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House File 2575 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the funding of, the operation of, and
2appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4education, and the state board of regents, and providing for
5properly related matters.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2022-2023 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, 2022, and ending June
730, 2023, 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:
.................................................. $122,893,503
............................................... 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, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, 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:
.................................................. $24489,279
............................................... 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-.................................................. $1500,973
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:
.................................................. $93,229,468
10b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, 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,
152022, 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:
.................................................. $20650,000
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:
.................................................. $244,000,000
257. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
26For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
27established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $281,000,000
298. RURAL VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
31program established pursuant to section 261.120:
.................................................. $32700,000
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
410. COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM
5SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
6a. For deposit in the comprehensive transition and
7postsecondary program scholarship program fund established
8pursuant to section 261.109, as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts,
9House File 2495, if enacted:
.................................................. $10200,000
11b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent
12upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2495, if
13enacted.
1411. MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
15a. For deposit in the mental health practitioner loan
16repayment program trust fund established pursuant to section
17261.117, as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2549, or
18Senate File 2195, if enacted:
.................................................. $191,500,000
20b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent
21upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2549, or
22Senate File 2195, if enacted.
2312. IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM
24For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
25program fund established pursuant to section 261.133, as
26enacted in this Act:
.................................................. $2712,000,000
28 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
29261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
30fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
31beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, may be used
32for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
33established in section 261.73.
34 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
35261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending
-3-1June 30, 2023, the amount appropriated from the general fund
2of the state to the college student aid commission for the
3work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
4DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
5 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of
6the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
7beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
8amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
9purposes designated:
101. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
11a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $145,975,526
............................................... FTEs1564.95
16b. By January 15, 2023, the department shall submit
17a written report to the general assembly detailing the
18department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
19expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
20July 1, 2022.
212. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
22For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25598,197
............................................... FTEs269.21
273. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
28a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
29purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
30equivalent positions:
.................................................. $316,116,328
............................................... FTEs32248.00
33For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
34with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
35to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
-4-1job placement and retention services for individuals with
2significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
3January 15, 2023, the division shall submit a written report to
4the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
5with community rehabilitation program providers.
6b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
7with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
8independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
9than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1084,823
............................................... FTEs111.00
12c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
13established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $14138,506
15d. For costs associated with centers for independent
16living:
.................................................. $1786,457
184. STATE LIBRARY
19a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
20purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
21equivalent positions:
.................................................. $222,532,594
............................................... FTEs2321.00
24b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
25256.57:
.................................................. $262,464,823
275. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
28For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
29and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $317,870,316
............................................... FTEs3258.36
336. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
34For reimbursement for career and technical education
35expenditures made by regional career and technical education
-5-1planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
.................................................. $22,952,459
37. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
4For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
5shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
6salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
7for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $82,176,797
............................................... FTEs924.48
108. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
11For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
12the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $1323,406,799
14a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
15grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
16ending June 30, 2023, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
17the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
18activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
19may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
20purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
21of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
22subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
23for the reimbursement of staff.
24b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
25deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
26early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
27to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
28programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this lettered paragraph
29may be used for additional staff and for the reimbursement
30of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve
31a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the
32technical assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa
33state office, including the reimbursement of staff, and
34shall distribute the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas
35for local quality improvement efforts through a methodology
-6-1identified by the early childhood Iowa state board to make the
2most productive use of the funding, which may include use of
3the distribution formula, grants, or other means.
4c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
5deposit in the school ready children grants account of
6the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
7support of professional development and training activities
8for persons working in early care, health, and education by
9the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
10the professional development component groups maintained by
11the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
12section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
13childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
14professional development and training activities agreed upon by
15the parties participating in the collaboration as approved by
16the early childhood Iowa state board.
17d. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit
18in the school ready children grants account of the early
19childhood Iowa fund, $200,000 shall be used to invest in this
20state’s early childhood database system that integrates state
21administrative data to provide results that inform and improve
22the early childhood system of programs and services in this
23state.
249. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
25a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
26Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
27108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
28services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
29those services:
.................................................. $301,721,400
31b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
32$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
33clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
34to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
35born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
-7- 110. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
2a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $3574,500
4b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
5used for implementation and expansion of early head start
6pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
7emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
8age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
9The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
10healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
11infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
12given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
13and received state funding to administer an early head start
14project.
1511. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
16a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
17to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
18authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $19852,000
20b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $30 per
21pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
22resident public school pupils.
2312. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
24For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
25program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
26than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $272,965,467
............................................... FTEs285.85
2913. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
30For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
31department of education on behalf of school districts and
32accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
33with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
34with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $353,000,000
-8- 1From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
2than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
3within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
4the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
5accredited nonpublic schools.
614. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
7For support costs associated with the creation of a
8statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
9of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $10300,000
1115. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
12PROGRAM
13For support costs associated with the creation of a program
14to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
15enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
16for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
17community college-employed instructor during the summer and
18outside of the regular school year through a contractual
19agreement between a community college and a school district
20under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $21600,000
22Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
23department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
24or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
25but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
26specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
27fiscal year.
2816. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
29For school districts to provide direct services to the
30most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
31in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
32America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $338,146,450
3417. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
35DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
-9- 1For administration of a process for school districts to
2establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
3performance of each attendance center operated by the district
4in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
5report card for each attendance center, for internet site
6and data system support, and for not more than the following
7full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8250,000
............................................... FTEs91.83
1018. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
11For purposes of administering the online state job posting
12system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $13230,000
1419. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
15For distribution to school districts for implementation
16of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
17progression for early readers:
.................................................. $187,824,782
1920. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
20For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
21warning assessment and administering the early warning system
22for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
23rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $241,915,000
25The department shall administer and distribute to school
26districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
27assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
28student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
29six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
30nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
31costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
32assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
33this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
34actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
35the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
-10-1system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
2moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
3moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
4subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
521. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
6a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
7order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
8agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
9paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $101,550,176
11b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
12than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state
13board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
14preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
15paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
16the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
17dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
18subsection 23. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
19ending June 30, 2023, the center shall submit a report to the
20general assembly and the legislative services agency detailing
21the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this paragraph
22“b”.
23c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
24department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
25or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
26but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
27specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
28fiscal year.
2922. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
30FUND
31For deposit in the computer science professional development
32incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $33500,000
3423. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
35SUPPORT
-11- 1a. For distribution to area education agencies for
2school-based children’s mental health services, including
3mental health awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $43,383,936
5b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for
6distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be
7used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss
8rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school
9districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program
10shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to
11this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide
12not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides
13grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year
14beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the health
15care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph
16shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department
17of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for
18the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be
19submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2023.
2024. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
21For school districts to create opportunities for one-to-one
22friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development
23for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
.................................................. $2435,000
25The department of education shall establish criteria for
26the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
27and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
28subsection to annually report student identifying data for
29students participating in the program to the department in the
30manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
31such moneys.
