Bill Text: IA SSB3185 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa Senate Study Bill 3185 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: A study bill for an act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the blind, the department of education, and the state board of regents, providing for related matters, and including effective and applicability date provisions.

Spectrum: Unknown

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-04-18 - Voted - Appropriations. [SSB3185 Detail]

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Senate Study Bill 3185 - Introduced SENATE/HOUSE FILE _____ BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY JOINT APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION) A BILL FOR An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and 1 appropriation of moneys to the college student aid 2 commission, the department for the blind, the department of 3 education, and the state board of regents, providing for 4 related matters, and including effective and applicability 5 date provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 7 TLSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ DIVISION I 1 FY 2016-2017 APPROPRIATIONS 2 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 3 Section 1. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 20, is 4 amended to read as follows: 5 SEC. 20. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the 6 general fund of the state to the department for the blind 7 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 8 30, 2017, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 9 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 10 1. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 11 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 12 equivalent positions: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,149,179 14 2,298,358 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 88.00 16 2. For costs associated with universal access to audio 17 information for blind and print handicapped Iowans: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 26,000 19 52,000 20 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 21 Sec. 2. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 21, is amended 22 to read as follows: 23 SEC. 21. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 24 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 25 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 26 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 27 purposes designated: 28 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 31 equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 215,948 33 431,896 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.95 35 -1- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 1/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 2. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 1 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals 2 established pursuant to section 261.115 : 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,487 4 400,973 5 3. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 6 For purposes of providing national guard educational 7 assistance under the program established in section 261.86 : 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,550,117 9 2,100,000 10 4. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 11 For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program 12 established in section 261.112 : 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,226 14 392,452 15 5. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM 16 For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant 17 program established pursuant to section 261.6 : 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 277,029 19 554,057 20 6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 21 a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 22 program established pursuant to section 261.87 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,370,427 24 2,740,854 25 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, if the moneys 26 appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid 27 commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 28 program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in 29 section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 30 2016, include accredited private institutions as defined in 31 section 261.9 . 32 7. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS 33 PROGRAM 34 For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator loan 35 -2- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 2/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ forgiveness program established pursuant to section 261.116 : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,426 2 80,852 3 8. BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT 4 PROGRAM 5 For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences 6 tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.61 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,469 8 9. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM 9 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established 10 pursuant to section 261.110 : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 12 400,000 13 10. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 14 For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment 15 program established pursuant to section 261.113 : 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,000 17 1,600,000 18 11. RURAL IOWA ADVANCED REGISTERED NURSE PRACTITIONER AND 19 PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 20 For purposes of the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse 21 practitioner and physician assistant loan repayment program 22 established pursuant to section 261.114 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 200,000 24 Sec. 3. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 22, is amended 25 to read as follows: 26 SEC. 22. IOWA TUITION AND VOCATIONAL —— TECHNICAL GRANT 27 APPROPRIATIONS FOR FY 2016-2017. Notwithstanding the standing 28 appropriations in the following designated sections for the 29 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, 30 the amounts appropriated from the general fund of the state to 31 the college student aid commission pursuant to these sections 32 for the following designated purposes shall not exceed the 33 following amounts: 34 1. For Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, subsection 35 -3- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 3/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 1 : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,206,724 2 48,689,681 3 2. For tuition grants for students attending for-profit 4 accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section 5 261.25, subsection 2 : 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 987,500 7 2,011,938 8 3. For vocational technical tuition grants under section 9 261.25, subsection 3 : 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,125,093 11 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 12 Sec. 4. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 25, is amended 13 to read as follows: 14 SEC. 25. There is appropriated from the general fund of 15 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 16 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 17 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 18 purposes designated: 19 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 20 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 21 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 22 equivalent positions: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,152,024 24 6,054,047 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 81.67 26 By January 15, 2017, the department shall submit a written 27 report to the general assembly detailing the department’s 28 antibullying programming and current and projected expenditures 29 for such programming for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 30 2016. 31 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 32 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 33 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 34 equivalent positions: 35 -4- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 4/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 299,099 1 598,197 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.50 3 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 4 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 5 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 6 equivalent positions: 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,955,600 8 5,911,200 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 255.00 10 For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals 11 with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts 12 to work with community rehabilitation program providers for 13 job placement and retention services for individuals with 14 significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. 15 By January 15, 2016 2017 , the division shall submit a written 16 report to the general assembly on the division’s outreach 17 efforts with community rehabilitation program providers. 