Bill Text: IA SF2268 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the state preschool program for four-year-old children by establishing a preschool expansion incentive, authorizing state aid for the incentive, and addressing program costs. (See SF 2351.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-02-27 - Subcommittee, Schoenjahn, Dvorsky, and Ernst. S.J. 432. [SF2268 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SF2268-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2268
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2268
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3155)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
state
preschool
program
for
1
four-year-old
children
by
establishing
a
preschool
expansion
2
incentive,
authorizing
state
aid
for
the
incentive,
and
3
addressing
program
costs.
4
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
3,
paragraph
h,
Code
1
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
h.
Provision
for
ensuring
that
children
receiving
care
from
3
other
child
care
arrangements
can
participate
in
the
preschool
4
program
with
minimal
disruption
due
to
transportation
and
5
movement
from
one
site
to
another.
The
children
participating
6
in
the
preschool
program
may
be
transported
by
the
school
7
district
to
activities
associated
with
the
program
along
with
8
other
children.
9
Sec.
2.
Section
256C.3,
subsection
4,
Code
2014,
is
amended
10
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
11
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
e.
Development
and
implementation
of
a
plan
12
for
the
school
district’s
preschool
program
to
have
sufficient
13
capacity
to
operate
without
a
waiting
list
for
school
budget
14
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2017.
15
Sec.
3.
Section
256C.4,
subsection
1,
paragraphs
g
and
h,
16
Code
2014,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
17
g.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2011
2014
,
and
18
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
of
the
amount
of
preschool
19
foundation
aid
received
by
a
school
district
for
a
fiscal
year
20
in
accordance
with
section
257.16
,
not
more
than
five
ten
21
percent
may
be
used
by
the
school
district
for
administering
22
the
district’s
approved
local
program.
Outreach
activities
23
and
rent
for
facilities
not
owned
by
the
school
district
are
24
permissive
uses
of
the
administrative
funds.
25
h.
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2012
2014
,
and
26
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
of
the
amount
of
preschool
27
foundation
aid
received
by
a
school
district
for
a
fiscal
year
28
in
accordance
with
section
257.16
,
not
less
than
ninety-five
29
ninety
percent
of
the
per
pupil
amount
shall
be
passed
through
30
to
a
community-based
provider
for
each
pupil
enrolled
in
31
the
district’s
approved
local
program.
For
the
fiscal
year
32
beginning
July
1,
2011
2014
,
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
33
not
more
than
five
ten
percent
of
the
amount
of
preschool
34
foundation
aid
passed
through
to
a
community-based
provider
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may
be
used
by
the
community-based
provider
for
administrative
1
costs.
The
costs
of
outreach
activities
and
rent
for
2
facilities
not
owned
by
the
school
district
are
permissive
3
administrative
costs.
4
Sec.
4.
Section
256C.4,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
5
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
6
b.
The
enrollment
count
of
eligible
students
shall
not
7
include
a
child
who
is
included
in
the
enrollment
count
8
determined
under
section
257.6
or
a
child
who
is
served
by
9
a
an
existing
preschool
program
already
receiving
state
or
10
federal
funds
for
the
purpose
of
the
provision
of
providing
11
four-year-old
preschool
programming
while
the
child
is
being
12
served
by
the
existing
program.
Such
preschool
programming
13
However,
the
enrollment
count
of
eligible
students
may
include
14
a
child
being
served
by
an
existing
preschool
program
if
15
the
preschool
programming
in
the
existing
program
has
been
16
enhanced
as
a
result
of
preschool
program
expansion
incentive
17
state
aid
provided
under
section
256C.7.
For
the
purposes
18
of
this
chapter
an
“existing
preschool
program”
includes
but
19
is
not
limited
to
shared
visions
and
other
child
development
20
assistance
programs
provided
under
chapter
256A
and
section
21
279.51
,
special
education
programs
provided
under
section
22
256B.9
,
school
ready
children
grant
programs
and
other
programs
23
provided
under
chapter
256I
,
and
federal
head
start
programs
24
and
the
services
funded
by
Tit.
I
of
the
federal
Elementary
and
25
Secondary
Education
Act
of
1965.
26
Sec.
5.
Section
256C.5,
subsection
1,
unnumbered
paragraph
27
1,
Code
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
28
For
the
purposes
of
this
section
and
section
256C.4
chapter,
29
unless
the
context
otherwise
requires
:
30
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
256C.7
Preschool
program
expansion
31
incentive.
32
1.
For
the
purposes
of
this
section,
unless
the
context
33
otherwise
requires:
34
a.
“Base
incentive
enrollment”
means
the
average
of
the
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actual
enrollments
of
eligible
students
in
the
preschool
1
programming
provided
by
a
school
district
on
October
1,
2011,
2
October
1,
2012,
and
October
1,
2013.
