Bill Text: IA SF2386 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the duties and powers of area education agencies, the department of education, the department of administrative services, area education agency funding, the calculation of the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil and the minimum teacher starting salary, and including transition, effective date, and applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3073.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-03-18 - Withdrawn. S.J. 549. [SF2386 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SF2386-Introduced.html
Senate
File
2386
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2386
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SSB
3073)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
2
agencies,
the
department
of
education,
the
department
of
3
administrative
services,
area
education
agency
funding,
4
the
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
5
cost
per
pupil
and
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary,
and
6
including
transition,
effective
date,
and
applicability
7
provisions.
8
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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DIVISION
I
1
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
2
Section
1.
Section
256.9,
subsection
54,
Code
2024,
is
3
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
256B.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
5
following
new
subsections:
6
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15A.
Beginning
July
1,
2025,
oversee
the
7
operation
of
each
area
education
agency
to
ensure
the
area
8
education
agency
complies
with
all
applicable
federal
and
state
9
laws
related
to
special
education.
10
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
15B.
Beginning
July
1,
2025,
provide
11
guidance
and
standards
to
area
education
agencies
for
federal
12
and
state
education
initiatives
which
the
area
education
13
agencies
must
implement
statewide.
14
Sec.
3.
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
AND
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
15
——
STAFFING
AND
TRANSITION
PLAN.
16
1.
The
department
of
education
shall
coordinate
with
17
each
area
education
agency,
and
with
the
division
of
special
18
education
of
the
department,
to
develop
a
plan
to
transfer
19
employees
of
the
area
education
agency
whose
primary
job
duties
20
involve
providing
oversight
and
compliance
services
to
the
area
21
education
agency
to
ensure
the
area
education
agency
complies
22
with
all
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
related
to
special
23
education
from
employment
under
the
area
education
agency
to
24
employment
under
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
25
department,
as
needed.
The
plan
shall
include
a
description
of
26
how
the
area
education
agency
will
accommodate
any
space
needed
27
in
the
area
education
agency’s
facilities
for
employees
of
the
28
division
of
special
education.
29
2.
The
department
of
education
will
compile
all
of
the
plans
30
created
pursuant
to
subsection
1
and
submit
the
compilation
to
31
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
January
1,
2025.
32
DIVISION
II
33
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
34
Sec.
4.
Section
273.1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
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follows:
1
273.1
Intent.
2
It
is
the
intent
of
the
general
assembly
to
provide
an
3
effective,
efficient,
and
economical
means
of
identifying
and
4
serving
children
from
under
five
years
of
age
through
grade
5
twelve
who
require
special
education
and
any
other
children
6
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
;
to
7
provide
for
media
services
and
other
programs
and
services
8
for
pupils
in
grades
kindergarten
through
twelve
and
children
9
requiring
special
education
as
defined
in
section
256B.2
;
to
10
provide
a
method
of
financing
the
programs
and
services;
and
11
to
avoid
a
duplication
of
programs
and
services
provided
by
12
any
other
school
corporation
in
the
state;
and
to
provide
13
services
to
school
districts
under
a
contract
with
those
school
14
districts
;
to
improve
student
achievement;
and
to
close
student
15
achievement
gaps
.
16
Sec.
5.
Section
273.2,
subsections
1,
3,
and
4,
Code
2024,
17
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
1.
There
are
established
throughout
the
state
fifteen
19
area
education
agencies,
each
of
which
is
governed
by
an
area
20
education
agency
board
of
directors
and,
beginning
July
1,
21
2025,
by
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
22
education
to
the
extent
described
in
section
256B.3,
subsection
23
15A
.
The
boundaries
of
an
area
education
agency
shall
not
24
divide
a
school
district.
The
director
of
the
department
of
25
education
shall
change
boundaries
of
area
education
agencies
26
to
take
into
account
mergers
of
local
school
districts
and
27
changes
in
boundaries
of
local
school
districts,
when
necessary
28
to
maintain
the
policy
of
this
chapter
that
a
local
school
29
district
shall
not
be
a
part
of
more
than
one
area
education
30
agency.
31
3.
a.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
furnish
32
educational
services
and
programs
as
provided
in
section
273.1
,
33
this
section
,
sections
273.3
through
273.8
,
and
chapter
256B
34
to
the
pupils
enrolled
in
public
or
nonpublic
schools
located
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within
its
boundaries
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
1
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11
.
The
programs
and
services
2
provided
shall
be
at
least
commensurate
with
programs
and
3
services
existing
on
July
1,
1974.
The
programs
and
services
4
provided
to
pupils
enrolled
in
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
5
comparable
to
programs
and
services
provided
to
pupils
enrolled
6
in
public
schools
within
constitutional
guidelines.
7
b.
The
area
education
agencies
may
furnish
evidence-based
8
professional
development
services
to
public
or
nonpublic
9
schools
located
within
its
boundaries
which
are
on
the
list
of
10
accredited
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11,
subject
to
the
11
approval
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
12
4.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
provide
do
all
of
13
the
following:
14
a.
Provide
for
special
education
services
and
media
services
15
for
the
local
school
districts
in
the
area
and
shall
encourage
16
that
request
to
receive
such
services
by
February
1
of
the
17
preceding
school
year,
including
by
providing
for
a
method
of
18
payment
for
such
services
and
entering
into
agreements
with
the
19
area
education
agency.
An
area
education
agency
may
provide
20
special
education
services
for
local
school
districts
in
the
21
area
that
request
to
receive
such
services
after
February
1
of
22
the
preceding
school
year.
23
b.
Encourage
and
assist
school
districts
in
the
area
to
24
establish
programs
for
gifted
and
talented
children.