3225. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
33For distribution as grants to community colleges for
34the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
35requiring instruction in English as a second language:
-12-.................................................. $1500,000
2In issuing grants under this subsection, the department
3shall use the same application process and criteria as are
4used for purposes of awarding grants to community colleges for
5the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
6requiring instruction in English as a second language using
7moneys that are appropriated to the department from the Iowa
8skilled worker and job creation fund.
926. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
10a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
11compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $12115,000
13b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
14for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
15pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
16unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
17but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
18designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1927. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
20COMMUNITY COLLEGES
21For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
22enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
23section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $241,000,000
25Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
26department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
27or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
28but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
29specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
30fiscal year.
3128. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
32For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
33section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $34221,658,161
35Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
-13-1the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
2as follows:
3a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $410,901,112
5b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $610,991,321
7c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $810,128,121
9d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $105,027,789
11e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $1212,590,460
13f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $149,755,374
15g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $1614,902,662
17h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $1818,919,128
19i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $2034,639,366
21j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $2237,667,676
23k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $2412,311,796
25l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $2613,442,325
27m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $285,121,413
29n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $3016,000,872
31o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $329,258,746
33 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATION FOR AT-RISK
34CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
35section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
-14-1ending June 30, 2023, the amount appropriated from the general
2fund of the state to the department of education for programs
3for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
4than $10,524,389. The amount of any reduction in this section
5shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
6279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
7STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
8 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of
9the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
10beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
11amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
12purposes designated:
131. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
14a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17764,642
............................................... FTEs182.48
19For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June
2030, 2023, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
21financial report to the general assembly and the legislative
22services agency in a format agreed upon by the state board
23of regents office and the legislative services agency. The
24report submitted for the quarter ending December 31, 2022,
25shall include the five-year graduation rates for the regents
26universities.
27b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
28center:
.................................................. $29268,297
30c. For distribution to Iowa public radio for public radio
31operations:
.................................................. $32345,669
332. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
34a. General university
35For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
-15-1aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3215,605,480
............................................... FTEs45,058.55
5b. Oakdale campus
6For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
8equivalent positions:
.................................................. $92,103,819
............................................... FTEs1038.25
11c. State hygienic laboratory
12For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $154,822,610
............................................... FTEs16102.51
17d. Family practice program
18For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
19approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
20to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
21practice residency education program, including salaries
22and support, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $242,220,598
............................................... FTEs252.71
26e. Child health care services
27For specialized child health care services, including
28childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
29rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
30Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
31and support, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33634,502
............................................... FTEs344.16
35f. Statewide cancer registry
-16- 1For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3143,410
............................................... FTEs42.10
5g. Substance abuse consortium
6For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
7research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
8full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $953,427
............................................... FTEs10.99
11h. Center for biocatalysis
12For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
13following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $14696,342
............................................... FTEs156.28
16i. Primary health care initiative
17For the primary health care initiative in the college
18of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20624,374
............................................... FTEs216.23
22From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
23$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
24practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
25for family practice faculty and support staff.
26j. Birth defects registry
27For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
28following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2936,839
............................................... FTEs30.38
31k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
32For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
33and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
34positions:
.................................................. $35156,389
-17-............................................... FTEs12.75
2l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
3technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
4For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
5technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
6pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $7463,616
8m. Iowa flood center
9For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
10of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $111,154,593
123. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
13a. General university
14For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
15aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
16following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17172,144,766
............................................... FTEs183,647.42
19b. Agricultural experiment station
20For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
21maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
22the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2329,462,535
............................................... FTEs24546.98
25c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
26economics
27For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
28and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
29miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3118,307,366
............................................... FTEs32385.34
33From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
34$150,000 shall be used for the costs incurred by the Iowa
35agricultural extension association as host of the 2023 national
-18-1meeting of the national association of county agricultural
2agents.
3d. Cybersecurity simulation training center:
4(1) For the cybersecurity simulation training center
5salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
.................................................. $6905,000
7(2) Moneys appropriated in this paragraph are contingent
8upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2361, or
9successor legislation, if enacted.
104. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
11a. General university
12For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
13aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
14following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1598,296,620
............................................... FTEs161,250.28
17b. Recycling and reuse center
18For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
19more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20172,768
............................................... FTEs211.93
22c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
23collaborative initiative
24For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
25and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
26pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
27full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $286,354,848
............................................... FTEs295.50
30(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
31paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
32shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
33support, activities directly related to recruitment of
34kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
35and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
-19-1students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
2(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
3community colleges to develop STEM professional development
4programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
5development.
6(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
7paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
8technology education opportunities to high school,
9career academy, and community college students through a
10public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
11students and faculties at these institutions to secure
12broad-based information technology certification. The
13partnership shall provide all of the following:
14(a) A research-based curriculum.
15(b) Online access to the curriculum.
16(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
17(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
18of information technology-related skill areas.
19(e) Professional development for teachers.
20(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
21limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
22(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
23appropriated in this lettered paragraph that remain
24unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year,
25an amount equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
26appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not revert but
27shall remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
28students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
29d. Real estate education program:
30For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
31not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32123,523
............................................... FTEs33.86
34e. Community college degree attainment program
35For purposes of student aid and scholarships for students
-20-1who are participating in the community college degree
2attainment program at the university of northern Iowa:
.................................................. $3300,000
45. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
5For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $811,058,765
............................................... FTEs9120.00
106. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
11For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $144,654,408
............................................... FTEs1556.00
16 Sec. 8. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
17the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30,
182023, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
19other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
20finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
21amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
22the projects within an average of six years.
23 Sec. 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
24administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
25deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
26collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
27July 1, 2022, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
28for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
29Iowa braille and sight saving school.
30DIVISION II
31workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2022-2023
32 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
33and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
34departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
35beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
-21-1amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2purposes designated:
31. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
4For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
5grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $65,000,000
72. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
8a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
9development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $1015,100,000
11From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
12not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
13for administration of the workforce training and economic
14development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
15b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
16of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
17to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $185,500,000
19(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
20paragraph, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the
21formula established in section 260C.18C.
22(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
23paragraph, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the
24department for implementation of adult education and literacy
25programs pursuant to section 260C.50.
26(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
27paragraph, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as
28grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic
29education programs for students requiring instruction in
30English as a second language. The department shall establish
31an application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
32this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
33based on need for instruction in English as a second language
34in the region served by each community college as determined by
35factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
-22-1and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
2(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
3paragraph, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department
4of human services for purposes of administering a program
5to provide access to international resources to Iowans and
6new Iowans to provide economic and leadership development
7resulting in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place
8to live, work, and raise a family. The program shall provide
9supplemental support services for international refugees to
10improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
11competencies, and integration in a county with a population
12over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
13census. The department of human services shall utilize a
14request for proposals process to identify the entity best
15qualified to implement the program.
16c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
17definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
188.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $196,000,000
20Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
21disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
22that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
23shall include at least one of the following:
24(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
25(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
26health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
27the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
28d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
29employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $305,000,000
31From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
32not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
33for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
34pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00
35full-time equivalent position.
