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HOUSE
FILE
914
BY
BAGNIEWSKI
,
WICHTENDAHL
,
KRESSIG
,
B.
MEYER
,
LEVIN
,
KURTH
,
JACOBY
,
GOSA
,
OLSON
,
BROWN-POWERS
,
SRINIVAS
,
EHLERT
,
R.
JOHNSON
,
and
MATSON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
education,
including
by
modifying
provisions
1
related
to
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
agencies,
2
the
department
of
education,
and
area
education
agency
3
funding,
and
including
effective
date
and
applicability
4
provisions.
5
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
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DIVISION
I
1
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
OF
THE
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION
2
Section
1.
Section
256.9,
subsection
36,
Code
2025,
is
3
amended
by
striking
the
subsection.
4
Sec.
2.
Section
256B.3,
subsections
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
5
and
22,
Code
2025,
are
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
6
DIVISION
II
7
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
8
Sec.
3.
Section
273.2,
subsections
1
and
3,
Code
2025,
are
9
amended
to
read
as
follows:
10
1.
There
are
established
throughout
the
state
nine
area
11
education
agencies,
each
of
which
is
under
the
general
12
supervision
of
the
director
of
the
department
of
education,
13
except
as
otherwise
provided
in
this
chapter
governed
by
an
14
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
.
Each
area
education
15
agency
shall
have
an
area
education
agency
board
of
directors
16
that
shall
serve
in
an
advisory
capacity.
The
boundaries
of
an
17
area
education
agency
shall
not
divide
a
school
district.
The
18
director
of
the
department
of
education
shall
change
boundaries
19
of
area
education
agencies
to
take
into
account
mergers
of
20
local
school
districts
and
changes
in
boundaries
of
local
21
school
districts,
when
necessary
to
maintain
the
policy
of
this
22
chapter
that
a
local
school
district
shall
not
be
a
part
of
23
more
than
one
area
education
agency.
24
3.
a.
The
area
education
agency
board
shall
furnish
25
educational
services
and
programs
as
provided
in
section
273.1
,
26
this
section
,
sections
273.3
through
273.8
,
and
chapter
256B
27
to
pupils
enrolled
in
public
or
nonpublic
schools
located
28
within
its
boundaries
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
29
schools
pursuant
to
section
256.11
,
which
request
to
receive
30
such
services
.
The
programs
and
services
provided
shall
be
31
at
least
commensurate
with
programs
and
services
existing
on
32
July
1,
1974.
The
programs
and
services
provided
to
pupils
33
enrolled
in
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
comparable
to
programs
34
and
services
provided
to
pupils
enrolled
in
public
schools
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within
constitutional
guidelines.
1
b.
The
area
education
agency
may
furnish
evidence-based
2
professional
development
services
to
public
or
nonpublic
3
schools
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
schools
pursuant
4
to
section
256.11
if
any
of
the
following
requirements
are
5
satisfied:
6
(1)
The
professional
development
service
is
included
on
the
7
list
developed
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education
8
pursuant
to
section
256.9,
subsection
36
.
9
(2)
The
director
of
the
department
of
education
grants
10
approval
to
the
area
education
agency
to
furnish
the
11
evidence-based
professional
development
services.
12
Sec.
4.
Section
273.2,
subsections
5
and
13,
Code
2025,
are
13
amended
by
striking
the
subsections.
14
Sec.
5.
Section
273.3,
subsections
1
and
12,
Code
2025,
are
15
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
1.
Advise
and
consult
with
Determine
the
policies
of
the
17
area
education
agency
on
policies
and
procedures
for
providing
18
programs
and
services.
19
12.
Area
education
agencies
shall
prepare
Prepare
an
annual
20
budget
estimating
income
and
expenditures
for
programs
and
21
services
as
provided
in
sections
273.1
,
273.2
,
this
section
,
22
sections
273.4
through
273.8
,
and
chapter
256B
within
the
23
limits
of
funds
provided
under
section
256B.9
and
chapter
257
.
24
The
board
shall
submit
the
proposed
budget
to
the
director
25
of
the
department
of
education
for
approval
not
later
than
26
March
1
of
each
year,
and
the
director
shall
either
approve
or
27
reject
the
proposed
budget
for
changes
within
ten
days
after
28
submission
post
notice
of
a
public
hearing
on
the
proposed
29
budget
on
the
area
education
agency’s
internet
site
and
by
30
publication
in
the
newspaper
of
general
circulation
in
the
31
territory
of
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
principal
32
place
of
business
of
a
school
district
that
is
part
of
the
33
area
education
agency
is
located.
The
notice
shall
specify
34
the
date,
which
shall
be
not
later
than
March
1
of
each
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year,
the
time,
and
the
location
of
the
public
hearing
.
The
1
proposed
budget
as
approved
by
the
director
of
the
department
2
of
education
board
shall
then
be
submitted
to
the
state
board
3
of
education,
on
forms
provided
by
the
department,
no
later
4
than
March
15
preceding
the
next
fiscal
year
for
approval.
5
The
state
board
shall
review
the
proposed
budget
of
each
6
area
education
agency
and
shall
before
May
1,
either
grant
7
approval
or
return
the
budget
without
approval
with
comments
8
of
the
state
board
included.
An
unapproved
budget
shall
be
9
resubmitted
to
the
state
board
for
final
approval
not
later
10
than
May
15.
The
state
board
shall
give
final
approval
only
to
11
budgets
submitted
by
area
education
agencies
accredited
by
the
12
state
board
or
that
have
been
given
conditional
accreditation
13
by
the
state
board.
14
Sec.
6.
