Bill Text: IA SSB3106 | 2019-2020 | 88th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education funding by establishing a state percent of growth and the categorical state percent of growth for the budget year beginning July 1, 2020, modifying provisions and references relating to the property tax replacement payment, modifying appropriations for the transportation equity program, area education agency funding, and the instructional support program, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-31 - Subcommittee: Breitbach, Bolkcom, and Kraayenbrink. [SSB3106 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2019-SSB3106-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3106
-
Introduced
SENATE/HOUSE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
GOVERNOR
BUDGET
BILL)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education
funding
by
establishing
a
state
1
percent
of
growth
and
the
categorical
state
percent
of
2
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
modifying
3
provisions
and
references
relating
to
the
property
tax
4
replacement
payment,
modifying
appropriations
for
the
5
transportation
equity
program,
area
education
agency
6
funding,
and
the
instructional
support
program,
making
7
appropriations,
and
including
effective
date
provisions.
8
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.8,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2020,
1
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
1.
State
percent
of
growth.
The
state
percent
of
growth
3
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
is
one
and
eleven
4
hundredths
percent.
The
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
5
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
is
one
percent.
The
6
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
7
2019,
is
two
and
six
hundredths
percent.
The
state
percent
8
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
is
two
9
and
one-half
percent.
The
state
percent
of
growth
for
each
10
subsequent
budget
year
shall
be
established
by
statute
which
11
shall
be
enacted
within
thirty
days
of
the
transmission
of
the
12
governor’s
budget
required
by
February
1
under
section
8.21
13
during
the
regular
legislative
session
beginning
in
the
base
14
year.
15
2.
Categorical
state
percent
of
growth.
The
categorical
16
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
17
2017,
is
one
and
eleven
hundredths
percent.
The
categorical
18
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
19
1,
2018,
is
one
percent.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
20
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
is
two
and
21
six
hundredths
percent.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
22
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
is
two
and
23
one-half
percent.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
24
for
each
budget
year
shall
be
established
by
statute
which
25
shall
be
enacted
within
thirty
days
of
the
transmission
of
the
26
governor’s
budget
required
by
February
1
under
section
8.21
27
during
the
regular
legislative
session
beginning
in
the
base
28
year.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
may
include
29
state
percents
of
growth
for
the
teacher
salary
supplement,
the
30
professional
development
supplement,
the
early
intervention
31
supplement,
the
teacher
leadership
supplement,
and
for
budget
32
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
transportation
equity
33
aid
payments
under
section
257.16C
.
34
Sec.
2.
Section
257.16B,
subsections
1
and
2,
Code
2020,
are
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amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
1.
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2017
2
2018
,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
3
to
the
department
of
education
an
amount
necessary
to
make
all
4
school
district
property
tax
replacement
payments
under
this
5
section
,
as
calculated
in
subsection
2
.
6
2.
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
the
7
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
8
district
all
of
the
following:
9
(1)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
10
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
11
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
12
pursuant
to
section
257.1
.
13
(2)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
14
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
15
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
16
pursuant
to
section
257.1
.
17
(3)
The
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
tax
18
replacement
payment.
Each
school
district’s
property
tax
19
replacement
payment
equals
the
school
district’s
weighted
20
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2017,
21
multiplied
by
the
remainder
of
the
amount
calculated
for
22
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(2)
minus
the
amount
23
calculated
for
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(1).
24
b.
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
the
25
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
26
district
all
of
the
following:
27
(1)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
28
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
29
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
30
pursuant
to
section
257.1
.
31
(2)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
32
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
33
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
34
pursuant
to
section
257.1
.
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(3)
The
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
tax
1
replacement
payment.
Each
school
district’s
property
tax
2
replacement
payment
equals
the
school
district’s
weighted
3
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2018,
4
multiplied
by
the
remainder
of
the
amount
calculated
for
5
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(2)
minus
the
amount
6
calculated
for
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(1).
7
c.
b.
For
each
the
budget
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
8
1,
2019,
the
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
9
school
district
all
of
the
following:
10
(1)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
11
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
12
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
13
pursuant
to
section
257.1
.
14
(2)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
15
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
16
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
17
pursuant
to
section
257.1
.