-23- 1e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
2established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $32,000,000
4f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
5intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $61,500,000
7From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not
8more than $50,000 shall be used by the department to provide
9statewide support for work-based learning.
10g. For support costs associated with administering a
11workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
12of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
13and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
14receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $15200,000
163. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
17in this section of this division of this Act that remain
18unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year
19shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure
20for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
21fiscal year.
22DIVISION III
23IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM
24 Sec. 11. Section 84A.1B, subsection 14, unnumbered
25paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
26Create, and update as necessary at least once every five
27years, a list of high-demand jobs statewide for purposes of
28the future ready Iowa registered apprenticeship programs
29created in chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot program
30established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer innovation
31program established under section 84A.13, the future ready Iowa
32skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program established
33under section 261.131, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
34grant program established under section 261.132, and the Iowa
35workforce grant and incentive program established under section
-24-1261.133, and postsecondary summer classes for high school
2students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8. In
3addition to the list created by the workforce development
4board under this subsection, each community college, in
5consultation with regional career and technical education
6planning partnerships, and with the approval of the board of
7directors of the community college, may identify and maintain
8a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs in the
9community college region, and shall share the lists with the
10workforce development board. The lists submitted by community
11colleges under the subsection may be used in that community
12college region for purposes of programs identified under this
13subsection. The workforce development board shall have full
14discretion to select and prioritize statewide high-demand jobs
15after consulting with business and education stakeholders,
16as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The workforce
17development board may add to the list of high-demand jobs as it
18deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand
19job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community
20college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in
21accordance with this subsection. In creating a list under this
22subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, shall apply:
23 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 261.133 Iowa workforce grant and
24incentive program.
251. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
26otherwise requires:
27a. “Commission” means the college student aid commission.
28b. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher
29learning governed by the state board of regents.
30c. “Eligible program” means any of the following:
31(1) A program of study or an academic major jointly approved
32by the commission and the department of workforce development,
33in consultation with the eligible institution, that is aligned
34with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development
35board pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14. If the
-25-1department of workforce development removes a high-demand
2job from the list created under section 84A.1B, subsection
314, an eligible student who received a grant for a program
4based on that high-demand job shall continue to receive the
5grant until the eligible program is completed as long as the
6student continuously enrolls and continues to meet all other
7eligibility requirements.
8(2) A teacher preparation program that leads to a bachelor’s
9degree, or initial or intern Iowa teaching license issued under
10chapter 272.
11d. “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who has
12established financial need and who meets all of the following
13requirements:
14(1) Completes and submits application forms required by the
15commission, including the free application for federal student
16aid, by the deadline prescribed by the commission.
17(2) Enrolls in at least three semester hours, or the
18equivalent, in an eligible program.
19(3) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by
20the eligible institution.
21e. “Financial need” means the difference between the
22student’s financial resources available, including those
23available from the student’s parents as determined by a
24completed parents’ confidential statement, and the student’s
25anticipated expenses while attending an eligible institution.
26f. “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve semester
27hours or the equivalent.
28g. “Part-time” means enrollment in at least three semester
29hours but less than twelve semester hours or the equivalent.
302. Student eligibility. An eligible institution shall
31report promptly to the commission information requested to
32establish or verify student eligibility.
333. Grant limitations — requirements.
34a. A full-time eligible student may receive an Iowa
35workforce grant annually for not more than three semesters, or
-26-1the equivalent, or until the eligible student completes the
2eligible program, whichever occurs first. A part-time eligible
3student may receive the grant for not more than six semesters,
4or the equivalent, on a prorated basis, or until the eligible
5student completes the eligible program, whichever occurs first.
6b. The amount of an Iowa workforce grant to a full-time
7eligible student shall not exceed two thousand five hundred
8dollars per semester, or the equivalent. The amount of an Iowa
9workforce grant to a part-time eligible student shall be equal
10to the amount that would be awarded to a full-time student
11except that the commission shall prorate the amount based on
12the recipient student’s semester hour or equivalent enrollment.
13c. An Iowa workforce grant shall be awarded on an annual
14basis, requiring reapplication by an eligible student each
15year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally
16among the semesters, or the equivalent, and paid upon
17certification by the eligible institution that the student
18meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”.
19d. If a grant recipient discontinues attendance before the
20end of any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving grant
21payments, the entire amount of any refund due that recipient,
22up to the full amount of grant payments made during that
23semester, or the equivalent, shall be paid by the eligible
24institution to the commission.
254. Annual submission of applications. To receive a renewal
26of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible student
27must annually submit a new application to the commission for
28reevaluation of eligibility.
295. Priority for grant awards. In making awards under this
30section, the commission shall give priority to:
31a. Applicants who received an award under this section in
32the prior academic year.
33b. Applicants with the least financial ability to pay,
34using a metric that ranks relative financial ability among all
35applicants.
-27- 16. Iowa workforce incentive payment. Notwithstanding the
2grant limitations in subsection 3, an individual who was an
3eligible student who received an Iowa workforce grant in the
4academic year in which the eligible program is completed, and
5who accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation
6in this state within six months of completing the eligible
7program, may apply for one incentive payment of up to two
8thousand five hundred dollars. The incentive payment shall be
9paid upon completion of twelve consecutive months of full-time
10employment in the aligned occupation in this state, following
11completion of the eligible program.
127. Commission’s duties and responsibilities. Subject to an
13appropriation of moneys by the general assembly for purposes
14of this section, the commission shall administer the Iowa
15workforce grant and incentive program and shall do all of the
16following:
17a. Provide application forms for distribution to students by
18eligible institutions.
19b. Adopt rules under chapter 17A for administration of this
20section, including establishing the duties and responsibilities
21of eligible institutions under the program, defining residence
22and satisfactory academic progress for purposes of the program,
23determining financial need, and establishing procedures for
24grant and incentive payment application, processing, and
25approval. The rules shall provide for determining the priority
26awarding of grants and incentives if moneys available for
27purposes of this section are insufficient to pay all eligible
28applicants.
29c. Approve and award grants and incentive payments on an
30annual basis.
318. Fund created. An Iowa workforce grant and incentive
32program fund is created in the state treasury under the
33control of the commission. All moneys deposited or paid into
34the fund are appropriated to the commission to be used for
35grants awarded as provided in this section. Notwithstanding
-28-1section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or
2unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert
3but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
4designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
5interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited
6to the fund.
7DIVISION IV
8CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT
9 Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated
10from the general fund of the state to the department of
11education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
12ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof
13as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14For developing, establishing, and distributing standards,
15guidelines, and expectations relating to behavior in the
16classroom, restraint of a student, and professional development
17relating to educating individuals in the least restrictive
18environment, and for research-based intervention strategies
19consistent with such standards, guidelines, and expectations,
20in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 62:
.................................................. $21500,000
22Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
23to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
24close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
25available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this
26section for the following fiscal year.
27 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM
28INCENTIVE FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund
29of the state to the department education for the fiscal year
30beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, 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:
.................................................. $351,667,925
-29-1 Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM
2TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS REIMBURSEMENT. There is appropriated
3from the general fund of the state to the department of
4education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
5ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof
6as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
7For payment of school district claims for reimbursement
8submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
.................................................. $9500,000
10Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
11to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
12close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
13available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this
14section for the following fiscal year.
