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SENATE BILL NO. 1261 – Approp, Educ Bd, teacher training

SENATE BILL NO. 1261

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S1261............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION - TEACHER TRAINING - Appropriates
$700,000 to the  State Board of Education  and the Board of Regents of the
University of Idaho for teacher training for fiscal year 2002; and provides
legislative intent that the Idaho Council for Technology in Learning make a
recommendation on the use and allocation of funds for teacher training; and
provides intent that $200,000 shall be used as a match for funds received
from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the "State Leadership
Challenge Grant" if certain conditions are met.
                                                                        
03/22    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/23    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 35-0-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Danielson, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Dunklin, Frasure,
      Geddes, Goedde, Hawkins, Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, King-Barrutia, Lee,
      Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Schroeder, Sims, Sorensen,
      Stegner, Stennett, Thorne, Wheeler, Whitworth, Williams,
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor -- Richardson
    Title apvd - to House
03/28    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/29    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/30    3rd rdg - PASSED - 53-7-10
      AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Bieter, Boe, Bruneel,
      Chase, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20),
      Gagner, Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Hansen, Harwood, Henbest(Farley),
      Higgins, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Kendell, Kunz, Langford, Loertscher,
      Mader, Marley, Meyer, Montgomery, Mortensen, Moss, Pomeroy, Ridinger,
      Roberts, Robison, Sali, Schaefer, Sellman, Shepherd, Smylie,
      Stevenson, Stone, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Wood, Young(Young), Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Bolz, Clark, Hornbeck, Lake, McKague, Moyle, Raybould
      Absent and excused -- Black, Bradford, Callister, Campbell, Crow,
      Ellis, Ellsworth, Pearce, Pischner, Smith
    Floor Sponsor -- Robison
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/30    To enrol - rpt enrol - Pres signed
    Sp signed
04/02    To Governor
04/04    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 341
         Effective: 07/01/01

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2001
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1261
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY  OF  IDAHO  AND
  3        THE  STATE  BOARD  OF EDUCATION FOR TEACHER TRAINING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002;
  4        EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH RESPECT TO USE AND ALLOCATION OF  FUNDS
  5        FOR  TEACHER  TRAINING; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE USE OF
  6        STATE MONEYS TO MATCH A BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION GRANT.
                                                                        
  7    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated $700,000 from the General Fund to
  9    the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho and the State Board of  Educa-
 10    tion for teacher training, to be expended for the period July 1, 2001, through
 11    June 30, 2002.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 2.  It is legislative intent that the Idaho Council for Technology
 13    in Learning make a recommendation, subject to review and approval by the State
 14    Board  of  Education,  on  the  use  and  allocation of funds appropriated for
 15    teacher training in Section 1 of this act.
                                                                        
 16        SECTION 3.  It is legislative intent that of  the  funds  appropriated  in
 17    Section  1  of this act, an amount not to exceed $200,000 shall be used by the
 18    State Board of Education to match moneys received from the  Bill  and  Melinda
 19    Gates  Foundation  for  the "State Leadership Challenge Grant." These matching
 20    funds shall be used for technology leadership training of  school  administra-
 21    tors. The training shall be consistent with the goals of the Idaho Council for
 22    Technology  in Learning. The grant recipient of record shall report all actual
 23    expenditures that fulfill the intent of this section to  the  State  Board  of
 24    Education for approval and reimbursement by the board. The State Board of Edu-
 25    cation  shall  determine  the  content  of  such  reports.  Any portion of the
 26    $200,000 cited herein not expended as directed shall  revert  to  the  General
 27    Fund.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS10389C1

This is the FY 2002 appropriation for the Idaho Council for Technology in Learning. It provides $700,000 in one-time General Fund money. The ICTL works with the state’s postsecondary educational institutions to provide technology training to pre-service and in-service public school teachers.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2001 Original Appropriation 0.00  500,000  500,000 
Base Adjustments 0.00  (500,000)  (500,000) 


FY 2002 Base 0.00 


Idaho Council for Technology in Learning          
 1. Teacher Training 0.00  700,000  700,000 


FY 2002 Total 0.00  700,000  700,000 
Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp 0.00  200,000  200,000 
% Chg from FY 2001 Orig Approp. 0.00  40.0%  40.0% 

Section 3 specifies that an amount not to exceed $200,000 shall be used to match a portion of a Gates Foundation grant. The grant will be used to provide technology leadership training to school administrators. The training shall be consistent with the goals of the ICTL and shall be approved by the State Board of Education.

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Contact: Ross Borden 334-4745

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Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1261