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Senate File 560 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the funding of, the operation of, and
2appropriation of moneys to the department for the blind, the
3department of education, and the state board of regents, and
4providing for properly related matters.
5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2023-2024 APPROPRIATIONS — DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
3 Section 1. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS —
4ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the general
5fund of the state to the department for the blind for the
6fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
7the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8used for the purposes designated:
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $12___
............................................... FTEs13___
14DIVISION II
15FY 2023-2024 APPROPRIATIONS — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
16 Sec. 2. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated
17from the general fund of the state to the department of
18education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and
19ending June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or so much thereof
20as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
211. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
22a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25___
............................................... FTEs26___
27b. By January 15, 2024, the department shall submit
28a written report to the general assembly detailing the
29department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
30expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
31July 1, 2023.
322. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
33For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
34purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
35equivalent positions:
-1-.................................................. $1___
............................................... FTEs2___
33. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
4For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
5and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
6full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $7___
............................................... FTEs8___
94. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
10For reimbursement for career and technical education
11expenditures made by regional career and technical education
12planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14, as
13amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $14___
155. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
16For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
17shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
18salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
19for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
226. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
23a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
24Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L. No.
25108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
26services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
27those services:
.................................................. $28___
29b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
30$_______ shall be allocated to the child health specialty
31clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
32to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
33born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
347. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
35a. For early head start projects:
-2-.................................................. $1___
2b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
3used for implementation and expansion of early head start
4pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
5emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
6age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
7The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
8healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
9infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
10given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
11and received state funding to administer an early head start
12project.
138. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
14a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
15to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
16authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $17___
18b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $30 per
19pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
20resident public school pupils.
219. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
22For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
23program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
24than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25___
............................................... FTEs26___
2710. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
28a. For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
29department of education on behalf of school districts and
30accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
31with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
32with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $33___
34b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
35than $_______ shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
-3-1within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
2the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
3accredited nonpublic schools.
411. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
5For support costs associated with the creation of a
6statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
7of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $8___
912. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
10PROGRAM
11For support costs associated with the creation of a program
12to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
13enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
14for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
15community college-employed instructor during the summer and
16outside of the regular school year through a contractual
17agreement between a community college and a school district
18under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $19___
20Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
21department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
22or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
23but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
24specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
25fiscal year.
2613. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
27For school districts to reinforce combined efforts and
28regional initiatives that accelerate paraeducator and teacher
29credential attainment and 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:
.................................................. $33___
3414. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
35DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
-4- 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:
.................................................. $8___
............................................... FTEs9___
1015. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
11For purposes of administering the online state job posting
12system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $13___
1416. 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:
.................................................. $18___
1917. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
20a. For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an
21early warning assessment and administering the early warning
22system for literacy established in accordance with section
23279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7,
24subsection 31:
.................................................. $25___
26b. The department shall administer and distribute to school
27districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
28assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
29student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
30six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
31nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
32costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
33assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
34this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
35actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
-5-1the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
2system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
3moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
4moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
5subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
618. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
7a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
8order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
9agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
10paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $11___
12b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
13than $_______ shall be used for collaborations with the state
14board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
15preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
16paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
17the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
18dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
19subsection 22, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
20For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
212024, the center shall submit a report to the general assembly
22detailing the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this
23paragraph “b”.
24c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
25department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
26or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
27but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
28specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
29fiscal year.
3019. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
31FUND
32For deposit in the computer science professional development
33incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $34___
3520. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
-6-1SUPPORT
2a. For distribution to area education agencies for
3school-based children’s mental health services, including
4mental health awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $5___
6b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for
7distribution to area education agencies, $_______ shall be
8used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss
9rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school
10districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program
11shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to
12this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide
13not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides
14grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year
15beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the health
16care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph
17shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department
18of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for
19the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be
20submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2024.
2121. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
22a. For school districts to create opportunities for
23one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership
24development for students with intellectual and developmental
25disabilities:
.................................................. $26___
27b. The department of education shall establish criteria for
28the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
29and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
30subsection to annually report student identifying data for
31students participating in the program to the department in the
32manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
33such moneys.