15DIVISION V
16APPROPRIATIONS — STANDING LIMITED
17 Sec. 16. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022, are
18amended to read as follows:
191. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
20to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-eight
21million eight hundred ninety-six thousand fifty fifty million
22one hundred eighteen thousand four hundred fifty-one dollars
23for tuition grants to qualified students who are enrolled in
24accredited private institutions.
252. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
26to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four hundred
27fifty-six thousand two hundred twenty five hundred thousand
28 dollars for tuition grants for qualified students who are
29enrolled in eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated
30under this subsection, not more than one hundred thousand
31dollars annually shall be used for tuition grants to qualified
32students who are attending an eligible institution under
33section 261.9, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
34DIVISION VI
35STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION
-30-1 Sec. 17. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
2e, f, and g, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
3a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
4ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department, the amount of
5five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
6issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
7with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
8paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
9be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
10accordance with section 256.45.
11b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
12ending June 30, 2022 2023, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
13thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
14purposes of implementing the professional development program
15requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
16evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
17section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
18training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
19allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
20be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
21not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
22c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022,
23and ending June 30, 2022 2023, an amount up to one million
24seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
25department for the establishment of teacher development
26academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
27portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
28of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
29e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
30ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department an amount up to
31twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
32beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
33256.34.
34f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
35ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department an amount up
-31-1to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
2dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
3in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
4implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
5pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
6not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
7education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
8technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
9training and staff development, and the contracting of external
10expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
11of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
12districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
13students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
14department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
15department for administrative purposes and for not more than
16five full-time equivalent positions.
17g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
18for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
19million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
20assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
21Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
22purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
23may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
24for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
25DIVISION VII
26college student aid commission — iowa college access network
27 Sec. 18. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION —
28APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the general
29fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the
30fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023,
31the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
32used for the purposes designated:
33For the coordination of activities with the Iowa college
34access network to assist students enrolled in grades 9 through
3512 in completing the free application for federal student aid:
-32-.................................................. $1150,000
2Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
3section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
4the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
5expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
6succeeding fiscal year.
7EXPLANATION
8The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
10This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2022-2023 from
11the general fund of the state and other funds to the college
12student aid commission, the department for the blind, the
13department of education, and the state board of regents and its
14institutions. The bill is organized by divisions.
15DIVISION I — FY 2022-2023. The bill appropriates moneys to
16the department for the blind for its administration.
17The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
18commission for general administrative purposes, administration
19of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
20scholarship program, the health care professional recruitment
21program, the national guard service scholarship program, the
22all Iowa opportunity scholarship program, the teach Iowa
23scholar program, the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
24program, the health care loan repayment program, the rural
25veterinarian loan repayment program, the future ready Iowa
26skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, the
27comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship
28program, mental health practitioner loan repayment program, and
29the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
30The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
31for purposes of the department’s general administration,
32career and technical education (CTE) administration, division
33of vocational rehabilitation services including independent
34living programs, the entrepreneurs with disabilities program,
35and independent living centers, state library for general
-33-1administration and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting
2division, career and technical education reimbursement for
3expenditures made by CTE regional planning partnerships, school
4food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
5federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
6Act birth through age three services, early head start
7projects, textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student
8achievement and teacher quality program, statewide student
9assessment, statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based
10learning, postsecondary summer classes for high school students
11program, jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance
12center performance/general internet site and data system
13support, the online state job posting system, successful
14progression for early readers, an early warning system for
15literacy, the Iowa reading research center, computer science
16professional development incentive fund, children’s mental
17health school-based training and support, for school districts
18for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities,
19adult education and literacy programs, distribution to the
20midwestern higher education compact to pay Iowa’s member state
21annual obligation, and community colleges.
22For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
23appropriations for at-risk children under Code section 279.51.
24The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
25for the board office, universities’ general operating budgets;
26the western Iowa regents resource center; Iowa public radio;
27the state university of Iowa; Iowa state university of science
28and technology; the university of northern Iowa; and for the
29Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
30school.
31DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
32FY 2022-2023. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
33skilled worker and job creation fund to the college student aid
34commission and the department of education.
35DIVISION III — IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
-34-1 The bill establishes the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
2program within the college student aid commission. The bill
3provides that the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program
4will provide grants to certain eligible students who are
5pursuing an eligible program for high-demand jobs. The bill
6provides that the amount of the grant is based on the number of
7semester hours in which the student is enrolled.
8The bill requires the Iowa workforce development board to
9update its list of high-demand jobs at least once every five
10years. The bill also provides that this list shall be used for
11purposes of the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
12DIVISION IV — CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
13REIMBURSEMENT. The bill appropriates moneys to the department
14of education for developing guidelines related to behavior in
15the classroom, the therapeutic classroom incentive fund, and
16the payment of claims for reimbursement submitted under Code
17section 256A.25A(1)(a) (therapeutic classroom transportation
18claims).
19DIVISION V — APPROPRIATION — STANDING LIMITED. The bill
20increases the standing limited appropriation to the college
21student aid commission for tuition grants to qualified students
22who are enrolled in accredited private institutions from
23$48,896,050 to $50,118,451. In addition, the bill increases
24the standing limited appropriation to the college student aid
25commission for tuition grants to qualified students who are
26enrolled in eligible institutions from $456,220 to $500,000.
27DIVISION VI — STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION. Current Code
28section 284.13 establishes how moneys appropriated for purposes
29of the student achievement and teacher quality program are to
30be allocated. The bill extends the allocations established
31pursuant to Code section 284.13 to the fiscal year beginning
32July 1, 2022. The bill provides that for the fiscal year
33beginning July 1, 2023, and for each subsequent fiscal year, of
34the moneys appropriated for purposes of the student achievement
35and teacher quality program, the final priority for the
-35-1allocation is $10 million for purposes of implementing the
2supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of
3Code section 284.11.
4DIVISION VII — COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION — IOWA
5COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK. The bill appropriates $150,000 from
6the general fund of the state to the college student aid
7commission for purposes of the coordination of activities with
8the Iowa college access network to assist students enrolled
9in grades 9 through 12 in completing the free application for
10federal student aid. Any moneys that remain unencumbered or
11unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
12but shall remain available for expenditure until the close of
13the succeeding fiscal year.
-36-jda/tm
2appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4education, and the state board of regents, and providing for
5properly related matters.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2022-2023 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, 2022, and ending June
730, 2023, 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:
.................................................. $122,893,503
............................................... 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, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, 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:
.................................................. $24489,279
............................................... 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-.................................................. $1500,973
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:
.................................................. $93,229,468
10b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, 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,
152022, 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:
.................................................. $20650,000
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:
.................................................. $244,000,000
257. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
26For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
27established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $281,000,000
298. RURAL VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
31program established pursuant to section 261.120:
.................................................. $32700,000
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
410. COMPREHENSIVE TRANSITION AND POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM
5SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
6a. For deposit in the comprehensive transition and
7postsecondary program scholarship program fund established
8pursuant to section 261.109, as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts,
9House File 2495, if enacted:
.................................................. $10200,000
11b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent
12upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2495, if
13enacted.
