Senate Study Bill 1263 - Introduced
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BY (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILL BY
CHAIRPERSON KRAAYENBRINK)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and
2 appropriation of moneys to the college student aid
3 commission, the department for the blind, the department of
4 education, school districts, and the state board of regents,
5 providing for properly related matters, and including
6 effective date and retroactive applicability provisions.
7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 DIVISION I
2 FY 2021-2022 APPROPRIATIONS
3 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND
4 Section 1. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from
5 the general fund of the state to the department for the blind
6 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June
7 30, 2022, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is
8 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated:
9 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
10 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
11 equivalent positions:
12 .................................................. $ 2,517,001
13 ............................................... FTEs 87.98
14 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION
15 Sec. 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the
16 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year
17 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
18 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
19 purposes designated:
20 1. ADMINISTRATION
21 a. For general administration salaries, support,
22 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than
23 the following full-time equivalent positions:
24 .................................................. $ 429,279
25 ............................................... FTEs 3.95
26 b. For the administration of the future ready Iowa skilled
27 workforce last-dollar scholarship program in accordance with
28 section 261.131, including salaries, support, maintenance, and
29 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
30 full-time equivalent positions:
31 .................................................. $ 162,254
32 ............................................... FTEs 1.00
33 2. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM
34 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals
35 established pursuant to section 261.115:
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1 .................................................. $ 400,973
2 3. NATIONAL GUARD SERVICE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
3 For purposes of providing national guard service
4 scholarships under the program established in section 261.86:
5 .................................................. $ 4,700,000
6 4. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
7 a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
8 program established pursuant to section 261.87:
9 .................................................. $ 3,000,000
10 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, if the moneys
11 appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid
12 commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship
13 program exceed $500,000, “eligible institution” as defined in
14 section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year beginning July 1,
15 2021, include accredited private institutions as defined in
16 section 261.9.
17 5. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM
18 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established
19 pursuant to section 261.110:
20 .................................................. $ 400,000
21 6. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
22 For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment
23 program established pursuant to section 261.113:
24 .................................................. $ 1,524,502
25 7. HEALTH CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
26 For purposes of the health care loan repayment program
27 established pursuant to section 261.116:
28 .................................................. $ 350,000
29 8. RURAL VETERINARIAN LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
30 For purposes of the rural veterinarian loan repayment
31 program established pursuant to section 261.120:
32 .................................................. $ 300,000
33 9. FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE LAST-DOLLAR
34 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
35 For deposit in the future ready Iowa skilled workforce
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1 last-dollar scholarship fund established pursuant to section
2 261.131:
3 .................................................. $ 18,004,744
4 Sec. 3. CHIROPRACTIC LOAN FUNDS. Notwithstanding section
5 261.72, the moneys deposited in the chiropractic loan revolving
6 fund created pursuant to section 261.72, for the fiscal year
7 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, may be used
8 for purposes of the chiropractic loan forgiveness program
9 established in section 261.73.
10 Sec. 4. WORK-STUDY APPROPRIATION. Notwithstanding section
11 261.85, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending
12 June 30, 2022, the amount appropriated from the general fund
13 of the state to the college student aid commission for the
14 work-study program under section 261.85 shall be zero.
15 Sec. 5. TRANSFERS TO FUTURE READY IOWA SKILLED WORKFORCE
16 LAST-DOLLAR SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
17 1. Notwithstanding section 261.132, subsection 5, there is
18 transferred from the future ready Iowa skilled workforce grant
19 fund created pursuant to section 261.132, subsection 5, to the
20 future ready Iowa skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship
21 fund created pursuant to section 261.131, subsection 5, any
22 moneys remaining unencumbered and unobligated on the effective
23 date of this Act.
24 2. From the moneys appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker
25 and job creation fund, created in section 8.75, to the college
26 student aid commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
27 2020, and ending June 30, 2021, for purposes of providing
28 skilled workforce shortage tuition grants, in accordance with
29 section 261.130, pursuant to 2020 Iowa Acts, chapter 1019,
30 section 7, $400,000 is transferred to the future ready Iowa
31 skilled workforce last-dollar scholarship fund created pursuant
32 to section 261.131.
33 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
34 Sec. 6. There is appropriated from the general fund of
35 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year
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1 beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June 30, 2022, the following
2 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the
3 purposes designated:
4 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
5 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
6 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
7 equivalent positions:
8 .................................................. $ 5,975,526
9 ............................................... FTEs 65.00
10 b. By January 15, 2022, the department shall submit
11 a written report to the general assembly detailing the
12 department’s antibullying programming and current and projected
13 expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning
14 July 1, 2021.
15 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
16 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
17 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
18 equivalent positions:
19 .................................................. $ 598,197
20 ............................................... FTEs 9.21
21 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION
22 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
23 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
24 equivalent positions:
25 .................................................. $ 5,996,328
26 ............................................... FTEs 249.00
27 For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals
28 with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts
29 to work with community rehabilitation program providers for
30 job placement and retention services for individuals with
31 significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By
32 January 15, 2022, the division shall submit a written report to
33 the general assembly regarding the division’s outreach efforts
34 with community rehabilitation program providers.
