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H0768.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC BROADCASTING - Appropriates $4,421,800 to the State
Board of Education for the Idaho Educational Public Broadcasting System for
fiscal year 2001; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent
positions to 38; provides legislative intent regarding fiscal, programming
and accountability policies; provides legislative intent regarding
notification to the Federal Communications Commission regarding conversion
to digital technology; and provides intent regarding pursuit of public and
private funding sources for the conversion to digital broadcasting
standards.
03/22 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/23 Rpt prt - hld at desk
03/24 To 2nd rdg
03/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
Rules susp - PASSED - 50-16-4
AYES -- Barraclough, Bell, Black, Boe, Bruneel, Campbell, Chase,
Cheirrett, Clark, Crow, Cuddy, Deal, Ellsworth, Field(13), Field(20),
Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen(23), Hansen(29), Henbest,
Hornbeck, Jaquet, Jones, Judd, Kellogg, Kempton, Kendell, Kunz, Lake,
Mader, Marley, Meyer, Moss, Moyle, Pischner, Pomeroy, Reynolds,
Ridinger, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith, Smylie, Stevenson, Stoicheff,
Stone, Trail, Zimmermann, Mr Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Bieter, Callister, Denney, Loertscher, McKague,
Mortensen, Pearce, Ringo, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Taylor, Tilman,
Wheeler, Wood
Absent and excused -- Alltus, Geddes, Linford, Montgomery
Floor Sponsor - Pischner
Title apvd - to Senate
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AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Crow,
Darrington, Davis, Deide, Frasure, Geddes, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough,
King-Barrutia, Lee, Parry, Richardson, Riggs, Risch, Sandy, Thorne,
Williams
NAYS -- Danielson, Dunklin, Hawkins, McLaughlin, Noh, Schroeder
Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Wheeler, Whitworth
Absent and excused -- Walton(Branch)
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04/06 To Governor
04/17 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 475
Effective: 07/01/00
H0768
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2000
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 768
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR THE IDAHO EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM FOR
3 FISCAL YEAR 2001; AND LIMITING THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSI-
4 TIONS; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
5 EVALUATE, ESTABLISH AND ENFORCE CERTAIN IDAHO EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC BROAD-
6 CASTING SYSTEM POLICIES; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THE STATE
7 BOARD OF EDUCATION WILL PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE IDAHO
8 EDUCATIONAL PUBLIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM CONVERSION TO DIGITAL BROADCAST
9 TECHNOLOGY; AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT IDAHO EDUCATIONAL PUB-
10 LIC BROADCASTING SYSTEM PURSUE ALL VIABLE FUNDING OPTIONS TO PAY FOR THE
11 CONVERSION TO DIGITAL BROADCAST TECHNOLOGY.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education
14 for the Idaho Educational Public Broadcasting System the following amounts, to
15 be expended according to the designated expense classes from the listed funds
16 for the period July 1, 2000, through June 30, 2001:
17 FOR FOR FOR
18 PERSONNEL OPERATING CAPITAL
19 COSTS EXPENDITURES OUTLAY TOTAL
20 FROM:
21 General Fund $ 966,400 $612,900 $2,019,300 $3,598,600
22 Federal Grant
23 Fund 758,800 64,400 823,200
24 TOTAL $1,725,200 $677,300 $2,019,300 $4,421,800
25 SECTION 2. In accordance with Section 67-3519, Idaho Code, the Idaho Edu-
26 cational Public Broadcasting System is authorized no more than thirty-eight
27 (38) full-time equivalent positions to be funded by the appropriation in Sec-
28 tion 1 of this act, at any point during the period July 1, 2000, through June
29 30, 2001, unless specifically authorized by the Governor. The Joint Finance-
30 Appropriations Committee will be notified promptly of any increased positions
31 so authorized.
32 SECTION 3. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Idaho State Board
33 of Education (SBOE) evaluate, establish and enforce fiscal, programming and
34 accountability policies for the Idaho Educational Public Broadcasting System
35 (IEPBS) that augment federal public broadcasting system policies or regula-
36 tions. These Idaho policies are to include the following:
37 (a) No program shall be broadcast which promotes, supports or encourages
38 violation of Idaho criminal statutes.
