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SENATE BILL NO. 1544 – Approp, Education Bd, Special Prog

SENATE BILL NO. 1544

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S1544............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - SPECIAL PROGRAMS - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - Appropriates
$4,349,500 to the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the
University of Idaho for Special Programs, including Forest Utilization
Research Program, Idaho Geological Survey Program, Scholarships and Grants
Program, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho Small Business Development
Centers, and the Idaho Council on Economic Education for fiscal year 1999;
limits the number of full-time equivalent positions to 25.44; and
reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered balance to be used for
nonrecurring expenditures.

03/11    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to Fin
03/12    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16    3rd rdg - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Diede, Dunklin, Frasure, Geddes, Hansen,
      Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King, Lee, McLaughlin, Noh, Parry,
      Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett,
      Sweeney, Thorne, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Parry
    Title apvd - to House
03/17    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/18    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18    Rls susp - PASSED - 56-3-11
      AYES -- Alltus, Barraclough, Bell, Bieter, Bivens, Black(15),
      Black(23), Boe, Bruneel, Campbell, Chase, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal,
      Denney, Ellsworth, Field(13), Gagner, Geddes, Gould, Hadley, Henbest,
      Hornbeck, Jones(9), Jones(22), Jones(20), Judd, Kellogg, Kempton,
      Kendell, Kjellander, Kunz, Lake, Linford, Loertscher, Mader, Marley,
      Meyer, Miller, Mortensen, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds, Richman,
      Ridinger, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Watson,
      Wheeler, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
      NAYS -- McKague, Stoicheff, Taylor
      Absent and excused -- Barrett, Callister, Crane, Field(20), Hansen,
      Jaquet, Newcomb, Stevenson, Stubbs, Tippets, Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Geddes
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/19    To enrol
03/20    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/23    Sp signed - to Governor
03/24    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 277
         Effective: 07/01/98

Bill Text


S1544


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fourth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 1998
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1544

                                   BY FINANCE COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999;  LIMITING  THE
 3        NUMBER  OF  FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; REAPPROPRIATING ANY UNEXPENDED
 4        AND UNENCUMBERED GENERAL FUND BALANCES FOR THE  DESIGNATED  PROGRAMS;  AND
 5        SETTING FORTH CONDITIONS FOR THE REAPPROPRIATION.

 6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 7        SECTION  1.  There  is  hereby appropriated to the Board of Regents of the
 8    University of Idaho and the State Board of Education for Special Programs  the
 9    following amounts, to be expended for the designated programs according to the
10    designated  standard classifications from the listed funds for the period July
11    1, 1998, through June 30, 1999:
12                                                     FOR
13                  FOR         FOR         FOR    TRUSTEE AND
14               PERSONNEL   OPERATING    CAPITAL    BENEFIT
15                 COSTS    EXPENDITURES   OUTLAY    PAYMENTS        TOTAL
16     I. FOREST UTILIZATION RESEARCH:
17     FROM:
18     General
19      Fund    $  441,600     $ 44,300                           $  485,900
20     II. IDAHO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY:
21     FROM:
22     General
23      Fund    $  613,300     $ 51,300   $ 7,300                 $  671,900
24     III. SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS:
25     FROM:
26     General Fund                                 $2,188,000    $2,188,000
27     Scholarship Fund        $    400                  6,100         6,500
28     Federal Grant Fund                    186,000     186,000 
29       TOTAL                 $    400             $2,380,100    $2,380,500
30     IV. IDAHO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY:
31     FROM:
32     General
33      Fund    $  434,300     $ 29,300   $41,400                 $  505,000
34     V. IDAHO SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTERS:
35     FROM:
36     General Fund                                 $  252,200    $  252,200
37     VI. IDAHO COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC EDUCATION:
38     FROM:
39     General Fund                                 $   54,000    $   54,000

40       GRAND
41       TOTAL  $1,489,200     $125,300   $48,700   $2,686,300    $4,349,500

42        SECTION 2.  In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the agency  is


                                          2

 1    authorized  no  more  than twenty-five and forty-four hundredths (25.44) full-
 2    time equivalent positions at any point during the period July 1, 1998, through
 3    June 30, 1999, for the programs specified in Section 1  of  this  act,  unless
 4    specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-Appropriations Com-
 5    mittee will be notified promptly of any increased positions so authorized.

