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Senate File 511 - IntroducedA Bill ForAn Act 1relating to the funding of, the operation of, and
2appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4education, and the state board of regents, and providing for
5related matters.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2017-2018 APPROPRIATIONS
3DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
4 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from
5the general fund of the state to the department for the blind
6for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June
730, 2018, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $122,187,342
............................................... FTEs1388.00
14COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
15 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
16state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
17beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
18amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19purposes designated:
201. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
21For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24429,279
............................................... FTEs253.95
262. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
27For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
28established pursuant to section 261.115:
.................................................. $29400,973
303. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
31For purposes of providing national guard educational
32assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $333,100,000
344. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
35a. For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program
-1-1established in section 261.112:
.................................................. $2200,000
3b. The commission shall not provide loan forgiveness
4under the program to any new applicant, but may renew loan
5forgiveness for an applicant who continues to meet the
6eligibility requirements of section 261.112.
75. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
8a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
9program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $102,840,854
11b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, if the moneys
12appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
13commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
14program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
15section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
162017, include accredited private institutions as defined in
17section 261.9.
186. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
19For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
20pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $21400,000
227. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
23For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
24program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $251,124,502
268. HEALTH CARE-RELATED LOAN PROGRAM
27For purposes of the health care-related loan program
28established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $29200,000
30 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
31261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
32fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
33beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, may be used
34for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
35established in section 261.73.
-2-1 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
2261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending
3June 30, 2018, the amount appropriated from the general fund
4of the state to the college student aid commission for the
5work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
6DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
7 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of
8the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
9beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
10amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
11purposes designated:
121. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
13a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15equivalent positions:
.................................................. $165,964,047
............................................... FTEs1781.67
18b. By January 15, 2018, the department shall submit
19a written report to the general assembly detailing the
20department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
21expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
22July 1, 2017.
232. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
24For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
26equivalent positions:
.................................................. $27598,197
............................................... FTEs2811.50
293. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
30a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $335,625,675
............................................... FTEs34255.00
35For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
-3-1with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
2to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
3job placement and retention services for individuals with
4significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
5January 15, 2018, the division shall submit a written report to
6the general assembly on the division’s outreach efforts with
7community rehabilitation program providers.
8b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
9with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
10independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
11than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $1284,823
............................................... FTEs131.00
14c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
15established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $16138,506
17d. For costs associated with centers for independent
18living:
.................................................. $1986,457
204. STATE LIBRARY
21a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $242,530,063
............................................... FTEs2529.00
26b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
27256.57:
.................................................. $282,464,823
295. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
30For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
31and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
32full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $337,589,415
............................................... FTEs3486.00
356. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
-4- 1For reimbursement for career and technical education
2expenditures made by secondary schools:
.................................................. $32,630,134
4Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to
5reimburse school districts for career and technical education
6expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards
7set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
87. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
9For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
10shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
11salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
12for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $132,176,797
............................................... FTEs1420.58
158. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
16For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
17the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $1822,162,799
19a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
20grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and
21ending June 30, 2018, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
22the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
23activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
24may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
25purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
26of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
27subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
28for the reimbursement of staff.
29b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
30deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
31early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
32to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
33programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
34used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
35The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
-5-1of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical
2assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
3including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
4the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
5improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
6early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
7use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
8formula, grants, or other means.
9c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
10deposit in the school ready children grants account of
11the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
12support of professional development and training activities
13for persons working in early care, health, and education by
14the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
15the professional development component groups maintained by
16the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
17section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
18childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
19professional development and training activities agreed upon by
20the parties participating in the collaboration.
219. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
22a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
23Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
24108-446, as amended to January 1, 2017, birth through age three
25services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
26those services:
.................................................. $271,721,400
28b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
29$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
30clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
31to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
32born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
3310. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
34a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $35574,500
-6- 1b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
2used for implementation and expansion of early head start
3pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
4emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
5age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
6The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
7healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
8infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
9given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
10and received state funding to administer an early head start
11project.
1211. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
13a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
14to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
15authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $16650,214
17b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per
18pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
19resident public school pupils.
2012. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
21For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
22program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
23than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $243,395,667
............................................... FTEs252.00
2613. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
27For school districts to provide direct services to the
28most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school
29districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
30graduates specialist:
.................................................. $31666,188
3214. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
33DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
34For administration of a process for school districts to
35establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
-7-1performance of each attendance center operated by the district
2in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
3report card for each attendance center, for internet site
4and data system support, and for not more than the following
5full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6250,000
............................................... FTEs72.00
815. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
9For purposes of administering the online state job posting
10system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $11230,000
1216. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
13For distribution to school districts for implementation
14of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
15progression for early readers:
.................................................. $167,824,782
1717. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
18For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
19warning assessment and administering the early warning system
20for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
21rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $221,915,000
23The department shall administer and distribute to school
24districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
25assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
26student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
27six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
28nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
29costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
30assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
31this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
32actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
33the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
34system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
35moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
-8-1moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
2subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
318. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
4a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
5order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
6agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
7paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $8957,500
9b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
10department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
11or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
12but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
13specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1419. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
15a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
16compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $17115,000
18b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
19for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
20pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
21unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
22but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
23designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2420. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
25For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
26section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $27201,190,889
28Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
29the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
30as follows:
31a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $329,926,071
33b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $3410,071,276
35c. Merged Area III
-9-.................................................. $19,321,594
2d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $34,585,357
4e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $511,384,625
6f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $78,934,038
8g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $913,567,088
10h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $1117,184,384
12i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $1331,457,331
14j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $1533,665,985
16k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $1711,159,456
18l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $1912,113,693
20m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $214,674,061
22n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $2314,666,976
24o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $258,478,954
26 Sec. 6. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AT-RISK
27CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
28section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and
29ending June 30, 2018, the amount appropriated from the general
30fund of the state to the department of education for programs
31for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
32than $10,730,000. The amount of any reduction in this section
33shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
34279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
35STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
-10-1 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of
2the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
3beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
4amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
5purposes designated:
61. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
7a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
9equivalent positions:
.................................................. $10794,714
............................................... FTEs1115.00
12(1) The state board of regents shall submit a monthly
13financial report in a format agreed upon by the state board
14of regents office and the legislative services agency. The
15report submitted in December 2017 shall include the five-year
16graduation rates for the regents universities.
17(2) Notwithstanding section 270.10, the state board of
18regents may, at its discretion, sell or otherwise dispose of
19the Iowa braille and sight saving school in Vinton, and the
20land on which the property is located, by any procedure that
21is adopted by the board.
22b. For moneys to be allocated between the southwest Iowa
23regents resource center in Council Bluffs, the northwest Iowa
24regents resource center in Sioux City, and the quad-cities
25graduate studies center as determined by the board:
.................................................. $26278,848
27c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
28public radio operations:
.................................................. $29359,264
302. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
31a. General university
32For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
33aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
34following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $35216,759,067
-11-............................................... FTEs15,058.55
2b. Oakdale campus
3For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $62,186,558
............................................... FTEs738.25
8c. State hygienic laboratory
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $124,402,615
............................................... FTEs13102.50
14d. Family practice program
15For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
16approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
17to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
18practice residency education program, including salaries
19and support, and for not more than the following full-time
20equivalent positions:
.................................................. $211,788,265
............................................... FTEs22190.40
23e. Child health care services
24For specialized child health care services, including
25childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
26rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
27Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
28and support, and for not more than the following full-time
29equivalent positions:
.................................................. $30659,456
............................................... FTEs3157.97
32f. Statewide cancer registry
33For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
34following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $35149,051
-12-............................................... FTEs12.10
2g. Substance abuse consortium
3For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
4substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
5the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $655,529
............................................... FTEs71.00
8h. Center for biocatalysis
9For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11723,727
............................................... FTEs126.28
13i. Primary health care initiative
14For the primary health care initiative in the college
15of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17648,930
............................................... FTEs185.89
19From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
20$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
21practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
22for family practice faculty and support staff.
23j. Birth defects registry
24For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
25following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2638,288
............................................... FTEs271.00
28k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
29For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
30and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
31positions:
.................................................. $32162,539
............................................... FTEs332.75
34l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
35technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
-13- 1For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
2academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
3initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $4481,849
5m. Iowa flood center
6For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
7of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $81,200,000
93. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
10a. General university
11For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
12aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
13following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $14172,874,861
............................................... FTEs153,647.42
16b. Agricultural experiment station
17For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
18maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
19the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2029,886,877
............................................... FTEs21546.98
22c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
23economics
24For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
25and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
26miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
27full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2818,266,722
............................................... FTEs29383.34
30d. Livestock disease research
31For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
32fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $33172,844
344. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
35a. General university
-14- 1For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
2aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
3following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $493,712,362
............................................... FTEs51,447.50
6b. Recycling and reuse center
7For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
8more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $9175,256
............................................... FTEs103.00
11c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
12collaborative initiative
13For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
14and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
15pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
16full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $175,446,375
............................................... FTEs186.20
19(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
20paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
22support, activities directly related to recruitment of
23kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
24and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
25students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
26(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
27community colleges to develop STEM professional development
28programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
29development.
30(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
31paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
32technology education opportunities to high school,
33career academy, and community college students through a
34public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
35students and faculties at these institutions to secure
-15-1broad-based information technology certification. The
2partnership shall provide all of the following:
3(a) A research-based curriculum.
4(b) Online access to the curriculum.
5(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
6(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
7of information technology-related skill areas.
8(e) Professional development for teachers.
9(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
10limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
11(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
12appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
13or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
14equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
15appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert but shall
16remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
17students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
18d. Real estate education program
19For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
20not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $21125,302
............................................... FTEs221.00
235. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
24For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
26equivalent positions:
.................................................. $279,897,351
............................................... FTEs28126.60
296. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
30For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $334,126,495
............................................... FTEs3462.87
35 Sec. 8. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
-16-1the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30,
22018, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
3other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
4finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
5amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
6the projects within an average of six years.
7 Sec. 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
8270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
9the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
10saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
11fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, for expenses relating to
12prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
13for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
14 Sec. 10. Section 256.9, subsection 59, Code 2017, is amended
15by striking the subsection.
16 Sec. 11. Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraphs a and d,
17Code 2017, are amended to read as follows:
18a. A member of the state board of regents to be named by the
19board, or the executive director of the board if so appointed
20by the board, who shall serve for a four-year term or until the
21expiration of the member’s term of office. Such member shall
22convene the organizational meeting of the commission.
23d. Eight Nine additional members to be appointed by the
24governor. as follows:
25(1) One of the members member shall be selected to represent
26private colleges and universities located in the state of Iowa.
27When appointing this member, the governor shall give careful
28consideration to any person or persons nominated or recommended
29by any organization or association of some or all private
30colleges and universities located in the state of Iowa.
31(2) One of the members member shall be selected to represent
32Iowa’s community colleges located in the state of Iowa.
33When appointing this member, the governor shall give careful
34consideration to any person or persons nominated or recommended
35by any organization or association of Iowa community colleges.
-17- 1(3) One member shall be enrolled as a student at a an
2institution of higher learning governed by the board of regents
3institution, a community college, or an accredited private
4institution.
5(4) One member shall be a representative of a lending
6institution located in this state. One member shall be
7an individual who is repaying or has repaid a student loan
8guaranteed by the commission parent of a student enrolled
9at an institution of higher learning governed by the board
10of regents, a community college, or an accredited private
11institution.
12(5) One member shall represent practitioners licensed
13under chapter 272. When appointing this member, the governor
14shall give careful consideration to any person nominated by
15an Iowa teacher association or other education stakeholder
16organization.
17(6) The other three Four members shall represent the
18general public, none of whom shall be official officers, board
19members, or trustees of an institution of higher learning or
20of an association of institutions of higher learning, shall be
21selected to represent the general public.
22 Sec. 12. Section 261.1, subsection 3, Code 2017, is amended
23to read as follows:
243. The members of the commission appointed by the governor
25shall serve for a term of four years. The voting members of
26the commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson.
27Meetings may be called by the chairperson or a majority of the
28voting members.
29 Sec. 13. Section 261.1, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code
302017, is amended to read as follows:
31b. A vacancy shall exist on the commission when a
32legislative member of the commission ceases to be a member of
33the general assembly, when a parent member no longer has a
34child enrolled in postsecondary education, or when a student
35member ceases to be enrolled as a student. Such vacancy shall
-18-1be filled within thirty days.
