. The section of this division of this Act enacting section
24261.87, subsection 1, paragraph “i”.
253. The section of this division of this Act transferring
26moneys to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
27scholarship fund established pursuant to section 261.131.
28DIVISION II
29workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2021-2022
30 Sec. 22. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
31and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
32departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
33beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
34amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
35purposes designated:
-25- 11. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
2For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
3grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $45,000,000
52. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
7development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $815,100,000
9From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
10“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
11for administration of the workforce training and economic
12development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
13b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
14of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
15to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $165,500,000
17(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
18“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
19established in section 260C.18C.
20(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
22for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
23pursuant to section 260C.50.
24(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
25“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
26to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
27programs for students requiring instruction in English
28as a second language. The department shall establish an
29application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
30this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
31based on need for instruction in English as a second language
32in the region served by each community college as determined by
33factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
34and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
35(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
-26-1“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
2services for purposes of administering a program to provide
3access to international resources to Iowans and new Iowans
4to provide economic and leadership development resulting in
5Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, work,
6and raise a family. The program shall provide supplemental
7support services for international refugees to improve
8learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural competencies,
9and integration in a county with a population over 350,000
10as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census. The
11department of human services shall utilize a request for
12proposals process to identify the entity best qualified to
13implement the program.
14c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
15definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
168.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $176,000,000
18Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
19disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
20that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21shall include at least one of the following:
22(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
23(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
24health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
25the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
26d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
27employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $285,000,000
29From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
30not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
31for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
32pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
33equivalent position.
34e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
35established pursuant to section 260I.2:
-27-.................................................. $12,000,000
2f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
3intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $41,500,000
5From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department to
7provide statewide support for work-based learning.
8g. For support costs associated with administering a
9workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
10of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
11and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
12receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $13200,000
143. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
15in this section of this division of this Act that remain
16unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year
17shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure
18for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
19fiscal year.
20DIVISION III
21ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES — FEES
22 Sec. 23. Section 256.9, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
23following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 63. Develop and make available on the
25department’s internet site general guidance for parents,
26guardians, and community members who have concerns about school
27districts or their governing boards.
28 Sec. 24. Section 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, Code 2021,
29are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in lieu
30thereof the following:
3110. The state board shall establish, and the department
32shall use, for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and
33each succeeding school year, an accreditation, monitoring,
34and enforcement process for school districts and nonpublic
35schools seeking accreditation pursuant to this subsection and
-28-1subsections 11 and 12. The process established shall include
2all of the following requirements:
3a. Phase I monitoring.
4(1) Phase I monitoring shall consist of annual monitoring by
5the department of all accredited schools and school districts
6for compliance with state and federal school laws, regulations,
7and rules adopted by the state board under chapter 17A,
8including but not limited to the following:
9(a) Accreditation standards adopted by the state board as
10provided in this section.
11(b) Fiscal compliance.
12(c) Federal education laws including but not limited to the
13federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the
14federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C.
15§1400 et seq., as amended.
16(d) The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 216.
17(e) All other requirements of this title applicable to
18accredited schools and school districts.
19(2) Phase I monitoring may include but shall not be limited
20to the following:
21(a) One or more desk audits requiring submission of
22information to the department in a manner and on forms
23prescribed by the department.
24(b) One or more remote or on-site visits to schools or
25school districts to address accreditation issues identified in
26a desk audit. Such a visit may be conducted by an individual
27departmental consultant or may be a comprehensive site visit
28by a team of departmental consultants and other subject-matter
29professionals.
30(c) A review of district finances by department staff or a
31neutral third party.
32(d) A review of local school board policies and procedures
33by department staff or a neutral third party.
34(3) The department shall provide a public report annually of
35findings of noncompliance and required corrective actions for
-29-1each accredited school and school district. The purpose of the
2phase I process is to bring schools and school districts into
3minimum compliance with federal and state laws, regulations,
4and rules and no citation or corrective action may be designed
5to require more than minimum compliance.
6(4) The department shall provide a written report
7annually to the state board of any monitoring review resulting
8in multiple or substantial findings of noncompliance or
9noncompliance findings that remain uncorrected for more
10than thirty days past the deadline set by the department for
11correction.
12(5) The department shall eliminate duplicative reporting
13on the part of schools and school districts for phase I
14monitoring, and is prohibited from collecting information not
15specifically permitted by federal or state law, regulation, or
16rule.
17(6) Enforcement actions under phase I monitoring are
18limited to actions permitted pursuant to paragraph “c”,
19subparagraphs (2) and (3). Violations of federal legal
20requirements shall follow the procedures and limitations of the
21governing statute.
22b. Phase II monitoring.
23(1) Phase II monitoring shall take place when any of the
24following conditions are present:
25(a) When either the annual monitoring or the biennial
26on-site visit of phase I indicates that an accredited school or
27school district is deficient and fails to be in compliance with
28accreditation standards.
29(b) In response to a petition filed with the director
30requesting such an accreditation committee visitation that is
31signed by eligible electors residing in the school district
32equal in number to at least twenty percent of the registered
33voters of the school district.
34(c) In response to a petition filed with the director
35requesting such an accreditation committee visitation that is
-30-1signed by twenty percent or more of the parents or guardians
2who have children enrolled in the school or school district.
3(d) At the direction of the state board.
4(e) The school budget review committee submits to the
5department a recommendation for a fiscal review pursuant to
6section 257.31, subsection 18.
7(2) Phase II monitoring shall consist of a full desk audit
8of all monitoring requirements and an on-site visit to the
9school or school district for the purpose of determining the
10extent of noncompliance, the reason for lack of correction, if
11applicable, and a recommendation for corrective action to the
12director and the state board.
13(3) Phase II monitoring requires the use of an accreditation
14committee appointed by the director. The accreditation
15committee shall be made up primarily of department staff but
16may request the assistance of third-party specialists at the
17discretion of the director. An accreditation committee visit
18to a nonpublic school requires membership on the committee
19from nonpublic school instructional or administrative staff or
20board members. A member of a committee shall not have a direct
21interest in the school district or nonpublic school being
22visited.
