Senate File 168 - Introduced SENATE FILE 168 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 1022) A BILL FOR An Act modifying provisions related to shared operational 1 functions and school district supplementary weighting. 2 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 3 TLSB 1481SV (1) 91 jda/jh
S.F. 168 Section 1. Section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph d, Code 1 2025, is amended to read as follows: 2 d. (1) Supplementary weighting pursuant to this subsection 3 shall be available to a school district during the period 4 commencing with the budget year beginning July 1, 2014, through 5 the budget year beginning July 1, 2034. The maximum amount 6 of additional weighting for which a school district shall be 7 eligible in a budget year is twenty-one additional pupils ; 8 provided, however, that for budget years beginning on or after 9 July 1, 2024, the supplementary weighting assigned for a shared 10 operational function in the area of a college and career 11 transition counselor or coordinator shall not count toward this 12 maximum amount . Criteria for determining the qualification 13 of operational functions for supplementary weighting shall be 14 determined by the department by rule, through consideration of 15 increased student opportunities. 16 (2) For budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2024, 17 the supplementary weighting assigned for a shared operational 18 function in the area of a college and career transition 19 counselor or coordinator shall not count toward the maximum 20 amount of additional weighting for which a school district 21 shall be eligible in a budget year described in subparagraph 22 (1). 23 (3) For budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025, 24 the supplementary weighting assigned for a shared operational 25 function in the area of a master social worker, an independent 26 social worker licensed under chapters 147 and 154C, a mental 27 health professional who holds a statement of recognition issued 28 by the board of educational examiners, or a school resource 29 officer shall not count toward the maximum amount of additional 30 weighting for which a school district shall be eligible in a 31 budget year described in subparagraph (1). 32 EXPLANATION 33 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 34 the explanations substance by the members of the general assembly. 35 -1- LSB 1481SV (1) 91 jda/jh 1/ 2
S.F. 168 This bill modifies provisions related to shared operational 1 functions and school district supplementary weighting. 2 Current law provides that a school district that shares with 3 a political subdivision one or more operational functions in 4 certain specified areas for at least 20 percent of the school 5 year shall be assigned a supplementary weighting for each 6 shared operational function. The purpose of the supplementary 7 weighting is to provide additional funding to increase 8 student opportunities and redirect more resources to student 9 programming for school districts. Under current law, the 10 supplementary weighting associated with a master social worker, 11 independent social worker, a mental health professional, and 12 a school resource officer is two pupils for the school budget 13 years beginning on or after July 1, 2022, but before July 1, 14 2035. In addition, under current law the maximum amount of 15 additional weighting for which a school district is eligible 16 in a budget year is 21 additional pupils. The bill provides 17 that the supplementary weighting associated with a shared 18 operational function in the area of a master social worker, an 19 independent social worker, a mental health professional, or 20 a school resource officer shall not count toward the maximum 21 amount of additional weighting for budget years beginning on 22 or after July 1, 2025. 23 -2- LSB 1481SV (1) 91 jda/jh 2/ 2