Section
273.3,
subsection
26,
Code
2025,
is
amended
15
by
striking
the
subsection.
16
Sec.
7.
Section
273.5,
unnumbered
paragraph
1,
Code
2025,
17
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
There
shall
be
established
a
division
of
special
education
19
of
the
area
education
agency
which
shall
provide
for
special
20
education
programs
and
services
to
the
local
school
districts.
21
The
division
of
special
education
shall
be
headed
by
a
director
22
of
special
education
who
meets
certification
standards
of
the
23
department
of
education.
The
director
of
special
education
24
shall
be
an
employee
of
the
division
of
special
education
of
25
the
department
of
education.
The
director
of
special
education
26
shall
not
be
an
employee
of
the
area
education
agency,
shall
27
not
receive
compensation
from
the
area
education
agency,
shall
28
not
supervise
or
manage
employees
of
the
area
education
agency,
29
and
shall
not
directly
provide
special
education
services
for
30
the
agency.
The
director
of
special
education’s
primary
job
31
duties
and
responsibilities
to
the
area
education
agency
are
32
to
provide
oversight
of
the
area
education
agency’s
special
33
education
services.
The
director
of
special
education
shall
34
also
have
the
responsibility
for
implementation
of
state
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regulations
and
guidelines
relating
to
special
education
1
programs
and
services.
The
director
of
special
education
shall
2
have
the
following
powers
and
duties:
3
Sec.
8.
Section
273.11,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
4
follows:
5
273.11
Standards
for
accrediting
area
education
agency
6
programs.
7
1.
The
state
board
of
education
shall
develop
standards
8
and
rules
for
the
accreditation
of
area
education
agencies.
9
Standards
shall
be
general
in
nature,
but
at
a
minimum
shall
10
identify
requirements
addressing
the
services
provided
by
each
11
division,
as
well
as
identifying
indicators
of
quality
that
12
will
permit
area
education
agencies,
school
districts,
the
13
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education,
14
and
the
general
public
to
judge
accurately
the
effectiveness
of
15
area
education
agency
services.
16
2.
Standards
developed
shall
include,
but
are
not
limited
17
to,
the
following:
18
a.
Support
for
school-community
planning,
including
a
means
19
of
assessing
needs,
developing
collaborative
relationships
20
among
community
agencies,
establishing
shared
direction
,
and
21
implementing
program
plans
and
reporting
progress
toward
goals
22
for
all
students,
including
students
with
disabilities
.
23
b.
Professional
Evidence-based
professional
development
24
programs
that
respond
to
current
needs.
25
c.
Support
for
curriculum
development,
instruction,
and
26
assessment
for
services
that
address
the
areas
of
reading,
27
language
arts,
math
,
and
science,
using
research-based
28
methodologies
,
for
all
students,
including
students
with
29
disabilities
.
30
d.
Special
education
compliance
and
support.
31
e.
Management
services,
including
financial
reporting
and
32
purchasing
as
requested
and
funded
by
local
districts.
33
f.
Support
for
instructional
media
services
that
supplement
34
and
support
local
district
media
centers
and
services.
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g.
Support
for
school
technology
planning
and
staff
1
development
for
implementing
instructional
technologies.
2
h.
A
program
and
services
evaluation
and
reporting
system
3
that
includes
information
related
to
special
education
.
4
i.
Support
for
school
district
libraries
in
accordance
with
5
section
273.2,
subsection
4
.
6
j.
Support
for
early
childhood
service
coordination
for
7
families
and
children
,
age
birth
through
three
years,
to
8
meet
health,
safety,
and
learning
needs
,
including
service
9
coordination
.
10
k.
Timely
submission
of
required
reports
and
documents
to
11
the
state
board
of
education,
the
department
of
education,
12
and
the
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
13
education.
14
l.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
in
analyzing
15
student
achievement
data
related
to
the
learning
environment,
16
comparing
data
to
the
external
knowledge
base,
and
using
that
17
information
to
guide
schools
and
school
districts
in
setting
18
goals
and
implementing
actions
to
improve
student
learning
for
19
all
students,
including
students
with
disabilities.
20
m.
Support
for
addressing
the
diverse
learning
needs
of
21
all
children
and
youths,
including
children
and
youths
who
are
22
eligible
for
special
education
through
services
that
include
23
direct
services
to
students
with
disabilities.
24
n.
Support
for
schools
and
school
districts
to
ensure
25
compliance
with
rules
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
education
26
related
to
special
education.
27
o.
Support
necessary
to
implement
effective
instruction
for
28
all
students,
including
students
with
disabilities,
through
29
school
technology
services.
30
p.
Support
for
students
using
educational
programs
and
31
services
in
a
manner
that
is
consistent
with
the
educational
32
standards
established
pursuant
to
section
256.11.
33
q.
Support
for
staff
development
and
adult
learners
34
utilizing
evidence-based
professional
development
in
a
manner
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that
meets
the
professional
needs
of
staff
and
adult
learners
1
consistent
with
standards
adopted
by
the
state
board
of
2
education.
3
r.
Compliance
with
all
relevant
federal
and
state
laws
4
in
the
provision
of
services
and
supports
to
students
with
5
disabilities.
6
Sec.
9.
Section
284.6,
subsection
10,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
10.
If
funds
are
allocated
for
purposes
of
professional
9
development
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
10
“c”
,
the
department
shall
,
in
collaboration
with
the
area
11
education
agencies,
establish
teacher
development
academies
12
for
public
and
nonpublic
school-based
teams
of
teachers
and
13
instructional
leaders.
Each
academy
shall
include
an
institute
14
and
shall
provide
follow-up
training
and
coaching.