2 Sec. 14. Section 261.2, subsections 6 and 8, Code 2017, are
3amended to read as follows:
46. Develop and implement, in cooperation with the
5department of human services and the judicial branch, a program
6to assist juveniles who are sixteen years of age or older and
7who have a case permanency plan under chapter 232 or 237 or are
8otherwise under the jurisdiction of chapter 232 in applying
9for federal and state aid available for higher education.
10The commission shall also develop and implement the all Iowa
11opportunity foster care grant program in accordance with
12section 261.6.
138. Submit by January 15 annually a report to the general
14assembly which provides, by program, the number of individuals
15who received loan forgiveness or loan repayment in the previous
16fiscal year, the amount amounts paid to or on behalf of
17individuals under sections 261.73, 261.112, and 261.116, and
18the institutions from which individuals graduated, and that
19includes any proposed statutory changes and the commission’s
20findings and recommendations.
21 Sec. 15. Section 261.9, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
22following new subsection:
23 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. “Eligible institution” means an
24institution of higher learning located in Iowa which is
25operated privately and not controlled or administered by any
26state agency or any subdivision of the state, which is not
27exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
28Revenue Code, and which meets all of the criteria in subsection
291, paragraphs “d” through “i”, and the criteria in paragraphs
30“a” or “b” as follows:
31a. Is accredited by the higher learning commission and
32which, effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited
33private institution that was exempt from taxation under section
34501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, or whose students were
35eligible to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning
-19-1July 1, 2003. The eligible institution shall annually provide
2a matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid
3which shall increase by the percentage of increase each
4fiscal year of funds appropriated for Iowa tuition grants
5under section 261.25, subsection 2, to a maximum match of one
6hundred percent as initiated under section 261.9, subsection 1,
7paragraph “b”, Code 2005.
8b. Is a barber school licensed under section 158.7 or
9a school of cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under
10chapter 157 and is accredited by a national accrediting agency
11recognized by the United States department of education. For
12the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, an eligible institution
13under this paragraph shall provide a matching aggregate amount
14of institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy-five
15percent of the amount received by the institution’s students
16for Iowa tuition grant assistance under section 261.16A.
17 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, the institution
18shall provide a matching aggregate amount of institutional
19financial aid equal to at least eighty-five percent of the
20amount received in that fiscal year. Commencing with the
21fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and each succeeding fiscal
22year, the matching aggregate amount of institutional financial
23aid shall be at least equal to the match provided by eligible
24institutions under section 261.16A, subsection 2.
25 Sec. 16. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
262017, is amended to read as follows:
27b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2017, and for
28each succeeding fiscal year, six thousand dollars an amount
29equivalent to the average resident tuition and mandatory fees
30for two semesters or the equivalent of undergraduate study at
31the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board
32of regents.
33 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 261.16A Iowa tuition grants —
34for-profit institutions.
351. Students qualified. A tuition grant from moneys
-20-1appropriated under section 261.25, subsection 2, may be awarded
2to a resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as
3a full-time or part-time resident student at an eligible
4institution and who establishes financial need.
52. Extent of grant.
6a. A qualified full-time resident student enrolled in an
7eligible institution that meets the criteria of section 261.9,
8subsection 2A, paragraph “a”, may receive tuition grants for
9not more than eight semesters of undergraduate study or the
10equivalent; a qualified part-time resident student enrolled
11in the eligible institution may receive tuition grants for
12not more than sixteen semesters of undergraduate study or the
13equivalent.
14b. A qualified full-time resident student enrolled in an
15eligible institution that meets the criteria of section 261.9,
16subsection 2A, paragraph “b”, may receive tuition grants for not
17more than four semesters or the equivalent of two full years
18of study. However, if a student resumes study after at least
19a two-year absence, the student may again be eligible for the
20specified amount of time, except that the student shall not
21receive assistance for courses for which credit was previously
22received.
233. Amount of grant.
24a. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified full-time
25student for the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent,
26shall be the amount of the student’s financial need for that
27period. However, a tuition grant shall not exceed six thousand
28dollars.
29b. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified full-time
30student for the summer semester or equivalent shall be one-half
31the amount of the tuition grant the student receives under
32paragraph “a”.
33c. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified part-time
34student enrolled in a course of study including at least three
35semester hours but fewer than twelve semester hours for the
-21-1fall, spring, and summer semesters, or the equivalent, shall be
2equal to the amount of a tuition grant that would be paid to a
3full-time student times a number which represents the number
4of hours in which the part-time student is actually enrolled
5divided by twelve semester hours, or the equivalent.
6d. If a qualified student receives financial aid under any
7other program, the full amount of such financial aid shall be
8considered part of the student’s financial resources available
9in determining the amount of the student’s financial need
10for that period. In no case may the state’s total financial
11contribution to the student’s education, including financial
12aid under any other state or federal program, exceed the
13tuition and mandatory fees at the eligible institution the
14student attends.
154. Grant payments — attendance discontinued.
16a. Payments under the tuition grant shall be allocated
17equally among the semesters or the equivalent and shall be
18paid at the beginning of each semester or equivalent upon
19certification by the eligible institution that the student is
20admitted and in full-time or part-time attendance in a course
21of study.
22b. If the student discontinues attendance before the end of
23any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving payment under
24the grant, the entire amount of any refund due that student,
25up to the amount of any payments made under the annual grant,
26shall be paid by the eligible institution to the state.
275. Commission responsibilities. The commission’s
28responsibilities for administering tuition grants under this
29section shall be the same as provided under section 261.15.
30The commission may require an eligible institution to promptly
31furnish any information which the commission may request in
32connection with the tuition grant program.
336. Grant applications. Each applicant for a tuition grant
34under this section shall meet the requirements of section
35261.16.
-22- 17. Reports to commission. An eligible institution shall
2file annual reports with the commission, as required by the
3commission and under section 261.9, prior to receipt of tuition
4grant moneys under this chapter.
5 Sec. 18. Section 261.25, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2017,
6are amended to read as follows:
71. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
8to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-five
9 forty-six million five six hundred thirteen thirty thousand
10four nine hundred forty-eight fifty-one dollars for tuition
11grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
12private institutions.
132. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
14state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two
15 one million five hundred thousand dollars for tuition grants
16for qualified students attending for-profit accredited private
17 who are enrolled in eligible institutions located in Iowa.
18A for-profit institution which, effective March 9, 2005, or
19effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited private
20institution that was exempt from taxation under section 501(c)
21of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution
22under the tuition grant program. For purposes of the tuition
23grant program, “for-profit accredited private institution” means
24an accredited private institution which is not exempt from
25taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
26 but which otherwise meets the requirements of section 261.9,
27subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and whose students were eligible
28to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning July 1,
292003.
303. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
31state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two
32 one million two seven hundred fifty thousand one hundred
33eighty-five dollars for vocational-technical tuition grants.
34 Sec. 19. Section 261.25, subsection 5, Code 2017, is amended
35by striking the subsection.
-23-1 Sec. 20. Section 261.87, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended
2by adding the following new paragraph:
3 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0b. “Eligible foster care student” means a
4person who has a high school diploma and is described by any of
5the following:
6(1) Is age seventeen and is in a court-ordered placement
7under chapter 232 under the care and custody of the department
8of human services or juvenile court services.
9(2) Is age seventeen and has been placed in a state juvenile
10institution pursuant to a court order entered under chapter 232
11under the care and custody of the department of human services.
12(3) Is age eighteen through twenty-three and is described
13by any of the following:
14(a) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during
15the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date,
16the person was in a licensed foster care placement pursuant
17to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and
18custody of the department of human services or juvenile court
19services.
20(b) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during
21the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, the
22person was under a court order under chapter 232 to live with a
23relative or other suitable person.
24(c) The person was in a licensed foster care placement
25pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 prior to being
26legally adopted after reaching age sixteen.
27(d) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during
28the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date,
29the person was placed in a state juvenile institution pursuant
30to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and
31custody of the department of human services.
32 Sec. 21. Section 261.87, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
33following new subsection:
34 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. Priority for scholarship
35awards. Priority for scholarships under this section shall be
-24-1given to eligible foster care students who meet the eligibility
2criteria under subsection 2. Following distribution to
3students who meet the eligibility criteria under subsection 2,
4the commission may establish priority for awarding scholarships
5using any moneys that remain in the all Iowa opportunity
6scholarship fund.
7 Sec. 22. Section 271.2, Code 2017, is amended by striking
8the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
9271.2 Purposes.
10The Oakdale campus shall serve as an extension of the
11university of Iowa’s main campus in Iowa City. The Oakdale
12campus shall serve the university’s mission, including being
13the location for the state hygienic laboratory, the university
14of Iowa research park, and various other research and support
15facilities.
16 Sec. 23. Section 279.68, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
172017, is amended to read as follows:
18a. A school district shall assess all students enrolled
19in kindergarten through grade three at the beginning of each
20school year for their level of reading or reading readiness
21on locally determined or statewide assessments, as provided
22in section 256.7, subsection 31. If a student is not reading
23proficiently and is persistently at risk in reading, based upon
24the assessments administered in accordance with this paragraph,
25the school district shall provide intensive reading instruction
26to the student. The student’s reading proficiency shall be
27periodically reassessed by locally determined or statewide
28assessments including periodic universal screening and annual
29standard-based assessments. The student shall continue to be
30provided with intensive reading instruction, at grade levels
31beyond grade three if necessary, until the student is reading
32at grade level, as determined by the student’s consistently
33proficient performance on valid and reliable measures of
34reading ability. For purposes of this section, “persistently at
35risk” means the student has not met the grade-level benchmark on
-25-1two consecutive screening assessments administered under this
2paragraph.
3 Sec. 24. Section 279.68, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
42017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
5 Sec. 25. Section 279.68, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
62017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
7 Sec. 26. Section 279.68, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2017, are
8amended by striking the subsections.
9 Sec. 27. Section 282.10, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code
102017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
11 Sec. 28. Section 284.1, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended
12by striking the subsection.
13 Sec. 29. Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
142017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
15 Sec. 30. Section 284.5, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2017, are
16amended to read as follows:
172. Each school district and area education agency shall may
18 provide a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program for
19all teachers who are beginning teachers, and notwithstanding
20section 284.4, subsection 1, a school district and an area
21education agency shall be eligible to receive moneys under
22section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, for purposes
23of implementing a beginning teacher mentoring and induction
24program in accordance with this section.
253. Each school district and area education agency that
26provides a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program
27under this chapter shall develop a plan for the program. A
28school district shall include its plan in the school district’s
29comprehensive school improvement plan submitted pursuant to
30section 256.7, subsection 21. The plan shall, at a minimum,
31provide for a two-year sequence of induction program content
32and activities to support the Iowa teaching standards and
33beginning teacher professional and personal needs; mentor
34training that includes, at a minimum, skills of classroom
35demonstration and coaching, and district expectations for
-26-1beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards;
2placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the process for
3dissolving mentor and beginning teacher partnerships; district
4organizational support for release time for mentors and
5beginning teachers to plan, provide demonstration of classroom
6practices, observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure
7for mentor selection and assignment of mentors to beginning
8teachers; a district facilitator; and program evaluation.
9 Sec. 31. Section 284.6, subsection 8, Code 2017, is amended
10to read as follows:
118. For each year in which a school district receives funds
12calculated and paid to school districts for professional
13development pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 10, or
14section 257.37A, subsection 2, the school district shall create
15quality professional development opportunities. Not less than
16thirty-six hours in the school calendar, held outside of the
17minimum school day, shall be set aside during nonpreparation
18time or designated professional development time to allow
19practitioners to collaborate with each other to deliver
20educational programs and assess student learning, or to engage
21in peer review pursuant to section 284.8, subsection 1. The
22funds may be used to implement the professional development
23provisions of the teacher career paths and leadership roles
24specified in section 284.15, including but not limited to
25providing professional development to teachers, including
26additional salaries for time beyond the normal negotiated
27agreement; activities and pay to support a beginning teacher
28mentoring and induction program that meets the requirements
29of section 284.5; pay for substitute teachers, professional
30development materials, speakers, and professional development
31content; and costs associated with implementing the individual
32professional development plans. The use of the funds shall
33be balanced between school district, attendance center,
34and individual professional development plans, making every
35reasonable effort to provide equal access to all teachers.