23(4) After visiting the school district or nonpublic
24school, the accreditation committee shall, within thirty
25days, determine whether the accreditation standards have been
26met and shall make a report to the director, together with a
27recommendation on what enforcement actions, if any, should be
28recommended to the state board.
29c. Enforcement.
30(1) The department shall enforce the laws, regulations,
31and rules applicable to school districts and nonpublic schools
32consistent with the process outlined in this subsection. The
33department shall coordinate its enforcement of chapter 216 with
34the Iowa state civil rights commission to reduce duplication
35of efforts.
-31- 1(2) If, after having an opportunity to correct, if
2permitted, a school district is found to be in noncompliance
3with federal education laws including but not limited to the
4federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the
5federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C.
6§1400 et seq., as amended, the federal Civil Rights Act of
71964, chapter 216, section 279.73 if enacted by House File 744,
8or section 279.74 if enacted by House File 802, the director
9shall recommend that the state board shall do one of the
10following within thirty days of the finding of noncompliance:
11(a) Impose conditions on funding provided to a school
12district, including directing the use of school district funds
13and designating the school district a high-risk grantee under
142 C.F.R. §200.207.
15(b) Withhold payment of state or federal funds to a
16school district, in whole or in part, until noncompliance
17is corrected. Initial withholding of state funds is at the
18discretion of the director for a period of sixty calendar days,
19after which it is subject to approval of the state board every
20sixty calendar days. Withholding of federal funds is subject
21to the governing federal statute or regulation.
22(3) The director may use any of the following permitted
23enforcement mechanisms and shall exercise discretion to ensure
24that enforcement actions are proportionate to school district
25or nonpublic school noncompliance:
26(a) Advise the school district or nonpublic school on the
27availability of appropriate technical assistance.
28(b) Require the school district or nonpublic school to
29complete a corrective action plan or plan for improvement by
30a reasonable deadline.
31(c) Recommend a phase II visit to the school district or
32nonpublic school to the state board.
33(d) Refer conduct of school district or nonpublic school
34staff or school board members, or school authorities, to the
35office of the attorney general for investigation.
-32- 1(e) Refer financial concerns to the auditor of state for
2investigation.
3(f) Recommend removal of accreditation of the school
4district or school to the state board.
5(g) Take any other enforcement mechanism available to the
6director.
7(4) The department shall focus enforcement activities on
8all of the following:
9(a) Improving educational results for children, families,
10and students.
11(b) Ensuring that public agencies and their governing
12boards meet requirements of state and federal laws.
1311. a. If the recommendation pursuant to subsection 10
14is that a school district or nonpublic school not remain
15accredited, the accreditation committee shall provide the
16school district or nonpublic school with a report that includes
17a list of all of the deficiencies, a plan prescribing the
18actions that must be taken to correct the deficiencies, and
19a deadline date for completion of the prescribed actions.
20The accreditation committee shall advise the school district
21or nonpublic school of available resources and technical
22assistance to improve areas of weakness. The school district
23or nonpublic school shall be provided with the opportunity
24to respond to the accreditation committee’s report. The
25director shall review the accreditation committee’s report
26and the response of the school district or nonpublic school
27and shall provide a report to the state board along with
28copies of the accreditation committee’s report, the response
29to the accreditation committee’s report, and other pertinent
30information. At the request of the school district or
31nonpublic school, the school district or nonpublic school may
32appear before the state board and address the state board
33directly regarding any part of the plan specified in the
34report. The state board may modify the plan. During the
35period of time specified in the plan for its implementation by
-33-1a school district or nonpublic school, the school district or
2school shall remain accredited.
3b. The accreditation committee shall revisit the school
4district or nonpublic school and shall determine whether the
5deficiencies in the standards have been corrected.
6c. The accreditation team shall make a report and
7recommendation to the director and the state board. The
8committee recommendation shall specify whether the school
9district or nonpublic school shall remain accredited. For a
10school district, the committee report and recommendation shall
11also specify under what conditions the district may remain
12accredited. The conditions may include but are not limited to
13providing temporary oversight authority, operational authority,
14or both oversight and operational authority to the director and
15the state board for some or all aspects of the school district
16in order to bring the school district into compliance with
17minimum standards.
18d. The state board shall review the report and
19recommendation, may request additional information, and shall
20determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected.
21e. If the deficiencies have not been corrected, and the
22conditional accreditation alternatives contained in the report
23are not mutually acceptable to the state board and the local
24board, the state board shall deaccredit the school district and
25merge the territory of the school district with one or more
26contiguous school districts at the end of the school year. The
27state board may place a district under receivership for the
28remainder of the school year. The receivership shall be under
29the direct supervision and authority of the area education
30agency in which the district is located. The decision of
31whether to deaccredit the school district or to place the
32district under receivership shall be based upon a determination
33by the state board of the best interests of the students,
34parents, residents of the community, teachers, administrators,
35and school district board members and upon the recommendations
-34-1of the accreditation committee and the director.
2f. In the case of a nonpublic school, if the deficiencies
3have not been corrected, the state board may deaccredit the
4nonpublic school. The deaccreditation shall take effect on the
5date established by the resolution of the state board, which
6shall be no later than the end of the school year in which the
7nonpublic school is deaccredited.
8 Sec. 25. Section 272.2, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
9following new subsection:
10 NEW SUBSECTION. 24. Establish, collect, and refund
11fees from an administrator for the administrative costs
12of processing complaints and conducting hearings if the
13administrator is the respondent in a complaint for violation of
14the code of professional conduct and ethics, developed pursuant
15to subsection 1, for which final board action results in a
16sanction against the administrator.