3422. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
35a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
-7-1compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $2___
3b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
4pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
5unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
6but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
7designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
823. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
9COMMUNITY COLLEGES
10For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
11enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
12section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $13___
14Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
15department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
16or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
17but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
18designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1924. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
20For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined
21in section 260C.2, in accordance with chapter 258, as amended
22by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, and chapter 260C:
.................................................. $23___
24Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
25the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
26as follows:
27a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $28___
29b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $30___
31c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $32___
33d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $34___
35e. Merged Area V
-8-.................................................. $1___
2f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $3___
4g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $5___
6h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $7___
8i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $9___
10j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $11___
12k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $13___
14l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $15___
16m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $17___
18n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $19___
20o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $21___
2225. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
23For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
25equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26___
............................................... FTEs27___
2826. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
29For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
31equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32___
............................................... FTEs33___
3427. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
35(STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE
-9- 1For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
2and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
3pursuant to section 268.7, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
4Senate File 514, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6___
............................................... FTEs7___
8a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
9moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for
10salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly
11related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12
12mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics
13and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten
14through grade 12.
15b. The department shall work with the community colleges to
16develop STEM professional development programs for community
17college instructors and STEM curriculum development.
18c. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less
19than $_______ shall be used to provide technology education
20opportunities to high school, career academy, and community
21college students through a public-private partnership, as
22well as opportunities for students and faculties at these
23institutions to secure broad-based information technology
24certification. The partnership shall provide all of the
25following:
26(1) A research-based curriculum.
27(2) Online access to the curriculum.
28(3) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
29(4) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
30of information technology-related skill areas.
31(5) Professional development for teachers.
32(6) Deployment and program support, including but not
33limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
34d. Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys appropriated
35in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
-10-1the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more
2than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection
3shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
4summer programs for students until the close of the succeeding
5fiscal year.
628. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND
7For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund
8established pursuant to section 256.25:
.................................................. $9___
10Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
11to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
12the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
13available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
14close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1529. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS
16REIMBURSEMENT
17For payment of school district claims for reimbursement
18submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
.................................................. $19___
20Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
21to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
22the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
23available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
24close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2530. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
26a. Administration
27For general administration salaries, support, maintenance,
28and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the
29future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
30program in accordance with section 261.131, as amended by
312023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, including salaries, support,
32maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the future
33ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program,
34and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
35positions:
-11-.................................................. $1___
............................................... FTEs2___
3b. Health care professional recruitment program
4For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
5established pursuant to section 261.115, as amended by 2023
6Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $7___
8c. National guard service scholarship program
9For purposes of providing national guard service
10scholarships under the program established in section 261.86,
11as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $12___
13d. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program
14(1) For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
15program established pursuant to section 261.87, as amended by
162023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $17___
18(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, if the
19moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $_______,
20“eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87, as
21amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall, during the
22fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, include accredited private
23institutions as defined in section 261.9, as amended by 2023
24Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
25e. Teach Iowa scholar program
26For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
27pursuant to section 261.110, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
28Senate File 514:
.................................................. $29___
30f. Rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program
31For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
32program established pursuant to section 261.113, as amended by
332023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $34___
35g. Health care loan repayment program
-12- 1For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
2established pursuant to section 261.116, as amended by 2023
3Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $4___
5h. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program
6For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
7program established pursuant to section 261.120, as amended by
82023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $9___
10i. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
11scholarship program
12For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
13last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
14261.131, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $15___
16j. Mental health professional loan repayment program
17For deposit in the mental health professional loan repayment
18fund established pursuant to section 261.117, as amended by
192023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $20___
21 Sec. 3. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND
22APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled
23worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the
24department of education for the fiscal year beginning July
251, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or
26so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
27designated:
281. For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage
29tuition grants in accordance with section 261.130, as amended
30by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $31___
322. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
33development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $34___
35From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
-13-1more than $_______ shall be used by the department for
2administration of the workforce training and economic
3development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
43. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
5definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
68.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $7___
8Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be disbursed
9pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects that
10qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must include
11at least one of the following:
12a. Accelerated career education program capital projects.
