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Relating to additional weighting for limited English proficient students and including effective date and applicability provisions
Topics:K–12 educationVouchers & education savings accounts
Same legislation: SF 445
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 15, 2019
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2019
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2019
- Skipped: Passes the SenateContinued as SF 445
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
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What’s in it
This bill relates to limited English proficient education by increasing the amount of supplementary weighting and the number of years of supplementary weighting for limited English proficient students.4 provides supplementary weighting for the excess costs of instruction of limited English proficient students.22 per student. The weighting is provided for those students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, and may be included in the weighted enrollment of the school district for a period not exceeding five years.
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The bill provides that for students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, but before July 1, 2019, the additional weighting may be included for a period not exceeding five years. For students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2019, the additional weighting may be included for a period not exceeding seven years.39 per student. The bill also makes statutory changes to provide uniformity in referring to limited English proficient pupils. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2019.
Senate subcommittee
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Fiscal note
AI summary Senate File 445 increases the additional funding weight for English language learner students from 0.22 to 0.295 per pupil. This change is estimated to increase the General Fund appropriation for State aid by $9.9 million in fiscal year 2020, increasing to $12.1 million by fiscal year 2024.2
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Description
Senate File 445 increases the amount of supplementary weighting for an English language learner (ELL) from 0.22 to 0.295 per pupil.
Background
The Department of Education describes an ELL as a student who is in the process of acquiring English proficiency and has a first language other than English. Under current law, a student identified as an ELL may draw an additional weighting of 0.22 in the School Aid and Levy formula for no more than five years. In FY 2019, approximately 20,516 students were identified as ELLs and received supplementary weighting, an increase of 2.9% from FY 2018.
Assumptions
Increasing the weighting for ELL pupils would have a fiscal impact on State aid from the General Fund. The fiscal estimate uses growth rates agreed upon by the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) and the Department of Management (DOM) for ELL pupils for fiscal years 2020 through 2024. The increase in additional weightings will apply to the October 2018 student count for FY 2020. Under current law, the State cost per pupil is set at $6,880 for FY 2020 through FY 2024. Individual district cost per pupil may be higher.
Fiscal Impact
The fiscal impact of SF 445 may increase the General Fund appropriation for State aid by $9.9 million in FY 2020, increasing to $12.1 million by FY 2024.
Table 1 — SF 445 Estimated State Aid and Property Taxes for SF 445 — FY 2020 - FY 2024 (In Millions) Fiscal Year State Aid Property Tax State Aid Property Tax State Aid Property Tax FY 2020 29.1$ 3.7$ 39.1$ 4.9$ 9.9$ 1.3$ FY 2021 30.6 3.9 41.0 5.2 10.4 1.3 FY 2022 32.1 4.0 43.1 5.4 11.0 1.4 FY 2023 33.7 4.2 45.2 5.7 11.5 1.4 FY 2024 35.4 4.5 47.5 6.0 12.1 1.5 Totals may not add due to rounding.
Current Law SF 445 Increases
Sources
- Department of Education
- Department of Management — School Aid and Levy File
- LSA analysis and calculations
- English Language Learning, Funding · March 15, 2019
- English Language Learning, Funding · March 5, 2019
Iowa Code it changes
Lobbying
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