House File 97 - Introduced HOUSE FILE 97 BY MOORE A BILL FOR An Act relating to school district compensation of student 1 teachers and modifying provisions related to the district 2 management levy. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 TLSB 1755YH (1) 90 jda/jh
H.F. 97 Section 1. Section 279.46, Code 2023, is amended to read as 1 follows: 2 279.46 Retirement incentives and student teacher compensation 3 tax. 4 1. The board of directors of a school district may adopt 5 a program for payment of a monetary bonus, continuation of 6 health or medical insurance coverage, or other incentives 7 for encouraging its employees to retire before the normal 8 retirement date as defined in chapter 97B . The program is 9 available only to employees who notify the board of directors 10 prior to April 1 of the fiscal year that they intend to retire 11 not later than the start of the next following school calendar. 12 The age at which employees shall be designated eligible for 13 the program shall be at the discretion of the board. An 14 employee retiring under this section subsection may apply for 15 a retirement allowance under chapter 97B or chapter 294 . The 16 board may include in the district management levy an amount to 17 pay the total estimated accumulated cost to the school district 18 of the health or medical insurance coverage, bonus, or other 19 incentives for employees fifty-five years of age or older who 20 retire under this section subsection . 21 2. The board of directors of a school district may adopt 22 a program for compensating students who are fulfilling the 23 requirements associated with the student teaching experience 24 established pursuant to section 256.16, subsection 1, paragraph 25 c , at the school district. The board may include in the 26 district management levy an amount to pay the total estimated 27 accumulated cost to the school district of the student teacher 28 compensation program adopted under this subsection. 29 Sec. 2. Section 298.4, subsection 1, paragraph e, Code 2023, 30 is amended to read as follows: 31 e. To pay the cost of early retirement benefits to employees 32 under section 279.46 , subsection 1, or student teacher 33 compensation under section 279.46, subsection 2 . 34 EXPLANATION 35 -1- LSB 1755YH (1) 90 jda/jh 1/ 2
H.F. 97 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 2 This bill relates to school district compensation of student 3 teachers and modifies provisions related to the district 4 management levy. 5 The bill authorizes the board of directors of a school 6 district to adopt a program for compensating students who 7 are fulfilling the requirements associated with the student 8 teaching experience at the school district. The bill 9 authorizes the board to expend the district management levy to 10 pay the costs of this student teacher compensation program. 11 -2- LSB 1755YH (1) 90 jda/jh 2/ 2