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House File 360 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to school districts and area education agencies
2that share operational functions by adding eligibility for
3information technology specialists and including effective
4date and applicability provisions.
5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (1), as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68,
3section 15, is amended to read as follows:
4(1) In order to provide additional funding to increase
5student opportunities and redirect more resources to student
6programming for school districts that share operational
7functions, a district that shares with a political subdivision
8one or more operational functions of a curriculum director,
9information technology specialist, master social worker,
10independent social worker, work-based learning coordinator,
11special education director, mental health professional
12who holds a statement of recognition issued by the board
13of educational examiners, college and career transition
14counselor or coordinator, school resource officer, or school
15counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas
16of superintendent management, business management, human
17resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance
18for at least twenty percent of the school year shall be
19assigned a supplementary weighting for each shared operational
20function. A school district that shares an operational
21function in the area of superintendent management shall be
22assigned a supplementary weighting of nine pupils for the
23function. A school district that shares the operational
24functions of an information technology specialist or an
25operational function in the area of business management, human
26resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance shall
27be assigned a supplementary weighting of five pupils for the
28function. A school district that shares the operational
29functions of a curriculum director; a master social worker or
30an independent social worker licensed under chapters 147 and
31154C; a work-based learning coordinator; a special education
32director; a mental health professional who holds a statement
33of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners;
34a college and career transition counselor or coordinator;
35a school resource officer; or a school counselor shall be
-1-1assigned a supplementary weighting of three pupils for the
2function. The additional weighting shall be assigned for
3each discrete operational function shared. However, a school
4district may receive the additional weighting under this
5subsection for sharing the services of an individual with
6a political subdivision or another school district even if
7the type of operational function performed by the individual
8for the school district and the type of operational function
9performed by the individual for the political subdivision or
10another school district are not the same operational function,
11so long as either both operational functions are eligible for
12weighting under this subsection or the operational function
13the individual performs for the school district is special
14education director. In either case, the school district
15shall be assigned the additional weighting for the type of
16operational function that the individual performs for the
17school district, and the school district shall not receive
18additional weighting for any other function performed by the
19individual. The operational function sharing arrangement does
20not need to be a newly implemented sharing arrangement to
21receive supplementary weighting under this subsection.
22 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
23subparagraph (2), as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68,
24section 15, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph
25division:
26 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION. (0b) “Information technology
27specialist” means an individual whose assigned job duties
28primarily include any of the following:
29(i) Establishment of and enforcement of standards and
30specifications for network computer systems and user support
31for such systems.
32(ii) Development of computer systems applications, or
33the development, installation, and maintenance of local area
34network and mainframe computer systems or server environments
35and user support for such systems.
-2-1 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
2importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget
4years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, subject to the school
5budget year limitations of section 257.11, subsection 5.
6EXPLANATION
7The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
8the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
9Pursuant to Code section 257.11, in order to provide
10additional funding to increase student opportunities
11and redirect resources to student programming that share
12operational functions, a school district or area education
13agency that shares with another political subdivision
14one or more specified operational functions is assigned
15a supplementary weighting for each shared operational
16function. This bill adds information technology specialist
17to the eligible shared operational functions and provides a
18definition for that position. By operation of Code section
19257.11(5)(b)(1), an information technology specialist is
20assigned a supplementary weighting of four pupils under the
21bill.
22The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school
23budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, subject to
24the limitation of Code section 257.11(5), which sunsets the
25availability supplementary weighting following the school
26budget year beginning July 1, 2034.
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2that share operational functions by adding eligibility for
3information technology specialists and including effective
4date and applicability provisions.
5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
2subparagraph (1), as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68,
3section 15, is amended to read as follows:
4(1) In order to provide additional funding to increase
5student opportunities and redirect more resources to student
6programming for school districts that share operational
7functions, a district that shares with a political subdivision
8one or more operational functions of a curriculum director,
9information technology specialist, master social worker,
10independent social worker, work-based learning coordinator,
11special education director, mental health professional
12who holds a statement of recognition issued by the board
13of educational examiners, college and career transition
14counselor or coordinator, school resource officer, or school
15counselor, or one or more operational functions in the areas
16of superintendent management, business management, human
17resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance
18for at least twenty percent of the school year shall be
19assigned a supplementary weighting for each shared operational
20function. A school district that shares an operational
21function in the area of superintendent management shall be
22assigned a supplementary weighting of nine pupils for the
23function. A school district that shares the operational
24functions of an information technology specialist or an
25operational function in the area of business management, human
26resources, transportation, or operation and maintenance shall
27be assigned a supplementary weighting of five pupils for the
28function. A school district that shares the operational
29functions of a curriculum director; a master social worker or
30an independent social worker licensed under chapters 147 and
31154C; a work-based learning coordinator; a special education
32director; a mental health professional who holds a statement
33of recognition issued by the board of educational examiners;
34a college and career transition counselor or coordinator;
35a school resource officer; or a school counselor shall be
-1-1assigned a supplementary weighting of three pupils for the
2function. The additional weighting shall be assigned for
3each discrete operational function shared. However, a school
4district may receive the additional weighting under this
5subsection for sharing the services of an individual with
6a political subdivision or another school district even if
7the type of operational function performed by the individual
8for the school district and the type of operational function
9performed by the individual for the political subdivision or
10another school district are not the same operational function,
11so long as either both operational functions are eligible for
12weighting under this subsection or the operational function
13the individual performs for the school district is special
14education director. In either case, the school district
15shall be assigned the additional weighting for the type of
16operational function that the individual performs for the
17school district, and the school district shall not receive
18additional weighting for any other function performed by the
19individual. The operational function sharing arrangement does
20not need to be a newly implemented sharing arrangement to
21receive supplementary weighting under this subsection.
22 Sec. 2. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph a,
23subparagraph (2), as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68,
24section 15, is amended by adding the following new subparagraph
25division:
26 NEW SUBPARAGRAPH DIVISION. (0b) “Information technology
27specialist” means an individual whose assigned job duties
28primarily include any of the following:
29(i) Establishment of and enforcement of standards and
30specifications for network computer systems and user support
31for such systems.
32(ii) Development of computer systems applications, or
33the development, installation, and maintenance of local area
34network and mainframe computer systems or server environments
35and user support for such systems.
-2-1 Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate
2importance, takes effect upon enactment.
3 Sec. 4. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget
4years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, subject to the school
5budget year limitations of section 257.11, subsection 5.
6EXPLANATION
7The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
8the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
9Pursuant to Code section 257.11, in order to provide
10additional funding to increase student opportunities
11and redirect resources to student programming that share
12operational functions, a school district or area education
13agency that shares with another political subdivision
14one or more specified operational functions is assigned
15a supplementary weighting for each shared operational
16function. This bill adds information technology specialist
17to the eligible shared operational functions and provides a
18definition for that position. By operation of Code section
19257.11(5)(b)(1), an information technology specialist is
20assigned a supplementary weighting of four pupils under the
21bill.
22The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school
23budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, subject to
24the limitation of Code section 257.11(5), which sunsets the
25availability supplementary weighting following the school
26budget year beginning July 1, 2034.
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