17 Sec. 26. Section 272.10, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
18following new subsection:
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The fees established by the board
20for the administrative costs of processing complaints and
21conducting hearings pursuant to section 272.2, subsection 24,
22may include a fee for personal service by a sheriff, a fee for
23legal notice when placed in a newspaper, transcription service
24or court reporter fee, and other fees assessed as costs by
25the board. The fees collected annually in accordance with
26this subsection shall be retained by and are appropriated to
27the board for the purposes related to the board’s duties.
28Notwithstanding section 8.33, fees retained by and appropriated
29to the board pursuant to this subsection that remain
30unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year
31shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
32the activities of the board as provided in this chapter until
33the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
34 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION. 279.8B Petition for public hearing.
351. Upon petition signed by eligible electors of a school
-35-1district equal in number to at least five percent of the
2persons who voted in the last preceding election of school
3officials under section 277.1, the board of directors of the
4school district shall hold a public hearing on the proposal
5specified in the petition. If the proposal relates to
6curriculum, the school district may halt use of the subject
7instructional materials until the school board holds the public
8hearing and makes a decision regarding the proposal.
92. The board of directors of the school district shall
10hold the public hearing within thirty days of receipt of the
11petition filed in accordance with subsection 1. Notice of the
12time and place of the public hearing shall be posted for public
13viewing on the school district’s internet site for at least the
14five days immediately preceding the public hearing. Notice
15shall include a brief description of the proposal.
16 Sec. 28. Section 279.66, Code 2021, is amended to read as
17follows:
18279.66 Discipline and personal conduct standards.
191. The board of directors of a school district shall review
20and modify existing policies related to student discipline
21and student conduct that are designed to promote responsible
22behavior on school property and at school functions in
23order that the policy shall govern the conduct of students,
24teachers and other school personnel, and visitors; provide
25opportunities for students to exercise self-discipline
26and practice cooperative classroom behavior; and encourage
27students and practitioners to model fairness, equity, and
28respect. The policy shall specify the responsibilities of
29students, parents and guardians, and practitioners in creating
30an atmosphere where all individuals feel a sense of respect,
31safety, and belonging, and shall set forth the consequences for
32unacceptable behavior. The policy shall be published in the
33student handbook.
342. The board of directors of a school district shall
35include or reference in the student handbook guidance published
-36-1pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 63, by the department of
2education for parents, guardians, and community members who
3have concerns about school districts or their governing boards.
4 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION. 279.75 Training for equity
5coordinators.
6The board of directors of a school district shall provide
7training on free speech under the first amendment to the
8Constitution of the United States to any equity coordinator
9employed by the school district.
10 Sec. 30. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor shall
11correct and eliminate any references in this division of this
12Act to Code section 279.73 or 279.74, as appropriate, if either
13or both Code sections are not enacted by House File 744 or
14House File 802, by the Eighty-ninth General Assembly, 2021
15Regular Session, or any extraordinary session.
16 Sec. 31. TRANSITION PROVISION — ACCREDITATION. School
17districts and accredited nonpublic schools that are currently
18accredited on the effective date of this division of this Act
19shall remain accredited until the state board of education
20adopts rules, and the department of education implements such
21rules, to administer the accreditation process established
22in accordance with section 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, as
23amended by this division of this 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
5properly related matters, and including effective date and
6retroactive applicability provisions.
7BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2021-2022 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, 2021, and ending June
730, 2022, 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:
.................................................. $122,780,724
............................................... FTEs1387.98
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, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, 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 in accordance with
28section 261.131, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
29miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $31162,254
............................................... 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
4scholarships under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $54,700,000
64. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
7a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
8program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $93,000,000
10b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, if the moneys
11appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
12commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
13program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
14section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
152021, include accredited private institutions as defined in
16section 261.9.
175. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
18For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
19pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $20400,000
216. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
22For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
23program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $241,724,502
257. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
26For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
27established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $28250,000
298. RURAL VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
31program established pursuant to section 261.120:
.................................................. $32300,000
339. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR
34SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
35For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
-2-1last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
2261.131:
.................................................. $323,004,744
4 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
5261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
6fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
7beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, may be used
8for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
9established in section 261.73.
10 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
11261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
12June 30, 2022, the amount appropriated from the general fund
13of the state to the college student aid commission for the
14work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
15 Sec. 5. TRANSFERS TO FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE
16LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
171. Notwithstanding section 261.132, subsection 5, there is
18transferred from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
19fund created pursuant to section 261.132, subsection 5, to the
20future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
21fund created pursuant to section 261.131, subsection 5, any
22moneys remaining unencumbered and unobligated on the effective
23date of this Act.
242. From the moneys appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
25and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the college
26student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
272020, and ending June 30, 2021, for purposes of providing
28skilled workforce shortage tuition grants, in accordance with
29section 261.130, pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1019,
30section 7, $400,000 is transferred to the future ready Iowa
31skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund created pursuant
32to section 261.131.
33DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of
35the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
-3-1beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
2amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
3purposes designated:
41. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
5a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $85,975,526
............................................... FTEs965.00
10b. By January 15, 2022, the department shall submit
11a written report to the general assembly detailing the
12department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
13expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
14July 1, 2021.
152. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
16For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $19598,197
............................................... FTEs209.21
213. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
22a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $255,996,328
............................................... FTEs26249.00
27For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
28with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
29to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
30job placement and retention services for individuals with
31significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
32January 15, 2022, the division shall submit a written report to
33the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
34with community rehabilitation program providers.
35b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
-4-1with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
2independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
3than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $484,823
............................................... FTEs51.00
6c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
7established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $8138,506
9d. For costs associated with centers for independent
10living:
.................................................. $1186,457
124. STATE LIBRARY
13a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15equivalent positions:
.................................................. $162,532,594
............................................... FTEs1722.00
18b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
19256.57:
.................................................. $202,464,823
215. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
22For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
23and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
24full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $257,870,316
............................................... FTEs2658.23
276. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
28For reimbursement for career and technical education
29expenditures made by regional career and technical education
30planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
.................................................. $312,952,459
327. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
33For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
34shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
35salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
-5-1for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22,176,797
............................................... FTEs323.62
48. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
5For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
6the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $722,912,799
8a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
9grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
10ending June 30, 2022, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
11the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
12activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
13may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
14purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
15of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
16subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
17for the reimbursement of staff.
