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House File 731 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to and making appropriations to the education
2system, including the funding and operation of the
3department for the blind, the department of education, and
4the state board of regents; requiring the state board of
5regents to conduct a study and prepare a report related
6to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and efforts;
7providing for responsibilities of the workforce development
8board; establishing the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
9program; requiring the department of education to convene
10a task force on at-risk students and dropout prevention
11programs; modifying provisions related to the future
12ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program, the all Iowa
13opportunity scholarship program, the education savings
14account program, the gap tuition assistance program,
15the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually
16impaired program, career and technical education programs,
17the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program, the
18equipment replacement and program-sharing property tax levy,
19and the posting of education-related job openings; and
20including effective date, applicability, and retroactive
21applicability provisions.
22BE 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:
.................................................. $123,043,503
............................................... FTEs1388.98
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:
.................................................. $255,893,672
............................................... FTEs2663.93
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-.................................................. $1598,197
............................................... FTEs29.12
33. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
4For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
5and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
6full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $77,943,538
............................................... FTEs858.38
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:
.................................................. $142,952,459
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:
.................................................. $202,176,797
............................................... FTEs2125.40
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:
.................................................. $281,721,400
29b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
30$383,769 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-.................................................. $1574,500
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. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
14For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
15program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
16than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $172,990,467
............................................... FTEs186.02
199. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
20a. For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
21department of education on behalf of school districts and
22accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
23with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
24with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $253,000,000
26b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
27than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
28within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
29the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
30accredited nonpublic schools.
3110. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
32For support costs associated with the creation of a
33statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
34of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $35300,000
-3- 111. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
2PROGRAM
3For support costs associated with the creation of a program
4to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
5enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
6for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
7community college-employed instructor during the summer and
8outside of the regular school year through a contractual
9agreement between a community college and a school district
10under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $11600,000
12Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
13department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
14or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
15but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
16specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
17fiscal year.
1812. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
19For school districts to reinforce combined efforts and
20regional initiatives that accelerate paraeducator and teacher
21credential attainment and to provide direct services to the
22most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
23in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
24America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $259,146,450
2613. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
27DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
28For administration of a process for school districts to
29establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
30performance of each attendance center operated by the district
31in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
32report card for each attendance center, for internet site
33and data system support, and for not more than the following
34full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $35250,000
-4-............................................... FTEs11.83
214. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
3For distribution to school districts for implementation
4of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
5progression for early readers:
.................................................. $67,824,782
715. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
8a. For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an
9early warning assessment and administering the early warning
10system for literacy established in accordance with section
11279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7,
12subsection 31:
.................................................. $131,915,000
14b. The department shall administer and distribute to school
15districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
16assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
17student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
18six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
19nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
20costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
21assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
22this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
23actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
24the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
25system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
26moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
27moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
28subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
2916. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
30a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
31order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
32agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
33paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $341,500,000
35b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
-5-1than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state
2board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
3preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
4paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
5the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
6dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
7subsection 22, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
8For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
92024, the center shall submit a report to the general assembly
10detailing the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this
11paragraph “b”.
12c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
13department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
14or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
15but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
16specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
17fiscal year.
1817. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
19FUND
20For deposit in the computer science professional development
21incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $22500,000
2318. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
24SUPPORT
25a. For distribution to area education agencies for
26school-based children’s mental health services, including
27mental health awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $283,383,936
29b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for
30distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be
31used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss
32rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school
33districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program
34shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to
35this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide
-6-1not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides
2grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year
3beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the health
4care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph
5shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department
6of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for
7the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be
8submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2024.
919. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
10a. For school districts to create opportunities for
11one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership
12development for students with intellectual and developmental
13disabilities:
.................................................. $1435,000
15b. The department of education shall establish criteria for
16the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
17and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
18subsection to annually report student identifying data for
19students participating in the program to the department in the
20manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
21such moneys.
2220. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
23a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
24compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $25115,000
26b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
27pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
28unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
29but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
30designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3121. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
32COMMUNITY COLLEGES
33For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
34enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
35section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
-7-.................................................. $11,000,000
2Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
3department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
4or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
5but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
6designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
722. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
8For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined
9in section 260C.2, in accordance with chapter 258, as amended
10by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, and chapter 260C:
.................................................. $11228,858,161
12Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
13the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
14as follows:
15a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $1611,245,307
17b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $1811,316,993
19c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $2010,410,473
21d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $225,187,122
23e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $2413,013,760
25f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $2610,044,832
27g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $2815,372,997
29h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $3019,535,761
31i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $3235,755,303
33j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $3439,069,627
35k. Merged Area XII
-8-.................................................. $112,721,826
2l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $313,906,285
4m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $55,279,888
6n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $716,463,807
8o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $99,534,180
1023. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
11For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1411,421,710
............................................... FTEs15120.00
1624. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
17For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
18purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $204,794,040
............................................... FTEs2156.00
2225. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
23(STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE
24For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
25and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
26pursuant to section 268.7, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
27Senate File 514, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $296,354,848
............................................... FTEs305.50
31a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
32moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for
33salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly
34related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12
35mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics
-9-1and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten
2through grade 12.
3b. The department shall work with the community colleges to
4develop STEM professional development programs for community
5college instructors and STEM curriculum development.
6c. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less
7than $500,000 shall be used to provide technology education
8opportunities to high school, career academy, and community
9college students through a public-private partnership, as
10well as opportunities for students and faculties at these
11institutions to secure broad-based information technology
12certification. The partnership shall provide all of the
13following:
14(1) A research-based curriculum.
15(2) Online access to the curriculum.
16(3) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
17(4) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
18of information technology-related skill areas.
19(5) Professional development for teachers.
20(6) Deployment and program support, including but not
21limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
22d. Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys appropriated
23in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
24the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more
25than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection
26shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
27summer programs for students until the close of the succeeding
28fiscal year.
2926. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND
30For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund
31established pursuant to section 256.25:
.................................................. $322,351,382
33Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
34to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
35the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
-10-1available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
2close of the succeeding fiscal year.
327. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS
4REIMBURSEMENT
5For payment of school district claims for reimbursement
6submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
.................................................. $7500,000
8Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
9to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
10the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
11available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
12close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1328. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
14a. Administration
15For general administration salaries, support, maintenance,
16and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the
17future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
18program in accordance with section 261.131, as amended by
192023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, including salaries, support,
20maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the future
21ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program,
22and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
23positions:
.................................................. $24591,533
............................................... FTEs254.95
26b. Health care professional recruitment program
27For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
28established pursuant to section 261.115, as amended by 2023
29Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $30500,973
31c. National guard service scholarship program
32For purposes of providing national guard service
33scholarships under the program established in section 261.86,
34as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $356,600,000
-11- 1d. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program
2(1) For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
3program established pursuant to section 261.87, as amended by
42023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $53,229,468
6(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, if the
7moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $500,000,
8“eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87, as
9amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall, during the
10fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, include accredited private
11institutions as defined in section 261.9, as amended by 2023
12Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
13e. Teach Iowa scholar program
14For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
15pursuant to section 261.110, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
16Senate File 514:
.................................................. $17650,000
18f. Rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program
19For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
20program established pursuant to section 261.113, as amended by
212023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $222,504,933
23g. Health care loan repayment program
24For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
25established pursuant to section 261.116, as amended by 2023
26Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $27500,000
28h. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program
29For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
30program established pursuant to section 261.120, as amended by
312023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $32700,000
33i. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
34scholarship program
35For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
-12-1last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
2261.131, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $323,927,005
4Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not
5be used to provide scholarships under the future ready Iowa
6skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program to students
7with expected family contributions of greater than $20,000, as
8determined by the free application for federal student aid.
9j. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program
10For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
11program established pursuant to section 261.132, as amended by
12this Act and by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $13275,000
14k. Mental health professional loan repayment program
15For deposit in the mental health professional loan repayment
16fund established pursuant to section 261.117, as amended by
172023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $18520,000
19l. Iowa workforce grant and incentive program
20For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
21program fund created in section 256.230, if enacted by this
22Act:
.................................................. $236,500,000
2429. LEAD-K PROGRAM
25For purposes of developing guidelines for a comprehensive
26family support mentoring program that meets the language and
27communication needs of families pursuant to section 256B.10, as
28amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $29200,000
30 Sec. 3. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND
31APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled
32worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the
33department of education for the fiscal year beginning July
341, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or
35so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
-13-1designated:
21. For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage
3tuition grants in accordance with section 261.130, as amended
4by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $55,000,000
62. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
7development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $815,100,000
9From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
10more than $100,000 shall be used by the department for
11administration of the workforce training and economic
12development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
133. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
14definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
158.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $166,000,000
17Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be disbursed
18pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects that
19qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must include
20at least one of the following:
21a. Accelerated career education program capital projects.
22b. Major renovations and major repair needs, including
23health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
24the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
254. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
26employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $275,000,000
28From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
29more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
30for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
31pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00
32full-time equivalent position.
335. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
34established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $352,000,000
-14- 16. For support costs associated with administering a
2workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
3of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
4and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
5receiving moneys pursuant to this section:
.................................................. $6200,000
77. For STEM best:
.................................................. $8700,000
98. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
10this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
11close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
12available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
13close of the succeeding fiscal year.
14 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
15261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, the
16moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund
17created pursuant to section 261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa
18Acts, Senate File 514, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
192023, and ending June 30, 2024, may be used for purposes of the
20chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section
21261.73, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
22 Sec. 5. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
23administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
24deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
25collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
26July 1, 2023, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
27for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
28Iowa braille and sight saving school.
29DIVISION III
30fy 2023-2024 appropriations — STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
31 Sec. 6. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated
32from the general fund of the state to the state board of
33regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
34June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
35necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
-15- 11. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
2a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
4equivalent positions:
.................................................. $5764,642
............................................... FTEs62.48
7For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
830, 2024, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
9financial report to the general assembly in a format agreed
10upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative
11services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending
12December 31, 2023, shall include the five-year graduation rates
13for the regents universities.
14b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
15center:
.................................................. $16268,297
17c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
18June 30, 2024, the state board of regents and the institutions
19of higher learning governed by the state board of regents
20shall not reduce moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for the
21institutions’ police departments.
22d. For allocation in equal parts by the state board of
23regents to the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state
24university of science and technology, and the university
25of northern Iowa to support the John Pappajohn centers for
26entrepreneurship:
.................................................. $27125,000
28The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
29used to supplement, not supplant, any other funding received by
30the John Pappajohn centers for entrepreneurship.
312. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
32a. General university
33For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
34aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
35following full-time equivalent positions:
-16-.................................................. $1218,045,224
............................................... FTEs25,058.55
3For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
430, 2024, the state university of Iowa shall not increase
5moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for implementing any
6programming, curricula, training, or related activities
7in furtherance of the university’s diversity, equity, and
8inclusion efforts.
9b. Oakdale campus
10For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
12equivalent positions:
.................................................. $132,103,819
............................................... FTEs1438.25
15c. State hygienic laboratory
16For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $194,822,610
............................................... FTEs20102.51
21d. Family practice program
22For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
23approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
24to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
25practice residency education program, including salaries
26and support, and for not more than the following full-time
27equivalent positions:
.................................................. $282,220,598
............................................... FTEs292.71
30e. Child health care services
31For specialized child health care services, including
32childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
33rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
34Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
35and support, and for not more than the following full-time
-17-1equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2634,502
............................................... FTEs34.16
4f. Statewide cancer registry
5For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
6following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $7143,410
............................................... FTEs82.10
9g. Substance abuse consortium
10For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
11research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
12full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1353,427
............................................... FTEs14.99
15h. Center for biocatalysis
16For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
17following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $18696,342
............................................... FTEs196.28
20i. Primary health care initiative
21For the primary health care initiative in the college
22of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24624,374
............................................... FTEs256.22
26From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
27$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
28practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
29for family practice faculty and support staff.
30j. Birth defects registry
31For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
32following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3336,839
............................................... FTEs34.38
35k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
-18- 1For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
2and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
3positions:
.................................................. $4156,389
............................................... FTEs52.75
6l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
7technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
8For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
9technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
10pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $11463,616
12m. Iowa flood center
13For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
14of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $151,154,593
16n. College of nursing
17For employing additional instructors in the college of
18nursing to increase the number of students who graduate from
19the college of nursing:
.................................................. $202,800,000
213. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
22a. General university
23For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
24aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
25following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26174,092,719
............................................... FTEs273,647.42
28For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
2930, 2024, the Iowa state university of science and technology
30shall not increase moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for
31implementing any programming, curricula, training, or related
32activities in furtherance of the university’s diversity,
33equity, and inclusion efforts.