The
board
25
shall
assist
26
c.
Assist
in
facilitating
interlibrary
loans
of
materials
27
between
school
districts
and
other
libraries.
28
d.
Provide
for
media
services
for
local
school
districts
in
29
the
area.
30
Sec.
6.
Section
273.2,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
31
following
new
subsections:
32
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
12.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
33
charge
reasonable
costs
that
are
consistent
with
current
34
market
rates
for
the
educational
services,
special
education
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services,
professional
development
services,
and
media
services
1
established
by
the
area
education
agency
board.
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
13.
The
area
education
agency
board
3
shall
provide
an
annual
report
by
October
1
of
each
year
to
4
the
general
assembly
and
the
department
of
education
that
5
includes
a
description
of
the
progress
the
area
education
6
agency
has
made
to
improve
the
outcomes
achieved
by
students
7
receiving
special
education
services
and
a
description
of
how
8
the
area
education
agency
is
focusing
the
moneys
it
receives
on
9
providing
services
in
the
classroom.
10
Sec.
7.
Section
273.3,
subsection
11,
Code
2024,
is
amended
11
to
read
as
follows:
12
11.
Employ
personnel
to
carry
out
the
functions
of
the
13
area
education
agency
which
shall
include
the
employment
of
14
an
administrator
who
shall
possess
a
license
issued
under
15
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
part
3
.
The
administrator
shall
16
be
employed
pursuant
to
section
279.20
and
sections
279.23
,
17
279.24
,
and
279.25
.
The
salary
for
an
area
education
agency
18
administrator
shall
be
established
by
the
board
based
upon
19
the
previous
experience
and
education
of
the
administrator
;
20
provided,
however,
that
the
salary
for
an
area
education
agency
21
administrator
shall
not
exceed
one
hundred
twenty-five
percent
22
of
the
average
salary
of
all
superintendents
of
the
school
23
districts
that
are
located
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
24
education
agency
.
Section
279.13
applies
to
the
area
education
25
agency
board
and
to
all
teachers
employed
by
the
area
education
26
agency.
Sections
279.23
,
279.24
,
and
279.25
apply
to
the
area
27
education
board
and
to
all
administrators
employed
by
the
area
28
education
agency.
Section
279.69
applies
to
the
area
education
29
agency
board
and
employees
of
the
board,
including
part-time,
30
substitute,
or
contract
employees,
who
provide
services
to
a
31
school
or
school
district.
32
Sec.
8.
Section
273.3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
26.
Annually,
on
or
before
January
1
of
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each
year,
prepare
and
submit
to
each
school
district
within
1
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
agency
a
report
that
2
includes
all
of
the
following:
3
a.
A
monetary
accounting
of
payments
the
area
education
4
agency
received
from
the
school
district,
including
payments
5
under
section
257.35,
during
the
previous
fiscal
year.
6
b.
A
description
of
the
services
the
area
education
agency
7
provided
to
the
school
district
during
the
previous
fiscal
8
year,
including
a
calculation
of
the
cost
per
pupil
for
each
9
category
of
service
the
area
education
agency
provided
to
the
10
school
district.
11
Sec.
9.
Section
273.4,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
12
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
Under
direction
of
the
board
of
directors
of
the
area
14
education
agency,
and,
beginning
July
1,
2025,
the
division
of
15
special
education
of
the
department
of
education,
to
the
extent
16
described
in
section
256B.3,
subsection
15A,
the
administrator
17
of
the
area
education
agency
shall,
in
addition
to
other
18
duties:
19
Sec.
10.
Section
273.10,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
20
follows:
21
273.10
Accreditation
of
area
education
programs.
22
1.
The
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
23
of
education
shall
develop,
in
consultation
with
the
area
24
education
agencies,
and
establish
an
accreditation
process
for
25
area
education
agencies
by
July
1,
1997
.
At
a
minimum,
the
26
accreditation
process
shall
consist
of
the
following:
27
a.
The
timely
submission
by
an
area
education
agency
of
28
information
required
by
the
division
of
special
education
of
29
the
department
on
forms
provided
by
the
department
division
of
30
special
education
.
31
b.
The
use
of
an
accreditation
team
appointed
by
the
32
director
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
33
education
to
conduct
an
evaluation,
including
an
on-site
visit
34
of
each
area
education
agency.
The
team
shall
include,
but
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is
not
limited
to,
department
staff
members,
representatives
1
from
the
school
districts
served
by
the
area
education
agency
2
being
evaluated,
area
education
agency
staff
members
from
area
3
education
agencies
other
than
the
area
education
agency
that
4
conducts
the
programs
being
evaluated
for
accreditation,
and
5
other
team
members
with
expertise
as
deemed
appropriate
by
the
6
director
division
of
special
education
.
7
2.
Prior
to
a
visit
to
an
area
education
agency,
the
8
accreditation
team
shall
have
access
to
that
area
education
9
agency’s
program
audit
report
filed
with
the
department
10
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education
.
11
After
a
visit
to
an
area
education
agency,
the
accreditation
12
team
shall
determine
whether
the
accreditation
standards
for
13
a
program,
including
but
not
limited
to
standards
established
14
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
54
section
256B.3,
15
subsection
15B
,
have
been
met
and
shall
make
a
report
to
the
16
director
and
the
state
board
division
of
special
education
,
17
together
with
a
recommendation
as
to
whether
the
programs
of
18
the
area
education
agency
should
receive
initial
accreditation
19
or
remain
accredited.
The
accreditation
team
shall
report
20
strengths
and
weaknesses,
if
any,
for
each
accreditation
21
standard
and
shall
advise
the
area
education
agency
of
22
available
resources
and
technical
assistance
to
further
enhance
23
the
strengths
and
improve
areas
of
weakness.
