§ 257.35 — Area education agency payments

Iowa § 257.35

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title VII: EDUCATION, HISTORY, AND CULTURE
• Ch. 257: FINANCING SCHOOL PROGRAMS

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1. a. (1) For fiscal years beginning before July 1, 2024, the department of management
shall 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 this chapter and shall pay the
amounts to the respective area education agencies on a monthly basis from September 15
through June 15 during each school year.
(2) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, the department of management shall deduct
the following amounts from the state aid due to each school district pursuant to this chapter
and shall pay the amounts to the respective area education agencies on a monthly basis from
September 15 through June 15 during each school year:
(a) The amount calculated for special education support services for the school district.
(b) Forty percent of the amount calculated for media services for the school district.
(c) The area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost.
(d) Forty percent of the amount calculated in section 257.37 for educational services for
the school district.
(e) Theamountduetotheareaeducationagencyastheresultofsupplementaryweighting
for shared operational functions under section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph “e”.
(3) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and each fiscal year thereafter, the
department of management shall deduct the following from the state aid due to each school
district pursuant to this chapter and shall pay the amounts to the respective area education
agencies on a monthly basis from September 15 through June 15 during each school year:
(a) The area education agency teacher salary supplement district cost.
(b) Theamountduetotheareaeducationagencyastheresultofsupplementaryweighting
for shared operational functions under section 257.11, subsection 5, paragraph “e”.
b. The department of management shall notify each school district of the amount of state
aid deducted for these purposes and the balance of state aid shall be paid to the district. If a
district does not qualify for state aid under this chapter in an amount sufficient to cover its
amount due to the area education agency as calculated by the department of management,

the school district shall pay the deficiency to the area education agency from other moneys
received by the district, on a quarterly basis during each school year.
2. The amounts specified for school districts in section 257.10, subsection 7, for the
fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and each succeeding fiscal year, shall be reduced by the
department of management by seven million five hundred thousand dollars. The department
of management shall calculate a state aid reduction such that such amounts shall be reduced
proportionally to the amount that the district would otherwise have received under section
257.10, subsection 7.
3. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003, and ending June
30, 2004, shall be reduced by the department of management by ten million dollars. The
department shall calculate a reduction such that each area education agency shall receive
a reduction proportionate to the amount that it would otherwise have received under this
section if the reduction imposed pursuant to this subsection did not apply.
4. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, shall be reduced
by the department of management by five million two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
5. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1,
2008, and ending June 30, 2011, shall be reduced by the department of management by two
million five hundred thousand dollars. The reduction for each area education agency for
each fiscal year of the fiscal period beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2011, shall
be prorated based on the reduction that the agency received in the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2003.
6. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011, and ending June
30, 2012, shall be reduced by the department of management by twenty million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
7. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2012, and ending June
30, 2013, shall be reduced by the department of management by twenty million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
8. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, and ending June
30, 2014, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
9. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2014, and ending June
30, 2015, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
10. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2015, and ending June

30, 2016, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
11. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant
to subsection 2, the state aid for area education agencies and the portion of the combined
district cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2016, and
ending June 30, 2017, shall be reduced by the department of management by eighteen
million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars. The reduction for each area education agency
shall be prorated based on the reduction that the agency received in the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 2003.
12. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2017, and ending June
30, 2018, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
13. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June
30, 2019, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
14. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2019, and ending June
30, 2020, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
15. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020, and ending June
30, 2021, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
16. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, and ending June
30, 2022, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars. The
reduction for each area education agency shall be prorated based on the reduction that the
agency received in the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2003.
17. a. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reductions applicable
pursuanttosubsection2andparagraph“b”ofthissubsection, thestateaidforareaeducation
agencies and the portion of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies related
to expenditures other than expenditures for professional development for the fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023, shall be reduced by the department of
management by fifteen million dollars. The reduction for each area education agency shall
be prorated based on the reduction that the agency received in the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2003.
b. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reductions applicable pursuant
to subsection 2 and paragraph “a” of this subsection, the state aid for area education
agencies and the portion of the combined district cost calculated for these agencies related
to professional development expenditures for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and
ending June 30, 2023, shall be reduced by the department of management by an amount
equal to the sum of the area education agency professional development supplement district
cost for all area education agencies determined under section 257.37A, subsection 2, Code
2022, for the budget year beginning July 1, 2022. The reduction for each area education

agency shall be equal to the area education agency’s professional development district cost
determined under section 257.37A, subsection 2, Code 2022, for the budget year beginning
July 1, 2022. The amounts reduced under this paragraph shall be considered funds paid to
school districts and area education agencies under chapter 284 for purposes of requirements
for providing professional development opportunities.
18. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant to
subsection2,thestateaidforareaeducationagenciesandtheportionofthecombineddistrict
cost calculated for these agencies for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June
30,2024,shallbereducedbythedepartmentofmanagementbytwenty-twomillionfifty-seven
thousand one hundred thirty-one dollars. The reduction for each area education agency shall
be prorated based on the reduction that the agency received in the fiscal year beginning July
1, 2003.
19. Notwithstanding subsection 1, and in addition to the reduction applicable pursuant
to subsection 2, the amounts specified for school districts and area education agencies in
subsection 1, paragraph “a”, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30,
2025, shall be reduced by the department of management by fifteen million dollars and, in
addition, as a result of appropriations made pursuant to 2024 Iowa Acts, ch. 1152, shall be
reduced by the department of management by ten million dollars. The reductions for each
district or agency shall be prorated based on the proportional reduction that the district or
agency receives under subsection 2.
20. In addition to the state aid reduction applicable pursuant to subsection 2, the state
aid portion of the amounts specified for school districts in section 257.10, subsection 7,
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, shall be reduced by
the department of management by twenty-five million dollars. The reductions for each
district shall be prorated based on the proportional reduction that the district receives under
subsection 2.
21. The director of the department of management may deduct the following from the
state aid due to each school district pursuant to this chapter and shall pay the amounts to the
respective area education agencies on a monthly basis from September 15 through June 15
during each school year for purposes of providing services to students enrolled in nonpublic
schools within the boundaries of the area education agency:
a. The amount calculated for media services for the school district that is attributable
to the number of students enrolled in nonpublic schools within the school district who are
provided with media services by an area education agency.
b. Theamountcalculatedforeducationalservicesfortheschooldistrictthatisattributable
to the number of students enrolled in nonpublic schools within the school district who are
provided with educational services by an area education agency.
22. Notwithstanding section 257.37, an area education agency may use the funds
determined to be available under this section in a manner which the area education agency
determines is appropriate to best maintain the level of required area education agency
special education services. An area education agency may also use unreserved fund balances
for media services or education services in a manner which the area education agency
determines is appropriate to best maintain the level of required area education agency
special education services.