Iowa 2023-2024 Regular Session

Iowa Senate Bill SSB3164

Introduced
2/7/24  
Introduced
2/7/24  

Caption

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions.(See SF 2373, SF 2405.)

Impact

One significant change brought forth by SSB3164 is that it requires the Presidents Council to develop the funding formula annually, with a goal of providing quality educational opportunities. This shifts the responsibility for determining allocations from the state level to a more localized decision-making process, potentially allowing community colleges more say in how they are funded based on their unique circumstances and growth capabilities. Additionally, the bill specifies that if the council fails to approve a formula, the department of education is tasked with establishing it for the following budget year.

Summary

Senate Study Bill 3164 modifies the distribution formula for general state financial aid allocated to community colleges in Iowa. The existing Code section 260C.18C outlines the current funding formula, which includes a base funding allocation and adjustments based on factors such as full-time equivalent enrollment. The new bill mandates the establishment of a distribution formula to be approved by a council comprised of community college presidents, which aims to ensure that funds are allocated fairly among institutions based on their characteristics and needs.

Contention

Notably, SSB3164 also eliminates provisions that mandated adjustments based on the outcomes of audits of student enrollments. This amendment may raise concerns among stakeholders about the accountability and transparency in how funds are distributed and whether community colleges will maintain adequate oversight of their enrollment figures. Critics might argue that without these adjustments, there could be less incentive for colleges to accurately report enrollments, which could affect funding integrity and foster inequities among different institutions.

Companion Bills

IA SF2373

Replaced by A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3164; See SF 2405.)

IA SF2405

Replaced by A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2373, SSB 3164.) Effective date: 07/01/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.

Previously Filed As

IA SF2373

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions.(Formerly SSB 3164; See SF 2405.)

IA SF2405

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the distribution formula for general state financial aid to community colleges and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2373, SSB 3164.) Effective date: 07/01/2024. Applicability date: 07/01/2025.

IA SSB3156

A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to education data collection and the determination of enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 2367.)

IA SSB1222

A bill for an act relating to state finances, including by making, modifying, limiting, or reducing appropriations, distributions, or transfers, authorizing expenditure of certain unappropriated moneys, making corrections, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions.(See SF 578.)

IA HF914

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties and powers of area education agencies, the department of education, and area education agency funding, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

IA SF520

A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to community college and department of education reporting requirements, employees of the Iowa educational services for the blind and visually impaired program or the Iowa school for the deaf, and employment contracts between community colleges and community college instructors.(Formerly SSB 1075.)

IA HSB672

A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to education data collection and the determination of enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See HF 2542.)

IA SF91

A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the determination of school enrollment, and including effective date and applicability provisions.

IA HF2558

A bill for an act relating to higher education, including by modifying the responsibilities of private institutions of higher education, community colleges, the state board of regents, and institutions of higher education governed by the state board of regents, modifying provisions related to diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, tuition, and administrator hiring at state universities, membership of the state board of regents, and student-employer work and tuition programs at state universities and community colleges, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly HF 2327.)

IA SSB1124

A bill for an act relating to local government property taxes, financial authority, and budgets, and including effective date and applicability provisions.(See SF 356.)

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