34b. Agricultural experiment station
35For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
-19-1maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
2the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $329,462,535
............................................... FTEs4546.98
5c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
6economics
7For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
8and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
9miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
10full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1118,157,366
............................................... FTEs12385.34
13d. Preparing Iowa’s future ready workforce and fostering
14innovation
15For purposes of addressing the state’s workforce needs in
16the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
17by expanding degree and certificate programs in the areas of
18artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computer science,
19computer engineering, data science, software engineering, and
20other high-demand areas related to technology, and fostering
21innovation in the areas of digital agriculture, manufacturing,
22water quality, vaccine delivery technologies, and biosciences:
.................................................. $232,800,000
244. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
25a. General university
26For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
27aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
28following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2999,408,923
............................................... FTEs301,250.28
31For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
32June 30, 2024, the university of northern Iowa shall not
33increase moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for implementing
34any programming, curricula, training, or related activities
35in furtherance of the university’s diversity, equity, and
-20-1inclusion efforts.
2b. Real estate education program
3For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
4not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $5123,523
............................................... FTEs6.86
7c. Educators for Iowa
8For purposes of recruiting additional students to
9participate in educational opportunities that lead to teacher
10licensure:
.................................................. $111,500,000
12 Sec. 7. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
13the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
142024, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
15other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
16finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
17amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
18the projects within an average of six years.
19DIVISION IV
20sTANDING appropriations
21 Sec. 8. AT-RISK CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing
22appropriation in section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning
23July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the amount appropriated
24from the general fund of the state to the department of
25education for programs for at-risk children under section
26279.51 shall be not more than $10,524,389. The amount of any
27reduction in this section shall be prorated among the programs
28specified in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”,
29and “c”.
30 Sec. 9. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
31261.85, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, for the
32fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
33the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state
34to the college student aid commission of the department of
35education for the work-study program under section 261.85, as
-21-1amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall be zero.
2 Sec. 10. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, are
3amended to read as follows:
41. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of fifty million
6one hundred eighteen thousand four hundred fifty-one million
7four hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred thirty-one
8 dollars for tuition grants to qualified students who are
9enrolled in accredited private institutions.
102. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
11to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of five hundred
12 one hundred eight thousand dollars for tuition grants for
13qualified students who are enrolled in eligible institutions.
14Of the moneys appropriated under this subsection, not more than
15one hundred thousand dollars annually shall be used for tuition
16grants to qualified students who are attending an eligible
17institution under section 261.9, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
18DIVISION V
19diversity, equity, and inclusion
20 Sec. 11. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION EFFORTS — STUDY
21— HIRING FREEZE — USE OF MONEYS.
221. The state board of regents shall conduct a comprehensive
23study and review of the diversity, equity, and inclusion
24programs and efforts of each institution of higher learning
25under the state board’s control. The study and review must
26include but is not limited to an assessment of all of the
27following:
28a. Each institution of higher learning’s current diversity,
29equity, and inclusion programming, curricula, training, and
30related activities.
31b. The salary, benefits, and any other compensation paid to
32employees or individuals tasked with furthering an institution
33of higher learning’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
34c. Each institution of higher learning’s compliance with
35required applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations,
-22-1court orders, settlement agreements, or executive orders
2related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3d. Each institution of higher learning’s contracts or
4grants requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts,
5and the requirements of third-party accreditors or similar
6entities in order to assess whether and to what extent these
7efforts are aligned with the overall mission and purpose of the
8institution.
92. The state board of regents shall prepare a report
10containing its findings and recommendations to be considered
11by the state board during its November 2023 meeting. The
12state board of regents shall submit a final report containing
13findings and recommendations to the governor and the general
14assembly no later than December 1, 2023.
153. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
16June 30, 2024, each institution of higher learning under the
17control of the state board of regents shall cease all hiring
18related to the institution’s diversity, equity, and inclusion
19efforts.
20DIVISION VI
21IOWA workforce grant and incentive program
22 Sec. 12. Section 84A.1B, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
23following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. Create, in collaboration with the state
25board of regents, a list of high-wage and high-demand jobs and
26corresponding academic majors offered by institutions of higher
27education governed by the state board of regents for purposes
28of the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program established
29under section 256.230. The workforce development board, in
30collaboration with the state board of regents, shall update the
31list at least once every two years. In creating a list under
32this subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, apply:
33a. An entry-level annual salary of not less than forty
34thousand dollars.
35b. Educational attainment of a qualifying credential of
-23-1at least a bachelor’s degree, or attainment of an initial or
2intern Iowa teaching license issued under chapter 256 through
3a pathway to licensure offered by an institution of higher
4education under the control of the state board of regents or an
5accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9.
6c. At least one of any of the following:
7(1) Projected annual job openings of at least two hundred
8fifty during the next five years.
9(2) Projected annual growth in the number of job openings
10of at least one percent.
11 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 256.230 Iowa workforce grant and
12incentive program.
131. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
14otherwise requires:
15a. “Commission” means the college student aid commission.
16b. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher
17learning governed by the state board of regents.
18c. “Eligible program” means any of the following:
19(1) A program of study or an academic major jointly approved
20by the workforce development board and the state board of
21regents pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 17. If a
22job is removed from the list created under section 84A.1B,
23subsection 17, an eligible student who received a grant for
24a program based on that job shall continue to receive the
25grant until the eligible program is completed as long as the
26student continuously enrolls and continues to meet all other
27eligibility requirements.
28(2) A teacher preparation program that leads to a bachelor’s
29degree, or initial or intern teaching license issued under this
30chapter.
31d. “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who has
32established financial need and who meets all of the following
33requirements:
34(1) Completes and submits application forms required by the
35commission, including the free application for federal student
-24-1aid, by the deadline prescribed by the commission.
2(2) Enrolls in at least three semester hours, or the
3equivalent, in an eligible program.
4(3) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by
5the eligible institution.
6e. “Financial need” means the difference between the
7student’s financial resources available, including those
8available from the student’s parents as determined by a
9completed parents’ confidential statement, and the student’s
10anticipated expenses while attending an eligible institution.
11f. “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve semester
12hours or the equivalent.
13g. “Part-time” means enrollment in at least three semester
14hours or the equivalent but less than twelve semester hours or
15the equivalent.
162. Student eligibility. An eligible institution shall
17report promptly to the commission information requested to
18establish or verify student eligibility.
193. Grant limitations — requirements.
20a. A full-time eligible student may receive an Iowa
21workforce grant for not more than four semesters, or the
22equivalent, or until the eligible student completes the
23eligible program, whichever occurs first. A part-time
24eligible student may receive the grant for not more than eight
25semesters, or the equivalent, on a prorated basis, or until
26the eligible student completes the eligible program, whichever
27occurs first.
28b. The amount of an Iowa workforce grant to a full-time
29eligible student shall not exceed two thousand dollars per
30semester, or the equivalent. The amount of an Iowa workforce
31grant to a part-time eligible student shall be equal to the
32amount that would be awarded to a full-time student except that
33the commission shall prorate the amount based on the recipient
34student’s semester hour or equivalent enrollment.
35c. An Iowa workforce grant shall be awarded on an annual
-25-1basis, requiring reapplication by an eligible student each
2year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally
3among the semesters, or the equivalent, and paid upon
4certification by the eligible institution that the student
5meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”.
6d. If a grant recipient discontinues attendance before the
7end of any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving grant
8payments, the entire amount of any refund due that recipient,
9up to the full amount of grant payments made during that
10semester, or the equivalent, shall be paid by the eligible
11institution to the commission.
124. Annual submission of applications. To receive a renewal
13of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible student
14must annually submit a new application to the commission for
15reevaluation of eligibility.
165. Priority for grant awards. In making awards under this
17section, the commission shall give priority to:
18a. Applicants who received an award under this section in
19the prior academic year.
20b. Applicants with the least financial ability to pay,
21using a metric that ranks relative financial ability among all
22applicants.
236. Iowa workforce incentive payment. Notwithstanding the
24grant limitations in subsection 3, an individual who was an
25eligible student who received an Iowa workforce grant in the
26academic year in which the eligible program is completed, and
27who accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation
28in this state within six months of completing the eligible
29program, may apply for one incentive payment of up to two
30thousand dollars. The incentive payment shall be paid upon
31completion of twelve consecutive months of full-time employment
32in the aligned occupation in this state, following completion
33of the eligible program.
347. Commission’s duties and responsibilities. Subject to an
35appropriation of moneys by the general assembly for purposes
-26-1of this section, the commission shall administer the Iowa
2workforce grant and incentive program and shall do all of the
3following:
4a. Provide application forms for distribution to students by
5eligible institutions.
6b. Adopt rules under chapter 17A for administration of this
7section, including establishing the duties and responsibilities
8of eligible institutions under the program, defining residence
9and satisfactory academic progress for purposes of the program,
10determining financial need, and establishing procedures for
11grant and incentive payment application, processing, and
12approval. The rules shall provide for determining the priority
13awarding of grants and incentives if moneys available for
14purposes of this section are insufficient to pay all eligible
15applicants.
16c. Approve and award grants and incentive payments on an
17annual basis.
188. Fund created. An Iowa workforce grant and incentive
19program fund is created in the state treasury under the control
20of the commission. All moneys deposited or paid into the
21fund are appropriated to the commission to be used for grants
22and incentive payments awarded as provided in this section.
23Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain
24unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall
25not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the
26purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection
272, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited
28to the fund.
29DIVISION VII
30TASK FORCE — FUNDING FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AND DROPOUT
31PREVENTION PROGRAMS
32 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — FUNDING FOR AT-RISK
33STUDENTS AND DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAMS — TASK FORCE.
341. The department of education shall convene and provide
35administrative support to a task force that shall study all of
-27-1the following:
2a. How schools currently utilize state funding for programs
3for at-risk students and dropout prevention programs.
4b. The effectiveness of programs for at-risk students and
5dropout prevention programs.
6c. Whether and to what extent state funding for programs
7for at-risk students and dropout prevention programs should
8be reallocated to direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
9graduates specialist.
10d. How to best utilize state funding for programs for
11at-risk students and dropout prevention programs.
122. Any expenses incurred by a member of the task force
13shall be the responsibility of the individual member or the
14respective entity represented by the member.
153. The task force shall submit its findings and
16recommendations to the general assembly in a report by December
1731, 2023.
18DIVISION VIII
19FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM
20 Sec. 15. Section 261.132, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023,
21are amended to read as follows:
221. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
23otherwise requires:
24a. “Approved virtual institution” means a nonprofit
25institution of higher learning that satisfies all of the
26following requirements:
27(1) Is accredited by a national accrediting agency
28recognized by the United States department of education.
29(2) Provides instruction using exclusively a
30competency-based educational model.
31(3) Adopts a policy to require that the nonprofit
32institution of higher learning shall, by December 15 of each
33year, file a report with the governor and the general assembly
34providing information and statistics for the previous five
35academic years on the number of Iowa resident students per year
-28-1who are veterans who received education credit for military
2education, training, and service, that number as a percentage
3of veterans known to be enrolled at the nonprofit institution
4of higher learning, the average number of credits received by
5students, and the average number of credits applied towards the
6award or completion of a course of instruction, postsecondary
7diploma, degree, or other evidences of distinction. For
8purposes of this subparagraph, “veteran” means a veteran as
9defined in section 35.1 or a member of the reserve forces
10of the United States or the national guard as defined in
11section 29A.1 who has served at least one year of the member’s
12commitment and is eligible for or has exhausted federal
13veterans education benefits under 38 U.S.C.ch.30, 32, 33, or
1436, or 10 U.S.C.ch.1606 or 1607, respectively.
15a. b. “Commission” means the college student aid
16commission.
17b. c. “Eligible institution” means an institution of
18higher learning governed by the state board of regents, or an
19accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9,
20or an approved virtual institution, that meets all of the
21following criteria:
22(1) Applies to and is approved by the commission to
23participate in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
24program.
25(2) Requires eligible students to complete and file
26application forms required by the commission, apply for
27all available state and federal financial aid, apply to the
28eligible institution to participate in the program, attend
29orientation in person or virtually, register for classes
30with the assistance of an academic advisor, and participate
31in academic and career advising sessions required under the
32program.
33(3) Certifies that prior to participating in the program
34an eligible student has earned at least half of the credits
35necessary for a bachelor’s degree and is able to complete a
-29-1bachelor’s degree in an eligible program of study or academic
2major leading to a designated high-demand job in the prescribed
3grant time frame.
4(4) (3) Facilitates the assignment of a volunteer mentor
5or a mentor who is a member of the faculty of the eligible
6institution to each eligible student based on the eligible
7student’s interest. The A volunteer mentor shall have
8successfully passed a background investigation and a check of
9the national sex offender registry as required under section
1015H.10, subsection 2, and both the eligible student and the
11volunteer mentor shall have entered into a written agreement as
12provided in section 15H.10, subsection 3.