An
area
education
24
agency
may
respond
to
the
accreditation
team’s
report.
25
3.
The
state
board
of
education
division
of
special
26
education
of
the
department
of
education
shall
determine
27
whether
a
program
of
an
area
education
agency
shall
receive
28
initial
accreditation
or
shall
remain
accredited.
29
a.
Approval
of
area
education
agency
programs
by
the
state
30
board
division
of
special
education
shall
be
based
upon
the
31
recommendation
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
32
after
a
study
of
the
factual
and
evaluative
evidence
on
record
33
about
each
area
education
agency
program
in
terms
of
the
34
accreditation
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board.
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b.
Approval,
if
granted,
shall
be
for
a
term
of
five
years.
1
However,
the
state
board
division
of
special
education
may
2
grant
conditional
approval
for
a
term
of
less
than
five
years
3
if
conditions
warrant.
4
4.
If
the
state
board
of
education
division
of
special
5
education
of
the
department
of
education
determines
that
an
6
area
education
agency’s
program
does
not
meet
accreditation
7
standards,
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
8
division
of
special
education
,
in
cooperation
with
the
board
9
of
directors
of
the
area
education
agency,
shall
establish
a
10
remediation
plan
prescribing
the
procedures
that
must
be
taken
11
to
correct
deficiencies
in
meeting
the
program
standards,
12
and
shall
establish
a
deadline
date
for
correction
of
the
13
deficiencies.
The
remediation
plan
is
subject
to
the
approval
14
of
the
state
board.
15
5.
The
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
16
of
education
may
suspend
the
accreditation
of
the
area
17
education
agency
program
shall
remain
accredited
during
the
18
implementation
of
the
remediation
plan.
The
accreditation
19
team
shall
visit
the
area
education
agency
and
shall
determine
20
whether
the
deficiencies
in
the
standards
for
the
program
have
21
been
corrected
and
shall
make
a
report
and
recommendation
22
to
the
director
and
the
state
board
of
education
division
23
of
special
education
.
The
state
board
division
of
special
24
education
shall
review
the
report
and
recommendation
and
shall
25
determine
whether
the
deficiencies
in
the
program
have
been
26
corrected.
If
the
division
of
special
education
determines
27
that
the
deficiencies
in
the
program
have
been
corrected,
the
28
division
of
special
education
shall
reinstate
the
accreditation
29
of
the
area
education
agency
program
if
such
accreditation
was
30
suspended
pursuant
to
this
subsection.
31
6.
a.
If
the
deficiencies
in
an
area
education
program
32
have
not
been
corrected,
the
agency
board
division
of
special
33
education
of
the
department
of
education
shall
take
one
34
of
the
following
actions
within
sixty
days
from
removal
of
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accreditation:
1
(1)
Merge
the
deficient
program
with
a
program
from
another
2
accredited
area
education
agency.
3
(2)
Contract
with
another
area
education
agency
or
other
4
public
educational
institution
for
purposes
of
program
5
delivery.
6
b.
The
rules
developed
by
the
state
board
of
education
for
7
the
accreditation
process
shall
include
provisions
for
removal
8
of
accreditation,
including
provisions
for
proper
notice
to
the
9
administrator
of
the
area
education
agency,
each
member
of
the
10
board
of
directors
of
the
area
education
agency,
the
department
11
of
education,
and
the
superintendents
and
administrators
of
the
12
schools
of
the
districts
served
by
the
area
education
agency.
13
Sec.
11.
Section
273.11,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
14
follows:
15
273.11
Standards
for
accrediting
area
education
programs.
16
1.
The
state
board
of
education
,
in
consultation
with
the
17
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education,
18
shall
develop
standards
and
rules
for
the
accreditation
of
area
19
education
agencies.
Standards
shall
be
general
in
nature,
20
but
at
a
minimum
shall
identify
requirements
addressing
the
21
services
provided
by
each
division,
as
well
as
identifying
22
indicators
of
quality
that
will
permit
area
education
agencies,
23
school
districts,
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
24
department
of
education,
and
the
general
public
to
judge
25
accurately
the
effectiveness
of
area
education
agency
services.
26
2.
Standards
developed
shall
include,
but
are
not
limited
27
to,
the
following:
28
a.
Support
for
school-community
planning,
including
a
means
29
of
assessing
needs,
developing
collaborative
relationships
30
among
community
agencies,
establishing
shared
direction
,
and
31
implementing
program
plans
and
reporting
progress
toward
goals
32
for
students
with
disabilities
.
33
b.
Professional
Evidence-based
professional
development
34
programs
that
respond
to
current
needs.
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c.
Support
for
curriculum
development,
instruction,
and
1
assessment
for
services
that
address
the
areas
of
reading,
2
language
arts,
math
,
and
science,
using
research-based
3
methodologies
,
for
students
with
disabilities
.
4
d.
Special
education
compliance
and
support.
5
e.
Management
services,
including
financial
reporting
and
6
purchasing
as
requested
and
funded
by
local
districts.
7
f.
Support
for
instructional
media
services
that
supplement
8
and
support
local
district
media
centers
and
services.
9
g.
Support
for
school
technology
planning
and
staff
10
development
for
implementing
instructional
technologies.
11
h.
A
program
and
services
evaluation
and
reporting
system
12
related
to
special
education
.
13
i.
Support
for
school
district
libraries
in
accordance
with
14
section
273.2,
subsection
4
.
15
j.
Support
for
early
childhood
service
coordination
for
16
families
and
children
,
age
birth
through
three
years,
to
17
meet
health,
safety,
and
learning
needs
,
including
service
18
coordination
.
19
k.
