Senate File 588 - Enrolled PAG LIN 1 1 SENATE FILE 588 1 2 1 3 AN ACT 1 4 RELATING TO THE FUNDING OF, THE OPERATION OF, AND APPROPRIATION 1 5 OF MONEYS TO THE COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION, THE 1 6 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND, THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, AND 1 7 THE STATE BOARD OF REGENTS, PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS 1 8 CONCERNING THE IOWA LEARNING TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION, 1 9 PROVIDING FOR A RELATED MATTER CONCERNING PARTICIPATION IN 1 10 AN INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS, AND 1 11 PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES. 1 12 1 13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 1 14 1 15 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 1 16 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the 1 17 general fund of the state to the department for the blind for 1 18 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 1 19 2008, the following amount, or so much thereof as is 1 20 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 1 21 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes 1 22 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 1 23 positions: 1 24 .................................................. $ 2,404,747 1 25 ............................................... FTEs 97.00 1 26 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 27 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 28 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal 1 29 year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the 1 30 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 1 31 be used for the purposes designated: 1 32 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 33 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 1 34 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 1 35 positions: 2 1 .................................................. $ 376,053 2 2 ............................................... FTEs 4.30 2 3 The commission shall conduct a study of the estimated 2 4 family contribution limit eligibility requirement for Iowa 2 5 tuition grants to determine whether the current requirement is 2 6 fair and equitable for prospective recipients and their 2 7 families. The findings and recommendations, which the 2 8 commission shall submit in a report to the general assembly by 2 9 January 14, 2008, shall include transition plans to ensure 2 10 that students with the greatest financial need receive full 2 11 grants. 2 12 2. STUDENT AID PROGRAMS 2 13 For payments to students for the Iowa grant program: 2 14 .................................................. $ 1,070,976 2 15 3. DES MOINES UNIVERSITY == OSTEOPATHIC MEDICAL CENTER 2 16 a. For forgivable loans to Iowa students attending Des 2 17 Moines university == osteopathic medical center under the 2 18 forgivable loan program pursuant to section 261.19: 2 19 .................................................. $ 100,000 2 20 To receive funds appropriated pursuant to this paragraph, 2 21 Des Moines university == osteopathic medical center shall 2 22 match the funds with institutional funds on a dollar=for= 2 23 dollar basis. 2 24 b. For Des Moines university == osteopathic medical center 2 25 for an initiative in primary health care to direct primary 2 26 care physicians to shortage areas in the state: 2 27 .................................................. $ 346,451 2 28 4. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 2 29 For purposes of providing national guard educational 2 30 assistance under the program established in section 261.86: 2 31 .................................................. $ 3,800,000 2 32 5. TEACHER SHORTAGE PROGRAMS 2 33 For the teacher shortage programs established in section 2 34 261.111 and section 261.112, as enacted in this Act: 2 35 .................................................. $ 485,400 3 1 It is the intent of the general assembly that 3 2 appropriations made for teacher shortage program purposes for 3 3 the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and each succeeding 3 4 fiscal year, be distributed under the teacher shortage loan 3 5 forgiveness program created pursuant to section 261.112, as 3 6 enacted by this Act. 3 7 6. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 3 8 For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity assistance 3 9 program, which includes the all Iowa opportunity foster care 3 10 grant program established pursuant to section 261.6, as 3 11 enacted by this Act, and the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 3 12 program established pursuant to section 261.88, as enacted by 3 13 this Act: 3 14 .................................................. $ 1,000,000 3 15 From the funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection, up 3 16 to $500,000 shall be used for purposes of the all Iowa 3 17 opportunity foster care grant program established pursuant to 3 18 section 261.6, as enacted by this Act, and at least $500,000 3 19 shall be used for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity 3 20 scholarship program as established in section 261.88, as 3 21 enacted by this Act. 3 22 If the funds appropriated by the general assembly to the 3 23 college student aid commission for the 2007=2008 fiscal year 3 24 for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship program 3 25 exceed $500,000, "eligible institution" as defined in section 3 26 261.88, as enacted by this Act, shall, during the 2007=2008 3 27 fiscal year, include accredited private institutions as 3 28 defined in section 261.9, subsection 1. 3 29 Sec. 3. WORK=STUDY APPROPRIATION FOR FY 2007=2008. 3 30 Notwithstanding section 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning 3 31 July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the amount 3 32 appropriated from the general fund of the state to the college 3 33 student aid commission for the work=study program under 3 34 section 261.85 shall be $295,600, and from the moneys 3 35 appropriated in this section, $162,508 shall be allocated to 4 1 institutions of higher education under the state board of 4 2 regents and community colleges and the remaining dollars 4 3 appropriated in this section shall be allocated by the college 4 4 student aid commission on the basis of need as determined by 4 5 the portion of the federal formula for distribution for work= 4 6 study funds that relates to the current need of institutions. 4 7 Sec. 4. REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN 4 8 FORGIVENESS PROGRAM FUNDS. From the funds appropriated for 4 9 tuition grants pursuant to section 261.25, subsection 1, as 4 10 amended in this Act, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 4 11 2007, up to $100,000 shall be used to provide loan forgiveness 4 12 as provided in section 261.23, as amended in this Act. The 4 13 college student aid commission shall submit in a report to the 4 14 chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations 4 15 subcommittee on education by January 1, 2009, the number of 4 16 registered nurses and nurse educators who received loan 4 17 forgiveness in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, 4 18 pursuant to section 261.23, as amended in this Act, and the 4 19 amount paid to each of the registered nurses and nurse 4 20 educators. 4 21 It is the intent of the general assembly that 4 22 appropriations made for purposes of the registered nurse and 4 23 nurse educator loan forgiveness program for the fiscal year 4 24 beginning July 1, 2007, and each succeeding fiscal year, be 4 25 distributed under the program created pursuant to section 4 26 261.23, as amended in this Act, for registered nurses and 4 27 nurse educators. 4 28 Sec. 5. SCHOLARSHIP AND TUITION GRANT RESERVE FUND 4 29 APPROPRIATION == BARBER SCHOOL AND SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY ARTS 4 30 AND SCIENCES TUITION GRANTS. Notwithstanding the maximum 4 31 allowed balance requirement of the scholarship and tuition 4 32 grant reserve fund as provided in section 261.20, there is 4 33 appropriated from the scholarship and tuition grant reserve 4 34 fund to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 4 35 beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, an amount up 5 1 to $100,000 to be used to award Iowa vocational=technical 5 2 tuition grants to residents of Iowa who establish financial 5 3 need and are admitted and in attendance as a full=time or 5 4 part=time student in a course of study at a school of 5 5 cosmetology arts and sciences licensed under chapter 157 or a 5 6 barber school licensed pursuant to section 158.7 and 5 7 accredited by a national accrediting agency recognized by the 5 8 United States department of education. If the grant recipient 5 9 discontinues attendance before the end of any term after 5 10 receiving payment of the grant, the entire amount of any 5 11 refund due that student, up to the amount of any payments made 5 12 under the annual grant, shall be paid by the institution to 5 13 the state. Funds appropriated in this section are in addition 5 14 to funds appropriated in section 261.25, subsection 3, as 5 15 amended in this Act. 5 16 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 5 17 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 5 18 state to the department of education for the fiscal year 5 19 beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the 5 20 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 5 21 be used for the purposes designated: 5 22 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 5 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 5 24 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 5 25 positions: 5 26 .................................................. $ 7,919,382 5 27 ............................................... FTEs 85.37 5 28 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, $225,000 5 29 shall be allocated for purposes of conducting, supporting, and 5 30 managing the accreditation of school districts and for 5 31 purposes of various other duties such as conducting 5 32 reorganization feasibility studies. 5 33 Of the full=time equivalent positions authorized in this 5 34 subsection, 10.00 full=time equivalent positions are allocated 5 35 to support management of the community college management 6 1 information system; for the expansion of the state board of 6 2 education model core curriculum; for the development and 6 3 implementation of strategic educational goals; for the 6 4 implementation of the grant request for proposals, technical 6 5 assistance, and monitoring provisions in the student 6 6 advancement policy; for the collection and dissemination of 6 7 resources related to human growth and development curriculum; 6 8 for district sharing incentive purposes; and for the senior 6 9 year plus program study. 6 10 Of the full=time equivalent positions authorized in this 6 11 subsection, 1.00 full=time equivalent position is allocated 6 12 for district sharing incentive purposes and 4.00 full=time 6 13 equivalent positions are allocated for purposes of the student 6 14 achievement and teacher quality program. 6 15 The director of the department of education shall ensure 6 16 that all school districts are aware of the state education 6 17 resources available on the state website for listing teacher 6 18 job openings and shall make every reasonable effort to enable 6 19 qualified practitioners to post their resumes on the state 6 20 website. The department shall administer the posting of job 6 21 vacancies for school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, 6 22 and area education agencies on the state website. The 6 23 department may coordinate this activity with the Iowa school 6 24 board association or other interested education associations 6 25 in the state. The department shall strongly encourage school 6 26 districts to seek direct claiming under the medical assistance 6 27 program for funding of school district nursing services for 6 28 students. 6 29 2. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 6 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 6 31 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 6 32 positions: 6 33 .................................................. $ 553,758 6 34 ............................................... FTEs 13.50 6 35 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 7 1 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 7 2 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 7 3 equivalent positions: 7 4 .................................................. $ 5,419,890 7 5 ............................................... FTEs 273.50 7 6 The division of vocational rehabilitation services shall 7 7 seek funding from other sources, such as local funds, for 7 8 purposes of matching the state's federal vocational 7 9 rehabilitation allocation, as well as for matching other 7 10 federal vocational rehabilitation funding that may become 7 11 available. 