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2061
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Introduced
SENATE
FILE
2061
BY
SALMON
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
establishing
a
nonpublic
school
safety
infrastructure
1
grant
program
and
making
appropriations.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
257.52
Nonpublic
school
safety
1
infrastructure
fund
——
grant
program.
2
1.
A
nonpublic
school
safety
infrastructure
fund
is
created
3
and
established
as
a
separate
and
distinct
fund
in
the
state
4
treasury
under
the
control
of
the
department
of
education.
5
2.
a.
In
addition
to
moneys
deposited
in
the
nonpublic
6
school
safety
infrastructure
fund
pursuant
to
section
423F.2,
7
the
department
of
education
may
accept
gifts,
grants,
bequests,
8
and
other
private
contributions,
as
well
as
state
or
federal
9
funds,
and
shall
deposit
the
moneys
in
the
fund
to
be
used
for
10
purposes
of
this
section.
Moneys
in
the
fund
are
appropriated
11
to
the
department
of
education
and
shall
be
used
only
to
12
provide
grants
to
nonpublic
schools,
as
defined
in
section
13
285.16,
for
school
safety
and
security
infrastructure
projects.
14
“School
safety
and
security
infrastructure”
means
the
same
as
15
defined
in
section
423F.3.
16
b.
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
in
the
fund
17
that
remain
unawarded
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
shall
18
not
revert
but
shall
remain
in
the
fund
for
expenditure
in
19
succeeding
fiscal
years.
Notwithstanding
section
12C.7,
20
subsection
2,
interest
earned
on
moneys
in
the
nonpublic
school
21
safety
infrastructure
fund
shall
be
credited
to
the
fund.
22
3.
The
department
of
education
shall
adopt
rules
to
23
establish
and
administer
the
grant
program
to
provide
for
the
24
allocation
of
moneys
in
the
fund
in
the
form
of
competitive
25
grants
to
nonpublic
schools
for
school
safety
and
security
26
infrastructure
in
accordance
with
the
purposes
and
objectives
27
of
this
section.
The
rules
adopted
by
the
department
of
28
education
shall
specify
the
eligibility
of
applicants,
eligible
29
items
for
grant
funding,
the
application
process,
and
the
30
maximum
award
per
grant.
31
Sec.
2.
Section
423F.2,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
32
subparagraph
(1),
Code
2026,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
33
(1)
Prior
to
distribution
of
moneys
in
the
secure
an
34
advanced
vision
for
education
fund
to
school
districts,
an
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amount
equal
to
the
equity
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
1
minus
the
foundation
base
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
2
shall
be
distributed
and
credited
to
the
property
tax
equity
3
and
relief
fund
created
in
section
257.16A
,
an
amount
equal
4
to
the
foundation
base
transfer
amount
shall
be
distributed
5
and
credited
to
the
foundation
base
supplement
fund
created
6
in
section
257.16D
,
and
an
amount
equal
to
the
career
academy
7
transfer
amount
for
the
fiscal
year
shall
be
distributed
and
8
credited
to
the
career
academy
fund
created
in
section
257.51
,
9
and
for
fiscal
years
beginning
on
or
after
July
1,
2026,
an
10
amount
equal
to
one
million
dollars
shall
be
distributed
and
11
credited
to
the
nonpublic
school
safety
infrastructure
fund
12
created
in
section
257.52
.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
establishes
a
nonpublic
school
safety
17
infrastructure
fund
to
provide
grants
to
accredited
nonpublic
18
schools
for
school
safety
and
security
infrastructure
projects,
19
as
defined
in
the
bill.
Beginning
with
FY
2027,
the
bill
20
transfers
$1
million
annually
from
the
secure
an
advanced
21
vision
for
education
fund
to
support
the
fund
and
directs
22
the
department
of
education
to
adopt
rules
to
administer
the
23
program
in
order
to
provide
competitive
grants
to
accredited
24
nonpublic
schools
for
school
safety
and
security
infrastructure
25
projects.
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