Timely
submission
of
required
reports
and
documents
to
20
the
state
board
of
education,
the
department
of
education,
21
and
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
22
education.
23
l.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
in
analyzing
24
student
achievement
data
related
to
the
learning
environment,
25
comparing
data
to
the
external
knowledge
base,
and
using
that
26
information
to
guide
schools
and
school
districts
in
setting
27
goals
and
implementing
actions
to
improve
student
learning
for
28
students
with
disabilities.
29
m.
Support
for
addressing
the
diverse
learning
needs
of
30
all
children
and
youths
with
disabilities
who
are
eligible
for
31
special
education,
including
through
services
that
include
32
direct
services
to
students
with
disabilities.
33
n.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
to
ensure
34
compliance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
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related
to
special
education.
1
o.
Support
necessary
to
implement
effective
instruction
2
for
all
students
with
disabilities
through
school
technology
3
services.
4
p.
Support
for
students
using
educational
programs
and
5
services
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
the
educational
6
standards
established
pursuant
to
section
256.11.
7
q.
Support
for
staff
development
and
adult
learners
8
utilizing
evidence-based
professional
development
in
a
manner
9
that
meets
the
professional
needs
of
staff
and
adult
learners
10
consistent
with
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
11
education.
12
r.
Compliance
with
all
relevant
federal
and
state
laws
13
in
the
provision
of
services
and
supports
to
students
with
14
disabilities.
15
Sec.
12.
TRANSITION
PROVISIONS.
An
area
education
agency
16
that
was
accredited
pursuant
to
section
273.10
on
or
before
17
the
effective
date
of
the
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
18
amending
section
273.10
shall
remain
accredited
unless
and
19
until
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
20
education
takes
action
to
remove
accreditation
from
the
area
21
education
agency
pursuant
to
section
273.10,
as
amended
in
this
22
division
of
this
Act.
23
Sec.
13.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
The
following
take
effect
July
1,
24
2025:
25
1.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
26
273.2,
subsection
4.
27
2.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
28
273.10.
29
3.
The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
30
273.11.
31
Sec.
14.
APPLICABILITY.
The
following
applies
to
32
employment
agreements
entered
into
or
renewed
between
an
area
33
education
agency
and
an
area
education
agency
administrator
on
34
or
after
July
1,
2024:
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The
section
of
this
division
of
this
Act
amending
section
1
273.3,
subsection
11.
2
DIVISION
III
3
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING
4
Sec.
15.
Section
257.1,
subsection
3,
Code
2024,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
3.
Computations
rounded.
In
making
computations
and
7
payments
under
this
chapter
,
except
in
the
case
of
computations
8
relating
to
funding
of
special
education
support
services,
9
media
services,
and
educational
services
provided
through
the
10
area
education
agencies
under
section
257.37
,
and
the
teacher
11
salary
supplement,
the
professional
development
supplement,
12
the
early
intervention
supplement,
and
the
teacher
leadership
13
supplement,
the
department
of
management
shall
round
amounts
to
14
the
nearest
whole
dollar.
15
Sec.
16.
Section
257.10,
subsection
7,
Code
2024,
is
amended
16
to
read
as
follows:
17
7.
Special
education
support
services
district
cost.
Special
18
education
support
services
district
cost
for
a
school
district
19
for
a
budget
year
is
equal
to
the
special
education
support
20
services
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
21
by
the
special
education
support
services
weighted
enrollment
22
for
the
district
for
the
budget
year.
If
the
special
education
23
support
services
district
cost
for
a
school
district
for
24
a
budget
year
is
less
than
the
special
education
support
25
services
district
cost
for
that
district
for
the
base
year,
the
26
department
of
management
shall
adjust
the
special
education
27
support
services
district
cost
for
that
district
for
the
budget
28
year
to
equal
the
special
education
support
services
district
29
cost
for
the
base
year.
Funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
30
and
received
by
a
school
district
or
an
area
education
agency,
31
as
applicable,
shall
be
used
for
special
education
support
32
services.
33
Sec.
17.
Section
257.10,
subsection
8,
paragraph
a,
Code
34
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
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a.
Combined
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
regular
program
1
district
cost
per
pupil
multiplied
by
the
weighted
enrollment,
2
the
special
education
support
services
district
cost,
the
3
total
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
4
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
the
total
5
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
total
6
teacher
leadership
supplement
district
cost,
plus
the
sum
of
7
the
additional
district
cost
allocated
to
the
district
to
fund
8
media
services
and
educational
services
provided
through
the
9
area
education
agency
under
section
257.37
,
the
area
education
10
agency
total
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
and
the
11
area
education
agency
total
professional
development
supplement
12
district
cost.
13
Sec.
18.
Section
257.35,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
14
to
read
as
follows:
15
1.
a.
(1)
The
For
fiscal
years
beginning
before
July
1,
16
2024,
the
department
of
management
shall
deduct
the
amounts
17
calculated
for
special
education
support
services,
media
18
services,
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
19
district
cost,
area
education
agency
professional
development
20
supplement
district
cost,
and
educational
services
for
each
21
school
district
from
the
state
aid
due
to
the
district
pursuant
22
to
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
23
area
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
September
15
24
through
June
15
during
each
school
year.
25
(2)
(a)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
26
department
of
management
shall
deduct
the
following
amounts
27
from
the
state
aid
due
to
each
school
district
pursuant
to
28
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
area
29
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
September
15
through
30
June
15
during
each
school
year:
31
(b)
The
amount
calculated
for
special
education
support
32
services
for
the
school
district.
33
(c)
Forty
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
media
34
services
for
the
school
district.
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(d)
The
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
1
district
cost.
