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SENATE BILL NO. 1478 – Approp, Deaf & Blind School

SENATE BILL NO. 1478

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S1478............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - IDAHO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND - Appropriates
$8,043,500 to the State Board of Education for the Idaho School for the
Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2007; limits the number of full-time
equivalent positions to 121.52; authorizes certain fund deposits; directs
the allocation of salary savings; directs that only necessary residential
cottages be operated; and grants authority to transfer funds from campus
operations to outreach services.
                                                                        
03/27    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/28    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/29    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burkett(Clark),
      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, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Werk
    Title apvd - to House
03/30    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 59-0-11
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest, Henderson,
      Jaquet, Kemp, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez, Mathews, 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), Stevenson,
      Trail, Wills
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Bell, Field(23), Lake, McGeachin,
      Nonini, Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Wood, Mr. Speaker
    Floor Sponsor - Skippen
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/31    To enrol
04/03    Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
04/04    To Governor
04/07    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 403
         Effective: 04/07/06 Section 6;
         07/01/06 All others

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1478
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE IDAHO SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND FOR  FIS-
  3        CAL  YEAR  2007;  LIMITING  THE  NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS;
  4        AUTHORIZING FUND DEPOSITS; DIRECTING THE  ALLOCATION  OF  SALARY  SAVINGS;
  5        DIRECTING  THAT  THE SCHOOL ONLY OPERATE THE NECESSARY NUMBER OF COTTAGES;
  6        GRANTING AUTHORITY TO MAKE CERTAIN FUND TRANSFERS; AND DECLARING AN  EMER-
  7        GENCY FOR SECTION 6 OF THIS ACT.
                                                                        
  8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  9        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education
 10    for the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind the following  amounts  to  be
 11    expended  for  the  designated  programs  according  to the designated expense
 12    classes from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2006,  through  June  30,
 13    2007:
 14                             FOR          FOR            FOR
 15                          PERSONNEL    OPERATING       CAPITAL
 16                            COSTS     EXPENDITURES     OUTLAY      TOTAL
 17    I. CAMPUS OPERATIONS:
 18    FROM:
 19    General Fund       $4,730,400      $  732,900                 $5,463,300
 20    Idaho School for
 21     the Deaf and
 22     the Blind Income
 23     Fund                                  78,700                     78,700
 24    Economic Recovery
 25     Reserve Fund                          27,200     $123,400       150,600
 26    Federal Grant Fund     36,000          82,200                    118,200
 27    Miscellaneous
 28     Revenue Fund           4,000          91,800                     95,800
 29      TOTAL            $4,770,400      $1,012,800     $123,400    $5,906,600
 30    II. OUTREACH SERVICES:
 31    FROM:
 32    General Fund       $1,855,400      $  201,500                 $2,056,900
 33    Economic Recovery
 34     Reserve Fund                                     $ 80,000        80,000
 35      TOTAL            $1,855,400      $  201,500     $ 80,000    $2,136,900
                                                                        
 36      GRAND
 37      TOTAL            $6,625,800      $1,214,300     $203,400    $8,043,500
                                                                        
 38        SECTION  2.  In  accordance  with  Section  67-3519, Idaho Code, the Idaho
 39    School for the Deaf and the Blind is  authorized  no  more  than  one  hundred
 40    twenty-one and fifty-two hundredths (121.52) full-time equivalent positions at
 41    any  point  during the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007, unless spe-
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    cifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Commit-
  2    tee will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 3.  The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind  may  deposit  any
  4    funds  appropriated  by Section 1, Chapter 313, Laws of 2005, in a contingency
  5    reserve fund created pursuant to Section 33-3409, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 4.  The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind is hereby directed
  7    to allocate salary savings, based on performance, to provide for employee sal-
  8    ary needs before other operational budget  priorities  are  considered.  Where
  9    applicable, employees whose salaries are below the midpoint of their pay grade
 10    or  occupational  groups  with  significant turnover rates shall be considered
 11    first in the order of salary savings distributions.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 5.  The Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind shall not  operate
 13    any  residential  cottages  beyond  those  necessary  to provide single-gender
 14    accommodations for students attending from locations that are too  distant  to
 15    participate in the campus day program.
                                                                        
 16        SECTION  6.  Notwithstanding  any  other provision of law to the contrary,
 17    the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind is hereby granted the authority to
 18    transfer funds from Campus Operations to Outreach Services, in any amount.
                                                                        
 19        SECTION 7.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 20    declared  to exist, Section 6 of this act shall be in full force and effect on
 21    and after passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS15258

This is the Fiscal Year 2007 appropriation for the Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2006 Original Appropriation 121.52  7,663,900  316,800  117,100  8,097,800 
HB 395 One-time 1% Salary Increase 0.00  57,800  57,800 
Omnibus CEC Supplemental 0.00  65,900  65,900 


FY 2006 Total Appropriation 121.52  7,787,600  316,800  117,100  8,221,500 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 0.00 


FY 2006 Estimated Expenditures 121.52  7,787,600  316,800  117,100  8,221,500 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (57,800)  (222,200)  (280,000) 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (88,000)  88,000 


FY 2007 Base 121.52  7,641,800  182,600  117,100  7,941,500 
Benefit Costs 0.00  (153,100)  (153,100) 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00  11,900  1,200  1,100  14,200 
Replacement Items 0.00  230,600  230,600 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  300  300 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
Nondiscretionary Adjustments 0.00  10,000  10,000 


FY 2007 Program Maintenance 121.52  7,510,900  414,400  118,200  8,043,500 



Enhancements          
Idaho School for the Deaf and the Blind          
 1. Educational Staff Salary Equity 0.00 
 2. Endowment Adjustment 0.00  9,300  (9,300) 
 3. Transfer from Campus to Outreach 0.00 
Lump Sum or Other Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2007 Total 121.52  7,520,200  405,100  118,200  8,043,500 
Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp 0.00  (143,700)  88,300  1,100  (54,300) 
% Chg from FY 2006 Orig Approp. 0.0%  (1.9%)  27.9%  0.9%  (0.7%) 

In addition to standard program maintenance items, this budget includes $230,600 for Replacement Items, funded with one-time monies from the Economic Recovery Reserve Fund. There is also a fund shift between endowment funds and the General Fund (line item #2), to better reflect the amount of endowment funding that will be available in FY 2007.

With enrollment at the school standing at barely half of its level of 15 years ago, in spite of an overall growth in student population in Idaho, the current level of staffing at the campus facility can no longer be justified. Under line item #3, this budget transfers 5.19 positions and $171,100 from Campus Operations to Outreach Services. This reflects reducing the number of cottages from six to four, reducing food service staff from six to four, and reducing three of the five custodial positions from year-round to school-year only.

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Contact: Jason Hancock 334-4739

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1478