-27-1 Sec. 32. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, c, d,
2and f, Code 2017, are amended to read as follows:
3a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and
4ending June 30, 2017 2018, to the department of education, the
5amount of eight hundred forty-six thousand two hundred fifty
6dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards
7in accordance with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated
8under this paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand
9dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education
10position in accordance with section 256.45.
11c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and
12ending June 30, 2017 2018, up to seven hundred eighty-six
13 seventy-four thousand eight three hundred sixteen dollars to
14the department for purposes of implementing the professional
15development program requirements of section 284.6, assistance
16in developing model evidence for teacher quality committees
17established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph
18“c”, and the evaluator training program in section 284.10.
19A portion of the funds allocated to the department for
20purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for
21administrative purposes and for not more than four full-time
22equivalent positions.
23d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and
24ending June 30, 2017 2018, an amount up to one million one
25hundred thirty-six twenty-three thousand four nine hundred ten
26dollars to the department for the establishment of teacher
27development academies in accordance with section 284.6,
28subsection 10. A portion of the funds allocated to the
29department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for
30administrative purposes.
31f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 2018,
32and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department of
33education, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing
34the supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions
35of section 284.11. Annually, of the moneys allocated to
-28-1the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one
2hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for
3administrative purposes and for not more than one full-time
4equivalent position.
5 Sec. 33. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
62017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
7 Sec. 34. Section 284.13, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended
8by adding the following new paragraphs:
9 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
102017, and ending June 30, 2018, to the department an amount up
11to twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
12beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
13256.34.
14 NEW PARAGRAPH. 00f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
152017, and ending June 30, 2018, to the department an amount
16up to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
17dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
18in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
19implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
20pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
21not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
22education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
23technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
24training and staff development, and the contracting of external
25expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
26of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
27districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
28students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
29department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
30department for administrative purposes and for not more than
31five full-time equivalent positions.
32 Sec. 35. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph a,
33subparagraph (1), Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
34(1) The salary for an initial teacher who has successfully
35completed an approved practitioner preparation program as
-29-1defined in section 272.1 or holds an initial or intern teacher
2license issued under chapter 272, and who participates in the
3beginning teacher mentoring and induction program as provided
4in this chapter, shall be at least thirty-three thousand five
5hundred dollars, which shall also constitute the minimum salary
6for an Iowa teacher.
7 Sec. 36. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph b,
8subparagraph (1), Code 2017, is amended by striking the
9subparagraph.
10 Sec. 37. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph a,
11subparagraph (3), Code 2017, is amended by striking the
12subparagraph.
13 Sec. 38. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph b,
14subparagraph (1), Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
15(1) Has successfully completed the beginning teacher
16mentoring and induction program and has successfully completed
17 a comprehensive evaluation.
18 Sec. 39. REPEAL. Sections 261.6, 261.61, 261.129, 263.4,
19263.5, and 263.6, Code 2017, are repealed.
20DIVISION II
21workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2017-2018
22 Sec. 40. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
23and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
24departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
25beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
26amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
27purposes designated:
281. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
29a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
30development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $3115,100,000
32From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
33“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
34for administration of the workforce training and economic
35development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
-30- 1b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
2of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
3to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $45,500,000
5(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
7established in section 260C.18C.
8(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
10for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
11pursuant to section 260C.50.
12(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
13“b”, not more than $1,467,000 shall be distributed as grants
14to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
15programs for students requiring instruction in English
16as a second language. The department shall establish an
17application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
18this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
19based on need for instruction in English as a second language
20in the region served by each community college as determined by
21factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
22and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
23(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
24“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
25services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
26provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
27Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
28in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
29work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
30supplemental support services for international refugees to
31improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
32competencies, and integration in a county with a population
33over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
34census. The department of human services shall utilize a
35request for proposals process to identify the entity best
-31-1qualified to implement the pilot project.
2c. For accelerated career education program capital
3projects at community colleges that are authorized under
4chapter 260G and that meet the definition of the term “vertical
5infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $66,000,000
7d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
8employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $95,000,000
10From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
11not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
12for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
13pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
14equivalent position.
15e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
16established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $172,000,000
18f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
19intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $201,500,000
21From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
22“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
23expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
24and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
25Act.
26g. For support costs associated with administering a
27workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
28of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
29and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
30receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $31200,000
322. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
33For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
34grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $355,000,000
-32- 13. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
2in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
3unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
4but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
5designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
6DIVISION III
7FY 2018-2019 APPROPRIATIONS
8DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
9 Sec. 41. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the
10general fund of the state to the department for the blind
11for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June
1230, 2019, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
13necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $171,093,671
............................................... FTEs1888.00
19COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
20 Sec. 42. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
21state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
22beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
23amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24purposes designated:
251. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
26For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
27purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $29214,640
............................................... FTEs303.95
312. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
32For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
33established pursuant to section 261.115:
.................................................. $34200,487
353. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
-33- 1For purposes of providing national guard educational
2assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $31,550,000
44. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
5a. For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program
6established in section 261.112:
.................................................. $7100,000
8b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
9ending June 30, 2019, the commission shall not provide loan
10forgiveness under the program to any new applicant, but may
11renew loan forgiveness for an applicant who continues to meet
12the eligibility requirements of section 261.112.
135. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
14a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
15program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $161,420,427
17b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, if the moneys
18appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
19commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
20program exceed $250,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
21section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
222018, include accredited private institutions as defined in
23section 261.9.
246. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
25For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
26pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $27200,000
287. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
29For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
30program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $31562,251
328. HEALTH CARE-RELATED LOAN PROGRAM
33For purposes of the health care-related loan program
34established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $35100,000
-34-1 Sec. 43. IOWA TUITION GRANT APPROPRIATIONS.
2Notwithstanding the standing appropriations in the following
3designated sections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018,
4and ending June 30, 2019, the amounts appropriated from the
5general fund of the state to the college student aid commission
6pursuant to these sections for the following designated
7purposes shall not exceed the following amounts:
81. For Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection
91:
.................................................. $1023,315,476
112. For tuition grants for students attending for-profit
12accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section
13261.25, subsection 2:
.................................................. $14750,000
153. For vocational-technical tuition grants under section
16261.25, subsection 3:
.................................................. $17875,093
18 Sec. 44. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
19261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
20fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
21beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, may be used
22for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
23established in section 261.73.
24 Sec. 45. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
25261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending
26June 30, 2019, the amount appropriated from the general fund
27of the state to the college student aid commission for the
28work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
29DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
30 Sec. 46. There is appropriated from the general fund of
31the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
32beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
33amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
34purposes designated:
351. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
-35- 1a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
2purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
3equivalent positions:
.................................................. $42,982,024
............................................... FTEs581.67
6b. By January 15, 2019, the department shall submit
7a written report to the general assembly detailing the
8department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
9expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
10July 1, 2018.
112. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
12For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15299,099
............................................... FTEs1611.50
173. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
18a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
19purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
20equivalent positions:
.................................................. $212,812,838
............................................... FTEs22255.00
23For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
24with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
25to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
26job placement and retention services for individuals with
27significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
28January 15, 2019, the division shall submit a written report to
29the general assembly on the division’s outreach efforts with
30community rehabilitation program providers.
31b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
32with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
33independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
34than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $3542,412
-36-............................................... FTEs11.00
2c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
3established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $469,253
5d. For costs associated with centers for independent
6living:
.................................................. $743,229
84. STATE LIBRARY
9a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $121,265,032
............................................... FTEs1329.00
14b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
15256.57:
.................................................. $161,232,412
175. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
18For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
19and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
20full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $213,794,708
............................................... FTEs2286.00
236. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
24For reimbursement for career and technical education
25expenditures made by secondary schools:
.................................................. $261,315,067
27Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to
28reimburse school districts for career and technical education
29expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards
30set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
317. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
32For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
33shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
34salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
35for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
-37-.................................................. $11,088,399
............................................... FTEs220.58
38. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
4For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
5the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $611,081,400
7a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
8grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
9ending June 30, 2019, not more than $132,975 is allocated for
10the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
11activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
12may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
13purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
14of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
15subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
16for the reimbursement of staff.
17b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
18deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
19early childhood Iowa fund, $1,159,009 shall be used for efforts
20to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
21programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
22used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
23The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
24of the allocation, not to exceed $44,325, for the technical
25assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
26including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
27the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
28improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
29early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
30use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
31formula, grants, or other means.
32c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
33deposit in the school ready children grants account of
34the early childhood Iowa fund, $412,515 shall be used for
35support of professional development and training activities
-38-1for persons working in early care, health, and education by
2the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
3the professional development component groups maintained by
4the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
5section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
6childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
7professional development and training activities agreed upon by
8the parties participating in the collaboration.
99. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
10a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
11Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
12108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
13services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
14those services:
.................................................. $15860,700
16b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
17$191,885 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
18clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
19to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
20born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
2110. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
22a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $23287,250
24b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
25used for implementation and expansion of early head start
26pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
27emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
28age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
29The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
30healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
31infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
32given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
33and received state funding to administer an early head start
34project.
3511. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
-39- 1a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
2to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
3authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $4325,107
5b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per
6pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
7resident public school pupils.
812. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
9For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
10program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
11than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $121,697,834
............................................... FTEs132.00
14If moneys appropriated under this subsection and which
15are allocated to pay the full amount of teacher leadership
16supplemental aid payments to school districts for their
17initial year of funding under section 284.13, subsection 1,
18paragraph “e”, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
19ending June 30, 2019, are insufficient for such purpose, the
20department shall prorate the amount of the teacher leadership
21supplemental aid payments calculated under section 284.13,
22subsection 1, paragraph “e”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph
23division (a), and paid to school districts.
2413. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
25For school districts to provide direct services to the
26most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school
27districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
28graduates specialist:
.................................................. $29333,094
3014. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
31DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
32For administration of a process for school districts to
33establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
34performance of each attendance center operated by the district
35in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
-40-1report card for each attendance center, for internet site
2and data system support, and for not more than the following
3full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $4125,000
............................................... FTEs52.00
615. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
7For purposes of administering the online state job posting
8system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $9115,000
1016. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
11For distribution to school districts for implementation
12of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
13progression for early readers:
.................................................. $143,912,391
1517. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
16For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
17warning assessment and administering the early warning system
18for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
19rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $20957,500
21The department shall administer and distribute to school
22districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
23assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
24student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
25six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
26nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
27costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
28assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
29this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
30actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
31the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
32system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
33moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
34moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
35subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
-41- 118. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
2a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
3order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
4agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
5paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $6478,750
7b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
8department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
9or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
10but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
11specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1219. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
13FUND
14For deposit in the computer science professional development
15incentive fund established under section 284.6A, if enacted:
.................................................. $16250,000
1720. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
18a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
19compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $2057,500
21b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
22for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
23pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
24unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
25but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
26designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2721. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
28For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
29section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $30100,595,445
31The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
32allocated pursuant to the formula established in section
33260C.18C.
34 Sec. 47. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AT-RISK
35CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
-42-1section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
2ending June 30, 2019, the amount appropriated from the general
3fund of the state to the department of education for programs
4for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
5than $5,365,000. The amount of any reduction in this section
6shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
7279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
8STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
9 Sec. 48. There is appropriated from the general fund of
10the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
11beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
12amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
13purposes designated:
141. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
15a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
16purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
17equivalent positions:
.................................................. $18397,357
............................................... FTEs1915.00
20The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
21report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
22office and the legislative services agency. The report
23submitted in December 2018 shall include the five-year
24graduation rates for the regents universities.
25b. For moneys to be allocated between the southwest Iowa
26regents resource center in Council Bluffs, the northwest Iowa
27regents resource center in Sioux City, and the quad-cities
28graduate studies center as determined by the board:
.................................................. $29139,424
30c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
31public radio operations:
.................................................. $32179,632
332. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
34a. General university
35For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
-43-1aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3108,379,534
............................................... FTEs45,058.55
5b. Oakdale campus
6For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
8equivalent positions:
.................................................. $91,093,279
............................................... FTEs1038.25
11c. State hygienic laboratory
12For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $152,201,308
............................................... FTEs16102.50
17d. Family practice program
18For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
19approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
20to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
21practice residency education program, including salaries
22and support, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24894,133
............................................... FTEs25190.40
26e. Child health care services
27For specialized child health care services, including
28childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
29rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
30Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
31and support, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33329,728
............................................... FTEs3457.97
35f. Statewide cancer registry
-44- 1For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $374,526
............................................... FTEs42.10
5g. Substance abuse consortium
6For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
7substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
8the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $927,765
............................................... FTEs101.00
11h. Center for biocatalysis
12For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
13following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $14361,864
............................................... FTEs156.28
16i. Primary health care initiative
17For the primary health care initiative in the college
18of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20324,465
............................................... FTEs215.89
22From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
23$127,445 shall be allocated to the department of family
24practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
25for family practice faculty and support staff.