18 b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons 19 with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 20 independently, including salaries and support, and for not more 21 than the following full-time equivalent position: 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,564 23 89,128 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 25 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program 26 established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9 : 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,768 28 145,535 29 d. For costs associated with centers for independent 30 living: 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 45,147 32 90,294 33 4. STATE LIBRARY 34 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 35 -5- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 5/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 1 equivalent positions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,357,532 3 2,715,063 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 29.00 5 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section 6 256.57 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,287,114 8 2,574,228 9 5. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 10 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 11 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 12 full-time equivalent positions: 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,036,923 14 8,073,846 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 86.00 16 6. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS 17 For state aid: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 496,457 19 992,913 20 a. The regional telecommunications councils established 21 pursuant to section 8D.5, subsection 2 , shall use the moneys 22 appropriated in this subsection to provide technical assistance 23 for network classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local 24 area networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related 25 support activities. 26 b. Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall 27 be distributed by the department to the regional 28 telecommunications councils based upon usage by region. 29 7. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 30 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made 31 by secondary schools: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,315,067 33 2,630,134 34 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 35 -6- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 6/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ to reimburse school districts for vocational education 1 expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards 2 set in sections 256.11 , 258.4 , and 260C.14 . 3 8. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 4 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that 5 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 6 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 7 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,088,399 9 2,176,797 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 20.58 11 9. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID 12 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 13 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,693,057 15 5,386,113 16 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 17 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, 18 and ending June 30, 2017, not more than $132,975 $265,950 19 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other 20 technical assistance activities. Moneys allocated under this 21 lettered paragraph may be used by the early childhood Iowa 22 state board for the purpose of skills development and support 23 for ongoing training of staff. However, except as otherwise 24 provided in this subsection, moneys shall not be used for 25 additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff. 26 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 27 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 28 early childhood Iowa fund, $1,159,009 $2,318,018 shall 29 be used for efforts to improve the quality of early care, 30 health, and education programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to 31 this paragraph may be used for additional staff and for the 32 reimbursement of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board 33 may reserve a portion of the allocation, not to exceed $44,325 34 $88,650 , for the technical assistance expenses of the early 35 -7- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 7/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ childhood Iowa state office, including the reimbursement of 1 staff, and shall distribute the remainder to early childhood 2 Iowa areas for local quality improvement efforts through a 3 methodology identified by the early childhood Iowa state board 4 to make the most productive use of the funding, which may 5 include use of the distribution formula, grants, or other 6 means. 7 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 8 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 9 early childhood Iowa fund, $412,515 $825,030 shall be used for 10 support of professional development and training activities 11 for persons working in early care, health, and education by 12 the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with 13 the professional development component groups maintained by 14 the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to 15 section 256I.12, subsection 7 , paragraph “b”, and the early 16 childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to 17 professional development and training activities agreed upon by 18 the parties participating in the collaboration. 19 10. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION 20 ASSISTANCE 21 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 22 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,714,439 24 5,428,877 25 11. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT 26 EDUCATION 27 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 28 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11 : 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,182,217 30 12,364,434 31 12. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 32 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 33 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 34 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2016, birth through age three 35 -8- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 8/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 1 those services: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 860,700 3 1,721,400 4 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 5 $191,885 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health 6 specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa 7 in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers 8 who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile. 9 13. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 10 a. For early head start projects: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 300,000 12 600,000 13 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 14 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 15 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 16 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 17 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 18 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 19 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 20 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be 21 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 22 and received state funding to administer an early head start 23 project. 24 14. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 25 a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks 26 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as 27 authorized by section 301.1 : 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 325,107 29 650,214 30 b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per 31 pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to 32 resident public school pupils. 33 15. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 34 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 35 -9- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 9/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ program established pursuant to chapter 284 , and for not more 1 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,695,676 3 57,391,351 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 5 If moneys appropriated under this subsection and which 6 are allocated to pay the full amount of teacher leadership 7 supplemental aid payments to school districts under section 8 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph “e”, for the fiscal year 9 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, are 10 insufficient for such purpose, the department shall prorate the 11 amount of the teacher leadership supplemental aid payments to 12 school districts. 13 16. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES 14 For school districts to provide direct services to the 15 most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school 16 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s 17 graduates specialist: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 350,000 19 700,000 20 17. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 21 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 22 For development of criteria and administration of a process 23 for school districts to establish specific performance goals 24 and to evaluate the performance of each attendance center 25 operated by the district in order to arrive at an overall 26 school performance grade and report card for each attendance 27 center, for internet site and data system support, and for not 28 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 30 250,000 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00 32 18. ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING/COACHING AND SUPPORT SYSTEM 33 For purposes of the beginning administrator mentoring and 34 induction program created pursuant to section 284A.5 and for 35 -10- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 10/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ development and implementation of the coaching and support 1 system to support administrators pursuant to section 256.9, 2 subsection 63 , paragraph “b”: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 4 1,000,000 5 19. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERACY GRANT PROGRAM 6 For purposes of the English language literacy for all 7 grant program established in accordance with section 256.9, 8 subsection 65 : 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 10 500,000 11 By November 1, 2016, the 25 Iowa school districts with 12 the largest number of students identified as limited English 13 proficient and providing educational programming because of 14 that identification shall submit a report to the department 15 in a manner prescribed by the department that includes the 16 following information: 17 a. A cost accounting of moneys expended on limited English 18 proficiency programming by the school district. 19 b. An identification of all native languages represented 20 by limited English proficient students who are served by the 21 school district. 22 c. The average number of years spent in English language 23 learner programming for limited English proficient students 24 served by the school district. 25 d. The number of full-time equivalent employees directly 26 serving limited English proficient students and the 27 student-to-teacher ratios for such students. 28 e. A review of the number and the percentage of the total of 29 limited English proficient students achieving English language 30 proficiency over the previous five years. 31 f. A list of English language learner programs not developed 32 by the district that are being utilized by the school district 33 for limited English proficient students. 34 20. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM 35 -11- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 11/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ For purposes of administering the online state job posting 1 system in accordance with section 256.27 : 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 125,000 3 250,000 4 21. COMMISSION AND COUNCIL SUPPORT 5 For the costs of providing department support to education 6 commissions and councils established pursuant to 2013 Iowa 7 Acts, chapter 121 , including but not limited to the commission 8 on educator leadership and compensation and the council on 9 educator development: 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,500 11 22. AREA EDUCATION AGENCY SUPPORT SYSTEM 12 For administration of a system by which area education 13 agencies shall support school districts implementing frameworks 14 or comparable systems approved pursuant to section 284.15, 15 subsection 6 : 16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 17 1,000,000 18 23. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 19 For distribution to school districts for implementation of 20 section 279.68, subsection 2 : 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000,000 22 8,000,000 23 24. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY 24 For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early 25 warning assessment and administering the early warning system 26 for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and 27 rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31 : 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 29 2,000,000 30 The department shall administer and distribute to school 31 districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning 32 assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor 33 student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade 34 six. The department may charge school districts and accredited 35 -12- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 12/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual 1 costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning 2 assessment minus the moneys received by the department under 3 this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the 4 actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for 5 the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the 6 system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use 7 moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11 , and 8 moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, 9 subsection 2 , to pay the early warning assessment system fee. 10 25. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER 11 a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in 12 order to implement, in collaboration with the area education 13 agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 53 , 14 paragraph “c”: 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 16 1,000,000 17 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 18 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 19 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 20 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 21 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 22 25A. IOWA LEARNING ONLINE INITIATIVE 23 For purposes of the Iowa learning online initiative 24 established under section 256.42: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 26 26. COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION 27 For implementation, in collaboration with the area education 28 agencies, of certain recommendations of the competency-based 29 instruction task force established pursuant to 2012 Iowa Acts, 30 chapter 1119, section 2 , and for not more than the following 31 full-time equivalent position: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 212,500 33 425,000 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 35 -13- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 13/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used 1 to provide grants under a competency-based instruction 2 grant program, for writing model competencies, for plans and 3 templates, to develop the assessment validation rubric and 4 model assessments, and to design professional development in 5 accordance with the recommendations of the task force. 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys received by the 7 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 8 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 9 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 10 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 11 26A. FINE ARTS BEGINNING TEACHER MENTORING PROGRAM 12 For purposes implementing section 256.34, if enacted by this 13 Act: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000 15 27. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 16 a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education 17 compact to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000 19 100,000 20 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 21 for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact 22 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 23 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 24 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose 25 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 26 28. AREA EDUCATION AGENCIES 27 For distribution to the area education agencies: 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000 29 1,000,000 30 29. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 31 a. For general state financial aid to merged areas as 32 defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 33 260C : 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,637,324 35 -14- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 14/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 204,290,605 1 The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 2 pursuant to the formula established in section 260C.18C . 