Bill Text: IA SF2321 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Enrolled

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Bill Title: A 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, and providing effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 3172.) Various effective dates; see section 15 of bill.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-05-25 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 950. [SF2321 Detail]

Download: Iowa-2011-SF2321-Enrolled.html

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Senate File 2321
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, AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE
PROVISIONS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
DIVISION I
FY 2012-2013 EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS
Section 1. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 7,
subsection 1, paragraph a, is amended to read as follows:
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,065,005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00
(1) The state board of regents shall submit a monthly
financial report in a format agreed upon by the state board of
regents office and the legislative services agency.
(2) The state board of regents may transfer moneys
appropriated under paragraphs “b”, “c”, and “d”, to any of the
centers specified in paragraph “b”, “c”, or “d”, if the board
notifies, in writing, the general assembly and the legislative
services agency of the amount, the date, and the purpose of the
transfer.
MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT
Sec. 2. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 32, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 32. There is appropriated from the general fund of
the state to the department of education for the following

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fiscal years, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
To be distributed to the midwestern higher education compact
to pay Iowa’s member state annual obligation:
FY 2010-2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 39,000
FY 2011-2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 100,000
FY 2012-2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 50,000
100,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33 , moneys appropriated in
this section, to the department of education for purposes
of paying Iowa’s member state annual obligation under the
midwestern higher education compact, that remain unencumbered
or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2010, and ending June 30, 2011, shall not revert but shall
remain available for expenditure for the purpose designated
until the close of the succeeding fiscal year.
DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
Sec. 3. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 97, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 97. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the
general fund of the state to the department for the blind for
the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30,
2013, the following amount, or so much thereof as is necessary,
to be used for the purposes designated:
1. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 845,908
1,691,815
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 88.00
2. For costs associated with universal access to audio
information over the phone on demand for blind and print
handicapped Iowans:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,000
50,000
COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
Sec. 4. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 98, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 98. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:

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1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 116,472
232,943
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.95
2. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS
For payments to students for the Iowa grant program
established in section 261.93:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 395,589
791,177
3. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY —— HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL
RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending Des
Moines university —— osteopathic medical center under the
forgivable loan repayment program for health care professionals
established pursuant to section 261.19:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 162,987
325,973
4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
For purposes of providing national guard educational
assistance under the program established in section 261.86:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,593,117
4,800,233
5. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program
established in section 261.112:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 196,226
392,452
6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER CARE GRANT PROGRAM
For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant
program established pursuant to section 261.6:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 277,029
554,057
7. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
program established pursuant to section 261.87:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,120,427
2,240,854
b. If the moneys appropriated by the general assembly to the
college student aid commission for fiscal year 2012-2013 for
purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program exceed

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$500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in section 261.87,
shall, during fiscal year 2012-2013, include accredited private
institutions as defined in section 261.9, subsection 1.
8. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN FORGIVENESS
PROGRAM
a. For purposes of the registered nurse and nurse educator
loan forgiveness program established pursuant to section
261.23:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 40,426
80,852
b. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
commission continue to consider moneys allocated pursuant to
this subsection as moneys that meet the state matching funds
requirements of the federal leveraging educational assistance
program and the federal supplemental leveraging educational
assistance program established under the Higher Education Act
of 1965, as amended.
9. BARBER AND COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANT
PROGRAM
For purposes of the barber and cosmetology arts and sciences
tuition grant program established pursuant to section 261.18:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,469
36,938
10. SKILLED WORKFORCE SHORTAGE TUITION GRANTS
For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition
grants in accordance with section 261.130:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,000,000
Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated in this
subsection that remain unencumbered or unobligated at the close
of the fiscal year shall not revert but shall remain available
for expenditure for the purposes designated until the close of
the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2014.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Sec. 5. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 102, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 102. There is appropriated from the general fund of
the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent

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positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,956,906
5,913,812
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 81.67
2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 224,638
598,197
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.50
3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,481,584
4,963,168
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 255.00
For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
job placement and retention services for individuals with
significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
January 15, 2013, the division shall submit a written report to
the general assembly on the division’s outreach efforts with
community rehabilitation program providers.
b. For matching funds for programs to enable persons
with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
than the following full-time equivalent position:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,564
39,128
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00
c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 72,768
145,535
d. For costs associated with centers for independent
living:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,147
40,294
4. STATE LIBRARY
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous

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purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 604,810
2,215,063
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 17.00
29.00
b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
256.57:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 837,114
2,174,228
5. LIBRARY SERVICE AREA SYSTEM
For state aid:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 502,722
6. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,327,011
6,969,021
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 82.00
7. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS
For state aid:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 496,457
The regional telecommunications councils established
in section 8D.5 shall use the moneys appropriated in this
subsection to provide technical assistance for network
classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local area
networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related support
activities.
8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS
For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made
by secondary schools:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,315,067
2,630,134
Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used
to reimburse school districts for vocational education
expenditures made by secondary schools to meet the standards
set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14.
9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
For use as state matching funds for federal programs that
shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for
not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,088,399
2,176,797
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 20.58
10. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID
For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,693,057
5,386,113
a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and
ending June 30, 2013, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
activities. The early childhood Iowa state board shall direct
staff to work with the early childhood stakeholders alliance
created in section 256I.12 to inventory technical assistance
needs. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph may be
used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the purpose of
skills development and support for ongoing training of staff.
However, except as otherwise provided in this subsection,
moneys shall not be used for additional staff or for the
reimbursement of staff.
b. As a condition of receiving moneys appropriated in
this subsection, each early childhood Iowa area board shall
report to the early childhood Iowa state board progress on
each of the local indicators approved by the area board. Each
early childhood Iowa area board must also submit an annual
budget for the area’s comprehensive school ready children
grant developed for providing services for children from birth
through five years of age, and provide other information
specified by the early childhood Iowa state board, including
budget amendments as needed. The early childhood Iowa state
board shall establish a submission deadline for the annual
budget and any budget amendments that allow a reasonable period
of time for preparation by the early childhood Iowa area boards
and for review and approval or request for modification of
the materials by the early childhood Iowa state board. In
addition, each early childhood Iowa area board must continue to
comply with reporting provisions and other requirements adopted
by the early childhood Iowa state board in implementing section
256I.9.
c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts

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to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical
assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
formula, grants, or other means.
d. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
deposit in the school ready children grants account of
the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
support of professional development and training activities
for persons working in early care, health, and education by
the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
the professional development component group of the early
childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance maintained pursuant to
section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
professional development and training activities agreed upon by
the parties participating in the collaboration.
11. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— PRESCHOOL TUITION
ASSISTANCE
a. For deposit in the school ready children grants account
of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,714,439
5,428,877
b. The amount appropriated in this subsection shall be
used for early care, health, and education programs to assist
low-income parents with tuition for preschool and other
supportive services for children ages three, four, and five
who are not attending kindergarten in order to increase the
basic family income eligibility requirement to not more than
200 percent of the federal poverty level. In addition, if
sufficient funding is available after addressing the needs of
those who meet the basic income eligibility requirement, an
early childhood Iowa area board may provide for eligibility
for those with a family income in excess of the basic income
eligibility requirement through use of a sliding scale or other
copayment provisions.

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12. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— FAMILY SUPPORT AND PARENT
EDUCATION
a. For deposit in the school ready children grants account
of the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,182,217
12,364,434
b. The amount appropriated in this subsection shall be
used for family support services and parent education programs
targeted to families expecting a child or with newborn and
infant children through age five and shall be distributed using
the distribution formula approved by the early childhood Iowa
state board and shall be used by an early childhood Iowa area
board only for family support services and parent education
programs targeted to families expecting a child or with newborn
and infant children through age five.
c. In order to implement the legislative intent stated in
sections 135.106 and 256I.9, that priority for home visitation
program funding be given to programs using evidence-based or
promising models for home visitation, it is the intent of the
general assembly to phase in the funding priority as follows:
(1) By July 1, 2013, 25 percent of state funds expended
for home visiting programs are for evidence-based or promising
program models.
(2) By July 1, 2014, 50 percent of state funds expended
for home visiting programs are for evidence-based or promising
program models.
(3) By July 1, 2015, 75 percent of state funds expended
for home visiting programs are for evidence-based or promising
program models.
(4) By July 1, 2016, 90 percent of state funds expended
for home visiting programs are for evidence-based or promising
program models. The remaining 10 percent of funds may be
used for innovative program models that do not yet meet the
definition of evidence-based or promising programs.
d. For the purposes of this subsection, unless the context
requires:
(1) “Evidence-based program” means a program that is based
on scientific evidence demonstrating that the program model
is effective. An evidence-based program shall be reviewed
on site and compared to program model standards by the model
developer or the developer’s designee at least every five years
to ensure that the program continues to maintain fidelity
with the program model. The program model shall have had

