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HOUSE
FILE
2393
BY
SORENSEN
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:
4
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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
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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
such
unexpended
3
and
unobligated
funds
for
deposit
in
the
school
district’s
4
flexibility
account
established
under
section
298A.2,
5
subsection
2
.
At
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
beginning
on
or
after
6
July
1,
2022,
school
districts
may
use
all
or
a
portion
of
7
funds
under
this
subsection
for
the
purposes
authorized
under
8
subsection
9
,
paragraph
“d”
,
and,
notwithstanding
any
provision
9
of
law
to
the
contrary,
school
districts
shall
not
be
required
10
to
participate
in
or
comply
with
section
284.15
in
order
to
11
continue
to
receive
funding
under
this
subsection
.
12
EXPLANATION
13
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
14
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
15
This
bill
permits
school
districts
to
use
funds
generated
16
for
the
teacher
salary
supplement,
professional
development
17
supplement,
and
the
teacher
leadership
supplement
from
pupils
18
participating
in
the
education
savings
account
program
for
any
19
school
general
fund
purpose.
20
The
bill
applies
to
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
21
July
1,
2026.
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