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IA SF206
A bill for an act authorizing school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for teacher recruitment and retention incentives.(Formerly SSB 1027.)
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Introduced
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
In Committee
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill authorizes school districts to use revenues from the district management levy for teacher recruitment and retention incentives. Currently, Code section 279.46 authorizes the board of directors of a school district to adopt a program for early retirement benefits to encourage its employees to retire before the normal retirement date. The bill modifies Code section 279.46 to also authorize the board of directors to adopt a program for teacher recruitment incentives to recruit new teachers and a program for teacher retention incentives to retain current teachers. The bill requires the board of directors to discuss the adoption of the program for early retirement benefits or the program for teacher recruitment or retention incentives, if applicable, at a regular or special meeting prior to adopting the program and allow for public comment. The bill prohibits the board of directors from paying a teacher recruitment or retention incentive that annually exceeds 10 percent of the amount of the salary for an initial teacher established under Code section 284.15. Additionally, the bill prohibits the board of directors from paying a teacher recruitment or retention incentive in more than five school budget years. The bill also prohibits the board of directors from adopting the program for early retirement benefits concurrently with the program for teacher recruitment or retention incentives. In addition, the bill prohibits the board of directors from adopting either the program for early retirement benefits or the program for teacher recruitment or retention incentives within five years after adopting the other program. The bill authorizes the board of directors to expend the district management levy to pay the costs of either the program for early retirement benefits or the program for teacher recruitment or retention incentives. The bill prohibits the board of directors from expending the district management levy on the costs of early retirement benefits in the same fiscal year as the costs of teacher recruitment or retention incentives.
AI Summary
This bill authorizes school districts to establish programs for teacher recruitment and retention incentives using their district management levy funds. Specifically, the bill allows school district boards of directors to create incentive programs that can provide financial bonuses or other benefits to attract new teachers and retain current educators. The incentives are subject to several key restrictions: they cannot exceed 10 percent of an initial teacher's salary, can only be paid for a maximum of five school budget years, and cannot be implemented simultaneously with early retirement benefit programs. The bill requires school boards to discuss these programs in a public meeting and allow for public comment before adoption. The legislation also prohibits school districts from spending district management levy funds on both early retirement benefits and teacher recruitment/retention incentives in the same fiscal year. The bill aims to provide school districts with more flexible tools to address teacher workforce challenges by offering financial incentives while maintaining fiscal and procedural safeguards.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Education (S)
Last Action
Subcommittee: Dawson, Bisignano, and Rowley. S.J. 243. (on 02/11/2025)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
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| State Bill Page | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=91&ba=SF206 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/SF206.html |
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