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demonstrated significant and sustained positive outcomes in an
evaluation utilizing a well-designed and rigorous randomized
controlled research design or a quasi-experimental research
design, and the evaluation results shall have been published in
a peer-reviewed journal.
(2) “Family support programs” includes group-based parent
education or home visiting programs that are designed to
strengthen protective factors, including parenting skills,
increasing parental knowledge of child development, and
increasing family functioning and problem solving skills. A
family support program may be used as an early intervention
strategy to improve birth outcomes, parental knowledge, family
economic success, the home learning environment, family and
child involvement with others, and coordination with other
community resources. A family support program may have a
specific focus on preventing child maltreatment or ensuring
children are safe, healthy, and ready to succeed in school.
(3) “Promising program” means a program that meets all of
the following requirements:
(a) The program conforms to a clear, consistent family
support model that has been in existence for at least three
years.
(b) The program is grounded in relevant empirically-based
knowledge.
(c) The program is linked to program-determined outcomes.
(d) The program is associated with a national or state
organization that either has comprehensive program standards
that ensure high-quality service delivery and continuous
program quality improvement or the program model has
demonstrated through the program’s benchmark outcomes that the
program has achieved significant positive outcomes equivalent
to those achieved by program models with published significant
and sustained results in a peer-reviewed journal.
(e) The program has been awarded the Iowa family support
credential and has been reviewed on site at least every five
years to ensure the program’s adherence to the Iowa family
support standards approved by the early childhood Iowa
state board created in section 256I.3 or a comparable set of
standards. The on-site review is completed by an independent
review team that is not associated with the program or the
organization administering the program.
e. (1) The data reporting requirements adopted by the early
childhood Iowa state board pursuant to section 256I.4 for the

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family support programs targeted to families expecting a child
or with newborn and infant children through age five and funded
through the board shall require the programs to participate
in a state administered internet-based data collection system
by July 1, 2013. The data reporting requirements shall be
developed in a manner to provide for compatibility with local
data collection systems. The state board’s annual report
submitted each January to the governor and general assembly
under section 256I.4 shall include family support program
outcomes beginning with the January 2015 report.
(2) The data on families served that is collected by the
family support programs funded through the early childhood
Iowa initiative shall include but is not limited to basic
demographic information, services received, funding utilized,
and program outcomes for the children and families served. The
state board shall adopt performance benchmarks for the family
support programs and shall revise the Iowa family support
credential to incorporate the performance benchmarks on or
before January 1, 2014.
(3) The state board shall identify minimum competency
standards for the employees and supervisors of family support
programs funded through the early childhood Iowa initiative.
The state board shall submit recommendations concerning the
standards to the governor and general assembly on or before
January 1, 2014.
(4) On or before January 1, 2013, the state board shall
adopt criminal and child abuse record check requirements for
the employees and supervisors of family support programs funded
through the early childhood Iowa initiative.
(5) The state board shall develop a plan to implement a
coordinated intake and referral process for publicly funded
family support programs in order to engage the families
expecting a child or with newborn and infant children through
age five in all communities in the state by July 1, 2015.
13. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
For expansion of the federal Individuals with Disabilities
Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108-446, as
amended to January 1, 2012, birth through age three services
due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those
services:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 860,700
1,721,400
From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, $383,769