13(5) (4) Facilitates connections through campus career
14centers and services to internships and similar local, state,
15and federal programs.
16(6) (5) Markets the eligible institution’s eligible
17program and optional incentives, which may include but not be
18limited to credit for military experience, on the eligible
19institution’s internet site and to other relevant agencies
20and organizations as recommended by the college student
21aid commission, the commission on volunteer service, or the
22department of workforce development.
23(7) (6) Submits annually information and data regarding
24the eligible program operated by the eligible institution, the
25students and volunteer mentors participating in the eligible
26program, and statistics on employment outcomes for eligible
27program participants by industry, to the commission in the
28manner required by the commission.
29c. d. “Eligible program” means a program of study or an
30academic major jointly approved by the commission and the
31department of workforce development, in consultation with the
32eligible institution, that leads to a bachelor’s degree aligned
33with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development
34board pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14. If the
35department removes a high-demand job from the list created
-30-1under section 84A.1B, subsection 14, an eligible student who
2received a grant for a program based on that high-demand
3job shall continue to receive the grant until achieving a
4bachelor’s degree as long as the student continues to meet all
5other eligibility requirements.
6d. e. “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who meets
7all of the following requirements:
8(1) Has earned at least half of the credits necessary for a
9bachelor’s degree and is able to complete a bachelor’s degree
10in an eligible program of study or academic major leading to a
11designated high-demand job in the prescribed grant time frame.
12(2) (1) Completes and submits application forms required
13by the commission, including the free application for federal
14student aid; applies for all available state and federal
15financial aid; attends orientation in person or virtually;
16registers for classes with the assistance of an academic
17advisor; and participates in academic and career advising
18sessions required under the eligible program. To receive a
19renewal of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible
20student must annually submit a new application to the
21commission for reevaluation of eligibility.
22(3) Has not been enrolled in postsecondary education
23during the twenty-four months preceding the date on which the
24commission receives the individual’s application to participate
25in the program.
26(2) Is at least twenty-five years of age at the time the
27individual enrolls in an eligible program.
28(4) (3) Enrolls in at least six semester hours, or the
29equivalent, in an eligible program. However, an eligible
30student may enroll in fewer than six semester hours, or the
31equivalent, if the eligible student needs fewer than six
32semester hours of credit, or the equivalent, to achieve a
33bachelor’s degree under the eligible program.
34(5) (4) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined
35by the eligible institution.
-31- 1(6) (5) Remains continuously enrolled unless granted a
2leave of absence by the eligible institution based on criteria
3adopted by rule by the commission.
4e. f. “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve
5semester hours or the equivalent.
6f. g. “Part-time” means enrollment in at least six but less
7than twelve semester hours or the equivalent.
82. Allowable activities. An eligible student may work with
9an assigned volunteer mentor, or a mentor who is a member of
10the faculty of the eligible institution, to help the student
11meet the requirements of this section or the requirements of
12an eligible program, identify and participate in work-based
13learning opportunities with the approval of the eligible
14institution, and make other career-related connections.
15 Sec. 16. Section 261.132, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
162023, is amended to read as follows:
17c. A future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant shall be
18awarded on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by an
19eligible student each year. Payments under the grant shall be
20allocated equally among the semesters, or the equivalent, and
21paid upon certification by the eligible institution that the
22student meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”
23“e”.
24 Sec. 17. Section 261.132, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code
252023, is amended to read as follows:
26d. Transmit to the department of workforce development the
27compilation of information, data, and statistics submitted in
28accordance with subsection 1, paragraph “b” “c”, subparagraph
29(7) (6), for the annual report required under section 84A.1B.
30 Sec. 18. Section 261.132, subsection 6, Code 2023, is
31amended by striking the subsection.
32 Sec. 19. APPROVED VIRTUAL INSTITUTIONS —
33APPLICATIONS. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and
34ending June 30, 2024, an approved virtual institution may apply
35to the college student aid commission to participate in the
-32-1future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program established
2pursuant to section 261.132 in the current academic year.
3DIVISION IX
4All Iowa opportunity scholarship PROGRAM
5 Sec. 20. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph b,
6unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as
7follows:
8“Eligible foster care student” means a person under
9twenty-six years of age who has a high school diploma or a high
10school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A and is described
11by any of the following:
12 Sec. 21. Section 261.87, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code
132023, is amended to read as follows:
14f. (1) Begins Except as provided in subparagraph (2),
15begins enrollment at an eligible institution within two
16academic years of graduation from high school or receipt of
17a high school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A and
18continuously receives awards as a full-time or part-time
19student to maintain eligibility. However, the student may
20defer or suspend participation in the program for up to two
21years in order to pursue obligations that meet conditions
22established by the commission by rule or to fulfill military
23obligations.
24(2) The requirements of subparagraph (1) do not apply to an
25eligible foster care student.
26 Sec. 22. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
27to applications submitted under the all Iowa opportunity
28scholarship program established pursuant to section 261.87
29before, on, or after the effective date of this division of
30this Act.
31DIVISION X
32EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — CORRECTIONS
33 Sec. 23. Section 257.11B, subsection 2, paragraph a,
34subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), as enacted by 2023
35Iowa Acts, House File 68, section 7, is amended to read as
-33-1follows:
2(c) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in grades one
3through twelve and was enrolled in a nonpublic school for the
4school year immediately preceding the school year for which the
5education savings account payment is requested if the pupil’s
6household has an annual income less than or equal to three
7hundred percent of the most recently revised poverty income
8guidelines published by the United States department of health
9and human services.
10 Sec. 24. Section 257.46, subsection 3, Code 2023, as amended
11by 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68, section 16, is amended to
12read as follows:
133. If any portion of the gifted and talented program budget
14remains unexpended at the end of the budget year, the remainder
15shall be carried over to the subsequent budget year and added
16to the gifted and talented program budget for that year. At
17the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022,
18the school district may use all or a portion of funds for
19the purposes authorized under section 257.10, subsection 9,
20paragraph “d”.
21 Sec. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
22deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
23 Sec. 26. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this
24Act applies retroactively to January 24, 2023.
25DIVISION XI
26EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — DEPOSIT OF moneys
27 Sec. 27. EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — DEPOSIT OF
28MONEYS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
29contrary, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and
30ending June 30, 2024, moneys in the education savings account
31fund established in section 257.11B, as enacted by 2023 Iowa
32Acts, House File 68, may be deposited into an account at any
33financial institution, including but not limited to financial
34institutions outside the state of Iowa, if such deposits
35are adequately protected and necessary for the effective
-34-1administration of the education savings account program. All
2liability protections of sections 12C.8 and 12C.24 apply in
3connection with any such deposits as if the deposits were made
4in compliance with chapter 12C.
5DIVISION XII
6GAP TUITION ASSISTANCE
7 Sec. 28. Section 260I.3, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2023, are
8amended by striking the subsections.
9 Sec. 29. Section 260I.4, subsections 1, 5, 6, and 7, Code
102023, are amended by striking the subsections.
11 Sec. 30. Section 260I.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended
12to read as follows:
132. Direct training costs and support services.
14 Sec. 31. Section 260I.6, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
151, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
16The program is not offered for credit, but is aligned with
17a certificate, diploma, or degree for credit, is either not
18offered for credit or is offered for short-term credit that is
19not eligible under the federal Pell grant program, and does any
20of the following:
21DIVISION XIII
22STATE GOVERNMENT REALIGNMENT — MODIFICATIONS
23 Sec. 32. Section 256.103, as enacted by 2023 Iowa Acts,
24Senate File 514, section 2480, is amended to read as follows:
25256.103 Employees — contracts — termination and discharge
26procedures.
27Sections 279.12 through 279.19 and section 279.27 apply to
28employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and
29visually impaired program and employees of the Iowa school for
30the deaf, who are licensed pursuant to subchapter VII, part 3.
31In following those sections in chapter 279, the references to
32boards of directors of school districts shall be interpreted to
33apply to the department.
34 Sec. 33. Section 258.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, as amended
35by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, section 2529, is amended
-35-1to read as follows:
21. “Approved career and technical education program” means
3a career and technical education program offered by a school
4district or community college and approved by the bureau
5 department which meets the standards for career and technical
6education programs adopted by the state board under this part.
7 Sec. 34. 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, section 2514,
8subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
91. The property and records in the custody of the state
10board of regents relating to the Iowa braille and sight saving
11school, the Iowa school for the deaf, the Iowa educational
12services for the blind and visually impaired program, the hall
13of fame for distinguished graduates at the Iowa braille and
14sight saving school, and the hall of fame for distinguished
15graduates at the Iowa school for the deaf shall be transferred
16to the department of education.
17DIVISION XIV
18STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION — FINE ARTS BEGINNING TEACHER
19MENTORING PROGRAM
20 Sec. 35. Section 256.34, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended
21to read as follows:
222. Program criteria shall include a required match of one
23dollar provided by the organization contracting to deliver
24services under subsection 1 for each dollar provided to the
25organization by the department. Moneys in the fund established
26under subsection 6 shall not be disbursed until the department
27receives evidence that the organization meets or will meet
28the match requirement. The department may consider in-kind
29contributions received by the organization for matching
30purposes.
31 Sec. 36. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
32e, f, and g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows:
33a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
34ending June 30, 2023 2024, to the department, the amount of
35five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
-36-1issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
2with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
3paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
4be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
5accordance with section 256.45.
6b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
7ending June 30, 2023 2024, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
8thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
9purposes of implementing the professional development program
10requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
11evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
12section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
13training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
14allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
15be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
16not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
17c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023,
18and ending June 30, 2023 2024, an amount up to one million
19seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
20department for the establishment of teacher development
21academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
22portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
23of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
24e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
25ending June 30, 2023 2024, to the department an amount up to
26twenty-five fifty thousand dollars for purposes of the fine
27arts beginning teacher mentoring program established under
28section 256.34.
29f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
30ending June 30, 2023 2024, to the department an amount up
31to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
32dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
33in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
34implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
35pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
-37-1not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
2education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
3technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
4training and staff development, and the contracting of external
5expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
6of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
7districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
8students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
9department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
10department for administrative purposes and for not more than
11five full-time equivalent positions.
12g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024, and
13for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
14million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
15assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
16Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
17purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
18may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
19for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
20DIVISION XV
21EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND PROGRAM-SHARING PROPERTY TAX LEVY
22 Sec. 37. Section 260C.28, subsection 2, Code 2023, is
23amended to read as follows:
242. However, the board of directors may annually certify
25for levy a tax on taxable property in the merged area at a
26rate in excess of the three cents per thousand dollars of
27assessed valuation specified under subsection 1 if the excess
28tax levied does not cause the total rate certified to exceed a
29rate of nine cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation,
30and the excess revenue generated is used for purposes of
31program sharing between community colleges or for the purchase
32of instructional equipment. Programs that are shared shall
33be designed to increase student access to community college
34programs and to achieve efficiencies in program delivery at the
35community colleges, including, but not limited to, the programs
-38-1described under section 260C.46. Prior to expenditure of the
2excess revenues generated under this subsection, the board of
3directors shall obtain the approval of the director of the
4department of education.
5 Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
6deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
7DIVISION XVI
8ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM — REPEAL
9 Sec. 39. Section 84A.6, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. a. The department of workforce
12development, in consultation with the department of education,
13shall establish a system that allows the department of
14education, school districts, charter schools, area education
15agencies, and accredited nonpublic schools to post job openings
16on an internet site. The system must include a mechanism for
17the electronic submission of job openings for posting on the
18internet site. The system and each job posting on the internet
19site must include a statement that an employer submitting a job
20opening for posting on the internet site will not discriminate
21in hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
22gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender
23identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran.
24b. The department of education, school districts, charter
25schools, and area education agencies shall submit all job
26openings to the department of workforce development for posting
27on the internet site. An accredited nonpublic school may
28submit job openings to the department of workforce development
29for posting on the internet site.
30c. This subsection shall not be construed to do any of the
31following:
32(1) Prohibit any employer from advertising job openings and
33recruiting employees independently of the internet site.
34(2) Prohibit any employer from using another method of
35advertising job openings or another applicant tracking system
-39-1in addition to the system.
2(3) Provide the department of workforce development with
3any regulatory authority in the hiring process or hiring
4decisions of any employer.
5 Sec. 40. REPEAL. Section 256.27, Code 2023, is repealed.
6EXPLANATION
7The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
8the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
9This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the
10education system. The bill appropriates moneys for FY
112023-2024 from the general fund of the state and other funds to
12the department for the blind, the department of education, and
13the state board of regents and its institutions. The bill is
14organized by divisions.
15DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. The bill appropriates moneys to
16the department for the blind for its administration.
17DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The bill appropriates moneys to
18the department of education for purposes of the department’s
19general administration; career and technical education
20administration; public broadcasting division; career and
21technical education reimbursement; school food service;
22expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
23Education Improvement Act birth through age three services;
24early head start projects; the student achievement and teacher
25quality program; statewide student assessment; statewide
26clearinghouse to expand work-based learning; postsecondary
27summer classes for high school students program; jobs
28for America’s graduates specialists; attendance center
29performance/general internet site and data system support;
30successful progression for early readers; an early warning
31system for literacy; the Iowa reading research center; computer
32science professional development incentive fund; children’s
33mental health school-based training and support; for school
34districts for students with intellectual and developmental
35disabilities; distribution to the midwestern higher education
-40-1compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation; community
2colleges; the Iowa school for the deaf and Iowa braille and
3sight saving school; the science, technology, engineering, and
4mathematics collaborative initiative; the therapeutic classroom
5incentive fund; the payment of claims for reimbursement
6submitted for therapeutic classroom transportation; and the
7LEAD-K program.
8The bill includes appropriations to the department of
9education for the college student aid commission for general
10administrative purposes, administration of the future ready
11Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, the
12health care professional recruitment program, the national
13guard service scholarship program, the all Iowa opportunity
14scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
15Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care
16loan repayment program, the rural veterinarian loan repayment
17program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
18scholarship program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
19grant program, the mental health professional loan repayment
20program, and the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
21The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa skilled worker
22and job creation fund to the department of education.
23STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. The bill appropriates moneys to
24the state board of regents for the board office, universities’
25general operating budgets, the western Iowa regents resource
26center, the state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of
27science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa.
28STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. For FY 2023-2024, the bill limits
29the standing appropriation for at-risk children under Code
30section 279.51 and the work-study program under Code section
31261.85, reduces the standing appropriation for tuition grants
32for qualified students enrolled in eligible institutions
33under Code section 261.25(2), and increases the standing
34appropriation for tuition grants to qualified students
35enrolled in accredited private institutions under Code section
-41-1261.25(1).
2DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. The bill requires the
3state board of regents to conduct a comprehensive study and
4review of the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and
5efforts of each institution of higher learning under the state
6board’s control. The bill establishes the components the study
7and review is to include.
8The bill requires the state board of regents to prepare
9a report containing its findings and recommendations to be
10considered by the state board during its November 2023 meeting.
11Additionally, the bill requires the state board of regents to
12submit a final report containing findings and recommendations
13to the governor and the general assembly no later than December
141, 2023.
15The bill requires an institution of higher learning
16under the control of the state board of regents to cease all
17associated hiring in FY 2023-2024.
18IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The bill
19establishes the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program
20(WGIP) within the college student aid commission (commission),
21subject to an appropriation of moneys by the general assembly.
22The bill provides that a full-time eligible student may
23receive an annual grant under the WGIP for not more than four
24semesters or until the eligible student completes the eligible
25program, whichever occurs first. The bill also provides that a
26part-time eligible student may receive an annual grant under
27the WGIP for not more than eight semesters, on a prorated
28basis, or until the eligible student completes the eligible
29program, whichever occurs first. The bill establishes that
30the maximum amount of a grant under the WGIP to a full-time
31eligible student shall not exceed $2,000 per semester, and
32the maximum amount of a grant under the WGIP to a part-time
33eligible student shall be prorated based on the part-time
34eligible student’s semester hour enrollment. The bill requires
35eligible students to submit new applications under the WGIP to
-42-1the commission annually for reevaluation of eligibility. The
2bill provides that if a grant recipient discontinues attendance
3before the end of any semester, the eligible institution is
4required to pay to the commission the entire amount of any
5refund due to that recipient, up to the full amount of the
6grant payments made during the semester.
7When making awards under the WGIP, the bill requires the
8commission to give priority to applicants who received an
9award in the prior academic year and applicants with the least
10financial ability to pay.
11The bill provides that an individual who was an eligible
12student who received a grant under the WGIP in the academic
13year in which the eligible program is completed, and who
14accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation in this
15state within six months of completing the eligible program,
16may apply to the commission for one incentive payment of up to
17$2,000. The bill establishes that the commission shall pay the
18incentive payment upon the successful applicant’s completion of
1912 consecutive months of employment in this state.
20The bill establishes an Iowa workforce grant and incentive
21program fund in the state treasury under the control of the
22commission. The bill provides that all moneys deposited or
23paid into the fund are appropriated to the commission to be
24used for awarding grants and incentive payments under the WGIP.
25The bill defines “commission”, “eligible institution”,
26“eligible program”, “eligible student”, “financial need”,
27“full-time”, and “part-time”.
28The bill requires the Iowa workforce development board, in
29collaboration with the state board of regents, to create a list
30of high-wage and high-demand jobs and corresponding academic
31majors offered by institutions of higher education governed by
32the state board of regents for purposes of the WGIP. The bill
33establishes the criteria for inclusion on the list. The bill
34requires the Iowa workforce development board, in collaboration
35with the state board of regents, to update the list at least
-43-1once every two years.
2TASK FORCE — FUNDING FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AND DROPOUT
3PREVENTION PROGRAMS. The bill requires the department of
4education to convene and provide administrative support to a
5task force. The bill establishes that the task force is to
6study certain specified issues related to programs for at-risk
7students and dropout prevention programs.
8FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. The
9future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program provides
10tuition support to eligible students who have completed more
11than two years of a four-year degree in a high-demand field.
12The program provides a minimum of $1,000 in tuition support
13for eligible students who go back to school at eligible
14institutions to finish an eligible program.
15The bill modifies the definition of “eligible institution”
16under the program to include approved virtual institutions, as
17defined in the bill. The bill also modifies the definition
18of “eligible institution” to remove the requirement that the
19eligible institution certify that prior to participating in
20the program an eligible student has earned at least half of
21the credits necessary for a bachelor’s degree and is able to
22complete a bachelor’s degree in an eligible program of study
23or academic major leading to a designated high-demand job in
24the prescribed grant time frame.
25The bill modifies the definition of “eligible student” to
26remove the requirement that the eligible student has earned at
27least half of the credits necessary for a bachelor’s degree and
28is able to complete a bachelor’s degree in an eligible program
29of study or academic major leading to a designated high-demand
30job in the prescribed grant time frame. Current law requires
31that an eligible student under the program must not have been
32enrolled in postsecondary education during the 24 months
33preceding the date on which the college student aid commission
34receives the individual’s application to participate in the
35program. The bill strikes this requirement and replaces it
-44-1with a requirement that the eligible student must be at least
225 years of age at the time the student enrolls in an eligible
3program.
4The bill strikes a provision that prohibits new awards from
5the grant program.
6ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP. The bill modifies several
7provisions of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program,
8including modifying the definition of “eligible foster care
9student” and modifying eligibility requirements under the
10program. The bill provides that these provisions apply to
11applications submitted under the program before, on, or after
12the effective date of this division of the bill.
13EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — CORRECTIONS. The bill
14makes corrections to 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68. These
15provisions of the bill are effective upon enactment and apply
16retroactively to January 24, 2023.
17EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — DEPOSIT OF MONEYS. The
18bill allows moneys in the education savings account fund to
19be deposited into an account at any financial institution,
20including financial institutions outside the state of Iowa,
21if such deposits are adequately protected and necessary for
22the effective administration of the education savings account
23program.
24GAP TUITION ASSISTANCE. The bill modifies the provisions
25of the gap tuition assistance program to eliminate certain
26requirements and make other changes related to coverage for
27tuition assistance and eligible certificate programs.
28STATE GOVERNMENT REALIGNMENT — MODIFICATIONS. The bill
29provides that certain provisions applicable to school district
30employees also apply to employees of the Iowa educational
31services for the blind and visually impaired program. The bill
32requires the state board of regents to transfer all property
33and records in its custody related to the Iowa educational
34services for the blind and visually impaired program to the
35department of education.
-45- 1The bill modifies the definition of “approved career and
2technical education program” for purposes of the career and
3technical education program.
4STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION — FINE ARTS BEGINNING TEACHER
5MENTORING PROGRAM. The bill allows the department of education
6to consider in-kind contributions received by an organization
7described in Code section 256.34 (fine arts beginning teacher
8mentoring program) for matching purposes.
9Current Code section 284.13 establishes how moneys
10appropriated for purposes of the student achievement and
11teacher quality program are to be allocated. The bill extends
12the allocations established pursuant to Code section 284.13
13to FY 2023-2024, and increases the allocations for the fine
14arts beginning teacher mentoring program. The bill provides
15that beginning in FY 2024-2025 rather than FY 2023-2024, of the
16moneys appropriated for purposes of the student achievement and
17teacher quality program, the final priority for the allocation
18is $10 million for purposes of implementing the supplemental
19assistance for high-need schools provisions of Code section
20284.11.
21EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND PROGRAM-SHARING PROPERTY TAX LEVY.
22 Current law provides that the board of directors of a community
23college may certify for a levy a tax on taxable property in
24the merged area at a rate not exceeding 3 cents per $1,000 of
25assessed valuation for equipment replacement for the community
26college. Current law also allows the board of directors to
27certify for a levy on taxable property in the merged area at a
28rate in excess of 3 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation if
29the excess tax levied does not cause the total rate certified
30to exceed 9 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation and if the
31revenue generated by the levy is used for, among other things,
32the purchase of instructional equipment. The bill modifies
33this provision to allow for the revenue generated by the levy
34to be used for the purchase of equipment.
35These provisions of the bill take effect upon enactment.
-46- 1ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM — REPEAL. The bill requires
2the department of workforce development, in consultation with
3the department of education, to establish a system that allows
4the department of education, school districts, charter schools,
5area education agencies, and accredited nonpublic schools to
6post job openings on an internet site. The bill establishes
7requirements related to the system and the internet site.
8The bill repeals Code section 256.27, which provides for the
9department of education’s operation of an online state job
10posting system.
-47-jda/ns
2system, including the funding and operation of the
3department for the blind, the department of education, and
4the state board of regents; requiring the state board of
5regents to conduct a study and prepare a report related
6to diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and efforts;
7providing for responsibilities of the workforce development
8board; establishing the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
9program; requiring the department of education to convene
10a task force on at-risk students and dropout prevention
11programs; modifying provisions related to the future
12ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program, the all Iowa
13opportunity scholarship program, the education savings
14account program, the gap tuition assistance program,
15the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually
16impaired program, career and technical education programs,
17the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program, the
18equipment replacement and program-sharing property tax levy,
19and the posting of education-related job openings; and
20including effective date, applicability, and retroactive
21applicability provisions.
22BE 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:
.................................................. $123,043,503
............................................... FTEs1388.98
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:
.................................................. $255,893,672
............................................... FTEs2663.93
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-.................................................. $1598,197
............................................... FTEs29.12
33. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
4For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
5and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
6full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $77,943,538
............................................... FTEs858.38
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:
.................................................. $142,952,459
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:
.................................................. $202,176,797
............................................... FTEs2125.40
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:
.................................................. $281,721,400
29b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
30$383,769 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-.................................................. $1574,500
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. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
14For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
15program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
16than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $172,990,467
............................................... FTEs186.02
199. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
20a. For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
21department of education on behalf of school districts and
22accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
23with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
24with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
.................................................. $253,000,000
26b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
27than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testing programs
28within the university of Iowa college of education to offset
29the costs of administering the statewide student assessment at
30accredited nonpublic schools.
3110. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK-BASED LEARNING
32For support costs associated with the creation of a
33statewide clearinghouse to expand work-based learning as a part
34of the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $35300,000
-3- 111. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
2PROGRAM
3For support costs associated with the creation of a program
4to provide additional moneys for resident high school pupils
5enrolled in grades 9 through 12 to attend a community college
6for college-level classes or attend a class taught by a
7community college-employed instructor during the summer and
8outside of the regular school year through a contractual
9agreement between a community college and a school district
10under the future ready Iowa initiative:
.................................................. $11600,000
12Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
13department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
14or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
15but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
16specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
17fiscal year.
1812. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
19For school districts to reinforce combined efforts and
20regional initiatives that accelerate paraeducator and teacher
21credential attainment and to provide direct services to the
22most at-risk middle school or high school students enrolled
23in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for
24America’s graduates specialist:
.................................................. $259,146,450
2613. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
27DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
28For administration of a process for school districts to
29establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
30performance of each attendance center operated by the district
31in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
32report card for each attendance center, for internet site
33and data system support, and for not more than the following
34full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $35250,000
-4-............................................... FTEs11.83
214. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
3For distribution to school districts for implementation
4of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
5progression for early readers:
.................................................. $67,824,782
715. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
8a. For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an
9early warning assessment and administering the early warning
10system for literacy established in accordance with section
11279.68 and rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7,
12subsection 31:
.................................................. $131,915,000
14b. The department shall administer and distribute to school
15districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
16assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
17student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
18six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
19nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
20costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
21assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
22this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
23actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
24the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
25system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
26moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
27moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
28subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
2916. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
30a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
31order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
32agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
33paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $341,500,000
35b. From moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
-5-1than $250,000 shall be used for collaborations with the state
2board of education relating to the approval of practitioner
3preparation programs pursuant to section 256.7, subsection 3,
4paragraph “c”, and with the board of educational examiners for
5the establishment and continuing oversight of the advanced
6dyslexia specialist endorsement pursuant to section 272.2,
7subsection 22, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
8For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
92024, the center shall submit a report to the general assembly
10detailing the expenditures of moneys used for purposes of this
11paragraph “b”.
