Bill Text: IA SF2415 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Amended
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Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the blind, the department of education, and the state board of regents, providing for related matters, and providing applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3220.) Effective 7-1-18.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-01 - NOBA: Graybook [SF2415 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2415-Amended.html
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the funding of, the operation of, and appropriation of moneys to the college student aid commission, the department for the blind, the department of education, and the state board of regents, providing for related matters, and providing applicability provisions. (Formerly SSB 3220.) Effective 7-1-18.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2018-06-01 - NOBA: Graybook [SF2415 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2415-Amended.html
Senate File 2415 - Reprinted SENATE FILE BY COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3220) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate May 2, 2018) 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, and the state board of regents, providing for 5 related matters, and providing applicability provisions. 6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: SF 2415 (2) 87 kh/tm/jh PAG LIN 1 1 DIVISION I 1 2 FY 2018=2019 APPROPRIATIONS 1 3 DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND 1 4 Section 1. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 45, is 1 5 amended to read as follows: 1 6 SEC. 45. ADMINISTRATION. There is appropriated from the 1 7 general fund of the state to the department for the blind 1 8 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 1 9 30, 2019, the following amounts, or so much thereof as is 1 10 necessary, to be used for the purposes designated: 1 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 1 13 equivalent positions: 1 14 .................................................. $1,093,6711 15 2,167,622 1 16 ............................................... FTEs88.001 17 78.00 1 18 COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 1 19 Sec. 2. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 46, is amended 1 20 to read as follows: 1 21 SEC. 46. There is appropriated from the general fund of the 1 22 state to the college student aid commission for the fiscal year 1 23 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following 1 24 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 1 25 purposes designated: 1 26 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 1 27 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 1 28 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 1 29 equivalent positions: 1 30 .................................................. $214,6401 31 429,279 1 32 ............................................... FTEs 3.95 1 33 2. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL RECRUITMENT PROGRAM 1 34 For the loan repayment program for health care professionals 1 35 established pursuant to section 261.115: 2 1 .................................................. $200,4872 2 400,973 2 3 3. NATIONAL GUARD EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 2 4 For purposes of providing national guard educational 2 5 assistance under the program established in section 261.86: 2 6 .................................................. $1,550,0002 7 4,700,000 2 8 Moneys appropriated in accordance with this subsection may 2 9 be distributed to a public university that purchased an Iowa 2 10 for=profit accredited private institution effective March 22, 2 11 2018, whose students were eligible members of the national 2 12 guard who received educational assistance under the national 2 13 guard educational assistance program in the fiscal year 2 14 beginning July 1, 2017, if the students continue to meet the 2 15 requirements of section 261.86. 2 16 4. TEACHER SHORTAGE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM 2 17 a. For the teacher shortage loan forgiveness program 2 18 established in section 261.112: 2 19 .................................................. $100,0002 20 105,828 2 21 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and 2 22 ending June 30, 2019, the commission shall not provide loan 2 23 forgiveness under the program to any new applicant, but may 2 24 renew loan forgiveness for an applicant who continues to meet 2 25 the eligibility requirements of section 261.112. 2 26 5. ALL IOWA OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM 2 27 a. For purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 2 28 program established pursuant to section 261.87: 2 29 .................................................. $1,420,4272 30 2,840,854 2 31 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, if the moneys 2 32 appropriated by the general assembly to the college student aid 2 33 commission for purposes of the all Iowa opportunity scholarship 2 34 program exceed$250,000$500,000, "eligible institution" 2 35 as defined in section 261.87 shall, during the fiscal year 3 1 beginning July 1, 2018, include accredited private institutions 3 2 as defined in section 261.9. 3 3 6. TEACH IOWA SCHOLAR PROGRAM 3 4 For purposes of the teach Iowa scholar program established 3 5 pursuant to section 261.110: 3 6 .................................................. $200,0003 7 400,000 3 8 7. RURAL IOWA PRIMARY CARE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM 3 9 For purposes of the rural Iowa primary care loan repayment 3 10 program established pursuant to section 261.113: 3 11 .................................................. $562,2513 12 1,124,502 3 13 8. HEALTH CARE=RELATED LOAN PROGRAM 3 14 For purposes of the health care=related loan program 3 15 established pursuant to section 261.116: 3 16 .................................................. $100,0003 17 200,000 3 18 Sec. 3. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 47, is amended 3 19 to read as follows: 3 20 SEC. 47. IOWA TUITION GRANT APPROPRIATIONS. 3 21 Notwithstanding the standingappropriationsappropriation in 3 22 the following designatedsectionssection for the fiscal year 3 23 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, theamounts 3 24amount appropriated from the general fund of the state to the 3 25 college student aid commissionpursuant to these sections 3 26 for the following designated purposes shall not exceed the 3 27 following amounts:3 281.Forfor Iowa tuition grants under section 261.25, 3 29 subsection 1:shall not exceed $46,630,951. 3 30.................................................. $ 23,315,4763 312. For tuition grants for students attending for=profit 3 32 accredited private institutions located in Iowa under section 3 33 261.25, subsection 2:3 34.................................................. $ 750,0003 353. For vocational=technical tuition grants under section 4 1 261.25, subsection 3:4 2.................................................. $ 875,0934 3 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 4 4 Sec. 4. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 50, is amended 4 5 to read as follows: 4 6 SEC. 50. There is appropriated from the general fund of 4 7 the state to the department of education for the fiscal year 4 8 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following 4 9 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 4 10 purposes designated: 4 11 1. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION 4 12 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 13 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 4 14 equivalent positions: 4 15 .................................................. $2,982,0244 16 5,949,047 4 17 ............................................... FTEs81.674 18 60.43 4 19 b. By January 15, 2019, the department shall submit 4 20 a written report to the general assembly detailing the 4 21 department's antibullying programming and current and projected 4 22 expenditures for such programming for the fiscal year beginning 4 23 July 1, 2018. 4 24 2. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION 4 25 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 26 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 4 27 equivalent positions: 4 28 .................................................. $299,0994 29 598,197 4 30 ............................................... FTEs11.504 31 9.82 4 32 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICES DIVISION 4 33 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 4 34 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 4 35 equivalent positions: 5 1 .................................................. $2,812,8385 2 5,677,908 5 3 ............................................... FTEs255.005 4 244.00 5 5 For purposes of optimizing the job placement of individuals 5 6 with disabilities, the division shall make its best efforts 5 7 to work with community rehabilitation program providers for 5 8 job placement and retention services for individuals with 5 9 significant disabilities and most significant disabilities. By 5 10 January 15, 2019, the division shall submit a written report to 5 11 the general assembly on the division's outreach efforts with 5 12 community rehabilitation program providers. 