15
Sec.
10.
REPEAL.
2024
Iowa
Acts,
chapter
1002,
sections
13,
16
14,
and
19,
are
repealed.
17
DIVISION
III
18
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING
19
Sec.
11.
Section
257.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
20
following
new
subsection:
21
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
9A.
Area
education
agency
professional
22
development
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
23
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
for
the
area
education
agency
24
professional
development
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil,
the
25
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
professional
26
development
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
27
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
28
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
“d”
,
Code
2009,
and
divide
29
that
sum
by
the
statewide
special
education
support
services
30
weighted
enrollment
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
31
2009.
The
area
education
agency
professional
development
32
supplement
state
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
beginning
33
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
shall
be
the
34
amount
calculated
by
the
department
of
management
under
this
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subsection
for
the
base
year
plus
a
supplemental
state
aid
1
amount
that
is
equal
to
the
professional
development
supplement
2
categorical
state
percent
of
growth,
pursuant
to
section
3
257.8,
subsection
2,
for
the
budget
year,
multiplied
by
the
4
amount
calculated
by
the
department
of
management
under
this
5
subsection
for
the
base
year.
6
Sec.
12.
Section
257.10,
subsection
7,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
to
read
as
follows:
8
7.
Special
education
support
services
district
cost.
Special
9
education
support
services
district
cost
for
a
school
district
10
for
a
budget
year
is
equal
to
the
special
education
support
11
services
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
budget
year
multiplied
12
by
the
special
education
support
services
weighted
enrollment
13
for
the
district
for
the
budget
year.
If
the
special
education
14
support
services
district
cost
for
a
school
district
for
15
a
budget
year
is
less
than
the
special
education
support
16
services
district
cost
for
that
district
for
the
base
year,
the
17
department
of
management
shall
adjust
the
special
education
18
support
services
district
cost
for
that
district
for
the
budget
19
year
to
equal
the
special
education
support
services
district
20
cost
for
the
base
year.
Funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
21
and
received
by
a
school
district
shall
be
used
for
special
22
education
support
services.
For
budget
years
beginning
on
23
or
after
July
1,
2025,
not
less
than
ninety
percent
of
funds
24
calculated
under
this
subsection
and
received
by
a
school
25
district
shall
be
used
by
the
school
district
for
special
26
education
support
services
contracted
from
an
area
education
27
agency.
The
contract
between
the
school
district
and
the
area
28
education
agency
shall
not
require
the
school
district
to
29
describe
the
specific
special
education
support
services
the
30
school
district
will
receive
from
the
area
education
agency.
31
The
special
education
services
provided
by
the
area
education
32
agency
to
the
school
district
pursuant
to
the
contract
shall
33
not
be
limited
by
the
amount
of
funding
the
school
district
34
provided
to
the
area
education
agency.
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Sec.
13.
Section
257.16,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
1
to
read
as
follows:
2
4.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
to
the
contrary,
if
3
the
governor
orders
budget
reductions
in
accordance
with
4
section
8.31
,
the
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
5
the
professional
development
supplement
district
cost,
the
6
early
intervention
supplement
district
cost,
and
the
teacher
7
leadership
supplement
district
cost
as
calculated
under
section
8
257.10,
subsections
9,
10,
11,
and
12
,
and
the
area
education
9
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
and
the
area
10
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
11
cost
as
calculated
under
section
257.37A
,
subsections
1
and
2,
12
shall
be
paid
in
full
as
calculated
and
the
reductions
in
the
13
appropriations
provided
in
accordance
with
this
section
shall
14
be
reduced
from
the
remaining
moneys
appropriated
pursuant
15
to
this
section
and
shall
be
distributed
on
a
per
pupil
16
basis
calculated
with
the
weighted
enrollment
determined
in
17
accordance
with
section
257.6,
subsection
5
.
18
Sec.
14.
Section
257.35,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
19
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
striking
the
20
subparagraph
and
inserting
in
lieu
thereof
the
following:
21
(3)
For
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2025,
and
each
22
fiscal
year
thereafter,
the
department
of
management
shall
23
deduct
the
amounts
calculated
for
special
education
support
24
services,
media
services,
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
25
supplement
district
cost,
area
education
agency
professional
26
development
supplement
district
cost,
and
educational
services
27
for
each
school
district
from
the
state
aid
due
to
the
district
28
pursuant
to
this
chapter
and
shall
pay
the
amounts
to
the
29
respective
area
education
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
30
September
15
through
June
15
during
each
school
year.
The
31
department
of
management
shall
notify
each
school
district
32
of
the
amount
of
state
aid
deducted
for
these
purposes
and
33
the
balance
of
state
aid
shall
be
paid
to
the
district.
If
34
a
district
does
not
qualify
for
state
aid
under
this
chapter
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in
an
amount
sufficient
to
cover
its
amount
due
to
the
area
1
education
agency
as
calculated
by
the
department
of
management,
2
the
school
district
shall
pay
the
deficiency
to
the
area
3
education
agency
from
other
moneys
received
by
the
district,
on
4
a
quarterly
basis
during
each
school
year.
5
Sec.
15.
Section
257.35,
subsection
2,
Code
2025,
is
amended
6
to
read
as
follows:
7
2.
Notwithstanding
the
deduction
and
payment
under
8
subsection
1
,
the
amounts
specified
for
school
districts
and
9
area
education
agencies
in
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“a”
,
for
the
10
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024,
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
11
year,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
department
of
management
by
seven
12
million
five
hundred
thousand
dollars.