18b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
19deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
20early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
21to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
22programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
23used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
24The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
25of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical
26assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
27including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
28the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
29improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
30early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
31use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
32formula, grants, or other means.
33c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
34deposit in the school ready children grants account of
35the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
-6-1support of professional development and training activities
2for persons working in early care, health, and education by
3the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
4the professional development component groups maintained by
5the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
6section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
7childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
8professional development and training activities agreed upon by
9the parties participating in the collaboration.
109. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
11a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
12Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
13108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
14services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
15those services:
.................................................. $161,721,400
17b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
18$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
19clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
20to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
21born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
2210. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
23a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $24574,500
25b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
26used for implementation and expansion of early head start
27pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
28emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
29age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
30The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
31healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
32infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
33given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
34and received state funding to administer an early head start
35project.
-7- 111. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
2a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
3to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
4authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $5772,178
6b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $25 per
7pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
8resident public school pupils.
912. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
10For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
11program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
12than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $132,965,467
............................................... FTEs146.00
1513. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
16For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
17department of education on behalf of school districts and
18accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
19with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
20with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $213,000,000
22From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
23than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
24within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
25the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
26accredited nonpublic schools.
2714. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
28For support costs associated with the creation of a
29statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
30of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $31300,000
3215. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
33PROGRAM
34For support costs associated with the creation of a program
35to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
-8-1enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
2for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
3community college-employed instructor during the summer and
4outside of the regular school year through a contractual
5agreement between a community college and a school district
6under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $7600,000
8Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
9department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
10or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
11but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
12specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1316. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
14For school districts to provide direct services to the
15most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
16in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
17America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $184,066,188
1917. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
20DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
21For administration of a process for school districts to
22establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
23performance of each attendance center operated by the district
24in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
25report card for each attendance center, for internet site
26and data system support, and for not more than the following
27full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28250,000
............................................... FTEs291.85
3018. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
31For purposes of administering the online state job posting
32system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $33230,000
3419. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
35For distribution to school districts for implementation
-9-1of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
2progression for early readers:
.................................................. $37,824,782
420. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
5For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
6warning assessment and administering the early warning system
7for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
8rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $91,915,000
10The department shall administer and distribute to school
11districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
12assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
13student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
14six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
15nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
16costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
17assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
18this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
19actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
20the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
21system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
22moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
23moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
24subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
2521. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
26a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
27order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
28agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
29paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $301,550,176
31b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
32than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state
33board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
34preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
35paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
-10-1the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
2dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
3subsection 23. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
4ending June 30, 2022, the center shall submit a report to the
5general assembly and the legislative services agency detailing
6the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this paragraph
7“b”.
8c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
9department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
10or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
11but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
12specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1322. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
14FUND
15For deposit in the computer science professional development
16incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $17500,000
1823. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
19SUPPORT
20For distribution to area education agencies for school-based
21children’s mental health services, including mental health
22awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $233,100,000
2424. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
25For school districts to create opportunities for one-to-one
26friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development
27for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
.................................................. $2825,000
29The department of education shall establish criteria for
30the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
31and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
32subsection to annually report student identifying data for
33students participating in the program to the department in the
34manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
35such moneys.
-11- 125. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
2For distribution as grants to community colleges for
3the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
4requiring instruction in English as a second language:
.................................................. $5500,000
6In issuing grants under this subsection, the department
7shall use the same application process and criteria as are
8used for purposes of awarding grants to community colleges for
9the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
10requiring instruction in English as a second language using
11moneys that are appropriated to the department from the Iowa
12skilled worker and job creation fund.
1326. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
14a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
15compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $16115,000
17b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
18for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
19pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
20unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
21but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
22designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2327. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
24COMMUNITY COLLEGES
25For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
26enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
27section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $281,000,000
29Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
30department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
31or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
32but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
33specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
3428. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
35For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
-12-1section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $2214,690,889
3Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
4the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
5as follows:
6a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $710,575,805
8b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $910,685,314
10c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $119,866,268
12d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $134,878,556
14e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $1512,177,938
16f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $179,484,668
18g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $1914,457,821
20h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $2118,334,885
22i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $2333,569,967
24j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $2536,219,028
26k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $2711,918,774
28l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $2912,980,444
30m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $314,972,414
32n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $3315,567,293
34o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $359,001,714
-13-1 Sec. 7. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATION FOR AT-RISK
2CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
3section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
4ending June 30, 2022, the amount appropriated from the general
5fund of the state to the department of education for programs
6for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
7than $10,524,389. The amount of any reduction in this section
8shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
9279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
10 Sec. 8. 2019 Iowa Acts, chapter 135, section 5, subsection
1127, as amended by 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1121, section 76,
12subsection 27, is amended to read as follows:
1327. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
14COMMUNITY COLLEGES
15For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
16enrollment of accredited nonpublic students under section
17261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”, if enacted by 2019 Iowa
18Acts, Senate File 603:
.................................................. $191,000,000
20Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
21subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
22of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
23for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
24the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2020 2021.
25 Sec. 9. 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1108, section 13, is amended
26to read as follows:
27SEC. 13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM
28INCENTIVE FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund of
29the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
30beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
31amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
32purposes designated:
33For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund
34established pursuant to section 256.25, as enacted by this Act:
.................................................. $351,582,650
-14-11,626,075
2STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
3 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the general fund of
4the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
5beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
6amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
7purposes designated:
81. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
9a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $12764,642
............................................... FTEs132.48
14For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June
1530, 2022, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
16financial report to the general assembly and the legislative
17services agency in a format agreed upon by the state board
18of regents office and the legislative services agency. The
19report submitted for the quarter ending December 31, 2021,
20shall include the five-year graduation rates for the regents
21universities.