26j. Birth defects registry
27For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
28following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2919,144
............................................... FTEs301.00
31k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
32For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
33and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
34positions:
.................................................. $3581,270
-45-............................................... FTEs12.75
2l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
3technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
4For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
5academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
6initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $7240,925
8m. Iowa flood center
9For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
10of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $11600,000
123. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
13a. General university
14For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
15aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
16following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1786,437,431
............................................... FTEs183,647.42
19b. Agricultural experiment station
20For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
21maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
22the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2314,943,439
............................................... FTEs24546.98
25c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
26economics
27For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
28and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
29miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $319,133,361
............................................... FTEs32383.34
33d. Livestock disease research
34For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
35fund under section 267.8:
-46-.................................................. $186,422
24. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
3a. General university
4For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
5aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
6following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $746,856,181
............................................... FTEs81,447.50
9b. Recycling and reuse center
10For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
11more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1287,628
............................................... FTEs133.00
14c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
15collaborative initiative
16For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
17and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
18pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
19full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $202,723,188
............................................... FTEs216.20
22(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
23paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
24shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
25support, activities directly related to recruitment of
26kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
27and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
28students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
29(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
30community colleges to develop STEM professional development
31programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
32development.
33(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
34paragraph, not less than $250,000 shall be used to provide
35technology education opportunities to high school,
-47-1career academy, and community college students through a
2public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
3students and faculties at these institutions to secure
4broad-based information technology certification. The
5partnership shall provide all of the following:
6(a) A research-based curriculum.
7(b) Online access to the curriculum.
8(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
9(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
10of information technology-related skill areas.
11(e) Professional development for teachers.
12(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
13limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
14(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
15appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
16or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
17equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
18appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert by shall
19remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
20students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
21d. Real estate education program
22For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
23not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2462,651
............................................... FTEs251.00
265. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
27For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
28purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
29equivalent positions:
.................................................. $304,948,676
............................................... FTEs31126.60
326. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
33For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
34purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
35equivalent positions:
-48-.................................................. $12,063,248
............................................... FTEs262.87
3 Sec. 49. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
4the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
52019, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
6other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
7finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
8amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
9the projects within an average of six years.
10 Sec. 50. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
11270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
12the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
13saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
14fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, for expenses relating to
15prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
16for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
17DIVISION IV
18workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2018-2019
19 Sec. 51. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
20and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
21departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
22beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
23amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24purposes designated:
251. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
26a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
27development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $287,550,000
29From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
30“a”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department
31for administration of the workforce training and economic
32development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
33b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
34of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
35to section 260C.50:
-49-.................................................. $12,750,000
2(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3“b”, $1,941,500 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
4established in section 260C.18C.
5(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, not more than $75,000 shall be used by the department
7for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
8pursuant to section 260C.50.
9(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
10“b”, not more than $733,500 shall be distributed as grants to
11community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
12programs for students requiring instruction in English
13as a second language. The department shall establish an
14application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
15this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
16based on need for instruction in English as a second language
17in the region served by each community college as determined by
18factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
19and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
20(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21“b”, $105,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
22services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
23provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
24Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
25in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
26work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
27supplemental support services for international refugees to
28improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
29competencies, and integration in a county with a population
30over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
31census. The department of human services shall utilize a
32request for proposals process to identify the entity best
33qualified to implement the pilot project.
34c. For accelerated career education program capital
35projects at community colleges that are authorized under
-50-1chapter 260G and that meet the definition of the term “vertical
2infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $33,000,000
4d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
5employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $62,500,000
7From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
8not more than $100,000 shall be allocated by the department
9for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
10pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
11equivalent position.
12e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
13established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $141,000,000
15f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
16intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $17750,000
18From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
19“f”, not more than $25,000 shall be used by the department for
20expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
21and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
22Act.
23g. For support costs associated with administering a
24workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
25of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
26and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
27receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $28100,000
292. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
30For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
31grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $322,500,000
333. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
34in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
35unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
-51-1but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
2designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3EXPLANATION
4The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
5the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
6This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal years 2017-2018
7and 2018-2019 from the general fund of the state and other
8funds to the college student aid commission, the department for
9the blind, the department of education, and the state board
10of regents and its institutions. The bill is organized by
11divisions.
12DIVISION I — FY 2017-2018. The bill appropriates to the
13department for the blind for its administration.
14The bill includes appropriations to the college student
15aid commission for general administrative purposes, the loan
16repayment program for health care professionals, the national
17guard educational assistance program, the teacher shortage
18loan forgiveness program, the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
19program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural Iowa primary
20care loan repayment program, and a health care-related loan
21program.
22The bill modifies statute to provide that students enrolled
23in barber and cosmetology arts and sciences schools are
24eligible for tuition grant moneys appropriated for students
25attending for-profit accredited private institutions in Iowa
26and modifies Code section 261.25 to change the standing limited
27tuition grant appropriation amounts.
28The bill prohibits the commission from approving new
29loan forgiveness applications under the teacher shortage
30loan forgiveness program. The bill also repeals the all
31Iowa opportunity foster care grant program, but amends Code
32section 261.87 to prioritize students who meet foster care
33criteria under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program.
34The bill also repeals the barber and cosmetology arts and
35sciences tuition grant program and the registered nurse and
-52-1nurse educator loan forgiveness program. The bill replaces
2the $6,000 limitation for two semesters of study by students
3receiving Iowa tuition grants, with language that provides
4that the amount cannot exceed the average resident tuition and
5mandatory fees at a regents university.
6The bill makes changes to the membership of the college
7student aid commission. Currently, one of the members of
8the commission is also a member of the board of regents or
9the executive director of the board of regents. The bill
10strikes a provision that directs this member to convene the
11organizational meeting of the commission. The bill strikes
12provisions requiring that one member represent a lending
13institution and one member be an individual who is repaying or
14has repaid a student loan guaranteed by the commission, and
15adds provisions requiring that one member be a parent of a
16student enrolled in an accredited postsecondary institution in
17the state, and that one member represent practitioners licensed
18by the board of educational examiners. The bill increases
19the number of members who represent the general public from
20three to four members, and provides that none of the four shall
21be officers, board members, or trustees of an institution or
22association of institutions of higher learning. Under the
23bill, a vacancy occurs when the parent member no longer has a
24child enrolled in postsecondary education.
25The bill repeals Code section 261.129, which establishes the
26Iowa needs nurses now initiative.
27The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
28for purposes of the department’s general administration, career
29and technical education administration, division of vocational
30rehabilitation services including independent living programs,
31the entrepreneurs with disabilities program, and independent
32living centers, state library for general administration
33and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting division,
34career and technical education to secondary schools, school
35food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
-53-1federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
2birth through age three services, early head start projects,
3textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student achievement
4and teacher quality program, jobs for America’s graduates
5specialists, attendance center performance/general internet
6site and data system support, the online state job posting
7system, successful progression for early readers, an early
8warning system for literacy, the Iowa reading research center,
9distribution to the midwestern higher education compact to pay
10Iowa’s member state annual obligation, area education agencies,
11and community colleges.
12For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
13appropriation for at-risk children under Code section 279.51.
14The bill does not fund the regional telecommunications
15councils.
16The bill amends Code section 279.68 to eliminate
17requirements relating to an intensive summer reading program,
18promotion to grade four by students persistently at risk in
19reading, and good cause exemptions for purposes of attendance
20at the intensive summer reading programs and promotion to grade
21four. Intensive reading instruction must be provided by school
22districts to students beyond grade three if necessary.
23The bill allows school districts to use state professional
24development funds for activities and pay to support beginning
25teacher mentoring and induction programs, but eliminates
26requirements that school districts provide such programs.
27The bill modifies the provisions of Code section 284.13
28providing for allocation of the moneys appropriated for
29purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
30program. The bill adds an allocation for the fine arts
31beginning teacher mentoring program and delays until the
32fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, allocation of $10 million
33in student achievement and teacher quality program moneys to
34the department of education for purposes of implementing the
35supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of
-54-1Code section 284.11.
2The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
3for the board office, universities’ general operating budgets;
4the southwest Iowa regents resource center, northwest Iowa
5regents resource center, and the quad-cities graduate studies
6center; Iowa public radio; the state university of Iowa; Iowa
7state university of science and technology; the university of
8northern Iowa; and for the Iowa school for the deaf and the
9Iowa braille and sight saving school.
10The bill authorizes the state board of regents to sell or
11otherwise dispose of the Iowa braille and sight saving school
12property in Vinton.
13The bill modifies statutory language relating to the
14Oakdale campus at the state university of Iowa and repeals
15provisions that require the state board of regents to establish
16and maintain a department of homeopathic materia medica and
17therapeutics and an institute of child behavior and development
18at the state university of Iowa.
19DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
20FY 2017-2018. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
21skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
22education and the college student aid commission.
23DIVISION III — FY 2018-2019. The bill appropriates moneys
24from the general fund of the state to the department for the
25blind, the college student aid commission, the department of
26education, and the state board of regents and the institutions
27it governs, at generally 50 percent of the amounts appropriated
28for the same purposes for the prior fiscal year. The
29bill includes funding for deposit in the computer science
30professional development incentive fund, if enacted.
31DIVISION IV — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
32FY 2018-2019. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
33skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
34education and the college student aid commission at generally
3550 percent of the amounts appropriated for the same purposes
-55-1for the prior fiscal year.
-56-kh/tm
2appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4education, and the state board of regents, and providing for
5related matters.
6BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
1DIVISION I
2FY 2017-2018 APPROPRIATIONS
3DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
4 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from
5the general fund of the state to the department for the blind
6for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June
730, 2018, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $122,187,342
............................................... FTEs1388.00
14COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
15 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
16state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
17beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
18amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19purposes designated:
201. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
21For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24429,279
............................................... FTEs253.95
262. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
27For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
28established pursuant to section 261.115:
.................................................. $29400,973
303. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
31For purposes of providing national guard educational
32assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $333,100,000
344. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
35a. For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program
-1-1established in section 261.112:
.................................................. $2200,000
3b. The commission shall not provide loan forgiveness
4under the program to any new applicant, but may renew loan
5forgiveness for an applicant who continues to meet the
6eligibility requirements of section 261.112.
75. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
8a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
9program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $102,840,854
11b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, if the moneys
12appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
13commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
14program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
15section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
162017, include accredited private institutions as defined in
17section 261.9.
186. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
19For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
20pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $21400,000
227. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
23For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
24program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $251,124,502
268. HEALTH CARE-RELATED LOAN PROGRAM
27For purposes of the health care-related loan program
28established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $29200,000
30 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
31261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
32fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
33beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, may be used
34for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
35established in section 261.73.
-2-1 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
2261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending
3June 30, 2018, the amount appropriated from the general fund
4of the state to the college student aid commission for the
5work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
6DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
7 Sec. 5. There is appropriated from the general fund of
8the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
9beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
10amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
11purposes designated:
121. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
13a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15equivalent positions:
.................................................. $165,964,047
............................................... FTEs1781.67
18b. By January 15, 2018, the department shall submit
19a written report to the general assembly detailing the
20department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
21expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
22July 1, 2017.
232. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
24For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
26equivalent positions:
.................................................. $27598,197
............................................... FTEs2811.50
293. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
30a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $335,625,675
............................................... FTEs34255.00
35For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
-3-1with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
2to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
3job placement and retention services for individuals with
4significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
5January 15, 2018, the division shall submit a written report to
6the general assembly on the division’s outreach efforts with
7community rehabilitation program providers.