5 13 b. For matching moneys for programs to enable persons 5 14 with severe physical or mental disabilities to function more 5 15 independently, including salaries and support, and for not more 5 16 than the following full=time equivalent position: 5 17 .................................................. $42,4125 18 84,823 5 19 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 5 20 c. For the entrepreneurs with disabilities program 5 21 established pursuant to section 259.4, subsection 9: 5 22 .................................................. $69,2535 23 138,506 5 24 d. For costs associated with centers for independent 5 25 living: 5 26 .................................................. $43,2295 27 86,457 5 28 4. STATE LIBRARY 5 29 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 5 30 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 5 31 equivalent positions: 5 32 .................................................. $1,265,0325 33 2,530,063 5 34 ............................................... FTEs 29.00 5 35 b. For the enrich Iowa program established under section 6 1 256.57: 6 2 .................................................. $1,232,4126 3 2,464,823 6 4 5. PUBLIC BROADCASTING DIVISION 6 5 For salaries, support, maintenance, capital expenditures, 6 6 and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 6 7 full=time equivalent positions: 6 8 .................................................. $3,794,7086 9 7,589,415 6 10 ............................................... FTEs86.006 11 60.17 6 12 6. CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONTO SECONDARY SCHOOLS6 13 For reimbursement for career and technical education 6 14 expenditures made bysecondary schoolsregional career and 6 15 technical education planning partnerships in accordance with 6 16 section 258.14: 6 17 .................................................. $1,315,0676 18 2,630,134 6 19 Moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be used to 6 20 reimburseschool districts forregional career and technical 6 21 education planning partnerships for expendituresmade by 6 22 secondary schools to meet the standards set in sections 256.11, 6 23 258.4, and 260C.14allowed under section 258.14. 6 24 7. SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 6 25 For use as state matching moneys for federal programs that 6 26 shall be disbursed according to federal regulations, including 6 27 salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and 6 28 for not more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 6 29 .................................................. $1,088,3996 30 2,176,797 6 31 ............................................... FTEs20.586 32 23.86 6 33 8. EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA FUND ==== GENERAL AID 6 34 For deposit in the school ready children grants account of 6 35 the early childhood Iowa fund created in section 256I.11: 7 1 .................................................. $11,081,4007 2 22,162,799 7 3 a. From the moneys deposited in the school ready children 7 4 grants account for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, 7 5 and ending June 30, 2019, not more than$132,975$265,950 7 6 is allocated for the early childhood Iowa office and other 7 7 technical assistance activities. Moneys allocated under this 7 8 lettered paragraph may be used by the early childhood Iowa 7 9 state board for the purpose of skills development and support 7 10 for ongoing training of staff. However, except as otherwise 7 11 provided in this subsection, moneys shall not be used for 7 12 additional staff or for the reimbursement of staff. 7 13 b. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 7 14 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 7 15 early childhood Iowa fund,$1,159,009$2,318,018 shall 7 16 be used for efforts to improve the quality of early care, 7 17 health, and education programs. Moneys allocated pursuant to 7 18 this paragraph may be used for additional staff and for the 7 19 reimbursement of staff. The early childhood Iowa state board 7 20 may reserve a portion of the allocation, not to exceed$44,325 7 21$88,650, for the technical assistance expenses of the early 7 22 childhood Iowa state office, including the reimbursement of 7 23 staff, and shall distribute the remainder to early childhood 7 24 Iowa areas for local quality improvement efforts through a 7 25 methodology identified by the early childhood Iowa state board 7 26 to make the most productive use of the funding, which may 7 27 include use of the distribution formula, grants, or other 7 28 means. 7 29 c. Of the amount appropriated in this subsection for 7 30 deposit in the school ready children grants account of the 7 31 early childhood Iowa fund,$412,515$825,030 shall be used for 7 32 support of professional development and training activities 7 33 for persons working in early care, health, and education by 7 34 the early childhood Iowa state board in collaboration with 7 35 the professional development component groups maintained by 8 1 the early childhood Iowa stakeholders alliance pursuant to 8 2 section 256I.12, subsection 7, paragraph "b", and the early 8 3 childhood Iowa area boards. Expenditures shall be limited to 8 4 professional development and training activities agreed upon by 8 5 the parties participating in the collaboration. 8 6 9. BIRTH TO AGE THREE SERVICES 8 7 a. For expansion of the federal Individuals with 8 8 Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004, Pub. L. No. 8 9 108=446, as amended to January 1, 2018, birth through age three 8 10 services due to increased numbers of children qualifying for 8 11 those services: 8 12 .................................................. $860,7008 13 1,721,400 8 14 b. From the moneys appropriated in this subsection, 8 15$191,885$383,769 shall be allocated to the child health 8 16 specialty clinics administered by the state university of Iowa 8 17 in order to provide additional support for infants and toddlers 8 18 who are born prematurely, drug=exposed, or medically fragile. 8 19 10. EARLY HEAD START PROJECTS 8 20 a. For early head start projects: 8 21 .................................................. $287,2508 22 574,500 8 23 b. The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 8 24 used for implementation and expansion of early head start 8 25 pilot projects addressing the comprehensive cognitive, social, 8 26 emotional, and developmental needs of children from birth to 8 27 age three, including prenatal support for qualified families. 8 28 The projects shall promote healthy prenatal outcomes and 8 29 healthy family functioning, and strengthen the development of 8 30 infants and toddlers in low=income families. Priority shall be 8 31 given to those organizations that have previously qualified for 8 32 and received state funding to administer an early head start 8 33 project. 8 34 11. TEXTBOOKS OF NONPUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS 8 35 a. To provide moneys for costs of providing textbooks 9 1 to each resident pupil who attends a nonpublic school as 9 2 authorized by section 301.1: 9 3 .................................................. $325,1079 4 652,000 9 5 b. Funding under this subsection is limited to$20$25 per 9 6 pupil and shall not exceed the comparable services offered to 9 7 resident public school pupils. 9 8 12. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND TEACHER QUALITY PROGRAM 9 9 For purposes of the student achievement and teacher quality 9 10 program established pursuant to chapter 284, and for not more 9 11 than the following full=time equivalent positions: 9 12 .................................................. $1,697,8349 13 2,965,467 9 14 ............................................... FTEs2.009 15 5.90 9 16If moneys appropriated under this subsection and which 9 17 are allocated to pay the full amount of teacher leadership 9 18 supplemental aid payments to school districts for their 9 19 initial year of funding under section 284.13, subsection 1, 9 20 paragraph "e", for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and 9 21 ending June 30, 2019, are insufficient for such purpose, the 9 22 department shall prorate the amount of the teacher leadership 9 23 supplemental aid payments calculated under section 284.13, 9 24 subsection 1, paragraph "e", subparagraph (2), subparagraph 9 25 division (a), and paid to school districts.9 26 12A. STATEWIDE STUDENT ASSESSMENT 9 27 For distribution to the Iowa testing program by the 9 28 department of education on behalf of school districts to offset 9 29 the costs associated with a statewide student assessment 9 30 administered in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 21, 9 31 paragraph "b": 9 32 .................................................. $ 2,700,000 9 33 12B. STATEWIDE CLEARINGHOUSE TO EXPAND WORK=BASED LEARNING 9 34 For support costs associated with the creation of a 9 35 statewide clearinghouse to expand work=based