22b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
23center:
.................................................. $24268,297
25c. For distribution to Iowa public radio for public radio
26operations:
.................................................. $27345,669
28d. Notwithstanding section 262.9, subsection 19, for the
29fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022,
30the state board of regents shall not increase the tuition rates
31and mandatory fees for the institutions of higher learning
32governed by the state board beyond the tuition rates and
33mandatory fee amounts established for such institutions by the
34state board for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and
35ending June 30, 2021.
-15- 1e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
2June 30, 2022, the state board of regents and the institutions
3of higher learning governed by the state board are prohibited
4from reducing moneys budgeted for fiscal year 2021-2022 for the
5universities’ police departments.
62. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
7a. General university
8For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
9aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11215,605,480
............................................... FTEs125,058.55
13b. Oakdale campus
14For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $172,103,819
............................................... FTEs1838.25
19c. State hygienic laboratory
20For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
21purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
22equivalent positions:
.................................................. $234,822,610
............................................... FTEs24102.51
25d. Family practice program
26For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
27approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
28to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
29practice residency education program, including salaries
30and support, and for not more than the following full-time
31equivalent positions:
.................................................. $321,720,598
............................................... FTEs332.71
34e. Child health care services
35For specialized child health care services, including
-16-1childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
2rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
3Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
4and support, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6634,502
............................................... FTEs74.16
8f. Statewide cancer registry
9For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11143,410
............................................... FTEs122.10
13g. Substance abuse consortium
14For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
15research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
16full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1753,427
............................................... FTEs180.99
19h. Center for biocatalysis
20For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
21following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $22696,342
............................................... FTEs236.28
24i. Primary health care initiative
25For the primary health care initiative in the college
26of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
27equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28624,374
............................................... FTEs296.23
30From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
31$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
32practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
33for family practice faculty and support staff.
34j. Birth defects registry
35For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
-17-1following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $236,839
............................................... FTEs30.38
4k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
5For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
6and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
7positions:
.................................................. $8156,389
............................................... FTEs92.75
10l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
11technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
12For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
13technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
14pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $15463,616
16m. Iowa flood center
17For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
18of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $191,154,593
203. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
21a. General university
22For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
23aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
24following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25172,144,766
............................................... FTEs263,647.42
27b. Agricultural experiment station
28For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
29maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
30the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3129,462,535
............................................... FTEs32546.98
33c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
34economics
35For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
-18-1and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
2miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
3full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $418,007,366
............................................... FTEs5374.97
64. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
7a. General university
8For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
9aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1198,296,620
............................................... FTEs121,250.28
13b. Recycling and reuse center
14For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
15more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $16172,768
............................................... FTEs171.93
18c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
19collaborative initiative
20For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
21and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
22pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
23full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $246,354,848
............................................... FTEs255.50
26(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
27paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
28shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
29support, activities directly related to recruitment of
30kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
31and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
32students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
33(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
34community colleges to develop STEM professional development
35programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
-19-1development.
2(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
3paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
4technology education opportunities to high school,
5career academy, and community college students through a
6public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
7students and faculties at these institutions to secure
8broad-based information technology certification. The
9partnership shall provide all of the following:
10(a) A research-based curriculum.
11(b) Online access to the curriculum.
12(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
13(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
14of information technology-related skill areas.
15(e) Professional development for teachers.
16(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
17limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
18(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
19appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
20or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
21equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
22appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert but shall
23remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
24students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
25d. Real estate education program
26For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
27not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $28123,523
............................................... FTEs290.86
305. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
31For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
32purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
33equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3410,778,503
............................................... FTEs35120.00
-20- 16. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
2For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
4equivalent positions:
.................................................. $54,536,452
............................................... FTEs662.20
7 Sec. 11. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
8the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30,
92022, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
10other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
11finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
12amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
13the projects within an average of six years.
14 Sec. 12. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
15administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
16deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
17collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
18July 1, 2021, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
19for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
20Iowa braille and sight saving school.
21 Sec. 13. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2021, are
22amended to read as follows:
231. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
24to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-seven
25 forty-eight million seven eight hundred three ninety-six
26 thousand four hundred sixty-three fifty dollars for tuition
27grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
28private institutions.
292. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
30to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four hundred
31twenty-six forty-six thousand two hundred twenty dollars for
32tuition grants for qualified students who are enrolled in
33eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated under this
34subsection, not more than eighty one hundred thousand dollars
35annually shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students
-21-1who are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9,
2subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
3 Sec. 14. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph d,
4subparagraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), Code 2021, are amended
5to read as follows:
6(1) Is the child or stepchild of a peace officer, as
7defined in section 97A.1, who was killed in the line of duty
8as determined by the board of trustees of the Iowa department
9of public safety peace officers’ retirement, accident, and
10disability system in accordance with section 97A.6, subsection
1116.
12(2) Is the child or stepchild of a police officer or a fire
13fighter, as each is defined in section 411.1, who was killed in
14the line of duty as determined by the statewide fire and police
15retirement system in accordance with section 411.6, subsection
1615.
17(3) Is the child or stepchild of a sheriff or deputy sheriff
18as each is defined in section 97B.49C, who was killed in
19the line of duty as determined by the Iowa public employees’
20retirement system in accordance with section 97B.52, subsection
212.
22(4) Is the child or stepchild of a fire fighter or police
23officer included under section 97B.49B, who was killed in
24the line of duty as determined by the Iowa public employees’
25retirement system in accordance with section 97B.52, subsection
262.
27 Sec. 15. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph d, Code
282021, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph:
29 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH. (5) Is the child or stepchild of an
30employee of the Iowa department of corrections, or of a
31judicial district department of correctional services, who was
32killed in the line of duty.
33 Sec. 16. Section 261.87, subsection 1, Code 2021, is amended
34by adding the following new paragraph:
35 NEW PARAGRAPH. i. “Stepchild” means the same as defined in
-22-1section 450.l.