3 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C, 4 the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 5 as follows: 6 (1) Merged Area I 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,079,001 8 (2) Merged Area II 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,226,442 10 (3) Merged Area III 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,465,211 12 (4) Merged Area IV 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,656,003 14 (5) Merged Area V 15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,560,026 16 (6) Merged Area VI 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,071,684 18 (7) Merged Area VII 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,776,114 20 (8) Merged Area IX 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 17,449,141 22 (9) Merged Area X 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 31,941,989 24 (10) Merged Area XI 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 34,184,671 26 (11) Merged Area XII 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 11,331,388 28 (12) Merged Area XIII 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,300,327 30 (13) Merged Area XIV 31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,746,073 32 (14) Merged Area XV 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,892,948 34 (15) Merged Area XVI 35 -15- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 15/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,609,587 1 b. For distribution to community colleges to supplement 2 faculty salaries: 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000 4 500,000 5 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 6 Sec. 5. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 26, is amended 7 to read as follows: 8 SEC. 26. There is appropriated from the general fund of 9 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 10 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 11 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 12 purposes designated: 13 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 14 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 16 equivalent positions: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 547,357 18 794,714 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00 20 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial 21 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents 22 office and the legislative services agency. The report 23 submitted in December 2016 shall include the five-year 24 graduation rates for the regents universities. 25 b. For moneys to be allocated to the southwest Iowa regents 26 resource center in Council Bluffs: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 91,367 28 182,734 29 c. For moneys to be allocated to the northwest Iowa regents 30 resource center in Sioux City under section 262.9, subsection 31 22 : 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 48,057 33 96,114 34 d. For moneys to be allocated to the quad-cities graduate 35 -16- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 16/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ studies center: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500 2 5,000 3 e. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for 4 public radio operations: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,784 6 391,568 7 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 8 a. General university 9 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 10 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 11 following full-time equivalent positions: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 115,461,503 13 232,223,005 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5,058.55 15 b. Oakdale campus 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 17 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 18 equivalent positions: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,093,279 20 2,186,558 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 38.25 22 c. State hygienic laboratory 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 25 equivalent positions: 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,201,308 27 4,402,615 28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 102.50 29 d. Family practice program 30 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with 31 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants 32 to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family 33 practice residency education program, including salaries 34 and support, and for not more than the following full-time 35 -17- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 17/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ equivalent positions: 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 894,133 2 1,788,265 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 190.40 4 e. Child health care services 5 For specialized child health care services, including 6 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, 7 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the 8 Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries 9 and support, and for not more than the following full-time 10 equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 329,728 12 659,456 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 57.97 14 f. Statewide cancer registry 15 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the 16 following full-time equivalent positions: 17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 74,526 18 149,051 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.10 20 g. Substance abuse consortium 21 For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for 22 substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than 23 the following full-time equivalent position: 24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,765 25 55,529 26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 27 h. Center for biocatalysis 28 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the 29 following full-time equivalent positions: 30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 361,864 31 723,727 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.28 33 i. Primary health care initiative 34 For the primary health care initiative in the college 35 -18- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 18/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time 1 equivalent positions: 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 324,465 3 648,930 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.89 5 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 6 $127,445 $254,889 shall be allocated to the department of 7 family practice at the state university of Iowa college of 8 medicine for family practice faculty and support staff. 9 j. Birth defects registry 10 For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the 11 following full-time equivalent position: 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,144 13 38,288 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 15 k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center 16 For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center, 17 and for not more than the following full-time equivalent 18 positions: 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 81,270 20 162,539 21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.75 22 l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science, 23 technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative 24 For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement 25 academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 26 initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A : 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 240,925 28 481,849 29 m. Iowa flood center 30 For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s college 31 of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1 : 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 33 1,500,000 34 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 35 -19- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 19/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ a. General university 1 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 2 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 3 following full-time equivalent positions: 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 91,090,926 5 184,399,852 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3,647.42 7 b. Agricultural experiment station 8 For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support, 9 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 10 the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,943,439 12 29,886,877 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 546.98 14 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 15 economics 16 For the cooperative extension service in agriculture 17 and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and 18 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 19 full-time equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,133,361 21 18,266,722 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 383.34 23 d. Leopold center 24 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university of 25 science and technology under section 266.39B , and for not more 26 than the following full-time equivalent positions: 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 198,709 28 397,417 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.25 30 e. Livestock disease research 31 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research 32 fund under section 267.8 : 33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,422 34 172,844 35 -20- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 