Bill Text: IA HF98 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act extending the period of budget years for which supplementary weighting is available for shared operational functions by school districts and area education agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-01-24 - Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 176. [HF98 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-HF98-Introduced.html
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BY
MOORE
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
extending
the
period
of
budget
years
for
which
1
supplementary
weighting
is
available
for
shared
operational
2
functions
by
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
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Section
1.
Section
257.11,
subsection
5,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
5.
Shared
operational
functions
——
increased
student
3
opportunities
——
budget
years
beginning
in
2014
through
2024
4
2034
.
5
a.
(1)
In
order
to
provide
additional
funding
to
increase
6
student
opportunities
and
redirect
more
resources
to
student
7
programming
for
school
districts
that
share
operational
8
functions,
a
district
that
shares
with
a
political
subdivision
9
one
or
more
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director,
10
master
social
worker,
independent
social
worker,
work-based
11
learning
coordinator,
special
education
director,
mental
health
12
professional
who
holds
a
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
13
board
of
educational
examiners,
college
and
career
transition
14
counselor
or
coordinator,
school
resource
officer,
or
school
15
counselor,
or
one
or
more
operational
functions
in
the
areas
16
of
superintendent
management,
business
management,
human
17
resources,
transportation,
or
operation
and
maintenance
for
at
18
least
twenty
percent
of
the
school
year
shall
be
assigned
a
19
supplementary
weighting
for
each
shared
operational
function.
20
A
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
21
the
area
of
superintendent
management
shall
be
assigned
a
22
supplementary
weighting
of
nine
pupils
for
the
function.
A
23
school
district
that
shares
an
operational
function
in
the
area
24
of
business
management,
human
resources,
transportation,
or
25
operation
and
maintenance
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
26
weighting
of
five
pupils
for
the
function.
A
school
district
27
that
shares
the
operational
functions
of
a
curriculum
director;
28
a
master
social
worker
or
an
independent
social
worker
licensed
29
under
chapters
147
and
154C
;
a
work-based
learning
coordinator;
30
a
special
education
director;
a
mental
health
professional
31
who
holds
a
statement
of
recognition
issued
by
the
board
32
of
educational
examiners;
a
college
and
career
transition
33
counselor
or
coordinator;
a
school
resource
officer;
or
a
34
school
counselor
shall
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
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three
pupils
for
the
function.
The
additional
weighting
shall
1
be
assigned
for
each
discrete
operational
function
shared.
2
However,
a
school
district
may
receive
the
additional
weighting
3
under
this
subsection
for
sharing
the
services
of
an
individual
4
with
a
political
subdivision
or
another
school
district
even
if
5
the
type
of
operational
function
performed
by
the
individual
6
for
the
school
district
and
the
type
of
operational
function
7
performed
by
the
individual
for
the
political
subdivision
or
8
another
school
district
are
not
the
same
operational
function,
9
so
long
as
either
both
operational
functions
are
eligible
for
10
weighting
under
this
subsection
or
the
operational
function
11
the
individual
performs
for
the
school
district
is
special
12
education
director.
In
either
case,
the
school
district
13
shall
be
assigned
the
additional
weighting
for
the
type
of
14
operational
function
that
the
individual
performs
for
the
15
school
district,
and
the
school
district
shall
not
receive
16
additional
weighting
for
any
other
function
performed
by
the
17
individual.
The
operational
function
sharing
arrangement
does
18
not
need
to
be
a
newly
implemented
sharing
arrangement
to
19
receive
supplementary
weighting
under
this
subsection
.
20
(2)
For
the
purposes
of
this
paragraph
“a”
:
21
(a)
“College
and
career
transition
counselor
or
coordinator”
22
means
a
licensed
school
counselor
or
an
appropriately
trained
23
individual
responsible
for
providing
direct
services
to
24
students,
parents,
families,
schools,
and
postsecondary
25
institutions
to
support
college
preparation
and
postsecondary
26
success,
such
as
college
preparation,
financial
aid
processing,
27
and
transition
to
postsecondary
institution
enrollment.
28
(b)
“Political
subdivision”
means
a
city,
township,
county,
29
school
corporation,
merged
area,
area
education
agency,
30
institution
governed
by
the
state
board
of
regents,
or
any
31
other
governmental
subdivision.
32
(c)
“School
resource
officer”
means
the
same
as
defined
in
33
34
U.S.C.
§10389.
34
(d)
“Work-based
learning
coordinator”
means
an
appropriately
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trained
individual
responsible
for
facilitating
authentic,
1
engaging
work-based
learning
experiences
for
learners
and
2
educators
in
partnership
with
employers
and
others
to
enhance
3
learning
by
connecting
the
content
and
skills
that
are
4
necessary
for
future
careers.
5
b.
(1)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
6
each
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
7
of
five
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
8
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
four
pupils
9
for
the
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
10
July
1,
2023,
and
July
1,
2024
but
before
July
1,
2035
.
11
(2)
Notwithstanding
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
each
12
operational
function
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
13
three
pupils
under
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1),
shall
14
instead
be
assigned
a
supplementary
weighting
of
two
pupils
for
15
the
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
16
July
1,
2023,
and
July
1,
2024
but
before
July
1,
2035
.
17
c.
School
districts
that
share
operational
functions
with
18
other
school
districts
are
not
required
to
be
contiguous
school
19
districts.
If
two
or
more
districts
sharing
operational
20
functions
are
not
contiguous
to
each
other,
the
districts
21
separating
those
districts
are
not
required
to
be
a
party
to
22
the
operational
functions
sharing
arrangement.
23
d.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
24
be
available
to
a
school
district
during
the
period
commencing
25
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
through
the
26
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024
2034
.
The
maximum
amount
27
of
additional
weighting
for
which
a
school
district
shall
be
28
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
twenty-one
additional
pupils.
29
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
of
operational
30
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
determined
by
31
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
increased
32
student
opportunities.
33
e.
Supplementary
weighting
pursuant
to
this
subsection
shall
34
be
available
to
an
area
education
agency
during
the
period
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commencing
with
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
through
1
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024
2034
.
The
minimum
2
amount
of
additional
funding
for
which
an
area
education
3
agency
shall
be
eligible
in
a
budget
year
is
thirty
thousand
4
dollars,
and
the
maximum
amount
of
additional
funding
for
which
5
an
area
education
agency
shall
be
eligible
is
two
hundred
6
thousand
dollars.
The
department
of
management
shall
annually
7
set
a
weighting
for
each
area
education
agency
to
generate
8
the
approved
operational
sharing
expense
using
the
area
9
education
agency’s
special
education
cost
per
pupil
amount
and
10
foundation
level.
Criteria
for
determining
the
qualification
11
of
operational
functions
for
supplementary
weighting
shall
be
12
determined
by
the
department
by
rule,
through
consideration
of
13
increased
student
opportunities.
14
f.
This
subsection
is
repealed
effective
July
1,
2025
2035
.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
Code
section
257.11(5)
provides
supplementary
weighting
19
for
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies
that
share
20
specified
operational
functions
with
another
political
21
subdivision
of
this
state.
Supplementary
weighting
under
22
this
provision
is
available
for
school
budget
years
beginning
23
on
or
after
July
1,
2014,
through
the
budget
year
beginning
24
July
1,
2024.
This
bill
extends
the
period
of
years
for
the
25
supplementary
weighting
through
the
budget
year
beginning
July
26
1,
2034.
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