13b. Major renovations and major repair needs, including
14health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
15the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
164. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
17employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $18___
19From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
20more than $_______ shall be allocated by the department
21for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
22pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00
23full-time equivalent position.
245. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
25established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $26___
276. For support costs associated with administering a
28workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
29of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
30and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
31receiving moneys pursuant to this section:
.................................................. $32___
337. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
34this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
35close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
-14-1available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
2close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
4261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, the
5moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund
6created pursuant to section 261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa
7Acts, Senate File 514, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
82023, and ending June 30, 2024, may be used for purposes of the
9chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section
10261.73, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
11 Sec. 5. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
12administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
13deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
14collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
15July 1, 2023, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
16for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
17Iowa braille and sight saving school.
18DIVISION III
19fy 2023-2024 appropriations — STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
20 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of
21the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
22beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following
23amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24purposes designated:
251. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
26a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
27purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $29___
............................................... FTEs30___
31For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
3230, 2024, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
33financial report to the general assembly in a format agreed
34upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative
35services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending
-15-1December 31, 2023, shall include the five-year graduation rates
2for the regents universities.
3b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
4center:
.................................................. $5___
6c. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
7university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
8technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
9new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
10increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
11fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
12support any other initiatives important to the core functions
13of the universities:
.................................................. $14___
152. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
16a. General university
17For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
18aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
19following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
22b. Oakdale campus
23For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
25equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26___
............................................... FTEs27___
28c. State hygienic laboratory
29For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
31equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32___
............................................... FTEs33___
34d. Family practice program
35For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
-16-1approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
2to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
3practice residency education program, including salaries
4and support, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6___
............................................... FTEs7___
8e. Child health care services
9For specialized child health care services, including
10childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
11rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
12Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
13and support, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15___
............................................... FTEs16___
17f. Statewide cancer registry
18For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
19following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
22g. Substance abuse consortium
23For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
24research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
25full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26___
............................................... FTEs27___
28h. Center for biocatalysis
29For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
30following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $31___
............................................... FTEs32___
33i. Primary health care initiative
34For the primary health care initiative in the college
35of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
-17-1equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2___
............................................... FTEs3___
4From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
5$___________ shall be allocated to the department of family
6practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
7for family practice faculty and support staff.
8j. Birth defects registry
9For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11___
............................................... FTEs12___
13k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
14For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
15and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
16positions:
.................................................. $17___
............................................... FTEs18___
19l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
20technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
21For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
22technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
23pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $24___
25m. Iowa flood center
26For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
27of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $28___
293. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
30a. General university
31For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
32aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
33following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $34___
............................................... FTEs35___
-18- 1b. Agricultural experiment station
2For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
3maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
4the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $5___
............................................... FTEs6___
7c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
8economics
9For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
10and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
11miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
12full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13___
............................................... FTEs14___
154. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
16a. General university
17For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
18aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
19following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
22b. Recycling and reuse center
23For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
24more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25___
............................................... FTEs26___
27c. Real estate education program
28For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
29not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $30___
............................................... FTEs31___
32 Sec. 7. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
33the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
342024, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
35other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
-19-1finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
2amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
3the projects within an average of six years.
4DIVISION IV
5sTANDING appropriations
6 Sec. 8. AT-RISK CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing
7appropriation in section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning
8July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the amount appropriated
9from the general fund of the state to the department of
10education for programs for at-risk children under section
11279.51 shall be not more than $__________. The amount of any
12reduction in this section shall be prorated among the programs
13specified in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”,
14and “c”.
15 Sec. 9. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
16261.85, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, for the
17fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
18the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state
19to the college student aid commission of the department of
20education for the work-study program under section 261.85, as
21amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall be zero.
22EXPLANATION
23The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
24the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
25This bill appropriates moneys for FY 2023-2024 from the
26general fund of the state and other funds to the department for
27the blind, the department of education, and the state board
28of regents and its institutions. The bill is organized by
29divisions.
30DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. The bill appropriates moneys to
31the department for the blind for its administration.
32DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The bill appropriates moneys to
33the department of education for purposes of the department’s
34general administration; career and technical education
35administration; public broadcasting division; career and
-20-1technical education reimbursement; school food service;
2expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
3Education Improvement Act birth through age three services;
4early head start projects; textbooks for nonpublic school
5pupils; the student achievement and teacher quality program;
6statewide student assessment; statewide clearinghouse to
7expand work-based learning; postsecondary summer classes for
8high school students program; jobs for America’s graduates
9specialists; attendance center performance/general internet
10site and data system support; the online state job posting
11system; successful progression for early readers; an early
12warning system for literacy; the Iowa reading research center;
13computer science professional development incentive fund;
14children’s mental health school-based training and support;
15for school districts for students with intellectual and
16developmental disabilities; distribution to the midwestern
17higher education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual
18obligation; community colleges; the Iowa school for the
19deaf and Iowa braille and sight saving school; the science,
20technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative
21initiative; the therapeutic classroom incentive fund; and the
22payment of claims for reimbursement submitted for therapeutic
23classroom transportation.
24The bill includes appropriations to the department of
25education for the college student aid commission for general
26administrative purposes, administration of the future ready
27Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, the
28health care professional recruitment program, the national
29guard service scholarship program, the all Iowa opportunity
30scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
31Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care
32loan repayment program, the rural veterinarian loan repayment
33program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
34scholarship program, and the mental health professional loan
35repayment program.
-21- 1The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa skilled worker
2and job creation fund to the department of education.
3STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. The bill appropriates moneys to
4the state board of regents for the board office, universities’
5general operating budgets, the western Iowa regents resource
6center, the state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of
7science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa.
8STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. For FY 2023-2024, the bill limits
9the standing appropriation for at-risk children under Code
10section 279.51 and the work-study program under Code section
11261.85.
-22-jda/ns
2appropriation of moneys to the department for the blind, the
3department of education, and the state board of regents, and
4providing for properly related matters.
5BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2023-2024 APPROPRIATIONS — DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
3 Section 1. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS —
4ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the general
5fund of the state to the department for the blind for the
6fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
7the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be
8used for the purposes designated:
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $12___
............................................... FTEs13___
14DIVISION II
15FY 2023-2024 APPROPRIATIONS — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
16 Sec. 2. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated
17from the general fund of the state to the department of
18education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and
19ending June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or so much thereof
20as is necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
211. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
22a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25___
............................................... FTEs26___
27b. By January 15, 2024, the department shall submit
28a written report to the general assembly detailing the
29department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
30expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
31July 1, 2023.
322. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
33For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
34purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
35equivalent positions:
-1-.................................................. $1___
............................................... FTEs2___
33. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
4For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
5and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
6full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $7___
............................................... FTEs8___
94. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
10For reimbursement for career and technical education
11expenditures made by regional career and technical education
12planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14, as
13amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $14___
155. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
16For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
17shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
18salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
19for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
226. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
23a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
24Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L. No.
25108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
26services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
27those services:
.................................................. $28___
29b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
30$_______ shall be allocated to the child health specialty
31clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
32to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
33born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
347. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
35a. For early head start projects:
-2-.................................................. $1___
2b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
3used for implementation and expansion of early head start
4pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
5emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
6age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
7The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
8healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
9infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
10given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
11and received state funding to administer an early head start
12project.
138. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
14a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
15to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
16authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $17___
18b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $30 per
19pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
20resident public school pupils.
219. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
22For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
23program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
24than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25___
............................................... FTEs26___
2710. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
28a. For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
29department of education on behalf of school districts and
30accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
31with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
32with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $33___
34b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
35than $_______ shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
-3-1within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
2the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
3accredited nonpublic schools.
411. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
5For support costs associated with the creation of a
6statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
7of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $8___
912. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
10PROGRAM
11For support costs associated with the creation of a program
12to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
13enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
14for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
15community college-employed instructor during the summer and
16outside of the regular school year through a contractual
17agreement between a community college and a school district
18under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $19___
20Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
21department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
22or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
23but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
24specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
25fiscal year.