 6        SECTION  3.  There is hereby reappropriated to the Board of Regents of the
 7    University of Idaho and to the State Board of Education for the Forest  Utili-
 8    zation  Research  Program,  Idaho  Geological Survey Program, Scholarships and
 9    Grants Program, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho Small Business Develop-
10    ment Centers, and Idaho Council on  Economic  Education,  the  unexpended  and
11    unencumbered balance of any General Fund appropriation made to each respective
12    program  under  Section 1, Chapter 332, Laws of 1997, for each respective pro-
13    gram to be used for nonrecurring expenditures for the  period  July  1,  1998,
14    through June 30, 1999.

15        SECTION  4.  The reappropriation granted in Section 3 of this act shall be
16    subject to the following conditions:
17        (1)  If the unexpended and unencumbered balance in  the  General  Fund  on
18    June  30,  1998,  is  zero, the reappropriation in Section 3 is declared to be
19    null and void.
20        (2)  If the unexpended and unencumbered balance in  the  General  Fund  on
21    June  30,  1998,  is greater than zero but less than the total reappropriation
22    authority granted to all state agencies, the amounts reappropriated in Section
23    3 shall be in the proportion that the reappropriation for each respective pro-
24    gram bears to the total General Fund reappropriation authority granted to  all
25    state agencies.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                                        STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                                               SB 1544

This is the FY 1999 appropriation for the Special Programs under the State Board of
Education.  The programs included are:  Forest Utilization Research (FUR), Idaho
Geological Survey (IGS), Scholarships and Grants, Idaho Museum of Natural History, Idaho
Small Business Development Centers, and Idaho Council on Economic Education.

                                             FISCAL NOTE

                                       FTP        General      Ded/Other         Federal          Total 
FY 1998 Original Approp.             25.80      3,963,100          6,500         186,000      4,155,600 
Reappropriation                       0.00         34,500              0               0         34,500 
FY 1998 Total Appropriation          25.80      3,997,600          6,500         186,000      4,190,100 
Expenditure Adjustments              (0.36)             0              0               0              0 
FY 1998 Est. Expenditures            25.44      3,997,600          6,500         186,000      4,190,100 
Base Adjustments                      0.00        (44,500)             0               0        (44,500) 
FY 1999 Base                         25.44      3,953,100          6,500         186,000      4,145,600 
Personnel Cost Rollups                0.00          6,600              0               0          6,600 
Inflationary Adjustments              0.00         57,800              0               0         57,800 
Replacement Items                     0.00         41,500              0               0         41,500 
Non-Standard Adjustments              0.00         18,000              0               0         18,000 
Employee Compensation (CEC)           0.00         67,500              0               0         67,500 
FY 1999 Maintenance (MCO)            25.44      4,144,500          6,500         186,000      4,337,000 
Enhancements:
Special Programs
 1. Salary Equity                     0.00             0               0               0              0 
 2. FUR Wood Products Academies       0.00             0               0               0              0 
 3. IGS Restore Operating Funds       0.00         7,500               0               0          7,500 
 4. IGS Enhance Equipment             0.00         5,000               0               0          5,000  
 5. State Student Incentive Grants    0.00             0               0               0              0  
 6. Museum Community Outreach         0.00             0               0               0              0  
 7. Restore Funding Economic Educ.    0.00             0               0               0              0 
FY 1999 Total Appropriation          25.44      4,157,000          6,500         186,000      4,349,500 

Chg From Orig Approp.                (0.36)       193,900              0               0        193,900 
%Chg From Orig Approp.               (1.4%)          4.9%            0.0%           0.0%           4.7% 

Contact:
Todd Bunderson
Legislative Services Office
Budget & Policy Analysis
Telephone:  334-4740