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shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinic at the
state university of Iowa to provide additional support for
infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug-exposed, or
medically fragile.
14. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks to each
resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by
section 301.1:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 280,107
560,214
Funding under this subsection is limited to $20 per pupil and
shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident
public school pupils.
15. CORE CURRICULUM AND CAREER INFORMATION AND
DECISION-MAKING SYSTEM
For purposes of implementing the statewide core curriculum
for school districts and accredited nonpublic schools and a
state-designated career information and decision-making system:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 500,000
1,000,000
16. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,392,500
4,785,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.00
17. JOBS FOR AMERICA’S GRADUATES
For school districts to provide direct services to the
most at-risk senior high school students enrolled in school
districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America’s
graduates specialist:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,000
540,000
18. COMMUNITY COLLEGES
a. For general state financial aid to merged areas as
defined in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and
260C:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 81,887,324
177,274,647
The funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
pursuant to the formula established in section 206C.18C.
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the funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated
as follows:
(1) Merged Area I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,815,803
(2) Merged Area II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,196,145
(3) Merged Area III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,473,561
(4) Merged Area IV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,164,164
(5) Merged Area V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,859,104
(6) Merged Area VI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,113,382
(7) Merged Area VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,193,896
(8) Merged Area IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 15,262,118
(9) Merged Area X . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,387,664
(10) Merged Area XI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,219,579
(11) Merged Area XII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 9,971,081
(12) Merged Area XIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,444,823
(13) Merged Area XIV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,235,051
(14) Merged Area XV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 13,275,582
(15) Merged Area XVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 7,662,694
b. For distribution to community colleges to supplement
faculty salaries:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 250,000
500,000
c. For deposit in the workforce training and economic
development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,500,000
8,000,000
d. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund
established pursuant to section 260I.2, subsection 2:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000,000
STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
Sec. 6. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 103, is amended
to read as follows:
SEC. 103. There is appropriated from the general fund of
the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2013, the following
amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
purposes designated:
1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS
a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 532,503
1,065,005
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 15.00

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The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial
report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents
office and the legislative services agency. The report
submitted in December 2012 shall include the five-year
graduation rates for the regents universities.
b. For moneys to be allocated to the southwest Iowa graduate
studies center:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 43,736
87,471
c. For moneys to be allocated to the siouxland interstate
metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center
under section 262.9, subsection 22:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,301
66,601
d. For moneys to be allocated to the quad-cities graduate
studies center:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 64,888
129,776
The board may transfer moneys appropriated under paragraph
“b”, “c”, or “d”, of this subsection to any of the other
centers specified in paragraph “b”, “c”, or “d”, if the board
notifies, in writing, the general assembly and the legislative
services agency of the amount, the date, and the purpose of the
transfer.
e. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for
public radio operations:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 195,784
391,568
2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
a. General university, including lakeside laboratory
For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 104,868,656
216,414,572
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5,058.55
b. Oakdale campus
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,093,279
2,186,558
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 38.25

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c. State hygienic laboratory
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,768,358
3,536,716
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 102.50
d. Family practice program
For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with
approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants
to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family
practice program, including salaries and support, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 894,133
1,788,265
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 190.40
e. Child health care services
For specialized child health care services, including
childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs,
rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the
Iowa high-risk infant follow-up program, including salaries
and support, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 329,728
659,456
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 57.97
f. Statewide cancer registry
For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the
following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 74,526
149,051
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.10
g. Substance abuse consortium
For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for
substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than
the following full-time equivalent position:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 27,765
55,529
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00
h. Center for biocatalysis
For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the
following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 361,864

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723,727
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.28
i. Primary health care initiative
For the primary health care initiative in the college
of medicine, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 324,465
648,930
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 5.89
From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph,
$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of family
practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine
for family practice faculty and support staff.
j. Birth defects registry
For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the
following full-time equivalent position:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 19,144
38,288
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00
k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center
For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 81,270
162,539
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 2.75
l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative
For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement
academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
initiative:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 240,925
481,849
m. For the Iowa flood center for use by the university’s
college of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,500,000
3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
a. General university
For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 82,172,599
169,577,342

