Bill Text: IA HF477 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to establish a low-income student and poverty weighting work group.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-27 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 433. [HF477 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF477-Introduced.html
House
File
477
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
477
BY
MATSON
,
SORENSEN
,
and
SIEGRIST
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
requiring
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
to
1
establish
a
low-income
student
and
poverty
weighting
work
2
group.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
POVERTY
WEIGHTING
WORK
GROUP.
1
1.
In
recognition
of
the
supplemental
assistance
for
2
high-need
schools
under
section
284.11
originally
enacted
for
3
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
in
preparation
4
for
the
school
finance
formula
review
committee
scheduled
to
5
meet
during
the
2024
legislative
interim
to
review
provisions
6
of
Iowa’s
school
foundation
formula,
it
is
the
intent
of
the
7
general
assembly
that
a
work
group
be
convened
by
the
Iowa
8
department
of
education
to
consider
what
learning
gaps
are
9
evident
in
Iowa
based
on
socioeconomic
status,
identify
what
10
promising
practices
are
occurring
in
Iowa
and
other
states
to
11
minimize
these
learning
gaps,
and
review
the
funding
provided
12
in
other
states
for
the
instruction
of
children
from
low-income
13
families.
Since
significant
levels
of
poverty
exist
in
all
14
ninety-nine
counties
of
this
state,
the
general
assembly
should
15
consider
additional
ways
to
close
the
opportunity
gap
through
16
the
school
funding
formula.
17
2.
According
to
the
2022
condition
of
education
annual
18
report,
forty
and
seven-tenths
percent
of
Iowa
public
school
19
students
are
eligible
for
free
and
reduced
price
meals
under
20
the
federal
National
School
Lunch
Act
and
the
federal
Child
21
Nutrition
Act
of
1966,
42
U.S.C.
§1751-1785,
the
most
widely
22
used
measure
of
student
poverty,
including
within
Iowa’s
23
methodology
for
funding
at-risk
programs.
24
3.
The
school
finance
formula
review
committee
established
25
under
section
257.1,
subsection
4,
met
on
December
13,
2019,
26
and
recommended
to
the
general
assembly
the
creation
of
a
27
poverty
weighting
study
committee.
28
4.
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
29
establish
and
appoint
members
to
a
work
group
to
examine
the
30
impact
of
student
poverty
on
Iowa
students’
success,
including
31
relative
concentration
of
poverty
in
school
districts
and
32
alternative
methodologies
demonstrated
to
provide
supports
33
necessary
to
close
the
opportunity
gap,
including
examination
34
of
relevant
studies
and
testimony
of
relevant
experts.
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work
group
shall
also
determine
if
the
current
methodology
1
effectively
measures
the
needs
of
low-income
students
and
shall
2
make
recommendations
for
funding
methodologies
to
provide
3
additional
funding
required
for
school
districts
to
provide
the
4
supports
necessary
to
deliver
successful
outcomes
for
students
5
from
low-income
households.
The
department
of
education
shall
6
work
cooperatively
to
provide
staffing
assistance
for
the
work
7
group.
The
work
group
shall
be
composed
of
at
least
all
of
the
8
following:
9
a.
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
association
of
school
10
boards.
11
b.
One
member
representing
the
area
education
agencies
who
12
has
expertise
in
special
education
services.
13
c.
One
member
representing
the
Iowa
state
education
14
association.
15
d.
One
member
representing
the
school
administrators
of
16
Iowa.
17
e.
One
member
representing
the
urban
education
network
of
18
Iowa.
19
f.
One
member
representing
the
rural
school
advocates
of
20
Iowa.
21
g.
One
member
representing
the
professional
educators
of
22
Iowa.
23
h.
One
representative
of
the
school
district
with
the
24
highest
basic
enrollment
under
section
257.6
for
the
school
25
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2023.
26
i.
One
representative
of
a
school
district
with
a
basic
27
enrollment
under
section
257.6
for
the
school
budget
year
28
beginning
July
1,
2023,
that
is
ranked
in
the
highest
one-third
29
among
all
school
districts
in
the
state.
30
j.
One
representative
of
a
school
district
with
a
basic
31
enrollment
under
section
257.6
for
the
school
budget
year
32
beginning
July
1,
2023,
that
is
ranked
in
the
middle
one-third
33
among
all
school
districts
in
the
state.
34
k.
One
representative
of
a
school
district
with
a
basic
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enrollment
under
section
257.6
for
the
school
budget
year
1
beginning
July
1,
2023,
that
is
ranked
in
the
lowest
one-third
2
among
all
school
districts
in
the
state.
3
l.
One
representative
of
a
school
district
located
in
whole
4
or
in
part
less
than
one
hundred
miles
from
the
eastern
border
5
of
this
state.
6
m.
One
representative
of
a
school
district
located
in
whole
7
or
in
part
more
than
one
hundred
miles
from
both
the
eastern
8
border
of
this
state
and
the
western
border
of
this
state.
9
n.
One
representative
of
a
school
district
located
in
whole
10
or
in
part
less
than
one
hundred
miles
from
the
western
border
11
of
this
state.
12
o.
The
director
of
the
department
of
health
and
human
13
services,
or
the
director’s
designee.
14
p.
Four
ex
officio,
nonvoting
legislative
members
15
consisting
of
the
following:
16
(1)
Two
state
senators,
one
appointed
by
the
majority
leader
17
of
the
senate
and
one
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
18
senate.
19
(2)
Two
state
representatives,
one
appointed
by
the
speaker
20
and
one
appointed
by
the
minority
leader
of
the
house
of
21
representatives.
22
5.
By
January
2,
2024,
the
work
group
shall
submit
23
recommendations
to
the
general
assembly
and
the
governor
for
24
new
or
modified
funding
methodologies
that
demonstrate
positive
25
results
for
lowering
achievement
gaps
and
improving
outcomes
26
for
students
from
low-income
households.
27
EXPLANATION
28
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
29
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
30
This
bill
directs
the
director
of
the
department
of
31
education
to
establish
and
appoint
members
to
a
work
group
to
32
examine
various
topics
related
to
Iowa’s
current
methodology
33
for
determining
levels
of
student
poverty
and
funding
related
34
to
students
from
low-income
households.
The
bill
directs
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the
department
of
education
to
work
cooperatively
to
provide
1
staffing
assistance
for
the
work
group
and
establishes
the
2
minimum
persons
comprising
the
work
group.
By
January
2,
2024,
3
the
work
group
is
required
to
submit
recommendations
to
the
4
general
assembly
and
the
governor
for
new
or
modified
funding
5
methodologies
that
demonstrate
positive
results
for
lowering
6
achievement
gaps
and
improving
outcomes
for
students
from
7
low-income
households.
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