7 12 Except where prohibited under federal law, the division of 7 13 vocational rehabilitation services of the department of 7 14 education shall accept client assessments, or assessments of 7 15 potential clients, performed by other agencies in order to 7 16 reduce duplication of effort. 7 17 Notwithstanding the full=time equivalent position limit 7 18 established in this lettered paragraph, for the fiscal year 7 19 ending June 30, 2008, if federal funding is received to pay 7 20 the costs of additional employees for the vocational 7 21 rehabilitation services division who would have duties 7 22 relating to vocational rehabilitation services paid for 7 23 through federal funding, authorization to hire not more than 7 24 4.00 additional full=time equivalent employees shall be 7 25 provided, the full=time equivalent position limit shall be 7 26 exceeded, and the additional employees shall be hired by the 7 27 division. 7 28 b. For matching funds for programs to enable persons with 7 29 severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 7 30 independently, including salaries and support, and for not 7 31 more than the following full=time equivalent position: 7 32 .................................................. $ 54,709 7 33 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 7 34 The highest priority use for the moneys appropriated under 7 35 this lettered paragraph shall be for programs that emphasize 8 1 employment and assist persons with severe physical or mental 8 2 disabilities to find and maintain employment to enable them to 8 3 function more independently. 8 4 4. STATE LIBRARY 8 5 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 8 6 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 8 7 equivalent positions: 8 8 .................................................. $ 1,801,761 8 9 ............................................... FTEs 19.00 8 10 b. For the enrich Iowa program: 8 11 .................................................. $ 1,823,432 8 12 5. LIBRARY SERVICE AREA SYSTEM 8 13 For state aid: 8 14 .................................................. $ 1,586,000 8 15 6. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 8 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 8 17 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 8 18 full=time equivalent positions: 8 19 .................................................. $ 8,448,649 8 20 ............................................... FTEs 93.00 8 21 7. REGIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COUNCILS 8 22 For state aid: 8 23 .................................................. $ 1,364,525 8 24 The regional telecommunications councils established in 8 25 section 8D.5 shall use the funds appropriated in this 8 26 subsection to provide technical assistance for network 8 27 classrooms, planning and troubleshooting for local area 8 28 networks, scheduling of video sites, and other related support 8 29 activities. 8 30 8. VOCATIONAL EDUCATION TO SECONDARY SCHOOLS 8 31 For reimbursement for vocational education expenditures 8 32 made by secondary schools: 8 33 .................................................. $ 2,936,904 8 34 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be used for 8 35 expenditures made by school districts to meet the standards 9 1 set in sections 256.11, 258.4, and 260C.14 as a result of the 9 2 enactment of 1989 Iowa Acts, chapter 278. Funds shall be used 9 3 as reimbursement for vocational education expenditures made by 9 4 secondary schools in the manner provided by the department of 9 5 education for implementation of the standards set in 1989 Iowa 9 6 Acts, chapter 278. 9 7 9. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 9 8 For use as state matching funds for federal programs that 9 9 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 9 10 salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, and 9 11 for not more than the following full=time equivalent 9 12 positions: 9 13 .................................................. $ 2,509,683 9 14 ............................................... FTEs 17.43 9 15 10. IOWA EMPOWERMENT FUND 9 16 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 9 17 the Iowa empowerment fund created in section 28.9: 9 18 .................................................. $ 23,781,594 9 19 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 9 20 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and 9 21 ending June 30, 2008, not more than $300,000 is allocated for 9 22 the community empowerment office and other technical 9 23 assistance activities and of that amount, not more than 9 24 $50,000 shall be used to administer the early childhood 9 25 coordinator's position pursuant to section 28.3, subsection 7, 9 26 and not more than $50,000 shall be used to promote and provide 9 27 ongoing support to the parent website and to support and 9 28 coordinate a network of websites that provide support and 9 29 resources to parents and the general public. It is the intent 9 30 of the general assembly that regional technical assistance 9 31 teams will be established and will include staff from various 9 32 agencies, as appropriate, including the area education 9 33 agencies, community colleges, and the Iowa state university of 9 34 science and technology cooperative extension service in 9 35 agriculture and home economics. The Iowa empowerment board 10 1 shall direct staff to work with the advisory council to 10 2 inventory technical assistance needs. Funds allocated under 10 3 this lettered paragraph may be used by the Iowa empowerment 10 4 board for the purpose of skills development and support for 10 5 ongoing training of the regional technical assistance teams. 10 6 However, funds shall not be used for additional staff or for 10 7 the reimbursement of staff. 10 8 b. As a condition of receiving funding appropriated in 10 9 this subsection, each community empowerment area board shall 10 10 report to the Iowa empowerment board progress on each of the 10 11 state indicators approved by the state board, as well as 10 12 progress on local indicators. The community empowerment area 10 13 board must also submit a written plan amendment extending by 10 14 one year the area's comprehensive school ready children grant 10 15 plan developed for providing services for children from birth 10 16 through five years of age and provide other information 10 17 specified by the Iowa empowerment board. The amendment may 10 18 also provide for changes in the programs and services provided 10 19 under the plan. The Iowa empowerment board shall establish a 10 20 submission deadline for the plan amendment that allows a 10 21 reasonable period of time for preparation of the plan 10 22 amendment and for review and approval or request for 10 23 modification of the plan amendment by the Iowa empowerment 10 24 board. In addition, the community empowerment board must 10 25 continue to comply with reporting provisions and other 10 26 requirements adopted by the Iowa empowerment board in 10 27 implementing section 28.8. 10 28 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 10 29 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 10 30 Iowa empowerment fund that is used for distribution to areas, 10 31 $4,650,000 shall be used to assist low=income parents with 10 32 preschool tuition. 10 33 d. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 10 34 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 10 35 Iowa empowerment fund, $1,000,000 shall be used for support of 11 1 professional development and training activities for persons 11 2 working in early care, health, and education by the Iowa 11 3 empowerment board in collaboration with representation from 11 4 Iowa state university of science and technology cooperative 11 5 extension service in agriculture and home economics, area 11 6 education agencies, community colleges, child care resource 11 7 and referral services, and community empowerment area boards. 11 8 Expenditures shall be limited to professional development and 11 9 training activities agreed upon by the parties participating 11 10 in the collaboration. 11 11 e. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 11 12 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 11 13 Iowa empowerment fund, $100,000 shall be allocated to the 11 14 public broadcasting division of the department of education 11 15 for support of community empowerment as a ready=to=learn 11 16 coordinator. 11 17 11. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 11 18 For expansion of the federal Individuals With Disabilities 11 19 Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 108=446, as 11 20 amended to January 1, 2007, birth through age three services 11 21 due to increased numbers of children qualifying for those 11 22 services: 11 23 .................................................. $ 1,721,400 11 24 From the funds appropriated in this subsection, $421,400 11 25 shall be allocated to the child health specialty clinic at the 11 26 state university of Iowa to provide additional support for 11 27 infants and toddlers who are born prematurely, drug=exposed, 11 28 or medically fragile. 11 29 12. EARLY HEAD START PILOT PROJECTS 11 30 For transfer to the department of human services for 11 31 implementation of early head start pilot projects addressing 11 32 the comprehensive cognitive, social, emotional, and 11 33 developmental needs of children from birth to age three, 11 34 including prenatal support for qualified families: 11 35 .................................................. $ 400,000 12 1 Early head start pilot projects shall promote healthy 12 2 prenatal outcomes, healthy family functioning, and strengthen 12 3 the development of infants and toddlers in low=income 12 4 families. 12 5 13. FOUR=YEAR=OLD PRESCHOOL PROGRAM 12 6 For allocation to eligible school districts for the 12 7 four=year=old preschool program under chapter 256C, if 12 8 enacted, and for not more than the following full=time 12 9 equivalent positions: 12 10 .................................................. $ 15,000,000 12 11 ................................................ FTEs 3.00 12 12 From the moneys appropriated pursuant to this subsection, 12 13 not more than $330,000 shall be used by the department for 12 14 administration of the four=year=old preschool program 12 15 established pursuant to chapter 256C, if enacted. 12 16 14. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 12 17 To provide funds for costs of providing textbooks to each 12 18 resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as authorized by 12 19 section 301.1. The funding is limited to $20 per pupil and 12 20 shall not exceed the comparable services offered to resident 12 21 public school pupils: 12 22 .................................................. $ 664,165 12 23 15. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES 12 24 For school districts to provide direct services to the most 12 25 at=risk senior high school students enrolled in school 12 26 districts through direct intervention by a jobs for America's 12 27 graduates specialist: 12 28 .................................................. $ 600,000 12 29 16. VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE YOUTH ORGANIZATION 12 30 To assist a vocational agriculture youth organization 12 31 sponsored by the schools to support the foundation established 12 32 by that vocational agriculture youth organization and for 12 33 other youth activities: 12 34 .................................................. $ 50,000 12 35 Funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 13 1 only to the extent that the state moneys are matched from 13 2 other sources by the organization on a dollar=for=dollar 13 3 basis. 13 4 17. STATEWIDE EDUCATION DATA WAREHOUSE 13 5 For the implementation of an educational data warehouse 13 6 that will be utilized by teachers, parents, school district 13 7 administrators, area education agency staff, department of 13 8 education staff, and policymakers, and for not more than the 13 9 following full=time equivalent positions: 13 10 .................................................. $ 400,000 13 11 ............................................... FTEs 4.00 13 12 The department may use a portion of these funds for 13 13 administrative purposes. 13 14 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated under 13 15 this subsection which remain unobligated or unexpended on June 13 16 30, 2008, shall not revert but shall remain available to be 13 17 used for the purposes designated in the following fiscal year. 13 18 18. ADVANCED PLACEMENT 13 19 For distribution to the Connie Belin & Jacqueline N. Blank 13 20 international center for gifted education and talent 13 21 development located at the state university of Iowa for 13 22 purposes of increasing student participation in advanced 13 23 placement courses and exams in Iowa high schools through 13 24 support of the Iowa online advanced placement academy: 13 25 .................................................. $ 400,000 13 26 State funds shall not be used by the center for 13 27 reimbursement of advanced placement examination fees for 13 28 students participating in advanced placement courses and exams 13 29 through the online academy. 