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HOUSE BILL NO. 533 – Schools, admin staff allowance

HOUSE BILL NO. 533

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H0533..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOL DISTRICTS - Amends existing law relating to the educational support
program to revise the method by which the administrative staff allowance is
determined.
                                                                        
01/31    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/01    Rpt prt - to Educ

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 533
                                                                        
                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM AND STAFF ALLOWANCE; AMENDING SEC-
  3        TION 33-1004, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE METHOD BY WHICH THE ADMINISTRATIVE
  4        STAFF ALLOWANCE IS DETERMINED.
                                                                        
  5    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 1.  That Section 33-1004, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
  7    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  8        33-1004.  STAFF  ALLOWANCE.  For  each  school district, a staff allowance
  9    shall be determined as follows:
 10        1.  Using the daily attendance reports that have been submitted  for  com-
 11    puting  the  February 15th apportionment of state funds as provided in section
 12    33-1009, Idaho Code, determine the total support units for the district in the
 13    manner provided in section 33-1002 8.b., Idaho Code;
 14        2.  Determine the instructional staff allowance by multiplying the support
 15    units by 1.1. A district must demonstrate that it actually employs the  number
 16    of  certificated  instructional staff allowed. If the district does not employ
 17    the number allowed, the staff allowance shall be reduced to the actual  number
 18    employed;
 19        3.  Determine  the  administrative staff allowance by multiplying the sup-
 20    port units by .075. A district must demonstrate that it actually  employs  the
 21    number  of certificated administrative staff allowed. If the district does not
 22    employ the number allowed, the staff allowance shall be reduced to the  actual
 23    number  employed, except that not more than twenty percent (20%) of the admin-
 24    istrative staff allowance may be noncertificated staff;
 25        4.  Determine the classified staff allowance by  multiplying  the  support
 26    units by .375;
 27        5.  Additional conditions governing staff allowance:
 28        a.  In  determining  the  number  of staff in subsections 2., 3. and 4. of
 29        this section, a district may contract separately for services to  be  ren-
 30        dered  by  nondistrict  employees and such employees may be counted in the
 31        staff allowance. A "nondistrict employee" means  a  person  for  whom  the
 32        school district does not pay the employer's obligations for employee bene-
 33        fits.  When  a  district  contracts  for  the  services  of  a nondistrict
 34        employee, only the salary portion of the contract shall be  allowable  for
 35        computations.
 36        b.  If  there are circumstances preventing eligible use of staff allowance
 37        to which a district is entitled as provided in subsections 2.  and  3.  of
 38        this  section,  an appeal may be filed with the state department of educa-
 39        tion outlining the reasons and proposed alternative use  of  these  funds,
 40        and a waiver may be granted.
 41        c.  For any district with less than forty (40) support units:
 42             (1)  The  instructional  staff allowance shall be calculated applying
 43             the actual number of support units. If the actual instructional staff
                                                                        
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  1             employed in the school year is greater than the  instructional  staff
  2             allowance,  then the instructional staff allowance shall be increased
  3             by one-half (1/2) staff allowance; and
  4             (2)  The administrative staff allowance shall be calculated  applying
  5             the  actual  number  of  support  units. If the actual administrative
  6             staff employed in the school year is greater than the  administrative
  7             staff  allowance,  then  the  administrative staff allowance shall be
  8             increased by one-half (1/2) staff allowance.
  9             (3)  Additionally, for any district with less than twenty  (20)  sup-
 10             port  units,  the  instructional  staff allowance shall be calculated
 11             applying the actual  number  of  support  units.  If  the  number  of
 12             instructional  staff  employed in the school year is greater than the
 13             instructional staff allowance, the staff allowance shall be increased
 14             as provided in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, and  by  an
 15             additional one-half (1/2) instructional staff allowance.
 16        d.  Only  instructional,  administrative  and classified personnel compen-
 17        sated by the school district from the general  maintenance  and  operation
 18        fund  of the district shall be included in the calculation of staff allow-
 19        ance or in any other calculations based upon staff,  including  determina-
 20        tion  of  the  experience and education multiplier, the reporting require-
 21        ments, or the district's salary-based apportionment calculation.  No  food
 22        service  staff  or  transportation  staff  shall  be included in the staff
 23        allowance.
 24        6.  In the event that the staff allowance in any category is  insufficient
 25    to  meet  accreditation standards, a district may appeal to the state board of
 26    education, demonstrating the insufficiency, and the state board  may  grant  a
 27    waiver authorizing sufficient additional staff to be included within the staff
 28    allowance  to  meet accreditation standards. Such a waiver shall be limited to
 29    one (1) year, but may be renewed upon showing of continuing justification.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


	               STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                           RS 11768C1

This legislation removes the requirement that administrative staff 
allowance must only be used for actual administration positions.


                       FISCAL IMPACT


There is no fiscal impact to the general fund.


Contact
Name:	Rep. Ken Roberts
Phone:	332-1000




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE		H 533