2
(e)
The
area
education
agency
professional
development
3
supplement
district
cost.
4
(f)
Forty
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
in
section
257.37
5
for
educational
services
for
the
school
district.
6
(3)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
7
fiscal
year
thereafter,
the
department
of
management
shall
8
deduct
the
following
from
the
state
aid
due
to
each
school
9
district
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
10
the
respective
area
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
11
September
15
through
June
15
during
each
school
year:
12
(a)
Ten
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
special
13
education
support
services
for
the
school
district.
14
(b)
Forty
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
media
15
services
for
the
school
district.
16
(c)
The
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
17
district
cost.
18
(d)
The
area
education
agency
professional
development
19
supplement
district
cost.
20
(e)
Forty
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
in
section
257.37
21
for
educational
services
for
the
school
district.
22
b.
The
department
of
management
shall
notify
each
school
23
district
of
the
amount
of
state
aid
deducted
for
these
purposes
24
and
the
balance
of
state
aid
shall
be
paid
to
the
district.
If
25
a
district
does
not
qualify
for
state
aid
under
this
chapter
26
in
an
amount
sufficient
to
cover
its
amount
due
to
the
area
27
education
agency
as
calculated
by
the
department
of
management,
28
the
school
district
shall
pay
the
deficiency
to
the
area
29
education
agency
from
other
moneys
received
by
the
district,
on
30
a
quarterly
basis
during
each
school
year.
31
Sec.
19.
Section
257.37,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
257.37
Funding
media
and
educational
services.
34
Media
services
and
educational
services
provided
by
a
school
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district
or
through
the
area
education
agencies
agency
shall
be
1
funded,
to
the
extent
provided,
by
an
addition
to
the
combined
2
district
cost
of
each
school
district,
determined
as
follows:
3
1.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
4
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
5
for
media
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
6
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
7
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
media
services
in
the
8
base
year
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
in
the
9
base
year
to
provide
an
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
10
the
base
year,
and
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
11
the
state
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
which
12
is
equal
to
the
average
of
the
area
media
services
costs
per
13
pupil
in
the
base
year.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
14
1991,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
15
shall
compute
the
supplemental
state
aid
for
media
services
16
in
the
budget
year
by
multiplying
the
state
media
services
17
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
times
the
state
percent
of
18
growth
for
the
budget
year,
and
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
19
area
for
media
services
cost
in
the
budget
year
equals
the
20
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
plus
the
21
supplemental
state
aid
for
media
services
in
the
budget
year
22
times
the
enrollment
served
in
the
budget
year.
Funds
shall
be
23
paid
to
area
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
24
Funds
not
required
to
be
paid
to
the
area
education
agency
as
25
provided
in
section
257.35
may
be
used
by
the
school
district
26
for
media
services
provided
by
the
district
or
by
contract
27
through
the
area
education
agency.
A
school
district
may
use
28
unreserved
fund
balances
for
media
services
in
a
manner
which
29
the
school
district
determines
is
appropriate
to
best
maintain
30
the
level
of
special
education
services.
31
2.
Up
to
thirty
percent
of
the
budget
of
an
area
for
media
32
services
may
be
expended
for
media
resource
material
including
33
the
purchase
or
replacement
of
material
required
in
section
34
273.6,
subsection
1
.
Funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
education
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agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
1
3.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
2
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
3
for
educational
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
4
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
5
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
educational
services
6
in
the
base
year
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
7
in
the
area
in
the
base
year
to
provide
an
area
educational
8
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
and
the
department
of
9
management
shall
compute
the
state
educational
services
cost
10
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
which
is
equal
to
the
average
of
11
the
area
educational
services
costs
per
pupil
in
the
base
year.
12
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
succeeding
13
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
the
14
supplemental
state
aid
for
educational
services
by
multiplying
15
the
state
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
16
times
the
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year,
and
the
17
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
educational
services
for
18
the
budget
year
equals
the
area
educational
services
cost
per
19
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
supplemental
state
aid
for
20
educational
services
in
the
budget
year
times
the
enrollment
21
served
in
the
area
in
the
budget
year.
Funds
shall
be
paid
22
to
area
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
23
Funds
not
required
to
be
paid
to
the
area
education
agency
as
24
provided
in
section
257.35
may
be
used
by
the
school
district
25
for
educational
services
provided
by
the
district
or
by
26
contract
through
the
area
education
agency.
A
school
district
27
may
use
unreserved
fund
balances
for
educational
services
in
a
28
manner
which
the
school
district
determines
is
appropriate
to
29
best
maintain
the
level
of
special
education
services.
30
4.
“Enrollment
served”
means
the
basic
enrollment
of
all
31
school
districts
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
32
agency
plus
the
number
of
nonpublic
school
pupils
served
by
33
the
area
education
agency
with
media
services
or
educational
34
services,
as
applicable,
except
that
if
a
nonpublic
school
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pupil
or
a
pupil
attending
another
district
under
a
whole
grade
1
sharing
agreement
or
open
enrollment
receives
services
through
2
an
area
other
than
the
area
of
the
pupil’s
residence,
the
3
pupil
shall
be
deemed
to
be
served
by
the
area
of
the
pupil’s
4
residence,
which
shall
by
contractual
arrangement
reimburse
5
the
area
through
which
the
pupil
actually
receives
services.
6
Each
school
district
shall
include
in
the
enrollment
report
7
submitted
pursuant
to
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
the
number
8
of
nonpublic
school
pupils
within
each
school
district
for
9
media
and
educational
services
served
by
the
area.
However,
10
the
school
district
shall
not
include
in
the
enrollment
report
11
nonpublic
school
pupils
receiving
classes
or
services
funded
12
entirely
by
federal
grants
or
allocations.