13 30 19. SUPPLEMENTAL STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES GRANT 13 31 PROGRAM 13 32 For purposes of the supplemental strategies and educational 13 33 services grant program established pursuant to section 279.65, 13 34 if enacted by this Act: 13 35 .................................................. $ 2,500,000 14 1 20. BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS 14 2 For the before and after school grant program established 14 3 pursuant to section 256.26, if enacted by this Act: 14 4 .................................................. $ 400,000 14 5 21. BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING AND INDUCTION 14 6 PROGRAM 14 7 For purposes of administering the beginning administrator 14 8 mentoring and induction program established pursuant to 14 9 chapter 284A: 14 10 .................................................. $ 250,000 14 11 22. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 14 12 For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined 14 13 in section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C: 14 14 .................................................. $171,962,414 14 15 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C, 14 16 the funds appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 14 17 as follows: 14 18 a. Merged Area I ............................. $ 8,472,001 14 19 b. Merged Area II ............................ $ 9,282,134 14 20 c. Merged Area III ........................... $ 8,544,806 14 21 d. Merged Area IV ............................ $ 4,200,810 14 22 e. Merged Area V ............................. $ 9,408,978 14 23 f. Merged Area VI ............................ $ 8,169,643 14 24 g. Merged Area VII ........................... $ 12,077,303 14 25 h. Merged Area IX ............................ $ 15,025,656 14 26 i. Merged Area X ............................. $ 25,854,970 14 27 j. Merged Area XI ............................ $ 25,758,739 14 28 k. Merged Area XII ........................... $ 9,918,232 14 29 l. Merged Area XIII .......................... $ 10,041,096 14 30 m. Merged Area XIV ........................... $ 4,251,743 14 31 n. Merged Area XV ............................ $ 13,348,554 14 32 o. Merged Area XVI ........................... $ 7,607,749 14 33 Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION VOLUNTARY MODEL CORE 14 34 CURRICULUM REPORT. The department of education shall evaluate 14 35 the readiness of school districts to adopt and support the 15 1 voluntary model core curriculum established pursuant to 15 2 section 256.7, subsection 26; assess the professional 15 3 development necessary in order for school districts to support 15 4 teachers in improved instruction; identify the barriers to 15 5 full adoption of the voluntary model core curriculum by school 15 6 districts statewide; and develop the technical assistance 15 7 required to assist all school districts to implement the 15 8 voluntary model core curriculum. The department shall submit 15 9 a report summarizing its activities, findings, and 15 10 recommendations, including recommendations for action by the 15 11 general assembly, to assist school districts in delivering the 15 12 voluntary model core curriculum to students, in a report to 15 13 the general assembly by January 14, 2008. 15 14 Sec. 8. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION == COMMUNITY COLLEGE 15 15 QUALITY FACULTY WORKING GROUP. The department of education 15 16 shall convene a working group to study comprehensive community 15 17 college quality faculty issues. The working group shall 15 18 include but is not limited to equal numbers of community 15 19 college faculty and administrators. The director of the 15 20 department of education may appoint additional education 15 21 stakeholders if appropriate. The Iowa association of 15 22 community college trustees shall appoint community college 15 23 administrators to the working group and the Iowa state 15 24 education association shall appoint college faculty to the 15 25 working group. The working group shall submit its findings 15 26 and recommendations in a report to the general assembly by 15 27 January 14, 2008. 15 28 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 15 29 Sec. 9. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 15 30 state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 15 31 beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, the 15 32 following amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to 15 33 be used for the purposes designated: 15 34 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 15 35 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous 16 1 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 16 2 equivalent positions: 16 3 .................................................. $ 1,167,137 16 4 ............................................... FTEs 16.00 16 5 The state board of regents, the department of management, 16 6 and the legislative services agency shall cooperate to 16 7 determine and agree upon, by November 15, 2007, the amount 16 8 that needs to be appropriated for tuition replacement for the 16 9 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2008. 16 10 The state board of regents shall conduct a detailed study 16 11 examining campus security protocols, processes, procedures, 16 12 technologies, and prevention counseling techniques in use at 16 13 each of the institutions of higher learning the board governs. 16 14 The study shall also explore process, protocol, and technology 16 15 improvements, as well as any other improvements which may lead 16 16 to significant improvements in campus safety and security. 16 17 The study shall include a review of arming campus security 16 18 officers. The board shall complete the study by October 1, 16 19 2007, and shall submit its findings and recommendations in a 16 20 report to the governor and the general assembly by October 15, 16 21 2007. 16 22 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial 16 23 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents 16 24 office and the legislative services agency. 16 25 The state board of regents shall not circumvent the 16 26 requirements of section 270.10 and as the board develops any 16 27 plan regarding the Iowa braille and sight saving school, it 16 28 shall comply with the requirements of section 270.10 and shall 16 29 report monthly to the legislative standing committee on 16 30 government oversight during the legislative interim. 16 31 b. For allocation by the state board of regents to the 16 32 state university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science 16 33 and technology, and the university of northern Iowa to 16 34 reimburse the institutions for deficiencies in their operating 16 35 funds resulting from the pledging of tuitions, student fees 17 1 and charges, and institutional income to finance the cost of 17 2 providing academic and administrative buildings and facilities 17 3 and utility services at the institutions: 17 4 .................................................. $ 13,975,431 17 5 Notwithstanding section 8.33, funds appropriated for the 17 6 purposes in this lettered paragraph remaining unencumbered or 17 7 unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert but 17 8 shall be available for expenditure for the purposes specified 17 9 in this lettered paragraph during the subsequent fiscal year. 17 10 c. For funds to be allocated to the southwest Iowa 17 11 graduate studies center: 17 12 .................................................. $ 105,956 17 13 d. For funds to be allocated to the siouxland interstate 17 14 metropolitan planning council for the tristate graduate center 17 15 under section 262.9, subsection 21: 17 16 .................................................. $ 77,941 17 17 e. For funds to be allocated to the quad=cities graduate 17 18 studies center: 17 19 .................................................. $ 157,144 17 20 f. For funds for regents universities general operating 17 21 budgets for strategic operating initiatives that enhance 17 22 salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, and for 17 23 miscellaneous purposes: 17 24 .................................................. $ 25,000,000 17 25 g. For funds to be distributed to the midwestern higher 17 26 education compact to pay Iowa's member state annual 17 27 obligation: 17 28 .................................................. $ 90,000 17 29 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 17 30 a. General university, including lakeside laboratory 17 31 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 17 32 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 17 33 full=time equivalent positions: 17 34 .................................................. $230,843,903 17 35 ............................................... FTEs 5,058.55 18 1 b. Psychiatric hospital 18 2 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 18 3 miscellaneous purposes, for the care, treatment, and 18 4 maintenance of committed and voluntary public patients, and 18 5 for not more than the following full=time equivalent 18 6 positions: 18 7 .................................................. $ 7,043,056 18 8 ............................................... FTEs 269.65 18 9 c. Center for disabilities and development 18 10 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 18 11 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 18 12 positions: 18 13 .................................................. $ 6,363,265 18 14 ............................................... FTEs 130.37 18 15 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 18 16 $200,000 shall be allocated for purposes of the employment 18 17 policy group. 18 18 d. Oakdale campus 18 19 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 18 20 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 18 21 positions: 18 22 .................................................. $ 2,657,335 18 23 ............................................... FTEs 38.25 18 24 e. State hygienic laboratory 18 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 18 26 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 18 27 positions: 18 28 .................................................. $ 3,849,461 18 29 ............................................... FTEs 102.50 18 30 f. Family practice program 18 31 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with 18 32 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants, to 18 33 carry out chapter 148D for the family practice program, 18 34 including salaries and support, and for not more than the 18 35 following full=time equivalent positions: 19 1 .................................................. $ 2,075,948 19 2 ............................................... FTEs 190.40 19 3 g. Child health care services 19 4 For specialized child health care services, including 19 5 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, 19 6 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the Iowa 19 7 high=risk infant follow=up program, including salaries and 19 8 support, and for not more than the following full=time 19 9 equivalent positions: 19 10 .................................................. $ 649,066 19 11 ............................................... FTEs 57.97 19 12 h. Statewide cancer registry 19 13 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than 19 14 the following full=time equivalent positions: 19 15 .................................................. $ 178,739 19 16 ............................................... FTEs 2.10 19 17 i. Substance abuse consortium 19 18 For funds to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for 19 19 substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than 19 20 the following full=time equivalent position: 19 21 .................................................. $ 64,871 19 22 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 19 23 j. Center for biocatalysis 19 24 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the 19 25 following full=time equivalent positions: 19 26 .................................................. $ 881,384 19 27 ............................................... FTEs 6.28 19 28 k. Primary health care initiative 19 29 For the primary health care initiative in the college of 19 30 medicine and for not more than the following full=time 19 31 equivalent positions: 19 32 .................................................. $ 759,875 19 33 ............................................... FTEs 5.89 19 34 From the funds appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 19 35 $330,000 shall be allocated to the department of family 20 1 practice at the state university of Iowa college of medicine 20 2 for family practice faculty and support staff. 