2 Sec. 17. Section 261.132, Code 2021, is amended by adding
3the following new subsection:
4 NEW SUBSECTION. 6. New awards prohibited. For the fiscal
5year beginning July 1, 2021, and each succeeding fiscal year,
6the commission shall not award a future ready Iowa skilled
7workforce grant to any new applicant, but may award a future
8ready Iowa skilled workforce grant to an applicant who received
9a grant awarded under the program in the fiscal year beginning
10July 1, 2020, and who continues to meet the eligibility
11requirements of this section.
12 Sec. 18. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
13e, f, and g, Code 2021, are amended to read as follows:
14a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
15ending June 30, 2020 2022, to the department, the amount of
16five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
17issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
18with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
19paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
20be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
21accordance with section 256.45.
22b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
23ending June 30, 2020 2022, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
24thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
25purposes of implementing the professional development program
26requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
27evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
28section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
29training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
30allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
31be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
32not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
33c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021,
34and ending June 30, 2020 2022, an amount up to one million
35seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
-23-1department for the establishment of teacher development
2academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
3portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
4of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
5e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
6ending June 30, 2020 2022, to the department an amount up to
7twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
8beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
9256.34.
10f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019 2021, and
11ending June 30, 2020 2022, to the department an amount up
12to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
13dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
14in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
15implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
16pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
17not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
18education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
19technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
20training and staff development, and the contracting of external
21expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
22of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
23districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
24students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
25department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
26department for administrative purposes and for not more than
27five full-time equivalent positions.
28g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020 2022, and
29for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
30million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
31assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
32Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
33purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
34may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
35for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
-24-1 Sec. 19. INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE — REGENTS UNIVERSITIES.
21. The legislative council is requested to establish an
3interim study committee to examine the administrative costs,
4staffing levels, and allocation of staff at the institutions of
5higher learning governed by the state board of regents, as well
6as the graduation and student retention rates for each academic
7program at each such institution of higher learning.
82. The interim study committee shall submit a report,
9including findings and recommendations, to the general assembly
10by December 15, 2021, for the 2022 legislative session.
11 Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATES. The following, being deemed of
12immediate importance, take effect upon enactment:
131. The section of this division of this Act transferring
14moneys to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
15scholarship fund established pursuant to section 261.131.
162. The section of this division of this Act amending 2019
17Iowa Acts, chapter 135, section 5, subsection 27, as amended by
182020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1121, section 76, subsection 27.
19 Sec. 21. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following apply
20retroactively to July 1, 2020:
211. The section of this division of this Act enacting section
22261.87, subsection 1, paragraph “d”, subparagraph (5).
232. The section of this division of this Act enacting section
24261.87, subsection 1, paragraph “i”.
253. The section of this division of this Act transferring
26moneys to the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
27scholarship fund established pursuant to section 261.131.
28DIVISION II
29workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2021-2022
30 Sec. 22. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
31and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
32departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
33beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
34amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
35purposes designated:
-25- 11. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
2For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
3grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $45,000,000
52. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
7development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $815,100,000
9From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
10“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
11for administration of the workforce training and economic
12development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
13b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
14of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
15to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $165,500,000
17(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
18“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
19established in section 260C.18C.
20(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
22for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
23pursuant to section 260C.50.
24(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
25“b”, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as grants
26to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
27programs for students requiring instruction in English
28as a second language. The department shall establish an
29application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
30this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
31based on need for instruction in English as a second language
32in the region served by each community college as determined by
33factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
34and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
35(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
-26-1“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
2services for purposes of administering a program to provide
3access to international resources to Iowans and new Iowans
4to provide economic and leadership development resulting in
5Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, work,
6and raise a family. The program shall provide supplemental
7support services for international refugees to improve
8learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural competencies,
9and integration in a county with a population over 350,000
10as determined by the 2010 federal decennial census. The
11department of human services shall utilize a request for
12proposals process to identify the entity best qualified to
13implement the program.
14c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
15definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
168.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $176,000,000
18Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
19disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
20that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21shall include at least one of the following:
22(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
23(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
24health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
25the federal Americans With Disabilities Act.
26d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
27employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $285,000,000
29From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
30not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
31for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
32pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
33equivalent position.
34e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
35established pursuant to section 260I.2:
-27-.................................................. $12,000,000
2f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
3intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $41,500,000
5From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department to
7provide statewide support for work-based learning.
8g. For support costs associated with administering a
9workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
10of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
11and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
12receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $13200,000
143. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
15in this section of this division of this Act that remain
16unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year
17shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure
18for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
19fiscal year.
20DIVISION III
21ACCOUNTABILITY AND ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURES — FEES
22 Sec. 23. Section 256.9, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
23following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 63. Develop and make available on the
25department’s internet site general guidance for parents,
26guardians, and community members who have concerns about school
27districts or their governing boards.
28 Sec. 24. Section 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, Code 2021,
29are amended by striking the subsections and inserting in lieu
30thereof the following:
3110. The state board shall establish, and the department
32shall use, for the school year commencing July 1, 2021, and
33each succeeding school year, an accreditation, monitoring,
34and enforcement process for school districts and nonpublic
35schools seeking accreditation pursuant to this subsection and
-28-1subsections 11 and 12. The process established shall include
2all of the following requirements:
3a. Phase I monitoring.
4(1) Phase I monitoring shall consist of annual monitoring by
5the department of all accredited schools and school districts
6for compliance with state and federal school laws, regulations,
7and rules adopted by the state board under chapter 17A,
8including but not limited to the following:
9(a) Accreditation standards adopted by the state board as
10provided in this section.
11(b) Fiscal compliance.
12(c) Federal education laws including but not limited to the
13federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and the
14federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C.
15§1400 et seq., as amended.
16(d) The federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and chapter 216.
17(e) All other requirements of this title applicable to
18accredited schools and school districts.
19(2) Phase I monitoring may include but shall not be limited
20to the following:
21(a) One or more desk audits requiring submission of
22information to the department in a manner and on forms
23prescribed by the department.