1411. MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONER LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
15a. For deposit in the mental health practitioner loan
16repayment program trust fund established pursuant to section
17261.117, as enacted by 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2549, or
18Senate File 2195, if enacted:
.................................................. $191,500,000
20b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection are contingent
21upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2549, or
22Senate File 2195, if enacted.
2312. IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM
24For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
25program fund established pursuant to section 261.133, as
26enacted in this Act:
.................................................. $2712,000,000
28 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
29261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
30fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
31beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, may be used
32for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
33established in section 261.73.
34 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
35261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending
-3-1June 30, 2023, the amount appropriated from the general fund
2of the state to the college student aid commission for the
3work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
4DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
5 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of
6the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
7beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
8amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
9purposes designated:
101. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
11a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $145,975,526
............................................... FTEs1564.95
16b. By January 15, 2023, the department shall submit
17a written report to the general assembly detailing the
18department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
19expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
20July 1, 2022.
212. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
22For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25598,197
............................................... FTEs269.21
273. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
28a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
29purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
30equivalent positions:
.................................................. $316,116,328
............................................... FTEs32248.00
33For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
34with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
35to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
-4-1job placement and retention services for individuals with
2significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
3January 15, 2023, the division shall submit a written report to
4the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
5with community rehabilitation program providers.
6b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
7with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
8independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
9than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1084,823
............................................... FTEs111.00
12c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
13established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $14138,506
15d. For costs associated with centers for independent
16living:
.................................................. $1786,457
184. STATE LIBRARY
19a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
20purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
21equivalent positions:
.................................................. $222,532,594
............................................... FTEs2321.00
24b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
25256.57:
.................................................. $262,464,823
275. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
28For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
29and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $317,870,316
............................................... FTEs3258.36
336. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
34For reimbursement for career and technical education
35expenditures made by regional career and technical education
-5-1planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
.................................................. $22,952,459
37. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
4For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
5shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
6salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
7for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $82,176,797
............................................... FTEs924.48
108. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
11For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
12the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $1323,406,799
14a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
15grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
16ending June 30, 2023, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
17the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
18activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
19may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
20purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
21of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
22subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
23for the reimbursement of staff.
24b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
25deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
26early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
27to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
28programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this lettered paragraph
29may be used for additional staff and for the reimbursement
30of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve
31a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the
32technical assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa
33state office, including the reimbursement of staff, and
34shall distribute the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas
35for local quality improvement efforts through a methodology
-6-1identified by the early childhood Iowa state board to make the
2most productive use of the funding, which may include use of
3the distribution formula, grants, or other means.
4c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
5deposit in the school ready children grants account of
6the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
7support of professional development and training activities
8for persons working in early care, health, and education by
9the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
10the professional development component groups maintained by
11the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
12section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
13childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
14professional development and training activities agreed upon by
15the parties participating in the collaboration as approved by
16the early childhood Iowa state board.
17d. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for deposit
18in the school ready children grants account of the early
19childhood Iowa fund, $200,000 shall be used to invest in this
20state’s early childhood database system that integrates state
21administrative data to provide results that inform and improve
22the early childhood system of programs and services in this
23state.
249. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
25a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
26Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
27108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
28services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
29those services:
.................................................. $301,721,400
31b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
32$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
33clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
34to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
35born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
-7- 110. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
2a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $3574,500
4b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
5used for implementation and expansion of early head start
6pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
7emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
8age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
9The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
10healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
11infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
12given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
13and received state funding to administer an early head start
14project.
1511. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
16a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
17to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
18authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $19852,000
20b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $30 per
21pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
22resident public school pupils.
2312. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
24For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
25program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
26than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $272,965,467
............................................... FTEs285.85
2913. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
30For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
31department of education on behalf of school districts and
32accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
33with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
34with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $353,000,000
-8- 1From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
2than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
3within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
4the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
5accredited nonpublic schools.
614. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
7For support costs associated with the creation of a
8statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
9of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $10300,000
1115. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
12PROGRAM
13For support costs associated with the creation of a program
14to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
15enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
16for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
17community college-employed instructor during the summer and
18outside of the regular school year through a contractual
19agreement between a community college and a school district
20under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $21600,000
22Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
23department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
24or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
25but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
26specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
27fiscal year.
2816. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
29For school districts to provide direct services to the
30most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
31in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
32America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $338,146,450
3417. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
35DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
-9- 1For administration of a process for school districts to
2establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
3performance of each attendance center operated by the district
4in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
5report card for each attendance center, for internet site
6and data system support, and for not more than the following
7full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $8250,000
............................................... FTEs91.83
1018. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
11For purposes of administering the online state job posting
12system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $13230,000
1419. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
15For distribution to school districts for implementation
16of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
17progression for early readers:
.................................................. $187,824,782
1920. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
20For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
21warning assessment and administering the early warning system
22for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
23rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $241,915,000
25The department shall administer and distribute to school
26districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
27assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
28student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
29six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
30nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
31costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
32assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
33this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
34actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
35the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
-10-1system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
2moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
3moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
4subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
521. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
6a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
7order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
8agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
9paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $101,550,176
11b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
12than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state
13board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
14preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
15paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
16the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
17dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
18subsection 23. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
19ending June 30, 2023, the center shall submit a report to the
20general assembly and the legislative services agency detailing
21the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this paragraph
22“b”.
23c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
24department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
25or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
26but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
27specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
28fiscal year.
2922. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
30FUND
31For deposit in the computer science professional development
32incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $33500,000
3423. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
35SUPPORT
-11- 1a. For distribution to area education agencies for
2school-based children’s mental health services, including
3mental health awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $43,383,936
5b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for
6distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be
7used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss
8rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school
9districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program
10shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to
11this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide
12not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides
13grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year
14beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the health
15care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph
16shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department
17of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for
18the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be
19submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2023.
2024. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
21For school districts to create opportunities for one-to-one
22friendships, integrated employment, and leadership development
23for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
.................................................. $2435,000
25The department of education shall establish criteria for
26the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
27and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
28subsection to annually report student identifying data for
29students participating in the program to the department in the
30manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
31such moneys.
3225. ADULT EDUCATION AND LITERACY PROGRAMS
33For distribution as grants to community colleges for
34the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
35requiring instruction in English as a second language:
-12-.................................................. $1500,000
2In issuing grants under this subsection, the department
3shall use the same application process and criteria as are
4used for purposes of awarding grants to community colleges for
5the purpose of adult basic education programs for students
6requiring instruction in English as a second language using
7moneys that are appropriated to the department from the Iowa
8skilled worker and job creation fund.
926. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
10a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
11compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $12115,000
13b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
14for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
15pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
16unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
17but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
18designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1927. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
20COMMUNITY COLLEGES
21For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
22enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
23section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $241,000,000
25Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
26department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
27or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
28but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
29specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
30fiscal year.