3
b.
“Incentive
period”
means
the
budget
years
beginning
July
4
1,
2015,
July
1,
2016,
and
July
1,
2017.
5
c.
“Incentive
enrollment”
means
the
amount
by
which
the
6
actual
enrollment
of
eligible
students
in
the
preschool
7
programming
provided
by
a
school
district
on
October
1
of
8
the
base
year
exceeds
the
school
district’s
base
incentive
9
enrollment.
10
d.
“Incentive
state
aid”
means
the
product
of
twenty
percent
11
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
12
multiplied
by
the
school
district’s
incentive
enrollment
in
the
13
base
year.
14
2.
a.
A
preschool
program
expansion
incentive
is
15
established
in
accordance
with
this
section.
In
order
to
be
16
eligible
for
the
incentive,
a
school
district
must
develop
and
17
implement
a
preschool
program
expansion
plan,
approved
by
the
18
department,
to
expand
enrollment
of
eligible
students
in
the
19
school
district’s
preschool
programming.
In
addition,
the
20
school
district
shall
work
with
existing
preschool
program
21
providers
to
expand
hours
and
otherwise
enhance
the
preschool
22
programming
available
to
the
children
participating
in
the
23
programs.
The
plan’s
goal
shall
be
that
by
the
end
of
the
24
incentive
period
the
district’s
preschool
programming
will
25
be
available
without
a
waiting
list
to
each
child
wanting
to
26
enroll
in
the
programming.
27
b.
The
elements
addressed
in
the
preschool
program
expansion
28
plan
shall
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following:
29
(1)
How
the
school
district
will
work
in
collaboration
with
30
participating
families,
early
care
providers,
and
community
31
partners,
as
described
in
section
256C.3,
subsection
3,
32
to
provide
the
preschool
programming
in
as
convenient
and
33
cost-effective
a
manner
as
possible
for
the
families
of
the
34
four-year-old
children
who
are
eligible
for
the
programming.
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(2)
A
specification
of
the
roles
of
the
early
care
providers
1
and
community
partners
in
support
of
the
expansion
plan.
2
(3)
A
delineation
of
the
specific
steps
for
expanding
hours
3
and
otherwise
enhancing
the
preschool
programming
available
to
4
the
children
participating
in
the
existing
preschool
programs
5
located
in
the
school
district.
6
(4)
Identification
of
specific
outcomes
and
progress
7
measures
for
the
expansion
plan.
8
(5)
Detailed
plans
for
contacting
and
soliciting
enrollment
9
of
eligible
students,
particularly
from
low-income
families,
10
non-English
speaking
families,
and
families
from
ethnic
and
11
racial
groups
underrepresented
in
the
district’s
preschool
12
program
enrollment.
13
3.
The
department
of
education
shall
specify
other
14
requirements
and
required
elements
for
preschool
expansion
15
plans
and
for
approval
of
plans
by
the
department,
including
16
but
not
limited
to
submission
provisions,
annual
updates,
and
17
documentation
of
collaboration
efforts
with
and
input
from
18
participating
families,
early
care
providers,
and
community
19
partners.
20
4.
During
the
incentive
period,
in
addition
to
the
21
regular
preschool
foundation
aid
based
on
the
preschool
22
budget
enrollment,
the
school
district
implementing
a
23
preschool
expansion
plan
approved
by
the
department
shall
24
receive
incentive
state
aid
based
on
the
district’s
incentive
25
enrollment.
The
incentive
state
aid
shall
be
paid
as
part
of
26
the
state
aid
payments
made
to
school
districts
in
accordance
27
with
section
257.16.
28
5.
A
school
district
shall
utilize
its
incentive
state
aid
29
to
defray
increases
in
costs
in
connection
with
the
school
30
district’s
preschool
program
expansion
plan.
Such
costs
shall
31
include
but
are
not
limited
to
renovation
and
other
facility
32
costs
connected
with
expansion,
outreach,
one-time
expenses,
33
and
other
costs
identified
as
eligible
by
the
department.
34
Sec.
7.
Section
257.16,
Code
2014,
is
amended
by
adding
the
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following
new
subsection:
1
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
1A.
For
the
fiscal
years
in
which
the
2
preschool
program
expansion
incentive
applies
in
accordance
3
with
section
256C.7,
the
appropriation
made
in
subsection
1
4
shall
include
the
amount
necessary
to
pay
incentive
state
aid
5
in
accordance
with
section
256C.7.
This
subsection
is
repealed
6
on
July
1,
2018.
7
Sec.
8.
STATE
MANDATE
FUNDING
SPECIFIED.
In
accordance
8
with
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
the
state
cost
of
requiring
9
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
included
in
this
Act
shall
10
be
paid
by
a
school
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
11
received
by
the
school
district
under
section
257.16.