The
department
of
13
management
shall
calculate
a
reduction
such
that
such
amounts
14
shall
be
reduced
proportionally
to
the
amount
that
the
district
15
or
agency
would
otherwise
have
received
under
this
section
16
if
the
reduction
imposed
pursuant
to
this
subsection
did
not
17
apply.
18
Sec.
16.
Section
257.35,
subsection
17,
paragraph
b,
Code
19
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
20
b.
Notwithstanding
subsection
1
,
and
in
addition
to
21
the
reductions
applicable
pursuant
to
subsection
2
and
22
paragraph
“a”
of
this
subsection
,
the
state
aid
for
area
23
education
agencies
and
the
portion
of
the
combined
district
24
cost
calculated
for
these
agencies
related
to
professional
25
development
expenditures
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
26
1,
2022,
and
ending
June
30,
2023,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
27
department
of
management
by
an
amount
equal
to
the
sum
of
the
28
area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
29
district
cost
for
all
area
education
agencies
determined
under
30
section
257.37A,
subsection
2,
Code
2022
,
for
the
budget
31
year
beginning
July
1,
2022.
The
reduction
for
each
area
32
education
agency
shall
be
equal
to
the
area
education
agency’s
33
professional
development
district
cost
determined
under
section
34
257.37A,
subsection
2,
Code
2022
,
for
the
budget
year
beginning
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July
1,
2022.
The
amounts
reduced
under
this
paragraph
shall
1
be
considered
funds
paid
to
school
districts
and
area
education
2
agencies
under
chapter
284
for
purposes
of
requirements
for
3
providing
professional
development
opportunities.
4
Sec.
17.
Section
257.36,
subsection
1,
Code
2025,
is
amended
5
to
read
as
follows:
6
1.
Notwithstanding
chapters
256B
and
273
and
sections
7
of
this
chapter
relating
to
the
moneys
available
to
school
8
districts
and
area
education
agencies
for
special
education
9
support
services,
for
each
school
year,
the
department
of
10
education
may
direct
the
department
of
management
to
deduct
11
amounts
from
the
portions
of
school
district
budgets
that
12
fund
special
education
support
services
in
an
area
education
13
agency.
The
total
amount
deducted
for
a
school
district
in
14
an
area
shall
be
based
upon
excess
special
education
support
15
services
unreserved
and
undesignated
fund
balances
in
that
16
school
district
or
paid
by
the
school
district
to
an
area
17
education
agency
for
a
school
year
that
remain
unreserved
and
18
undesignated
as
determined
by
the
department
of
education.
The
19
department
of
management
shall
determine
the
amount
deducted
20
from
each
school
district
in
an
area
education
agency
on
21
a
proportional
basis.
The
department
of
management
shall
22
determine
from
the
amounts
deducted
from
the
portions
of
school
23
district
budgets
that
fund
area
education
agency
special
24
education
support
services
the
amount
that
would
have
been
25
local
property
taxes
and
the
amount
that
would
have
been
state
26
aid
and
for
the
next
following
budget
year
shall
increase
the
27
district’s
total
state
school
aid
available
under
this
chapter
28
for
area
education
agency
special
education
support
services
29
and
reduce
the
district’s
property
tax
levy
for
area
education
30
agency
special
education
support
services
by
the
amount
31
necessary
for
the
property
tax
portion
of
the
deductions
made
32
under
this
section
during
the
budget
year.
33
Sec.
18.
Section
257.37,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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257.37
Funding
media
and
educational
services.
1
Media
services
and
educational
services
provided
by
a
school
2
district
or
through
the
area
education
agency
agencies
shall
be
3
funded,
to
the
extent
provided,
by
an
addition
to
the
combined
4
district
cost
of
each
school
district,
determined
as
follows:
5
1.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
6
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
7
for
media
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
8
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
9
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
media
services
in
the
10
base
year
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
in
the
11
base
year
to
provide
an
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
12
the
base
year,
and
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
13
the
state
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
which
14
is
equal
to
the
average
of
the
area
media
services
costs
per
15
pupil
in
the
base
year.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
16
1991,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
17
shall
compute
the
supplemental
state
aid
for
media
services
18
in
the
budget
year
by
multiplying
the
state
media
services
19
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
times
the
state
percent
of
20
growth
for
the
budget
year,
and
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
21
area
for
media
services
cost
in
the
budget
year
equals
the
22
area
media
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
plus
the
23
supplemental
state
aid
for
media
services
in
the
budget
year
24
times
the
enrollment
served
in
the
budget
year.
For
fiscal
25
years
beginning
before
July
1,
2025,
funds
Funds
shall
be
paid
26
to
area
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
For
27
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
funds
not
28
required
to
be
paid
to
an
area
education
agency
may
be
used
29
by
the
school
district
for
any
school
district
general
fund
30
purpose.
31
2.
Up
to
thirty
percent
of
the
budget
of
an
area
for
media
32
services
may
be
expended
for
media
resource
material
including
33
the
purchase
or
replacement
of
material
required
in
section
34
273.6,
subsection
1
.
Funds
shall
be
paid
to
area
education
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agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35.
1
3.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
2
succeeding
budget
years,
the
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
3
for
educational
services
shall
be
computed
as
provided
in
this
4
subsection
.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
the
5
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
educational
services
6
in
the
base
year
shall
be
divided
by
the
enrollment
served
7
in
the
area
in
the
base
year
to
provide
an
area
educational
8
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
and
the
department
of
9
management
shall
compute
the
state
educational
services
cost
10
per
pupil
in
the
base
year,
which
is
equal
to
the
average
of
11
the
area
educational
services
costs
per
pupil
in
the
base
year.