13
5.
a.
If
an
area
education
agency
does
not
serve
nonpublic
14
school
pupils
in
a
manner
comparable
to
services
provided
15
public
school
pupils
for
media
and
educational
services,
as
16
determined
by
the
state
board
of
education,
the
state
board
17
shall
instruct
the
department
of
management
to
reduce
the
funds
18
for
media
services
and
educational
services
within
the
area
one
19
time
by
an
amount
to
compensate
for
such
reduced
services.
The
20
media
services
budget
shall
be
reduced
by
an
amount
equal
to
21
the
product
of
the
cost
per
pupil
in
basic
enrollment
for
the
22
budget
year
for
media
services
times
the
difference
between
23
the
enrollment
served
and
the
basic
enrollment
recorded
for
24
the
area.
The
educational
services
budget
shall
be
reduced
by
25
an
amount
equal
to
the
product
of
the
cost
per
pupil
in
basic
26
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
for
educational
services
times
27
the
difference
between
the
enrollment
served
and
the
basic
28
enrollment
recorded
for
the
area.
29
b.
This
subsection
applies
only
to
media
and
educational
30
services
which
cannot
be
diverted
for
religious
purposes.
31
c.
Notwithstanding
this
subsection
,
an
area
education
agency
32
shall
distribute
to
nonpublic
schools
media
materials
purchased
33
wholly
or
partially
with
federal
funds
in
a
manner
comparable
34
to
the
distribution
of
such
media
materials
to
public
schools
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as
determined
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
1
6.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2002,
and
each
2
succeeding
budget
year,
notwithstanding
the
requirements
of
3
this
section
for
determining
the
budgets
and
funding
of
media
4
services
and
education
services,
an
area
education
agency
or
5
school
district
may
,
within
the
limits
of
the
total
of
the
6
funds
provided
for
the
budget
years
pursuant
to
section
257.35
,
7
expend
for
special
education
support
services
an
amount
that
8
exceeds
the
payment
for
special
education
support
services
9
pursuant
to
section
257.35
in
order
to
maintain
the
level
10
of
required
special
education
support
services
in
the
area
11
education
agency
or
the
school
district,
as
applicable
.
12
Sec.
20.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
13
July
1,
2024,
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
14
that
date.
15
DIVISION
IV
16
INITIAL
TEACHER
COMPENSATION
17
Sec.
21.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
18
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
19
d.
Except
as
otherwise
allowed
under
this
paragraph,
for
20
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
succeeding
budget
21
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
22
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
23
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.15
.
The
24
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
for
a
teacher
25
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
framework
or
26
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
284.15
;
to
27
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
leadership
28
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
to
29
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
the
amount
provided
30
in
section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
31
(1)
;
to
cover
the
costs
for
the
time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
32
are
not
providing
instruction
to
students
in
a
classroom;
33
for
coverage
of
a
classroom
when
an
initial
or
career
34
teacher
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
a
teacher
assigned
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to
a
leadership
role;
for
professional
development
time
to
1
learn
best
practices
associated
with
the
career
pathways
2
leadership
process;
and
for
other
costs
associated
with
a
3
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
by
the
department
of
4
education
under
section
284.15
with
the
goals
of
improving
5
instruction
and
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
and
student
6
learning.
If
all
requirements
for
the
school
district
for
7
the
use
of
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
are
met
8
and
funds
received
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
9
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
10
after
July
1,
2020,
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
11
portion
of
such
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
12
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
established
13
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
14
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
school
districts
may
15
use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
16
purposes
authorized
under
subsection
9
,
paragraph
“d”
,
and,
17
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary,
school
18
districts
shall
not
be
required
to
participate
in
or
comply
19
with
section
284.15
in
order
to
continue
to
receive
funding
20
under
this
subsection
.
21
Sec.
22.
Section
284.15,
subsection
2,
paragraph
a,
22
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
(1)
The
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
successfully
24
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
as
25
defined
in
section
256.145
or
holds
an
initial
or
intern
26
teacher
license
issued
under
chapter
256,
subchapter
VII,
27
part
3,
shall
be
at
least
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
28
forty-six
thousand
two
hundred
fifty-one
dollars,
which
shall
29
also
constitute
the
minimum
salary
for
an
Iowa
teacher.
30
Sec.
23.
Section
284.16,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
31
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
32
follows:
33
The
beginning
teacher
shall
be
paid
not
less
than
34
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
forty-six
thousand
two
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hundred
fifty-one
dollars
and
shall
meet
the
following
1
requirements:
2
Sec.
24.
Section
284.17,
subsection
1,
Code
2024,
is
amended
3
to
read
as
follows:
4
1.
A
minimum
salary
of
thirty-three
thousand
five
hundred
5
forty-six
thousand
two
hundred
fifty-one
dollars
for
a
6
full-time
teacher.
7
DIVISION
V
8
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
REQUIRED
EVALUATIONS
AND
REPORTS
9
Sec.
25.
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
CONTINUOUS
10
IMPROVEMENT.
On
or
before
January
1,
2025,
each
area
education
11
agency
shall
submit
a
report
to
the
director
of
the
department
12
of
education
and
the
general
assembly
that
contains
all
of
the
13
following
information:
14
1.
Progress
the
area
education
agency
has
made
in
reducing
15
expenses
associated
with
executive
administration
by
at
least
16
thirty
percent
by
July
1,
2026.
17
2.
A
proposal
for
the
reorganization
of
services
provided
by
18
area
education
agencies
to
centralize
some
services
provided
by
19
the
area
education
agencies,
including
media
services,
and
to
20
create
centers
of
excellence
for
other
services.
21
Sec.
26.