8b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
9with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
10independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
11than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $1284,823
............................................... FTEs131.00
14c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
15established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $16138,506
17d. For costs associated with centers for independent
18living:
.................................................. $1986,457
204. STATE LIBRARY
21a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
22purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $242,530,063
............................................... FTEs2529.00
26b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
27256.57:
.................................................. $282,464,823
295. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
30For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
31and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
32full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $337,589,415
............................................... FTEs3486.00
356. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
-4- 1For reimbursement for career and technical education
2expenditures made by secondary schools:
.................................................. $32,630,134
4Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to
5reimburse school districts for career and technical education
6expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards
7set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
87. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
9For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
10shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
11salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
12for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $132,176,797
............................................... FTEs1420.58
158. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
16For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
17the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $1822,162,799
19a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
20grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and
21ending June 30, 2018, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
22the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
23activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
24may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
25purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
26of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
27subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
28for the reimbursement of staff.
29b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
30deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
31early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
32to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
33programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
34used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
35The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
-5-1of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical
2assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
3including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
4the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
5improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
6early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
7use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
8formula, grants, or other means.
9c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
10deposit in the school ready children grants account of
11the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
12support of professional development and training activities
13for persons working in early care, health, and education by
14the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
15the professional development component groups maintained by
16the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
17section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
18childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
19professional development and training activities agreed upon by
20the parties participating in the collaboration.
219. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
22a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
23Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
24108-446, as amended to January 1, 2017, birth through age three
25services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
26those services:
.................................................. $271,721,400
28b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
29$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
30clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
31to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
32born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
3310. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
34a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $35574,500
-6- 1b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
2used for implementation and expansion of early head start
3pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
4emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
5age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
6The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
7healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
8infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
9given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
10and received state funding to administer an early head start
11project.
1211. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
13a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
14to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
15authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $16650,214
17b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per
18pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
19resident public school pupils.
2012. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
21For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
22program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
23than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $243,395,667
............................................... FTEs252.00
2613. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
27For school districts to provide direct services to the
28most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school
29districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
30graduates specialist:
.................................................. $31666,188
3214. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
33DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
34For administration of a process for school districts to
35establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
-7-1performance of each attendance center operated by the district
2in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
3report card for each attendance center, for internet site
4and data system support, and for not more than the following
5full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $6250,000
............................................... FTEs72.00
815. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
9For purposes of administering the online state job posting
10system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $11230,000
1216. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
13For distribution to school districts for implementation
14of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
15progression for early readers:
.................................................. $167,824,782
1717. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
18For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
19warning assessment and administering the early warning system
20for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
21rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $221,915,000
23The department shall administer and distribute to school
24districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
25assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
26student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
27six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
28nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
29costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
30assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
31this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
32actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
33the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
34system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
35moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
-8-1moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
2subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
318. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
4a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
5order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
6agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
7paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $8957,500
9b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
10department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
11or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
12but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
13specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1419. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
15a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
16compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $17115,000
18b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
19for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
20pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
21unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
22but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
23designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2420. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
25For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
26section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $27201,190,889
28Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C,
29the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
30as follows:
31a. Merged Area I
.................................................. $329,926,071
33b. Merged Area II
.................................................. $3410,071,276
35c. Merged Area III
-9-.................................................. $19,321,594
2d. Merged Area IV
.................................................. $34,585,357
4e. Merged Area V
.................................................. $511,384,625
6f. Merged Area VI
.................................................. $78,934,038
8g. Merged Area VII
.................................................. $913,567,088
10h. Merged Area IX
.................................................. $1117,184,384
12i. Merged Area X
.................................................. $1331,457,331
14j. Merged Area XI
.................................................. $1533,665,985
16k. Merged Area XII
.................................................. $1711,159,456
18l. Merged Area XIII
.................................................. $1912,113,693
20m. Merged Area XIV
.................................................. $214,674,061
22n. Merged Area XV
.................................................. $2314,666,976
24o. Merged Area XVI
.................................................. $258,478,954
26 Sec. 6. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AT-RISK
27CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
28section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and
29ending June 30, 2018, the amount appropriated from the general
30fund of the state to the department of education for programs
31for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
32than $10,730,000. The amount of any reduction in this section
33shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
34279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
35STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
-10-1 Sec. 7. There is appropriated from the general fund of
2the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
3beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
4amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
5purposes designated:
61. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
7a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
8purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
9equivalent positions:
.................................................. $10794,714
............................................... FTEs1115.00
12(1) The state board of regents shall submit a monthly
13financial report in a format agreed upon by the state board
14of regents office and the legislative services agency. The
15report submitted in December 2017 shall include the five-year
16graduation rates for the regents universities.
17(2) Notwithstanding section 270.10, the state board of
18regents may, at its discretion, sell or otherwise dispose of
19the Iowa braille and sight saving school in Vinton, and the
20land on which the property is located, by any procedure that
21is adopted by the board.
22b. For moneys to be allocated between the southwest Iowa
23regents resource center in Council Bluffs, the northwest Iowa
24regents resource center in Sioux City, and the quad-cities
25graduate studies center as determined by the board:
.................................................. $26278,848
27c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
28public radio operations:
.................................................. $29359,264
302. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
31a. General university
32For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
33aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
34following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $35216,759,067
-11-............................................... FTEs15,058.55
2b. Oakdale campus
3For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
4purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
5equivalent positions:
.................................................. $62,186,558
............................................... FTEs738.25
8c. State hygienic laboratory
9For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $124,402,615
............................................... FTEs13102.50
14d. Family practice program
15For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
16approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
17to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
18practice residency education program, including salaries
19and support, and for not more than the following full-time
20equivalent positions:
.................................................. $211,788,265
............................................... FTEs22190.40
23e. Child health care services
24For specialized child health care services, including
25childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
26rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
27Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
28and support, and for not more than the following full-time
29equivalent positions:
.................................................. $30659,456
............................................... FTEs3157.97
32f. Statewide cancer registry
33For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
34following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $35149,051
-12-............................................... FTEs12.10
2g. Substance abuse consortium
3For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
4substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
5the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $655,529
............................................... FTEs71.00
8h. Center for biocatalysis
9For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
10following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $11723,727
............................................... FTEs126.28
13i. Primary health care initiative
14For the primary health care initiative in the college
15of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $17648,930
............................................... FTEs185.89
19From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
20$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
21practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
22for family practice faculty and support staff.
23j. Birth defects registry
24For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
25following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2638,288
............................................... FTEs271.00
28k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
29For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
30and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
31positions:
.................................................. $32162,539
............................................... FTEs332.75
34l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
35technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
-13- 1For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
2academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
3initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $4481,849
5m. Iowa flood center
6For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
7of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $81,200,000
93. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
10a. General university
11For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
12aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
13following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $14172,874,861
............................................... FTEs153,647.42
16b. Agricultural experiment station
17For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
18maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
19the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2029,886,877
............................................... FTEs21546.98
22c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
23economics
24For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
25and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
26miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
27full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2818,266,722
............................................... FTEs29383.34
30d. Livestock disease research
31For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
32fund under section 267.8:
.................................................. $33172,844
344. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
35a. General university
-14- 1For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
2aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
3following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $493,712,362
............................................... FTEs51,447.50
6b. Recycling and reuse center
7For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
8more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $9175,256
............................................... FTEs103.00
11c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
12collaborative initiative
13For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
14and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
15pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
16full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $175,446,375
............................................... FTEs186.20
19(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
20paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
22support, activities directly related to recruitment of
23kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
24and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
25students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
26(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
27community colleges to develop STEM professional development
28programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
29development.
30(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
31paragraph, not less than $500,000 shall be used to provide
32technology education opportunities to high school,
33career academy, and community college students through a
34public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
35students and faculties at these institutions to secure
-15-1broad-based information technology certification. The
2partnership shall provide all of the following:
3(a) A research-based curriculum.
4(b) Online access to the curriculum.
5(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
6(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
7of information technology-related skill areas.
8(e) Professional development for teachers.
9(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
10limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
11(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
12appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
13or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
14equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
15appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert but shall
16remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
17students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
18d. Real estate education program
19For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
20not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $21125,302
............................................... FTEs221.00
235. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
24For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
25purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
26equivalent positions:
.................................................. $279,897,351
............................................... FTEs28126.60
296. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
30For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
31purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $334,126,495
............................................... FTEs3462.87
35 Sec. 8. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
-16-1the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30,
22018, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
3other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
4finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
5amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
6the projects within an average of six years.
7 Sec. 9. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
8270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
9the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
10saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
11fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, for expenses relating to
12prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
13for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
14 Sec. 10. Section 256.9, subsection 59, Code 2017, is amended
15by striking the subsection.
16 Sec. 11. Section 261.1, subsection 2, paragraphs a and d,
17Code 2017, are amended to read as follows:
18a. A member of the state board of regents to be named by the
19board, or the executive director of the board if so appointed
20by the board, who shall serve for a four-year term or until the
21expiration of the member’s term of office. Such member shall
22convene the organizational meeting of the commission.
23d. Eight Nine additional members to be appointed by the
24governor. as follows:
25(1) One of the members member shall be selected to represent
26private colleges and universities located in the state of Iowa.
27When appointing this member, the governor shall give careful
28consideration to any person or persons nominated or recommended
29by any organization or association of some or all private
30colleges and universities located in the state of Iowa.
31(2) One of the members member shall be selected to represent
32Iowa’s community colleges located in the state of Iowa.
33When appointing this member, the governor shall give careful
34consideration to any person or persons nominated or recommended
35by any organization or association of Iowa community colleges.
-17- 1(3) One member shall be enrolled as a student at a an
2institution of higher learning governed by the board of regents
3institution, a community college, or an accredited private
4institution.
5(4) One member shall be a representative of a lending
6institution located in this state. One member shall be
7an individual who is repaying or has repaid a student loan
8guaranteed by the commission parent of a student enrolled
9at an institution of higher learning governed by the board
10of regents, a community college, or an accredited private
11institution.
12(5) One member shall represent practitioners licensed
13under chapter 272. When appointing this member, the governor
14shall give careful consideration to any person nominated by
15an Iowa teacher association or other education stakeholder
16organization.
17(6) The other three Four members shall represent the
18general public, none of whom shall be official officers, board
19members, or trustees of an institution of higher learning or
20of an association of institutions of higher learning, shall be
21selected to represent the general public.
22 Sec. 12. Section 261.1, subsection 3, Code 2017, is amended
23to read as follows:
243. The members of the commission appointed by the governor
25shall serve for a term of four years. The voting members of
26the commission shall elect a chairperson and vice chairperson.
27Meetings may be called by the chairperson or a majority of the
28voting members.
29 Sec. 13. Section 261.1, subsection 4, paragraph b, Code
302017, is amended to read as follows:
31b. A vacancy shall exist on the commission when a
32legislative member of the commission ceases to be a member of
33the general assembly, when a parent member no longer has a
34child enrolled in postsecondary education, or when a student
35member ceases to be enrolled as a student. Such vacancy shall
-18-1be filled within thirty days.
2 Sec. 14. Section 261.2, subsections 6 and 8, Code 2017, are
3amended to read as follows:
46. Develop and implement, in cooperation with the
5department of human services and the judicial branch, a program
6to assist juveniles who are sixteen years of age or older and
7who have a case permanency plan under chapter 232 or 237 or are
8otherwise under the jurisdiction of chapter 232 in applying
9for federal and state aid available for higher education.
10The commission shall also develop and implement the all Iowa
11opportunity foster care grant program in accordance with
12section 261.6.
138. Submit by January 15 annually a report to the general
14assembly which provides, by program, the number of individuals
15who received loan forgiveness or loan repayment in the previous
16fiscal year, the amount amounts paid to or on behalf of
17individuals under sections 261.73, 261.112, and 261.116, and
18the institutions from which individuals graduated, and that
19includes any proposed statutory changes and the commission’s
20findings and recommendations.
21 Sec. 15. Section 261.9, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
22following new subsection:
23 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. “Eligible institution” means an
24institution of higher learning located in Iowa which is
25operated privately and not controlled or administered by any
26state agency or any subdivision of the state, which is not
27exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
28Revenue Code, and which meets all of the criteria in subsection
291, paragraphs “d” through “i”, and the criteria in paragraphs
30“a” or “b” as follows:
31a. Is accredited by the higher learning commission and
32which, effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited
33private institution that was exempt from taxation under section
34501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, or whose students were
35eligible to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning
-19-1July 1, 2003. The eligible institution shall annually provide
2a matching aggregate amount of institutional financial aid
3which shall increase by the percentage of increase each
4fiscal year of funds appropriated for Iowa tuition grants
5under section 261.25, subsection 2, to a maximum match of one
6hundred percent as initiated under section 261.9, subsection 1,
7paragraph “b”, Code 2005.
