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HOUSE BILL NO. 770

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H0770aaS,aaS...................................................by EDUCATION
PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING - Amends existing law relating to public school
funding to provide for additional instructional staff allowance for certain
separate secondary schools.
                                                                        
03/06    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/07    Rpt prt - to Educ
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/13    3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-1-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
      Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews,
      McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart,
      Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Sayler,
      Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30),
      Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Cannon
      Absent and excused -- Block, Crow, Deal, Nonini
    Floor Sponsor - Roberts
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/14    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/22    Rpt out - to 14th Ord
    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/23    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/24    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
03/27    To 14th Ord
03/28    Rpt out amen - to 1st rdg as amen
03/29    1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
03/30    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis,
      Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Sweet
    Floor Sponsor - Brandt
    Title apvd - to House
04/03    House concurred in Senate amens - to engros
04/04    Rpt engros - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg as amen
    Rls susp - PASSED - 65-0-5
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bilbao, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
      Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
      Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen,
      Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bell, Black, Crow, Shepherd(2), Smith(24)
    Floor Sponsor - Roberts
    Title apvd - To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
04/05    Pres signed - To Governor
04/10    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 412
         Effective: 07/01/06

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 770
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF ALLOWANCE FOR EACH SEPARATE SECOND-
  4        ARY  SCHOOL  AND  TO  MAKE  TECHNICAL  CORRECTIONS;  AND  AMENDING SECTION
  5        33-1004E, IDAHO CODE, TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS AND TO PROVIDE  PROPER
  6        CODE REFERENCES.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-1004, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  9    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 10        33-1004.  STAFF ALLOWANCE. For each school  district,  a  staff  allowance
 11    shall be determined as follows:
 12        (1.)  Using the daily attendance reports that have been submitted for com-
 13    puting  the  February 15th apportionment of state funds as provided in section
 14    33-1009, Idaho Code, determine the total support units for the district in the
 15    manner provided in section 33-1002 8.b., Idaho Code;
 16        (2.)  Determine the instructional staff allowance by multiplying the  sup-
 17    port  units  by  1.1. A district must demonstrate that it actually employs the
 18    number of certificated instructional staff allowed. If the district  does  not
 19    employ  the number allowed, the staff allowance shall be reduced to the actual
 20    number employed;
 21        (3.)  Determine the administrative staff allowance by multiplying the sup-
 22    port units by .075;
 23        (4.)  Determine the classified staff allowance by multiplying the  support
 24    units by .375;
 25        (5.)  Additional conditions governing staff allowance:
 26        (a.)  In  determining  the  number of staff in subsections  (2.), (3.) and
 27        (4.) of this section, a district may contract separately for  services  to
 28        be  rendered by nondistrict employees and such employees may be counted in
 29        the staff allowance. A "nondistrict employee" means a person for whom  the
 30        school district does not pay the employer's obligations for employee bene-
 31        fits.  When  a  district  contracts  for  the  services  of  a nondistrict
 32        employee, only the salary portion of the contract shall be  allowable  for
 33        computations.
 34        (b.)  If  there  are circumstances preventing eligible use of staff allow-
 35        ance to which a district is entitled as provided in subsections  (2.)  and
 36        (3.)  of this section, an appeal may be filed with the state department of
 37        education outlining the reasons and  proposed  alternative  use  of  these
 38        funds, and a waiver may be granted.
 39        (c.)  For any district with less than forty (40) support units:
 40             (1i)   The instructional staff allowance shall be calculated applying
 41             the actual number of support units. If the actual instructional staff
 42             employed  in  the school year is greater than the instructional staff
 43             allowance, then the instructional staff allowance shall be  increased
                                                                        
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  1             by one-half (1/2) staff allowance; and
  2             (2ii)  The  administrative staff allowance shall be calculated apply-
  3             ing the actual number of support units. If the actual  administrative
  4             staff  employed in the school year is greater than the administrative
  5             staff allowance, then the administrative  staff  allowance  shall  be
  6             increased by one-half (1/2) staff allowance.
  7             (3iii) Additionally,  for  any  district  with less than twenty  (20)
  8             support units, the instructional staff allowance shall be  calculated
  9             applying  the  actual  number  of  support  units.  If  the number of
 10             instructional staff employed in the school year is greater  than  the
 11             instructional staff allowance, the staff allowance shall be increased
 12             as  provided  in paragraphs (1i) and (2ii) of this subsection, and by
 13             an additional one-half (1/2) instructional staff allowance.
 14        (d.)  For any school district with one  (1)  or  more  separate  secondary
 15        schools,  the  instructional staff allowance shall be increased by two (2)
 16        additional instructional staff  allowances  for  each  separate  secondary
 17        school.
 18        (e)  Only  instructional,  administrative and classified personnel compen-
 19        sated by the school district from the general  maintenance  and  operation
 20        fund  of the district shall be included in the calculation of staff allow-
 21        ance or in any other calculations based upon staff,  including  determina-
 22        tion  of  the  experience and education multiplier, the reporting require-
 23        ments, or the district's salary-based apportionment calculation.  No  food
 24        service  staff  or  transportation  staff  shall  be included in the staff
 25        allowance.
 26        (6.)  In the event that the staff allowance in any  category  is  insuffi-
 27    cient  to  meet  accreditation  standards,  a district may appeal to the state
 28    board of education, demonstrating the insufficiency, and the state  board  may
 29    grant  a  waiver authorizing sufficient additional staff to be included within
 30    the staff allowance to meet accreditation standards. Such a  waiver  shall  be
 31    limited  to one (1) year, but may be renewed upon showing of continuing justi-
 32    fication.
                                                                        