20 3 l. Birth defects registry 20 4 For the birth defects registry and for not more than the 20 5 following full=time equivalent position: 20 6 .................................................. $ 44,636 20 7 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 20 8 m. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center 20 9 For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center: 20 10 .................................................. $ 200,000 20 11 n. Agricultural health and safety programs 20 12 For a program for farmers with disabilities: 20 13 .................................................. $ 130,000 20 14 Funds appropriated for purposes of this lettered paragraph 20 15 shall be used for a grant to a national nonprofit organization 20 16 with over eighty years of experience in assisting children and 20 17 adults with disabilities and special needs. The funds shall 20 18 be used for a nationally recognized program that began in 1986 20 19 and has been replicated in at least thirty other states, but 20 20 which is not available through any other entity in this state, 20 21 that provides assistance to farmers with disabilities in all 20 22 99 counties to allow the farmers to remain in their own homes 20 23 and be gainfully engaged in farming through provision of 20 24 agricultural worksite and home modification consultations, 20 25 peer support services, services to families, information and 20 26 referral, and equipment loan services. 20 27 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 20 28 a. General university 20 29 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 20 30 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 20 31 full=time equivalent positions: 20 32 .................................................. $180,198,164 20 33 ............................................... FTEs 3,647.42 20 34 b. Agricultural experiment station 20 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 21 1 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 21 2 positions: 21 3 .................................................. $ 32,984,653 21 4 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 21 5 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 21 6 economics 21 7 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 21 8 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 21 9 positions: 21 10 .................................................. $ 21,232,579 21 11 ............................................... FTEs 383.34 21 12 d. Leopold center 21 13 For agricultural research grants at Iowa state university 21 14 under section 266.39B, and for not more than the following 21 15 full=time equivalent positions: 21 16 .................................................. $ 464,319 21 17 ............................................... FTEs 11.25 21 18 e. Livestock disease research 21 19 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease 21 20 research fund under section 267.8: 21 21 .................................................. $ 220,708 21 22 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 21 23 a. General university 21 24 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, 21 25 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 21 26 full=time equivalent positions: 21 27 .................................................. $ 82,701,063 21 28 ............................................... FTEs 1,449.48 21 29 b. Recycling and reuse center 21 30 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not 21 31 more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 21 32 .................................................. $ 211,858 21 33 ............................................... FTEs 3.00 21 34 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 21 35 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 22 1 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 22 2 positions: 22 3 .................................................. $ 9,530,007 22 4 ............................................... FTEs 126.60 22 5 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 22 6 For salaries, support, maintenance, miscellaneous purposes, 22 7 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 22 8 positions: 22 9 .................................................. $ 5,332,607 22 10 ............................................... FTEs 62.87 22 11 7. TUITION AND TRANSPORTATION COSTS 22 12 For payment to local school boards for the tuition and 22 13 transportation costs of students residing in the Iowa braille 22 14 and sight saving school and the state school for the deaf 22 15 pursuant to section 262.43 and for payment of certain 22 16 clothing, prescription, and transportation costs for students 22 17 at these schools pursuant to section 270.5: 22 18 .................................................. $ 15,020 22 19 Sec. 10. STATE BOARD OF REGENTS == GEORGE WASHINGTON 22 20 CARVER ENDOWED CHAIR. There is appropriated from the general 22 21 fund of the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal 22 22 period beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2009, the 22 23 following amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be 22 24 used for the purpose designated: 22 25 For purposes of recruiting and retaining high=quality 22 26 faculty and to support their academic pursuits and endeavors 22 27 through the establishment of the George Washington Carver 22 28 endowed chair at the Iowa state university of science and 22 29 technology: 22 30 FY 2007=2008 ..................................... $ 250,000 22 31 FY 2008=2009 ..................................... $ 250,000 22 32 Moneys appropriated for purposes of the George Washington 22 33 Carver endowed chair as provided by this section shall be 22 34 allocated only to the extent that the state moneys are matched 22 35 from other sources by the Iowa state university of science and 23 1 technology on a basis of a two dollar university contribution 23 2 for every one dollar appropriated under this section. 23 3 Sec. 11. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and 23 4 ending June 30, 2008, the state board of regents may use 23 5 notes, bonds, or other evidences of indebtedness issued under 23 6 section 262.48 to finance projects that will result in energy 23 7 cost savings in an amount that will cause the state board to 23 8 recover the cost of the projects within an average of six 23 9 years. 23 10 Sec. 12. Notwithstanding section 270.7, the department of 23 11 administrative services shall pay the state school for the 23 12 deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving school the moneys 23 13 collected from the counties during the fiscal year beginning 23 14 July 1, 2007, for expenses relating to prescription drug costs 23 15 for students attending the state school for the deaf and the 23 16 Iowa braille and sight saving school. 23 17 Sec. 13. PARTICIPATION IN AN INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM 23 18 BY SCHOOL DISTRICTS == SUSPENSION OF REQUIREMENTS. 23 19 Notwithstanding any contrary provision in chapter 257, 23 20 including sections 257.18 through 257.21, a school district 23 21 that has participated in a board=approved instructional 23 22 support program during the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, 23 23 and ending June 30, 2007, may continue to participate in the 23 24 board=approved instructional support program for the fiscal 23 25 year beginning July 1, 2007, and ending June 30, 2008, to the 23 26 extent established by the board's resolution, as if it had 23 27 complied with those sections, if all of the following apply: 23 28 1. The board of directors of the school district has 23 29 adopted or adopts a resolution not later than May 15, 2007, to 23 30 participate in the board=approved instructional support 23 31 program as otherwise provided in section 257.18. If the board 23 32 of directors has adopted a budget which did not account for 23 33 the board=approved instructional support program, the board of 23 34 directors may adjust its budget to account for the 23 35 board=approved instructional support program as approved by 24 1 the department of management. 24 2 2. The secretary of the board of directors does not 24 3 receive a petition as authorized in section 257.18, subsection 24 4 2, within twenty=eight days following the adoption of the 24 5 resolution by the board of directors of the school district to 24 6 participate in the board=approved instructional support 24 7 program as provided in subsection 1, which asks that an 24 8 election be called to approve or disapprove the action of the 24 9 board of directors in adopting the resolution. 24 10 Sec. 14. The Iowa learning technology commission shall 24 11 submit a report by January 1, 2008, to the general assembly 24 12 which shall include a description and the results of the pilot 24 13 programs which received funding pursuant to section 280A.4 24 14 and, based on the findings resulting from implementation of 24 15 the programs, the commission's recommendations for funding and 24 16 implementing statewide learning technology initiatives. 24 17 Sec. 15. STATE EMPLOYEE TELECOMMUTING == POLICY 24 18 DEVELOPMENT == IMPLEMENTATION. 24 19 1. The director of a department or state agency to which 24 20 appropriations are made pursuant to the provisions of this Act 24 21 shall assess the extent to which job classifications or 24 22 individual employment positions with the department or agency 24 23 might be effectively performed from an employee's residence or 24 24 other remote location through telecommuting, thereby 24 25 increasing office space within the department or agency and 24 26 reducing administrative costs. The assessment shall include 24 27 an estimate of the number of department or agency employees 24 28 whose job responsibilities could be effectively performed on a 24 29 telecommuting basis, projected costs of establishing and 24 30 maintaining work stations at an employee's residence or other 24 31 remote location and providing telecommuter support, 24 32 anticipated savings to the department or agency through a 24 33 reduction in the office=based workforce, and anticipated time 24 34 and cost savings to telecommuting employees. A report 24 35 summarizing the assessment shall be submitted to the director 25 1 of the department of administrative services, and the members 25 2 of the general assembly, by November 1, 2007. 25 3 2. Based on the assessment conducted pursuant to 25 4 subsection 1, the director shall develop a telecommuter 25 5 employment policy for the department or agency and a timeline 25 6 for initial policy implementation and plans for expanding the 25 7 number of telecommuting employees. Specific office=based 25 8 workforce reduction percentages shall be left to the 25 9 discretion of the director, but the director shall implement a 25 10 policy by January 1, 2008. The director shall report to the 25 11 director of the department of administrative services and the 25 12 members of the general assembly on an annual basis beginning 25 13 January 1, 2009, the number of telecommuting employees, cost 25 14 savings achieved by the department or agency, and plans for 25 15 continued transfer of office=based employees to telecommuter 25 16 status. 25 17 Sec. 16. Section 256.7, subsection 26, Code 2007, is 25 18 amended to read as follows: 25 19 26.Set a goal of increasing to eighty percent the number25 20 of students graduating from all secondary schools in school 25 21 districts in this state who have successfully completed the 25 22 core curriculum recommended by the college testing service 25 23 whose college entrance examination is taken by the majority of 25 24 Iowa's high school students. The state goal shall be 25 25 exclusive of students who have special or alternative means 25 26 for satisfying graduation requirements under individualized 25 27 educational plans developed for the students. The state board 25 28 shall require each school district to annually report, 25 29 beginning with the 2006==2007 school year, the percentage of 25 30 students graduating from high school in the school district 25 31 who complete the core curriculum. The school district shall 25 32 report, in the comprehensive school improvement plan submitted 25 33 in accordance with subsection 21, how the district plans to 25 34 increase the number of students completing the recommended 25 35 core curriculum. Taking into consideration the 26 1 recommendations of the college testing service whose college 26 2 entrance examination is taken by the majority of Iowa's high 26 3 school students,Adopt rules that establish a voluntary model 26 4 core curriculum and requiring, beginning with the students in 26 5 the 2010==2011 school year graduating class,the requirements26 6 forhigh school graduation requirements for all students in 26 7 school districtsshall beand accredited nonpublic schools 26 8 that include at a minimum satisfactory completion of four 26 9 years of English and language arts, three years of 26 10 mathematics, three years of science, and three years of social 26 11 studies. The voluntary model core curriculum adopted shall 26 12 address the core content standards in subsection 27 and the 26 13 skills and knowledge students need to be successful in the 26 14 twenty=first century. The voluntary model core curriculum 26 15 shall include social studies and twenty=first century learning 26 16 skills which include but are not limited to civic literacy, 26 17 health literacy, technology literacy, financial literacy, and 26 18 employability skills; and shall address the curricular needs 26 19 of students in kindergarten through grade twelve in those 26 20 areas. The state board shall continue the inclusive process 26 21 begun during the initial development of a voluntary model core 26 22 curriculum for grades nine through twelve including 26 23 stakeholder involvement, including but not limited to 26 24 representatives from the private sector and the business 26 25 community, and alignment of the voluntary model core 26 26 curriculum to other recognized sets of national and 26 27 international standards. The state board shall also recommend 26 28 quality assessments to school districts and accredited 26 29 nonpublic schools to measure the voluntary model core 26 30 curriculum. 