SF 161: Relating to the amounts paid to a receiving district for a pupil participating in open enrollment and including applicability provisions

What it does

The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.18(7) provides that a pupil participating in open enrollment shall be counted, for state school foundation aid purposes, in the pupil’s district of residence. The school district of residence then is required to pay to the receiving district the sum of the state cost per pupil for the previous school year, plus any moneys received for the pupil as the result of non-English speaking weighting, plus either the teacher leadership supplement state cost per pupil for the previous fiscal year or the teacher leadership supplement foundation aid for the previous fiscal year if both the district of residence and the receiving district are receiving such supplements.

Senate subcommittee · named February 4, 2019

• Sen. Amy Sinclair (R) · amy.sinclair@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. J. Smith
• Sen. Brad Zaun (R)

Lobbying · 0 for, 2 against

Against: Des Moines Public Schools; Iowa Talented and Gifted Association

In plain words

1. January 31, 2019Filed in the Senate and sent to the Education committee
2. February 4, 2019Senate subcommittee named: Sinclair, J. Smith and Zaun