 33        SECTION 2.  That Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 34    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 35        33-1004E.  DISTRICT'S  SALARY-BASED  APPORTIONMENT. Each district shall be
 36    entitled to a salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in  this  sec-
 37    tion.
 38        (1.)  To determine the apportionment for instructional staff, first deter-
 39    mine the district average experience and education index by placing all eligi-
 40    ble  district certificated instructional employees on the statewide index pro-
 41    vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is  the  district
 42    index.  Districts  with  an  index above the state average index shall receive
 43    their actual index but not more than  the  state  average  plus  .03  for  the
 44    1994-95  school  year,  and shall receive their actual index but not more than
 45    the state average plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and  thereafter  shall
 46    receive  their  actual  district index. The district instructional staff index
 47    shall be multiplied by the instructional base salary of twenty-three  thousand
 48    two  hundred  ten  dollars ($23,210). The amount so determined shall be multi-
 49    plied by the district staff allowance for instructional  staff  determined  as
 50    provided  in section 33-1004(2.), Idaho Code. The instructional salary alloca-
 51    tion shall be increased by the amount necessary for each full-time  equivalent
 52    instructional  staff member placed on the experience and education index to be
 53    allocated at least the minimum salary  mandated  by  this  section.  Full-time
                                                                        
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  1    instructional staff salaries shall be determined from a salary schedule devel-
  2    oped  by  each district and submitted to the state department of education. No
  3    full-time instructional staff member shall  be  paid  less  than  twenty-seven
  4    thousand  five hundred dollars ($27,500). If an instructional staff member has
  5    been certified by the national board for professional teaching standards,  the
  6    staff  member shall be designated as a master teacher and receive two thousand
  7    dollars ($2,000) per year for five (5) years. The instructional  salary  shall
  8    be  increased  by  two  thousand dollars ($2,000) for each master teacher. The
  9    resulting amount is the district's  salary-based  apportionment  for  instruc-
 10    tional staff. For purposes of this section, teachers qualifying for the salary
 11    increase  as  master  teachers  shall  be  those  who  have been recognized as
 12    national board certified teachers as of July 1 of each year.
 13        (2.)  To determine the apportionment for  district  administrative  staff,
 14    first determine the district average experience and education index by placing
 15    all eligible certificated administrative employees on the statewide index pro-
 16    vided  in  section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
 17    index. Districts with an index above the state  average  index  shall  receive
 18    their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the school
 19    year 1994-95, and shall receive their actual index but not more than the state
 20    average  index  plus  .06  for  the  1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
 21    receive their actual district index. The district administrative  staff  index
 22    shall  be multiplied by the base salary of thirty-three thousand seven hundred
 23    sixty dollars ($33,760). The amount so determined shall be multiplied  by  the
 24    district  staff  allowance  for administrative staff determined as provided in
 25    section 33-1004(3.), Idaho  Code.  The  resulting  amount  is  the  district's
 26    salary-based apportionment for administrative staff.
 27        (3.)  To  determine the apportionment for classified staff, multiply eigh-
 28    teen thousand six hundred forty-eight dollars ($18,648) by the district  clas-
 29    sified  staff  allowance  determined as provided in section 33-1004(4.), Idaho
 30    Code. The amount so determined is the district's apportionment for  classified
 31    staff.
 32        (4.)  The  district's  salary-based  apportionment shall be the sum of the
 33    apportionments calculated in subsections (1.), (2.) and (3.), of this section,
 34    plus the benefit apportionment as provided in section 33-1004F, Idaho Code.

Amendment


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                     Moved by    Brandt              
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Schroeder           
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                 SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 770, As Amended in the Senate
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO THE BILL
  2        On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 33 through 53 and delete page 3.
                                                                        
  3                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  4        On page 1, in line 4, delete "; AND AMENDING SECTION"; and delete lines  5
  5    and 6 and insert: ".".
                                                                        
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                                                     Moved by    Schroeder           
                                                                        
                                                     Seconded by Pearce              
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                              SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.B. NO. 770
                                                                        
  1                                AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1
  2        On  page  2  of  the printed bill, in line 15, following "schools" insert:
  3    "serving grades nine (9) through twelve  (12)";  and  in  line  16,  following
  4    "each" insert: "such".
                                                                        
  5                                 CORRECTION TO TITLE
  6        On page 1, in line 3, delete "EACH SEPARATE SECOND-" and in line 4, delete
  7    "ARY SCHOOL" and insert: "CERTAIN SEPARATE SECONDARY SCHOOLS".