20/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 1 a. General university 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 3 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 4 following full-time equivalent positions: 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,138,366 6 97,057,732 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,447.50 8 b. Recycling and reuse center 9 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not 10 more than the following full-time equivalent positions: 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,628 12 175,256 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.00 14 c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 15 collaborative initiative 16 For purposes of the science, technology, engineering, 17 and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established 18 pursuant to section 268.7 , and for not more than the following 19 full-time equivalent positions: 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,600,000 21 5,200,000 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.20 23 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered 24 paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 25 shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional 26 support, activities directly related to recruitment of 27 kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers, 28 and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for 29 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. 30 (2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the 31 community colleges to develop STEM professional development 32 programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum 33 development. 34 (3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered 35 -21- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 21/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ paragraph, not less than $250,000 $500,000 shall be used to 1 provide technology education opportunities to high school, 2 career academy, and community college students through a 3 public-private partnership, as well as opportunities for 4 students and faculties at these institutions to secure 5 broad-based information technology certification. The 6 partnership shall provide all of the following: 7 (a) A research-based curriculum. 8 (b) Online access to the curriculum. 9 (c) Instructional software for classroom and student use. 10 (d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base 11 of information technology-related skill areas. 12 (e) Professional development for teachers. 13 (f) Deployment and program support, including but not 14 limited to integration with current curriculum standards. 15 d. Real estate education program 16 For purposes of the real estate education program, and for 17 not more than the following full-time equivalent position: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,651 19 125,302 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00 21 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 22 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 23 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 24 equivalent positions: 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,754,629 26 9,723,215 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 126.60 28 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time 31 equivalent positions: 32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,982,344 33 4,053,893 34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 62.87 35 -22- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 22/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 1 For payment to local school boards for the tuition and 2 transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille 3 and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf 4 pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain clothing, 5 prescription, and transportation costs for students at these 6 schools pursuant to section 270.5 : 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,882 8 11,763 9 8. LICENSED CLASSROOM TEACHERS 10 For distribution at the Iowa braille and sight saving school 11 and the Iowa school for the deaf based upon the average yearly 12 enrollment at each school as determined by the state board of 13 regents: 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,025 15 82,049 16 Sec. 6. NEW SECTION . 256.34 Fine arts beginning teacher 17 mentoring program. 18 1. The department shall establish a fine arts beginning 19 teacher mentoring program under a contract with an Iowa-based 20 nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income 21 taxation pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 22 Code; has membership from the six state fine arts organizations 23 representing kindergarten through grade twelve general music, 24 choral music, instrumental music, visual arts, and drama and 25 theater arts educators; and has administered a federally funded 26 statewide fine arts mentoring program since 2006. 27 2. Program criteria shall include a required match of one 28 dollar provided by the organization contracting to deliver 29 services under subsection 1 for each dollar provided to the 30 organization by the department. Moneys in the fund established 31 under subsection 6 shall not be disbursed until the department 32 receives evidence that the organization meets or will meet the 33 match requirement. 34 3. The program provided under contract by the nonprofit 35 -23- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 23/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ organization shall provide for all of the following: 1 a. Activities and consultation in support of beginning fine 2 arts teachers employed in Iowa’s school districts, including 3 but not limited to guidance in the classroom and at meetings, 4 and resources of materials, time, and financial scholarship 5 for state conferences that will support a beginning fine arts 6 teacher’s effectiveness in the classroom. 7 b. Coordination of retired and currently employed 8 experienced fine arts mentor educators with beginning fine arts 9 educators. 10 c. Materials and advice specifically designed to prepare 11 beginning fine arts teachers for success in the fine arts 12 classroom and to prepare kindergarten through grade twelve 13 students for school district fine arts performances and 14 festivals. 15 4. The nonprofit organization under contract with the 16 department under this section shall provide quarterly reports 17 detailing the organization’s compliance with the requirements 18 of subsection 3 and the expenditures of moneys for purposes of 19 the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program. 20 5. The director of the department may for good cause 21 suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a contract entered into in 22 accordance with the provisions of this section. 23 6. There is established in the state treasury a fine arts 24 beginning teacher mentoring fund that is under the control 25 of and administered by the department of education. The 26 department may accept gifts, grants, bequests, and other 27 private contributions, as well as state or federal funds, and 28 shall deposit the moneys in the fund to be used for purposes of 29 the fine arts beginning teacher mentoring program. Moneys in 30 the fund are appropriated to the department and shall be used 31 for the purposes of this section. Moneys in the fund may be 32 used to reimburse mentors for business travel expenses incurred 33 in the performance of a mentor’s duties at a rate not to exceed 34 the current rate of reimbursement allowed under the standard 35 -24- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 24/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ method for computation of business travel expenses pursuant to 1 the Internal Revenue Code. The department shall not commingle 2 federal, state, and private funds within the fund. Moneys 3 appropriated for the program shall supplement, not supplant, 4 moneys appropriated for purposes of the beginning teacher 5 mentoring and induction program created under section 284.5. 6 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys in the fund that remain 7 unencumbered or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year 8 shall not revert but shall remain available for expenditure 9 for the purposes designated until the close of the succeeding 10 fiscal year. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 11 interest earned on moneys in the fine arts beginning teacher 12 mentoring fund shall be credited to the fund. 13 Sec. 7. Section 256C.4, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 14 2016, is amended to read as follows: 15 e. Preschool foundation aid funding shall not be used for 16 the costs of constructing a facility in connection with an 17 approved local program. Preschool foundation aid funding may 18 be used by approved local programs and community providers 19 for professional development for preschool teachers, for 20 instructional equipment, for material and equipment designed 21 to develop pupils’ large and small motor skills, and for other 22 direct costs. Preschool foundation aid funding may be used 23 by approved local programs for the costs of transportation 24 involving children participating in the preschool program. 