learning as a part 10 1 of the future ready Iowa initiative: 10 2 .................................................. $ 250,000 10 3 12C. POSTSECONDARY SUMMER CLASSES FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 10 4 PROGRAM 10 5 For support costs associated with the creation of a program 10 6 to provide additional funds for resident high school pupils 10 7 enrolled in grades 9=12 to attend a community college for 10 8 college=level classes or attend a class taught by a community 10 9 college=employed instructor during the summer and outside of 10 10 the regular school year through a contractual agreement between 10 11 a community college and a school district under the future 10 12 ready Iowa initiative: 10 13 .................................................. $ 600,000 10 14 13. JOBS FOR AMERICA'S GRADUATES 10 15 For school districts to provide direct services to the most 10 16 at=riskseniormiddle school or high school students enrolled 10 17 in school districts through direct intervention by a jobs for 10 18 America's graduates specialist: 10 19 .................................................. $333,09410 20 1,666,188 10 21 14. ATTENDANCE CENTER PERFORMANCE/GENERAL INTERNET SITE AND 10 22 DATA SYSTEM SUPPORT 10 23 For administration of a process for school districts to 10 24 establish specific performance goals and to evaluate the 10 25 performance of each attendance center operated by the district 10 26 in order to arrive at an overall school performance grade and 10 27 report card for each attendance center, for internet site 10 28 and data system support, and for not more than the following 10 29 full=time equivalent positions: 10 30 .................................................. $125,00010 31 250,000 10 32 ............................................... FTEs2.0010 33 1.95 10 34 15. ONLINE STATE JOB POSTING SYSTEM 10 35 For purposes of administering the online state job posting 11 1 system in accordance with section 256.27: 11 2 .................................................. $115,00011 3 230,000 11 4 16. SUCCESSFUL PROGRESSION FOR EARLY READERS 11 5 For distribution to school districts for implementation 11 6 of section 279.68, subsection 2, relating to successful 11 7 progression for early readers: 11 8 .................................................. $3,912,39111 9 7,824,782 11 10 17. EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LITERACY 11 11 For purposes of purchasing a statewide license for an early 11 12 warning assessment and administering the early warning system 11 13 for literacy established in accordance with section 279.68 and 11 14 rules adopted in accordance with section 256.7, subsection 31: 11 15 .................................................. $957,50011 16 1,915,000 11 17 The department shall administer and distribute to school 11 18 districts and accredited nonpublic schools the early warning 11 19 assessment system that allows teachers to screen and monitor 11 20 student literacy skills from prekindergarten through grade 11 21 six. The department may charge school districts and accredited 11 22 nonpublic schools a fee for the system not to exceed the actual 11 23 costs to purchase a statewide license for the early warning 11 24 assessment minus the moneys received by the department under 11 25 this subsection. The fee shall be determined by dividing the 11 26 actual remaining costs to purchase the statewide license for 11 27 the school year by the number of pupils assessed under the 11 28 system in the current fiscal year. School districts may use 11 29 moneys received pursuant to section 257.10, subsection 11, and 11 30 moneys received for purposes of implementing section 279.68, 11 31 subsection 2, to pay the early warning assessment system fee. 11 32 18. IOWA READING RESEARCH CENTER 11 33 a. For purposes of the Iowa reading research center in 11 34 order to implement, in collaboration with the area education 11 35 agencies, the provisions of section 256.9, subsection 49, 12 1 paragraph "c": 12 2 .................................................. $478,75012 3 1,300,176 12 4 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys received by the 12 5 department pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered 12 6 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 12 7 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 12 8 specified in this subsection for the following fiscal year. 12 9 19. COMPUTER SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE 12 10 FUND 12 11 For deposit in the computer science professional development 12 12 incentive fund established under section 284.6A, if enacted: 12 13 .................................................. $250,00012 14 500,000 12 15 20. MIDWESTERN HIGHER EDUCATION COMPACT 12 16 a. For distribution to the midwestern higher education 12 17 compact to pay Iowa's member state annual obligation: 12 18 .................................................. $57,50012 19 115,000 12 20 b. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 12 21 for distribution to the midwestern higher education compact 12 22 pursuant to this subsection that remain unencumbered or 12 23 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 12 24 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purpose 12 25 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 12 26 21. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 12 27 For general state financial aid to merged areas as defined in 12 28 section 260C.2 in accordance with chapters 258 and 260C: 12 29 .................................................. $100,595,44512 30 202,690,889 12 31The moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be 12 32 allocated pursuant to the formula established in section 12 33 260C.18C.12 34 Notwithstanding the allocation formula in section 260C.18C, 12 35 the moneys appropriated in this subsection shall be allocated 13 1 as follows: 13 2 a. Merged Area I 13 3 .................................................. $ 10,000,076 13 4 b. Merged Area II 13 5 .................................................. $ 10,146,364 13 6 c. Merged Area III 13 7 .................................................. $ 9,391,092 13 8 d. Merged Area IV 13 9 .................................................. $ 4,619,543 13 10 e. Merged Area V 13 11 .................................................. $ 11,469,504 13 12 f. Merged Area VI 13 13 .................................................. $ 9,000,646 13 14 g. Merged Area VII 13 15 .................................................. $ 13,668,239 13 16 h. Merged Area IX 13 17 .................................................. $ 17,312,504 13 18 i. Merged Area X 13 19 .................................................. $ 31,691,864 13 20 j. Merged Area XI 13 21 .................................................. $ 33,916,985 13 22 k. Merged Area XII 13 23 .................................................. $ 11,242,657 13 24 l. Merged Area XIII 13 25 .................................................. $ 12,204,008 13 26 m. Merged Area XIV 13 27 .................................................. $ 4,708,909 13 28 n. Merged Area XV 13 29 .................................................. $ 14,776,328 13 30 o. Merged Area XVI 13 31 .................................................. $ 8,542,170 13 32 Sec. 5. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 51, is amended 13 33 to read as follows: 13 34 SEC. 51. LIMITATION OF STANDING APPROPRIATIONS FOR AT=RISK 13 35 CHILDREN. Notwithstanding the standing appropriation in 14 1 section 279.51 for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and 14 2 ending June 30, 2019, the amount appropriated from the general 14 3 fund of the state to the department of education for programs 14 4 for at=risk children under section 279.51 shall be not more 14 5 than$5,365,000$10,524,389. The amount of any reduction in 14 6 this section shall be prorated among the programs specified in 14 7 section 279.51, subsection 1, paragraphs "a", "b", and "c". 14 8 STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 14 9 Sec. 6. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 52, as amended 14 10 by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 170, section 40, is amended to read 14 11 as follows: 14 12 SEC. 52. There is appropriated from the general fund of 14 13 the state to the state board of regents for the fiscal year 14 14 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following 14 15 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 14 16 purposes designated: 14 17 1. OFFICE OF STATE BOARD OF REGENTS 14 18 a. For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 14 19 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 14 20 equivalent positions: 14 21 .................................................. $397,35714 22 775,655 14 23 ............................................... FTEs15.0014 24 2.48 14 25 The state board of regents shall submit a monthly financial 14 26 report in a format agreed upon by the state board of regents 14 27 office and the legislative services agency. The report 14 28 submitted in December 2018 shall include the five=year 14 29 graduation rates for the regents universities. 