12
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
1991,
and
succeeding
13
budget
years,
the
department
of
management
shall
compute
the
14
supplemental
state
aid
for
educational
services
by
multiplying
15
the
state
educational
services
cost
per
pupil
in
the
base
year
16
times
the
state
percent
of
growth
for
the
budget
year,
and
the
17
total
amount
funded
in
each
area
for
educational
services
for
18
the
budget
year
equals
the
area
educational
services
cost
per
19
pupil
for
the
base
year
plus
the
supplemental
state
aid
for
20
educational
services
in
the
budget
year
times
the
enrollment
21
served
in
the
area
in
the
budget
year.
For
fiscal
years
22
beginning
before
July
1,
2025,
funds
Funds
shall
be
paid
to
23
area
education
agencies
as
provided
in
section
257.35
.
For
24
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2024,
funds
not
25
required
to
be
paid
to
an
area
education
agency
may
be
used
26
by
the
school
district
for
any
school
district
general
fund
27
purpose.
28
4.
“Enrollment
served”
means
the
basic
enrollment
of
all
29
school
districts
within
the
boundaries
of
the
area
education
30
agency
plus
the
number
of
nonpublic
school
pupils
served
by
31
the
area
education
agency
with
media
services
or
educational
32
services,
as
applicable,
except
that
if
a
nonpublic
school
33
pupil
or
a
pupil
attending
another
district
under
a
whole
grade
34
sharing
agreement
or
open
enrollment
receives
services
through
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an
area
other
than
the
area
of
the
pupil’s
residence,
the
1
pupil
shall
be
deemed
to
be
served
by
the
area
of
the
pupil’s
2
residence,
which
shall
by
contractual
arrangement
reimburse
3
the
area
through
which
the
pupil
actually
receives
services.
4
Each
school
district
shall
include
in
the
enrollment
report
5
submitted
pursuant
to
section
257.6,
subsection
1
,
the
number
6
of
nonpublic
school
pupils
within
each
school
district
for
7
media
and
educational
services
served
by
the
area.
However,
8
the
school
district
shall
not
include
in
the
enrollment
report
9
nonpublic
school
pupils
receiving
classes
or
services
funded
10
entirely
by
federal
grants
or
allocations.
11
5.
a.
If
an
area
education
agency
does
not
serve
nonpublic
12
school
pupils
in
a
manner
comparable
to
services
provided
13
public
school
pupils
for
media
and
educational
services,
as
14
determined
by
the
state
board
of
education,
the
state
board
15
shall
instruct
the
department
of
management
to
reduce
the
funds
16
for
media
services
and
educational
services
within
the
area
one
17
time
by
an
amount
to
compensate
for
such
reduced
services.
The
18
media
services
budget
shall
be
reduced
by
an
amount
equal
to
19
the
product
of
the
cost
per
pupil
in
basic
enrollment
for
the
20
budget
year
for
media
services
times
the
difference
between
21
the
enrollment
served
and
the
basic
enrollment
recorded
for
22
the
area.
The
educational
services
budget
shall
be
reduced
by
23
an
amount
equal
to
the
product
of
the
cost
per
pupil
in
basic
24
enrollment
for
the
budget
year
for
educational
services
times
25
the
difference
between
the
enrollment
served
and
the
basic
26
enrollment
recorded
for
the
area.
27
b.
This
subsection
applies
only
to
media
and
educational
28
services
which
cannot
be
diverted
for
religious
purposes.
29
c.
Notwithstanding
this
subsection
,
an
area
education
agency
30
shall
distribute
to
nonpublic
schools
media
materials
purchased
31
wholly
or
partially
with
federal
funds
in
a
manner
comparable
32
to
the
distribution
of
such
media
materials
to
public
schools
33
as
determined
by
the
director
of
the
department
of
education.
34
6.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2002,
and
each
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succeeding
budget
year,
notwithstanding
the
requirements
of
1
this
section
for
determining
the
budgets
and
funding
of
media
2
services
and
education
services,
an
area
education
agency
or
3
school
district
may
,
within
the
limits
of
the
total
of
the
4
funds
provided
for
the
budget
years
pursuant
to
section
257.35,
5
expend
for
special
education
support
services
an
amount
that
6
exceeds
the
payment
for
special
education
support
services
7
pursuant
to
section
257.35
in
order
to
maintain
the
level
8
of
required
special
education
support
services
in
the
area
9
education
agency
or
the
school
district,
as
applicable
.
10
Sec.
19.
Section
257.37A,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
11
follows:
12
257.37A
Area
education
agency
salary
supplement
funding.
13
1.
Area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
cost
per
14
pupil
and
district
cost.
15
1.
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
16
department
of
management
shall
add
together
the
teacher
17
compensation
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
18
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
19
284.13,
subsection
1
,
paragraph
“i”
,
Code
2009,
and
the
phase
II
20
allocation
made
to
each
area
education
agency
for
the
fiscal
21
year
beginning
July
1,
2008,
pursuant
to
section
294A.9,
Code
22
2009
,
and
divide
that
sum
by
the
special
education
support
23
services
weighted
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
24
1,
2009,
to
determine
the
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
25
supplement
cost
per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
26
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
years,
the
area
education
agency
27
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
28
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
the
area
education
agency
29
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
the
base
30
year
plus
the
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
31
supplemental
state
aid
amount
for
the
budget
year.
32
2.
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
33
succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
department
of
management
34
determines
that
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
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salary
supplement
district
cost
of
an
area
education
agency
1
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
one
hundred
percent
of
the
2
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
3
district
cost
for
the
base
year
for
the
area
education
agency,
4
the
area
education
agency
shall
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
5
that
budget
year
equal
to
the
difference.
