Relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the payment of state aid amounts, calculations of certain area education agency supplements, the reporting requirements of area education agencies and school districts, establishing an interim study committee to assess practitioner preparation programs, and including applicability provisions

This bill relates to education by modifying provisions related to the payment of state aid, calculations of certain area education agency supplements, and the reporting requirements of area education agencies and school districts, and by requesting the establishment of an interim study committee to assess practitioner preparation programs. DIVISION I —— EDUCATION FUNDING —— MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS.16(2) to provide that all state aid paid under Code chapter 257, unless otherwise stated and to the extent practicable, shall be paid in monthly installments beginning July of a budget year. Under current law, the payment of such monthly installments begins September 15.35(1) requires the department of management (DOM) to deduct the amounts calculated for special education support services, media services, area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost, area education agency professional development supplement district cost, and educational services for each school district from the state aid due to the district pursuant to Code chapter 257 and pay the amounts to the respective area education agencies on a monthly basis from September through June during each school year.16(2) as amended by the bill.31(1)(a), related to children who live in certain specified facilities, requires the department of administrative services (DAS) to pay the approved budget amount for an area education agency in monthly installments beginning September and ending June of the next succeeding school year.16(2) as amended by the bill.33(1), related to children under the jurisdiction of the director of human services who are not enrolled in the educational program of the district of residence of the child, requires the DAS to pay the approved budget amount to the department of human services in monthly installments beginning September and ending June of the next succeeding school year.16(2) as amended by the bill. The bill provides that the provisions of this division apply July 1, 2023, for school budget years beginning on or after that date. DIVISION II —— AREA EDUCATION AGENCY FUNDING SUPPLEMENTS. Under current law, the special education support services district cost per pupil is the special education support services district cost per pupil for the base year plus the special education support services supplemental state aid for the budget year. The bill provides that, for the budget year beginning July 1, 2023, and succeeding budget years, for area education agencies that have fewer than public school pupils per square mile, the special education support services district cost per pupil for the budget year is the special education support services district cost per pupil for the base year plus the special education support services supplemental state aid for the budget year plus percent of the special education support services state cost per pupil for the budget year. The bill provides that for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the state media services cost per pupil for each budget year is equal to the state media services cost per pupil for the base year plus the supplemental state aid for media services for the budget year. The bill also provides that for the budget year beginning July 1, 2023, and each succeeding budget year, the area media services cost per pupil is equal to the area media services cost per pupil for the base year plus the supplemental state aid for media services for the budget year plus, for area education agencies that have fewer than public school pupils per square mile, percent of the state media services cost per pupil for the budget year. The bill provides that for budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2023, the state educational services cost per pupil for each budget year is equal to the state educational services cost per pupil for the base year plus the supplemental state aid for educational services for the budget year. The bill also provides that for the budget year beginning July 1, 2023, and each succeeding budget year, the area educational services cost per pupil is equal to the area educational services cost per pupil for the base year plus the supplemental state aid for educational services for the budget year plus, for area education agencies that have fewer than public school pupils per square mile, percent of the state educational services cost per pupil for the budget year. The bill makes conforming changes. DIVISION III —— PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES. The bill requires each area education agency and each school district to include in the basic educational data survey information related to the training and professional development courses and programs provided by the area education agency or school district, as applicable, during the current school year. The bill also requires this information to include the total number of hours of required and optional training and professional development courses and programs, as well as the cost of the training and professional development courses and programs. DIVISION IV —— LEGISLATIVE INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE —— PRACTITIONER PREPARATION PROGRAMS. The bill requests that the legislative council establish an interim study committee during the 2022 interim and the 2023 interim to assess practitioner preparation programs. The bill requires the interim study committee to submit to the general assembly an initial report by December 15, 2022, and a final report by December 15, 2023.