March 8, 2010 

Please note that there are items that have been highlighted in this report to draw your attention to indicate action needed or just make you aware of a change.

To access a bill, go to www.legis.state.ia.us. Enter the bill number in the box in the upper right-hand corner of the page and click Go. To see bills that are highlighted in this report, just click on the bill number.

Note: Bills marked with m = moving, p/h = passed House, p/s = passed Senate.

March 19 is the final date for most bills, except leadership and a few other categories. The next Revenue Estimating Conference is scheduled for March 11 at 1:30 p.m. The appropriations bills are moving, and the reorganization bill has passed and been sent to the Governor. The list should be much shorter next week after we see what is added to other bills.

If you are going to SBRC March 8, please let SAI know what you are asking for and the result so that we can examine the effect of the SBRC modifications. A big THANK YOU to Superintendent Art Pixler for his efforts on this issue.

There has been some concern about the one superintendent per county topic. This has never been introduced in bill form and does not seem to have any interest by either party. When the newspaper article on this topic came out, SAI staff and outside advisors were consulted on how best to respond. The outcome of those discussions was that it would be best to let it end with one article rather than respond and possibly be misunderstood or fan the issue for more articles. A debate in the press is usually not the best way to address an issue. I did talk to the Senator in question and told him that we would like to be part of any serious discussion of reorganization. 

These bills have passed and been signed by the Governor:

•   HF2030-SBRC modifications of cash balance/structure of committee. This bill should be read a couple times.

•   SF2046-delays the setting of categorical funding for 2011-12 until January 2011

•   SF2045-delays the setting of allowable growth for 2011-12 until January 2011

•   SF2033-relating to Iowa’s Race to the Top application that has been passed and signed by the Governor. We now know that Iowa will not receive a grant in the first round. There has been much work done by the education lobby on this issue, and I am hopeful some modifications will be made for the second round.

•   SF2291-Special education Code corrections

•   HF2319-Aboveground fuel tanks

•   SF2202-New disabilities language

•   SF2194-Election Laws-Fixes PPEL dates and annual meeting dates

•   SF2088-Reorganization Bill

The following bills could be of special interest to SAI:

•   HF 2462 p/h & is the same as SF2290-PPEL bills that have been amended and fit SAI’s platform. It would be helpful to express your interest in these bills with your legislators this week.

•   HF589-SF2187 Start date, probably dead, it gets added to many bills and so far it has failed to pass. Tell your legislators how you feel about this one!

•   HF495-Extra Curricular Eligibility, equity change OK with DE and Boys Association/Girls Union, also HSB551-Eligibility special circumstances and HF2261- pass courses to be eligible and HF2357-Compete if not available in home district. These are probably all dead.

•   HF2413-Priority-more instructional time, probably dead.

•   HF2502-IPERS (m), still alive, this is what the Benefits Advisory Committee recommended and SAI supports. SSB3069-Technical Changes

The following labor bills will be coming up this week!

◦   HF2421-Prevailing wage

◦   HF2308-Workers comp. treatment options

◦   HF2420-Fair share-Seems to be dead.

◦   HF2485-p/h, alive and still OK, PERB changes, carrier of Chapter 20 amendments, HF2464 Code corrections

•   HF823 p/h-SF2335 (proposed amendments would help this bill)-Green products, HSB691-HF2359 LEED buildings

•  HF777-p/h Open Meetings/open records-OK in its forms

•  HF2295-p/h, AEA task force

•  SF2366 p/s-Supplemental appropriations, division II is education

•  HF2492 (m)-SF2288 p/s still alive-DE Code corrections (SAI mentoring) 

•  SSB3227-HSB728 Federal block grants, ARRA of 2009

•   SSB3241-Governor’s Ed Appropriations, this is a brief bill of appropriations and will probably be the right numbers. A shell bill is also out there that includes single salary schedules and Teacher Supplemental Support funding language that is a concern. We are working on this. Being a shell bill, it is not numbered yet. Shell bills usually do not include this type of language. However, this bill is usually where items show up late in the session. SJ2088-Addressing process for staff complaints will probably be added to this bill.

