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H0769..........................................................by EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PAY FUND - Adds to existing law relating to school funds to create a Public School Performance Pay Fund; and to provide for distribution of moneys from the fund to certificated administrative and instructional staff employees of certain school districts according to the test score performance of individual schools. 03/06 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing 03/07 Rpt prt - to Educ
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-eighth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2006IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HOUSE BILL NO. 769 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO SCHOOL FUNDS; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE 3 ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-915, IDAHO CODE, TO CREATE A PUBLIC SCHOOLS 4 PERFORMANCE PAY FUND AND TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION OF MONEYS FROM THE 5 FUND TO CERTIFICATED ADMINISTRATIVE AND INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF EMPLOYEES OF 6 CERTAIN SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO THE TEST SCORE PERFORMANCE OF INDI- 7 VIDUAL SCHOOLS. 8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 9 SECTION 1. That Chapter 9, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 10 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 11 ignated as Section 33-915, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 12 33-915. PUBLIC SCHOOLS PERFORMANCE PAY FUND. (1) There is hereby created 13 in the state treasury a fund to be known as the public schools performance pay 14 fund, hereinafter referred to as "the fund." The fund shall include such 15 moneys as are made available through legislative transfers or appropriations, 16 or the deposit of grant moneys, and is hereby continuously appropriated for 17 the purposes stated in this section. Moneys distributed from the fund shall be 18 included as part of the equalization of school funding through the educational 19 support program in chapter 10, title 33, Idaho Code. The provisions of this 20 section shall only apply to certificated administrative and instructional 21 employees paid from state and school district funds who are employed during 22 the school year upon which the distributions are based. For the purposes of 23 this section, school districts may proportionately allocate certificated 24 administrative and instructional employees who are not employed at a single 25 school based on the fall enrollment of the school each employee serves. Also, 26 for the purposes of this section: 27 (a) "Board of trustees" includes "board of directors"; 28 (b) "Fall enrollment" means the total average daily attendance through 29 the first Friday in November; and 30 (c) "School district" includes "public charter schools." 31 (2) The state department of education shall distribute all available 32 funds each fiscal year, as part of the final fiscal year distribution to pub- 33 lic schools, based on the following criteria: 34 (a) Two-thirds (2/3) of the funds shall be distributed based on the 35 result of student test scores on the Idaho standards achievement test 36 (ISAT) as follows: 37 (i) Two-thirds (2/3) shall be distributed to the fifty percent (50%) 38 of schools showing the greatest percentage increase in composite ISAT 39 test scores within the school year, determined by dividing the fall 40 semester test scores by the spring semester test scores, minus one 41 (1). The only students included in this measurement shall be those 42 actually taking the tests administered in both the fall and spring 43 semesters. Such funds shall be equitably distributed to eligible 2 1 schools based on the number of full-time equivalent certificated 2 administrative and instructional employees allocated to the school, 3 and each certificated administrative and instructional employee shall 4 receive, in salary and benefits, such employee's full-time equivalent 5 share of the money distributed. 6 (ii) One-third (1/3) shall be distributed to the fifty percent (50%) 7 of schools showing the highest composite ISAT test scores from the 8 test administered in the fall semester. Such funds shall be equitably 9 distributed to eligible schools based on the number of full-time 10 equivalent certificated administrative and instructional employees 11 allocated to the school, and each certificated administrative and 12 instructional employee shall receive, in salary and benefits, such 13 employee's full-time equivalent share of the money distributed. 14 (b) One-third (1/3) of the funds shall be distributed to school districts 15 based on the number of full-time equivalent certificated administrative 16 and instructional personnel employed by the district. Such funds shall be 17 awarded to certificated administrative and instructional employees based 18 on a performance pay plan adopted by the school district board of 19 trustees. If the board fails to adopt a plan, then the funds shall be dis- 20 tributed to the individual schools within the district based on each 21 school's number of full-time equivalent certificated administrative and 22 instructional employees, with the individual awards to such employees 23 being determined by the school principal. Funds awarded to employees under 24 this paragraph (b) of subsection (2) shall be subject to the following 25 conditions: 26 (i) A performance pay plan adopted by the school district board of 27 trustees may be based on the performance of individuals, the perfor- 28 mance of entire schools, or both. 29 (ii) Awards shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of an employee's 30 base salary. 31 (iii) Awards shall be based on either student performance or other 32 activities undertaken by teachers or administrators that tend to 33 improve student performance, or both. 34 (iv) Criteria already rewarded under the provisions of section 35 33-1004A, Idaho Code, shall not be used as a basis for determining 36 awards. 37 (3) For fiscal year 2007, participation in the fund shall be limited to 38 the voluntary participation of no more than five (5) school districts selected 39 by the state board of education, and cumulatively possessing a fall enrollment 40 total from the prior fiscal year that does not exceed six percent (6%) of the 41 statewide total fall enrollment from the prior fiscal year. 42 (4) For fiscal year 2008, participation in the fund shall be limited to 43 the voluntary participation of no more than ten (10) school districts selected 44 by the state board of education, and cumulatively possessing a fall enrollment 45 total from the prior fiscal year that does not exceed twelve percent (12%) of 46 the statewide total fall enrollment from the prior fiscal year. 47 (5) All funds distributed pursuant to this section are hereby exempt from 48 the provisions of section 33-515, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 16187 The purpose of this legislation is to bring about innovation in teacher compensation by setting in place a performance based compensation fund. Two-thirds of the funds would be distributed based on student performance on the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT), with one-third of these funds based on fall test scores and two-thirds based on the change in test scores from fall to spring. Only those students present for both the fall and spring tests will be used to determine the school's performance. One-third of the funds would be distributed based on a performance pay plan adopted by the school board. These funds can be distributed as the test score portion is, based on the performance of the whole school, or based on individual performance or based on a combination of the two. Because the restrictions on how a school board may design its performance pay plan are relatively few, this program will encourage creativity and innovation in the school board driven portion of the system. FISCAL NOTE There will be no automatic fiscal impact to any fund, since this legislation does not require automatic funding. Instead it establishes a mechanism by which the state can reward excellence in teaching, when funds are available. Any funding that the Legislature might provide through this mechanism would be on top of what it required by the existing system of funding for teacher salaries. For FY2007 and FY2008, any funds that might be available would go towards a pilot program involving no more than five and ten school districts, respectively. Contact Name: Representative Ken Roberts Phone: 332-1000 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 769