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SENATE BILL NO. 1529 – School facility support fnd created

SENATE BILL NO. 1529

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S1529......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
SCHOOL FACILITY SUPPORT FUND - Adds to existing law to establish the Idaho
School Facility Support Fund, administered by an appointed board, to
distribute money in the fund to school districts for school facility
purposes.

02/26    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/27    Rpt prt - to Educ

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S1529


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

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1529

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITY FUNDING; AMENDING CHAPTER 9, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE,
 3        BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-905A, IDAHO CODE, TO CREATE THE  IDAHO
 4        SCHOOL  FACILITY SUPPORT FUND, TO ESTABLISH THE FACILITY SUPPORT BOARD AND
 5        TO PROVIDE FOR DUTIES, MEMBERSHIP AND MEETINGS; AND  AMENDING  CHAPTER  9,
 6        TITLE  33,  IDAHO  CODE,  BY  THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-905B, IDAHO
 7        CODE, TO STATE THE PURPOSES OF MONEY IN THE IDAHO SCHOOL FACILITY  SUPPORT
 8        FUND AND TO PROVIDE FOR DISTRIBUTION.

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

10        SECTION  1.  That  Chapter  9,  Title  33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
11    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION  ,  to  be
12    known and designated as Section 33-905A, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

13        33-905A.  IDAHO  SCHOOL  FACILITY SUPPORT FUND -- BOARD. (1)  The state of
14    Idaho, recognizing the significant school facility needs documented  to  exist
15    throughout  the  state,  establishes the Idaho school facility support fund in
16    the state treasury, to be administered by the facility support board, as  pro-
17    vided by law. Moneys shall be deposited to the fund as may be provided by law,
18    by  appropriation or donation. Pending payments out of the fund, the moneys in
19    the fund shall be invested by the state treasurer in the same manner  as  pro-
20    vided  under section 67-1210, Idaho Code, with respect to other idle moneys in
21    the state treasury. Interest earned on the investments shall  be  returned  to
22    the fund.
23        (2)  The facility support board is hereby established in the department of
24    education.  The board shall consist of seven (7) members appointed by the gov-
25    ernor and confirmed by the senate, as follows:  three  (3)  members  shall  be
26    selected  from membership of district school boards of trustees or school dis-
27    trict administrators; two (2) members shall be teachers; and two  (2)  members
28    shall be appointed from the general public. Members shall serve a term of four
29    (4) years beginning on July 1, except that of the members first appointed, one
30    (1)  school board representative, one (1) teacher, and one (1) at large member
31    shall serve a term of two (2) years. In making these appointments, the  gover-
32    nor  shall assure that the membership of the board is geographically represen-
33    tative of the state, and shall assure that districts of various size are  rep-
34    resented.
35        (3)  The  board  shall  meet  the  first time at the call of the governor,
36    shall elect its own officers, and thereafter shall meet at  the  call  of  the
37    chairman  or  a  majority of the board membership. The department of education
38    shall provide such staff assistance as the board may require.

39        SECTION 2.  That Chapter 9, Title 33, Idaho Code,  be,  and  the  same  is
40    hereby  amended  by  the addition thereto of a  NEW SECTION , to be
41    known and designated as Section 33-905B, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:


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 1        33-905B.  IDAHO SCHOOL FACILITY SUPPORT FUND -- PURPOSES.  Moneys  in  the
 2    Idaho  school  facility  support  fund are available for use on July 1 of each
 3    year and are hereby appropriated for that purpose. The board  shall  establish
 4    criteria for distribution which may include, but are not limited to, safety to
 5    students, overcrowding, need of the community, and attempts in the district to
 6    obtain  approval  of  previous bond proposals. The board shall announce before
 7    March 1 of each year the facilities that qualify  according  to  board  rules,
 8    subject to achieving their match. The board shall distribute funds on a match-
 9    ing  basis,  state  funds  to represent twenty-five percent (25%) of the total
10    project, and district funds to represent seventy-five  percent  (75%)  of  the
11    project.  The funds may be used to: acquire, purchase or improve a school site
12    or school sites; build a schoolhouse or  schoolhouses  or  other  building  or
13    buildings; demolish or remove school buildings; add to or remodel any existing
14    building; furnish and equip any building or buildings, including all lighting,
15    heating,  ventilation  and  sanitation  facilities and appliances necessary to
16    maintain and operate the buildings of the district. In  addition,  a  district
17    may  apply  for  moneys  in the fund to apply toward further retirement of any
18    existing bonded indebtedness of the district, but applications for  new  proj-
19    ects  which  meet  the board criteria shall take precedence over such applica-
20    tions to retire existing indebtedness, provided those projects have a  greater
21    need.  Moneys  from  the  fund  are  available for use upon their receipt by a
22    school district.
23        The board shall report annually to the legislature  the  moneys  collected
24    and the distribution to school districts.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


    





                            STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                  RS 08094
    
    The purpose of this legislation is to establish a fund to help solve our school facilities funding 
    problems. The bill establishes a fund for which private and public contributions can be made. It 
    establishes a board to be appointed by the Governor and establishes that the money will be distributed 
    on a matching basis (25/75) on the basis of need.
    
    The bill also allows the money to be used for existing indebtedness.
    
    The 1992 study showed 700 million in school facilities needs. 25 million averaged at a 25 % - 
    75 % match would alleviate 100 million worth of projects each year.
    
                               [FISCAL IMPACT
    
    No additional general fund monies are required, however general fund contributions may be 
    made. This bill may have the effect of encouraging the passage of bond elections.
    
    CONTACT: Senator Dean L. Cameron
             332-1315
    
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