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IA HF810
IA HF810A bill for an act relating to granting supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount for school districts with high open enrollments, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
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Introduced
03/06/2025
03/06/2025
In Committee
03/06/2025
03/06/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
91st General Assembly
Bill Summary
Code section 257.31(5) establishes circumstances under which the school budget review committee (committee) may grant supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount to a district. This bill modifies the calculations for supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount for such school districts under circumstances of high open enrollment into the district by striking the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil from the amount. The bill strikes the limitation that specified a school district is only eligible for supplemental aid or a modified supplemental amount related to increasing open enrollment for the budget year beginning July 1, 2024. The bill also strikes a provision in 2024 Iowa Acts, chapter 1152, section 45, and moves the provision to Code section 257.31(5)(o) with modifications. The provision specifies that if a school district with high open enrollment into the district is granted a modified supplemental amount for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2025, the school district’s combined property tax rate for all school district levies for the succeeding budget year shall not exceed the combined property tax rate for all such levies for the budget year for which the modified supplemental amount was granted. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.
AI Summary
This bill modifies provisions related to supplemental aid for school districts with high open enrollment, specifically addressing districts where at least 45% of students are enrolled through open enrollment. The bill removes the teacher salary supplement district cost per pupil from the calculation of supplemental aid and eliminates the previous restriction that limited supplemental aid eligibility to only the budget year beginning July 1, 2024. Instead, the bill introduces a new provision that if a school district is granted a modified supplemental amount for a budget year starting on or after July 1, 2025, the district's combined property tax rate for school district levies in the following budget year cannot exceed the rate from the year the modified supplemental amount was granted. The bill requires school districts seeking this aid to hold a public hearing and publish notice before filing a request, and it specifically excludes districts where a majority of open enrolled students receive online instruction from a private provider. The legislation takes effect immediately upon enactment and will apply to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025, providing school districts with more flexibility in managing their budgets and property tax rates in relation to open enrollment.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Introduced, referred to Education. H.J. 539. (on 03/06/2025)
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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=HF810 |
| BillText | https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/91/attachments/HF810.html |
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