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCY
FACILITIES
AND
PROPERTY.
On
22
or
before
January
1,
2025,
the
department
of
administrative
23
services,
in
coordination
with
the
department
of
education
24
and
each
area
education
agency,
shall
submit
a
report
to
25
the
general
assembly
that
contains
all
of
the
following
26
information:
27
1.
An
inventory
of
all
real
property
and
facilities
owned
28
by
the
area
education
agencies.
29
2.
An
evaluation
of
the
value
of
all
real
property
and
30
facilities
owned
by
the
area
education
agencies.
31
3.
An
evaluation
of
how
the
real
property
and
facilities
32
owned
by
the
area
education
agencies
are
used.
33
DIVISION
VI
34
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
PUPIL
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Sec.
27.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraph
a,
Code
1
2024,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
a.
(1)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
3
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
4
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
5
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
6
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“h”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
7
allocation
made
to
each
district
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
8
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
2009
,
and
divide
9
that
sum
by
the
district’s
budget
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
10
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
teacher
salary
11
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
12
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years
beginning
13
before
July
1,
2024
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
14
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
15
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
16
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
17
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
18
(2)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
the
teacher
19
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
a
school
district
20
shall
be
the
greater
of
the
following:
21
(a)
The
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
22
for
the
school
district
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
23
salary
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
24
year.
25
(b)
The
per
pupil
amount
necessary,
as
calculated
by
26
the
department
of
management,
to
allow
the
school
district
27
to
provide
a
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
of
forty-six
28
thousand
two
hundred
fifty-one
dollars
in
accordance
with
29
the
requirements
of
chapter
284,
including
costs
associated
30
with
the
employer’s
share
of
contributions
to
the
Iowa
public
31
employees’
retirement
system
and
the
employer’s
share
of
the
32
tax
imposed
by
the
federal
Insurance
Contributions
Act.
33
(3)
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
34
succeeding
budget
years,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
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cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
a
budget
year
1
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
cost
per
2
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
3
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
4
DIVISION
VII
5
STATE
MANDATE
6
Sec.
28.
IMPLEMENTATION
OF
ACT.
Section
25B.2,
subsection
7
3,
shall
not
apply
to
this
Act.
8
EXPLANATION
9
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
10
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
11
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
modifying
12
provisions
related
to
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
13
agencies,
the
department
of
education
(DE),
the
department
of
14
administrative
services,
area
education
agency
funding,
and
the
15
calculation
of
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
16
pupil
and
the
minimum
teacher
starting
salary.
17
DIVISION
I
——
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
OF
THE
18
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.
Current
law
requires
the
director
19
of
DE
to
provide
guidance
and
standards
to
area
education
20
agencies
for
federal
and
state
education
initiatives
which
21
the
area
education
agencies
must
implement
statewide.
The
22
bill
transfers
this
responsibility
to
the
division
of
special
23
education
of
DE,
beginning
July
1,
2025.
The
bill
also
24
requires
the
division
of
special
education
to
oversee
the
25
operation
of
each
area
education
agency
beginning
July
1,
2025.
26
The
bill
requires
DE
to
coordinate
with
each
area
education
27
agency,
and
with
the
division
of
special
education,
to
develop
28
a
plan
to
transfer
certain
specified
employees
of
the
area
29
education
agency
from
employment
under
the
area
education
30
agency
to
employment
under
the
division
of
special
education.
31
The
bill
establishes
that
DE
is
to
compile
the
plans
and
submit
32
the
compilation
to
the
general
assembly
on
or
before
January
33
1,
2025.
34
DIVISION
II
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
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PROVISIONS.
The
bill
authorizes
the
area
education
agencies
1
to
furnish
evidence-based
professional
development
services
to
2
public
or
nonpublic
schools
located
within
the
area
education
3
agency’s
boundaries,
subject
to
the
approval
of
the
director
4
of
DE.
5
The
bill
requires
area
education
agencies
to
provide
special
6
education
services
to
local
school
districts
that
request
to
7
receive
such
services
by
February
1
of
the
preceding
school
8
year.
The
bill
authorizes
an
area
education
agency
to
provide
9
such
services
to
local
school
districts
that
request
to
receive
10
such
services
after
February
1
of
the
preceding
school
year.
11
The
bill
also
authorizes
area
education
agencies
to
provide
for
12
media
services
for
local
school
districts
in
the
area.
The
13
bill
establishes
that
these
provisions
are
effective
July
1,
14
2025.
15
The
bill
requires
area
education
agency
boards
to
charge
16
reasonable
costs
that
are
consistent
with
market
rates
for
the
17
educational
services,
special
education
services,
professional
18
development
services,
and
media
services
provided
by
the
area
19
education
agency.
20
The
bill
requires
area
education
agency
boards
to
provide
an
21
annual
report
to
the
general
assembly
and
DE
related
to
student
22
outcomes
and
use
of
moneys.
23
The
bill
provides
that
the
salary
for
an
area
education
24
agency
administrator
shall
not
exceed
125
percent
of
the
25
average
salary
of
all
superintendents
of
school
districts
that
26
are
located
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
agency.
27
The
bill
establishes
that
this
provision
applies
to
employment
28
agreements
entered
into
or
renewed
on
or
after
July
1,
2024.
29
The
bill
requires
area
education
agencies
to
prepare
and
30
submit
to
each
school
district
within
the
area
education
31
agency’s
boundaries
an
annual
report
containing
information
32
related
to
an
accounting
of
payments
and
a
description
of
33
services
provided.
34
The
bill
modifies
several
provisions
related
to
the
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accreditation
of
area
education
agency
programs
to
incorporate
1
the
division
of
special
education
of
DE
into
the
accreditation
2
process
and
to
incorporate
additional
standards
related
to
3
accreditation.
