Bill Text: IA HSB728 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to school districts, including by modifying provisions related to the district management levy, waiving certain specified duties, responsibilities, and requirements for the school year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2024, and including effective date provisions.(See HF 2653.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-07 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 2653. [HSB728 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HSB728-Introduced.html
House
Study
Bill
728
-
Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
APPROPRIATIONS
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
MOHR)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
school
districts,
including
by
modifying
1
provisions
related
to
the
district
management
levy,
waiving
2
certain
specified
duties,
responsibilities,
and
requirements
3
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
4
30,
2024,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
298.4,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
1
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
2
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
g.
(1)
To
pay
the
costs
of
retention
bonus
3
payments
to
employees
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
4
2024,
if
the
school
district
is
the
subject
of
a
proclamation
5
of
disaster
emergency
issued
by
the
governor
on
January
8,
6
2024,
and
the
school
district
is
located
in
a
county
with
a
7
population
of
greater
than
ninety-nine
thousand
five
hundred
8
but
less
than
one
hundred
thousand,
a
county
with
a
population
9
of
greater
than
twenty-six
thousand
but
less
than
twenty-seven
10
thousand,
and
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
eight
11
thousand
seven
hundred
sixty
but
less
than
eight
thousand
eight
12
hundred,
all
according
to
the
2020
federal
decennial
census.
13
(2)
Notwithstanding
subparagraph
(1),
a
school
district
14
shall
not
pay
more
than
seven
hundred
thousand
dollars
under
15
this
paragraph.
16
(3)
A
school
district
shall
not
increase
the
amount
of
the
17
district
management
levy
to
make
the
payments
described
in
this
18
paragraph.
19
(4)
This
paragraph
is
repealed
July
1,
2025.
20
Sec.
2.
WAIVER
OF
REQUIREMENTS.
For
the
school
year
21
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
2024,
for
a
school
22
district
that
is
the
subject
of
a
proclamation
of
disaster
23
emergency
issued
by
the
governor
on
January
8,
2024,
and
that
24
is
located
in
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
25
ninety-nine
thousand
five
hundred
but
less
than
one
hundred
26
thousand,
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
twenty-six
27
thousand
but
less
than
twenty-seven
thousand,
and
a
county
28
with
a
population
of
greater
than
eight
thousand
seven
hundred
29
sixty
but
less
than
eight
thousand
eight
hundred,
all
according
30
to
the
2020
federal
decennial
census,
all
of
the
following
31
duties,
responsibilities,
and
requirements
shall
be
deemed
not
32
to
apply,
and
the
state
board
of
education
and
department
of
33
education
shall
waive
all
such
duties,
responsibilities,
and
34
requirements:
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1.
The
administration
of
any
assessment
described
in
1
section
256.7,
subsection
21,
paragraph
“b”.
2
2.
The
high
school
graduation
requirements
adopted
pursuant
3
to
section
256.7,
subsection
26.
4
3.
The
administration
of
any
assessment
described
in
5
section
256.11,
subsection
5,
paragraph
“b”.
6
4.
The
required
days
or
hours
of
instruction
described
in
7
section
279.10.
8
5.
The
administration
of
any
assessment
described
in
9
section
279.60,
subsection
1
or
3.
10
6.
The
administration
of
any
assessment
described
in
11
section
279.68.
12
7.
The
administration
of
any
assessment
related
to
English
13
learners.
14
8.
Any
reporting
requirement
related
to
accreditation.
15
9.
The
administration
of
any
requirement
related
to
dynamic
16
learning
assessments.
17
10.
The
administration
of
any
assessment
related
to
18
mathematics,
reading,
or
early
literacy.
19
Sec.
3.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
20
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
21
EXPLANATION
22
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
23
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
24
This
bill
relates
to
school
districts,
including
by
25
modifying
provisions
related
to
the
district
management
levy
26
and
waiving
certain
specified
duties,
responsibilities,
and
27
requirements
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
28
ending
June
30,
2024.
29
The
bill
authorizes
school
districts
to
use
the
revenue
from
30
the
district
management
levy
to
pay
the
costs
of
retention
31
bonus
payment
to
employees
for
the
school
year
beginning
32
July
1,
2024,
if
the
school
district
is
the
subject
of
a
33
proclamation
of
disaster
emergency
issued
by
the
governor
on
34
January
8,
2024,
and
the
school
district
is
located
in
a
county
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with
a
population
of
greater
than
99,500
but
less
than
100,000,
1
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
26,000
but
less
than
2
27,000,
and
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
8,760
3
but
less
than
8,800.
The
bill
provides
that
a
school
district
4
shall
not
expend
more
than
$700,000
under
this
provision
and
5
shall
not
increase
the
amount
of
the
district
management
levy
6
in
order
to
make
the
retention
bonus
payments.
The
bill
7
establishes
that
this
provision
is
repealed
July
1,
2025.
8
The
bill
provides
that
for
the
school
year
beginning
July
9
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
30,
2024,
for
a
school
district
that
10
is
the
subject
of
a
proclamation
of
disaster
emergency
issued
11
by
the
governor
on
January
8,
2024,
and
that
is
located
in
a
12
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
99,500
but
less
than
13
100,000,
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
than
26,000
but
14
less
than
27,000,
and
a
county
with
a
population
of
greater
15
than
8,760
but
less
than
8,800,
certain
specified
duties,
16
responsibilities,
and
requirements
shall
be
deemed
not
to
17
apply,
including
duties,
responsibilities,
and
requirements
18
related
to
assessments,
days
or
hours
of
attendance,
and
19
graduation
requirements.
20
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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