•   When the Standings bill comes out, it will be the last big bill to pick up a number of bills that did not make funnel.      

Financial bills:

•   HF2006-Repeal and review of state and local tax expenditures every four years & HF2119 every 5 years

•   HF2027-Tax on bingo games fund receipts, SF2161p/s for nonprofit organizations, HF2203

•   HF2045-Sales tax holiday for general school supplies

•   HF2046-Allowable growth yearly all the time

•   SF2217 p/s-Methods for purchasing raffle tickets

•   HJR2004 & HJR2005 & HJR2009-Spending limit constitutional amendments

•   HSB600-Special education students will also qualify for Senior Year Plus funds

•   SF2104-Suspend mandates

•   SSB3125 (m)-Property tax urban renewal, HF221 (alive)– ISL exempt from TIF

•   SF2287 (m)-HSB622-Limits number of non-public prep schools, SF2261 tuition tax credits, SF2124 non-public tuition, SF2185 non-public curriculum, HF2317 non-public accreditation, HF2326 fund home school assistance, SF2178 (p/s)-alive & HF 2190-Non-public textbook funds used for computers, SF350, SF324-Parent teach driver ed. & HF2098, SF2185 & HF2315 – Phys ed materials review

• SSB3139-Replaces empowerment

• HSB625-SF2289 p/s alive Deacccreditation-HF2254-SF2159

• SF2140-Foundation increase & SF2153 (dead, looked good)

• SSB3199-Income surtax for cash reserves

• HF2316-Supplemental weight for rural schools

• HF2361& HF2424- Public charter schools bonding/funding

• HF2396-Innovation opportunities

• SF2275-Property tax calculation

• SF2280-Sale/lease of the ICN

•  SF2369-Property tax relief from sales tax report

Staffing bills:

•   HF2013-Repeals temp licenses for interpreters and translators

•   HF2466- p/h Driver education instructor and accidents

•   HF2050, SF2040-Testing requirements for licensure/endorsement

•   HF2161-JROTC personnel recognition by BoEE

•   SF2067 (p/s) & HF2444-Sales of goods by state employees

•   HF2432 p/h alive & SSB3183-School hire qualified minorities

•   SSB3186 & HF2461 p/h alive -Standards for school business officials-IASBO bill/provider of training

•   HSB675-Employee investments

•   HF2177 & SF2139-Right to choose health insurance-HF2214-choice if want insurance

•   HF2197 p/h alive- Legislative Priority-Veterans get Veterans Day as a holiday

•   HF2110-alive-military unemployment Legislative Priority, SF2048 counseling for military children

•   HF2440 p/h-Market factor, probably dead- HF2395 fund transfer to general fund

•   HF2298-Report teacher disciplinary actions

•   HF2303-Retirement plans

•   HF2324-career/tech hours for certification

•   SJR2008 (m)-Complaints about staff to BoEE

Policy/Procedure bills:

•   SF2306 p/s alive & HF2417(m) & HF2226 alive Grandparent visitation Legislative Priority, SF2302 p/s, HF2340, HF2353-custody consider child’s educational setting

•   HF2456 p/h, p/s amended, back to House, SF2032-Deal with cell phone use in vehicles

•   HF2047, SF2042-reestablishes certain reporting requirements

•   SF2107-fuel tax, HF2327& SF2242-Tank clean up

•   SF2103-Biodiesel (m)-SF464, HSB717 (probably dead)

•   SR102-Healthy child nutrition school lunch resolution

•   SF34-Bikes on streets

•   SF2150(p/s)-HF2436(m) - Minor driver’s license

•   HSB517, SSB3048-Dental Screening-HSB657 & HSB673 & SF2163-Vision screenings (probably dead)