8b. Is a barber school licensed under section 158.7 or
9a school of cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under
10chapter 157 and is accredited by a national accrediting agency
11recognized by the United States department of education. For
12the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, an eligible institution
13under this paragraph shall provide a matching aggregate amount
14of institutional financial aid equal to at least seventy-five
15percent of the amount received by the institution’s students
16for Iowa tuition grant assistance under section 261.16A.
17 For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, the institution
18shall provide a matching aggregate amount of institutional
19financial aid equal to at least eighty-five percent of the
20amount received in that fiscal year. Commencing with the
21fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and each succeeding fiscal
22year, the matching aggregate amount of institutional financial
23aid shall be at least equal to the match provided by eligible
24institutions under section 261.16A, subsection 2.
25 Sec. 16. Section 261.12, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
262017, is amended to read as follows:
27b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2017, and for
28each succeeding fiscal year, six thousand dollars an amount
29equivalent to the average resident tuition and mandatory fees
30for two semesters or the equivalent of undergraduate study at
31the institutions of higher learning governed by the state board
32of regents.
33 Sec. 17. NEW SECTION. 261.16A Iowa tuition grants —
34for-profit institutions.
351. Students qualified. A tuition grant from moneys
-20-1appropriated under section 261.25, subsection 2, may be awarded
2to a resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance as
3a full-time or part-time resident student at an eligible
4institution and who establishes financial need.
52. Extent of grant.
6a. A qualified full-time resident student enrolled in an
7eligible institution that meets the criteria of section 261.9,
8subsection 2A, paragraph “a”, may receive tuition grants for
9not more than eight semesters of undergraduate study or the
10equivalent; a qualified part-time resident student enrolled
11in the eligible institution may receive tuition grants for
12not more than sixteen semesters of undergraduate study or the
13equivalent.
14b. A qualified full-time resident student enrolled in an
15eligible institution that meets the criteria of section 261.9,
16subsection 2A, paragraph “b”, may receive tuition grants for not
17more than four semesters or the equivalent of two full years
18of study. However, if a student resumes study after at least
19a two-year absence, the student may again be eligible for the
20specified amount of time, except that the student shall not
21receive assistance for courses for which credit was previously
22received.
233. Amount of grant.
24a. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified full-time
25student for the fall and spring semesters, or the equivalent,
26shall be the amount of the student’s financial need for that
27period. However, a tuition grant shall not exceed six thousand
28dollars.
29b. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified full-time
30student for the summer semester or equivalent shall be one-half
31the amount of the tuition grant the student receives under
32paragraph “a”.
33c. The amount of a tuition grant to a qualified part-time
34student enrolled in a course of study including at least three
35semester hours but fewer than twelve semester hours for the
-21-1fall, spring, and summer semesters, or the equivalent, shall be
2equal to the amount of a tuition grant that would be paid to a
3full-time student times a number which represents the number
4of hours in which the part-time student is actually enrolled
5divided by twelve semester hours, or the equivalent.
6d. If a qualified student receives financial aid under any
7other program, the full amount of such financial aid shall be
8considered part of the student’s financial resources available
9in determining the amount of the student’s financial need
10for that period. In no case may the state’s total financial
11contribution to the student’s education, including financial
12aid under any other state or federal program, exceed the
13tuition and mandatory fees at the eligible institution the
14student attends.
154. Grant payments — attendance discontinued.
16a. Payments under the tuition grant shall be allocated
17equally among the semesters or the equivalent and shall be
18paid at the beginning of each semester or equivalent upon
19certification by the eligible institution that the student is
20admitted and in full-time or part-time attendance in a course
21of study.
22b. If the student discontinues attendance before the end of
23any semester, or the equivalent, after receiving payment under
24the grant, the entire amount of any refund due that student,
25up to the amount of any payments made under the annual grant,
26shall be paid by the eligible institution to the state.
275. Commission responsibilities. The commission’s
28responsibilities for administering tuition grants under this
29section shall be the same as provided under section 261.15.
30The commission may require an eligible institution to promptly
31furnish any information which the commission may request in
32connection with the tuition grant program.
336. Grant applications. Each applicant for a tuition grant
34under this section shall meet the requirements of section
35261.16.
-22- 17. Reports to commission. An eligible institution shall
2file annual reports with the commission, as required by the
3commission and under section 261.9, prior to receipt of tuition
4grant moneys under this chapter.
5 Sec. 18. Section 261.25, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 2017,
6are amended to read as follows:
71. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
8to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-five
9 forty-six million five six hundred thirteen thirty thousand
10four nine hundred forty-eight fifty-one dollars for tuition
11grants to qualified students who are enrolled in accredited
12private institutions.
132. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
14state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two
15 one million five hundred thousand dollars for tuition grants
16for qualified students attending for-profit accredited private
17 who are enrolled in eligible institutions located in Iowa.
18A for-profit institution which, effective March 9, 2005, or
19effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited private
20institution that was exempt from taxation under section 501(c)
21of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution
22under the tuition grant program. For purposes of the tuition
23grant program, “for-profit accredited private institution” means
24an accredited private institution which is not exempt from
25taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
26 but which otherwise meets the requirements of section 261.9,
27subsection 1, paragraph “b”, and whose students were eligible
28to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning July 1,
292003.
303. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
31state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two
32 one million two seven hundred fifty thousand one hundred
33eighty-five dollars for vocational-technical tuition grants.
34 Sec. 19. Section 261.25, subsection 5, Code 2017, is amended
35by striking the subsection.
-23-1 Sec. 20. Section 261.87, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended
2by adding the following new paragraph:
3 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0b. “Eligible foster care student” means a
4person who has a high school diploma and is described by any of
5the following:
6(1) Is age seventeen and is in a court-ordered placement
7under chapter 232 under the care and custody of the department
8of human services or juvenile court services.
9(2) Is age seventeen and has been placed in a state juvenile
10institution pursuant to a court order entered under chapter 232
11under the care and custody of the department of human services.
12(3) Is age eighteen through twenty-three and is described
13by any of the following:
14(a) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during
15the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date,
16the person was in a licensed foster care placement pursuant
17to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and
18custody of the department of human services or juvenile court
19services.
20(b) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during
21the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, the
22person was under a court order under chapter 232 to live with a
23relative or other suitable person.
24(c) The person was in a licensed foster care placement
25pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 prior to being
26legally adopted after reaching age sixteen.
27(d) On the date the person reached age eighteen or during
28the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date,
29the person was placed in a state juvenile institution pursuant
30to a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and
31custody of the department of human services.
32 Sec. 21. Section 261.87, Code 2017, is amended by adding the
33following new subsection:
34 NEW SUBSECTION. 2A. Priority for scholarship
35awards. Priority for scholarships under this section shall be
-24-1given to eligible foster care students who meet the eligibility
2criteria under subsection 2. Following distribution to
3students who meet the eligibility criteria under subsection 2,
4the commission may establish priority for awarding scholarships
5using any moneys that remain in the all Iowa opportunity
6scholarship fund.
7 Sec. 22. Section 271.2, Code 2017, is amended by striking
8the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
9271.2 Purposes.
10The Oakdale campus shall serve as an extension of the
11university of Iowa’s main campus in Iowa City. The Oakdale
12campus shall serve the university’s mission, including being
13the location for the state hygienic laboratory, the university
14of Iowa research park, and various other research and support
15facilities.
16 Sec. 23. Section 279.68, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code
172017, is amended to read as follows:
18a. A school district shall assess all students enrolled
19in kindergarten through grade three at the beginning of each
20school year for their level of reading or reading readiness
21on locally determined or statewide assessments, as provided
22in section 256.7, subsection 31. If a student is not reading
23proficiently and is persistently at risk in reading, based upon
24the assessments administered in accordance with this paragraph,
25the school district shall provide intensive reading instruction
26to the student. The student’s reading proficiency shall be
27periodically reassessed by locally determined or statewide
28assessments including periodic universal screening and annual
29standard-based assessments. The student shall continue to be
30provided with intensive reading instruction, at grade levels
31beyond grade three if necessary, until the student is reading
32at grade level, as determined by the student’s consistently
33proficient performance on valid and reliable measures of
34reading ability. For purposes of this section, “persistently at
35risk” means the student has not met the grade-level benchmark on
-25-1two consecutive screening assessments administered under this
2paragraph.
3 Sec. 24. Section 279.68, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code
42017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
5 Sec. 25. Section 279.68, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
62017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
7 Sec. 26. Section 279.68, subsections 3 and 5, Code 2017, are
8amended by striking the subsections.
9 Sec. 27. Section 282.10, subsection 4, paragraph a, Code
102017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
11 Sec. 28. Section 284.1, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended
12by striking the subsection.
13 Sec. 29. Section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
142017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
15 Sec. 30. Section 284.5, subsections 2 and 3, Code 2017, are
16amended to read as follows:
172. Each school district and area education agency shall may
18 provide a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program for
19all teachers who are beginning teachers, and notwithstanding
20section 284.4, subsection 1, a school district and an area
21education agency shall be eligible to receive moneys under
22section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “b”, for purposes
23of implementing a beginning teacher mentoring and induction
24program in accordance with this section.
253. Each school district and area education agency that
26provides a beginning teacher mentoring and induction program
27under this chapter shall develop a plan for the program. A
28school district shall include its plan in the school district’s
29comprehensive school improvement plan submitted pursuant to
30section 256.7, subsection 21. The plan shall, at a minimum,
31provide for a two-year sequence of induction program content
32and activities to support the Iowa teaching standards and
33beginning teacher professional and personal needs; mentor
34training that includes, at a minimum, skills of classroom
35demonstration and coaching, and district expectations for
-26-1beginning teacher competence on Iowa teaching standards;
2placement of mentors and beginning teachers; the process for
3dissolving mentor and beginning teacher partnerships; district
4organizational support for release time for mentors and
5beginning teachers to plan, provide demonstration of classroom
6practices, observe teaching, and provide feedback; structure
7for mentor selection and assignment of mentors to beginning
8teachers; a district facilitator; and program evaluation.
9 Sec. 31. Section 284.6, subsection 8, Code 2017, is amended
10to read as follows:
118. For each year in which a school district receives funds
12calculated and paid to school districts for professional
13development pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 10, or
14section 257.37A, subsection 2, the school district shall create
15quality professional development opportunities. Not less than
16thirty-six hours in the school calendar, held outside of the
17minimum school day, shall be set aside during nonpreparation
18time or designated professional development time to allow
19practitioners to collaborate with each other to deliver
20educational programs and assess student learning, or to engage
21in peer review pursuant to section 284.8, subsection 1. The
22funds may be used to implement the professional development
23provisions of the teacher career paths and leadership roles
24specified in section 284.15, including but not limited to
25providing professional development to teachers, including
26additional salaries for time beyond the normal negotiated
27agreement; activities and pay to support a beginning teacher
28mentoring and induction program that meets the requirements
29of section 284.5; pay for substitute teachers, professional
30development materials, speakers, and professional development
31content; and costs associated with implementing the individual
32professional development plans. The use of the funds shall
33be balanced between school district, attendance center,
34and individual professional development plans, making every
35reasonable effort to provide equal access to all teachers.
-27-1 Sec. 32. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, c, d,
2and f, Code 2017, are amended to read as follows:
3a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and
4ending June 30, 2017 2018, to the department of education, the
5amount of eight hundred forty-six thousand two hundred fifty
6dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards
7in accordance with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated
8under this paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand
9dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education
10position in accordance with section 256.45.
11c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and
12ending June 30, 2017 2018, up to seven hundred eighty-six
13 seventy-four thousand eight three hundred sixteen dollars to
14the department for purposes of implementing the professional
15development program requirements of section 284.6, assistance
16in developing model evidence for teacher quality committees
17established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph
18“c”, and the evaluator training program in section 284.10.
19A portion of the funds allocated to the department for
20purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for
21administrative purposes and for not more than four full-time
22equivalent positions.