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3,647.42
b. Agricultural experiment station
For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support,
maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the
following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,055,939
28,111,877
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 546.98
c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home
economics
For the cooperative extension service in agriculture and
home economics salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,968,361
17,936,722
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 383.34
d. Leopold center
For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university of
science and technology under section 266.39B, and for not more
than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 198,709
397,417
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 11.25
e. Livestock disease research
For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research
fund under section 267.8:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 86,423
172,845
4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
a. General university
For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, miscellaneous
purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 37,367,293
81,113,859
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1,447.50
b. Recycling and reuse center
For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not
more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 87,628
175,256
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 3.00

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c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
collaborative initiative
For purposes of establishing a science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 867,328
4,700,000
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 6.20
(1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered
paragraph, up to $282,000 shall be allocated for salaries,
staffing, and institutional support. The remainder of the
moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be
expended only to support activities directly related to
recruitment of kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and
science teachers and for ongoing mathematics and science
programming for students enrolled in kindergarten through grade
12.
(2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the
community colleges to develop STEM professional development
programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum
development.
d. Real estate education program
For purposes of the real estate education program, and for
not more than the following full-time equivalent position:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 62,651
125,302
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 1.00
5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,339,982
8,853,563
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 126.60
6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL
For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes,
and for not more than the following full-time equivalent
positions:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,809,466
3,691,310
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FTEs 62.87
7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS

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For payment to local school boards for the tuition and
transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille
and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf
pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain clothing,
prescription, and transportation costs for students at these
schools pursuant to section 270.5:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,882
11,763
8. LICENSED CLASSROOM TEACHERS
For distribution at the Iowa braille and sight saving school
and the Iowa school for the deaf based upon the average yearly
enrollment at each school as determined by the state board of
regents:
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 41,025
82,049
Sec. 7. Section 235A.15, subsection 2, paragraph e, Code
Supplement 2011, is amended by adding the following new
subparagraph:
NEW SUBPARAGRAPH . (22) To the administrator of a family
support program receiving public funds, if the data relates to
a record check of an employee working directly with families.
Sec. 8. Section 256.86, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
256.86 Competition with private sector.
1. It is the intent of the general assembly that the
division shall not compete with the private sector by actively
seeking revenue from its operations except as provided in this
chapter .
2. a. The division may receive revenue for providing
services, products, and usage of facilities and equipment if
one or more of the following conditions are met:
(1) The service, product, or usage is not reasonably
available in the private sector.
(2) The division can provide the service, product, or usage
at a time, price, location, or terms that are not reasonably
available through the private sector.
(3) The service, product, or usage is deemed by the division
to be related to public service or the educational mission of
the division.
b. The division may charge reasonable fees for providing
services, products, and usage of facilities and equipment in
accordance with paragraph “a” , including but not limited to a
reasonable equipment and facilities usage fee.

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c. Fees charged in accordance with this subsection shall be
deposited in the capital equipment replacement revolving fund
created pursuant to section 256.87.
3. It is not the intent of the general assembly to prohibit
the receipt of charitable contributions as defined by section
170 of the Internal Revenue Code.
4. The board, the governor, or the administrator may apply
for and accept federal or nonfederal gifts, loans, or grants of
funds and may use the funds for projects under this chapter .
Sec. 9. Section 256.87, Code 2011, is amended to read as
follows:
256.87 Costs and fees —— capital equipment replacement
revolving fund.
1. The board may provide noncommercial production or
reproduction services for other public agencies, nonprofit
corporations or associations organized under state law, or
other nonprofit organizations, and may collect the costs of
providing the services from the public agency, corporation,
association, or organization, plus a separate equipment usage
fee in an amount determined by the board and based upon the
equipment used. The costs shall be deposited to the credit of
the board. The separate equipment usage fee shall be deposited
in the capital equipment replacement revolving fund.
2. The board may establish a capital equipment replacement
revolving fund into which shall be deposited equipment usage
fees collected under subsection 1 and funds from other sources
designated for deposit in the A capital equipment replacement
revolving fund is created in the state treasury. The revolving
fund shall be administered by the board and shall consist
of moneys collected by the division as fees and any other
moneys obtained or accepted by the division for deposit in the
revolving fund .
2. The board may expend moneys from the capital equipment
replacement revolving fund to update facilities and purchase
technical equipment for operating the educational radio and
television facility its operations .
3. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys in the revolving fund shall be credited
to the revolving fund. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys
in the revolving fund that remain unencumbered or unobligated
at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert to any other
fund but shall remain available in the revolving fund for the
purposes designated.

