Bill Text: IA SF451 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the allowable uses for modified allowable growth for programs for returning dropouts and dropout prevention and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 247.) Effective 7-1-12.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-27 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 869. [SF451 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF451-Introduced.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the allowable uses for modified allowable growth for programs for returning dropouts and dropout prevention and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 247.) Effective 7-1-12.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-27 - Signed by Governor. S.J. 869. [SF451 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2011-SF451-Introduced.html
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BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
247)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
allowable
uses
for
modified
allowable
1
growth
for
programs
for
returning
dropouts
and
dropout
2
prevention.
3
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.41,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
1
follows:
2
257.41
Funding
for
programs
for
returning
dropouts
and
3
dropout
prevention.
4
1.
Budget.
The
budget
of
an
approved
program
for
returning
5
dropouts
and
dropout
prevention
for
a
school
district,
after
6
subtracting
funds
received
from
other
sources
for
that
purpose,
7
shall
be
funded
annually
on
a
basis
of
one-fourth
or
more
8
from
the
district
cost
of
the
school
district
and
up
to
9
three-fourths
by
an
increase
in
allowable
growth
as
defined
in
10
section
257.8
.
Annually,
the
department
of
management
shall
11
establish
a
modified
allowable
growth
for
each
such
school
12
district
equal
to
the
difference
between
the
approved
budget
13
for
the
program
for
returning
dropouts
and
dropout
prevention
14
for
that
district
and
the
sum
of
the
amount
funded
from
the
15
district
cost
of
the
school
district
plus
funds
received
from
16
other
sources.
17
2.
Appropriate
uses
of
funding.
Appropriate
uses
of
the
18
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
program
funding
19
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following:
20
a.
Salary
and
benefits
for
teachers,
nurses,
para-educators,
21
and
guidance
counselors
working
with
students
participating
22
in
the
dropout
prevention
programs,
alternative
programs,
and
23
alternative
schools
if
the
teacher,
nurse,
para-educator,
or
24
guidance
counselor
is
dedicated
to
working
with
returning
25
dropouts
or
students
who
are
deemed,
at
anytime
during
the
26
school
year,
to
be
at
risk
of
dropping
out,
to
provide
services
27
beyond
those
provided
by
the
school
district
to
students
who
28
are
not
identified
as
at
risk
of
becoming
dropouts.
However,
29
if
the
teacher,
nurse,
para-educator,
or
guidance
counselor
is
30
a
part-time
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
teacher,
31
nurse,
para-educator,
or
guidance
counselor
and
a
part-time
32
regular
classroom
teacher
or
counselor,
only
the
portion
of
33
time
that
is
related
to
the
returning
dropout
and
dropout
34
prevention
program
may
be
charged
to
the
program.
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b.
Professional
development
for
all
teachers
and
staff
1
working
with
at-risk
students
and
programs
involving
dropout
2
prevention
strategies.
3
c.
Research-based
resources,
materials,
software,
supplies,
4
and
purchased
services
that
meet
all
of
the
following
criteria:
5
(1)
Meet
the
needs
of
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
6
students
identified
as
at
risk
of
dropping
out
and
of
returning
7
dropouts.
8
(2)
Are
beyond
those
provided
by
the
regular
school
program.
9
(3)
Are
necessary
to
provide
the
services
listed
in
the
10
school
district’s
dropout
prevention
plan.
11
(4)
Will
remain
with
the
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
12
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
program.
13
EXPLANATION
14
This
bill
specifies
the
appropriate
uses
of
the
returning
15
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
program
funding
for
school
16
districts.
17
Appropriate
uses
of
funding
as
specified
by
the
bill
include
18
salary
and
benefits
for
teachers,
nurses,
para-educators,
and
19
guidance
counselors
when
those
persons
are
dedicated
to
working
20
with
returning
dropouts
or
students
who
are
deemed,
at
anytime
21
during
the
school
year,
to
be
at
risk
of
dropping
out,
to
22
provide
services
beyond
those
provided
by
the
school
district
23
to
students
generally;
professional
development
for
all
24
teachers
and
staff
working
with
at-risk
students
and
programs
25
involving
dropout
prevention
strategies;
and
research-based
26
resources,
materials,
software,
supplies,
and
purchased
27
services
that
meet
criteria
specified
in
the
bill.
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