23d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017, and
24ending June 30, 2017 2018, an amount up to one million one
25hundred thirty-six twenty-three thousand four nine hundred ten
26dollars to the department for the establishment of teacher
27development academies in accordance with section 284.6,
28subsection 10. A portion of the funds allocated to the
29department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for
30administrative purposes.
31f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017 2018,
32and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department of
33education, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing
34the supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions
35of section 284.11. Annually, of the moneys allocated to
-28-1the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one
2hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for
3administrative purposes and for not more than one full-time
4equivalent position.
5 Sec. 33. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph b, Code
62017, is amended by striking the paragraph.
7 Sec. 34. Section 284.13, subsection 1, Code 2017, is amended
8by adding the following new paragraphs:
9 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
102017, and ending June 30, 2018, to the department an amount up
11to twenty-five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts
12beginning teacher mentoring program established under section
13256.34.
14 NEW PARAGRAPH. 00f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,
152017, and ending June 30, 2018, to the department an amount
16up to six hundred twenty-six thousand one hundred ninety-one
17dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system,
18in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in
19implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered
20pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but
21not limited to planning grants to school districts and area
22education agencies, technical assistance for the department,
23technical assistance for districts and area education agencies,
24training and staff development, and the contracting of external
25expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes
26of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school
27districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred
28students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the
29department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the
30department for administrative purposes and for not more than
31five full-time equivalent positions.
32 Sec. 35. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph a,
33subparagraph (1), Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
34(1) The salary for an initial teacher who has successfully
35completed an approved practitioner preparation program as
-29-1defined in section 272.1 or holds an initial or intern teacher
2license issued under chapter 272, and who participates in the
3beginning teacher mentoring and induction program as provided
4in this chapter, shall be at least thirty-three thousand five
5hundred dollars, which shall also constitute the minimum salary
6for an Iowa teacher.
7 Sec. 36. Section 284.15, subsection 2, paragraph b,
8subparagraph (1), Code 2017, is amended by striking the
9subparagraph.
10 Sec. 37. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph a,
11subparagraph (3), Code 2017, is amended by striking the
12subparagraph.
13 Sec. 38. Section 284.16, subsection 1, paragraph b,
14subparagraph (1), Code 2017, is amended to read as follows:
15(1) Has successfully completed the beginning teacher
16mentoring and induction program and has successfully completed
17 a comprehensive evaluation.
18 Sec. 39. REPEAL. Sections 261.6, 261.61, 261.129, 263.4,
19263.5, and 263.6, Code 2017, are repealed.
20DIVISION II
21workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2017-2018
22 Sec. 40. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
23and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
24departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
25beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June 30, 2018, the following
26amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
27purposes designated:
281. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
29a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
30development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $3115,100,000
32From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
33“a”, not more than $100,000 shall be used by the department
34for administration of the workforce training and economic
35development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
-30- 1b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
2of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
3to section 260C.50:
.................................................. $45,500,000
5(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
7established in section 260C.18C.
8(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
9“b”, not more than $150,000 shall be used by the department
10for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
11pursuant to section 260C.50.
12(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
13“b”, not more than $1,467,000 shall be distributed as grants
14to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
15programs for students requiring instruction in English
16as a second language. The department shall establish an
17application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
18this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
19based on need for instruction in English as a second language
20in the region served by each community college as determined by
21factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
22and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
23(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
24“b”, $210,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
25services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
26provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
27Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
28in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
29work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
30supplemental support services for international refugees to
31improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
32competencies, and integration in a county with a population
33over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
34census. The department of human services shall utilize a
35request for proposals process to identify the entity best
-31-1qualified to implement the pilot project.
2c. For accelerated career education program capital
3projects at community colleges that are authorized under
4chapter 260G and that meet the definition of the term “vertical
5infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $66,000,000
7d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
8employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $95,000,000
10From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
11not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department
12for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
13pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
14equivalent position.
15e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
16established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $172,000,000
18f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
19intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $201,500,000
21From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
22“f”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department for
23expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
24and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
25Act.
26g. For support costs associated with administering a
27workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
28of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
29and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
30receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $31200,000
322. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
33For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
34grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $355,000,000
-32- 13. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
2in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
3unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
4but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
5designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
6DIVISION III
7FY 2018-2019 APPROPRIATIONS
8DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
9 Sec. 41. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the
10general fund of the state to the department for the blind
11for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June
1230, 2019, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
13necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
14For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
15purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
16equivalent positions:
.................................................. $171,093,671
............................................... FTEs1888.00
19COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
20 Sec. 42. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
21state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
22beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
23amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24purposes designated:
251. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
26For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
27purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
28equivalent positions:
.................................................. $29214,640
............................................... FTEs303.95
312. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
32For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
33established pursuant to section 261.115:
.................................................. $34200,487
353. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
-33- 1For purposes of providing national guard educational
2assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
.................................................. $31,550,000
44. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
5a. For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program
6established in section 261.112:
.................................................. $7100,000
8b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
9ending June 30, 2019, the commission shall not provide loan
10forgiveness under the program to any new applicant, but may
11renew loan forgiveness for an applicant who continues to meet
12the eligibility requirements of section 261.112.
135. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
14a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
15program established pursuant to section 261.87:
.................................................. $161,420,427
17b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, if the moneys
18appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
19commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
20program exceed $250,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
21section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
222018, include accredited private institutions as defined in
23section 261.9.
246. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
25For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
26pursuant to section 261.110:
.................................................. $27200,000
287. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
29For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
30program established pursuant to section 261.113:
.................................................. $31562,251
328. HEALTH CARE-RELATED LOAN PROGRAM
33For purposes of the health care-related loan program
34established pursuant to section 261.116:
.................................................. $35100,000
-34-1 Sec. 43. IOWA TUITION GRANT APPROPRIATIONS.
2Notwithstanding the standing appropriations in the following
3designated sections for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018,
4and ending June 30, 2019, the amounts appropriated from the
5general fund of the state to the college student aid commission
6pursuant to these sections for the following designated
7purposes shall not exceed the following amounts:
81. For Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection
91:
.................................................. $1023,315,476
112. For tuition grants for students attending for-profit
12accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section
13261.25, subsection 2:
.................................................. $14750,000
153. For vocational-technical tuition grants under section
16261.25, subsection 3:
.................................................. $17875,093
18 Sec. 44. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
19261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
20fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
21beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, may be used
22for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
23established in section 261.73.
24 Sec. 45. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
25261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending
26June 30, 2019, the amount appropriated from the general fund
27of the state to the college student aid commission for the
28work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
29DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
30 Sec. 46. There is appropriated from the general fund of
31the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
32beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
33amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
34purposes designated:
351. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
-35- 1a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
2purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
3equivalent positions:
.................................................. $42,982,024
............................................... FTEs581.67
6b. By January 15, 2019, the department shall submit
7a written report to the general assembly detailing the
8department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
9expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
10July 1, 2018.
112. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
12For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $15299,099
............................................... FTEs1611.50
173. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
18a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
19purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
20equivalent positions:
.................................................. $212,812,838
............................................... FTEs22255.00
23For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
24with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
25to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
26job placement and retention services for individuals with
27significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
28January 15, 2019, the division shall submit a written report to
29the general assembly on the division’s outreach efforts with
30community rehabilitation program providers.
31b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
32with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
33independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
34than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $3542,412
-36-............................................... FTEs11.00
2c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
3established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
.................................................. $469,253
5d. For costs associated with centers for independent
6living:
.................................................. $743,229
84. STATE LIBRARY
9a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11equivalent positions:
.................................................. $121,265,032
............................................... FTEs1329.00
14b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
15256.57:
.................................................. $161,232,412
175. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
18For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
19and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
20full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $213,794,708
............................................... FTEs2286.00
236. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
24For reimbursement for career and technical education
25expenditures made by secondary schools:
.................................................. $261,315,067
27Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to
28reimburse school districts for career and technical education
29expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards
30set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
317. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
32For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
33shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
34salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
35for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
-37-.................................................. $11,088,399
............................................... FTEs220.58
38. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND — GENERAL AID
4For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
5the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
.................................................. $611,081,400
7a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
8grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
9ending June 30, 2019, not more than $132,975 is allocated for
10the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
11activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
12may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
13purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
14of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
15subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
16for the reimbursement of staff.
17b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
18deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
19early childhood Iowa fund, $1,159,009 shall be used for efforts
20to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
21programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
22used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
23The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
24of the allocation, not to exceed $44,325, for the technical
25assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
26including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
27the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
28improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
29early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
30use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
31formula, grants, or other means.
32c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
33deposit in the school ready children grants account of
34the early childhood Iowa fund, $412,515 shall be used for
35support of professional development and training activities
-38-1for persons working in early care, health, and education by
2the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
3the professional development component groups maintained by
4the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
5section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
6childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
7professional development and training activities agreed upon by
8the parties participating in the collaboration.
99. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
10a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
11Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub.L.No.
12108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
13services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
14those services:
.................................................. $15860,700
16b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
17$191,885 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
18clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
19to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
20born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
2110. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
22a. For early head start projects:
.................................................. $23287,250
24b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
25used for implementation and expansion of early head start
26pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
27emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
28age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
29The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
30healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
31infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
32given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
33and received state funding to administer an early head start
34project.
3511. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
-39- 1a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
2to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
3authorized by section 301.1:
.................................................. $4325,107
5b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per
6pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
7resident public school pupils.
812. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
9For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
10program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
11than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $121,697,834
............................................... FTEs132.00
14If moneys appropriated under this subsection and which
15are allocated to pay the full amount of teacher leadership
16supplemental aid payments to school districts for their
17initial year of funding under section 284.13, subsection 1,
18paragraph “e”, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
19ending June 30, 2019, are insufficient for such purpose, the
20department shall prorate the amount of the teacher leadership
21supplemental aid payments calculated under section 284.13,
22subsection 1, paragraph “e”, subparagraph (2), subparagraph
23division (a), and paid to school districts.
2413. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
25For school districts to provide direct services to the
26most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school
27districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
28graduates specialist:
.................................................. $29333,094
3014. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND
31DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT
32For administration of a process for school districts to
33establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the
34performance of each attendance center operated by the district
35in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and
-40-1report card for each attendance center, for internet site
2and data system support, and for not more than the following
3full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $4125,000
............................................... FTEs52.00
615. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM
7For purposes of administering the online state job posting
8system in accordance with section 256.27:
.................................................. $9115,000
1016. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS
11For distribution to school districts for implementation
12of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful
13progression for early readers:
.................................................. $143,912,391
1517. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY
16For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early
17warning assessment and administering the early warning system
18for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and
19rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31:
.................................................. $20957,500
21The department shall administer and distribute to school
22districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning
23assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor
24student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade
25six. The department may charge school districts and accredited
26nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual
27costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning
28assessment minus the moneys received by the department under
29this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the
30actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for
31the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the
32system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use
33moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and
34moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68,
35subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee.
-41- 118. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER
2a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in
3order to implement, in collaboration with the area education
4agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49,
5paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $6478,750
7b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the
8department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered
9or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
10but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
11specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year.
1219. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE
13FUND
14For deposit in the computer science professional development
15incentive fund established under section 284.6A, if enacted:
.................................................. $16250,000
1720. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
18a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education
19compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
.................................................. $2057,500
21b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
22for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact
23pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or
24unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
25but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
26designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
2721. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
28For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in
29section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C:
.................................................. $30100,595,445
31The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
32allocated pursuant to the formula established in section
33260C.18C.
34 Sec. 47. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AT-RISK
35CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in
-42-1section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and
2ending June 30, 2019, the amount appropriated from the general
3fund of the state to the department of education for programs
4for at-risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more
5than $5,365,000. The amount of any reduction in this section
6shall be prorated among the programs specified in section
7279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs “a”, “b”, and “c”.
8STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
9 Sec. 48. There is appropriated from the general fund of
10the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
11beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
12amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
13purposes designated:
141. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
15a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
16purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
17equivalent positions:
.................................................. $18397,357
............................................... FTEs1915.00
20The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
21report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
22office and the legislative services agency. The report
23submitted in December 2018 shall include the five-year
24graduation rates for the regents universities.