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Sec. 10. Section 261.19, subsection 3, Code Supplement
2011, is amended to read as follows:
3. A health care professional recruitment revolving fund
is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under the
control of the commission for deposit of moneys appropriated
to or received by the commission for use under the program .
The commission shall deposit payments made by health care
professional recruitment program recipients and the proceeds
from the sale of osteopathic loans awarded pursuant to section
261.19, subsection 2 , paragraph “b” , Code 2011, into the
health care professional recruitment revolving fund. Moneys
credited to the fund shall be used to supplement moneys
appropriated for the health care professional recruitment
program, for loan repayment in accordance with this section ,
and to pay for loan or interest repayment defaults by program
recipients. Notwithstanding section 8.33 , any balance in
the fund on June 30 of any fiscal year shall not revert to
the general fund of the state but shall remain in the fund
and be continuously available for loan forgiveness under the
program . Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest
or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited
to the fund.
Sec. 11. Section 261.25, subsections 1 and 2, Code
Supplement 2011, are amended to read as follows:
1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state
to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of forty-three
forty-five million five hundred thirteen thousand four hundred
forty-eight dollars for tuition grants.
2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of four
two million dollars for tuition grants for students attending
for-profit accredited private institutions located in Iowa.
A for-profit institution which, effective March 9, 2005, or
effective January 8, 2010, purchased an accredited private
institution that was exempt from taxation under section 501(c)
of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution
under the tuition grant program. For purposes of the tuition
grant program, “for-profit accredited private institution” means
an accredited private institution which is not exempt from
taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
but which otherwise meets the requirements of section 261.9,
subsection 1 , paragraph “b” , and whose students were eligible
to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning July 1,