6
3.
a.
c.
(1)
The
unadjusted
area
education
agency
teacher
7
salary
supplement
district
cost
is
the
area
education
agency
8
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
9
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
multiplied
by
the
special
10
education
support
services
weighted
enrollment
for
that
area
11
education
agency.
12
b.
(2)
The
total
area
education
agency
teacher
salary
13
supplement
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
unadjusted
area
14
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
plus
15
the
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year.
16
4.
d.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
17
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
section
subsection
18
shall
comply
with
requirements
of
chapter
284
and
shall
be
19
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
284.3A
.
For
the
20
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
succeeding
budget
21
years,
the
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
section
22
subsection
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284
23
and
shall
be
distributed
to
teachers
pursuant
to
section
24
284.3A
.
25
2.
Area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
26
cost
per
pupil
and
district
cost.
27
a.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
the
28
department
of
management
shall
divide
the
area
education
29
agency
professional
development
supplement
made
to
each
30
area
education
agency
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
31
2008,
pursuant
to
section
284.13,
subsection
1,
paragraph
32
“d”
,
Code
2009,
by
the
special
education
support
services
33
weighted
enrollment
in
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2009,
34
to
determine
the
professional
development
supplement
cost
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per
pupil.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
1
succeeding
budget
years,
the
area
education
agency
professional
2
development
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
for
each
area
3
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
the
area
education
agency
4
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
per
pupil
5
for
the
base
year
plus
the
area
education
agency
professional
6
amount
for
the
budget
year.
7
b.
For
the
budget
year
beginning
July
1,
2010,
and
8
succeeding
budget
years,
if
the
department
of
management
9
determines
that
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
10
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
of
an
area
11
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
less
than
one
hundred
12
percent
of
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
13
development
supplement
district
cost
for
the
base
year
for
14
the
area
education
agency,
the
area
education
agency
shall
15
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year
equal
to
the
16
difference.
17
c.
(1)
The
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
18
development
supplement
district
cost
is
the
area
education
19
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
20
per
pupil
for
each
area
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
21
multiplied
by
the
special
education
support
services
weighted
22
enrollment
for
that
area
education
agency.
23
(2)
The
total
area
education
agency
professional
24
development
supplement
district
cost
is
the
sum
of
the
25
unadjusted
area
education
agency
professional
development
26
supplement
district
cost
plus
the
budget
adjustment
for
that
27
budget
year.
28
d.
The
use
of
the
funds
calculated
under
this
subsection
29
shall
comply
with
the
requirements
of
chapter
284.
30
Sec.
20.
Section
284.3A,
subsection
4,
Code
2025,
is
amended
31
to
read
as
follows:
32
4.
The
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
33
calculated
under
section
257.10,
subsection
9
,
and
the
area
34
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost
as
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calculated
under
section
257.37A
,
subsection
1,
are
not
subject
1
to
a
uniform
reduction
in
accordance
with
section
8.31
.
2
Sec.
21.
Section
284.4,
subsection
1,
paragraph
b,
3
subparagraph
(3),
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
4
(3)
Determine,
following
the
adoption
of
the
Iowa
5
professional
development
model
by
the
state
board
of
education,
6
the
use
and
distribution
of
the
professional
development
7
funds
calculated
and
paid
to
the
school
district
or
agency
as
8
provided
in
section
257.9,
subsection
9A,
or
section
257.10,
9
subsection
10
,
based
upon
school
district
or
agency
,
attendance
10
center,
and
individual
teacher
and
professional
development
11
plans.
12
Sec.
22.
Section
284.6,
subsections
8
and
9,
Code
2025,
are
13
amended
to
read
as
follows:
14
8.
For
each
year
in
which
a
school
district
receives
funds
15
calculated
and
paid
to
school
districts
for
professional
16
development
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
17
section
257.37A,
subsection
2,
the
school
district
shall
create
18
quality
professional
development
opportunities.
Not
less
than
19
thirty-six
hours
in
the
school
calendar,
held
outside
of
the
20
minimum
school
day,
shall
be
set
aside
during
nonpreparation
21
time
or
designated
professional
development
time
to
allow
22
practitioners
to
collaborate
with
each
other
to
deliver
23
educational
programs
and
assess
student
learning,
or
to
engage
24
in
peer
review
pursuant
to
section
284.8,
subsection
1
.
The
25
funds
may
be
used
to
implement
the
professional
development
26
provisions
of
the
teacher
career
paths
and
leadership
roles
27
specified
in
section
284.15
,
including
but
not
limited
to
28
providing
professional
development
to
teachers,
including
29
additional
salaries
for
time
beyond
the
normal
negotiated
30
agreement;
activities
and
pay
to
support
a
beginning
teacher
31
mentoring
and
induction
program
that
meets
the
requirements
32
of
section
284.5
;
pay
for
substitute
teachers,
professional
33
development
materials,
speakers,
and
professional
development
34
content;
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
used
for
classroom
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purposes
if
such
textbooks
and
curriculum
materials
include
1
professional
development;
administering
assessments
pursuant
to
2
section
256.7,
subsection
21
,
paragraph
“b”
,
subparagraphs
(1)
3
and
(2),
if
such
assessments
include
professional
development;
4
and
costs
associated
with
implementing
the
individual
5
professional
development
plans.
The
use
of
the
funds
shall
6
be
balanced
between
school
district,
attendance
center,
7
and
individual
professional
development
plans,
making
every
8
reasonable
effort
to
provide
equal
access
to
all
teachers.
9
9.
Moneys
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
10
,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
2,
shall
be
maintained
11
as
a
separate
listing
within
a
school
district’s
or
area
12
education
agency’s
budget
for
funds
received
and
expenditures
13
made
pursuant
to
this
subsection
.