25 The costs of transporting other children associated with the 26 preschool program or transported as provided in section 256C.3, 27 subsection 3, paragraph “h” , may be prorated by the school 28 district. Preschool foundation aid funding received by an 29 approved local program that remain unexpended or unobligated 30 at the end of a fiscal year shall be used to build the approved 31 local program’s preschool program capacity in the next 32 succeeding fiscal year. 33 Sec. 8. Section 261.25, subsection 2, Code 2016, is amended 34 to read as follows: 35 -25- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 25/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two 2 million dollars for tuition grants for students attending 3 for-profit accredited private institutions located in Iowa. 4 A for-profit institution which, effective March 9, 2005, or 5 effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited private 6 institution that was exempt from taxation under section 501(c) 7 of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution 8 under the tuition grant program. For purposes of the tuition 9 grant program, “for-profit accredited private institution” 10 means an accredited private institution which is not exempt 11 from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 12 Code but which otherwise meets the requirements of section 13 261.9, subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , and whose students were 14 eligible to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning 15 July 1, 2003 ; or a barber school licensed under section 158.7 16 or a school of cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under 17 chapter 157, each of which shall be accredited by a national 18 accrediting agency recognized by the United States department 19 of education . 20 Sec. 9. Section 261.86, subsection 6, Code 2016, is amended 21 to read as follows: 22 6. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , until one year after the 23 date the president of the United States or the Congress of 24 the United States declares a cessation of hostilities ending 25 operation Iraqi freedom, operation new dawn, and operation 26 enduring freedom, funds appropriated for purposes of this 27 section which remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close 28 of the fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated shall 29 not revert but shall be available for expenditure for the 30 following fiscal year for purposes of this section . 31 Sec. 10. Section 272.28, subsection 1, Code 2016, is amended 32 to read as follows: 33 1. Effective July 1, 2003, requirements Requirements for 34 teacher licensure beyond an initial license shall include 35 -26- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 26/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ successful completion of a beginning teacher mentoring and 1 induction program approved by the state board of education or 2 evidence of not less than three years of successful teaching 3 experience at any of the following: 4 a. An accredited nonpublic school in this state . 5 b. A preschool program approved by the United States 6 department of health and human services. 7 c. Preschool programs at school districts approved to 8 participate in the preschool program under chapter 256C. 9 d. Shared visions and other preschool programs provided 10 under the auspices of or receiving grants from the child 11 development coordinating council under section 256A.3. 12 e. Preschool programs receiving moneys from the school 13 ready children grants account of the early childhood Iowa fund 14 created in section 256I.11. 15 Sec. 11. Section 279.68, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 16 2016, is amended to read as follows: 17 c. Beginning May 1, 2017 2018 , unless the school district 18 is granted a waiver pursuant to subsection 2 , paragraph “e” , 19 if the student’s reading deficiency is not remedied by the 20 end of grade three, as demonstrated by scoring on a locally 21 determined or statewide assessment as provided in section 22 256.7, subsection 31 , the school district shall notify the 23 student’s parent or guardian that the parent or guardian may 24 enroll the student in an intensive summer reading program 25 offered in accordance with subsection 2 , paragraph “e” . If 26 the parent or guardian does not enroll the student in the 27 intensive summer reading program and the student is ineligible 28 for the good cause exemption under subsection 5 , the student 29 shall be retained in grade three pursuant to subsection 3 . 30 If the student is exempt from participating in an intensive 31 summer reading program for good cause, pursuant to subsection 32 5 , or completes the intensive summer reading program but is 33 not reading proficient upon completion of the program, the 34 student may be promoted to grade four, but the school district 35 -27- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 27/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ shall continue to provide the student with intensive reading 1 instruction until the student is proficient in reading as 2 demonstrated by scoring on locally determined or statewide 3 assessments. 4 Sec. 12. Section 279.68, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code 5 2016, is amended to read as follows: 6 e. Offer each summer, beginning in the summer of 2017 7 2018 , unless the school district receives a waiver from this 8 requirement from the department of education for the summer of 9 2017 2018 , an intensive summer literacy program for students 10 assessed as exhibiting a substantial deficiency in reading. 11 The program shall meet the criteria and follow the guidelines 12 established pursuant to section 256.9, subsection 53 , paragraph 13 “c” , subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (g). 14 Sec. 13. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c, 15 and d, Code 2016, are amended to read as follows: 16 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2016 , and 17 ending June 30, 2016 2017 , to the department of education, the 18 amount of eight hundred forty-six thousand two hundred fifty 19 dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards 20 in accordance with section 256.44 . Of the amount allocated 21 under this paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand 22 dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education 23 position in accordance with section 256.45 . 24 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2016 , and 25 ending June 30, 2016 2017 , an amount up to four million 26 twenty-one thousand eight hundred seventy-five dollars 27 for first-year and second-year beginning teachers, to the 28 department of education for distribution to school districts 29 and area education agencies for purposes of the beginning 30 teacher mentoring and induction programs. A school district or 31 area education agency shall receive one thousand three hundred 32 dollars per beginning teacher participating in the program. 33 If the funds appropriated for the program are insufficient to 34 pay mentors, school districts, and area education agencies 35 -28- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 28/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ as provided in this paragraph, the department shall prorate 1 the amount distributed to school districts and area education 2 agencies based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received 3 by a school district or area education agency pursuant to 4 this paragraph shall be expended to provide each mentor with 5 an award of five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, 6 for participation in the school district’s or area education 7 agency’s beginning teacher mentoring and induction program; 8 to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the 9 employer’s share of contributions to federal social security 10 and the Iowa public employees’ retirement system or a pension 11 and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294 , 12 for such amounts paid by the district or area education agency. 13 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2016 , and 14 ending June 30, 2016 2017 , up to seven hundred eighty-six 15 thousand eight hundred sixteen dollars to the department for 16 purposes of implementing the professional development program 17 requirements of section 284.6 , assistance in developing model 18 evidence for teacher quality committees established pursuant to 19 section 284.4, subsection 1 , paragraph “c” , and the evaluator 20 training program in section 284.10 . A portion of the funds 21 allocated to the department for purposes of this paragraph may 22 be used by the department for administrative purposes and for 23 not more than four full-time equivalent positions. 24 d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015 2016 , and 25 ending June 30, 2016 2017 , an amount up to one million one 26 hundred thirty-six thousand four hundred ten dollars to 27 the department for the establishment of teacher development 28 academies in accordance with section 284.6, subsection 10 . A 29 portion of the funds allocated to the department for purposes 30 of this paragraph may be used for administrative purposes. 31 Sec. 14. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph e, 32 subparagraph (1), subparagraph division (b), Code 2016, is 33 amended to read as follows: 34 (b) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and ending 35 -29- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 29/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ June 30, 2017, fifty million six hundred thousand dollars. 1 Sec. 15. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraph f, Code 2 2016, is amended to read as follows: 3 f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016 2017 , 4 and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department of 5 education, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing 6 the supplemental assistance for high-need schools provisions 7 of section 284.11 . Annually, of the moneys allocated to 8 the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one 9 hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for 10 administrative purposes and for not more than one full-time 11 equivalent position. 12 Sec. 16. 2016 Iowa Acts, House File 2370, is amended by 13 adding the following new section: 14 NEW SECTION . SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being 15 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 16 Sec. 17. REPEAL. Section 261.61, Code 2016, is repealed. 17 Sec. 18. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The following provision 18 of this Act, being deemed of immediate importance, takes effect 19 upon enactment: 20 1. The section of this Act amending section 261.86, 21 subsection 6. 22 2. The section of this Act amending section 272.28. 23 3. The section of this Act amending 2016 Iowa Acts, House 24 File 2370. 25 Sec. 19. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following 26 provision of this Act applies retroactively to June 30, 2015: 27 1. The section of this Act amending section 261.86, 28 subsection 6. 29 Sec. 20. RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY. The following 30 provision of this Act applies retroactively to April 6, 2016: 31 1. The section of this Act amending 2016 Iowa Acts, House 32 File 2370. 33 DIVISION II 34 WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS —— APPROPRIATIONS FY 2016-2017 35 -30- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 30/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ Sec. 21. 2015 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 29, is amended 1 to read as follows: 2 SEC. 29. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker 3 and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following 4 departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year 5 beginning July 1, 2016, and ending June 30, 2017, the following 6 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 7 purposes designated: 8 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 9 a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic 10 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A : 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,550,000 12 15,100,000 13 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “a”, 14 not more than $50,000 $100,000 shall be used by the department 15 for administration of the workforce training and economic 16 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A . 17 b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes 18 of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant 19 to section 260C.50 : 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,750,000 21 5,500,000 22 (1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 23 “b”, $1,941,500 $3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the 24 formula established in section 260C.18C . 25 (2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 26 “b”, not more than $75,000 $150,000 shall be used by the 27 department for implementation of adult education and literacy 28 programs pursuant to section 260C.50 . 29 (3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 30 “b”, not more than $733,500 $1,467,000 shall be distributed as 31 grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic 32 education programs for students requiring instruction in 33 English as a second language. The department shall establish 34 an application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to 35 -31- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 31/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be 1 based on need for instruction in English as a second language 2 in the region served by each community college as determined by 3 factors including data from the latest federal decennial census 4 and outreach efforts to determine regional needs. 5 (4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 6 “b”, $105,000 $210,000 shall be transferred to the department 7 of human services for purposes of administering a pilot project 8 to provide access to international resources to Iowans and new 9 Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting 10 in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, 11 work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide 12 supplemental support services for international refugees to 13 improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural 14 competencies, and integration in a county with a population 15 over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial 16 census. The department of human services shall utilize a 17 request for proposals process to identify the entity best 18 qualified to implement the pilot project. 19 c. For accelerated career education program capital 20 projects at community colleges that are authorized under 21 chapter 260G and that meet the definition of the term “vertical 22 infrastructure” in section 8.57, subsection 5 , paragraph “c”: 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,000,000 24 6,000,000 25 d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and 26 employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2 : 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 28 5,000,000 29 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “d”, 30 not more than $200,000 shall be allocated by the department 31 for implementation of regional industry sector partnerships 32 pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than one full-time 33 equivalent position. 34 e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund 35 -32- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 32/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ established pursuant to section 260I.2 : 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,000,000 2 2,000,000 3 f. For deposit in the statewide work-based learning 4 intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40 : 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 750,000 6 1,500,000 7 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph “f”, 8 not more than $25,000 $50,000 shall be used by the department 9 for expenses associated with the activities of the secondary 10 career and technical programming task force convened pursuant 11 to this Act to provide statewide support for work-based 12 learning . 13 g. For support costs associated with administering a 14 workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose 15 of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational 16 and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs 17 receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection: 18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000 19 200,000 20 2. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 21 For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition 22 grants in accordance with section 261.130 : 23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000 24 5,000,000 25 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated 26 in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or 27 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 28 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 29 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 30 EXPLANATION 31 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 32 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 33 This bill appropriates moneys for fiscal year 2016-2017 34 from the general fund of the state to the college student aid 35 -33- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 33/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ commission, the department for the blind, the department of 1 education, and the state board of regents and its institutions. 2 The bill is organized by divisions. 3 DIVISION I —— FY 2016-2017. The bill appropriates to the 4 department for the blind for its administration. 5 The bill includes appropriations to the college student 6 aid commission for general administrative purposes, the loan 7 repayment program for health care professionals, the national 8 guard educational assistance program, the teacher shortage 9 loan forgiveness program, the all Iowa opportunity foster care 10 grant and scholarship programs, the registered nurse and nurse 11 educator loan forgiveness program, the teach Iowa scholar 12 program, the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment program, 13 and the rural Iowa advanced registered nurse practitioner and 14 physician assistant loan repayment program. 