2613. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
27For school districts to reinforce combined efforts and
28regional initiatives that accelerate paraeducator and teacher
29credential attainment and 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:
.................................................. $33___
3414. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
35DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
-4- 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:
.................................................. $8___
............................................... FTEs9___
1015. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
11For purposes of administering the online state job posting
12system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $13___
1416. 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:
.................................................. $18___
1917. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
20a. For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an
21early warning assessment and administering the early warning
22system for literacy established in accordance with section
23279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7,
24subsection 31:
.................................................. $25___
26b. The department shall administer and distribute to school
27districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
28assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
29student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
30six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
31nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
32costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
33assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
34this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
35actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
-5-1the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
2system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
3moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
4moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
5subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
618. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
7a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
8order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
9agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
10paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $11___
12b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
13than $_______ shall be used for collaborations with the state
14board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
15preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
16paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
17the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
18dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
19subsection 22, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
20For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
212024, the center shall submit a report to the general assembly
22detailing the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this
23paragraph “b”.
24c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
25department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
26or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
27but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
28specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
29fiscal year.
3019. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
31FUND
32For deposit in the computer science professional development
33incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $34___
3520. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
-6-1SUPPORT
2a. For distribution to area education agencies for
3school-based children’s mental health services, including
4mental health awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $5___
6b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for
7distribution to area education agencies, $_______ shall be
8used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss
9rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school
10districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program
11shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to
12this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide
13not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides
14grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year
15beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the health
16care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph
17shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department
18of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for
19the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be
20submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2024.
2121. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
22a. For school districts to create opportunities for
23one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership
24development for students with intellectual and developmental
25disabilities:
.................................................. $26___
27b. The department of education shall establish criteria for
28the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
29and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
30subsection to annually report student identifying data for
31students participating in the program to the department in the
32manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
33such moneys.
3422. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
35a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
-7-1compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $2___
3b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
4pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
5unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
6but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
7designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
823. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
9COMMUNITY COLLEGES
10For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
11enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
12section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $13___
14Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
15department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
16or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
17but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
18designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1924. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
20For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined
21in section 260C.2, in accordance with chapter 258, as amended
22by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, and chapter 260C:
.................................................. $23___
24Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
25the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
26as follows:
27a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $28___
29b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $30___
31c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $32___
33d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $34___
35e. Merged Area V
-8-.................................................. $1___
2f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $3___
4g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $5___
6h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $7___
8i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $9___
10j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $11___
12k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $13___
14l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $15___
16m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $17___
18n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $19___
20o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $21___
2225. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
23For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
25equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26___
............................................... FTEs27___
2826. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
29For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
31equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32___
............................................... FTEs33___
3427. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
35(STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE
-9- 1For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
2and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
3pursuant to section 268.7, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
4Senate File 514, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6___
............................................... FTEs7___
8a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
9moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for
10salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly
11related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12
12mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics
13and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten
14through grade 12.
15b. The department shall work with the community colleges to
16develop STEM professional development programs for community
17college instructors and STEM curriculum development.
18c. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less
19than $_______ shall be used to provide technology education
20opportunities to high school, career academy, and community
21college students through a public-private partnership, as
22well as opportunities for students and faculties at these
23institutions to secure broad-based information technology
24certification. The partnership shall provide all of the
25following:
26(1) A research-based curriculum.
27(2) Online access to the curriculum.
28(3) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
29(4) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
30of information technology-related skill areas.
31(5) Professional development for teachers.
32(6) Deployment and program support, including but not
33limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
34d. Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys appropriated
35in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
-10-1the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more
2than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection
3shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
4summer programs for students until the close of the succeeding
5fiscal year.
628. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND
7For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund
8established pursuant to section 256.25:
.................................................. $9___
10Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
11to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
12the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
13available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
14close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1529. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS
16REIMBURSEMENT
17For payment of school district claims for reimbursement
18submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
.................................................. $19___
20Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
21to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
22the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
23available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
24close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2530. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
26a. Administration
27For general administration salaries, support, maintenance,
28and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the
29future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
30program in accordance with section 261.131, as amended by
312023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, including salaries, support,
32maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the future
33ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program,
34and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
35positions:
-11-.................................................. $1___
............................................... FTEs2___
3b. Health care professional recruitment program
4For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
5established pursuant to section 261.115, as amended by 2023
6Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $7___
8c. National guard service scholarship program
9For purposes of providing national guard service
10scholarships under the program established in section 261.86,
11as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $12___
13d. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program
14(1) For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
15program established pursuant to section 261.87, as amended by
162023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $17___
18(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, if the
19moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $_______,
20“eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87, as
21amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall, during the
22fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, include accredited private
23institutions as defined in section 261.9, as amended by 2023
24Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
25e. Teach Iowa scholar program
26For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
27pursuant to section 261.110, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
28Senate File 514:
.................................................. $29___
30f. Rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program
31For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
32program established pursuant to section 261.113, as amended by
332023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $34___
35g. Health care loan repayment program
-12- 1For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
2established pursuant to section 261.116, as amended by 2023
3Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $4___
5h. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program
6For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
7program established pursuant to section 261.120, as amended by
82023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $9___
10i. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
11scholarship program
12For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
13last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
14261.131, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $15___
16j. Mental health professional loan repayment program
17For deposit in the mental health professional loan repayment
18fund established pursuant to section 261.117, as amended by
192023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $20___
21 Sec. 3. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND
22APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled
23worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the
24department of education for the fiscal year beginning July
251, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or
26so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
27designated:
281. For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage
29tuition grants in accordance with section 261.130, as amended
30by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $31___
322. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
33development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $34___
35From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
-13-1more than $_______ shall be used by the department for
2administration of the workforce training and economic
3development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
43. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
5definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
68.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $7___
8Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be disbursed
9pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects that
10qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must include
11at least one of the following:
12a. Accelerated career education program capital projects.
13b. Major renovations and major repair needs, including
14health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
15the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
164. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
17employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $18___
19From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
20more than $_______ shall be allocated by the department
21for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
22pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00
23full-time equivalent position.
245. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
25established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $26___
276. For support costs associated with administering a
28workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
29of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
30and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
31receiving moneys pursuant to this section:
.................................................. $32___
337. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
34this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
35close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
-14-1available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
2close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
4261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, the
5moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund
6created pursuant to section 261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa
7Acts, Senate File 514, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
82023, and ending June 30, 2024, may be used for purposes of the
9chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section
10261.73, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
11 Sec. 5. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
12administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
13deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
14collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
15July 1, 2023, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
16for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
17Iowa braille and sight saving school.
18DIVISION III
19fy 2023-2024 appropriations — STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
20 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of
21the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
22beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following
23amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24purposes designated:
251. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
26a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
27purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $29___
............................................... FTEs30___
31For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
3230, 2024, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
33financial report to the general assembly in a format agreed
34upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative
35services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending
-15-1December 31, 2023, shall include the five-year graduation rates
2for the regents universities.
3b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
4center:
.................................................. $5___
6c. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state
7university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and
8technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support
9new strategic initiatives, meet needs caused by enrollment
10increases, meet the demand for new courses and services, to
11fund new but unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to
12support any other initiatives important to the core functions
13of the universities:
.................................................. $14___
152. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
16a. General university
17For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
18aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
19following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
22b. Oakdale campus
23For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
24purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
25equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26___
............................................... FTEs27___
28c. State hygienic laboratory
29For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
30purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
31equivalent positions:
.................................................. $32___
............................................... FTEs33___
34d. Family practice program
35For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
-16-1approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
2to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
3practice residency education program, including salaries
4and support, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6___
............................................... FTEs7___
8e. Child health care services
9For specialized child health care services, including
10childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
11rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
12Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
13and support, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15___
............................................... FTEs16___
17f. Statewide cancer registry
18For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
19following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
22g. Substance abuse consortium
23For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
24research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
25full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26___
............................................... FTEs27___
28h. Center for biocatalysis
29For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
30following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $31___
............................................... FTEs32___
33i. Primary health care initiative
34For the primary health care initiative in the college
35of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
-17-1equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2___
............................................... FTEs3___
4From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
5$___________ shall be allocated to the department of family
6practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
7for family practice faculty and support staff.