The
department
shall
not
14
require
a
school
district
or
area
education
agency
to
allocate
15
a
specific
amount
or
percentage
of
moneys
received
pursuant
to
16
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
or
section
257.37A,
subsection
17
2,
for
professional
development
related
to
implementation
of
18
the
core
curriculum
under
section
256.7,
subsection
26
.
A
19
school
district
shall
certify
to
the
department
how
the
school
20
district
allocated
the
funds
and
that
moneys
received
under
21
this
subsection
were
used
to
supplement,
not
supplant,
the
22
professional
development
opportunities
the
school
district
23
would
otherwise
make
available.
For
budget
years
beginning
24
on
or
after
July
1,
2017,
all
or
a
portion
of
the
moneys
25
received
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
that
remain
26
unexpended
and
unobligated
at
the
end
of
a
fiscal
year
may,
27
pursuant
to
section
257.10,
subsection
10
,
paragraph
“d”
,
be
28
transferred
for
deposit
in
the
school
district’s
flexibility
29
account
established
under
section
298A.2,
subsection
2
.
30
Sec.
23.
EFFECTIVE
DATE.
This
division
of
this
Act,
being
31
deemed
of
immediate
importance,
takes
effect
upon
enactment.
32
Sec.
24.
APPLICABILITY.
This
division
of
this
Act
applies
33
July
1,
2025,
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
34
that
date.
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EXPLANATION
1
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
2
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
3
This
bill
relates
to
education,
including
by
modifying
4
provisions
related
to
the
duties
and
powers
of
area
education
5
agencies,
the
department
of
education,
and
area
education
6
agency
funding.
7
DIVISION
I
——
DIVISION
OF
SPECIAL
EDUCATION
OF
THE
8
DEPARTMENT
OF
EDUCATION.
Current
law
requires
the
director
of
9
the
department
of
education
to
develop
and
distribute
to
school
10
districts,
accredited
nonpublic
schools,
and
area
education
11
agencies
a
list
of
evidence-based
professional
development
12
services
that
an
area
education
agency
may
provide
to
a
public
13
school
or
accredited
nonpublic
school.
The
bill
strikes
these
14
provisions.
15
Current
law
requires
the
division
of
special
education
16
within
the
department
of
education
to
oversee
the
operation
of
17
each
area
education
agency
to
ensure
the
area
education
agency
18
complies
with
all
applicable
federal
and
state
laws
related
to
19
special
education;
develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
20
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools
a
process
to
facilitate
21
the
development
of
individualized
education
programs
and
22
assist
individualized
education
program
teams
with
decisions
23
regarding
free
appropriate
public
education
and
placement
for
24
students
enrolled
in
accredited
nonpublic
schools;
provide
25
professional
learning
and
other
support
materials
and
tools
for
26
individualized
education
program
teams;
provide
information
27
to
individualized
education
program
teams
and
public
agencies
28
that
nonpublic
schools
shall
be
considered
a
placement
option
29
so
long
as
the
individualized
education
program
of
a
child
30
with
a
disability
does
not
require
some
other
arrangement;
31
develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
professional
32
learning
and
other
materials
for
meaningful
consultation
for
33
representatives
of
area
education
agencies,
school
districts,
34
and
accredited
nonpublic
schools;
establish
sustainable
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accountability
and
data
collection
systems
related
to
special
1
education;
and
develop
and
distribute
to
school
districts
and
2
accredited
nonpublic
schools
an
implementation
plan
related
3
to
identifying,
evaluating,
and
promoting
strategies
and
4
models
for
providing
special
education
and
related
services
5
with
accredited
nonpublic
schools.
The
bill
strikes
these
6
provisions.
7
DIVISION
II
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
GENERAL
8
PROVISIONS.
Current
law
provides
that
each
area
education
9
agency
is
under
the
general
supervision
of
the
director
of
the
10
department
of
education
and
that
the
area
education
agency
11
board
of
directors
serves
in
an
advisory
capacity.
The
bill
12
provides
that
each
area
education
agency
is
governed
by
a
board
13
of
directors.
The
bill
makes
conforming
changes.
14
The
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
students
that
15
an
area
education
agency
may
provide
services
to.
Current
16
law
provides
that
an
area
education
agency
may
furnish
17
evidence-based
professional
development
services
to
public
or
18
nonpublic
schools
which
are
on
the
list
of
accredited
schools
19
if
certain
specified
requirements
are
satisfied.
The
bill
20
strikes
this
provision.
21
Current
law
requires
area
education
agencies
to
prepare
a
22
proposed
annual
budget
and
submit
the
proposed
budget
to
the
23
director
of
the
department
of
education
for
approval
not
later
24
than
March
1
of
each
year.
Under
current
law,
the
director
is
25
required
to
either
approve
or
reject
the
proposed
budget
for
26
changes
within
10
days
after
submission.
The
bill
modifies
27
this
provision
to
require
area
education
agencies
to
prepare
28
a
proposed
annual
budget
and
post
notice
of
a
public
hearing
29
on
the
proposed
budget
on
the
area
education
agency’s
internet
30
site
and
by
publication
in
the
newspaper
of
general
circulation
31
in
the
territory
of
the
area
education
agency
in
which
the
32
principal
place
of
business
of
a
school
district
that
is
part
33
of
the
area
education
agency
is
located.
The
notice
shall
34
specify
the
date,
which
shall
be
not
later
than
March
1
of
each
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year,
the
time,
and
the
location
of
the
public
hearing.