15 The bill modifies the standing appropriations for Iowa 16 tuition grants for students attending nonprofit and for-profit 17 institutions. 18 Code section 261.25 is amended to allow qualified students 19 attending eligible barber and cosmetology schools to qualify 20 for tuition grant moneys that are currently available only to 21 students attending for-profit accredited private institutions 22 located in Iowa. Code section 261.61, which provides for the 23 barber and cosmetology arts and sciences tuition grant program, 24 is repealed. 25 2015 Iowa Acts, HF 2370, relating to exemptions from 26 registration of postsecondary schools by the college student 27 aid commission is amended to make that Act effective upon 28 enactment. The provision takes effect upon enactment and is 29 retroactively applicable to April 6, 2016, the date on which 30 the Governor signed HF 2370. 31 Code section 261.86, concerning the national guard education 32 assistance program, is amended to eliminate a provision 33 that limits the commission’s authority to carryover moneys 34 appropriated for purposes of the program only until one 35 -34- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 34/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ year after operation Iraqi freedom, operation new dawn, and 1 operation enduring freedom are concluded. The provision takes 2 effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to June 30, 3 2015. 4 The bill appropriates moneys to the department of education 5 for purposes of the department’s general administration, 6 vocational education administration, division of vocational 7 rehabilitation services including independent living programs, 8 the entrepreneurs with disabilities program, and independent 9 living centers, state library for general administration 10 and the enrich Iowa program, public broadcasting division, 11 regional telecommunications councils, vocational education to 12 secondary schools, school food service, early childhood Iowa 13 fund, expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities 14 Education Improvement Act birth through age three services, 15 early head start projects, textbooks for nonpublic school 16 pupils, the student achievement and teacher quality program, 17 jobs for America’s graduates specialists, attendance center 18 performance assessment, the beginning administrator mentoring 19 and induction program, the English language literacy for all 20 grant program, the online state job posting system, area 21 education agency support system, successful progression for 22 early readers, an early warning system for literacy, Iowa 23 reading research center, the Iowa online learning initiative, 24 implementation of competency-based education recommendations, 25 distribution to the midwestern higher education compact to pay 26 Iowa’s member state annual obligation, area education agencies, 27 and community colleges. 28 New Code section 256.34 is created, and directs the 29 department of education to establish a fine arts beginning 30 teacher mentoring program under a contract with an Iowa-based 31 nonprofit organization that has membership from the six state 32 fine arts organizations representing K-12 general music, 33 choral music, instrumental music, visual arts, and drama and 34 theater arts educators; and has administered a federally funded 35 -35- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 35/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ statewide fine arts mentoring program since 2006. The bill 1 appropriates $25,000 to the department for the program, which 2 requires the nonprofit organization to match state moneys on a 3 dollar-for-dollar basis. The program must provide activities 4 and consultation in support of beginning fine arts teachers 5 employed in Iowa’s school districts, coordination of retired 6 and currently employed experienced fine arts mentor educators 7 with beginning fine arts educators, and materials and advice 8 specifically designed to prepare beginning fine arts teachers 9 for success in the fine arts classroom and to prepare K-12 10 students for school district fine arts performances and 11 festivals. 12 The nonprofit organization must provide quarterly 13 reports detailing the organization’s compliance with program 14 requirements and the expenditures of moneys for purposes of the 15 program. The director of the department may for good cause 16 suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a program contract. 17 The new Code section also establishes within the state 18 treasury a fine arts beginning teacher mentoring fund under 19 the control of the department. Moneys in the fund may be used 20 to reimburse mentors for business travel expenses incurred in 21 performance of the mentor’s duties at a rate not to exceed 22 the current rate of reimbursement allowed under the standard 23 method for computation of business travel expenses pursuant to 24 the Internal Revenue Code. Moneys in the account, including 25 interest earned, do not revert to the state general fund. 26 The bill authorizes school districts to use preschool 27 foundation aid funding for the costs of transportation of 28 children participating in the statewide preschool program 29 for four-year-old children, and the costs of transporting 30 other children associated with the program or transported to 31 activities associated with the program may be prorated by 32 school districts. 33 Requirements for teacher licensure are modified to allow 34 an individual to meet the requirements for a teaching license 35 -36- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 36/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ beyond the initial license if the individual provides evidence 1 of not less than three years of successful teaching experience 2 at an accredited nonpublic school in this state, a preschool 3 program approved by the United States department of health and 4 human services, a community-based provider receiving preschool 5 foundation aid from an approved local program, shared visions 6 and other preschool programs provided under the auspices of 7 or receiving grants from the child development coordinating 8 council under Code section 256A.3, preschool programs receiving 9 moneys from the school ready children grants account of the 10 early childhood Iowa fund created in Code section 256I.11, or 11 an out-of-state K-12 educational institution. The provision 12 takes effect upon enactment. 13 Code section 279.68 is amended to delay until 2018 a 14 requirement that school districts retain a student in 15 grade three if the student has been identified as having a 16 substantial deficiency in reading, the student’s parent or 17 guardian did not enroll the student in an intensive summer 18 reading program, and the student does not qualify for a good 19 cause exemption. The provision requiring school districts to 20 offer each summer, beginning in the summer of 2017, unless 21 the school district receives a waiver from this requirement 22 from the department of education for the summer of 2017, an 23 intensive summer literacy program for students assessed as 24 exhibiting a substantial deficiency in reading, is modified to 25 delay the requirement until the summer of 2018. 26 For consistency, the bill changes a reference from 27 “intensive summer literacy program” to “intensive summer 28 reading program”. 29 Statutory provisions under the student achievement and 30 teacher quality program allocations for national board 31 certification, beginning teacher mentoring and induction, 32 professional development program requirements, teacher quality 33 committees, evaluator training, teacher development academies, 34 and teacher leadership supplemental aid payments, and a teacher 35 -37- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 37/ 38

S.F. _____ H.F. _____ leadership delivery system are modified and the allocation for 1 supplemental assistance for high-need schools is delayed until 2 July 1, 2017. 3 The bill appropriates moneys to the state board of regents 4 for the board office, universities’ general operating budgets; 5 the southwest Iowa regents resource center; the northwest Iowa 6 regents resource center; the quad-cities graduate studies 7 center; Iowa public radio; the state university of Iowa; Iowa 8 state university of science and technology; the university of 9 northern Iowa; and for the Iowa school for the deaf and the 10 Iowa braille and sight saving school, including tuition and 11 transportation costs for students residing in the schools and 12 licensed classroom teachers. 13 DIVISION II —— WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS —— APPROPRIATIONS 14 FY 2016-2017. The bill appropriates moneys from the Iowa 15 skilled worker and job creation fund to the department of 16 education and the college student aid commission. 17 Up to $200,000 of the moneys deposited in the pathways 18 for academic career and employment fund are allocated to the 19 department for implementation of regional industry sector 20 partnerships and for one full-time equivalent position. 21 -38- LSB 5013JB (3) 86 kh/tm 38/ 38

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Bill Text: IA SSB3185 | 2015-2016 | 86th General Assembly | Introduced

Iowa Senate Study Bill 3185 (Prior Session Legislation)

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