18
(3)
The
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
tax
19
replacement
payment.
Each
school
district’s
property
tax
20
replacement
payment
equals
the
school
district’s
weighted
21
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
22
multiplied
by
the
remainder
of
the
amount
calculated
for
23
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(2)
minus
the
amount
24
calculated
for
the
school
district
under
subparagraph
(1).
25
c.
For
each
budget
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
26
the
department
of
management
shall
calculate
for
each
school
27
district
all
of
the
following:
28
(1)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
29
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
30
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
31
pursuant
to
section
257.1.
32
(2)
The
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
33
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
34
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
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pursuant
to
section
257.1.
1
(3)
The
amount
of
each
school
district’s
property
tax
2
replacement
payment.
Each
school
district’s
property
tax
3
replacement
payment
equals
the
school
district’s
weighted
4
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
remainder
5
of
the
amount
calculated
for
the
school
district
under
6
subparagraph
(2)
minus
the
amount
calculated
for
the
school
7
district
under
subparagraph
(1).
8
Sec.
3.
Section
257.16C,
subsection
3,
paragraph
d,
Code
9
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
d.
(1)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2019,
there
11
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
12
department
of
management
for
deposit
in
the
transportation
13
equity
fund
the
sum
of
nineteen
million
dollars,
or
so
much
14
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
this
15
section
.
16
(2)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
there
17
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
the
state
to
the
18
department
of
management
for
deposit
in
the
transportation
19
equity
fund
the
sum
of
twenty-four
million
four
hundred
20
seventy-five
thousand
dollars,
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
21
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
this
section.
22
(2)
(3)
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
23
1,
2020
2021
,
there
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
24
the
state
to
the
department
of
management
for
deposit
in
the
25
transportation
equity
fund
the
sum
of
the
following,
or
so
much
26
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
of
this
27
section
:
28
(a)
The
amount
appropriated
to
the
transportation
equity
29
fund
under
this
paragraph
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
30
year.
31
(b)
The
product
of
the
amount
determined
under
subparagraph
32
division
(a)
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
of
growth
33
under
section
257.8,
subsection
2
,
for
the
budget
year
34
beginning
on
the
same
date
of
the
fiscal
year
for
which
the
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appropriation
is
made.
1
Sec.
4.
Section
257.16D,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2
2020,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3
b.
The
moneys
available
in
a
fiscal
year
in
the
foundation
4
base
supplement
fund
shall
be
distributed
by
the
department
5
of
management
to
each
school
district
on
a
per
pupil
basis
6
calculated
using
each
school
district’s
weighted
enrollment,
7
as
defined
in
section
257.6
,
for
that
fiscal
year.
However,
8
the
amount
of
a
school
district’s
foundation
base
supplement
9
payment
for
a
budget
year
shall
not
exceed
an
amount
equal
to
10
the
product
of
the
school
district’s
weighted
enrollment
for
11
the
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
amount
for
the
budget
year
12
calculated
under
section
257.16B,
subsection
2
,
paragraph
“b”
,
13
subparagraph
(2),
product
of
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
14
pupil
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
by
one
hundred
percent
15
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
16
pursuant
to
section
257.1,
minus
the
amount
of
the
school
17
district’s
property
tax
replacement
payment
under
section
18
257.16B
for
the
budget
year.
19
Sec.
5.
Section
257.35,
Code
2020,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
14A.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1,
and
in
22
addition
to
the
reduction
applicable
pursuant
to
subsection
23
2,
the
state
aid
for
area
education
agencies
and
the
portion
24
of
the
combined
district
cost
calculated
for
these
agencies
25
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
26
30,
2021,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
management
by
27
fifteen
million
dollars.
The
reduction
for
each
area
education
28
agency
shall
be
prorated
based
on
the
reduction
that
the
agency
29
received
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2003.
30
Sec.
6.
INSTRUCTIONAL
SUPPORT
STATE
AID
——
FY
2020-2021.
In
31
lieu
of
the
appropriation
provided
in
section
257.20,
32
subsection
2,
the
appropriation
for
the
fiscal
year
33
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
for
paying
34
instructional
support
state
aid
under
section
257.20
for
such
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fiscal
year
is
zero.