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2003.
Sec. 12. NEW SECTION . 268.7 Science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics collaborative initiative.
1. A science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
collaborative initiative is established at the university of
northern Iowa for purposes of supporting activities directly
related to recruitment of prekindergarten through grade twelve
mathematics and science teachers for ongoing mathematics and
science programming for students enrolled in prekindergarten
through grade twelve.
2. The collaborative initiative shall prioritize student
interest in achievement in science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics; reach every student and teacher in every
school district in the state; identify, recruit, prepare,
and support the best mathematics and science teachers; and
sustain exemplary programs through the university’s Iowa
mathematics and science education partnership. The university
shall collaborate with the community colleges to develop
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics professional
development programs for community college instructors and for
purposes of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
curricula development.
3. Subject to an appropriation of funds by the general
assembly, the initiative shall administer the following:
a. Regional science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics networks for Iowa, the purpose of which is to
equalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
education enrichment opportunities available to learners
statewide. The initiative shall establish six geographically
similar regional science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics networks across Iowa that complement and leverage
existing resources, including but not limited to extension
service assets, area education agencies, state accredited
postsecondary institutions, informal educational centers,
school districts, economic development zones, and existing
public and private science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics partnerships. Each network shall be managed
by a highly qualified science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics advocate positioned at a network hub to
be determined through a competitive application process.
Oversight for each regional network shall be provided by
a regional advisory board. Members of the board shall be
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prekindergarten through grade twelve school districts
and schools, and higher education, business, nonprofit
organizations, youth agencies, and other appropriate
stakeholders.
b. A focused array of the best science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics enrichment opportunities, selected
through a competitive application process, that can be expanded
to meet future needs. A limited, focused list of selected
exemplary programs shall be made available to each regional
network.
c. Statewide science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics programming designed to increase participation of
students and teachers in successful learning experiences; to
increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics-related teaching majors offered by the state’s
universities; to elevate public awareness of the opportunities;
and to increase collaboration and partnerships.
4. The initiative shall evaluate the effectiveness of
programming to document best practices.
Sec. 13. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c,
and d, Code Supplement 2011, are amended to read as follows:
a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 2012 , and
ending June 30, 2012 2013 , to the department of education, the
amount of six five hundred eighty-five thousand dollars for the
issuance of national board certification awards in accordance
with section 256.44 . Of the amount allocated under this
paragraph, not less than eighty-five thousand dollars shall
be used to administer the ambassador to education position in
accordance with section 256.45 .
b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 2012 ,
and ending June 30, 2012 2013 , an amount up to two million
three four hundred ninety-five sixty-three thousand one
five hundred fifty-seven ninety dollars for first-year and
second-year beginning teachers, to the department of education
for distribution to school districts and area education
agencies for purposes of the beginning teacher mentoring and
induction programs. A school district or area education
agency shall receive one thousand three hundred dollars per
beginning teacher participating in the program. If the funds
appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors,
school districts, and area education agencies as provided
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based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received by a
school district or area education agency pursuant to this
paragraph shall be expended to provide each mentor with an
award of five hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum,
for participation in the school district’s or area education
agency’s beginning teacher mentoring and induction program;
to implement the plan; and to pay any applicable costs of the
employer’s share of contributions to federal social security
and the Iowa public employees’ retirement system or a pension
and annuity retirement system established under chapter 294 ,
for such amounts paid by the district or area education agency.
c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 2012 ,
and ending June 30, 2012 2013 , up to six hundred thousand
dollars to the department for purposes of implementing the
professional development program requirements of section 284.6 ,
assistance in developing model evidence for teacher quality
committees established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection
1 , paragraph “c” , and the evaluator training program in section
284.10 . A portion of the funds allocated to the department for
purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for
administrative purposes and for not more than four full-time
equivalent positions.
d. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 2012 ,
and ending June 30, 2012 2013 , an amount up to one million
one hundred four thirty-six thousand eight four hundred
forty-three ten dollars to the department for the establishment
of teacher development academies in accordance with section
284.6, subsection 10 . A portion of the funds allocated to
the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for
administrative purposes.
Sec. 14. REPEAL. 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132, section 99,
is repealed.
Sec. 15. EFFECTIVE UPON ENACTMENT. The section of this
division of this Act amending 2011 Iowa Acts, chapter 132,
section 7, subsection 1, paragraph a, being deemed of immediate
importance, takes effect upon enactment.
DIVISION II
WORKER TRAINING PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Sec. 16. Section 84A.6, Code Supplement 2011, is amended by
adding the following new subsection:
NEW SUBSECTION . 4. The department of workforce
development, in consultation with the college student aid
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industries in which the department finds a shortage of skilled
workers in this state for the purposes of the skilled workforce
shortage tuition grant program established in section 261.130.
Sec. 17. Section 260C.18A, subsection 2, Code Supplement
2011, is amended by adding the following new paragraph:
NEW PARAGRAPH . j. Development and implementation of
the national career readiness certificate and the skills
certification system endorsed by the national association of
manufacturers.
Sec. 18. Section 260I.2, Code Supplement 2011, is amended
to read as follows:
260I.2 Gap tuition assistance program —— fund .
1. A gap tuition assistance program is established to
provide funding to community colleges for need-based tuition
assistance to applicants to enable completion of continuing
education certificate training programs for in-demand
occupations.
2. a. There is established for the community colleges
a gap tuition assistance fund in the state treasury to be
administered by the department of education. The funds in the
gap tuition assistance fund are appropriated to the department
of education for the gap tuition assistance program.
b. The aggregate total of grants awarded from the gap
tuition assistance fund during a fiscal year shall not be more
than two million dollars.
c. Moneys in the fund shall be allocated pursuant to the
formula established in section 260C.18C. Notwithstanding
section 8.33, moneys in the fund at the close of the fiscal
year shall not revert to the general fund of the state but
shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose
designated for subsequent fiscal years. Notwithstanding
section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys in
the fund shall be credited to the fund.
Sec. 19. Section 260I.7, Code Supplement 2011, is amended
to read as follows:
260I.7 Initial assessment.
An applicant for tuition assistance under this chapter shall
complete an initial assessment administered by the community
college receiving the application to determine the applicant’s
readiness to complete an eligible certificate program. The
assessment shall include assessments for completion of a
national career readiness certificate, including the areas of
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information. An applicant must achieve a bronze-level
certificate or the minimum score required for an eligible
certificate program, whichever is higher, in order to be
approved for tuition assistance. An applicant shall complete
any additional assessments and occupational research required
by an eligible certificate program.
Sec. 20. NEW SECTION . 261.130 Skilled workforce shortage
tuition grant program.
1. A skilled workforce shortage tuition grant may be awarded
to any resident of Iowa who is admitted and in attendance
as a full-time or part-time student in a career-technical
or career option program to pursue an associate’s degree or
other training at a community college in the state, and who
establishes financial need.
2. Skilled workforce shortage tuition grants shall be
awarded only to students pursuing a career-technical or career
option program in an industry identified as having a shortage
of skilled workers by a community college after conducting a
regional skills gap analysis or by the department of workforce
development in the department’s most recent quarterly report
pursuant to section 84A.6, subsection 4.
3. The amount of a skilled workforce shortage tuition grant
shall not exceed the lesser of one-half of a student’s tuition
and fees for an approved career-technical or career option
program or the amount of the student’s established financial
need.
4. All classes identified by the community college
as required for completion of the student’s approved
career-technical or career option program shall be considered a
part of the student’s career-technical or career option program
for the purpose of determining the student’s eligibility for a
grant. Notwithstanding subsection 5, if a student is making
satisfactory academic progress but the student cannot complete
a career-technical or career option program in the time frame
allowed for a student to receive a skilled workforce shortage
tuition grant as provided in subsection 5 because additional
classes are required to complete the program, the student may
continue to receive a skilled workforce shortage tuition grant
for not more than one additional enrollment period.
5. a. A qualified full-time student may receive skilled
workforce shortage tuition grants for not more than four
semesters or the trimester or quarter equivalent of two full
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course of study including at least three semester hours but
fewer than twelve semester hours or the trimester or quarter
equivalent may receive skilled workforce shortage tuition
grants for not more than eight semesters or the trimester or
quarter equivalent of two full years of full-time study.
b. However, if a student resumes study after at least a
two-year absence, the student may again be eligible for the
specified amount of time, except that the student shall not
receive assistance for courses for which credit was previously
received.
6. A skilled workforce shortage tuition grant shall be
awarded on an annual basis, requiring reapplication by the
student for each year. Payments under the grant shall be
allocated equally among the semesters or quarters of the year
upon certification by the community college that the student
is in full-time or part-time attendance in a career-technical
or career option program consistent with the requirements of
this section. If the student discontinues attendance before
the end of any term after receiving payment of the grant, the
entire amount of any refund due that student, up to the amount
of any payments made under the annual grant, shall be paid by
the community college to the state.
7. If a student receives financial aid under any other
program, the full amount of that financial aid shall be
considered part of the student’s financial resources available
in determining the amount of the student’s financial need for
that period.
8. The commission shall administer this program and shall:
a. Provide application forms for distribution to students by
Iowa high schools and community colleges.
b. Adopt rules for approving career-technical or career
option programs in industries identified by the department of
workforce development pursuant to section 84A.6, subsection 4;
determining financial need; defining residence for the purposes
of this section; processing and approving applications for
grants; and determining priority for grants.
c. Approve and award grants on an annual basis.
d. Make an annual report to the governor and general
assembly. The report shall include the number of students
receiving assistance and the industries identified by
the community colleges and by the department of workforce
development pursuant to section 84A.6, subsection 4, for which
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program.
9. Each applicant, in accordance with the rules established
by the commission, shall:
a. Complete and file an application for a skilled workforce
shortage tuition grant.
b. Be responsible for the submission of the financial
information required for evaluation of the applicant’s need for
a grant, on forms determined by the commission.
c. Report promptly to the commission any information
requested.
d. Submit a new application for reevaluation of the
applicant’s eligibility to receive a second-year renewal of the
grant.
______________________________
JOHN P. KIBBIE
President of the Senate
______________________________
KRAIG PAULSEN
Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and
is known as Senate File 2321, Eighty-fourth General Assembly.
______________________________
MICHAEL E. MARSHALL
Secretary of the Senate
Approved _______________, 2012
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TERRY E. BRANSTAD
Governor