1
Current
law
requires
an
area
education
agency
to,
on
a
2
quarterly
basis,
prepare
and
submit
to
each
school
district
3
that
receives
services
from
the
area
education
agency
a
report
4
that
includes
certain
specified
financial
and
programmatic
5
information.
The
bill
strikes
this
provision.
6
Current
law
requires
that
the
director
of
special
education
7
within
each
area
education
agency
be
an
employee
of
the
8
division
of
special
education
of
the
department
of
education
9
and
not
be
an
employee
of
the
area
education
agency,
receive
10
compensation
from
the
area
education
agency,
supervise
or
11
manage
employees
of
the
area
education
agency,
or
directly
12
provide
special
education
services
for
the
agency.
Current
law
13
also
provides
that
the
director
of
special
education’s
primary
14
job
duties
and
responsibilities
to
the
area
education
agency
15
are
to
provide
oversight
of
the
area
education
agency’s
special
16
education
services.
The
bill
strikes
these
provisions.
17
The
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
standards
used
18
by
the
state
board
of
education
for
the
accreditation
of
area
19
education
agencies.
20
The
bill
repeals
certain
specified
provisions
of
2024
Iowa
21
Acts,
chapter
1002,
related
to
the
accreditation
of
area
22
education
programs
that
were
to
take
effect
July
1,
2025.
23
DIVISION
III
——
AREA
EDUCATION
AGENCIES
——
FUNDING.
The
24
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
the
calculation
of
the
area
25
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
state
cost
26
per
pupil.
27
Current
law
provides
that
funds
calculated
under
Code
28
section
257.10(7)
(special
education
support
services
district
29
cost)
and
received
by
a
school
district
are
required
to
be
30
used
for
special
education
support
services.
Current
law
31
also
provides
that
for
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
32
July
1,
2025,
not
less
than
90
percent
of
funds
calculated
33
under
Code
section
257.10(7)
and
received
by
a
school
district
34
are
required
to
be
used
by
the
school
district
for
special
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education
support
services
contracted
from
an
area
education
1
agency.
The
contract
between
the
school
district
and
the
area
2
education
agency
shall
not
require
the
school
district
to
3
describe
the
specific
special
education
support
services
the
4
school
district
will
receive
from
the
area
education
agency.
5
The
special
education
services
provided
by
the
area
education
6
agency
to
the
school
district
pursuant
to
the
contract
shall
7
not
be
limited
by
the
amount
of
funding
the
school
district
8
provided
to
the
area
education
agency.
The
bill
strikes
these
9
provisions.
10
The
bill
provides
that
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
11
1,
2025,
and
each
fiscal
year
thereafter,
the
department
of
12
management
is
required
to
deduct
the
amounts
calculated
for
13
special
education
support
services,
media
services,
area
14
education
agency
teacher
salary
supplement
district
cost,
area
15
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
district
16
costs,
and
educational
services
for
each
school
district
from
17
the
state
aid
due
to
the
district
pursuant
to
Code
chapter
18
257
and
pay
the
amounts
to
the
respective
area
education
19
agencies
on
a
monthly
basis
from
September
15
through
June
15
20
during
each
school
year.
The
bill
requires
the
department
of
21
management
to
notify
each
school
district
of
the
amount
of
22
state
aid
deducted
for
these
purposes
and
the
balance
of
state
23
aid
is
required
to
be
paid
to
the
district.
If
a
district
24
does
not
qualify
for
state
aid
under
Code
chapter
257
in
an
25
amount
sufficient
to
cover
its
amount
due
to
the
area
education
26
agency
as
calculated
by
the
department
of
management,
the
27
school
district
is
required
to
pay
the
deficiency
to
the
area
28
education
agency
from
other
moneys
received
by
the
district,
on
29
a
quarterly
basis
during
each
school
year.
30
Current
law
provides
that,
notwithstanding
the
deduction
and
31
payment
called
for
under
Code
section
257.35(1),
the
amounts
32
specified
for
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies
in
33
Code
section
257.35(1)(a)
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
34
2024,
and
each
succeeding
fiscal
year,
shall
be
reduced
by
the
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department
of
management
by
$7.5
million.
The
bill
provides
1
that
this
reduction
does
not
apply
to
fiscal
years
after
the
2
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2024.
3
The
bill
modifies
provisions
related
to
moneys
available
4
to
school
districts
and
area
education
agencies
for
special
5
education
support
services
and
the
funding
and
provisions
6
related
to
the
media
and
educational
services
provided
by
7
school
districts
or
through
area
education
agencies,
including
8
by
modifying
Code
section
257.37
(funding
media
and
educational
9
services)
to
strike
a
provision
that
state
funds
that
are
not
10
required
to
be
paid
to
an
area
education
agency
may
be
used
11
by
the
school
district
for
any
school
district
general
fund
12
purpose
and
by
modifying
the
definition
of
“enrollment
served”
13
in
Code
section
257.37.
14
The
bill
modifies
Code
section
257.37A
(area
education
15
agency
salary
supplement
funding),
including
by
providing
that,
16
if
the
department
of
management
determines
that
the
unadjusted
17
area
education
agency
professional
development
supplement
18
district
cost
of
an
area
education
agency
for
a
budget
year
is
19
less
than
100
percent
of
the
unadjusted
area
education
agency
20
professional
development
supplement
district
cost
for
the
base
21
year
for
the
area
education
agency,
the
area
education
agency
22
shall
receive
a
budget
adjustment
for
that
budget
year
equal
23
to
the
difference.
24
The
division
takes
effect
upon
enactment
and
applies
July
1,
25
2025,
for
school
budget
years
beginning
on
or
after
that
date.
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