25b. For moneys to be allocated between the southwest Iowa
26regents resource center in Council Bluffs, the northwest Iowa
27regents resource center in Sioux City, and the quad-cities
28graduate studies center as determined by the board:
.................................................. $29139,424
30c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
31public radio operations:
.................................................. $32179,632
332. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
34a. General university
35For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
-43-1aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $3108,379,534
............................................... FTEs45,058.55
5b. Oakdale campus
6For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
7purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
8equivalent positions:
.................................................. $91,093,279
............................................... FTEs1038.25
11c. State hygienic laboratory
12For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
13purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
14equivalent positions:
.................................................. $152,201,308
............................................... FTEs16102.50
17d. Family practice program
18For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
19approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
20to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
21practice residency education program, including salaries
22and support, and for not more than the following full-time
23equivalent positions:
.................................................. $24894,133
............................................... FTEs25190.40
26e. Child health care services
27For specialized child health care services, including
28childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
29rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
30Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
31and support, and for not more than the following full-time
32equivalent positions:
.................................................. $33329,728
............................................... FTEs3457.97
35f. Statewide cancer registry
-44- 1For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
2following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $374,526
............................................... FTEs42.10
5g. Substance abuse consortium
6For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
7substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
8the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $927,765
............................................... FTEs101.00
11h. Center for biocatalysis
12For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
13following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $14361,864
............................................... FTEs156.28
16i. Primary health care initiative
17For the primary health care initiative in the college
18of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
19equivalent positions:
.................................................. $20324,465
............................................... FTEs215.89
22From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
23$127,445 shall be allocated to the department of family
24practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
25for family practice faculty and support staff.
26j. Birth defects registry
27For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
28following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2919,144
............................................... FTEs301.00
31k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
32For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
33and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
34positions:
.................................................. $3581,270
-45-............................................... FTEs12.75
2l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
3technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
4For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
5academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
6initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A:
.................................................. $7240,925
8m. Iowa flood center
9For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college
10of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
.................................................. $11600,000
123. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
13a. General university
14For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
15aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
16following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1786,437,431
............................................... FTEs183,647.42
19b. Agricultural experiment station
20For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
21maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
22the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $2314,943,439
............................................... FTEs24546.98
25c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
26economics
27For the cooperative extension service in agriculture
28and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and
29miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $319,133,361
............................................... FTEs32383.34
33d. Livestock disease research
34For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
35fund under section 267.8:
-46-.................................................. $186,422
24. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
3a. General university
4For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial
5aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
6following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $746,856,181
............................................... FTEs81,447.50
9b. Recycling and reuse center
10For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
11more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $1287,628
............................................... FTEs133.00
14c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
15collaborative initiative
16For purposes of the science, technology, engineering,
17and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established
18pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following
19full-time equivalent positions:
.................................................. $202,723,188
............................................... FTEs216.20
22(1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered
23paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
24shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional
25support, activities directly related to recruitment of
26kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers,
27and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for
28students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12.
29(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
30community colleges to develop STEM professional development
31programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
32development.
33(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
34paragraph, not less than $250,000 shall be used to provide
35technology education opportunities to high school,
-47-1career academy, and community college students through a
2public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for
3students and faculties at these institutions to secure
4broad-based information technology certification. The
5partnership shall provide all of the following:
6(a) A research-based curriculum.
7(b) Online access to the curriculum.
8(c) Instructional software for classroom and student use.
9(d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base
10of information technology-related skill areas.
11(e) Professional development for teachers.
12(f) Deployment and program support, including but not
13limited to integration with current curriculum standards.
14(4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys
15appropriated in this paragraph “c” that remain unencumbered
16or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount
17equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount
18appropriated in this paragraph “c” shall not revert by shall
19remain available for expenditure for summer programs for
20students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
21d. Real estate education program
22For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
23not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
.................................................. $2462,651
............................................... FTEs251.00
265. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
27For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
28purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
29equivalent positions:
.................................................. $304,948,676
............................................... FTEs31126.60
326. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
33For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
34purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
35equivalent positions:
-48-.................................................. $12,063,248
............................................... FTEs262.87
3 Sec. 49. ENERGY COST-SAVINGS PROJECTS — FINANCING. For
4the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30,
52019, the state board of regents may use notes, bonds, or
6other evidences of indebtedness issued under section 262.48 to
7finance projects that will result in energy cost savings in an
8amount that will cause the state board to recover the cost of
9the projects within an average of six years.
10 Sec. 50. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS. Notwithstanding section
11270.7, the department of administrative services shall pay
12the state school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight
13saving school the moneys collected from the counties during the
14fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, for expenses relating to
15prescription drug costs for students attending the state school
16for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school.
17DIVISION IV
18workforce training programs — appropriations fy 2018-2019
19 Sec. 51. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
20and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following
21departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year
22beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following
23amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
24purposes designated:
251. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
26a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
27development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
.................................................. $287,550,000
29From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
30“a”, not more than $50,000 shall be used by the department
31for administration of the workforce training and economic
32development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A.
33b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes
34of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant
35to section 260C.50:
-49-.................................................. $12,750,000
2(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
3“b”, $1,941,500 shall be allocated pursuant to the formula
4established in section 260C.18C.
5(2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
6“b”, not more than $75,000 shall be used by the department
7for implementation of adult education and literacy programs
8pursuant to section 260C.50.
9(3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
10“b”, not more than $733,500 shall be distributed as grants to
11community colleges for the purpose of adult basic education
12programs for students requiring instruction in English
13as a second language. The department shall establish an
14application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to
15this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be
16based on need for instruction in English as a second language
17in the region served by each community college as determined by
18factors including data from the latest federal decennial census
19and outreach efforts to determine regional needs.
20(4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
21“b”, $105,000 shall be transferred to the department of human
22services for purposes of administering a pilot project to
23provide access to international resources to Iowans and new
24Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting
25in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live,
26work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide
27supplemental support services for international refugees to
28improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural
29competencies, and integration in a county with a population
30over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial
31census. The department of human services shall utilize a
32request for proposals process to identify the entity best
33qualified to implement the pilot project.
34c. For accelerated career education program capital
35projects at community colleges that are authorized under
-50-1chapter 260G and that meet the definition of the term “vertical
2infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph “c”:
.................................................. $33,000,000
4d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and
5employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2:
.................................................. $62,500,000
7From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”,
8not more than $100,000 shall be allocated by the department
9for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships
10pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time
11equivalent position.
12e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
13established pursuant to section 260I.2:
.................................................. $141,000,000
15f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning
16intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40:
.................................................. $17750,000
18From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph
19“f”, not more than $25,000 shall be used by the department for
20expenses associated with the activities of the secondary career
21and technical programming task force convened pursuant to this
22Act.
23g. For support costs associated with administering a
24workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose
25of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational
26and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs
27receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection:
.................................................. $28100,000
292. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
30For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
31grants in accordance with section 261.130:
.................................................. $322,500,000
333. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated
34in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or
35unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert
-51-1but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes
2designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
3EXPLANATION
4The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
5the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
6This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal years 2017-2018
7and 2018-2019 from the general fund of the state and other
8funds to the college student aid commission, the department for
9the blind, the department of education, and the state board
10of regents and its institutions. The bill is organized by
11divisions.
12DIVISION I — FY 2017-2018. The bill appropriates to the
13department for the blind for its administration.
14The bill includes appropriations to the college student
15aid commission for general administrative purposes, the loan
16repayment program for health care professionals, the national
17guard educational assistance program, the teacher shortage
18loan forgiveness program, the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
19program, the teach Iowa scholar program, the rural Iowa primary
20care loan repayment program, and a health care-related loan
21program.
22The bill modifies statute to provide that students enrolled
23in barber and cosmetology arts and sciences schools are
24eligible for tuition grant moneys appropriated for students
25attending for-profit accredited private institutions in Iowa
26and modifies Code section 261.25 to change the standing limited
27tuition grant appropriation amounts.
28The bill prohibits the commission from approving new
29loan forgiveness applications under the teacher shortage
30loan forgiveness program. The bill also repeals the all
31Iowa opportunity foster care grant program, but amends Code
32section 261.87 to prioritize students who meet foster care
33criteria under the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program.
34The bill also repeals the barber and cosmetology arts and
35sciences tuition grant program and the registered nurse and
-52-1nurse educator loan forgiveness program. The bill replaces
2the $6,000 limitation for two semesters of study by students
3receiving Iowa tuition grants, with language that provides
4that the amount cannot exceed the average resident tuition and
5mandatory fees at a regents university.
6The bill makes changes to the membership of the college
7student aid commission. Currently, one of the members of
8the commission is also a member of the board of regents or
9the executive director of the board of regents. The bill
10strikes a provision that directs this member to convene the
11organizational meeting of the commission. The bill strikes
12provisions requiring that one member represent a lending
13institution and one member be an individual who is repaying or
14has repaid a student loan guaranteed by the commission, and
15adds provisions requiring that one member be a parent of a
16student enrolled in an accredited postsecondary institution in
17the state, and that one member represent practitioners licensed
18by the board of educational examiners. The bill increases
19the number of members who represent the general public from
20three to four members, and provides that none of the four shall
21be officers, board members, or trustees of an institution or
22association of institutions of higher learning. Under the
23bill, a vacancy occurs when the parent member no longer has a
24child enrolled in postsecondary education.
25The bill repeals Code section 261.129, which establishes the
26Iowa needs nurses now initiative.
27The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education
28for purposes of the department’s general administration, career
29and technical education administration, division of vocational
30rehabilitation services including independent living programs,
31the entrepreneurs with disabilities program, and independent
32living centers, state library for general administration
33and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting division,
34career and technical education to secondary schools, school
35food service, early childhood Iowa fund, expansion of the
-53-1federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
2birth through age three services, early head start projects,
3textbooks for nonpublic school pupils, the student achievement
4and teacher quality program, jobs for America’s graduates
5specialists, attendance center performance/general internet
6site and data system support, the online state job posting
7system, successful progression for early readers, an early
8warning system for literacy, the Iowa reading research center,
9distribution to the midwestern higher education compact to pay
10Iowa’s member state annual obligation, area education agencies,
11and community colleges.
12For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the bill reduces the standing
13appropriation for at-risk children under Code section 279.51.
14The bill does not fund the regional telecommunications
15councils.
16The bill amends Code section 279.68 to eliminate
17requirements relating to an intensive summer reading program,
18promotion to grade four by students persistently at risk in
19reading, and good cause exemptions for purposes of attendance
20at the intensive summer reading programs and promotion to grade
21four. Intensive reading instruction must be provided by school
22districts to students beyond grade three if necessary.
23The bill allows school districts to use state professional
24development funds for activities and pay to support beginning
25teacher mentoring and induction programs, but eliminates
26requirements that school districts provide such programs.
27The bill modifies the provisions of Code section 284.13
28providing for allocation of the moneys appropriated for
29purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
30program. The bill adds an allocation for the fine arts
31beginning teacher mentoring program and delays until the
32fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, allocation of $10 million
33in student achievement and teacher quality program moneys to
34the department of education for purposes of implementing the
35supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions of
-54-1Code section 284.11.
2The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents
3for the board office, universities’ general operating budgets;
4the southwest Iowa regents resource center, northwest Iowa
5regents resource center, and the quad-cities graduate studies
6center; Iowa public radio; the state university of Iowa; Iowa
7state university of science and technology; the university of
8northern Iowa; and for the Iowa school for the deaf and the
9Iowa braille and sight saving school.
10The bill authorizes the state board of regents to sell or
11otherwise dispose of the Iowa braille and sight saving school
12property in Vinton.
13The bill modifies statutory language relating to the
14Oakdale campus at the state university of Iowa and repeals
15provisions that require the state board of regents to establish
16and maintain a department of homeopathic materia medica and
17therapeutics and an institute of child behavior and development
18at the state university of Iowa.
19DIVISION II — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
20FY 2017-2018. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
21skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
22education and the college student aid commission.
23DIVISION III — FY 2018-2019. The bill appropriates moneys
24from the general fund of the state to the department for the
25blind, the college student aid commission, the department of
26education, and the state board of regents and the institutions
27it governs, at generally 50 percent of the amounts appropriated
28for the same purposes for the prior fiscal year. The
29bill includes funding for deposit in the computer science
30professional development incentive fund, if enacted.
31DIVISION IV — WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS — APPROPRIATIONS
32FY 2018-2019. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa
33skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of
34education and the college student aid commission at generally
3550 percent of the amounts appropriated for the same purposes
-55-1for the prior fiscal year.
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