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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 135

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SCR135.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
SCHOOL FACILITY NEEDS - Stating findings of the legislature and authorizing
the Legislative Council to appoint a committee to undertake and complete a
study of the means of assisting school districts to meet school facility
needs.

02/26    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/27    Rpt prt - to 10th Ord
03/02    10th Ord - ADOPTED - 29-6-0
      AYES--Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
      Crow, Danielson, Darrington, Deide, Dunklin, Hansen, Ingram, Ipsen,
      Keough, King, McLaughlin, Noh, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy,
      Schroeder, Sorensen, Stennett, Sweeney, Twiggs, Wheeler, Whitworth
      NAYS--Frasure, Geddes, Hawkins, Lee, Parry, Thorne
      Absent and excused--None
    Floor Sponsors - Stennett, Hansen
    Title apvd - to House
03/03    House intro - 1st rdg - to W/M

Bill Text

SCR135


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

                                      IN THE SENATE

                           SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 135

                                BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
 2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE AND AUTHORIZING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO
 3        APPOINT A COMMITTEE TO UNDERTAKE AND COMPLETE A STUDY OF MEANS OF  ASSIST-
 4        ING SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MEET SCHOOL FACILITY NEEDS.

 5    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 6        WHEREAS, in 1991, the Idaho Legislature created a committee and charged it
 7    to conduct a comprehensive study of school facilities; and
 8        WHEREAS,  the  Statewide School Facilities Needs Assessment Committee con-
 9    ducted the study as charged and reported its findings to the legislature; and
10        WHEREAS, the committee developed criteria to assess existing school build-
11    ings and to measure the unmet need for facilities warranted   by  the  current
12    enrollment in Idaho schools; and
13        WHEREAS,  when  the  committee  reported  in  1993,  it reported a need of
14    approximately $699,500,000 required  to  upgrade  the  physical  condition  of
15    existing  buildings, add capacity to meet enrollment needs, and bring existing
16    buildings to a condition where they can utilize new technology; and
17        WHEREAS, in the intervening years, the legislature has considered multiple
18    alternative approaches to assist school districts to address this need; and
19        WHEREAS, the legislature is aware of a significant responsibility to  pro-
20    vide  the means whereby every child in Idaho shall be given a genuine opportu-
21    nity to achieve an education which will prepare him or her for the  challenges
22    of useful citizenship.
23        NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second Regular Ses-
24    sion of the Fifty-fourth Idaho Legislature, the Senate and  the House of  Rep-
25    resentatives   concurring  therein, that the Legislative Council is authorized
26    to appoint an eight member committee, with four members from  the  Senate  and
27    four  members  from  the House of Representatives, to undertake and complete a
28    study of the means and methods whereby the  legislature  might  assist  school
29    districts to meet the facility needs identified by the Statewide School Facil-
30    ities Needs Assessment Committee and, in addition, those which may have devel-
31    oped  in  the  intervening  years. The Legislative Council shall authorize the
32    committee to receive input, advice and assistance from interested and affected
33    parties who are not members of the legislature.
34        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that nonlegislative members of the committee may be
35    appointed by the cochairs of the committee who are appointed by  the  Legisla-
36    tive  Council.  Nonlegislative  members of the advisory committee shall not be
37    reimbursed from legislative funds for per diem, mileage or other expenses  and
38    shall  not have voting privileges regarding the committee's recommendations or
39    proposed legislation.
40        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall report its findings,  rec-
41    ommendations and proposed legislation, if any, to the First Regular Session of
42    the Fifty-fifth Idaho Legislature.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

    





                           STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
    
                                  RS08134
    
    This proposal would create an interim committee to develop a plan to 
    help local school districts meet the escalating needs for school 
    facilities. There have been many and various proposals through the 
    years, but nothing has been implemented to date.
    
                                FISCAL NOTE
    
    $10, 000
    
    CONTACT: Senator Clint Stennett  332-1353
             Senator John Hansen   332-1319
             
    
    SCR 135