26 31 Sec. 17. Section 256.7, Code 2007, is amended by adding 26 32 the following new subsection: 26 33 NEW SUBSECTION. 27. Adopt a set of core content standards 26 34 applicable to all students in kindergarten through grade 26 35 twelve in every school district and accredited nonpublic 27 1 school. For purposes of this subsection, "core content 27 2 standards" includes reading, mathematics, and science. The 27 3 core content standards shall be identical to the core content 27 4 standards included in Iowa's approved 2006 standards and 27 5 assessment system under Title I of the federal Elementary and 27 6 Secondary Education Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. } 6301 et seq., as 27 7 amended by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. 27 8 L. No. 107=110. School districts and accredited nonpublic 27 9 schools shall include, at a minimum, the core content 27 10 standards adopted pursuant to this subsection in any set of 27 11 locally developed content standards. School districts and 27 12 accredited nonpublic schools are strongly encouraged to 27 13 include the voluntary model core curriculum or set higher 27 14 expectations in local standards. As changes in federal law or 27 15 regulation occur, the state board is authorized to amend the 27 16 core content standards as appropriate. 27 17 Sec. 18. Section 256.9, Code 2007, is amended by adding 27 18 the following new subsection: 27 19 NEW SUBSECTION. 55. Establish and maintain a process and 27 20 a procedure, in cooperation with the board of educational 27 21 examiners, to compare a practitioner's teaching assignment 27 22 with the license and endorsements held by the practitioner. 27 23 The director may report noncompliance issues identified by 27 24 this process to the board of educational examiners pursuant to 27 25 section 272.15, subsection 3. 27 26 Sec. 19. NEW SECTION. 256.26 BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL 27 27 GRANT PROGRAM. 27 28 1. There is established a before and after school grant 27 29 program to provide competitive grants to school districts and 27 30 other public and private organizations to expand the 27 31 availability of before and after school programs, including 27 32 but not limited to summer programs. 27 33 2. Grant applications shall be assessed by the department 27 34 based on the targeted student population and whether the 27 35 application meets all of the following conditions: 28 1 a. Demonstrates partnerships and collaboration with 28 2 not=for=profit community organizations. 28 3 b. Indicates that the applicant has a plan for continually 28 4 improving quality in the program. 28 5 c. Provides for a safe and engaging environment. 28 6 d. Combines academic, enrichment, cultural, and 28 7 recreational activities. 28 8 e. Provides for not less than a twenty percent match of 28 9 any state funds received for purposes of the program. 28 10 f. Demonstrates that the applicant is able to sustain the 28 11 program after the grant is exhausted. 28 12 3. Activities supported by an applicant may include but 28 13 are not limited to tutoring and supplementing instruction in 28 14 basic skills, such as reading, math, and science; drug and 28 15 violence prevention curricula and counseling; youth leadership 28 16 activities; volunteer and service learning opportunities; 28 17 career and vocational awareness preparation; courses and 28 18 enrichment in arts and culture; computer instruction; 28 19 character development and civic participation; language 28 20 instruction, including English as a second language; 28 21 mentoring; positive interaction with law enforcement; 28 22 supervised recreation programs; and health and nutrition 28 23 programs. 28 24 4. The department shall make every effort to award grants 28 25 to a balance of rural and urban programs. 28 26 5. The department shall make every effort to leverage 28 27 additional funding from other public and private sources to 28 28 support the grant program. 28 29 6. From funds appropriated for a fiscal year for purposes 28 30 of this section, not more than one hundred thousand dollars 28 31 may be used to retain a contractor to work with the department 28 32 on long=term planning and development of a statewide 28 33 infrastructure to provide coordination, support, and technical 28 34 assistance to before and after school programs. The 28 35 contractor shall be qualified to provide services in policy 29 1 development, before and after school funding mechanisms, 29 2 public and private partnerships, data collection, the 29 3 promotion of quality, and working with various state and local 29 4 interests. 29 5 Sec. 20. Section 257.11, subsection 6, Code 2007, is 29 6 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 29 7 thereof the following: 29 8 6. SHARED CLASSES DELIVERED OVER THE IOWA COMMUNICATIONS 29 9 NETWORK. 29 10 a. A school district that provides a virtual class to a 29 11 pupil in another school district and the school district 29 12 receiving that virtual class for a pupil shall each receive a 29 13 supplemental weighting of one=twentieth of the percentage of 29 14 the pupil's school day during which the pupil attends the 29 15 virtual class. 29 16 b. Fifty percent of the funding the school district 29 17 providing the virtual class receives as a result of this 29 18 subsection shall be reserved as additional pay for the virtual 29 19 classroom instructor. If an instructor's contract provides 29 20 additional pay for teaching a virtual class, the instructor 29 21 shall receive the greater amount of either the amount provided 29 22 for in this paragraph or the amount provided for in the 29 23 instructor's contract. 29 24 c. A school district receiving a virtual class for a pupil 29 25 from a community college, which class meets the sharing 29 26 agreement requirements in section 257.11, subsection 3, shall 29 27 receive a supplemental funding weighting of one=twentieth of 29 28 the percentage of the pupil's school day during which the 29 29 pupil attends the virtual class. 29 30 d. For the purposes of this subsection, "virtual class" 29 31 means either of the following: 29 32 (1) A class provided by a school district to a pupil in 29 33 another school district via the Iowa communications network's 29 34 video services. 29 35 (2) A class provided by a community college to a pupil in 30 1 a school district via the Iowa communications network's video 30 2 services. 30 3 Sec. 21. Section 260C.36, subsection 1, unnumbered 30 4 paragraph 1, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows: 30 5By October 1, 2002, theThe community college 30 6 administration shall establish a committee consisting of 30 7 instructors and administrators, equally representative of the 30 8 arts and sciences faculty and the vocational=technical 30 9 faculty, which has no more than a simple majority of members 30 10 of the same gender. The faculty members shall be appointed by 30 11 the certified employee organization if one exists and if not, 30 12 by the college administration. The administrators shall be 30 13 appointed by the college administration. The committee shall 30 14 develop and maintain a plan for hiring and developing quality 30 15 faculty that includes all of the following: 30 16 Sec. 22. Section 260C.36, subsection 3, Code 2007, is 30 17 amended by striking the subsection. 30 18 Sec. 23. Section 260C.48, subsection 1, unnumbered 30 19 paragraph 1, Code 2007, is amended to read as follows: 30 20 The state board shall develop standards and rules for the 30 21 accreditation of community college programs. Except as 30 22 provided in this subsection and subsection 4, standards 30 23 developed shall be general in nature so as to apply to more 30 24 than one specific program of instruction. With regard to 30 25 community college=employed instructors, the standards adopted 30 26 shall at a minimum require thatfull=timecommunity college 30 27 instructors who are under contract for at least half=time or 30 28 more meet the following requirements: 30 29 Sec. 24. Section 261.2, subsection 6, Code 2007, is 30 30 amended to read as follows: 30 31 6. Develop and implement, in cooperation with the 30 32 department of human services and the judicial branch, a 30 33 program to assist juveniles who are sixteen years of age or 30 34 older and who have a case permanency plan under chapter 232 or 30 35 237 or are otherwise under the jurisdiction of chapter 232 in 31 1 applying for federal and state aid available for higher 31 2 education. The commission shall also develop and implement 31 3 the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant program in 31 4 accordance with section 261.6. 31 5 Sec. 25. NEW SECTION. 261.6 ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY FOSTER 31 6 CARE GRANT PROGRAM. 31 7 1. The commission shall develop and implement, in 31 8 cooperation with the department of human services and the 31 9 judicial branch, the all Iowa opportunity foster care grant 31 10 program in accordance with this section. 31 11 2. The program shall provide financial assistance for 31 12 postsecondary education or training to persons who have a high 31 13 school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma under 31 14 chapter 259A, are age eighteen through twenty=three, and are 31 15 described by any of the following: 31 16 a. On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 31 17 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, 31 18 the person was in a licensed foster care placement pursuant to 31 19 a court order entered under chapter 232 under the care and 31 20 custody of the department of human services or juvenile court 31 21 services. 31 22 b. On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 31 23 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, 31 24 the person was under a court order under chapter 232 to live 31 25 with a relative or other suitable person. 31 26 c. The person was in a licensed foster care placement 31 27 pursuant to an order entered under chapter 232 prior to being 31 28 legally adopted after reaching age sixteen. 31 29 d. On the date the person reached age eighteen or during 31 30 the thirty calendar days preceding or succeeding that date, 31 31 the person was placed in the state training school or the Iowa 31 32 juvenile home pursuant to a court order entered under chapter 31 33 232 under the care and custody of the department of human 31 34 services. 31 35 3. The program requirements shall include but are not 32 1 limited to all of the following: 32 2 a. Program assistance shall cover a program participant's 32 3 expenses associated with attending an approved postsecondary 32 4 education or training program in this state. The expenses 32 5 shall include tuition and fees, books and supplies, child 32 6 care, transportation, housing, and other expenses approved by 32 7 the commission. If a participant is attending on less than a 32 8 full=time basis, assistance provisions shall be designed to 32 9 cover tuition and fees and books and supplies, and assistance 32 10 for other expenses shall be prorated to reflect the hours 32 11 enrolled. 32 12 b. If the approved education or training program is more 32 13 than one year in length, the program assistance may be 32 14 renewed. To renew the assistance, the participant must 32 15 annually reapply for the program and meet the academic 32 16 progress standards of the postsecondary educational 32 17 institution or make satisfactory progress toward completion of 32 18 the training program. 