24(b) One or more remote or on-site visits to schools or
25school districts to address accreditation issues identified in
26a desk audit. Such a visit may be conducted by an individual
27departmental consultant or may be a comprehensive site visit
28by a team of departmental consultants and other subject-matter
29professionals.
30(c) A review of district finances by department staff or a
31neutral third party.
32(d) A review of local school board policies and procedures
33by department staff or a neutral third party.
34(3) The department shall provide a public report annually of
35findings of noncompliance and required corrective actions for
-29-1each accredited school and school district. The purpose of the
2phase I process is to bring schools and school districts into
3minimum compliance with federal and state laws, regulations,
4and rules and no citation or corrective action may be designed
5to require more than minimum compliance.
6(4) The department shall provide a written report
7annually to the state board of any monitoring review resulting
8in multiple or substantial findings of noncompliance or
9noncompliance findings that remain uncorrected for more
10than thirty days past the deadline set by the department for
11correction.
12(5) The department shall eliminate duplicative reporting
13on the part of schools and school districts for phase I
14monitoring, and is prohibited from collecting information not
15specifically permitted by federal or state law, regulation, or
16rule.
17(6) Enforcement actions under phase I monitoring are
18limited to actions permitted pursuant to paragraph “c”,
19subparagraphs (2) and (3). Violations of federal legal
20requirements shall follow the procedures and limitations of the
21governing statute.
22b. Phase II monitoring.
23(1) Phase II monitoring shall take place when any of the
24following conditions are present:
25(a) When either the annual monitoring or the biennial
26on-site visit of phase I indicates that an accredited school or
27school district is deficient and fails to be in compliance with
28accreditation standards.
29(b) In response to a petition filed with the director
30requesting such an accreditation committee visitation that is
31signed by eligible electors residing in the school district
32equal in number to at least twenty percent of the registered
33voters of the school district.
34(c) In response to a petition filed with the director
35requesting such an accreditation committee visitation that is
-30-1signed by twenty percent or more of the parents or guardians
2who have children enrolled in the school or school district.
3(d) At the direction of the state board.
4(e) The school budget review committee submits to the
5department a recommendation for a fiscal review pursuant to
6section 257.31, subsection 18.
7(2) Phase II monitoring shall consist of a full desk audit
8of all monitoring requirements and an on-site visit to the
9school or school district for the purpose of determining the
10extent of noncompliance, the reason for lack of correction, if
11applicable, and a recommendation for corrective action to the
12director and the state board.
13(3) Phase II monitoring requires the use of an accreditation
14committee appointed by the director. The accreditation
15committee shall be made up primarily of department staff but
16may request the assistance of third-party specialists at the
17discretion of the director. An accreditation committee visit
18to a nonpublic school requires membership on the committee
19from nonpublic school instructional or administrative staff or
20board members. A member of a committee shall not have a direct
21interest in the school district or nonpublic school being
22visited.
23(4) After visiting the school district or nonpublic
24school, the accreditation committee shall, within thirty
25days, determine whether the accreditation standards have been
26met and shall make a report to the director, together with a
27recommendation on what enforcement actions, if any, should be
28recommended to the state board.
29c. Enforcement.
30(1) The department shall enforce the laws, regulations,
31and rules applicable to school districts and nonpublic schools
32consistent with the process outlined in this subsection. The
33department shall coordinate its enforcement of chapter 216 with
34the Iowa state civil rights commission to reduce duplication
35of efforts.
-31- 1(2) If, after having an opportunity to correct, if
2permitted, a school district is found to be in noncompliance
3with federal education laws including but not limited to the
4federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, the
5federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C.
6§1400 et seq., as amended, the federal Civil Rights Act of
71964, chapter 216, section 279.73 if enacted by House File 744,
8or section 279.74 if enacted by House File 802, the director
9shall recommend that the state board shall do one of the
10following within thirty days of the finding of noncompliance:
11(a) Impose conditions on funding provided to a school
12district, including directing the use of school district funds
13and designating the school district a high-risk grantee under
142 C.F.R. §200.207.
15(b) Withhold payment of state or federal funds to a
16school district, in whole or in part, until noncompliance
17is corrected. Initial withholding of state funds is at the
18discretion of the director for a period of sixty calendar days,
19after which it is subject to approval of the state board every
20sixty calendar days. Withholding of federal funds is subject
21to the governing federal statute or regulation.
22(3) The director may use any of the following permitted
23enforcement mechanisms and shall exercise discretion to ensure
24that enforcement actions are proportionate to school district
25or nonpublic school noncompliance:
26(a) Advise the school district or nonpublic school on the
27availability of appropriate technical assistance.
28(b) Require the school district or nonpublic school to
29complete a corrective action plan or plan for improvement by
30a reasonable deadline.
31(c) Recommend a phase II visit to the school district or
32nonpublic school to the state board.
33(d) Refer conduct of school district or nonpublic school
34staff or school board members, or school authorities, to the
35office of the attorney general for investigation.
-32- 1(e) Refer financial concerns to the auditor of state for
2investigation.
3(f) Recommend removal of accreditation of the school
4district or school to the state board.
5(g) Take any other enforcement mechanism available to the
6director.
7(4) The department shall focus enforcement activities on
8all of the following:
9(a) Improving educational results for children, families,
10and students.
11(b) Ensuring that public agencies and their governing
12boards meet requirements of state and federal laws.
1311. a. If the recommendation pursuant to subsection 10
14is that a school district or nonpublic school not remain
15accredited, the accreditation committee shall provide the
16school district or nonpublic school with a report that includes
17a list of all of the deficiencies, a plan prescribing the
18actions that must be taken to correct the deficiencies, and
19a deadline date for completion of the prescribed actions.