3128. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
32For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
33section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $34221,658,161
35Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
-13-1the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
2as follows:
3a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $410,901,112
5b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $610,991,321
7c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $810,128,121
9d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $105,027,789
11e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $1212,590,460
13f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $149,755,374
15g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $1614,902,662
17h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $1818,919,128
19i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $2034,639,366
21j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $2237,667,676
23k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $2412,311,796
25l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $2613,442,325
27m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $285,121,413
29n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $3016,000,872
31o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $329,258,746
33 Sec. 6. LIMITATIONS OF STANDING APPROPRIATION FOR AT-RISK
34CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
35section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
-14-1ending June 30, 2023, the amount appropriated from the general
2fund of the state to the department of education for programs
3for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
4than $10,524,389. The amount of any reduction in this section
5shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
6279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
7STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
8 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of
9the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
10beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
11amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
12purposes designated:
131. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
14a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17764,642
............................................... FTEs182.48
19For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June
2030, 2023, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
21financial report to the general assembly and the legislative
22services agency in a format agreed upon by the state board
23of regents office and the legislative services agency. The
24report submitted for the quarter ending December 31, 2022,
25shall include the five-year graduation rates for the regents
26universities.
27b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
28center:
.................................................. $29268,297
30c. For distribution to Iowa public radio for public radio
31operations:
.................................................. $32345,669
332. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
34a. General university
35For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
-15-1aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3215,605,480
............................................... FTEs45,058.55
5b. Oakdale campus
6For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
8equivalent positions:
.................................................. $92,103,819
............................................... FTEs1038.25
11c. State hygienic laboratory
12For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $154,822,610
............................................... FTEs16102.51
17d. Family practice program
18For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
19approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
20to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
21practice residency education program, including salaries
22and support, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $242,220,598
............................................... FTEs252.71
26e. Child health care services
27For specialized child health care services, including
28childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
29rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
30Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
31and support, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33634,502
............................................... FTEs344.16
35f. Statewide cancer registry
-16- 1For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3143,410
............................................... FTEs42.10
5g. Substance abuse consortium
6For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
7research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
8full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $953,427
............................................... FTEs10.99
11h. Center for biocatalysis
12For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
13following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $14696,342
............................................... FTEs156.28
16i. Primary health care initiative
17For the primary health care initiative in the college
18of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20624,374
............................................... FTEs216.23
22From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
23$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
24practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
25for family practice faculty and support staff.
26j. Birth defects registry
27For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
28following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2936,839
............................................... FTEs30.38
31k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
32For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
33and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
34positions:
.................................................. $35156,389
-17-............................................... FTEs12.75
2l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
3technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
4For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
5technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
6pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $7463,616
8m. Iowa flood center
9For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
10of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $111,154,593
123. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
13a. General university
14For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
15aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
16following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17172,144,766
............................................... FTEs183,647.42
19b. Agricultural experiment station
20For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
21maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
22the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2329,462,535
............................................... FTEs24546.98
25c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
26economics
27For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
28and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
29miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3118,307,366
............................................... FTEs32385.34
33From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
34$150,000 shall be used for the costs incurred by the Iowa
35agricultural extension association as host of the 2023 national
-18-1meeting of the national association of county agricultural
2agents.
3d. Cybersecurity simulation training center:
4(1) For the cybersecurity simulation training center
5salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes:
.................................................. $6905,000
7(2) Moneys appropriated in this paragraph are contingent
8upon the enactment of 2022 Iowa Acts, House File 2361, or
9successor legislation, if enacted.
104. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
11a. General university
12For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
13aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
14following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1598,296,620
............................................... FTEs161,250.28
17b. Recycling and reuse center
18For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
19more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20172,768
............................................... FTEs211.93
22c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
23collaborative initiative
24For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
25and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
26pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
27full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $286,354,848
............................................... FTEs295.50
30(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
31paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
32shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
33support, activities directly related to recruitment of
34kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
35and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
-19-1students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
2(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
3community colleges to develop STEM professional development
4programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
5development.
6(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
7paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
8technology education opportunities to high school,
9career academy, and community college students through a
10public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
11students and faculties at these institutions to secure
12broad-based information technology certification. The
13partnership shall provide all of the following:
14(a) A research-based curriculum.
15(b) Online access to the curriculum.
16(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
17(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
18of information technology-related skill areas.
19(e) Professional development for teachers.
20(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
21limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
22(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
23appropriated in this lettered paragraph that remain
24unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year,
25an amount equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
26appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not revert but
27shall remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
28students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
29d. Real estate education program:
30For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
31not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32123,523
............................................... FTEs33.86
34e. Community college degree attainment program
35For purposes of student aid and scholarships for students
-20-1who are participating in the community college degree
2attainment program at the university of northern Iowa:
.................................................. $3300,000
45. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
5For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7equivalent positions:
.................................................. $811,058,765
............................................... FTEs9120.00
106. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
11For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $144,654,408
............................................... FTEs1556.00
16 Sec. 8. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
17the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30,
182023, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
19other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
20finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
21amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
22the projects within an average of six years.
23 Sec. 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
24administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
25deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
26collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
27July 1, 2022, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
28for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
29Iowa braille and sight saving school.
30DIVISION II
31workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2022-2023
32 Sec. 10. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
33and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
34departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
35beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, the following
-21-1amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
2purposes designated:
31. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
4For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
5grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $65,000,000
72. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
8a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
9development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $1015,100,000
11From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
12not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
13for administration of the workforce training and economic
14development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
15b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
16of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
17to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $185,500,000
19(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
20paragraph, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the
21formula established in section 260C.18C.
22(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
23paragraph, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the
24department for implementation of adult education and literacy
25programs pursuant to section 260C.50.
26(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
27paragraph, not more than $1,257,000 shall be distributed as
28grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic
29education programs for students requiring instruction in
30English as a second language. The department shall establish
31an application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
32this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
33based on need for instruction in English as a second language
34in the region served by each community college as determined by
35factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
-22-1and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
2(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
3paragraph, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department
4of human services for purposes of administering a program
5to provide access to international resources to Iowans and
6new Iowans to provide economic and leadership development
7resulting in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place
8to live, work, and raise a family. The program shall provide
9supplemental support services for international refugees to
10improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
11competencies, and integration in a county with a population
12over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
13census. The department of human services shall utilize a
14request for proposals process to identify the entity best
15qualified to implement the program.
16c. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
17definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
188.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $196,000,000
20Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
21disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects
22that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
23shall include at least one of the following:
24(1) Accelerated career education program capital projects.
25(2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including
26health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
27the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
28d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
29employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $305,000,000
31From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
32not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
33for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
34pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00
35full-time equivalent position.
-23- 1e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
2established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $32,000,000
4f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
5intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $61,500,000
7From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, not
8more than $50,000 shall be used by the department to provide
9statewide support for work-based learning.