32 19 c. A person shall be less than age twenty=three upon both 32 20 the date of the person's initial application for the program 32 21 and the start date of the education or training program for 32 22 which the assistance is provided. Eligibility for program 32 23 assistance shall end upon the participant reaching age 32 24 twenty=four. 32 25 d. Assistance under the program shall not be provided for 32 26 expenses that are paid for by other programs for which funding 32 27 is available to assist the participant. 32 28 e. The commission shall implement assistance provisions in 32 29 a manner to ensure that the total amount of assistance 32 30 provided under the program remains within the funding 32 31 available for the program. 32 32 4. The commission shall develop and implement a tracking 32 33 system that maintains a record of the postsecondary and 32 34 workforce participation for those assisted under the program. 32 35 The system shall maintain a record for each participant for up 33 1 to ten years after the first year of assistance. The 33 2 commission shall deliver a report on the outcomes of the 33 3 program to the governor and general assembly by January 1 33 4 annually. 33 5 Sec. 26. Section 261.23, Code 2007, is amended by striking 33 6 the section and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 33 7 261.23 REGISTERED NURSE AND NURSE EDUCATOR LOAN 33 8 FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. 33 9 1. A registered nurse and nurse educator loan forgiveness 33 10 program is established to be administered by the commission. 33 11 The program shall consist of loan forgiveness for eligible 33 12 federally guaranteed loans for registered nurses and nurse 33 13 educators who practice or teach in this state. For purposes 33 14 of this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "nurse 33 15 educator" means a registered nurse who holds a master's degree 33 16 or doctorate degree and is employed as a faculty member who 33 17 teaches nursing as provided in 655 IAC 2.6(152) at an 33 18 accredited private institution or an institution of higher 33 19 education governed by the state board of regents. 33 20 2. Each applicant for loan forgiveness shall, in 33 21 accordance with the rules of the commission, do the following: 33 22 a. Complete and file an application for registered nurse 33 23 or nurse educator loan forgiveness. The individual shall be 33 24 responsible for the prompt submission of any information 33 25 required by the commission. 33 26 b. File a new application and submit information as 33 27 required by the commission annually on the basis of which the 33 28 applicant's eligibility for the renewed loan forgiveness will 33 29 be evaluated and determined. 33 30 c. Complete and return on a form approved by the 33 31 commission an affidavit of practice verifying that the 33 32 applicant is a registered nurse practicing in this state or a 33 33 nurse educator teaching at an accredited private institution 33 34 or an institution of higher learning governed by the state 33 35 board of regents. 34 1 3. a. The annual amount of registered nurse loan 34 2 forgiveness for a registered nurse who completes a course of 34 3 study which leads to a baccalaureate or associate degree of 34 4 nursing, diploma in nursing, or a graduate or equivalent 34 5 degree in nursing, and who practices in this state, shall not 34 6 exceed the resident tuition rate established for institutions 34 7 of higher learning governed by the state board of regents for 34 8 the first year following the registered nurse's graduation 34 9 from a nursing education program approved by the board of 34 10 nursing pursuant to section 152.5, or twenty percent of the 34 11 registered nurse's total federally guaranteed Stafford loan 34 12 amount under the federal family education loan program or the 34 13 federal direct loan program, including principal and interest, 34 14 whichever amount is less. A registered nurse shall be 34 15 eligible for the loan forgiveness program for not more than 34 16 five consecutive years. 34 17 b. The annual amount of nurse educator loan forgiveness 34 18 shall not exceed the resident tuition rate established for 34 19 institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of 34 20 regents for the first year following the nurse educator's 34 21 graduation from an advanced formal academic nursing education 34 22 program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to section 34 23 152.5, or twenty percent of the nurse educator's total 34 24 federally guaranteed Stafford loan amount under the federal 34 25 family education loan program or the federal direct loan 34 26 program, including principal and interest, whichever amount is 34 27 less. A nurse educator shall be eligible for the loan 34 28 forgiveness program for not more than five consecutive years. 34 29 4. A registered nurse and nurse educator loan forgiveness 34 30 repayment fund is created for deposit of moneys appropriated 34 31 to or received by the commission for use under the program. 34 32 Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys deposited in the fund 34 33 shall not revert to any fund of the state at the end of any 34 34 fiscal year but shall remain in the loan forgiveness repayment 34 35 fund and be continuously available for loan forgiveness under 35 1 the program. Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, 35 2 interest or earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be 35 3 credited to the fund. 35 4 5. The commission shall submit in a report to the general 35 5 assembly by January 1, annually, the number of individuals who 35 6 received loan forgiveness pursuant to this section, where the 35 7 participants practiced or taught, the amount paid to each 35 8 program participant, and other information identified by the 35 9 commission as indicators of outcomes from the program. 35 10 6. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 35 11 17A to administer this section. 35 12 Sec. 27. Section 261.25, subsections 1, 2, and 3, Code 35 13 2007, are amended to read as follows: 35 14 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 35 15 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of 35 16forty=sixforty=eight millionfivethree hundredsix35 17 seventy=three thousandtwoseven hundred eighteen dollars for 35 18 tuition grants. 35 19 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 35 20 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of five 35 21 milliononethree hundredsixty=sevenseventy=four thousand 35 22threeeight hundred fifty=eight dollars for tuition grants for 35 23 students attending for=profit accredited private institutions 35 24 located in Iowa. A for=profit institution which, effective 35 25 March 9, 2005, purchased an accredited private institution 35 26 that was exempt from taxation under section 501(c) of the 35 27 Internal Revenue Code, shall be an eligible institution under 35 28 the tuition grant program. In the case of a qualified student 35 29 who was enrolled in such accredited private institution that 35 30 was purchased by the for=profit institution effective March 9, 35 31 2005, and who continues to be enrolled in the eligible 35 32 institution in succeeding years, the amount the student 35 33 qualifies for under this subsection shall be not less than the 35 34 amount the student qualified for in the fiscal year beginning 35 35 July 1, 2004. For purposes of the tuition grant program, 36 1 "for=profit accredited private institution" means an 36 2 accredited private institution which is not exempt from 36 3 taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 36 4 but which otherwise meets the requirements of section 261.9, 36 5 subsection 1, paragraph "b", and whose students were eligible 36 6 to receive tuition grants in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 36 7 2003. 36 8 3. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 36 9 state to the commission for each fiscal year the sum of two 36 10 millionfiveseven hundredthirty=threeeighty=three thousand 36 11 one hundred fifteen dollars for vocational=technical tuition 36 12 grants. 36 13 Sec. 28. NEW SECTION. 261.88 ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY 36 14 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM AND FUND. 36 15 1. DEFINITIONS. As used in this division, unless the 36 16 context otherwise requires: 36 17 a. "Commission" means the college student aid commission. 36 18 b. "Eligible institution" means a community college 36 19 established under chapter 260C or an institution of higher 36 20 learning governed by the state board of regents. 36 21 c. "Financial need" means the difference between the 36 22 student's financial resources available, including those 36 23 available from the student's parents as determined by a 36 24 completed parents' confidential statement, and the student's 36 25 anticipated expenses while attending an eligible institution. 36 26 d. "Full=time resident student" means an individual 36 27 resident of Iowa who is enrolled at an eligible institution in 36 28 a program of study including at least twelve semester hours or 36 29 the trimester or quarter equivalent. 36 30 e. "Part=time resident student" means an individual 36 31 resident of Iowa who is enrolled at an eligible institution in 36 32 a program of study including at least three semester hours or 36 33 the trimester or quarter equivalent. 36 34 f. "Qualified student" means a resident student who has 36 35 established financial need and who is meeting all program 37 1 requirements. 37 2 2. PROGRAM == ELIGIBILITY. An all Iowa opportunity 37 3 scholarship program is established to be administered by the 37 4 commission. The awarding of scholarships under the program is 37 5 subject to appropriations made by the general assembly. A 37 6 person who meets all of the following requirements is eligible 37 7 for the program: 37 8 a. Is a resident of Iowa and a citizen of the United 37 9 States or a lawful permanent resident. 37 10 b. Achieves a cumulative high school grade point average 37 11 upon graduation of at least two point five on a four=point 37 12 grade scale, or its equivalent if another grade scale is used. 37 13 c. Applies in a timely manner for admission to an eligible 37 14 institution and is accepted for admission. 37 15 d. Applies in a timely manner for any federal or state 37 16 student financial assistance available to the student to 37 17 attend an eligible institution. 37 18 e. Files a new application and parents' confidential 37 19 statement, as applicable, annually on the basis of which the 37 20 applicant's eligibility for a renewed scholarship will be 37 21 evaluated and determined. 37 22 f. Maintains satisfactory academic progress during each 37 23 term for which a scholarship is awarded. 37 24 g. Begins enrollment at an eligible institution within two 37 25 academic years of graduation from high school and continuously 37 26 receives awards as a full=time or part=time student to 37 27 maintain eligibility. However, the student may defer 37 28 participation in the program for up to two years in order to 37 29 pursue obligations that meet conditions established by the 37 30 commission by rule or to fulfill military obligations. 37 31 3. EXTENT OF SCHOLARSHIP. 37 32 a. A qualified student at a two=year eligible institution 37 33 may receive scholarships for not more than the equivalent of 37 34 four full=time semesters of undergraduate study, or the 37 35 trimester or quarter equivalent. 38 1 b. A qualified student at a four=year eligible institution 38 2 may receive scholarships for not more than the equivalent of 38 3 two full=time semesters of undergraduate study, or the 38 4 trimester or quarter equivalent. 38 5 c. Scholarships awarded pursuant to this section shall not 38 6 exceed the student's financial need, as determined by the 38 7 commission, the average resident tuition rate and mandatory 38 8 fees established for institutions of higher learning governed 38 9 by the state board of regents, or the resident tuition and 38 10 mandatory fees charged for the program of enrollment by the 38 11 eligible institution at which the student is enrolled, 38 12 whichever is least. 38 13 4. DISCONTINUANCE OF ATTENDANCE == REMITTANCE. If a 38 14 student receiving a scholarship pursuant to this section 38 15 discontinues attendance before the end of any academic term, 38 16 the entire amount of any refund due to the student, up to the 38 17 amount of any payments made by the state, shall be remitted by 38 18 the eligible institution to the commission. The commission 38 19 shall deposit refunds paid to the commission in accordance 38 20 with this subsection into the fund established pursuant to 38 21 subsection 5. 