20The accreditation committee shall advise the school district
21or nonpublic school of available resources and technical
22assistance to improve areas of weakness. The school district
23or nonpublic school shall be provided with the opportunity
24to respond to the accreditation committee’s report. The
25director shall review the accreditation committee’s report
26and the response of the school district or nonpublic school
27and shall provide a report to the state board along with
28copies of the accreditation committee’s report, the response
29to the accreditation committee’s report, and other pertinent
30information. At the request of the school district or
31nonpublic school, the school district or nonpublic school may
32appear before the state board and address the state board
33directly regarding any part of the plan specified in the
34report. The state board may modify the plan. During the
35period of time specified in the plan for its implementation by
-33-1a school district or nonpublic school, the school district or
2school shall remain accredited.
3b. The accreditation committee shall revisit the school
4district or nonpublic school and shall determine whether the
5deficiencies in the standards have been corrected.
6c. The accreditation team shall make a report and
7recommendation to the director and the state board. The
8committee recommendation shall specify whether the school
9district or nonpublic school shall remain accredited. For a
10school district, the committee report and recommendation shall
11also specify under what conditions the district may remain
12accredited. The conditions may include but are not limited to
13providing temporary oversight authority, operational authority,
14or both oversight and operational authority to the director and
15the state board for some or all aspects of the school district
16in order to bring the school district into compliance with
17minimum standards.
18d. The state board shall review the report and
19recommendation, may request additional information, and shall
20determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected.
21e. If the deficiencies have not been corrected, and the
22conditional accreditation alternatives contained in the report
23are not mutually acceptable to the state board and the local
24board, the state board shall deaccredit the school district and
25merge the territory of the school district with one or more
26contiguous school districts at the end of the school year. The
27state board may place a district under receivership for the
28remainder of the school year. The receivership shall be under
29the direct supervision and authority of the area education
30agency in which the district is located. The decision of
31whether to deaccredit the school district or to place the
32district under receivership shall be based upon a determination
33by the state board of the best interests of the students,
34parents, residents of the community, teachers, administrators,
35and school district board members and upon the recommendations
-34-1of the accreditation committee and the director.
2f. In the case of a nonpublic school, if the deficiencies
3have not been corrected, the state board may deaccredit the
4nonpublic school. The deaccreditation shall take effect on the
5date established by the resolution of the state board, which
6shall be no later than the end of the school year in which the
7nonpublic school is deaccredited.
8 Sec. 25. Section 272.2, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
9following new subsection:
10 NEW SUBSECTION. 24. Establish, collect, and refund
11fees from an administrator for the administrative costs
12of processing complaints and conducting hearings if the
13administrator is the respondent in a complaint for violation of
14the code of professional conduct and ethics, developed pursuant
15to subsection 1, for which final board action results in a
16sanction against the administrator.
17 Sec. 26. Section 272.10, Code 2021, is amended by adding the
18following new subsection:
19 NEW SUBSECTION. 5. The fees established by the board
20for the administrative costs of processing complaints and
21conducting hearings pursuant to section 272.2, subsection 24,
22may include a fee for personal service by a sheriff, a fee for
23legal notice when placed in a newspaper, transcription service
24or court reporter fee, and other fees assessed as costs by
25the board. The fees collected annually in accordance with
26this subsection shall be retained by and are appropriated to
27the board for the purposes related to the board’s duties.
28Notwithstanding section 8.33, fees retained by and appropriated
29to the board pursuant to this subsection that remain
30unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year
31shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
32the activities of the board as provided in this chapter until
33the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
34 Sec. 27. NEW SECTION. 279.8B Petition for public hearing.
351. Upon petition signed by eligible electors of a school
-35-1district equal in number to at least five percent of the
2persons who voted in the last preceding election of school
3officials under section 277.1, the board of directors of the
4school district shall hold a public hearing on the proposal
5specified in the petition. If the proposal relates to
6curriculum, the school district may halt use of the subject
7instructional materials until the school board holds the public
8hearing and makes a decision regarding the proposal.
92. The board of directors of the school district shall
10hold the public hearing within thirty days of receipt of the
11petition filed in accordance with subsection 1. Notice of the
12time and place of the public hearing shall be posted for public
13viewing on the school district’s internet site for at least the
14five days immediately preceding the public hearing. Notice
15shall include a brief description of the proposal.
16 Sec. 28. Section 279.66, Code 2021, is amended to read as
17follows:
18279.66 Discipline and personal conduct standards.
191. The board of directors of a school district shall review
20and modify existing policies related to student discipline
21and student conduct that are designed to promote responsible
22behavior on school property and at school functions in
23order that the policy shall govern the conduct of students,
24teachers and other school personnel, and visitors; provide
25opportunities for students to exercise self-discipline
26and practice cooperative classroom behavior; and encourage
27students and practitioners to model fairness, equity, and
28respect. The policy shall specify the responsibilities of
29students, parents and guardians, and practitioners in creating
30an atmosphere where all individuals feel a sense of respect,
31safety, and belonging, and shall set forth the consequences for
32unacceptable behavior. The policy shall be published in the
33student handbook.
342. The board of directors of a school district shall
35include or reference in the student handbook guidance published
-36-1pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 63, by the department of
2education for parents, guardians, and community members who
3have concerns about school districts or their governing boards.
4 Sec. 29. NEW SECTION. 279.75 Training for equity
5coordinators.
6The board of directors of a school district shall provide
7training on free speech under the first amendment to the
8Constitution of the United States to any equity coordinator
9employed by the school district.
10 Sec. 30. CODE EDITOR DIRECTIVE. The Code editor shall
11correct and eliminate any references in this division of this
12Act to Code section 279.73 or 279.74, as appropriate, if either
13or both Code sections are not enacted by House File 744 or
14House File 802, by the Eighty-ninth General Assembly, 2021
15Regular Session, or any extraordinary session.
16 Sec. 31. TRANSITION PROVISION — ACCREDITATION. School
17districts and accredited nonpublic schools that are currently
18accredited on the effective date of this division of this Act
19shall remain accredited until the state board of education
20adopts rules, and the department of education implements such
21rules, to administer the accreditation process established
22in accordance with section 256.11, subsections 10 and 11, as
23amended by this division of this Act.
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