•   HSB559, SSB3076-Mechanics’ liens

•   HSB581 & SF2181(m)-Boiler replacement, work permits for 16-year-olds

•   SSB3028-Expunging under-age alcohol records & HSB643, HSB646, HSB669, SSB3151, HF2164, HF2165

•   HF 2085 – Charter and magnet schools

•   SF2066-School district reorganization workgroup to redraw district boundaries to 2010 federal decennial census-IASB directed to Secretary of State for review

•   HJR2008-50 or fewer counties

•   HF2283(p/h)-National criminal checks for DHS licensed staff

•   SF414-Childcare for low-income families

•   HF2209-prohibit pressure for childcare providers to join organizations, SF2298 p/s & SSB3143 child at Child in Need of Assistance hearings, SSB3139-Early childhood Iowa initiative

•   HF511-Use of facilities during non-instructional hours (dead), HF2350 religious exemption

•   HSB615-Notify schools of road work-Probably be done in DOT rules instead of code

•   HF2488 p/h-All appointed Boards have 18- to 35-year-olds

•   HSB684-Hawk-I insurance-HF2259-HF2276

•   HSB687-SSB3191-Solicitation for charitable contributions

•   HF2291-Strike sex orientation

•   HF2300-SF2324 p/s alive -Cable franchises

•   SF2316 p/s-Flood plains-probably dead

•   SF2305 p/s alive & HF2448(m)-Sex offenders

•   HF2144 p/h- alive-School closings/dental screenings by Dept. of Public Health

•   SF17-Compulsory attendance age

•   HF2388-Minority impact statements on bids

•   SF2329-p/s-ICN advisory board, SF2353-p/s- ICN leases

•    SF2342-Education bill of rights for deaf/hard of hearing

 
Curriculum bills:

•   HF2049-End-of-course examinations on certain core subjects

•   HF2070-Statewide comprehensive high school exit exam

•   SF2064-Policy for acceleration of advanced students

•   SF2034-Dating violence, amended to part of bullying

•   HF2140-Core Curriculum implementation

•   SF2116-Sign language required

•   SF2136-21st century schools

•   HF2222-course numbering prek-16

•   HF2244-Parent review of curriculum

•   HF2247 & HF2270-Foreign language requirement

•   HF2268-Frontier schools

•   HF2269-Sexuality education

•   SF2185-HF2315-Phys ed-public/nonpublic and materials for health classes available for review

•   HF2354-Senior year plus/post secondary classes

•   HF2367-School services from AEAs and community colleges

•   HF2390-Iowa Summer Youth Corps

•   SR106-Women History Month-alive

Collective bargaining bills:

•   SF24-Maintenance of elevators by staff & HF701

•   HF2491(m), SF2355 p/s-Maintenance of fire systems by staff (ok as amended)

•   HF2084-Workers comp. for injuries at staff events & SF2285- wk comp overtime

•   HSB686 & SF2337(m)-Safe and sick time-probably dead

•   HF683-HF2274-Requires employees to have time to nurse dependent child, SF2270(p/s)

•   HJR2002-Right to work constitutional amendment

•   SF2193(p/s)-HF681-p/h-Providing written information on employment policies, probably dead-SF413 Payroll issues

•   HF2375(m)-Access to personnel files-Probably dead

•   HF2124-Repeal plumber, mechanical and contractor licenses

•   HF2182 & HSB685 & SSB3194-Electric licenses exemptions

•   HF2231-Repeal electrical licenses, HJR2017-nullify adm. Code for elect. Inspect.

•   HF2135-Employee time off (dead)

•   HF2230 & SF2172-maintenance of geothermal systems

•   SF2208- Public health & safety report on elect/plumbing

•   HF2106-Licensed engineers required

•   SF2283-Solar equipment maintenance

•   HF2401-Unemployment compensation

Dr. Ben Norman, Government Relations Director, bennorman@mchsi.com, 515-240-9125