38 22 5. FUND ESTABLISHED. An all Iowa opportunity scholarship 38 23 fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under 38 24 the control of the commission. All moneys deposited or paid 38 25 into the fund are appropriated and made available to the 38 26 commission to be used for scholarships for students meeting 38 27 the requirements of this section. Notwithstanding section 38 28 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year 38 29 shall not revert to the general fund of the state, but shall 38 30 be available for purposes of this section in subsequent fiscal 38 31 years. 38 32 Sec. 29. Section 261.111, subsection 9, Code 2007, is 38 33 amended to read as follows: 38 34 9. The commission shall submit in a report to the 38 35chairpersons and ranking members of the joint appropriations39 1 subcommittee on educationgeneral assembly by January 1, 39 2 annually, the number of students who received forgivable loans 39 3 pursuant to this section, which institutions the students were 39 4 enrolled in, and the amount paid to each of the institutions 39 5 on behalf of the students who received forgivable loans 39 6 pursuant to this section and the total amount of loans 39 7 outstanding, including a schedule of years remaining on the 39 8 outstanding loans. 39 9 Sec. 30. Section 261.111, subsection 10, Code 2007, is 39 10 amended by striking the subsection. 39 11 Sec. 31. NEW SECTION. 261.112 TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN 39 12 FORGIVENESS PROGRAM. 39 13 1. A teacher shortage loan forgiveness program is 39 14 established to be administered by the commission. A teacher 39 15 is eligible for the program if the teacher is practicing in a 39 16 teacher shortage area as designated by the department of 39 17 education pursuant to subsection 2. For purposes of this 39 18 section, "teacher" means an individual holding a 39 19 practitioner's license issued under chapter 272, who is 39 20 employed in a nonadministrative position in a designated 39 21 shortage area by a school district or area education agency 39 22 pursuant to a contract issued by a board of directors under 39 23 section 279.13. 39 24 2. The director of the department of education shall 39 25 annually designate the geographic or subject areas 39 26 experiencing teacher shortages. The director shall 39 27 periodically conduct a survey of school districts, accredited 39 28 nonpublic schools, and approved practitioner preparation 39 29 programs to determine current shortage areas. 39 30 3. Each applicant for loan forgiveness shall, in 39 31 accordance with the rules of the commission, do the following: 39 32 a. Complete and file an application for teacher shortage 39 33 loan forgiveness. The individual shall be responsible for the 39 34 prompt submission of any information required by the 39 35 commission. 40 1 b. File a new application and submit information as 40 2 required by the commission annually on the basis of which the 40 3 applicant's eligibility for the renewed loan forgiveness will 40 4 be evaluated and determined. 40 5 c. Complete and return on a form approved by the 40 6 commission an affidavit of practice verifying that the 40 7 applicant is a teacher in an eligible teacher shortage area. 40 8 4. The annual amount of teacher shortage loan forgiveness 40 9 shall not exceed the resident tuition rate established for 40 10 institutions of higher learning governed by the state board of 40 11 regents for the first year following the teacher's graduation 40 12 from an approved practitioner preparation program, or twenty 40 13 percent of the teacher's total federally guaranteed Stafford 40 14 loan amount under the federal family education loan program or 40 15 the federal direct loan program, including principal and 40 16 interest, whichever amount is less. A teacher shall be 40 17 eligible for the loan forgiveness program for not more than 40 18 five consecutive years. 40 19 5. A teacher shortage loan forgiveness repayment fund is 40 20 created for deposit of moneys appropriated to or received by 40 21 the commission for use under the program. Notwithstanding 40 22 section 8.33, moneys deposited in the fund shall not revert to 40 23 any fund of the state at the end of any fiscal year but shall 40 24 remain in the loan forgiveness repayment fund and be 40 25 continuously available for loan forgiveness under the program. 40 26 Notwithstanding section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or 40 27 earnings on moneys deposited in the fund shall be credited to 40 28 the fund. 40 29 6. The commission shall submit in a report to the general 40 30 assembly by January 1, annually, the number of individuals who 40 31 received loan forgiveness pursuant to this section, which 40 32 shortage areas the teachers taught in, the amount paid to each 40 33 program participant, and other information identified by the 40 34 commission as indicators of outcomes from the program. 40 35 7. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 41 1 17A to administer this section. 41 2 Sec. 32. Section 262.9, subsection 18, Code 2007, is 41 3 amended to read as follows: 41 4 18. a. Not less than thirty days prior to action by the 41 5 board on any proposal to increase tuition, fees, or charges at 41 6 one or more of the institutions of higher education under its 41 7 control, send written notification of the amount of the 41 8 proposed increase including a copy of the proposed tuition 41 9 increase docket memorandum prepared for its consideration to 41 10 the presiding officers of the student government organization 41 11 of the affected institutions. The final decision on an 41 12 increase in tuition or mandatory fees charged to all students 41 13 at an institution for a fiscal year shall be made at a regular 41 14 meeting and shall be reflected in a final docket memorandum 41 15 that states the estimated total cost of attending each of the 41 16 institutions of higher education under the board's control. 41 17 The regular meeting shall be held in Ames, Cedar Falls, or 41 18 Iowa City and shall not be held during a period in which 41 19 classes have been suspended for university holiday or break. 41 20 b. Authorize, at its discretion, each institution of 41 21 higher education to retain the student fees and charges it 41 22 collects to further the institution's purposes as authorized 41 23 by the board. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, 41 24 student fees and charges, as defined in section 262A.2, shall 41 25 not be considered repayment receipts as defined in section 41 26 8.2. 41 27 Sec. 33. Section 272.15, Code 2007, is amended to read as 41 28 follows: 41 29 272.15SCHOOLREPORTINGREQUIREMENTREQUIREMENTS == 41 30 COMPLAINTS. 41 31 1. The board of directors of a school district or area 41 32 education agency, the superintendent of a school district or 41 33 the chief administrator of an area education agency, and the 41 34 authorities in charge of a nonpublic school shall report to 41 35 the board the nonrenewal or termination, for reasons of 42 1 alleged or actual misconduct, of a person's contract executed 42 2 under sections 279.12, 279.13, 279.15 through 279.21, 279.23, 42 3 and 279.24, and the resignation of a person who holds a 42 4 license, certificate, or authorization issued by the board as 42 5 a result of or following an incident or allegation of 42 6 misconduct that, if proven, would constitute a violation of 42 7 the rules adopted by the board to implement section 272.2, 42 8 subsection 14, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1), when the board 42 9 or reporting official has a good faith belief that the 42 10 incident occurred or the allegation is true. Information 42 11 reported to the board in accordance with this section is 42 12 privileged and confidential, and except as provided in section 42 13 272.13, is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means 42 14 of legal compulsion for its release to a person other than the 42 15 respondent and the board and its employees and agents involved 42 16 in licensee discipline, and is not admissible in evidence in a 42 17 judicial or administrative proceeding other than the 42 18 proceeding involving licensee discipline. The board shall 42 19 review the information reported to determine whether a 42 20 complaint should be initiated. In making that determination, 42 21 the board shall consider the factors enumerated in section 42 22 272.2, subsection 14, paragraph "a". For purposes of this 42 23 section, unless the context otherwise requires, "misconduct" 42 24 means an action disqualifying an applicant for a license or 42 25 causing the license of a person to be revoked or suspended in 42 26 accordance with the rules adopted by the board to implement 42 27 section 272.2, subsection 14, paragraph "b", subparagraph (1). 42 28 2. If, in the course of performing official duties, an 42 29 employee of the department becomes aware of any alleged 42 30 misconduct by an individual licensed under this chapter, the 42 31 employee shall report the alleged misconduct to the board of 42 32 educational examiners under rules adopted pursuant to 42 33 subsection 1. 42 34 3. If the executive director of the board verifies through 42 35 a review of official records that a teacher who holds a 43 1 practitioner's license under this chapter is assigned 43 2 instructional duties for which the teacher does not hold the 43 3 appropriate license or endorsement, either by grade level or 43 4 subject area, by a school district or accredited nonpublic 43 5 school, the executive director may initiate a complaint 43 6 against the teacher and the administrator responsible for the 43 7 inappropriate assignment of instructional duties. 43 8 Sec. 34. Section 275.15, subsection 4, Code 2007, is 43 9 amended to read as follows: 43 10 4. The administrator shall at once publish the decision in 43 11 the same newspaper in which the original notice was published. 43 12 Within twenty days after the publication, the decision 43 13 rendered by the area education agency board may be appealed to 43 14 the district court in the county involved by any school 43 15 district affected. For purposes of appeal, only those school 43 16 districts who filed reorganization petitions are school 43 17 districts affected. An appeal from a decision of an area 43 18 education agency board or joint area education agency boards 43 19 under section 275.4, 275.16, or this section is subject to 43 20 appeal procedures under this chapter and is not subject to 43 21 appeal underprocedures set forth inchapter 290. 43 22 Sec. 35. NEW SECTION. 279.43 REPORTING INAPPROPRIATE 43 23 TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS. 43 24 An employee licensed by the board of educational examiners 43 25 and holding a contract as described in section 279.13 shall 43 26 disclose any occurrence of a teaching assignment for which 43 27 that employee is not properly licensed to the school official 43 28 responsible for determining teaching assignments. Failure of 43 29 the employee to disclose this occurrence or failure of the 43 30 school official responsible for determining teaching 43 31 assignments to make appropriate adjustments to the employee's 43 32 teaching assignment once the employee discloses the occurrence 43 33 shall constitute an incident of misconduct as provided in 43 34 section 272.2, subsection 14, and is actionable by the board. 43 35 If the school official fails to make appropriate adjustments 44 1 to the teaching assignment once disclosure by the employee is 44 2 made, the employee shall report this occurrence to the 44 3 department or to the board for further action. 44 4 Sec. 36. Section 279.61, Code 2007, is amended to read as 44 5 follows: 44 6 279.61 STUDENT PLAN FOR PROGRESS TOWARD UNIVERSITY 44 7 ADMISSIONS == REPORT. 44 8 1. For the school year beginning July 1,20062007, and 44 9 each succeeding school year, the board of directors of each 44 10 school district shall cooperate with each student enrolled in 44 11 grade eight to develop for the student a core curriculum plan 44 12 to guide the student toward the goal of successfully 44 13 completing, at a minimum, the voluntary model core curriculum 44 14 developed by the state board of education pursuant to section 44 15 256.7, subsection 26, by the time the student graduates from 44 16 high school. The plan shall include career options and shall 44 17 identify the coursework needed in grades nine through twelve 44 18 to support the student's postsecondary education and career 44 19 options.If the pupil is under eighteen years of age, the44 20 pupil'sThe student's parent or guardian shall sign the core 44 21 curriculum plan developed with the student and the signed plan 44 22 shall be included in the student's cumulative records. 44 23 2. For the school year beginning July 1,20062007, and 44 24 each succeeding school year, the board of directors of each 44 25 school district shall report annually to each student enrolled 44 26 in grades nine through twelve in the school district, and, if 44 27 the student is under the age of eighteen, to each student's 44 28 parent or guardian, the student's progress toward meeting the 44 29 goal of successfully completing themodel core curriculum44 30 developed byhigh school graduation requirements adopted by 44 31 the state board of education pursuant to section 256.7, 44 32 subsection 26. 