14 30 b. For moneys to be allocated between the southwest Iowa 14 31 regents resource center in Council Bluffs, the northwest Iowa 14 32 regents resource center in Sioux City, and the quad=cities 14 33 graduate studies center as determined by the board: 14 34 .................................................. $139,42414 35 272,161 15 1 c. For moneys to be distributed to Iowa public radio for 15 2 public radio operations: 15 3 .................................................. $179,63215 4 350,648 15 5 d. For allocation by the state board of regents to the state 15 6 university of Iowa, the Iowa state university of science and 15 7 technology, and the university of northern Iowa to support 15 8 new strategic initiatives, meet enrollment increases, meet 15 9 the demand for new courses and services, to fund new but 15 10 unavoidable or mandated cost increases, and to support any 15 11 other initiatives important to the core functions of the 15 12 universities: 15 13 .................................................. $ 8,300,000 15 14 2. STATE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA 15 15 a. General university 15 16 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 15 17 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 15 18 following full=time equivalent positions: 15 19 .................................................. $108,379,53415 20 211,560,793 15 21 ............................................... FTEs 5,058.55 15 22 b. Oakdale campus 15 23 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 24 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 15 25 equivalent positions: 15 26 .................................................. $1,093,27915 27 2,134,120 15 28 ............................................... FTEs 38.25 15 29 c. State hygienic laboratory 15 30 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 15 31 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 15 32 equivalent positions: 15 33 .................................................. $2,201,30815 34 4,297,032 15 35 ............................................... FTEs102.5016 1 103.77 16 2 d. Family practice program 16 3 For allocation by the dean of the college of medicine, with 16 4 approval of the advisory board, to qualified participants 16 5 to carry out the provisions of chapter 148D for the family 16 6 practice residency education program, including salaries 16 7 and support, and for not more than the following full=time 16 8 equivalent positions: 16 9 .................................................. $894,13316 10 1,745,379 16 11 ............................................... FTEs190.4016 12 2.19 16 13 e. Child health care services 16 14 For specialized child health care services, including 16 15 childhood cancer diagnostic and treatment network programs, 16 16 rural comprehensive care for hemophilia patients, and the 16 17 Iowa high=risk infant follow=up program, including salaries 16 18 and support, and for not more than the following full=time 16 19 equivalent positions: 16 20 .................................................. $329,72816 21 643,641 16 22 ............................................... FTEs57.9716 23 4.25 16 24 f. Statewide cancer registry 16 25 For the statewide cancer registry, and for not more than the 16 26 following full=time equivalent positions: 16 27 .................................................. $74,52616 28 145,476 16 29 ............................................... FTEs2.1016 30 1.04 16 31 g. Substance abuse consortium 16 32 For moneys to be allocated to the Iowa consortium for 16 33 substance abuse research and evaluation, and for not more than 16 34 the following full=time equivalent position: 16 35 .................................................. $27,76517 1 54,197 17 2 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 17 3 h. Center for biocatalysis 17 4 For the center for biocatalysis, and for not more than the 17 5 following full=time equivalent positions: 17 6 .................................................. $361,86417 7 706,371 17 8 ............................................... FTEs 6.28 17 9 i. Primary health care initiative 17 10 For the primary health care initiative in the college 17 11 of medicine, and for not more than the following full=time 17 12 equivalent positions: 17 13 .................................................. $324,46517 14 633,367 17 15 ............................................... FTEs5.8917 16 5.36 17 17 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph, 17 18$127,445$254,889 shall be allocated to the department of 17 19 family practice at the state university of Iowa college of 17 20 medicine for family practice faculty and support staff. 17 21 j. Birth defects registry 17 22 For the birth defects registry, and for not more than the 17 23 following full=time equivalent position: 17 24 .................................................. $19,14417 25 37,370 17 26 ............................................... FTEs 1.00 17 27 k. Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center 17 28 For the Larned A. Waterman Iowa nonprofit resource center, 17 29 and for not more than the following full=time equivalent 17 30 positions: 17 31 .................................................. $81,27017 32 158,641 17 33 ............................................... FTEs 2.75 17 34 l. Iowa online advanced placement academy science, 17 35 technology, engineering, and mathematics initiative 18 1 For the establishment of the Iowa online advanced placement 18 2 academy science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 18 3 initiative established pursuant to section 263.8A: 18 4 .................................................. $240,92518 5 470,293 18 6 m. Iowa flood center 18 7 For the Iowa flood center for use by the university's college 18 8 of engineering pursuant to section 466C.1: 18 9 .................................................. $600,00018 10 1,171,222 18 11 3. IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 18 12 a. General university 18 13 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 18 14 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 18 15 following full=time equivalent positions: 18 16 .................................................. $86,437,43118 17 167,474,125 18 18 ............................................... FTEs 3,647.42 18 19 b. Agricultural experiment station 18 20 For the agricultural experiment station salaries, support, 18 21 maintenance, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than 18 22 the following full=time equivalent positions: 18 23 .................................................. $14,943,43918 24 29,886,877 18 25 ............................................... FTEs 546.98 18 26 c. Cooperative extension service in agriculture and home 18 27 economics 18 28 For the cooperative extension service in agriculture 18 29 and home economics salaries, support, maintenance, and 18 30 miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the following 18 31 full=time equivalent positions: 18 32 .................................................. $9,133,36118 33 18,266,722 18 34 ............................................... FTEs383.3418 35 382.34 19 1 d. Livestock disease research 19 2 For deposit in and the use of the livestock disease research 19 3 fund under section 267.8: 19 4 .................................................. $86,42219 5 172,844 19 6 4. UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 19 7 a. General university 19 8 For salaries, support, maintenance, equipment, financial 19 9 aid, and miscellaneous purposes, and for not more than the 19 10 following full=time equivalent positions: 19 11 .................................................. $46,856,18119 12 93,712,362 19 13 ............................................... FTEs1,447.5019 14 1,426.69 19 15 b. Recycling and reuse center 19 16 For purposes of the recycling and reuse center, and for not 19 17 more than the following full=time equivalent positions: 19 18 .................................................. $87,62819 19 175,256 19 20 ............................................... FTEs3.0019 21 1.93 19 22 c. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) 19 23 collaborative initiative 19 24 For purposes of the science, technology, engineering, 19 25 and mathematics (STEM) collaborative initiative established 19 26 pursuant to section 268.7, and for not more than the following 19 27 full=time equivalent positions: 19 28 .................................................. $2,723,18819 29 5,446,375 19 30 ............................................... FTEs6.2019 31 5.50 19 32 (1) Except as otherwise provided in this lettered 19 33 paragraph, the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 19 34 shall be expended for salaries, staffing, institutional 19 35 support, activities directly related to recruitment of 20 1 kindergarten through grade 12 mathematics and science teachers, 20 2 and for ongoing mathematics and science programming for 20 3 students enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12. 