10g. For support costs associated with administering a
11workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
12of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
13and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
14receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $15200,000
163. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
17in this section of this division of this Act that remain
18unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year
19shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure
20for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding
21fiscal year.
22DIVISION III
23IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM
24 Sec. 11. Section 84A.1B, subsection 14, unnumbered
25paragraph 1, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows:
26Create, and update as necessary at least once every five
27years, a list of high-demand jobs statewide for purposes of
28the future ready Iowa registered apprenticeship programs
29created in chapter 15C, the summer youth intern pilot program
30established under section 84A.12, the Iowa employer innovation
31program established under section 84A.13, the future ready Iowa
32skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program established
33under section 261.131, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
34grant program established under section 261.132, and the Iowa
35workforce grant and incentive program established under section
-24-1261.133, and postsecondary summer classes for high school
2students as provided under section 261E.8, subsection 8. In
3addition to the list created by the workforce development
4board under this subsection, each community college, in
5consultation with regional career and technical education
6planning partnerships, and with the approval of the board of
7directors of the community college, may identify and maintain
8a list of not more than five regional high-demand jobs in the
9community college region, and shall share the lists with the
10workforce development board. The lists submitted by community
11colleges under the subsection may be used in that community
12college region for purposes of programs identified under this
13subsection. The workforce development board shall have full
14discretion to select and prioritize statewide high-demand jobs
15after consulting with business and education stakeholders,
16as appropriate, and seeking public comment. The workforce
17development board may add to the list of high-demand jobs as it
18deems necessary. For purposes of this subsection, “high-demand
19job” means a job in the state that the board, or a community
20college in accordance with this subsection, has identified in
21accordance with this subsection. In creating a list under this
22subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, shall apply:
23 Sec. 12. NEW SECTION. 261.133 Iowa workforce grant and
24incentive program.
251. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
26otherwise requires:
27a. “Commission” means the college student aid commission.
28b. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher
29learning governed by the state board of regents.
30c. “Eligible program” means any of the following:
31(1) A program of study or an academic major jointly approved
32by the commission and the department of workforce development,
33in consultation with the eligible institution, that is aligned
34with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development
35board pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14. If the
-25-1department of workforce development removes a high-demand
2job from the list created under section 84A.1B, subsection
314, an eligible student who received a grant for a program
4based on that high-demand job shall continue to receive the
5grant until the eligible program is completed as long as the
6student continuously enrolls and continues to meet all other
7eligibility requirements.
8(2) A teacher preparation program that leads to a bachelor’s
9degree, or initial or intern Iowa teaching license issued under
10chapter 272.
11d. “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who has
12established financial need and who meets all of the following
13requirements:
14(1) Completes and submits application forms required by the
15commission, including the free application for federal student
16aid, by the deadline prescribed by the commission.
17(2) Enrolls in at least three semester hours, or the
18equivalent, in an eligible program.
19(3) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by
20the eligible institution.
21e. “Financial need” means the difference between the
22student’s financial resources available, including those
23available from the student’s parents as determined by a
24completed parents’ confidential statement, and the student’s
25anticipated expenses while attending an eligible institution.
26f. “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve semester
27hours or the equivalent.
28g. “Part-time” means enrollment in at least three semester
29hours but less than twelve semester hours or the equivalent.
302. Student eligibility. An eligible institution shall
31report promptly to the commission information requested to
32establish or verify student eligibility.
333. Grant limitations — requirements.
34a. A full-time eligible student may receive an Iowa
35workforce grant annually for not more than three semesters, or
-26-1the equivalent, or until the eligible student completes the
2eligible program, whichever occurs first. A part-time eligible
3student may receive the grant for not more than six semesters,
4or the equivalent, on a prorated basis, or until the eligible
5student completes the eligible program, whichever occurs first.
6b. The amount of an Iowa workforce grant to a full-time
7eligible student shall not exceed two thousand five hundred
8dollars per semester, or the equivalent. The amount of an Iowa
9workforce grant to a part-time eligible student shall be equal
10to the amount that would be awarded to a full-time student
11except that the commission shall prorate the amount based on
12the recipient student’s semester hour or equivalent enrollment.
13c. An Iowa workforce grant shall be awarded on an annual
14basis, requiring reapplication by an eligible student each
15year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally
16among the semesters, or the equivalent, and paid upon
17certification by the eligible institution that the student
18meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”.
19d. If a grant recipient discontinues attendance before the
20end of any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving grant
21payments, the entire amount of any refund due that recipient,
22up to the full amount of grant payments made during that
23semester, or the equivalent, shall be paid by the eligible
24institution to the commission.
254. Annual submission of applications. To receive a renewal
26of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible student
27must annually submit a new application to the commission for
28reevaluation of eligibility.
295. Priority for grant awards. In making awards under this
30section, the commission shall give priority to:
31a. Applicants who received an award under this section in
32the prior academic year.
33b. Applicants with the least financial ability to pay,
34using a metric that ranks relative financial ability among all
35applicants.
-27- 16. Iowa workforce incentive payment. Notwithstanding the
2grant limitations in subsection 3, an individual who was an
3eligible student who received an Iowa workforce grant in the
4academic year in which the eligible program is completed, and
5who accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation
6in this state within six months of completing the eligible
7program, may apply for one incentive payment of up to two
8thousand five hundred dollars. The incentive payment shall be
9paid upon completion of twelve consecutive months of full-time
10employment in the aligned occupation in this state, following
11completion of the eligible program.
127. Commission’s duties and responsibilities. Subject to an
13appropriation of moneys by the general assembly for purposes
14of this section, the commission shall administer the Iowa
15workforce grant and incentive program and shall do all of the
16following:
17a. Provide application forms for distribution to students by
18eligible institutions.
19b. Adopt rules under chapter 17A for administration of this
20section, including establishing the duties and responsibilities
21of eligible institutions under the program, defining residence
22and satisfactory academic progress for purposes of the program,
23determining financial need, and establishing procedures for
24grant and incentive payment application, processing, and
25approval. The rules shall provide for determining the priority
26awarding of grants and incentives if moneys available for
27purposes of this section are insufficient to pay all eligible
28applicants.
29c. Approve and award grants and incentive payments on an
30annual basis.
318. Fund created. An Iowa workforce grant and incentive
32program fund is created in the state treasury under the
33control of the commission. All moneys deposited or paid into
34the fund are appropriated to the commission to be used for
35grants awarded as provided in this section. Notwithstanding
-28-1section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain unencumbered or
2unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert
3but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
4designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2,
5interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited
6to the fund.
7DIVISION IV
8CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSEMENT
9 Sec. 13. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. There is appropriated
10from the general fund of the state to the department of
11education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
12ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof
13as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14For developing, establishing, and distributing standards,
15guidelines, and expectations relating to behavior in the
16classroom, restraint of a student, and professional development
17relating to educating individuals in the least restrictive
18environment, and for research-based intervention strategies
19consistent with such standards, guidelines, and expectations,
20in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 62:
.................................................. $21500,000
22Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
23to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
24close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
25available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this
26section for the following fiscal year.
