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Senate File 150 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to supplementary weighting for limited English
2proficient students and including effective date and
3applicability provisions.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 257.31, subsection 5, paragraph j, Code
22017, is amended to read as follows:
3j. Unusual need to continue providing a program or other
4special assistance to non-English speaking limited English
5proficient pupils after the expiration of the five-year period
6of years specified in section 280.4.
7 Sec. 2. Section 280.4, subsection 3, Code 2017, is amended
8to read as follows:
93. a. In order to provide funds for the excess costs of
10instruction of limited English proficient students specified
11in paragraph “b” above the costs of instruction of pupils in
12a regular curriculum, students identified as limited English
13proficient shall be assigned an additional weighting of
14twenty-two hundredths, and that weighting shall be included in
15the weighted enrollment of the school district of residence for
16a period not exceeding five the period of years specified in
17paragraph “b”. However, the school budget review committee may
18grant supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount to
19a school district to continue funding a program for students
20after the expiration of the five-year specified period of
21years.
22b. (1) For students first determined to be limited English
23proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July
241, 2010, but before July 1, 2017, the additional weighting
25provided under paragraph “a” shall be included in the weighted
26enrollment of the school district of residence for a cumulative
27period of time not exceeding five years beginning with the
28budget year for which the student was first determined to be
29limited English proficient. The five years of eligibility
30for the additional weighting need not be consecutive and
31a student’s eligibility for the additional weighting is
32transferable to another district of residence.
33(2) For students first determined to be limited English
34proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1,
352017, the additional weighting provided under paragraph “a”
-1-1 shall be included in the weighted enrollment of the school
2district of residence for a period not exceeding seven years
3beginning with the budget year for which the student was
4first determined to be limited English proficient. The seven
5years of eligibility for the additional weighting need not be
6consecutive and a student’s eligibility for the additional
7weighting is transferable to another district of residence.
8 Sec. 3. Section 282.18, subsection 7, Code 2017, is amended
9to read as follows:
107. A pupil participating in open enrollment shall be
11counted, for state school foundation aid purposes, in the
12pupil’s district of residence. A pupil’s residence, for
13purposes of this section, means a residence under section
14282.1. The board of directors of the district of residence
15shall pay to the receiving district the sum of the state cost
16per pupil for the previous school year plus either the teacher
17leadership supplement state cost per pupil for the previous
18fiscal year as provided in section 257.9 or the teacher
19leadership supplement foundation aid for the previous fiscal
20year as provided in section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “e”,
21if both the district of residence and the receiving district
22are receiving such supplements, plus any moneys received for
23the pupil as a result of the non-English speaking limited
24English proficient weighting under section 280.4, subsection
253, for the previous school year multiplied by the state cost
26per pupil for the previous year. If the pupil participating in
27open enrollment is also an eligible pupil under section 261E.6,
28the receiving district shall pay the tuition reimbursement
29amount to an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in
30section 261E.7.
31 Sec. 4. Section 282.18, subsection 15, paragraph a, Code
322017, is amended to read as follows:
33a. If a request under this section is for transfer to the
34research and development school, as described in chapter 256G,
35the student who is the subject of the request shall be included
-2-1in the basic enrollment of the student’s district of residence
2and the board of directors of the district of residence shall
3pay to the research and development school the state cost per
4pupil for the previous school year, plus any moneys received
5for the pupil as a result of the non-English speaking limited
6English proficient weighting under section 280.4, subsection
73, for the previous school year multiplied by the state cost
8per pupil for the previous year.
9 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of
10immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
11 Sec. 6. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget
12years beginning on or after July 1, 2017.
13EXPLANATION
14The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
15the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
16This bill relates to limited English proficient education by
17increasing the number of years for the supplementary weighting
18for limited English proficient students.
19Current Code section 280.4 provides supplementary weighting
20for the excess costs of instruction of limited English
21proficient students. The current amount of the supplementary
22weighting for students identified as limited English proficient
23is 0.22 per student. The weighting is provided for those
24students first determined to be limited English proficient for
25a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, and may be
26included in the weighted enrollment of the school district for
27a period not exceeding five years.
28The bill provides that for students first determined to be
29limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or
30after July 1, 2010, but before July 1, 2017, the additional
31weighting may be included for a period not exceeding five
32years. For students first determined to be limited English
33proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1,
342017, the additional weighting may be included for a period
35not exceeding seven years. Similar to current law governing
-3-1students first determined to be limited English proficient for
2a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, but before
3July 1, 2017, the period of seven years need not be consecutive
4and is transferable to another district of residence.
5The bill also makes statutory changes to provide uniformity
6in referring to limited English proficient pupils.
7The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school
8budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2017.
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2proficient students and including effective date and
3applicability provisions.
4BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1 Section 1. Section 257.31, subsection 5, paragraph j, Code
22017, is amended to read as follows:
3j. Unusual need to continue providing a program or other
4special assistance to non-English speaking limited English
5proficient pupils after the expiration of the five-year period
6of years specified in section 280.4.
7 Sec. 2. Section 280.4, subsection 3, Code 2017, is amended
8to read as follows:
93. a. In order to provide funds for the excess costs of
10instruction of limited English proficient students specified
11in paragraph “b” above the costs of instruction of pupils in
12a regular curriculum, students identified as limited English
13proficient shall be assigned an additional weighting of
14twenty-two hundredths, and that weighting shall be included in
15the weighted enrollment of the school district of residence for
16a period not exceeding five the period of years specified in
17paragraph “b”. However, the school budget review committee may
18grant supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount to
19a school district to continue funding a program for students
20after the expiration of the five-year specified period of
21years.
22b. (1) For students first determined to be limited English
23proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July
241, 2010, but before July 1, 2017, the additional weighting
25provided under paragraph “a” shall be included in the weighted
26enrollment of the school district of residence for a cumulative
27period of time not exceeding five years beginning with the
28budget year for which the student was first determined to be
29limited English proficient. The five years of eligibility
30for the additional weighting need not be consecutive and
31a student’s eligibility for the additional weighting is
32transferable to another district of residence.
33(2) For students first determined to be limited English
34proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1,
352017, the additional weighting provided under paragraph “a”
-1-1 shall be included in the weighted enrollment of the school
2district of residence for a period not exceeding seven years
3beginning with the budget year for which the student was
4first determined to be limited English proficient. The seven
5years of eligibility for the additional weighting need not be
6consecutive and a student’s eligibility for the additional
7weighting is transferable to another district of residence.
8 Sec. 3. Section 282.18, subsection 7, Code 2017, is amended
9to read as follows:
107. A pupil participating in open enrollment shall be
11counted, for state school foundation aid purposes, in the
12pupil’s district of residence. A pupil’s residence, for
13purposes of this section, means a residence under section
14282.1. The board of directors of the district of residence
15shall pay to the receiving district the sum of the state cost
16per pupil for the previous school year plus either the teacher
17leadership supplement state cost per pupil for the previous
18fiscal year as provided in section 257.9 or the teacher
19leadership supplement foundation aid for the previous fiscal
20year as provided in section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “e”,
21if both the district of residence and the receiving district
22are receiving such supplements, plus any moneys received for
23the pupil as a result of the non-English speaking limited
24English proficient weighting under section 280.4, subsection
253, for the previous school year multiplied by the state cost
26per pupil for the previous year. If the pupil participating in
27open enrollment is also an eligible pupil under section 261E.6,
28the receiving district shall pay the tuition reimbursement
29amount to an eligible postsecondary institution as provided in
30section 261E.7.
31 Sec. 4. Section 282.18, subsection 15, paragraph a, Code
322017, is amended to read as follows:
33a. If a request under this section is for transfer to the
34research and development school, as described in chapter 256G,
35the student who is the subject of the request shall be included
-2-1in the basic enrollment of the student’s district of residence
2and the board of directors of the district of residence shall
3pay to the research and development school the state cost per
4pupil for the previous school year, plus any moneys received
5for the pupil as a result of the non-English speaking limited
6English proficient weighting under section 280.4, subsection
73, for the previous school year multiplied by the state cost
8per pupil for the previous year.
9 Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. This Act, being deemed of
10immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
11 Sec. 6. APPLICABILITY. This Act applies to school budget
12years beginning on or after July 1, 2017.
13EXPLANATION
14The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
15the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
16This bill relates to limited English proficient education by
17increasing the number of years for the supplementary weighting
18for limited English proficient students.
19Current Code section 280.4 provides supplementary weighting
20for the excess costs of instruction of limited English
21proficient students. The current amount of the supplementary
22weighting for students identified as limited English proficient
23is 0.22 per student. The weighting is provided for those
24students first determined to be limited English proficient for
25a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, and may be
26included in the weighted enrollment of the school district for
27a period not exceeding five years.
28The bill provides that for students first determined to be
29limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or
30after July 1, 2010, but before July 1, 2017, the additional
31weighting may be included for a period not exceeding five
32years. For students first determined to be limited English
33proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1,
342017, the additional weighting may be included for a period
35not exceeding seven years. Similar to current law governing
-3-1students first determined to be limited English proficient for
2a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, but before
3July 1, 2017, the period of seven years need not be consecutive
4and is transferable to another district of residence.
5The bill also makes statutory changes to provide uniformity
6in referring to limited English proficient pupils.
7The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school
8budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2017.
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