Bill Text: IA HF127 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of school districts to receive professional development supplement funding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-02-03 - Subcommittee, Dolecheck, Cohoon, and Highfill. H.J. 248. [HF127 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2015-HF127-Introduced.html

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House File 127 - Introduced




                                 HOUSE FILE       
                                 BY  DOLECHECK

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act relating to the eligibility of school districts to
  2    receive professional development supplement funding.
  3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 257.10, subsection 10, Code 2015, is
  1  2 amended by adding the following new paragraph:
  1  3    NEW PARAGRAPH.  e.  For the school budget year beginning
  1  4 July 1, 2016, and succeeding budget years, a school district
  1  5 approved pursuant to chapter 284 to receive funding from the
  1  6 teacher leadership supplement under subsection 12 of this
  1  7 section shall not be eligible to receive funding from the
  1  8 professional development supplement under this subsection for
  1  9 the same budget year.
  1 10                           EXPLANATION
  1 11 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
  1 12 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
  1 13    Current Code section 257.10(10) establishes a professional
  1 14 development funding supplement for school districts.  The
  1 15 funding received pursuant to the professional development
  1 16 supplement is required to be used to provide quality
  1 17 professional development opportunities pursuant to Code chapter
  1 18 284. Code section 257.10(12) establishes a teacher leadership
  1 19 funding supplement for school districts. The use of the
  1 20 funds from the teacher leadership supplement is required to
  1 21 comply with the requirements of Code chapter 284 and must be
  1 22 distributed to teachers pursuant to Code section 284.15.
  1 23    This bill provides that for the school budget year beginning
  1 24 July 1, 2016, and succeeding budget years, a school district
  1 25 approved pursuant to Code chapter 284 to receive funding from
  1 26 the teacher leadership supplement shall not be eligible to
  1 27 receive funding from the professional development supplement
  1 28 for the same budget year.
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