Bill Text: IA HF2630 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to teacher and education support professional compensation, including teacher salary supplement cost per pupil calculations, teacher minimum starting salary requirements, Iowa public employees' retirement system bona fide retirement requirements, and school district budget statement reporting, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly HF 2611, HSB 714.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2024-03-20 - Fiscal note. [HF2630 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF2630-Amended.html
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HOUSE
FILE
2630
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2611)
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HSB
714)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
House
March
7,
2024
)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
teacher
and
education
support
professional
1
compensation,
including
teacher
salary
supplement
cost
2
per
pupil
calculations,
teacher
minimum
starting
salary
3
requirements,
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
bona
4
fide
retirement
requirements,
and
school
district
budget
5
statement
reporting,
making
appropriations,
and
including
6
effective
date
provisions.
7
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
97B.52A,
subsection
1,
paragraph
c,
1
subparagraph
(2),
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
following
2
new
subparagraph
division:
3
NEW
SUBPARAGRAPH
DIVISION
.
(d)
For
a
member
whose
first
4
month
of
entitlement
is
July
2024
or
later,
but
before
July
5
2027,
the
member
may
return
to
covered
employment
as
a
teacher
6
for
a
covered
employer
after
receiving
one
month
of
retirement
7
benefits.
For
the
purposes
of
this
subparagraph
division,
8
“teacher”
means
a
teacher
licensed
under
chapter
256.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraphs
a
and
d,
10
Code
2024,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
11
a.
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
12
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
13
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
14
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
15
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“h”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
16
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
17
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
2009
,
and
divide
18
that
sum
by
the
district’s
budget
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
19
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
teacher
salary
20
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
21
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
22
before
July
1,
2024
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
23
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
24
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
25
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
26
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
27
(2)
(a)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
28
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
29
district
a
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
30
amount
based
on
the
sum
of
the
following:
31
(i)
An
amount
necessary
to
allow
the
school
district
to
32
provide
a
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
of
forty-seven
33
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
in
accordance
with
the
34
requirements
of
chapter
284,
including
costs
associated
with
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the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
Iowa
public
1
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
share
of
the
2
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
Act.
3
(ii)
An
amount
necessary
to
allow
the
school
district
4
to
provide
an
hourly
wage
of
fifteen
dollars
per
hour
for
5
education
support
personnel,
including
costs
associated
with
6
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
Iowa
public
7
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
share
of
8
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
Act.
9
However,
if
the
amount
calculated
under
this
subparagraph
10
subdivision
for
all
school
districts
exceeds
fourteen
million
11
dollars,
the
department
of
management
shall
proportionally
12
reduce
the
amount
calculated
for
school
districts,
based
on
the
13
original
calculation,
so
that
the
total
amount
calculated
for
14
all
school
districts
is
fourteen
million
dollars.
15
(iii)
To
supplement
teacher
salaries
and
the
wages
of
16
education
support
personnel
in
a
manner
that
promotes
quality
17
teaching
and
rewards
experience,
twenty-two
million
dollars
18
multiplied
by
the
quotient
of
the
school
district’s
budget
19
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
20
ending
June
30,
2024,
divided
by
the
statewide
total
budget
21
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
22
ending
June
30,
2024.
23
(b)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
the
24
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
25
district
a
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
26
amount
based
on
the
sum
of
the
following:
27
(i)
An
amount
necessary
to
allow
the
school
district
to
28
provide
a
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
of
fifty
thousand
29
dollars
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284,
30
including
costs
associated
with
the
employer’s
share
of
31
contributions
to
the
Iowa
public
employees’
retirement
system
32
and
the
employer’s
share
of
the
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
33
Insurance
Contributions
Act.
34
(ii)
To
allow
each
school
district
to
provide
an
hourly
wage
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of
fifteen
dollars
per
hour
to
education
support
personnel,
the
1
amount
calculated
for
the
base
year
under
subparagraph
division
2
(a),
subparagraph
subdivision
(ii),
after
the
reduction
if
3
applicable,
plus
the
product
of
that
same
amount
multiplied
4
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
under
section
257.8,
5
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
6
(iii)
To
supplement
teacher
salaries
and
the
wages
of
7
education
support
personnel
in
a
manner
that
promotes
quality
8
teaching
and
rewards
experience,
the
amount
calculated
for
9
the
base
year
under
subparagraph
division
(a),
subparagraph
10
subdivision
(iii),
plus
the
product
of
that
same
amount
11
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
under
section
12
257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
13
(c)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
and
14
succeeding
budget
years,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
15
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
is
16
equal
to
the
sum
of
the
following:
17
(i)
To
allow
the
school
district
to
provide
minimum
teacher
18
starting
salaries
in
accordance
with
the
requirements
of
19
chapter
284,
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
the
20
amount
calculated
for
the
base
year
under
subparagraph
division
21
(b),
subparagraph
subdivision
(i),
plus
the
product
of
that
22
same
amount
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
23
under
section
257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
For
24
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
succeeding
budget
25
years,
the
amount
calculated
for
the
base
year
under
this
26
subparagraph
subdivision,
plus
the
product
of
that
same
amount
27
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
under
section
28
257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
29
(ii)
To
allow
each
school
district
to
provide
an
hourly
wage
30
of
fifteen
dollars
per
hour
to
education
support
personnel,
for
31
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2026,
the
amount
calculated
32
for
the
base
year
under
subparagraph
division
(b),
subparagraph
33
subdivision
(ii),
plus
the
product
of
that
same
amount
34
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
under
section
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257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
For
the
budget
1
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
2
amount
calculated
for
the
base
year
under
this
subparagraph
3
subdivision,
plus
the
product
of
that
same
amount
multiplied
4
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
under
section
257.8,
5
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
6
(iii)
To
supplement
teacher
salaries
and
the
wages
of
7
education
support
personnel
in
a
manner
that
promotes
quality
8
teaching
and
rewards
experience,
for
the
budget
year
beginning
9
July
1,
2026,
the
amount
calculated
for
the
base
year
under
10
subparagraph
division
(b),
subparagraph
subdivision
(iii),
plus
11
the
product
of
that
same
amount
multiplied
by
the
categorical
12
percent
of
growth
under
section
257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
13
budget
year.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2027,
and
14
succeeding
budget
years,
the
amount
calculated
for
the
base
15
year
under
this
subparagraph
subdivision,
plus
the
product
16
of
that
same
amount
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
of
17
growth
under
section
257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year.