Engrossed Bill (Original Bill with Amendment(s) Incorporated)


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
           HOUSE BILL NO. 770, As Amended in the Senate, As Amended in the Senate
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO
  3        PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN SEPARATE SEC-
  4        ONDARY SCHOOLS AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  1.  That  Section 33-1004, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        33-1004.  STAFF ALLOWANCE. For each school  district,  a  staff  allowance
  9    shall be determined as follows:
 10        (1.)  Using the daily attendance reports that have been submitted for com-
 11    puting  the  February 15th apportionment of state funds as provided in section
 12    33-1009, Idaho Code, determine the total support units for the district in the
 13    manner provided in section 33-1002 8.b., Idaho Code;
 14        (2.)  Determine the instructional staff allowance by multiplying the  sup-
 15    port  units  by  1.1. A district must demonstrate that it actually employs the
 16    number of certificated instructional staff allowed. If the district  does  not
 17    employ  the number allowed, the staff allowance shall be reduced to the actual
 18    number employed;
 19        (3.)  Determine the administrative staff allowance by multiplying the sup-
 20    port units by .075;
 21        (4.)  Determine the classified staff allowance by multiplying the  support
 22    units by .375;
 23        (5.)  Additional conditions governing staff allowance:
 24        (a.)  In  determining  the  number  of staff in subsections (2.), (3.) and
 25        (4.) of this section, a district may contract separately for  services  to
 26        be  rendered by nondistrict employees and such employees may be counted in
 27        the staff allowance. A "nondistrict employee" means a person for whom  the
 28        school district does not pay the employer's obligations for employee bene-
 29        fits.  When  a  district  contracts  for  the  services  of  a nondistrict
 30        employee, only the salary portion of the contract shall be  allowable  for
 31        computations.
 32        (b.)  If  there  are circumstances preventing eligible use of staff allow-
 33        ance to which a district is entitled as provided in subsections  (2.)  and
 34        (3.)  of this section, an appeal may be filed with the state department of
 35        education outlining the reasons and  proposed  alternative  use  of  these
 36        funds, and a waiver may be granted.
 37        (c.)  For any district with less than forty (40) support units:
 38             (1i)   The instructional staff allowance shall be calculated applying
 39             the actual number of support units. If the actual instructional staff
 40             employed  in  the school year is greater than the instructional staff
 41             allowance, then the instructional staff allowance shall be  increased
 42             by one-half (1/2) staff allowance; and
 43             (2ii)  The  administrative staff allowance shall be calculated apply-
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1             ing the actual number of support units. If the actual  administrative
  2             staff  employed in the school year is greater than the administrative
  3             staff allowance, then the administrative  staff  allowance  shall  be
  4             increased by one-half (1/2) staff allowance.
  5             (3iii) Additionally, for any district with less than twenty (20) sup-
  6             port  units,  the  instructional  staff allowance shall be calculated
  7             applying the actual  number  of  support  units.  If  the  number  of
  8             instructional  staff  employed in the school year is greater than the
  9             instructional staff allowance, the staff allowance shall be increased
 10             as provided in paragraphs (1i) and (2ii) of this subsection,  and  by
 11             an additional one-half (1/2) instructional staff allowance.
 12        (d.)  For  any  school  district  with  one (1) or more separate secondary
 13        schools serving grades nine (9) through  twelve  (12),  the  instructional
 14        staff  allowance  shall  be  increased by two (2) additional instructional
 15        staff allowances for each such separate secondary school.
 16        (e)  Only instructional, administrative and classified  personnel  compen-
 17        sated  by  the  school district from the general maintenance and operation
 18        fund of the district shall be included in the calculation of staff  allow-
 19        ance  or  in any other calculations based upon staff, including determina-
 20        tion of the experience and education multiplier,  the  reporting  require-
 21        ments,  or  the district's salary-based apportionment calculation. No food
 22        service staff or transportation staff  shall  be  included  in  the  staff
 23        allowance.
 24        (6.)  In  the  event  that the staff allowance in any category is insuffi-
 25    cient to meet accreditation standards, a district  may  appeal  to  the  state
 26    board  of  education, demonstrating the insufficiency, and the state board may
 27    grant a waiver authorizing sufficient additional staff to be  included  within
 28    the  staff  allowance  to meet accreditation standards. Such a waiver shall be
 29    limited to one (1) year, but may be renewed upon showing of continuing  justi-
 30    fication.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16185

This legislation provides additional instructional staff
allowances for each separate secondary school.



                           FISCAL NOTE

There will be a $600,000 impact on the general fund.






Contact
Name: Representative Ken Roberts 
Phone: 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                         H 770