20 4 (2) The university of northern Iowa shall work with the 20 5 community colleges to develop STEM professional development 20 6 programs for community college instructors and STEM curriculum 20 7 development. 20 8 (3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered 20 9 paragraph, not less than$250,000$500,000 shall be used to 20 10 provide technology education opportunities to high school, 20 11 career academy, and community college students through a 20 12 public=private partnership, as well as opportunities for 20 13 students and faculties at these institutions to secure 20 14 broad=based information technology certification. The 20 15 partnership shall provide all of the following: 20 16 (a) A research=based curriculum. 20 17 (b) Online access to the curriculum. 20 18 (c) Instructional software for classroom and student use. 20 19 (d) Certification of skills and competencies in a broad base 20 20 of information technology=related skill areas. 20 21 (e) Professional development for teachers. 20 22 (f) Deployment and program support, including but not 20 23 limited to integration with current curriculum standards. 20 24 (4) Notwithstanding section 8.33, of the moneys 20 25 appropriated in this paragraph "c" that remain unencumbered 20 26 or unobligated at the close of the fiscal year, an amount 20 27 equivalent to not more than 5 percent of the amount 20 28 appropriated in this paragraph "c" shall not revert but shall 20 29 remain available for expenditure for summer programs for 20 30 students until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. 20 31 d. Real estate education program 20 32 For purposes of the real estate education program, and for 20 33 not more than the following full=time equivalent position: 20 34 .................................................. $62,65120 35 125,302 21 1 ............................................... FTEs1.0021 2 0.96 21 3 5. STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF 21 4 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 21 5 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 21 6 equivalent positions: 21 7 .................................................. $4,948,67621 8 9,996,325 21 9 ............................................... FTEs 126.60 21 10 6. IOWA BRAILLE AND SIGHT SAVING SCHOOL 21 11 For salaries, support, maintenance, and miscellaneous 21 12 purposes, and for not more than the following full=time 21 13 equivalent positions: 21 14 .................................................. $2,063,24821 15 4,167,759 21 16 ............................................... FTEs 62.87 21 17 Sec. 7. 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 14, subsection 21 18 4, as amended by 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 140, section 44, is 21 19 amended to read as follows: 21 20 4. The following are range 4 positions: director of the 21 21 department of human rights, director of the Iowa state civil 21 22 rights commission,executive director of the college student 21 23 aid commission,director of the department for the blind, 21 24 executive director of the ethics and campaign disclosure 21 25 board, executive director of the Iowa public information 21 26 board, members of the public employment relations board, and 21 27 chairperson, vice chairperson, and members of the board of 21 28 parole. 21 29 Sec. 8. 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 1191, section 14, subsection 21 30 5, as amended by 2013 Iowa Acts, chapter 123, section 63, is 21 31 amended to read as follows: 21 32 5. The following are range 5 positions: administrator of 21 33 the division of homeland security and emergency management of 21 34 the department of public defense, state public defender, drug 21 35 policy coordinator, labor commissioner, workers' compensation 22 1 commissioner, executive director of the college student aid 22 2 commission, director of the department of cultural affairs, 22 3 director of the department of elder affairs, director of the 22 4 law enforcement academy, members of the property assessment 22 5 appeal board, and administrator of the historical division of 22 6 the department of cultural affairs. 22 7 Sec. 9. Section 256.9, subsection 56, Code 2018, as amended 22 8 by 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 4, is amended to 22 9 read as follows: 22 10 56. Develop and establish an online learning program model 22 11 in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to section 256.7, 22 12 subsection 32, and in accordance with section 256.43. The 22 13 director shall maintain a list of approved online providers 22 14 that meet the standards of section 256.42, subsection 6, and 22 15 provide course content through an online learning platform 22 16 taught byan Iowa licenseda teacherthatlicensed under 22 17 chapter 272 who has specialized training or experience in 22 18 online learning. Providers shall apply for approval annually 22 19 or as determined by the department. 22 20 Sec. 10. Section 256.11, subsection 5, paragraph k, as 22 21 enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 20, is 22 22 amended to read as follows: 22 23 k. One=half unit of personal finance literacy. All students 22 24 shall complete at least one=half unit of personal finance 22 25 literacy as a condition of graduation. 22 26 (1) The curriculum shall, at a minimum, address the 22 27 following: 22 28(1)(a) Savings, including emergency fund, purchases, and 22 29 wealth building. 22 30(2)(b) Understanding investments, including compound 22 31 and simple interest, liquidity, diversification, risk return 22 32 ratio, certificates of deposit, money market accounts, single 22 33 stocks, bonds, mutual funds, rental real estate, annuities, 22 34 commodities, and futures. 22 35(3)(c) Wealth building and college planning, including 23 1 long=term and short=term investing using tax=favored plans, 23 2 individual retirement accounts and payments from such accounts, 23 3 employer=sponsored retirement plans and investments, public and 23 4 private educational savings accounts, and uniform gifts and 23 5 transfers to minors. 23 6(4)(d) Credit and debt, including credit cards, payday 23 7 lending, rent=to=own transactions, debt consolidation, 23 8 automobile leasing, cosigning a loan, debt avoidance, and the 23 9 marketing of debt, especially to young people. 23 10(5)(e) Consumer awareness of the power of marketing 23 11 on buying decisions including zero percent interest offers; 23 12 marketing methods, including product positioning, advertising, 23 13 brand recognition, and personal selling; how to read a 23 14 credit report and correct inaccuracies; how to build a credit 23 15 score; how to develop a plan to deal with creditors and avoid 23 16 bankruptcy; and the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. 23 17(6)(f) Financial responsibility and money management, 23 18 including creating and living on a written budget and balancing 23 19 a checkbook; basic rules of successful negotiating and 23 20 techniques; and personality or other traits regarding money. 23 21(7)(g) Insurance, risk management, income, and career 23 22 decisions, including career choices that fit personality styles 23 23 and occupational goals, job search strategies, cover letters, 23 24 resumes, interview techniques, payroll taxes and other income 23 25 withholdings, and revenue sources for federal, state, and local 23 26 governments. 23 27(8)(h) Different types of insurance coverage including 23 28 renters, homeowners, automobile, health, disability, long=term 23 29 care, identity theft, and life insurance; term life, cash 23 30 value and whole life insurance; and insurance terms such 23 31 as deductible, stop loss, elimination period, replacement 23 32 coverage, liability, and out=of=pocket. 23 33(9)(i) Buying, selling, and renting advantages and 23 34 disadvantages relating to real estate, including adjustable 23 35 rate, balloon, conventional, government=backed, reverse, and 24 1 seller=financed mortgages. 24 2 (2) (a) One=half unit of personal finance literacy may 24 3 count as one=half unit of social studies in meeting the 24 4 requirements of paragraph "b", though the teacher providing 24 5 personal finance literacy coursework that counts as one=half 24 6 unit of social studies need not hold a social studies 24 7 endorsement. 24 8 (b) Units of coursework that meet the requirements of 24 9 any combination of coursework required under paragraphs "b", 24 10 "d", "e", or "h" and incorporate the curriculum required under 24 11 subparagraph (1) shall be deemed to satisfy the offer and 24 12 teach requirements of this paragraph "k" and a student who 24 13 completes such units shall be deemed to have met the graduation 24 14 requirement of this paragraph "k". 