This
12
specification
of
the
payment
of
the
state
cost
shall
be
deemed
13
to
meet
all
of
the
state
funding-related
requirements
of
14
section
25B.2,
subsection
3,
and
no
additional
state
funding
15
shall
be
necessary
for
the
full
implementation
of
this
Act
16
by
and
enforcement
of
this
Act
against
all
affected
school
17
districts.
18
EXPLANATION
19
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
20
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
21
This
bill
relates
to
the
statewide
preschool
program
for
22
four-year-old
children
by
establishing
a
preschool
program
23
expansion
incentive
and
authorizing
state
aid
for
the
24
incentive.
The
bill
also
addresses
costs
allowed
under
the
25
program.
26
Code
section
256C.3,
relating
to
preschool
program
27
requirements,
is
amended
to
require
each
school
district
to
28
implement
a
plan
for
the
school
district’s
preschool
program
to
29
have
sufficient
capacity
to
operate
without
a
waiting
list
for
30
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2017.
31
To
be
eligible
for
the
preschool
expansion
incentive,
32
a
school
district
must
develop
and
implement
a
preschool
33
expansion
plan,
approved
by
the
department,
in
order
to
expand
34
enrollment
of
eligible
students
in
the
school
district’s
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preschool
programming.
Requirements
for
the
plan
are
1
provided
in
the
bill,
including
how
the
school
district
will
2
collaborate
with
participating
families,
early
care
providers,
3
and
community
partners
to
expand
the
district’s
preschool
4
enrollment.
The
department
of
education
is
to
specify
other
5
requirements
for
the
plan
and
for
approval
of
plans
by
the
6
department.
7
Current
law
in
Code
section
256C.4
prohibits
inclusion
8
in
the
preschool
program
of
children
already
included
in
a
9
school’s
enrollment
count
for
purposes
of
the
school
aid
10
foundation
formula
or
children
who
are
served
by
an
existing
11
preschool
program
already
receiving
state
or
federal
funds
for
12
the
purpose
of
providing
four-year-old
preschool
programming
13
while
the
child
is
being
served
by
the
existing
program.
The
14
bill
allows
inclusion
of
children
participating
in
an
existing
15
program
if
the
preschool
programming
in
the
existing
program
16
has
been
enhanced
as
part
of
the
expansion
incentive.
17
The
incentive
program
will
operate
for
the
three
school
18
budget
years
beginning
July
1,
2015,
July
1,
2016,
and
July
19
1,
2017.
For
those
three
budget
years,
a
school
district
is
20
eligible
to
receive
incentive
state
aid
for
the
increase
in
21
the
actual
enrollment
of
eligible
students
in
the
preschool
22
programming
provided
by
a
school
district
in
the
immediately
23
preceding
school
year
over
the
base
incentive
enrollment.
24
The
base
incentive
enrollment
is
the
average
of
the
actual
25
enrollments
of
eligible
students
in
the
school
district’s
26
preschool
programming
on
October
1,
2011,
October
1,
2012,
27
and
October
1,
2013.
The
amount
of
incentive
state
aid
is
28
equal
to
20
percent
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
29
multiplied
by
the
enrollment
increase.
30
The
incentive
state
aid
is
required
to
be
used
to
defray
31
increases
in
costs
in
connection
with
the
school
district’s
32
preschool
expansion
plan.
Such
costs
may
include
renovation
33
and
other
facility
costs
connected
with
expansion,
outreach,
34
one-time
expenses,
and
other
costs
identified
as
eligible
by
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the
department.
1
The
bill
also
addresses
administration
and
other
costs
under
2
the
preschool
program
in
amendments
to
Code
sections
256C.3
and
3
256C.4.
Authorization
is
provided
for
a
school
district
to
4
transport
the
children
participating
in
the
preschool
program
5
along
with
other
children.
The
allowable
administrative
costs
6
for
school
districts
are
increased
from
5
to
10
percent.
7
Also,
the
costs
of
outreach
activities
and
facility
rent
are
8
permitted
as
administrative
costs.
9
The
bill
may
include
a
state
mandate
as
defined
in
Code
10
section
25B.3.
The
bill
requires
that
the
state
cost
of
11
any
state
mandate
included
in
the
bill
be
paid
by
a
school
12
district
from
state
school
foundation
aid
received
by
the
13
school
district
under
section
257.16.
The
specification
is
14
deemed
to
constitute
state
compliance
with
any
state
mandate
15
funding-related
requirements
of
Code
section
25B.2.
The
16
inclusion
of
this
specification
is
intended
to
reinstate
the
17
requirement
of
political
subdivisions
to
comply
with
any
state
18
mandates
included
in
the
bill.
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