Bill Text: IA SSB3046 | 2013-2014 | 85th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to incentives for whole grade sharing and reorganization or dissolution by school districts.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2014-01-22 - In Education [SSB3046 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2013-SSB3046-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3046
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
incentives
for
whole
grade
sharing
and
1
reorganization
or
dissolution
by
school
districts.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.3,
subsection
2,
paragraph
d,
Code
1
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
d.
For
purposes
of
this
section
,
a
reorganized
school
3
district
is
one
which
absorbs
at
least
thirty
percent
of
the
4
enrollment
of
the
school
district
affected
by
a
reorganization
5
or
dissolved
during
a
dissolution
and
in
which
action
to
bring
6
about
a
reorganization
or
dissolution
is
initiated
by
a
vote
7
of
the
board
of
directors
or
jointly
by
the
affected
boards
of
8
directors
to
take
effect
on
or
after
July
1,
2007
2015
,
and
on
9
or
before
July
1,
2014
2019
.
Each
district
which
initiated,
10
by
a
vote
of
the
board
of
directors
or
jointly
by
the
affected
11
boards,
action
to
bring
about
a
reorganization
or
dissolution
12
to
take
effect
on
or
after
July
1,
2007
2015
,
and
on
or
before
13
July
1,
2014
2019
,
shall
certify
the
date
and
the
nature
of
14
the
action
taken
to
the
department
of
education
by
January
1
15
of
the
year
in
which
the
reorganization
or
dissolution
takes
16
effect.
For
a
reorganization
or
dissolution
that
took
effect
17
on
or
after
July
1,
2002,
and
on
or
before
July
1,
2006,
the
18
reorganized
school
district
shall
continue
to
receive
the
19
benefits
of
paragraphs
“a”
and
“b”
of
this
subsection
for
the
20
time
specified
in
those
paragraphs.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
257.11,
subsection
2,
paragraph
c,
Code
22
2014,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
c.
Pupils
attending
class
for
all
or
a
substantial
portion
24
of
a
school
day
pursuant
to
a
whole
grade
sharing
agreement
25
executed
under
sections
282.10
through
282.12
shall
be
eligible
26
for
supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
,
and
27
the
amount
generated
by
the
weighting
shall
be
paid
following
28
a
reorganization
or
a
dissolution
that
occurs
on
or
before
29
July
1,
2019
.
A
school
district
which
executes
a
whole
grade
30
sharing
agreement
and
which
adopts
a
resolution
jointly
with
31
other
affected
boards
to
study
the
question
of
undergoing
a
32
reorganization
or
dissolution
to
take
effect
that
successfully
33
reorganizes
or
dissolves
on
or
before
July
1,
2014
2019
,
shall
34
receive
a
weighting
of
one-tenth
of
the
percentage
of
the
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pupil’s
school
day
during
which
the
pupil
attends
classes
1
in
another
district,
attends
classes
taught
by
a
teacher
2
who
is
jointly
employed
under
section
280.15
,
or
attends
3
classes
taught
by
a
teacher
who
is
employed
by
another
school
4
district
in
the
year
immediately
preceding
reorganization
or
5
dissolution
.
A
district
shall
be
eligible
for
supplementary
6
weighting
pursuant
to
this
paragraph
“c”
for
a
maximum
of
7
three
not
more
than
the
equivalent
of
five
years
,
beginning
8
with
the
year
in
which
the
school
district’s
reorganization
9
or
dissolution
takes
effect
.
Receipt
of
supplementary
10
weighting
for
a
second
and
third
year
shall
be
conditioned
11
upon
submission
of
information
resulting
from
the
study
to
the
12
school
budget
review
committee
indicating
progress
toward
the
13
objective
of
reorganization
on
or
before
July
1,
2014.
The
14
newly
reorganized
school
district,
or
the
receiving
district
15
in
the
case
of
a
dissolution,
has
the
option
of
receiving
the
16
supplementary
weighting
equally
over
five
budget
years
or
of
17
receiving
the
total
of
the
supplementary
weighting
in
the
18
budget
year
in
which
the
school
district’s
reorganization
or
19
dissolution
takes
effect.
20
Sec.
3.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
Code
2014,
is
amended
21
by
striking
the
subsection.
22
Sec.
4.
REPEAL.
Section
257.11A,
Code
2014,
is
repealed.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
makes
changes
relating
to
certain
incentives
for
27
school
district
reorganization
or
dissolution,
and
strikes
28
obsolete
language
relating
to
supplementary
weighting
for
29
students
attending
classes
in
a
regional
academy.
30
The
bill
provides
for
a
reduced
uniform
levy
as
an
incentive
31
for
school
districts
that
reorganized
prior
to
July
1,
2015,
32
allowing
school
districts
to
utilize
the
incentive
if
they
33
reorganize
on
or
before
July
1,
2019.
Obsolete
language,
34
providing
for
a
reduced
uniform
levy
or
reorganization
or
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dissolution
that
took
effect
between
July
1,
2002,
and
July
1,
1
2006,
is
stricken.
2
The
bill
also
allows
school
districts
that
execute
a
whole
3
grade
sharing
agreement
and
adopt
a
resolution
to
study
the
4
effect
of
undergoing
a
reorganization
or
dissolution
to
take
5
effect
on
or
before
July
1,
2019,
to
receive
a
weighting
of
6
one-tenth
of
a
percentage
of
a
student’s
school
day
during
7
which
the
student
attends
classes
in
another
district,
is
8
taught
by
a
teacher
jointly
employed,
or
attends
classes
taught
9
by
a
teacher
employed
by
another
district.
This
supplementary
10
weighting
is
available
for
not
more
than
five
years,
beginning
11
with
the
year
in
which
the
reorganization
or
dissolution
takes
12
effect.
13
The
reorganized
district,
or
the
receiving
district
in
14
the
case
of
a
dissolution,
has
the
option
of
receiving
the
15
supplementary
weighting
equally
over
five
budget
years
or
in
16
the
budget
year
in
which
the
reorganization
dissolution
takes
17
effect.
18
The
bill
repeals
a
provision
that
provides
for
supplementary
19
weighting
funding
for
three
years
for
a
reorganized
school
20
district
in
an
amount
that
is
equal
to
the
funding
that
it
21
received
in
the
year
preceding
the
effective
date
of
its
22
reorganization.
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