1
Sec.
7.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
Act,
being
deemed
of
immediate
2
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
relates
to
education
funding
by
establishing
the
7
state
percent
of
growth
and
the
categorical
state
percent
of
8
growth
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
modifying
9
provisions
and
references
relating
to
the
property
tax
10
replacement
payments,
and
modifying
various
appropriations
for
11
certain
education
funding
programs.
12
The
bill
establishes
a
state
percent
of
growth
of
2.5
percent
13
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020.
The
state
percent
14
of
growth
is
used
to
calculate
the
amount
of
supplemental
state
15
aid
for
a
budget
year
as
part
of
the
state
school
foundation
16
program.
The
bill
also
establishes
a
categorical
state
percent
17
of
growth
of
2.5
percent
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
18
1,
2020.
The
categorical
state
percent
of
growth
is
used
to
19
calculate
the
amount
of
supplemental
state
aid
for
each
of
the
20
categorical
funding
supplements.
21
Code
section
257.16B
provides
for
school
district
property
22
tax
replacement
payments.
Under
current
law,
for
each
budget
23
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2019,
each
school
district’s
24
property
tax
replacement
payment
amount
is
equal
to
the
school
25
district’s
weighted
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
26
by
the
difference
of
the
following:
(1)
the
regular
program
27
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
28
2019,
multiplied
by
100
percent
less
the
regular
program
29
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage;
and
(2)
the
regular
30
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
31
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
100
percent
less
the
regular
program
32
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage.
The
regular
program
33
foundation
base
per
pupil
percentage
is
87.5
percent.
34
The
bill
modifies
the
property
tax
replacement
payment
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calculation
for
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
1
2020.
For
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
2
each
school
district’s
property
tax
replacement
payment
amount
3
is
equal
to
the
school
district’s
weighted
enrollment
for
the
4
applicable
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
difference
of
the
5
following:
(1)
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
for
6
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
multiplied
by
100
7
percent
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
8
percentage;
and
(2)
the
regular
program
state
cost
per
pupil
9
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2012,
multiplied
by
100
10
percent
less
the
regular
program
foundation
base
per
pupil
11
percentage.
12
Code
section
257.16C
establishes
a
transportation
equity
13
program
to
provide
additional
funding
for
school
districts
with
14
a
transportation
cost
per
pupil
that
exceeds
the
statewide
15
adjusted
transportation
cost
per
pupil,
as
determined
by
the
16
department
of
management.
If
the
balance
of
the
fund
exceeds
17
the
amount
necessary
to
make
all
transportation
equity
aid
18
payments,
moneys
remaining
in
the
fund
are
required
to
be
used
19
for
transportation
base
funding
payments
as
calculated
under
20
Code
section
257.16C(4).
21
For
each
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
22
Code
section
257.16C
appropriates
from
the
general
fund
of
the
23
state
to
the
transportation
equity
fund
the
sum
of
the
amount
24
appropriated
for
the
immediately
preceding
fiscal
year
plus
25
the
product
of
the
amount
appropriated
for
the
immediately
26
preceding
fiscal
year
multiplied
by
the
categorical
percent
27
of
growth
for
the
corresponding
school
budget
year.
The
28
bill
amends
Code
section
257.16C
so
that
this
appropriation
29
calculation
begins
with
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2021,
30
and
appropriates
$24,475,000
to
the
transportation
equity
fund
31
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2020.
32
The
bill
amends
Code
section
257.35
to
reduce
the
state
aid
33
for
area
education
agencies
and
the
portion
of
the
combined
34
district
cost
calculated
for
these
agencies
for
the
fiscal
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year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
by
an
1
additional
$15
million.
The
reduction
for
each
area
education
2
agency
shall
be
prorated
based
on
the
reduction
that
the
agency
3
received
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2003.
4
The
bill
provides
that
in
lieu
of
the
appropriation
provided
5
in
Code
section
257.20(2),
the
appropriation
for
the
fiscal
6
year
beginning
July
1,
2020,
and
ending
June
30,
2021,
for
7
paying
instructional
support
state
aid
for
such
fiscal
year
is
8
zero.
9
The
bill
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
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