Iowa HF 2684: A bill for an act permitting school districts to use certain categorical funds generated from pupils participating in the education savings account program for any school general fund purpose.

Bill Text

House
File
2684
-
Introduced

HOUSE
FILE
2684

BY
COMMITTEE
ON
EDUCATION

(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
2393)

A
BILL
FOR

An
Act
permitting
school
districts
to
use
certain
categorical
1

funds
generated
from
pupils
participating
in
the
education
2

savings
account
program
for
any
school
general
fund
purpose.
3

BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
257.10,
subsection
9,
paragraph
d,
Code
1

2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2

d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
3

succeeding
budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
4

this
subsection
or
available
for
use
as
provided
in
subsection
5

10
,
paragraph
“d”
,
subsection
12
,
paragraph
“d”
,
or
section
6

257.46,
subsection
3
,
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
7

to
section
284.3A
and
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
8

chapter
284
related
to
such
distribution
under
section
284.3A
.
9

However,
for
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,

10

amounts
calculated
under
this
subsection
that
are
attributable

11

to
resident
pupils
participating
in
the
education
savings
12

account
program
under
section
257.11B
may
be
used
for
any
13

school
general
fund
purpose.

14

Sec.
2.
Section
257.10,
subsection
10,
paragraph
d,
Code
15

2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16

d.
The
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
17

and
any
amount
designated
for
professional
development
purposes
18

from
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
under
section
19

298A.2,
subsection
2
,
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
20

of
chapter
284
.
However,
for
budget
years
beginning
on
or

21

after
July
1,
2026,
amounts
calculated
under
this
subsection
22

that
are
attributable
to
resident
pupils
participating
in

23

the
education
savings
account
program
under
section
257.11B
24

may
be
used
for
any
school
general
fund
purpose.
If
all
25

professional
development
requirements
of
chapter
284
are
met
26

and
funds
received
under
this
subsection
remain
unexpended
27

and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
28

after
July
1,
2017,
the
school
district
may
transfer
all
or
a
29

portion
of
such
unexpended
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
30

in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
account
established
under
31

section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
32

beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2022,
the
school
district
may
33

use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
34

purposes
authorized
under
subsection
9
,
paragraph
“d”
.
At
the
35

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end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
the
1

school
district
may
use
all
or
a
portion
of
funds
under
this
2

subsection
for
any
trainings
required
as
a
condition
for
a
3

school
employee
to
carry
a
weapon
at
the
school
during
school
4

hours.
5

Sec.
3.
Section
257.10,
subsection
12,
paragraph
d,
Code
6

2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
7

d.
Except
as
otherwise
allowed
under
this
paragraph,
8

for
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2014,
and
succeeding
9

budget
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
10

subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
11

and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
12

284.15
.
The
funds
shall
be
used
only
to
increase
the
payment
13

for
a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role
pursuant
to
a
14

framework
or
comparable
system
approved
pursuant
to
section
15

284.15
;
to
increase
the
percentages
of
teachers
assigned
to
16

leadership
roles;
to
increase
the
minimum
teacher
starting
17

salary
to
the
amount
provided
in
section
284.15,
subsection
2
,
18

paragraph
“a”
,
subparagraph
(1);
to
cover
the
costs
for
the
19

time
mentor
and
lead
teachers
are
not
providing
instruction
20

to
students
in
a
classroom;
for
coverage
of
a
classroom
when
21

an
initial
or
career
teacher
is
observing
or
co-teaching
with
22

a
teacher
assigned
to
a
leadership
role;
for
professional
23

development
time
to
learn
best
practices
associated
with
24

the
career
pathways
leadership
process;
and
for
other
costs
25

associated
with
a
framework
or
comparable
system
approved
by
26

the
department
of
education
under
section
284.15
with
the
goals
27

of
improving
instruction
and
elevating
the
quality
of
teaching
28

and
student
learning.
However,
for
budget
years
beginning
on

29

or
after
July
1,
2026,
amounts
calculated
under
this
subsection

30

that
are
attributable
to
resident
pupils
participating
in
the
31

education
savings
account
program
under
section
257.11B
may
be

32

used
for
any
school
general
fund
purpose.
If
all
requirements
33

for
the
school
district
for
the
use
of
funds
calculated

34

under
this
subsection
are
met
and
funds
received
under
this

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subsection
remain
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
1

fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2020,
the
school
2

district
may
transfer
all
or
a
portion
of
s