12c. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
13department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
14or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
15but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
16specified in this subsection until the close of the succeeding
17fiscal year.
1817. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
19FUND
20For deposit in the computer science professional development
21incentive fund established under section 284.6A:
.................................................. $22500,000
2318. CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH SCHOOL-BASED TRAINING AND
24SUPPORT
25a. For distribution to area education agencies for
26school-based children’s mental health services, including
27mental health awareness training for educators:
.................................................. $283,383,936
29b. Of the moneys appropriated in this subsection for
30distribution to area education agencies, $200,000 shall be
31used for purposes of implementing a children’s grief and loss
32rural pilot program to serve Iowa children in rural school
33districts or accredited nonpublic schools. The pilot program
34shall be administered by, and the moneys allocated pursuant to
35this paragraph shall be distributed to, an existing statewide
-6-1not-for-profit health care organization that currently provides
2grief and loss services to children. For the fiscal year
3beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the health
4care organization receiving moneys pursuant to this paragraph
5shall prepare a report, in collaboration with the department
6of education, detailing the expenditures of moneys used for
7the purposes of this program and its outcomes, which shall be
8submitted to the general assembly by September 30, 2024.
919. BEST BUDDIES IOWA
10a. For school districts to create opportunities for
11one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, and leadership
12development for students with intellectual and developmental
13disabilities:
.................................................. $1435,000
15b. The department of education shall establish criteria for
16the distribution of moneys appropriated under this subsection
17and shall require an organization receiving moneys under this
18subsection to annually report student identifying data for
19students participating in the program to the department in the
20manner prescribed by the department as a condition of receiving
21such moneys.
2220. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
23a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
24compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $25115,000
26b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
27pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
28unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
29but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
30designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3121. NONPUBLIC SCHOOL CONCURRENT ENROLLMENT PAYMENTS TO
32COMMUNITY COLLEGES
33For payments to community colleges for the concurrent
34enrollment of accredited nonpublic school students under
35section 261E.8, subsection 2, paragraph “b”:
-7-.................................................. $11,000,000
2Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
3department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
4or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
5but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
6designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
722. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
8For general state financial aid to merged areas, as defined
9in section 260C.2, in accordance with chapter 258, as amended
10by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, and chapter 260C:
.................................................. $11228,858,161
12Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
13the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
14as follows:
15a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $1611,245,307
17b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $1811,316,993
19c. Merged Area III
.................................................. $2010,410,473
21d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $225,187,122
23e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $2413,013,760
25f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $2610,044,832
27g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $2815,372,997
29h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $3019,535,761
31i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $3235,755,303
33j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $3439,069,627
35k. Merged Area XII
-8-.................................................. $112,721,826
2l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $313,906,285
4m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $55,279,888
6n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $716,463,807
8o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $99,534,180
1023. IOWA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
11For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
12purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
13equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1411,421,710
............................................... FTEs15120.00
1624. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
17For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
18purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $204,794,040
............................................... FTEs2156.00
2225. SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS
23(STEM) COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVE
24For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
25and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
26pursuant to section 268.7, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
27Senate File 514, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $296,354,848
............................................... FTEs305.50
31a. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the
32moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be expended for
33salaries, staffing, institutional support, activities directly
34related to recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12
35mathematics and science teachers, and for ongoing mathematics
-9-1and science programming for students enrolled in kindergarten
2through grade 12.
3b. The department shall work with the community colleges to
4develop STEM professional development programs for community
5college instructors and STEM curriculum development.
6c. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not less
7than $500,000 shall be used to provide technology education
8opportunities to high school, career academy, and community
9college students through a public-private partnership, as
10well as opportunities for students and faculties at these
11institutions to secure broad-based information technology
12certification. The partnership shall provide all of the
13following:
14(1) A research-based curriculum.
15(2) Online access to the curriculum.
16(3) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
17(4) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
18of information technology-related skill areas.
19(5) Professional development for teachers.
20(6) Deployment and program support, including but not
21limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
22d. Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys appropriated
23in this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
24the close of the fiscal year, an amount equivalent to not more
25than 5 percent of the amount appropriated in this subsection
26shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for
27summer programs for students until the close of the succeeding
28fiscal year.
2926. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM INCENTIVE FUND
30For deposit in the therapeutic classroom incentive fund
31established pursuant to section 256.25:
.................................................. $322,351,382
33Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
34to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
35the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
-10-1available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
2close of the succeeding fiscal year.
327. THERAPEUTIC CLASSROOM TRANSPORTATION CLAIMS
4REIMBURSEMENT
5For payment of school district claims for reimbursement
6submitted under section 256.25A, subsection 1, paragraph “a”:
.................................................. $7500,000
8Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated pursuant
9to this subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at
10the close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
11available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
12close of the succeeding fiscal year.
1328. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
14a. Administration
15For general administration salaries, support, maintenance,
16and miscellaneous purposes, and for the administration of the
17future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
18program in accordance with section 261.131, as amended by
192023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, including salaries, support,
20maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes related to the future
21ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program,
22and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
23positions:
.................................................. $24591,533
............................................... FTEs254.95
26b. Health care professional recruitment program
27For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
28established pursuant to section 261.115, as amended by 2023
29Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $30500,973
31c. National guard service scholarship program
32For purposes of providing national guard service
33scholarships under the program established in section 261.86,
34as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $356,600,000
-11- 1d. All Iowa opportunity scholarship program
2(1) For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
3program established pursuant to section 261.87, as amended by
42023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $53,229,468
6(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, if the
7moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph exceed $500,000,
8“eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87, as
9amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall, during the
10fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, include accredited private
11institutions as defined in section 261.9, as amended by 2023
12Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
13e. Teach Iowa scholar program
14For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
15pursuant to section 261.110, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts,
16Senate File 514:
.................................................. $17650,000
18f. Rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program
19For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
20program established pursuant to section 261.113, as amended by
212023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $222,504,933
23g. Health care loan repayment program
24For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
25established pursuant to section 261.116, as amended by 2023
26Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $27500,000
28h. Rural veterinarian loan repayment program
29For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
30program established pursuant to section 261.120, as amended by
312023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $32700,000
33i. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
34scholarship program
35For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
-12-1last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
2261.131, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $323,927,005
4Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall not
5be used to provide scholarships under the future ready Iowa
6skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program to students
7with expected family contributions of greater than $20,000, as
8determined by the free application for federal student aid.
9j. Future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program
10For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
11program established pursuant to section 261.132, as amended by
12this Act and by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $13275,000
14k. Mental health professional loan repayment program
15For deposit in the mental health professional loan repayment
16fund established pursuant to section 261.117, as amended by
172023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $18520,000
19l. Iowa workforce grant and incentive program
20For deposit in the Iowa workforce grant and incentive
21program fund created in section 256.230, if enacted by this
22Act:
.................................................. $236,500,000
2429. LEAD-K PROGRAM
25For purposes of developing guidelines for a comprehensive
26family support mentoring program that meets the language and
27communication needs of families pursuant to section 256B.10, as
28amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $29200,000
30 Sec. 3. IOWA SKILLED WORKER AND JOB CREATION FUND
31APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled
32worker and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the
33department of education for the fiscal year beginning July
341, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or
35so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes
-13-1designated:
21. For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage
3tuition grants in accordance with section 261.130, as amended
4by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514:
.................................................. $55,000,000
62. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
7development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $815,100,000
9From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
10more than $100,000 shall be used by the department for
11administration of the workforce training and economic
12development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
133. For capital projects at community colleges that meet the
14definition of the term “vertical infrastructure” in section
158.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $166,000,000
17Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be disbursed
18pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects that
19qualify for moneys appropriated in this subsection must include
20at least one of the following:
21a. Accelerated career education program capital projects.
22b. Major renovations and major repair needs, including
23health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with
24the federal Americans with Disabilities Act.
254. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
26employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $275,000,000
28From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not
29more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
30for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
31pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 1.00
32full-time equivalent position.
335. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
34established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $352,000,000
-14- 16. For support costs associated with administering a
2workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
3of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
4and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
5receiving moneys pursuant to this section:
.................................................. $6200,000
77. For STEM best:
.................................................. $8700,000
98. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in
10this section that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the
11close of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain
12available for expenditure for the purposes designated until the
13close of the succeeding fiscal year.
14 Sec. 4. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
15261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, the
16moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving fund
17created pursuant to section 261.72, as amended by 2023 Iowa
18Acts, Senate File 514, for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
192023, and ending June 30, 2024, may be used for purposes of the
20chiropractic loan forgiveness program established in section
21261.73, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514.
22 Sec. 5. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. The department of
23administrative services shall pay the Iowa school for the
24deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys
25collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning
26July 1, 2023, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs
27for students attending the Iowa school for the deaf and the
28Iowa braille and sight saving school.
29DIVISION III
30fy 2023-2024 appropriations — STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
31 Sec. 6. GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS. There is appropriated
32from the general fund of the state to the state board of
33regents for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
34June 30, 2024, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
35necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
-15- 11. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
2a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
3purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
4equivalent positions:
.................................................. $5764,642
............................................... FTEs62.48
7For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
830, 2024, the state board of regents shall submit a quarterly
9financial report to the general assembly in a format agreed
10upon by the state board of regents office and the legislative
11services agency. The report submitted for the quarter ending
12December 31, 2023, shall include the five-year graduation rates
13for the regents universities.
14b. For distribution to the western Iowa regents resource
15center:
.................................................. $16268,297
17c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
18June 30, 2024, the state board of regents and the institutions
19of higher learning governed by the state board of regents
20shall not reduce moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for the
21institutions’ police departments.
22d. For allocation in equal parts by the state board of
23regents to the state university of Iowa, the Iowa state
24university of science and technology, and the university
25of northern Iowa to support the John Pappajohn centers for
26entrepreneurship:
.................................................. $27125,000
28The moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
29used to supplement, not supplant, any other funding received by
30the John Pappajohn centers for entrepreneurship.
312. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
32a. General university
33For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
34aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
35following full-time equivalent positions:
-16-.................................................. $1218,045,224
............................................... FTEs25,058.55
3For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
430, 2024, the state university of Iowa shall not increase
5moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for implementing any
6programming, curricula, training, or related activities
7in furtherance of the university’s diversity, equity, and
8inclusion efforts.
9b. Oakdale campus
10For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
11purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
12equivalent positions:
.................................................. $132,103,819
............................................... FTEs1438.25
15c. State hygienic laboratory
16For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18equivalent positions:
.................................................. $194,822,610
............................................... FTEs20102.51
21d. Family practice program
22For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
23approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
24to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
25practice residency education program, including salaries
26and support, and for not more than the following full-time
27equivalent positions:
.................................................. $282,220,598
............................................... FTEs292.71
30e. Child health care services
31For specialized child health care services, including
32childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
33rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
34Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
35and support, and for not more than the following full-time
-17-1equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2634,502
............................................... FTEs34.16
4f. Statewide cancer registry
5For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
6following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $7143,410
............................................... FTEs82.10
9g. Substance abuse consortium
10For distribution to the Iowa consortium for substance abuse
11research and evaluation, and for not more than the following
12full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1353,427
............................................... FTEs14.99
15h. Center for biocatalysis
16For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
17following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $18696,342
............................................... FTEs196.28
20i. Primary health care initiative
21For the primary health care initiative in the college
22of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24624,374
............................................... FTEs256.22
26From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
27$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
28practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
29for family practice faculty and support staff.
30j. Birth defects registry
31For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
32following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3336,839
............................................... FTEs34.38
35k. Larned A.Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
-18- 1For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
2and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
3positions:
.................................................. $4156,389
............................................... FTEs52.75
6l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
7technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
8For the Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
9technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative established
10pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $11463,616
12m. Iowa flood center
13For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
14of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $151,154,593
16n. College of nursing
17For employing additional instructors in the college of
18nursing to increase the number of students who graduate from
19the college of nursing:
.................................................. $202,800,000
213. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
22a. General university
23For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
24aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
25following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $26174,092,719
............................................... FTEs273,647.42
28For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
2930, 2024, the Iowa state university of science and technology
30shall not increase moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for
31implementing any programming, curricula, training, or related
32activities in furtherance of the university’s diversity,
33equity, and inclusion efforts.