27 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM
28INCENTIVE FUND. There is appropriated from the general fund
29of the state to the department education for the fiscal year
30beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, 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:
.................................................. $351,667,925
-29-1 Sec. 15. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM
2TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS REIMBURSEMENT. There is appropriated
3from the general fund of the state to the department of
4education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
5ending June 30, 2023, the following amount, or so much thereof
6as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
7For payment of school district claims for reimbursement
8submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
.................................................. $9500,000
10Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
11to this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
12close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
13available for expenditure for the purposes specified in this
14section for the following fiscal year.
15DIVISION V
16APPROPRIATIONS — STANDING LIMITED
17 Sec. 16. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2022, are
18amended to read as follows:
191. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
20to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-eight
21million eight hundred ninety-six thousand fifty fifty million
22one hundred eighteen thousand four hundred fifty-one dollars
23for tuition grants to qualified students who are enrolled in
24accredited private institutions.
252. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
26to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four hundred
27fifty-six thousand two hundred twenty five hundred thousand
28 dollars for tuition grants for qualified students who are
29enrolled in eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated
30under this subsection, not more than one hundred thousand
31dollars annually shall be used for tuition grants to qualified
32students who are attending an eligible institution under
33section 261.9, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
34DIVISION VI
35STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION
-30-1 Sec. 17. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
2e, f, and g, Code 2022, are amended to read as follows:
3a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
4ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department, the amount of
5five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
6issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
7with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
8paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
9be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
10accordance with section 256.45.
11b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
12ending June 30, 2022 2023, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
13thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
14purposes of implementing the professional development program
15requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
16evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
17section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
18training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
19allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
20be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
21not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
22c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022,
23and ending June 30, 2022 2023, an amount up to one million
24seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
25department for the establishment of teacher development
26academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
27portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
28of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
29e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
30ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department an amount up to
31twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
32beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
33256.34.
34f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021 2022, and
35ending June 30, 2022 2023, to the department an amount up
-31-1to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
2dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
3in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
4implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
5pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
6not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
7education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
8technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
9training and staff development, and the contracting of external
10expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
11of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
12districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
13students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
14department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
15department for administrative purposes and for not more than
16five full-time equivalent positions.
17g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
18for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
19million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
20assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
21Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
22purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
23may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
24for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
25DIVISION VII
26college student aid commission — iowa college access network
27 Sec. 18. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION —
28APPROPRIATION. There is appropriated from the general
29fund of the state to the college student aid commission for the
30fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023,
31the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
32used for the purposes designated:
33For the coordination of activities with the Iowa college
34access network to assist students enrolled in grades 9 through
3512 in completing the free application for federal student aid:
-32-.................................................. $1150,000
2Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
3section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close of
4the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available for
5expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of the
6succeeding fiscal year.
7EXPLANATION
8The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
9the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
10This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2022-2023 from
11the general fund of the state and other funds to the college
12student aid commission, the department for the blind, the
13department of education, and the state board of regents and its
14institutions. The bill is organized by divisions.
15DIVISION I — FY 2022-2023. The bill appropriates moneys to
16the department for the blind for its administration.
17The bill includes appropriations to the college student aid
18commission for general administrative purposes, administration
19of the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
20scholarship program, the health care professional recruitment
21program, the national guard service scholarship program, the
22all Iowa opportunity scholarship program, the teach Iowa
23scholar program, the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
24program, the health care loan repayment program, the rural
25veterinarian loan repayment program, the future ready Iowa
26skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, the
27comprehensive transition and postsecondary program scholarship
28program, mental health practitioner loan repayment program, and
29the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
30The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
31for purposes of the department’s general administration,
32career and technical education (CTE) administration, division
33of vocational rehabilitation services including independent
34living programs, the entrepreneurs with disabilities program,
35and independent living centers, state library for general
-33-1administration and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting
2division, career and technical education reimbursement for
3expenditures made by CTE regional planning partnerships, school
4food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
5federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement
6Act birth through age three services, early head start
7projects, textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student
8achievement and teacher quality program, statewide student
9assessment, statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based
10learning, postsecondary summer classes for high school students
11program, jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance
12center performance/general internet site and data system
13support, the online state job posting system, successful
14progression for early readers, an early warning system for
15literacy, the Iowa reading research center, computer science
16professional development incentive fund, children’s mental
17health school-based training and support, for school districts
18for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities,
19adult education and literacy programs, distribution to the
20midwestern higher education compact to pay Iowa’s member state
21annual obligation, and community colleges.
22For the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
23appropriations for at-risk children under Code section 279.51.
24The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
25for the board office, universities’ general operating budgets;
26the western Iowa regents resource center; Iowa public radio;
27the state university of Iowa; Iowa state university of science
28and technology; the university of northern Iowa; and for the
29Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
30school.
31DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
32FY 2022-2023. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
33skilled worker and job creation fund to the college student aid
34commission and the department of education.
35DIVISION III — IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM.
-34-1 The bill establishes the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
2program within the college student aid commission. The bill
3provides that the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program
4will provide grants to certain eligible students who are
5pursuing an eligible program for high-demand jobs. The bill
6provides that the amount of the grant is based on the number of
7semester hours in which the student is enrolled.
8The bill requires the Iowa workforce development board to
9update its list of high-demand jobs at least once every five
10years. The bill also provides that this list shall be used for
11purposes of the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
12DIVISION IV — CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT AND TRANSPORTATION
13REIMBURSEMENT. The bill appropriates moneys to the department
14of education for developing guidelines related to behavior in
15the classroom, the therapeutic classroom incentive fund, and
16the payment of claims for reimbursement submitted under Code
17section 256A.25A(1)(a) (therapeutic classroom transportation
18claims).
19DIVISION V — APPROPRIATION — STANDING LIMITED. The bill
20increases the standing limited appropriation to the college
21student aid commission for tuition grants to qualified students
22who are enrolled in accredited private institutions from
23$48,896,050 to $50,118,451. In addition, the bill increases
24the standing limited appropriation to the college student aid
25commission for tuition grants to qualified students who are
26enrolled in eligible institutions from $456,220 to $500,000.
27DIVISION VI — STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION. Current Code
28section 284.13 establishes how moneys appropriated for purposes
29of the student achievement and teacher quality program are to
30be allocated. The bill extends the allocations established
31pursuant to Code section 284.13 to the fiscal year beginning
32July 1, 2022. The bill provides that for the fiscal year
33beginning July 1, 2023, and for each subsequent fiscal year, of
34the moneys appropriated for purposes of the student achievement
35and teacher quality program, the final priority for the
-35-1allocation is $10 million for purposes of implementing the
2supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of
3Code section 284.11.
4DIVISION VII — COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION — IOWA
5COLLEGE ACCESS NETWORK. The bill appropriates $150,000 from
6the general fund of the state to the college student aid
7commission for purposes of the coordination of activities with
8the Iowa college access network to assist students enrolled
9in grades 9 through 12 in completing the free application for
10federal student aid. Any moneys that remain unencumbered or
11unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
12but shall remain available for expenditure until the close of
13the succeeding fiscal year.
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