The
bill
provides
that
an
area
education
agency
4
that
was
accredited
on
or
before
July
1,
2025,
will
remain
5
accredited
unless
and
until
the
division
of
special
education
6
takes
action
to
remove
accreditation.
The
bill
establishes
7
that
these
provisions
are
effective
July
1,
2025.
8
DIVISION
III
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING.
The
bill
9
provides
that
the
funds
calculated
under
Code
section
257.10(7)
10
(special
education
support
services
district
cost)
and
received
11
by
a
school
district
or
an
area
education
agency
shall
be
used
12
for
special
education
support
services.
13
Under
current
law,
amounts
calculated
for
special
education
14
support
services,
media
services,
area
education
agency
15
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
area
education
16
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
17
and
educational
services
are
deducted
by
the
department
of
18
management
from
state
aid
for
each
school
district
and
instead
19
paid
to
the
school
district’s
area
education
agency.
20
The
bill
provides
that,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
21
1,
2024,
the
department
of
management
shall
instead
deduct
22
the
following
amounts
from
the
state
aid
due
to
each
school
23
district
and
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
area
education
24
agencies:
the
amount
calculated
for
special
education
support
25
services
for
the
school
district,
40
percent
of
the
amount
26
calculated
for
media
services
for
the
school
district,
the
27
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
28
the
area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
29
district
cost,
and
40
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
30
educational
services
for
the
school
district.
31
The
bill
provides
that,
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
32
1,
2025,
and
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
the
department
of
33
management
shall
deduct
the
following
amounts
from
the
state
34
aid
due
to
each
school
district
and
pay
the
amounts
to
the
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respective
area
education
agencies:
10
percent
of
the
amount
1
calculated
for
special
education
support
services
for
the
2
school
district,
40
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
media
3
services
for
the
school
district,
the
area
education
agency
4
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
the
area
education
5
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
and
6
40
percent
of
the
amount
calculated
for
educational
services
7
for
the
school
district.
8
The
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
funding
of
media
9
services
and
educational
services
provided
by
a
school
district
10
or
through
an
area
education
agency.
The
bill
provides
that
11
funds
not
required
to
be
paid
to
the
area
education
agency
12
pursuant
to
Code
section
257.35
(area
education
agency
13
payments)
may
be
used
by
the
school
district
for
media
services
14
provided
by
the
district
or
by
contract
through
the
area
15
education
agency.
The
bill
authorizes
a
school
district
to
use
16
unreserved
fund
balances
for
media
services
in
a
manner
which
17
the
school
district
determines
is
appropriate
to
best
maintain
18
the
level
of
special
education
services.
19
The
bill
provides
that,
for
purposes
of
Code
section
257.37
20
(funding
media
and
educational
services),
“enrollment
served”
21
means
the
basic
enrollment
of
all
school
districts
within
the
22
boundaries
of
the
area
education
agency
plus
the
number
of
23
nonpublic
school
pupils
served
by
the
area
education
agency.
24
The
bill
authorizes
area
education
agencies
and
school
25
districts
to
expend
for
special
education
support
services
an
26
amount
that
exceeds
the
payment
for
special
education
support
27
services
in
order
to
maintain
the
level
of
required
special
28
education
support
services
in
the
area
education
agency
or
the
29
school
district.
30
DIVISION
IV
——
INITIAL
TEACHER
COMPENSATION.
Current
Code
31
chapter
284
(teacher
compensation)
provides
that
the
minimum
32
annual
salary
for
an
initial
teacher
who
has
successfully
33
completed
an
approved
practitioner
preparation
program
or
holds
34
an
initial
or
intern
teacher
license
issued
by
the
board
of
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educational
examiners
shall
be
at
least
$33,500.
The
bill
1
increases
this
minimum
annual
salary
to
$46,251.
The
bill
2
makes
conforming
changes
to
Code
chapter
257
(financial
school
3
programs).
4
DIVISION
V
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
REQUIRED
5
EVALUATIONS
AND
REPORTS.
The
bill
requires
each
area
education
6
agency,
on
or
before
January
1,
2025,
to
submit
a
report
to
7
DE
and
the
general
assembly
that
contains
information
related
8
to
progress
the
area
education
agency
has
made
in
reducing
9
executive
administration
expenses
and
a
proposal
for
the
10
reorganization
of
services
provided
by
area
education
agencies.
11
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
administrative
services,
12
in
coordination
with
DE
and
each
area
education
agency,
on
13
or
before
January
1,
2025,
to
submit
a
report
to
the
general
14
assembly
that
contains
an
inventory
of
all
real
property
and
15
facilities
owned
by
the
area
education
agencies,
an
evaluation
16
of
the
value
of
all
real
property
and
facilities
owned
by
the
17
area
education
agencies,
and
an
evaluation
of
how
the
real
18
property
and
facilities
owned
by
the
area
education
agencies
19
are
used.
20
DIVISION
VI
——
TEACHER
SALARY
SUPPLEMENT
DISTRICT
COST
PER
21
PUPIL.
The
bill
provides
that,
for
the
budget
year
beginning
22
July
1,
2024,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
23
pupil
for
a
school
district
shall
be
the
greater
of
the
teacher
24
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
school
25
district
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
supplement
26
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year
or
the
per
27
pupil
amount
necessary
to
allow
the
school
district
to
provide
28
a
minimum
teacher
starting
salary
of
$46,251.
Additionally,
29
the
bill
provides
that
for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
30
1,
2025,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
teacher
salary
31
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
school
district
for
32
a
budget
year
is
the
teacher
salary
supplement
program
district
33
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
teacher
salary
34
supplement
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
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