24 15 Sec. 11. Section 256.42, subsection 7, paragraph c, as 24 16 enacted by 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 6, is 24 17 amended to read as follows: 24 18 c. Any specified subject course to which section 256.11, 24 19 subsection 5, does not apply under paragraph "a" or "b" shall 24 20 be provided by the initiative if the initiative offers the 24 21 course unless the course offered by the initiative lacks the 24 22 capacity to accommodate additional students. In that case, the 24 23 specified subject course may instead be provided by the school 24 24 district or accredited nonpublic schoolthroughif either of 24 25 the following applies: 24 26 (1) Through an online learning platform if the course is 24 27 developed by the school district or accredited nonpublic school 24 28 itself, provided theonline learning platformcourse is taught 24 29 by an Iowa licensed teacher with online learning experience and 24 30 the course content is aligned with the Iowa content standards 24 31 and satisfies the requirements of subsection 6. 24 32 (2) Through a private provider utilized to provide the 24 33 course that meets the standards of section 256.42 and is 24 34 approved in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 56. 24 35 Sec. 12. Section 256.43, subsection 2, Code 2018, as amended 25 1 by 2018 Iowa Acts, Senate File 475, section 10, is amended to 25 2 read as follows: 25 3 2. Private providers. 25 4 a. At the discretion of the school board or authorities in 25 5 charge of an accredited nonpublic school, after consideration 25 6 of circumstances created by necessity, convenience, and 25 7 cost=effectiveness, courses developed by private providers may 25 8 be utilized by the school district or school in implementing a 25 9 high=quality online learning program. Courses obtained from 25 10 private providers shall be taught by teachers licensed under 25 11 chapter 272. 25 12 b. A school district may provide courses developed by 25 13 private providers and delivered primarily over the internet 25 14 to pupils who are participating in open enrollment under 25 15 section 282.18. However, if a student's participation 25 16 in open enrollment to receive educational instruction 25 17 and course content delivered primarily over the internet 25 18 results in the termination of enrollment in the receiving 25 19 district, the receiving district shall, within thirty days 25 20 of the termination, notify the district of residence of the 25 21 termination and the date of the termination. 25 22 c. Private providers utilized to provide courses by a school 25 23 district or accredited nonpublic school in accordance with 25 24 this section shall meet the standards of section 256.42 and be 25 25 approved in accordance with section 256.9, subsection 56. 25 26 Sec. 13. Section 261.25, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 25 27 to read as follows: 25 28 2. There is appropriated from the general fund of the state 25 29 to the commission for each fiscal year the sum ofone million 25 30 fivethree hundred seventy=six thousand two hundred twenty 25 31 dollars for tuition grants for qualified students who are 25 32 enrolled in eligible institutions. Of the moneys appropriated 25 33 under this subsection, not more than eighty thousand dollars 25 34 annually shall be used for tuition grants to qualified students 25 35 who are attending an eligible institution under section 261.9, 26 1 subsection 3, paragraph "b". 26 2 Sec. 14. Section 261.86, subsection 1, Code 2018, is amended 26 3 by adding the following new paragraph: 26 4 NEW PARAGRAPH. 0f. Completes and submits application forms 26 5 required by the commission, including the free application for 26 6 federal student aid and applies for all nonrepayable state and 26 7 federal financial aid for which the member is eligible. 26 8 Sec. 15. Section 261.114, subsection 3, unnumbered 26 9 paragraph 1, Code 2018, is amended to read as follows: 26 10 A program agreement shall be entered into by an eligible 26 11 student and the commission when the eligible student begins 26 12 the final year of study in an academic program leading to 26 13 eligibility for licensure as a nurse practitioner or physician 26 14 assistant. The commission shall not enter into any new 26 15 program agreement under this section on or after July 1, 2018. 26 16 Under the agreement, to receive loan repayments pursuant to 26 17 subsection 5, an eligible student shall agree to and shall 26 18 fulfill all of the following requirements: 26 19 Sec. 16. Section 261.114, subsection 8, Code 2018, is 26 20 amended by striking the subsection. 26 21 Sec. 17. Section 261.114, subsection 9, Code 2018, is 26 22 amended to read as follows: 26 23 9.Postponement and satisfactionSatisfaction of service 26 24 obligation. 26 25a. The obligation to engage in practice in accordance with 26 26 subsection 3 shall be postponed for the following purposes:26 27(1) Active duty status in the armed forces, the armed forces 26 28 military reserve, or the national guard.26 29(2) Service in volunteers in service to America.26 30(3) Service in the federal peace corps.26 31(4) A period of service commitment to the United States 26 32 public health service commissioned corps.26 33(5) A period of religious missionary work conducted by an 26 34 organization exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to 26 35 section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.27 1(6) Any period of temporary medical incapacity during which 27 2 the person obligated is unable, due to a medical condition, to 27 3 engage in full=time practice as required under subsection 3.27 4b. Except for a postponement under paragraph "a", 27 5 subparagraph (6), an obligation to engage in practice under an 27 6 agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3, shall not be 27 7 postponed for more than two years from the time the full=time 27 8 practice was to have commenced under the agreement.27 9c.a. An obligation to engage in full=time practice under 27 10 an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 3 shall be 27 11 considered satisfied when any of the following conditions are 27 12 met: 27 13 (1) The terms of the agreement are completed. 27 14 (2) The person who entered into the agreement dies. 27 15 (3) The person who entered into the agreement, due to a 27 16 permanent disability, is unable to practice as an advanced 27 17 registered nurse practitioner or physician assistant. 27 18d.b. If a loan repayment recipient fails to fulfill 27 19 the obligation to engage in practice in accordance with 27 20 subsection 3, the recipient shall be subject to repayment to 27 21 the commission of the loan amount plus interest as specified 27 22 by rule. A loan repayment recipient who fails to meet the 27 23 requirements of the obligation to engage in practice in 27 24 accordance with subsection 3 may also be subject to repayment 27 25 of moneys advanced by the service commitment area as provided 27 26 in any agreement with the service commitment area. 27 27 Sec. 18. Section 261.114, subsection 10, Code 2018, is 27 28 amended to read as follows: 27 29 10. Trust fund established. A rural Iowa advanced 27 30 registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant trust 27 31 fund is created in the state treasury as a separate fund under 27 32 the control of the commission. The commission shall remit all 27 33 repayments made pursuant to this section to the rural Iowa 27 34 advanced registered nurse practitioner and physician assistant 27 35 trust fund. All moneys deposited or paid into the trust fund 28 1 are appropriated and made available to the commission to be 28 2 used for meeting the requirements of this section. Moneys in 28 3 the fund up to the total amount that an eligible student may 28 4 receive for an eligible loan in accordance with this section 28 5 and upon fulfilling the requirements of subsection 3 shall be 28 6 considered encumbered for the duration of the agreement entered 28 7 into pursuant to subsection 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, 28 8 any balance in the fund on June 30 of each fiscal year shall not 28 9 revert to the general fund of the state, but shall be available 28 10 for purposes of this section in subsequent fiscal years. 28 11 Notwithstanding section 8.33, any balance in the fund on June 28 12 30, 2023, shall not revert to the general fund of the state but 28 13 shall be transferred to the health care loan repayment fund 28 14 established pursuant to section 261.116 to be used for purposes 28 15 of the health care loan repayment program. 28 16 Sec. 19. Section 261.114, Code 2018, is amended by adding 28 17 the following new subsection: 28 18 NEW SUBSECTION. 10A. This section is repealed July 1, 2023. 28 19 Sec. 20. Section 261.116, Code 2018, is amended to read as 28 20 follows: 28 21 261.116Registered nurse and nurse educatorHealth care loan 28 22forgivenessrepayment program. 28 23 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, unless the 28 24 context otherwise requires: 28 25 a. "Advanced registered nurse practitioner" means a person 28 26 licensed as a registered nurse under chapter 152 or 152E who 28 27 is licensed by the board of nursing as an advanced registered 28 28 nurse practitioner. 28 29 b. "Nurse educator" means a registered nurse who holds 28 30 a master's degree or doctorate degree and is employed by a 28 31 community college, an accredited private institution, or an 28 32 institution of higher education governed by the state board 28 33 of regents as a faculty member to teach nursing at a nursing 28 34 education program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to 28 35 section 152.5. 