35 b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons
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1 with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more
2 independently, including salaries and support, and for not more
3 than the following full-time equivalent positions:
4 .................................................. $ 84,823
5 ............................................... FTEs 1.00
6 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program
7 established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9:
8 .................................................. $ 138,506
9 d. For costs associated with centers for independent
10 living:
11 .................................................. $ 86,457
12 4. STATE LIBRARY
13 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous
14 purposes, and for not more than the following full-time
15 equivalent positions:
16 .................................................. $ 2,532,594
17 ............................................... FTEs 22.00
18 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section
19 256.57:
20 .................................................. $ 2,464,823
21 5. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION
22 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures,
23 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following
24 full-time equivalent positions:
25 .................................................. $ 7,870,316
26 ............................................... FTEs 58.23
27 6. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION
28 For reimbursement for career and technical education
29 expenditures made by regional career and technical education
30 planning partnerships in accordance with section 258.14:
31 .................................................. $ 2,952,459
32 7. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE
33 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that
34 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including
35 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and
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1 for not more than the following full-time equivalent positions:
2 .................................................. $ 2,176,797
3 ............................................... FTEs 23.62
4 8. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND —— GENERAL AID
5 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of
6 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11:
7 .................................................. $ 23,206,799
8 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children
9 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and
10 ending June 30, 2022, not more than $265,950 is allocated for
11 the early childhood Iowa office and other technical assistance
12 activities. Moneys allocated under this lettered paragraph
13 may be used by the early childhood Iowa state board for the
14 purpose of skills development and support for ongoing training
15 of staff. However, except as otherwise provided in this
16 subsection, moneys shall not be used for additional staff or
17 for the reimbursement of staff.
18 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
19 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the
20 early childhood Iowa fund, $2,318,018 shall be used for efforts
21 to improve the quality of early care, health, and education
22 programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to this paragraph may be
23 used for additional staff and for the reimbursement of staff.
24 The early childhood Iowa state board may reserve a portion
25 of the allocation, not to exceed $88,650, for the technical
26 assistance expenses of the early childhood Iowa state office,
27 including the reimbursement of staff, and shall distribute
28 the remainder to early childhood Iowa areas for local quality
29 improvement efforts through a methodology identified by the
30 early childhood Iowa state board to make the most productive
31 use of the funding, which may include use of the distribution
32 formula, grants, or other means.
33 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for
34 deposit in the school ready children grants account of
35 the early childhood Iowa fund, $825,030 shall be used for
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1 support of professional development and training activities
2 for persons working in early care, health, and education by
3 the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with
4 the professional development component groups maintained by
5 the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to
6 section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph “b”, and the early
7 childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to
8 professional development and training activities agreed upon by
9 the parties participating in the collaboration as approved by
10 the early childhood Iowa state board.
11 9. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES
12 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with
13 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No.
14 108-446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three
15 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for
16 those services:
17 .................................................. $ 1,721,400
18 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection,
19 $383,769 shall be allocated to the child health specialty
20 clinics administered by the state university of Iowa in order
21 to provide additional support for infants and toddlers who are
22 born prematurely, drug-exposed, or medically fragile.
23 10. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS
24 a. For early head start projects:
25 .................................................. $ 574,500
26 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be
27 used for implementation and expansion of early head start
28 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social,
29 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to
30 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families.
31 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and
32 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of
33 infants and toddlers in low-income families. Priority shall be
34 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for
35 and received state funding to administer an early head start
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1 project.
2 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS
3 a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks
4 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as
5 authorized by section 301.1:
6 .................................................. $ 852,000
7 b. Funding under this subsection is limited to $30 per
8 pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to
9 resident public school pupils.
10 12. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM
11 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality
12 program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more
13 than the following full-time equivalent positions:
14 .................................................. $ 2,965,467
15 ............................................... FTEs 6.00
16 13. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT
17 For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the
18 department of education on behalf of school districts and
19 accredited nonpublic schools to offset the costs associated
20 with a statewide student assessment administered in accordance
21 with section 256.7, subsection 21, paragraph “b”:
22 .................................................. $ 3,000,000
23 From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, not more
24 than $300,000 shall be distributed to the Iowa testi