44 33 Sec. 37. NEW SECTION. 279.65 STUDENT ADVANCEMENT POLICY 44 34 == FINDINGS == SUPPLEMENTAL STRATEGIES AND EDUCATIONAL 44 35 SERVICES GRANT PROGRAM. 45 1 1. The general assembly finds and declares that students 45 2 should be able to meet or exceed the expectations established 45 3 by the school district of enrollment in order to advance to 45 4 the next grade level. 45 5 2. The board of directors of each school district shall 45 6 adopt a student advancement policy which provides for the 45 7 following: 45 8 a. Supplemental strategies to be provided to all students 45 9 in kindergarten through grade five who do not meet the grade 45 10 level expectations established by the school district for 45 11 English=language arts, social studies, mathematics, and 45 12 science. 45 13 b. A requirement that students in grades six through eight 45 14 who fail one or more of the core courses make up deficiencies 45 15 before advancing to the next level in the subject area. "Core 45 16 course", for purposes of this section, means a course in the 45 17 following subject areas: English=language arts, social 45 18 studies, mathematics, and science. 45 19 c. Opportunities for students to meet the school 45 20 district's expectations as provided in paragraphs "a" and "b" 45 21 which shall include but not be limited to supplemental 45 22 educational services such as tutoring that may be offered 45 23 before and after school or during the summer and that may be 45 24 provided by private service providers. 45 25 3. If a student in kindergarten through grade eight does 45 26 not meet the grade level core course expectations established 45 27 by the school district as provided in this section, the school 45 28 district shall develop a plan for supplemental strategies or 45 29 supplemental educational services, and for measuring student 45 30 progress, in consultation with the student's parent or 45 31 guardian. 45 32 4. In deciding student placement and advancement, the 45 33 board of directors of a school district shall make every 45 34 effort to reach agreement with parents and guardians. 45 35 5. A supplemental strategies and educational services 46 1 grant program is established to be administered by the 46 2 department of education to award grants to school districts 46 3 for purposes of providing supplemental strategies and 46 4 educational services to students who do not meet the grade 46 5 level expectations established by the school district for 46 6 English=language arts, social studies, mathematics, and 46 7 science. The department shall develop the criteria and a 46 8 process for awarding supplemental strategies and educational 46 9 services grants to school districts when moneys are 46 10 appropriated for the grant program. By January 15 of the 46 11 fiscal year following each fiscal year for which the general 46 12 assembly appropriated funds to the department of education for 46 13 purposes of this subsection, the department shall assess the 46 14 effectiveness of the program and shall submit its findings and 46 15 recommendations in a report to the general assembly. 46 16 Sec. 38. NEW SECTION. 279.66 DISCIPLINE AND PERSONAL 46 17 CONDUCT STANDARDS. 46 18 The board of directors of a school district shall review 46 19 and modify existing policies related to student discipline and 46 20 student conduct that are designed to promote responsible 46 21 behavior on school property and at school functions in order 46 22 that the policy shall govern the conduct of students, teachers 46 23 and other school personnel, and visitors; provide 46 24 opportunities for students to exercise self=discipline and 46 25 practice cooperative classroom behavior; and encourage 46 26 students and practitioners to model fairness, equity, and 46 27 respect. The policy shall specify the responsibilities of 46 28 students, parents and guardians, and practitioners in creating 46 29 an atmosphere where all individuals feel a sense of respect, 46 30 safety, and belonging, and shall set forth the consequences 46 31 for unacceptable behavior. The policy shall be published in 46 32 the student handbook. 46 33 Sec. 39. Section 284A.3, Code 2007, is amended to read as 46 34 follows: 46 35 284A.3 BEGINNING ADMINISTRATOR MENTORING AND INDUCTION 47 1 PROGRAMAPPROPRIATION== PROGRAM FUNDS. 47 21. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2006, and each47 3 succeeding fiscal year, there is appropriated from the general 47 4 fund of the state to the department of education the sum of 47 5 two hundred fifty thousand dollars for purposes of 47 6 administering the beginning administrator mentoring and 47 7 induction program established pursuant to this chapter.47 82. ATo the extent moneys are available, a school district 47 9 shall receive one thousand five hundred dollars per beginning 47 10 administrator participating in the program. If the funds 47 11 appropriated for the program are insufficient to pay mentors 47 12 and school districts as provided in thissubsectionsection, 47 13 the department shall prorate the amount distributed to school 47 14 districts based upon the amount appropriated. Moneys received 47 15 by a school district pursuant to thissubsectionsection shall 47 16 be expended to provide each mentor with an award of five 47 17 hundred dollars per semester, at a minimum, for participation 47 18 in the school district's beginning administrator mentoring and 47 19 induction program; to implement the plan; and to pay any 47 20 applicable costs of the employer's share of contributions to 47 21 federal social security and the Iowa public employees' 47 22 retirement system or a pension and annuity retirement system 47 23 established under chapter 294, for such amounts paid by the 47 24 district. 47 253. Notwithstanding section 8.33, any moneys remaining47 26 unobligated or unexpended from the moneys appropriated under 47 27 subsection 1 shall not revert, but shall remain available in 47 28 the succeeding fiscal year for expenditure for the purposes 47 29 designated. The provisions of section 8.39 shall not apply to 47 30 the funds appropriated pursuant to this section.47 31 Sec. 40. Section 321.178, subsection 1, paragraph c, Code 47 32 2007, is amended to read as follows: 47 33 c. Every public school district in Iowa shall offer or 47 34 make available to all students residing in the school district 47 35 or Iowa students attending a nonpublic school in the district 48 1 an approved course in driver education. The receiving 48 2 district shall be the school district responsible for making 48 3 driver education available to a student participating in open 48 4 enrollment under section 282.18. The courses may be offered 48 5 at sites other than at the public school, including nonpublic 48 6 school facilities within the public school districts. An 48 7 approved course offered during the summer months, on 48 8 Saturdays, after regular school hours during the regular terms 48 9 or partly in one term or summer vacation period and partly in 48 10 the succeeding term or summer vacation period, as the case may 48 11 be, shall satisfy the requirements of this section to the same 48 12 extent as an approved course offered during the regular school 48 13 hours of the school term. A student who successfully 48 14 completes and obtains certification in an approved course in 48 15 driver education or an approved course in motorcycle education 48 16 may, upon proof of such fact, be excused from any field test 48 17 which the student would otherwise be required to take in 48 18 demonstrating the student's ability to operate a motor 48 19 vehicle. A student shall not be excused from any field test 48 20 if a parent, guardian, or instructor requests that a test be 48 21 administered. Street or highway driving instruction may be 48 22 provided by a person qualified as a classroom driver education 48 23 instructor or a person certified by the department and 48 24 authorized by the board of educational examiners. A person 48 25 shall not be required to hold a current Iowa teacher or 48 26 administrator license at the elementary or secondary level or 48 27 to have satisfied the educational requirements for an Iowa 48 28 teacher license at the elementary or secondary level in order 48 29 to be certified by the department or authorized by the board 48 30 of educational examiners to provide street or highway driving 48 31 instruction. A final field test prior to a student's 48 32 completion of an approved course shall be administered by a 48 33 person qualified as a classroom driver education instructor. 48 34 The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A to 48 35 provide for certification of persons qualified to provide 49 1 street or highway driving instruction. The board of 49 2 educational examiners shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 49 3 17A to provide for authorization of persons certified by the 49 4 department to provide street or highway driving instruction. 49 5 Sec. 41. 2006 Iowa Acts, chapter 1157, section 18, is 49 6 amended to read as follows: 49 7 SEC. 18. EARLY CARE, HEALTH, AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS == FY 49 8 2007=2008 AND 2008=2009. 49 9 1. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 49 10 state to the department of education for deposit in the school 49 11 ready children grants account of the Iowa empowerment fund for 49 12 each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2007, 49 13 and ending June 30, 2009, the following amount, or so much 49 14 thereof as is necessary, to be used for the purposes 49 15 designated: 49 16 For early care, health, and education and preschool 49 17 programs, to continue programs and initiatives developed 49 18 pursuant to the appropriation made in this division of this 49 19 Act for this purpose for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 49 20 2006: 49 21 .................................................. $15,000,00049 22 10,000,000 49 23 2.Expenditure of the amountsFunds appropriated in this 49 24 sectionis subject to enactment of law specifying how the49 25 amounts are to be distributed. It is the intent of the 49 26 general assembly that the increase in funding provided by this 49 27 section of $5,000,000 over the amount appropriated in this 49 28 division of this Act for the same purpose for the fiscal year 49 29 beginning July 1, 2006, will be designated for the expansion 49 30 of the initiatives implemented pursuant to the business 49 31 community investment advisory council recommendations adopted 49 32 pursuant to this Actshall be allocated in the same manner as 49 33 provided in section 17. 49 34 Sec. 42. 2006 Iowa Acts, chapter 1180, section 6, 49 35 subsection 14, is amended to read as follows: 50 1 14. READING INSTRUCTION PILOT PROJECT GRANT PROGRAM 50 2 For the implementation of the reading instruction pilot 50 3 project grant program, if enacted by this Act: 50 4 .................................................. $ 250,000 50 5 From the funds appropriated pursuant to this subsection, 50 6 $62,500 shall be allocated equally amongst five pilot projects 50 7 for purposes of teacher training in descubriendo la lectura, 50 8 the reconstruction of reading recovery in Spanish, including 50 9 books and materials for teaching, travel expenses, and 50 10 professional development; and $187,500 shall be allocated to 50 11 the Iowa empowerment fund for implementation of the business 50 12 community investment advisory council report and 50 13 recommendations. 50 14 Sec. 43. Section 256.25, Code 2007, is repealed. 50 15 Sec. 44. EFFECTIVE AND APPLICABILITY DATES. 50 16 1. The sections of this Act amending 2006 Iowa Acts, 50 17 chapters 1157 and 1180, being deemed of immediate importance, 50 18 take effect upon enactment. 50 19 2. The section of this Act enacting section 257.11, 50 20 subsection 6, takes effect July 1, 2007, and is applicable to 50 21 school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2008. 50 22 3. The section of this Act relating to a suspension of the 50 23 requirements for participation in an instructional support 50 24 program by school districts, being deemed of immediate 50 25 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 50 26 4. The section of this Act amending section 262.9, being 50 27 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment. 50 28 50 29 50 30 50 31 JOHN P. KIBBIE 50 32 President of the Senate 50 33 50 34 50 35 51 1 PATRICK J. MURPHY 51 2 Speaker of the House 51 3 51 4 I hereby certify that this bill originated in the Senate and 51 5 is known as Senate File 588, Eighty=second General Assembly. 51 6 51 7 51 8 51 9 MICHAEL E. MARSHALL 51 10 Secretary of the Senate 51 11 Approved , 2007 51 12 51 13 51 14 51 15 CHESTER J. CULVER 51 16 Governor