29 1 c. "Physician assistant" means a person licensed as a 29 2 physician assistant under chapter 148C. 29 3 d. "Qualified student loan" means a loan that was made, 29 4 insured, or guaranteed under Tit. IV of the federal Higher 29 5 Education Act of 1965, as amended, or under Tit. VII or VIII 29 6 of the federal Public Health Service Act, as amended, directly 29 7 to the borrower for attendance at an approved postsecondary 29 8 educational institution. 29 9 e. "Service commitment area" means a city in Iowa with a 29 10 population of less than twenty=six thousand that is located 29 11 more than twenty miles from a city with a population of fifty 29 12 thousand or more. 29 13 2. Program established. Aregistered nurse and nurse 29 14 educatorhealth care loanforgivenessrepayment program is 29 15 established to be administered by the commission. The program 29 16 shall consist of loan forgiveness for eligible federally 29 17 guaranteedfor purposes of repaying the qualified student 29 18 loansforof registered nurses, advanced registered nurse 29 19 practitioners, physician assistants, and nurse educators who 29 20 practice full=time in a service commitment area or teach in 29 21 this state, as appropriate, and who are selected for the 29 22 program in accordance with this section.For purposes of 29 23 this section, unless the context otherwise requires, "nurse 29 24 educator" means a registered nurse who holds a master's degree 29 25 or doctorate degree and is employed as a faculty member who 29 26 teaches nursing as provided in 655 IAC 2.6(152) at a community 29 27 college, an accredited private institution, or an institution 29 28 of higher education governed by the state board of regents.An 29 29 applicant who is a member of the Iowa national guard is exempt 29 30 from the service commitment area requirement, but shall submit 29 31 an affidavit verifying the applicant is practicing full=time 29 32 in this state. 29 332.3. Application requirements. Each applicant for loan 29 34forgivenessrepayment shall, in accordance with the rules of 29 35 the commission, do the following: 30 1 a. Complete and file an application forregistered nurse 30 2 or nurse educatorloanforgivenessrepayment. The individual 30 3 shall be responsible for the prompt submission of any 30 4 information required by the commission. 30 5 b. File a new application and submit information as 30 6 required by the commission annually on the basis of which 30 7 the applicant's eligibility for the renewed loanforgiveness 30 8repayment will be evaluated and determined. 30 9 c. Complete and return, on a form approved by the 30 10 commission, an affidavit of practice verifying that the 30 11 applicant is a registered nurse, an advanced registered nurse 30 12 practitioner, or a physician assistant who is practicing 30 13 full=time in a service commitment area in this state or is a 30 14 nurse educatorteaching at a community college, an accredited 30 15 private institution, or an institution of higher learning 30 16 governed by the state board of regentswho teaches full=time 30 17 in this state. If practice in a service commitment area is 30 18 required as a condition of receiving loan repayment, the 30 19 affidavit shall specify the service commitment area in which 30 20 the applicant is practicing full=time. 30 213.4. Loan repayment amounts. 30 22a.The annual amount ofregistered nurseloanforgiveness 30 23 for a registered nurse who completes a course of study, which 30 24 leads to a baccalaureate or associate degree of nursing, 30 25 diploma in nursing, or a graduate or equivalent degree in 30 26 nursing, and who practices in this state,repayment provided to 30 27 a recipient under this section shall not exceedthe resident 30 28 tuition rate established for institutions of higher learning 30 29 governed by the state board of regents for the first year 30 30 following the registered nurse's graduation from a nursing 30 31 education program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to 30 32 section 152.5six thousand dollars, or twenty percent of the 30 33registered nurse's total federally guaranteed Stafford loan 30 34 amount under the federal family education loan program or the 30 35 federal direct loan program, including principal and interest 31 1recipient's total qualified student loan, whichever amount is 31 2 less. Aregistered nurse shall berecipient is eligible for 31 3 the loanforgivenessrepayment program for not more than five 31 4 consecutive years. 31 5b. The annual amount of nurse educator loan forgiveness 31 6 shall not exceed the resident tuition rate established for 31 7 institutions of higher learning governed by the state board 31 8 of regents for the first year following the nurse educator's 31 9 graduation from an advanced formal academic nursing education 31 10 program approved by the board of nursing pursuant to section 31 11 152.5, or twenty percent of the nurse educator's total 31 12 federally guaranteed Stafford loan amount under the federal 31 13 family education loan program or the federal direct loan 31 14 program, including principal and interest, whichever amount 31 15 is less. A nurse educator shall be eligible for the loan 31 16 forgiveness program for not more than five consecutive years.31 174.5. Selection criteria. The commission shall establish 31 18 by rule the evaluation criteria to be used in evaluating 31 19 applications submitted under this section. Priority shall be 31 20 given to applicants who are residents of Iowa and, if requested 31 21 by the adjutant general, to applicants who are members of the 31 22 Iowa national guard. 31 23 6. Health care loan repayment fund. Aregistered nurse and 31 24 nurse educatorhealth care loanforgivenessrepayment fund is 31 25 created for deposit of moneys appropriated to or received by 31 26 the commission for use under the program. Notwithstanding 31 27 section 8.33, moneys deposited in the health care loan 31 28 repayment fund shall not revert to any fund of the state 31 29 at the end of any fiscal year but shall remain in the loan 31 30forgivenessrepayment fund and be continuously available for 31 31 loanforgivenessrepayment under the program. Notwithstanding 31 32 section 12C.7, subsection 2, interest or earnings on moneys 31 33 deposited in the health care loan fund shall be credited to the 31 34 fund. 31 355.7. Report. The commission shall submit in a report 32 1 to the general assembly by January 1, annually, the number of 32 2 individuals who received loanforgivenessrepayment pursuant to 32 3 this section, where the participants practiced or taught, the 32 4 amount paid to each program participant, and other information 32 5 identified by the commission as indicators of outcomesfromof 32 6 the program. 32 76.8. Rules. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to 32 8 chapter 17A to administer this section. 32 9 Sec. 21. Section 284.13, subsection 1, paragraphs a, b, c, 32 10 e, f, and g, Code 2018, are amended to read as follows: 32 11 a. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20172018, and 32 12 ending June 30,20182019, to the department, the amount of 32 13eightfive hundredforty=sixeight thousand two hundred fifty 32 14 dollars for the issuance of national board certification awards 32 15 in accordance with section 256.44. Of the amount allocated 32 16 under this paragraph, not less than eighty=five thousand 32 17 dollars shall be used to administer the ambassador to education 32 18 position in accordance with section 256.45. 32 19 b. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20172018, and 32 20 ending June 30,20182019, up to seven hundredseventy=four 32 21twenty=eight thousandthreetwo hundred sixteen dollars to 32 22 the department for purposes of implementing the professional 32 23 development program requirements of section 284.6, assistance 32 24 in developing model evidence for teacher quality committees 32 25 established pursuant to section 284.4, subsection 1, paragraph 32 26 "b", and the evaluator training program in section 284.10. 32 27 A portion of the funds allocated to the department for 32 28 purposes of this paragraph may be used by the department for 32 29 administrative purposes and for not more than four full=time 32 30 equivalent positions. 32 31 c. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20172018, 32 32 and ending June 30,20182019, an amount up to one million 32 33one hundred twenty=threeseventy=seven thousandnineeight 32 34 hundred ten dollars to the department for the establishment 32 35 of teacher development academies in accordance with section 33 1 284.6, subsection 10. A portion of the funds allocated to 33 2 the department for purposes of this paragraph may be used for 33 3 administrative purposes. 33 4 e. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20172018, and 33 5 ending June 30,20182019, to the department an amount up to 33 6 twenty=five thousand dollars for purposes of the fine arts 33 7 beginning teacher mentoring program established under section 33 8 256.34. 33 9 f. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20172018, and 33 10 ending June 30,20182019, to the department an amount up 33 11 to six hundred twenty=six thousand one hundred ninety=one 33 12 dollars shall be used by the department for a delivery system, 33 13 in collaboration with area education agencies, to assist in 33 14 implementing the career paths and leadership roles considered 33 15 pursuant to sections 284.15, 284.16, and 284.17, including but 33 16 not limited to planning grants to school districts and area 33 17 education agencies, technical assistance for the department, 33 18 technical assistance for districts and area education agencies, 33 19 training and staff development, and the contracting of external 33 20 expertise and services. In using moneys allocated for purposes 33 21 of this paragraph, the department shall give priority to school 33 22 districts with certified enrollments of fewer than six hundred 33 23 students. A portion of the moneys allocated annually to the 33 24 department for purposes of this paragraph may be used by the 33 25 department for administrative purposes and for not more than 33 26 five full=time equivalent positions. 33 27 g. For the fiscal year beginning July 1,20182019, 33 28 and for each subsequent fiscal year, to the department of 33 29 education, ten million dollars for purposes of implementing 33 30 the supplemental assistance for high=need schools provisions 33 31 of section 284.11. Annually, of the moneys allocated to 33 32 the department for purposes of this paragraph, up to one 33 33 hundred thousand dollars may be used by the department for 33 34 administrative purposes and for not more than one full=time 33 35 equivalent position. 34 1 Sec. 22. APPLICABILITY. The following provisions of this 34 2 Act apply to fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2018, 34 3 effective with the pay period beginning June 29, 2018: 34 4 1. The section of this Act amending 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 34 5 1191, section 14, subsection 4, as amended by 2013 Iowa Acts, 34 6 chapter 140, section 44. 34 7 2. The section of this Act amending 2008 Iowa Acts, chapter 34 8 1191, section 14, subsection 5, as amended by 2013 Iowa Acts, 34 9 chapter 123, section 63. 34 10 DIVISION II 34 11 WORKFORCE TRAINING PROGRAMS ==== APPROPRIATIONS FY 2018=2019 34 12 Sec. 23. 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 172, section 55, as amended 34 13 by 2017 Iowa Acts, chapter 170, section 41, is amended to read 34 14 as follows: 34 15 SEC. 55. There is appropriated from the Iowa skilled worker 34 16 and job creation fund created in section 8.75 to the following 34 17 departments, agencies, and institutions for the fiscal year 34 18 beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019, the following 34 19 amounts, or so much thereof as is necessary, to be used for the 34 20 purposes designated: 34 21 1. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 22 a. For deposit in the workforce training and economic 34 23 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A: 34 24 .................................................. $7,550,00034 25 15,100,000 34 26 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph "a", 34 27 not more than$50,000$100,000 shall be used by the department 34 28 for administration of the workforce training and economic 34 29 development funds created pursuant to section 260C.18A. 34 30 b. For distribution to community colleges for the purposes 34 31 of implementing adult education and literacy programs pursuant 34 32 to section 260C.50: 34 33 .................................................. $2,750,00034 34 5,500,000 34 35 (1) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 35 1 "b",$1,941,500$3,883,000 shall be allocated pursuant to the 35 2 formula established in section 260C.18C. 35 3 (2) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 35 4 "b", not more than$75,000$150,000 shall be used by the 35 5 department for implementation of adult education and literacy 35 6 programs pursuant to section 260C.50. 35 7 (3) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 35 8 "b", not more than$733,500$1,467,000 shall be distributed as 35 9 grants to community colleges for the purpose of adult basic 35 10 education programs for students requiring instruction in 35 11 English as a second language. The department shall establish 35 12 an application process and criteria to award grants pursuant to 35 13 this subparagraph to community colleges. The criteria shall be 35 14 based on need for instruction in English as a second language 35 15 in the region served by each community college as determined by 35 16 factors including data from the latest federal decennial census 35 17 and outreach efforts to determine regional needs. 35 18 (4) From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 35 19 "b",$105,000$210,000 shall be transferred to the department 35 20 of human services for purposes of administering a pilot project 35 21 to provide access to international resources to Iowans and new 35 22 Iowans to provide economic and leadership development resulting 35 23 in Iowa being a more inclusive and welcoming place to live, 35 24 work, and raise a family. The pilot project shall provide 35 25 supplemental support services for international refugees to 35 26 improve learning, English literacy, life skills, cultural 35 27 competencies, and integration in a county with a population 35 28 over 350,000 as determined by the 2010 federal decennial 35 29 census. The department of human services shall utilize a 35 30 request for proposals process to identify the entity best 35 31 qualified to implement the pilot project. 35 32 c. Foraccelerated career education programcapital 35 33 projects at community colleges thatare authorized under 35 34 chapter 260G and thatmeet the definition of the term "vertical 35 35 infrastructure" in section 8.57, subsection 5, paragraph "c": 36 1 .................................................. $3,000,00036 2 6,000,000 36 3 Moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph shall be 36 4 disbursed pursuant to section 260G.6, subsection 3. Projects 36 5 that qualify for moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 36 6 shall include at least one of the following: 36 7 (1) Accelerated career education program capital projects. 36 8 (2) Major renovations and major repair needs, including 36 9 health, life, and fire safety needs, including compliance with 36 10 the federal Americans With Disabilities Act. 36 11 (3) Projects that meet the requirements under chapter 260G 36 12 and related projects located at a community college whose 36 13 campus is located in a city with a population, according to 36 14 the 2010 federal decennial census, between 99,000 and 100,000. 36 15 The prohibition against lease payment under section 8.57, 36 16 subsection 5, paragraph "c", shall not apply to projects 36 17 authorized under this subparagraph (3). The provisions of this 36 18 subparagraph (3) shall also apply to any moneys which remain 36 19 unobligated and unencumbered and were appropriated in prior 36 20 years for purposes of this lettered paragraph to such community 36 21 college. The provisions of this subparagraph (3) are not 36 22 applicable or effective after June 30, 2019. 36 23 d. For deposit in the pathways for academic career and 36 24 employment fund established pursuant to section 260H.2: 36 25 .................................................. $2,500,00036 26 5,000,000 36 27 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph 36 28 "d", not more than$100,000$200,000 shall be allocated by 36 29 the department for implementation of regional industry sector 36 30 partnerships pursuant to section 260H.7B and for not more than 36 31 one full=time equivalent position. 36 32 e. For deposit in the gap tuition assistance fund 36 33 established pursuant to section 260I.2: 36 34 .................................................. $1,000,00036 35 2,000,000 37 1 f. For deposit in the statewide work=based learning 37 2 intermediary network fund created pursuant to section 256.40: 37 3 .................................................. $750,00037 4 1,500,000 37 5 From the moneys appropriated in this lettered paragraph "f", 37 6 not more than$25,000$50,000 shall be used by the department 37 7 to provide statewide support for work=based learning. 37 8 g. For support costs associated with administering a 37 9 workforce preparation outcome reporting system for the purpose 37 10 of collecting and reporting data relating to the educational 37 11 and employment outcomes of workforce preparation programs 37 12 receiving moneys pursuant to this subsection: 37 13 .................................................. $100,00037 14 200,000 37 15 2. COLLEGE STUDENT AID COMMISSION 37 16 For purposes of providing skilled workforce shortage tuition 37 17 grants in accordance with section 261.130: 37 18 .................................................. $2,500,00037 19 5,000,000 37 20 3. Notwithstanding section 8.33, moneys appropriated 37 21 in this section of this Act that remain unencumbered or 37 22 unobligated at the close of the fiscal year shall not revert 37 23 but shall remain available for expenditure for the purposes 37 24 designated until the close of the succeeding fiscal year. SF 2415 (2) 87 kh/tm/jh