34b. Agricultural experiment station
35For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
-19-1maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
2the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $329,462,535
............................................... FTEs4546.98
5c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
6economics
7For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
8and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
9miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
10full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1118,157,366
............................................... FTEs12385.34
13d. Preparing Iowa’s future ready workforce and fostering
14innovation
15For purposes of addressing the state’s workforce needs in
16the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
17by expanding degree and certificate programs in the areas of
18artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computer science,
19computer engineering, data science, software engineering, and
20other high-demand areas related to technology, and fostering
21innovation in the areas of digital agriculture, manufacturing,
22water quality, vaccine delivery technologies, and biosciences:
.................................................. $232,800,000
244. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
25a. General university
26For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
27aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
28following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2999,408,923
............................................... FTEs301,250.28
31For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
32June 30, 2024, the university of northern Iowa shall not
33increase moneys budgeted for the fiscal year for implementing
34any programming, curricula, training, or related activities
35in furtherance of the university’s diversity, equity, and
-20-1inclusion efforts.
2b. Real estate education program
3For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
4not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $5123,523
............................................... FTEs6.86
7c. Educators for Iowa
8For purposes of recruiting additional students to
9participate in educational opportunities that lead to teacher
10licensure:
.................................................. $111,500,000
12 Sec. 7. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
13the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30,
142024, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
15other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
16finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
17amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
18the projects within an average of six years.
19DIVISION IV
20sTANDING appropriations
21 Sec. 8. AT-RISK CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing
22appropriation in section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning
23July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, the amount appropriated
24from the general fund of the state to the department of
25education for programs for at-risk children under section
26279.51 shall be not more than $10,524,389. The amount of any
27reduction in this section shall be prorated among the programs
28specified in section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”,
29and “c”.
30 Sec. 9. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
31261.85, as amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, for the
32fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024,
33the amount appropriated from the general fund of the state
34to the college student aid commission of the department of
35education for the work-study program under section 261.85, as
-21-1amended by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, shall be zero.
2 Sec. 10. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023, are
3amended to read as follows:
41. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
5to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of fifty million
6one hundred eighteen thousand four hundred fifty-one million
7four hundred twenty-one thousand five hundred thirty-one
8 dollars for tuition grants to qualified students who are
9enrolled in accredited private institutions.
102. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
11to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of five hundred
12 one hundred eight thousand dollars for tuition grants for
13qualified students who are enrolled in eligible institutions.
14Of the moneys appropriated under this subsection, not more than
15one hundred thousand dollars annually shall be used for tuition
16grants to qualified students who are attending an eligible
17institution under section 261.9, subsection 3, paragraph “b”.
18DIVISION V
19diversity, equity, and inclusion
20 Sec. 11. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION EFFORTS — STUDY
21— HIRING FREEZE — USE OF MONEYS.
221. The state board of regents shall conduct a comprehensive
23study and review of the diversity, equity, and inclusion
24programs and efforts of each institution of higher learning
25under the state board’s control. The study and review must
26include but is not limited to an assessment of all of the
27following:
28a. Each institution of higher learning’s current diversity,
29equity, and inclusion programming, curricula, training, and
30related activities.
31b. The salary, benefits, and any other compensation paid to
32employees or individuals tasked with furthering an institution
33of higher learning’s diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
34c. Each institution of higher learning’s compliance with
35required applicable federal and state laws, rules, regulations,
-22-1court orders, settlement agreements, or executive orders
2related to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
3d. Each institution of higher learning’s contracts or
4grants requiring diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts,
5and the requirements of third-party accreditors or similar
6entities in order to assess whether and to what extent these
7efforts are aligned with the overall mission and purpose of the
8institution.
92. The state board of regents shall prepare a report
10containing its findings and recommendations to be considered
11by the state board during its November 2023 meeting. The
12state board of regents shall submit a final report containing
13findings and recommendations to the governor and the general
14assembly no later than December 1, 2023.
153. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending
16June 30, 2024, each institution of higher learning under the
17control of the state board of regents shall cease all hiring
18related to the institution’s diversity, equity, and inclusion
19efforts.
20DIVISION VI
21IOWA workforce grant and incentive program
22 Sec. 12. Section 84A.1B, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
23following new subsection:
24 NEW SUBSECTION. 17. Create, in collaboration with the state
25board of regents, a list of high-wage and high-demand jobs and
26corresponding academic majors offered by institutions of higher
27education governed by the state board of regents for purposes
28of the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program established
29under section 256.230. The workforce development board, in
30collaboration with the state board of regents, shall update the
31list at least once every two years. In creating a list under
32this subsection, the following criteria, at a minimum, apply:
33a. An entry-level annual salary of not less than forty
34thousand dollars.
35b. Educational attainment of a qualifying credential of
-23-1at least a bachelor’s degree, or attainment of an initial or
2intern Iowa teaching license issued under chapter 256 through
3a pathway to licensure offered by an institution of higher
4education under the control of the state board of regents or an
5accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9.
6c. At least one of any of the following:
7(1) Projected annual job openings of at least two hundred
8fifty during the next five years.
9(2) Projected annual growth in the number of job openings
10of at least one percent.
11 Sec. 13. NEW SECTION. 256.230 Iowa workforce grant and
12incentive program.
131. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
14otherwise requires:
15a. “Commission” means the college student aid commission.
16b. “Eligible institution” means an institution of higher
17learning governed by the state board of regents.
18c. “Eligible program” means any of the following:
19(1) A program of study or an academic major jointly approved
20by the workforce development board and the state board of
21regents pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 17. If a
22job is removed from the list created under section 84A.1B,
23subsection 17, an eligible student who received a grant for
24a program based on that job shall continue to receive the
25grant until the eligible program is completed as long as the
26student continuously enrolls and continues to meet all other
27eligibility requirements.
28(2) A teacher preparation program that leads to a bachelor’s
29degree, or initial or intern teaching license issued under this
30chapter.
31d. “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who has
32established financial need and who meets all of the following
33requirements:
34(1) Completes and submits application forms required by the
35commission, including the free application for federal student
-24-1aid, by the deadline prescribed by the commission.
2(2) Enrolls in at least three semester hours, or the
3equivalent, in an eligible program.
4(3) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined by
5the eligible institution.
6e. “Financial need” means the difference between the
7student’s financial resources available, including those
8available from the student’s parents as determined by a
9completed parents’ confidential statement, and the student’s
10anticipated expenses while attending an eligible institution.
11f. “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve semester
12hours or the equivalent.
13g. “Part-time” means enrollment in at least three semester
14hours or the equivalent but less than twelve semester hours or
15the equivalent.
162. Student eligibility. An eligible institution shall
17report promptly to the commission information requested to
18establish or verify student eligibility.
193. Grant limitations — requirements.
20a. A full-time eligible student may receive an Iowa
21workforce grant for not more than four semesters, or the
22equivalent, or until the eligible student completes the
23eligible program, whichever occurs first. A part-time
24eligible student may receive the grant for not more than eight
25semesters, or the equivalent, on a prorated basis, or until
26the eligible student completes the eligible program, whichever
27occurs first.
28b. The amount of an Iowa workforce grant to a full-time
29eligible student shall not exceed two thousand dollars per
30semester, or the equivalent. The amount of an Iowa workforce
31grant to a part-time eligible student shall be equal to the
32amount that would be awarded to a full-time student except that
33the commission shall prorate the amount based on the recipient
34student’s semester hour or equivalent enrollment.
35c. An Iowa workforce grant shall be awarded on an annual
-25-1basis, requiring reapplication by an eligible student each
2year. Payments under the grant shall be allocated equally
3among the semesters, or the equivalent, and paid upon
4certification by the eligible institution that the student
5meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”.
6d. If a grant recipient discontinues attendance before the
7end of any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving grant
8payments, the entire amount of any refund due that recipient,
9up to the full amount of grant payments made during that
10semester, or the equivalent, shall be paid by the eligible
11institution to the commission.
124. Annual submission of applications. To receive a renewal
13of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible student
14must annually submit a new application to the commission for
15reevaluation of eligibility.
165. Priority for grant awards. In making awards under this
17section, the commission shall give priority to:
18a. Applicants who received an award under this section in
19the prior academic year.
20b. Applicants with the least financial ability to pay,
21using a metric that ranks relative financial ability among all
22applicants.
236. Iowa workforce incentive payment. Notwithstanding the
24grant limitations in subsection 3, an individual who was an
25eligible student who received an Iowa workforce grant in the
26academic year in which the eligible program is completed, and
27who accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation
28in this state within six months of completing the eligible
29program, may apply for one incentive payment of up to two
30thousand dollars. The incentive payment shall be paid upon
31completion of twelve consecutive months of full-time employment
32in the aligned occupation in this state, following completion
33of the eligible program.
347. Commission’s duties and responsibilities. Subject to an
35appropriation of moneys by the general assembly for purposes
-26-1of this section, the commission shall administer the Iowa
2workforce grant and incentive program and shall do all of the
3following:
4a. Provide application forms for distribution to students by
5eligible institutions.
6b. Adopt rules under chapter 17A for administration of this
7section, including establishing the duties and responsibilities
8of eligible institutions under the program, defining residence
9and satisfactory academic progress for purposes of the program,
10determining financial need, and establishing procedures for
11grant and incentive payment application, processing, and
12approval. The rules shall provide for determining the priority
13awarding of grants and incentives if moneys available for
14purposes of this section are insufficient to pay all eligible
15applicants.
16c. Approve and award grants and incentive payments on an
17annual basis.
188. Fund created. An Iowa workforce grant and incentive
19program fund is created in the state treasury under the control
20of the commission. All moneys deposited or paid into the
21fund are appropriated to the commission to be used for grants
22and incentive payments awarded as provided in this section.
23Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain
24unencumbered or unobligated at the close of a fiscal year shall
25not revert but shall remain available for expenditure for the
26purposes designated. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection
272, interest or earnings on moneys in the fund shall be credited
28to the fund.
29DIVISION VII
30TASK FORCE — FUNDING FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AND DROPOUT
31PREVENTION PROGRAMS
32 Sec. 14. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — FUNDING FOR AT-RISK
33STUDENTS AND DROPOUT PREVENTION PROGRAMS — TASK FORCE.
341. The department of education shall convene and provide
35administrative support to a task force that shall study all of
-27-1the following:
2a. How schools currently utilize state funding for programs
3for at-risk students and dropout prevention programs.
4b. The effectiveness of programs for at-risk students and
5dropout prevention programs.
6c. Whether and to what extent state funding for programs
7for at-risk students and dropout prevention programs should
8be reallocated to direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
9graduates specialist.
10d. How to best utilize state funding for programs for
11at-risk students and dropout prevention programs.
122. Any expenses incurred by a member of the task force
13shall be the responsibility of the individual member or the
14respective entity represented by the member.
153. The task force shall submit its findings and
16recommendations to the general assembly in a report by December
1731, 2023.
18DIVISION VIII
19FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM
20 Sec. 15. Section 261.132, subsections 1 and 2, Code 2023,
21are amended to read as follows:
221. Definitions. As used in this section, unless the context
23otherwise requires:
24a. “Approved virtual institution” means a nonprofit
25institution of higher learning that satisfies all of the
26following requirements:
27(1) Is accredited by a national accrediting agency
28recognized by the United States department of education.
29(2) Provides instruction using exclusively a
30competency-based educational model.
31(3) Adopts a policy to require that the nonprofit
32institution of higher learning shall, by December 15 of each
33year, file a report with the governor and the general assembly
34providing information and statistics for the previous five
35academic years on the number of Iowa resident students per year
-28-1who are veterans who received education credit for military
2education, training, and service, that number as a percentage
3of veterans known to be enrolled at the nonprofit institution
4of higher learning, the average number of credits received by
5students, and the average number of credits applied towards the
6award or completion of a course of instruction, postsecondary
7diploma, degree, or other evidences of distinction. For
8purposes of this subparagraph, “veteran” means a veteran as
9defined in section 35.1 or a member of the reserve forces
10of the United States or the national guard as defined in
11section 29A.1 who has served at least one year of the member’s
12commitment and is eligible for or has exhausted federal
13veterans education benefits under 38 U.S.C.ch.30, 32, 33, or
1436, or 10 U.S.C.ch.1606 or 1607, respectively.
15a. b. “Commission” means the college student aid
16commission.
17b. c. “Eligible institution” means an institution of
18higher learning governed by the state board of regents, or an
19accredited private institution as defined in section 261.9,
20or an approved virtual institution, that meets all of the
21following criteria:
22(1) Applies to and is approved by the commission to
23participate in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
24program.
25(2) Requires eligible students to complete and file
26application forms required by the commission, apply for
27all available state and federal financial aid, apply to the
28eligible institution to participate in the program, attend
29orientation in person or virtually, register for classes
30with the assistance of an academic advisor, and participate
31in academic and career advising sessions required under the
32program.
