Bill Text: IA SF451 | 2011-2012 | 84th General Assembly | Amended
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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-Amended.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-Amended.html
Senate
File
451
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Reprinted
SENATE
FILE
451
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION
(SUCCESSOR
TO
SF
247)
(As
Amended
and
Passed
by
the
Senate
March
10,
2011
)
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
257.31,
subsection
5,
unnumbered
1
paragraph
1,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
If
a
district
has
unusual
circumstances,
creating
an
unusual
3
need
for
additional
funds,
including
but
not
limited
to
the
4
circumstances
enumerated
in
paragraphs
“a”
through
“n”
“o”
,
5
the
committee
may
grant
supplemental
aid
to
the
district
from
6
any
funds
appropriated
to
the
department
of
education
for
the
7
use
of
the
school
budget
review
committee
for
the
purposes
of
8
this
subsection
.
The
school
budget
review
committee
shall
9
review
a
school
district’s
unexpended
fund
balance
prior
to
10
any
decision
regarding
unusual
finance
circumstances.
Such
11
aid
shall
be
miscellaneous
income
and
shall
not
be
included
in
12
district
cost.
In
addition
to
or
as
an
alternative
to
granting
13
supplemental
aid
the
committee
may
establish
a
modified
14
allowable
growth
for
the
district
by
increasing
its
allowable
15
growth.
The
school
budget
review
committee
shall
review
a
16
school
district’s
unspent
balance
prior
to
any
decision
to
17
increase
modified
allowable
growth
under
this
subsection
.
18
Sec.
2.
Section
257.31,
subsection
5,
Code
2011,
is
amended
19
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
20
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
o.
Unusual
need
for
additional
funds
for
21
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
programming
pursuant
22
to
section
257.41,
subsection
1.
23
Sec.
3.
Section
257.41,
Code
2011,
is
amended
to
read
as
24
follows:
25
257.41
Funding
for
programs
for
returning
dropouts
and
26
dropout
prevention.
27
1.
Budget.
a.
The
budget
of
an
approved
program
for
28
returning
dropouts
and
dropout
prevention
for
a
school
29
district,
after
subtracting
funds
received
from
other
sources
30
for
that
purpose,
shall
be
funded
annually
on
a
basis
of
31
one-fourth
or
more
from
the
district
cost
of
the
school
32
district
and
up
to
three-fourths
by
an
increase
in
allowable
33
growth
as
defined
in
section
257.8
.
Annually,
the
department
34
of
management
shall
establish
a
modified
allowable
growth
for
35
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each
such
school
district
equal
to
the
difference
between
the
1
approved
budget
for
the
program
for
returning
dropouts
and
2
dropout
prevention
for
that
district
and
the
sum
of
the
amount
3
funded
from
the
district
cost
of
the
school
district
plus
funds
4
received
from
other
sources.
5
b.
If
the
board
of
directors
of
a
school
district
determines
6
that
funding
provided
under
paragraph
“a”
is
insufficient
to
7
meet
the
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
programming
8
needs
of
the
school
district,
the
board
may
submit
a
request
9
for
additional
modified
allowable
growth
to
the
school
budget
10
review
committee
under
section
257.31,
subsection
5,
paragraph
11
“o”
.
12
2.
Appropriate
uses
of
funding.
Appropriate
uses
of
the
13
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
program
funding
14
include
but
are
not
limited
to
the
following:
15
a.
Salary
and
benefits
for
instructional
staff,
16
instructional
support
staff,
and
school-based
youth
services
17
staff
who
are
working
with
students
who
are
participating
18
in
dropout
prevention
programs,
alternative
programs,
and
19
alternative
schools
if
the
staff
person’s
time
is
dedicated
to
20
working
with
returning
dropouts
or
students
who
are
deemed,
at
21
any
time
during
the
school
year,
to
be
at
risk
of
dropping
out,
22
in
order
to
provide
services
beyond
those
which
are
provided
23
by
the
school
district
to
students
who
are
not
identified
as
24
at
risk
of
dropping
out.
However,
if
the
staff
person
works
25
part-time
with
students
who
are
participating
in
returning
26
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
programs,
alternative
programs,
27
and
alternative
schools
and
has
another
unrelated
staff
28
assignment,
only
the
portion
of
the
staff
person’s
time
that
29
is
related
to
the
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
30
program,
alternative
program,
or
alternative
school
may
be
31
charged
to
the
program.
32
b.
Professional
development
for
all
teachers
and
staff
33
working
with
at-risk
students
and
programs
involving
dropout
34
prevention
strategies.
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c.
Research-based
resources,
materials,
software,
supplies,
1
and
purchased
services
that
meet
all
of
the
following
criteria:
2
(1)
Meet
the
needs
of
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
3
students
identified
as
at
risk
of
dropping
out
and
of
returning
4
dropouts.
5
(2)
Are
beyond
those
provided
by
the
regular
school
program.
6
(3)
Are
necessary
to
provide
the
services
listed
in
the
7
school
district’s
dropout
prevention
plan.
8
(4)
Will
remain
with
the
kindergarten
through
grade
twelve
9
returning
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
program.
10
d.
Up
to
five
percent
of
the
total
budgeted
amount
received
11
pursuant
to
subsection
1,
paragraph
“a”
,
may
be
used
for
12
purposes
of
providing
district-wide
or
building-wide
returning
13
dropout
and
dropout
prevention
programming
targeted
to
students
14
who
are
not
deemed
at
risk
of
dropping
out.
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