8j. Birth defects registry
9For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11___
............................................... FTEs12___
13k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
14For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
15and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
16positions:
.................................................. $17___
............................................... FTEs18___
19l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
20technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
21For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
22technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
23pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $24___
25m. Iowa flood center
26For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
27of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $28___
293. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
30a. General university
31For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
32aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
33following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $34___
............................................... FTEs35___
-18- 1b. Agricultural experiment station
2For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
3maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
4the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $5___
............................................... FTEs6___
7c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
8economics
9For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
10and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
11miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
12full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $13___
............................................... FTEs14___
154. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
16a. General university
17For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
18aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
19following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20___
............................................... FTEs21___
22b. Recycling and reuse center
23For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
24more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $25___
............................................... FTEs26___
27c. Real estate education program
28For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
29not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $30___
............................................... FTEs31___
32 Sec. 7. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
33the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
342024, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
35other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
-19-1finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
2amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
3the projects within an average of six years.
4DIVISION IV
5sTANDING appropriations
6 Sec. 8. AT-RISK CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing
7appropriation in section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning
8July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the amount appropriated
9from the general fund of the state to the department of
10education for programs for at-risk children under section
11279.51 shall be not more than $__________. The amount of any
12reduction in this section shall be prorated among the programs
13specified in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”,
14and “c”.
15 Sec. 9. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
16261.85, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, for the
17fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
18the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state
19to the college student aid commission of the department of
20education for the work-study program under section 261.85, as
21amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall be zero.
22EXPLANATION
23The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
24the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
25This bill appropriates moneys for FY 2023-2024 from the
26general fund of the state and other funds to the department for
27the blind, the department of education, and the state board
28of regents and its institutions. The bill is organized by
29divisions.
30DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. The bill appropriates moneys to
31the department for the blind for its administration.
32DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The bill appropriates moneys to
33the department of education for purposes of the department’s
34general administration; career and technical education
35administration; public broadcasting division; career and
-20-1technical education reimbursement; school food service;
2expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
3Education Improvement Act birth through age three services;
4early head start projects; textbooks for nonpublic school
5pupils; the student achievement and teacher quality program;
6statewide student assessment; statewide clearinghouse to
7expand work-based learning; postsecondary summer classes for
8high school students program; jobs for America’s graduates
9specialists; attendance center performance/general internet
10site and data system support; the online state job posting
11system; successful progression for early readers; an early
12warning system for literacy; the Iowa reading research center;
13computer science professional development incentive fund;
14children’s mental health school-based training and support;
15for school districts for students with intellectual and
16developmental disabilities; distribution to the midwestern
17higher education compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual
18obligation; community colleges; the Iowa school for the
19deaf and Iowa braille and sight saving school; the science,
20technology, engineering, and mathematics collaborative
21initiative; the therapeutic classroom incentive fund; and the
22payment of claims for reimbursement submitted for therapeutic
23classroom transportation.
24The bill includes appropriations to the department of
25education for the college student aid commission for general
26administrative purposes, administration of the future ready
27Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, the
28health care professional recruitment program, the national
29guard service scholarship program, the all Iowa opportunity
30scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
31Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care
32loan repayment program, the rural veterinarian loan repayment
33program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
34scholarship program, and the mental health professional loan
35repayment program.
-21- 1The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa skilled worker
2and job creation fund to the department of education.
3STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. The bill appropriates moneys to
4the state board of regents for the board office, universities’
5general operating budgets, the western Iowa regents resource
6center, the state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of
7science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa.
8STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. For FY 2023-2024, the bill limits
9the standing appropriation for at-risk children under Code
10section 279.51 and the work-study program under Code section
11261.85.
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