18
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
19
succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
20
under
this
subsection
or
available
for
use
as
provided
in
21
subsection
10
,
paragraph
“d”
,
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“d”
,
or
22
section
257.46,
subsection
3
,
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
23
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
and
shall
comply
in
compliance
with
24
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
related
to
such
distribution
25
under
section
284.3A
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
and
26
education
support
personnel
as
described
in
paragraph
“a”
.
27
Sec.
3.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
Code
2024,
is
amended
28
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
29
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
30
“education
support
personnel”
means
regular
and
part-time
31
employees
of
a
school
district
who
are
not
salaried.
32
Sec.
4.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
33
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
34
d.
Except
as
otherwise
allowed
under
this
paragraph,
for
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the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
succeeding
budget
1
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
2
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
3
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.15
.
The
4
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
for
a
teacher
5
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
framework
or
6
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
284.15
;
to
7
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
leadership
8
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
to
9
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
the
amount
described
10
in
section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
11
(1)
;
to
cover
the
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
12
are
not
providing
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
13
for
coverage
of
a
classroom
when
an
initial
or
career
14
teacher
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
assigned
15
to
a
leadership
role;
for
professional
development
time
to
16
learn
best
practices
associated
with
the
career
pathways
17
leadership
process;
and
for
other
costs
associated
with
a
18
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
by
the
department
of
19
education
under
section
284.15
with
the
goals
of
improving
20
instruction
and
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
and
student
21
learning.
If
all
requirements
for
the
school
district
for
22
the
use
of
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
are
met
23
and
funds
received
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
24
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
25
after
July
1,
2020,
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
26
portion
of
such
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
27
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
established
28
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
29
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
school
districts
may
30
use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
31
purposes
authorized
under
subsection
9
,
paragraph
“d”
,
and,
32
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
school
33
districts
shall
not
be
required
to
participate
in
or
comply
34
with
section
284.15
in
order
to
continue
to
receive
funding
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subsection
.
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Sec.
5.
Section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
2
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
(1)
(a)
The
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
4
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
successfully
completed
an
5
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
as
defined
in
section
6
256.145
or
holds
an
initial
or
intern
teacher
license
issued
7
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3,
shall
be
at
least
8
thirty-three
forty-seven
thousand
five
hundred
dollars,
which
9
shall
also
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
Iowa
teacher.
10
(b)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
11
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
12
has
successfully
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
13
program
as
defined
in
section
256.145
or
holds
an
initial
or
14
intern
teacher
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
15
VII,
part
3,
shall
be
at
least
fifty
thousand
dollars,
which
16
shall
also
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
Iowa
teacher.
17
Sec.
6.
Section
284.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
18
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
19
follows:
20
The
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
beginning
21
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
thirty-three
forty-seven
22
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
and
.
For
the
fiscal
year
23
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
24
beginning
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
fifty
thousand
25
dollars.
Each
beginning
teacher
shall
meet
the
following
26
requirements:
27
Sec.
7.
Section
284.17,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
28
to
read
as
follows:
29
1.
a.
A
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
30
minimum
salary
of
thirty-three
forty-seven
thousand
five
31
hundred
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher.
32
b.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
33
subsequent
fiscal
year,
the
minimum
salary
of
fifty
thousand
34
dollars
for
a
full-time
teacher.
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Sec.
8.
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
BUDGET
STATEMENTS
——
FISCAL
YEAR
1
BEGINNING
JULY
1,
2024.
2
1.
Notwithstanding
section
24.2A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
3
“a”,
each
school
district
shall
file
with
the
department
of
4
management
a
report
containing
all
necessary
information
for
5
the
department
of
management
to
compile
and
calculate
amounts
6
required
to
be
included
in
the
statements
for
the
budget
year
7
beginning
July
1,
2024,
mailed
under
section
24.2A,
subsection
8
2,
paragraph
“b”,
no
later
than
thirty
calendar
days
after
the
9
effective
date
of
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2613,
or
successor
10
legislation,
if
enacted.
11
2.
Notwithstanding
section
24.2A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
12
“b”,
each
county
auditor,
using
information
received
under
13
subsection
1,
shall
send
to
each
property
owner
or
taxpayer
14
within
the
county
by
regular
mail
an
individual
statement
15
containing
all
of
the
information
required
by
section
16
24.2A,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“b”,
for
each
school
district
17
comprising
the
owner’s
or
taxpayer’s
taxing
district
no
later
18
than
thirty-five
calendar
days
after
the
effective
date
of
19
2024
Iowa
Acts,
House
File
2613,
or
successor
legislation,
if
20
enacted.
21
Sec.
9.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
22
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
23
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