33(3) Certifies that prior to participating in the program
34an eligible student has earned at least half of the credits
35necessary for a bachelor’s degree and is able to complete a
-29-1bachelor’s degree in an eligible program of study or academic
2major leading to a designated high-demand job in the prescribed
3grant time frame.
4(4) (3) Facilitates the assignment of a volunteer mentor
5or a mentor who is a member of the faculty of the eligible
6institution to each eligible student based on the eligible
7student’s interest. The A volunteer mentor shall have
8successfully passed a background investigation and a check of
9the national sex offender registry as required under section
1015H.10, subsection 2, and both the eligible student and the
11volunteer mentor shall have entered into a written agreement as
12provided in section 15H.10, subsection 3.
13(5) (4) Facilitates connections through campus career
14centers and services to internships and similar local, state,
15and federal programs.
16(6) (5) Markets the eligible institution’s eligible
17program and optional incentives, which may include but not be
18limited to credit for military experience, on the eligible
19institution’s internet site and to other relevant agencies
20and organizations as recommended by the college student
21aid commission, the commission on volunteer service, or the
22department of workforce development.
23(7) (6) Submits annually information and data regarding
24the eligible program operated by the eligible institution, the
25students and volunteer mentors participating in the eligible
26program, and statistics on employment outcomes for eligible
27program participants by industry, to the commission in the
28manner required by the commission.
29c. d. “Eligible program” means a program of study or an
30academic major jointly approved by the commission and the
31department of workforce development, in consultation with the
32eligible institution, that leads to a bachelor’s degree aligned
33with a high-demand job designated by the workforce development
34board pursuant to section 84A.1B, subsection 14. If the
35department removes a high-demand job from the list created
-30-1under section 84A.1B, subsection 14, an eligible student who
2received a grant for a program based on that high-demand
3job shall continue to receive the grant until achieving a
4bachelor’s degree as long as the student continues to meet all
5other eligibility requirements.
6d. e. “Eligible student” means an Iowa resident who meets
7all of the following requirements:
8(1) Has earned at least half of the credits necessary for a
9bachelor’s degree and is able to complete a bachelor’s degree
10in an eligible program of study or academic major leading to a
11designated high-demand job in the prescribed grant time frame.
12(2) (1) Completes and submits application forms required
13by the commission, including the free application for federal
14student aid; applies for all available state and federal
15financial aid; attends orientation in person or virtually;
16registers for classes with the assistance of an academic
17advisor; and participates in academic and career advising
18sessions required under the eligible program. To receive a
19renewal of a grant awarded under this section, an eligible
20student must annually submit a new application to the
21commission for reevaluation of eligibility.
22(3) Has not been enrolled in postsecondary education
23during the twenty-four months preceding the date on which the
24commission receives the individual’s application to participate
25in the program.
26(2) Is at least twenty-five years of age at the time the
27individual enrolls in an eligible program.
28(4) (3) Enrolls in at least six semester hours, or the
29equivalent, in an eligible program. However, an eligible
30student may enroll in fewer than six semester hours, or the
31equivalent, if the eligible student needs fewer than six
32semester hours of credit, or the equivalent, to achieve a
33bachelor’s degree under the eligible program.
34(5) (4) Is making satisfactory academic progress as defined
35by the eligible institution.
-31- 1(6) (5) Remains continuously enrolled unless granted a
2leave of absence by the eligible institution based on criteria
3adopted by rule by the commission.
4e. f. “Full-time” means enrollment in at least twelve
5semester hours or the equivalent.
6f. g. “Part-time” means enrollment in at least six but less
7than twelve semester hours or the equivalent.
82. Allowable activities. An eligible student may work with
9an assigned volunteer mentor, or a mentor who is a member of
10the faculty of the eligible institution, to help the student
11meet the requirements of this section or the requirements of
12an eligible program, identify and participate in work-based
13learning opportunities with the approval of the eligible
14institution, and make other career-related connections.
15 Sec. 16. Section 261.132, subsection 3, paragraph c, Code
162023, is amended to read as follows:
17c. A future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant shall be
18awarded on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by an
19eligible student each year. Payments under the grant shall be
20allocated equally among the semesters, or the equivalent, and
21paid upon certification by the eligible institution that the
22student meets the requirements of subsection 1, paragraph “d”
23“e”.
24 Sec. 17. Section 261.132, subsection 4, paragraph d, Code
252023, is amended to read as follows:
26d. Transmit to the department of workforce development the
27compilation of information, data, and statistics submitted in
28accordance with subsection 1, paragraph “b” “c”, subparagraph
29(7) (6), for the annual report required under section 84A.1B.
30 Sec. 18. Section 261.132, subsection 6, Code 2023, is
31amended by striking the subsection.
32 Sec. 19. APPROVED VIRTUAL INSTITUTIONS —
33APPLICATIONS. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and
34ending June 30, 2024, an approved virtual institution may apply
35to the college student aid commission to participate in the
-32-1future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program established
2pursuant to section 261.132 in the current academic year.
3DIVISION IX
4All Iowa opportunity scholarship PROGRAM
5 Sec. 20. Section 261.87, subsection 1, paragraph b,
6unnumbered paragraph 1, Code 2023, is amended to read as
7follows:
8“Eligible foster care student” means a person under
9twenty-six years of age who has a high school diploma or a high
10school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A and is described
11by any of the following:
12 Sec. 21. Section 261.87, subsection 2, paragraph f, Code
132023, is amended to read as follows:
14f. (1) Begins Except as provided in subparagraph (2),
15begins enrollment at an eligible institution within two
16academic years of graduation from high school or receipt of
17a high school equivalency diploma under chapter 259A and
18continuously receives awards as a full-time or part-time
19student to maintain eligibility. However, the student may
20defer or suspend participation in the program for up to two
21years in order to pursue obligations that meet conditions
22established by the commission by rule or to fulfill military
23obligations.
24(2) The requirements of subparagraph (1) do not apply to an
25eligible foster care student.
26 Sec. 22. APPLICABILITY. This division of this Act applies
27to applications submitted under the all Iowa opportunity
28scholarship program established pursuant to section 261.87
29before, on, or after the effective date of this division of
30this Act.
31DIVISION X
32EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — CORRECTIONS
33 Sec. 23. Section 257.11B, subsection 2, paragraph a,
34subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (c), as enacted by 2023
35Iowa Acts, House File 68, section 7, is amended to read as
-33-1follows:
2(c) A resident pupil who is eligible to enroll in grades one
3through twelve and was enrolled in a nonpublic school for the
4school year immediately preceding the school year for which the
5education savings account payment is requested if the pupil’s
6household has an annual income less than or equal to three
7hundred percent of the most recently revised poverty income
8guidelines published by the United States department of health
9and human services.
10 Sec. 24. Section 257.46, subsection 3, Code 2023, as amended
11by 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68, section 16, is amended to
12read as follows:
133. If any portion of the gifted and talented program budget
14remains unexpended at the end of the budget year, the remainder
15shall be carried over to the subsequent budget year and added
16to the gifted and talented program budget for that year. At
17the end of a fiscal year beginning on or after July 1, 2022,
18the school district may use all or a portion of funds for
19the purposes authorized under section 257.10, subsection 9,
20paragraph “d”.
21 Sec. 25. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
22deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
23 Sec. 26. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. This division of this
24Act applies retroactively to January 24, 2023.
25DIVISION XI
26EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — DEPOSIT OF moneys
27 Sec. 27. EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — DEPOSIT OF
28MONEYS. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
29contrary, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and
30ending June 30, 2024, moneys in the education savings account
31fund established in section 257.11B, as enacted by 2023 Iowa
32Acts, House File 68, may be deposited into an account at any
33financial institution, including but not limited to financial
34institutions outside the state of Iowa, if such deposits
35are adequately protected and necessary for the effective
-34-1administration of the education savings account program. All
2liability protections of sections 12C.8 and 12C.24 apply in
3connection with any such deposits as if the deposits were made
4in compliance with chapter 12C.
5DIVISION XII
6GAP TUITION ASSISTANCE
7 Sec. 28. Section 260I.3, subsections 2 and 5, Code 2023, are
8amended by striking the subsections.
9 Sec. 29. Section 260I.4, subsections 1, 5, 6, and 7, Code
102023, are amended by striking the subsections.
11 Sec. 30. Section 260I.5, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended
12to read as follows:
132. Direct training costs and support services.
14 Sec. 31. Section 260I.6, subsection 1, unnumbered paragraph
151, Code 2023, is amended to read as follows:
16The program is not offered for credit, but is aligned with
17a certificate, diploma, or degree for credit, is either not
18offered for credit or is offered for short-term credit that is
19not eligible under the federal Pell grant program, and does any
20of the following:
21DIVISION XIII
22STATE GOVERNMENT REALIGNMENT — MODIFICATIONS
23 Sec. 32. Section 256.103, as enacted by 2023 Iowa Acts,
24Senate File 514, section 2480, is amended to read as follows:
25256.103 Employees — contracts — termination and discharge
26procedures.
27Sections 279.12 through 279.19 and section 279.27 apply to
28employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and
29visually impaired program and employees of the Iowa school for
30the deaf, who are licensed pursuant to subchapter VII, part 3.
31In following those sections in chapter 279, the references to
32boards of directors of school districts shall be interpreted to
33apply to the department.
34 Sec. 33. Section 258.6, subsection 1, Code 2023, as amended
35by 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, section 2529, is amended
-35-1to read as follows:
21. “Approved career and technical education program” means
3a career and technical education program offered by a school
4district or community college and approved by the bureau
5 department which meets the standards for career and technical
6education programs adopted by the state board under this part.
7 Sec. 34. 2023 Iowa Acts, Senate File 514, section 2514,
8subsection 1, is amended to read as follows:
91. The property and records in the custody of the state
10board of regents relating to the Iowa braille and sight saving
11school, the Iowa school for the deaf, the Iowa educational
12services for the blind and visually impaired program, the hall
13of fame for distinguished graduates at the Iowa braille and
14sight saving school, and the hall of fame for distinguished
15graduates at the Iowa school for the deaf shall be transferred
16to the department of education.
17DIVISION XIV
18STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION — FINE ARTS BEGINNING TEACHER
19MENTORING PROGRAM
20 Sec. 35. Section 256.34, subsection 2, Code 2023, is amended
21to read as follows:
222. Program criteria shall include a required match of one
23dollar provided by the organization contracting to deliver
24services under subsection 1 for each dollar provided to the
25organization by the department. Moneys in the fund established
26under subsection 6 shall not be disbursed until the department
27receives evidence that the organization meets or will meet
28the match requirement. The department may consider in-kind
29contributions received by the organization for matching
30purposes.
31 Sec. 36. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
32e, f, and g, Code 2023, are amended to read as follows:
33a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
34ending June 30, 2023 2024, to the department, the amount of
35five hundred eight thousand two hundred fifty dollars for the
-36-1issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
2with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated under this
3paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
4be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
5accordance with section 256.45.
6b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
7ending June 30, 2023 2024, up to seven hundred twenty-eight
8thousand two hundred sixteen dollars to the department for
9purposes of implementing the professional development program
10requirements of section 284.6, assistance in developing model
11evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to
12section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and the evaluator
13training program in section 284.10. A portion of the funds
14allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may
15be used by the department for administrative purposes and for
16not more than four full-time equivalent positions.
17c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023,
18and ending June 30, 2023 2024, an amount up to one million
19seventy-seven thousand eight hundred ten dollars to the
20department for the establishment of teacher development
21academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10. A
22portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes
23of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes.
24e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
25ending June 30, 2023 2024, to the department an amount up to
26twenty-five fifty thousand dollars for purposes of the fine
27arts beginning teacher mentoring program established under
28section 256.34.
29f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 2023, and
30ending June 30, 2023 2024, to the department an amount up
31to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
32dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
33in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
34implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
35pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
-37-1not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
2education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
3technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
4training and staff development, and the contracting of external
5expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
6of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
7districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
8students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
9department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
10department for administrative purposes and for not more than
11five full-time equivalent positions.
12g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023 2024, and
13for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department, ten
14million dollars for purposes of implementing the supplemental
15assistance for high-need schools provisions of section 284.11.
16Annually, of the moneys allocated to the department for
17purposes of this paragraph, up to one hundred thousand dollars
18may be used by the department for administrative purposes and
19for not more than one full-time equivalent position.