39 (b) The highest priority for IEPBS broadcasts shall be to select programs
40 that encourage, support and strengthen: K-12 education, higher education,
41 public safety, lifelong learning, cultural and family enrichment, charac-
42 ter education and virtues resolved by the Legislature in March 1995
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1 (H.C.R. No. 19), and in-depth news coverage, documentaries and information
2 valuable for Idaho citizens.
3 (c) Any decision to broadcast programs expected to be of a controversial
4 nature, including programming format, shall be monitored by SBOE as the
5 Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license holder for IEPBS.
6 The State Board of Education shall report to the Joint Finance-
7 Appropriations Committee during the 2001 legislative session on the adoption,
8 implementation and effect of these and any related policies.
9 SECTION 4. It is the intent of the Legislature that the Idaho State Board
10 of Education, as the FCC license holder for the Idaho Educational Public
11 Broadcasting System (IEPBS), provide the FCC with all required notifications
12 that IEPBS will convert its analog broadcast systems to the FCC digital tech-
13 nological standard by May 1, 2003, as mandated by FCC regulations.
14 SECTION 5. It is legislative intent that the Idaho State Board of Educa-
15 tion and the Idaho Educational Public Broadcasting System (IEPBS) pursue all
16 viable public and private funding sources including capital fund-raising cam-
17 paigns and actions that will maximize the funds or in-kind contributions
18 needed to pay for the IEPBS conversion to the FCC digital broadcasting stan-
19 dards.
| Statement of Purpose |
| RS09285C1 |
This is the FY 2001 appropriation for the Idaho Educational Public Broadcasting System. The IEPBS, which is commonly known as Idaho Public Television, is under the direction of the State Board of Education. This legislation also includes three sections of legislative intent language. The first directs the State Board of Education to evaluate, establish and enforce certain IEPBS policies. The second directs the State Board of Education to provide the Federal Communications Commission with all of the required notifications concerning the IEPBS conversion to digital television. The third directs the State Board of Education and IEPBS to pursue all viable funding sources to help pay the costs of the DTV conversion.
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| FY 2000 Original Appropriation |
37.00 |
1,912,900 |
0 |
788,800 |
2,701,700 |
| Expenditure Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
429,800 |
429,800 |
| FY 2000 Estimated Expenditures |
37.00 |
1,912,900 |
0 |
1,218,600 |
3,131,500 |
| Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
(419,200) |
0 |
(429,800) |
(849,000) |
| Other Base Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
788,800 |
(788,800) |
0 |
| FY 2001 Base |
37.00 |
1,493,700 |
788,800 |
0 |
2,282,500 |
| Personnel Cost Rollups |
0.00 |
12,200 |
11,300 |
0 |
23,500 |
| Inflationary Adjustments |
0.00 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Replacement Items |
0.00 |
19,300 |
0 |
0 |
19,300 |
| Non-Standard Adjustments |
0.00 |
29,500 |
0 |
0 |
29,500 |
| Change in Employee Compensation |
0.00 |
30,200 |
23,100 |
0 |
53,300 |
| FY 2001 Program Maintenance |
37.00 |
1,584,900 |
823,200 |
0 |
2,408,100 |
| Enhancements |
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| Educational Public Broadcasting System |
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| 1. Programming Support Clerk |
1.00 |
13,700 |
0 |
0 |
13,700 |
| 2. DTV Conversion Year 1 |
0.00 |
2,000,000 |
0 |
0 |
2,000,000 |
| FY 2001 Total |
38.00 |
3,598,600 |
823,200 |
0 |
4,421,800 |
| Chg from FY 2000 Orig Approp |
1.00 |
1,685,700 |
823,200 |
(788,800) |
1,720,100 |
| % Chg from FY 2000 Orig Approp. |
2.7% |
88.1% |
823,200 |
(100.0%) |
63.7% |
Section 2 of this appropriation limits the number of full-time equivalent positions at IEPBS for FY 2001.
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Contact: Ross Borden 334-4745
Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis
| Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note |
Bill No. H768 |