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IA HF222
A bill for an act allocating hotel and motel taxes to schools that begin school calendar years after Labor Day, creating an alternate school start date fund, and making appropriations.
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Introduced
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
In Committee
02/06/2025
02/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
This bill allocates hotel and motel taxes to schools that begin the school calendar year after Labor Day. The bill provides that a school district or accredited nonpublic school may move the school start date to after Labor Day. The school calendar of the school district or accredited nonpublic school must satisfy the day and hour requirement under Code section 279.10(1). The bill provides that if the school district or accredited nonpublic school has set the hours of required attendance, the school district or accredited nonpublic school shall fulfill the 1,080 hours of instruction requirement during the calendar year as if the year started on August 23, except for any days that may be added to the school calendar due to inclement weather. The bill requires the department of revenue to remit the state-imposed hotel and motel tax collected from August 23 through Labor Day of any year to the alternate school start date fund established in the bill. The bill creates an alternate school start date fund as a separate fund in the state treasury. The fund shall be under the control of and administered by the department of education and shall be used to provide support to a school district or accredited nonpublic school whose school calendar began after Labor Day. The moneys in the fund shall be allocated to each school district and accredited nonpublic school on a pro rata basis. The moneys provided to a school district pursuant to the bill shall be deposited into the general fund of the school district and shall be considered miscellaneous income as defined in Code section 257.2. However, the bill specifies that such moneys shall not be included in district cost.
AI Summary
This bill creates a new provision that allows school districts and accredited nonpublic schools to receive financial support if they start their school calendar after Labor Day. Under the proposed legislation, these schools can still meet their required instructional hours (1,080 hours) as if they had started on August 23rd, with allowances for potential inclement weather days. The bill establishes an alternate school start date fund in the state treasury, which will be administered by the Department of Education and distribute money to qualifying schools on a proportional basis. The funding will come from hotel and motel taxes collected between August 23 and Labor Day, which will be redirected to this new fund. The moneys received by school districts will be deposited into their general fund and considered miscellaneous income, though they will not be included in calculating district cost. The Department of Education is tasked with creating rules to implement this new funding mechanism, which appears designed to provide financial support to schools that choose to start their academic year later in the summer.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (3)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 255. (on 02/06/2025)
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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=HF222 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF222.html |
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