20DIVISION XV
21EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND PROGRAM-SHARING PROPERTY TAX LEVY
22 Sec. 37. Section 260C.28, subsection 2, Code 2023, is
23amended to read as follows:
242. However, the board of directors may annually certify
25for levy a tax on taxable property in the merged area at a
26rate in excess of the three cents per thousand dollars of
27assessed valuation specified under subsection 1 if the excess
28tax levied does not cause the total rate certified to exceed a
29rate of nine cents per thousand dollars of assessed valuation,
30and the excess revenue generated is used for purposes of
31program sharing between community colleges or for the purchase
32of instructional equipment. Programs that are shared shall
33be designed to increase student access to community college
34programs and to achieve efficiencies in program delivery at the
35community colleges, including, but not limited to, the programs
-38-1described under section 260C.46. Prior to expenditure of the
2excess revenues generated under this subsection, the board of
3directors shall obtain the approval of the director of the
4department of education.
5 Sec. 38. EFFECTIVE DATE. This division of this Act, being
6deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
7DIVISION XVI
8ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM — REPEAL
9 Sec. 39. Section 84A.6, Code 2023, is amended by adding the
10following new subsection:
11 NEW SUBSECTION. 4. a. The department of workforce
12development, in consultation with the department of education,
13shall establish a system that allows the department of
14education, school districts, charter schools, area education
15agencies, and accredited nonpublic schools to post job openings
16on an internet site. The system must include a mechanism for
17the electronic submission of job openings for posting on the
18internet site. The system and each job posting on the internet
19site must include a statement that an employer submitting a job
20opening for posting on the internet site will not discriminate
21in hiring on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin,
22gender, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, gender
23identity, religion, marital status, or status as a veteran.
24b. The department of education, school districts, charter
25schools, and area education agencies shall submit all job
26openings to the department of workforce development for posting
27on the internet site. An accredited nonpublic school may
28submit job openings to the department of workforce development
29for posting on the internet site.
30c. This subsection shall not be construed to do any of the
31following:
32(1) Prohibit any employer from advertising job openings and
33recruiting employees independently of the internet site.
34(2) Prohibit any employer from using another method of
35advertising job openings or another applicant tracking system
-39-1in addition to the system.
2(3) Provide the department of workforce development with
3any regulatory authority in the hiring process or hiring
4decisions of any employer.
5 Sec. 40. REPEAL. Section 256.27, Code 2023, is repealed.
6EXPLANATION
7The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
8the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
9This bill relates to and makes appropriations to the
10education system. The bill appropriates moneys for FY
112023-2024 from the general fund of the state and other funds to
12the department for the blind, the department of education, and
13the state board of regents and its institutions. The bill is
14organized by divisions.
15DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND. The bill appropriates moneys to
16the department for the blind for its administration.
17DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. The bill appropriates moneys to
18the department of education for purposes of the department’s
19general administration; career and technical education
20administration; public broadcasting division; career and
21technical education reimbursement; school food service;
22expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
23Education Improvement Act birth through age three services;
24early head start projects; the student achievement and teacher
25quality program; statewide student assessment; statewide
26clearinghouse to expand work-based learning; postsecondary
27summer classes for high school students program; jobs
28for America’s graduates specialists; attendance center
29performance/general internet site and data system support;
30successful progression for early readers; an early warning
31system for literacy; the Iowa reading research center; computer
32science professional development incentive fund; children’s
33mental health school-based training and support; for school
34districts for students with intellectual and developmental
35disabilities; distribution to the midwestern higher education
-40-1compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation; community
2colleges; the Iowa school for the deaf and Iowa braille and
3sight saving school; the science, technology, engineering, and
4mathematics collaborative initiative; the therapeutic classroom
5incentive fund; the payment of claims for reimbursement
6submitted for therapeutic classroom transportation; and the
7LEAD-K program.
8The bill includes appropriations to the department of
9education for the college student aid commission for general
10administrative purposes, administration of the future ready
11Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship program, the
12health care professional recruitment program, the national
13guard service scholarship program, the all Iowa opportunity
14scholarship program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural
15Iowa primary care loan repayment program, the health care
16loan repayment program, the rural veterinarian loan repayment
17program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar
18scholarship program, the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
19grant program, the mental health professional loan repayment
20program, and the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program.
21The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa skilled worker
22and job creation fund to the department of education.
23STATE BOARD OF REGENTS. The bill appropriates moneys to
24the state board of regents for the board office, universities’
25general operating budgets, the western Iowa regents resource
26center, the state university of Iowa, Iowa state university of
27science and technology, and the university of northern Iowa.
28STANDING APPROPRIATIONS. For FY 2023-2024, the bill limits
29the standing appropriation for at-risk children under Code
30section 279.51 and the work-study program under Code section
31261.85, reduces the standing appropriation for tuition grants
32for qualified students enrolled in eligible institutions
33under Code section 261.25(2), and increases the standing
34appropriation for tuition grants to qualified students
35enrolled in accredited private institutions under Code section
-41-1261.25(1).
2DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. The bill requires the
3state board of regents to conduct a comprehensive study and
4review of the diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and
5efforts of each institution of higher learning under the state
6board’s control. The bill establishes the components the study
7and review is to include.
8The bill requires the state board of regents to prepare
9a report containing its findings and recommendations to be
10considered by the state board during its November 2023 meeting.
11Additionally, the bill requires the state board of regents to
12submit a final report containing findings and recommendations
13to the governor and the general assembly no later than December
141, 2023.
15The bill requires an institution of higher learning
16under the control of the state board of regents to cease all
17associated hiring in FY 2023-2024.
18IOWA WORKFORCE GRANT AND INCENTIVE PROGRAM. The bill
19establishes the Iowa workforce grant and incentive program
20(WGIP) within the college student aid commission (commission),
21subject to an appropriation of moneys by the general assembly.
22The bill provides that a full-time eligible student may
23receive an annual grant under the WGIP for not more than four
24semesters or until the eligible student completes the eligible
25program, whichever occurs first. The bill also provides that a
26part-time eligible student may receive an annual grant under
27the WGIP for not more than eight semesters, on a prorated
28basis, or until the eligible student completes the eligible
29program, whichever occurs first. The bill establishes that
30the maximum amount of a grant under the WGIP to a full-time
31eligible student shall not exceed $2,000 per semester, and
32the maximum amount of a grant under the WGIP to a part-time
33eligible student shall be prorated based on the part-time
34eligible student’s semester hour enrollment. The bill requires
35eligible students to submit new applications under the WGIP to
-42-1the commission annually for reevaluation of eligibility. The
2bill provides that if a grant recipient discontinues attendance
3before the end of any semester, the eligible institution is
4required to pay to the commission the entire amount of any
5refund due to that recipient, up to the full amount of the
6grant payments made during the semester.
7When making awards under the WGIP, the bill requires the
8commission to give priority to applicants who received an
9award in the prior academic year and applicants with the least
10financial ability to pay.
11The bill provides that an individual who was an eligible
12student who received a grant under the WGIP in the academic
13year in which the eligible program is completed, and who
14accepts and begins employment in an aligned occupation in this
15state within six months of completing the eligible program,
16may apply to the commission for one incentive payment of up to
17$2,000. The bill establishes that the commission shall pay the
18incentive payment upon the successful applicant’s completion of
1912 consecutive months of employment in this state.
20The bill establishes an Iowa workforce grant and incentive
21program fund in the state treasury under the control of the
22commission. The bill provides that all moneys deposited or
23paid into the fund are appropriated to the commission to be
24used for awarding grants and incentive payments under the WGIP.
25The bill defines “commission”, “eligible institution”,
26“eligible program”, “eligible student”, “financial need”,
27“full-time”, and “part-time”.
28The bill requires the Iowa workforce development board, in
29collaboration with the state board of regents, to create a list
30of high-wage and high-demand jobs and corresponding academic
31majors offered by institutions of higher education governed by
32the state board of regents for purposes of the WGIP. The bill
33establishes the criteria for inclusion on the list. The bill
34requires the Iowa workforce development board, in collaboration
35with the state board of regents, to update the list at least
-43-1once every two years.
2TASK FORCE — FUNDING FOR AT-RISK STUDENTS AND DROPOUT
3PREVENTION PROGRAMS. The bill requires the department of
4education to convene and provide administrative support to a
5task force. The bill establishes that the task force is to
6study certain specified issues related to programs for at-risk
7students and dropout prevention programs.
8FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE GRANT PROGRAM. The
9future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant program provides
10tuition support to eligible students who have completed more
11than two years of a four-year degree in a high-demand field.
12The program provides a minimum of $1,000 in tuition support
13for eligible students who go back to school at eligible
14institutions to finish an eligible program.
15The bill modifies the definition of “eligible institution”
16under the program to include approved virtual institutions, as
17defined in the bill. The bill also modifies the definition
18of “eligible institution” to remove the requirement that the
19eligible institution certify that prior to participating in
20the program an eligible student has earned at least half of
21the credits necessary for a bachelor’s degree and is able to
22complete a bachelor’s degree in an eligible program of study
23or academic major leading to a designated high-demand job in
24the prescribed grant time frame.
25The bill modifies the definition of “eligible student” to
26remove the requirement that the eligible student has earned at
27least half of the credits necessary for a bachelor’s degree and
28is able to complete a bachelor’s degree in an eligible program
29of study or academic major leading to a designated high-demand
30job in the prescribed grant time frame. Current law requires
31that an eligible student under the program must not have been
32enrolled in postsecondary education during the 24 months
33preceding the date on which the college student aid commission
34receives the individual’s application to participate in the
35program. The bill strikes this requirement and replaces it
-44-1with a requirement that the eligible student must be at least
225 years of age at the time the student enrolls in an eligible
3program.
4The bill strikes a provision that prohibits new awards from
5the grant program.
6ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP. The bill modifies several
7provisions of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program,
8including modifying the definition of “eligible foster care
9student” and modifying eligibility requirements under the
10program. The bill provides that these provisions apply to
11applications submitted under the program before, on, or after
12the effective date of this division of the bill.
13EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — CORRECTIONS. The bill
14makes corrections to 2023 Iowa Acts, House File 68. These
15provisions of the bill are effective upon enactment and apply
16retroactively to January 24, 2023.
17EDUCATION SAVINGS ACCOUNTS — DEPOSIT OF MONEYS. The
18bill allows moneys in the education savings account fund to
19be deposited into an account at any financial institution,
20including financial institutions outside the state of Iowa,
21if such deposits are adequately protected and necessary for
22the effective administration of the education savings account
23program.
24GAP TUITION ASSISTANCE. The bill modifies the provisions
25of the gap tuition assistance program to eliminate certain
26requirements and make other changes related to coverage for
27tuition assistance and eligible certificate programs.
28STATE GOVERNMENT REALIGNMENT — MODIFICATIONS. The bill
29provides that certain provisions applicable to school district
30employees also apply to employees of the Iowa educational
31services for the blind and visually impaired program. The bill
32requires the state board of regents to transfer all property
33and records in its custody related to the Iowa educational
34services for the blind and visually impaired program to the
35department of education.
-45- 1The bill modifies the definition of “approved career and
2technical education program” for purposes of the career and
3technical education program.
4STATE PROGRAM ALLOCATION — FINE ARTS BEGINNING TEACHER
5MENTORING PROGRAM. The bill allows the department of education
6to consider in-kind contributions received by an organization
7described in Code section 256.34 (fine arts beginning teacher
8mentoring program) for matching purposes.
9Current Code section 284.13 establishes how moneys
10appropriated for purposes of the student achievement and
11teacher quality program are to be allocated. The bill extends
12the allocations established pursuant to Code section 284.13
13to FY 2023-2024, and increases the allocations for the fine
14arts beginning teacher mentoring program. The bill provides
15that beginning in FY 2024-2025 rather than FY 2023-2024, of the
16moneys appropriated for purposes of the student achievement and
17teacher quality program, the final priority for the allocation
18is $10 million for purposes of implementing the supplemental
19assistance for high-need schools provisions of Code section
20284.11.
21EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT AND PROGRAM-SHARING PROPERTY TAX LEVY.
22 Current law provides that the board of directors of a community
23college may certify for a levy a tax on taxable property in
24the merged area at a rate not exceeding 3 cents per $1,000 of
25assessed valuation for equipment replacement for the community
26college. Current law also allows the board of directors to
27certify for a levy on taxable property in the merged area at a
28rate in excess of 3 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation if
29the excess tax levied does not cause the total rate certified
30to exceed 9 cents per $1,000 of assessed valuation and if the
31revenue generated by the levy is used for, among other things,
32the purchase of instructional equipment. The bill modifies
33this provision to allow for the revenue generated by the levy
34to be used for the purchase of equipment.
35These provisions of the bill take effect upon enactment.
-46- 1ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM — REPEAL. The bill requires
2the department of workforce development, in consultation with
3the department of education, to establish a system that allows
4the department of education, school districts, charter schools,
5area education agencies, and accredited nonpublic schools to
6post job openings on an internet site. The bill establishes
7requirements related to the system and the internet site.
8The bill repeals Code section 256.27, which provides for the
9department of education’s operation of an online state job
10posting system.
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