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HOUSE BILL NO. 683 – Approp, Public Schools

HOUSE BILL NO. 683

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H0683.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Provides amounts to be expended from
various funds for the public schools; appropriates $920,000,000 to the
Public School Income Fund for fiscal year 2003; appropriates $985,513,000
for theEducational Support Program for fiscal year 2003; provides the
amount necessary for the Unemployment Insurance Program; provides authority
for the Department of Education to monitor and evaluate use of funds for
enhancement programs; provides for expenditures for certain technology,
including the Libraries Linking Idaho Program; provides for expenditures
relating to the Idaho Council for Technology in Learning; provides for
expenditures for non-English and limited English proficiency programs;
provides for expenditures for the teacher-mentor program; provides for
expenditures regarding moneys received pursuant to Sections 63-2506,
63-2552A and 67-7439, Idaho Code; provides for allocation of moneys and
requirements for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program; provides
intent that the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program must include
certain features; provides for expenditures for training of teachers in
working with children with disabilities; provides for expenditures for
training of teachers working with gifted/talented students; appropriates
moneys for property tax replacement; provides allocation of moneys for
master teacher recognition; provides for expenditures for literacy
programs; provides for expenditures for achievement standards; provides
that certain discretionary funds be retained in the Public School Income
Fund; provides for distribution of discretionary funds; and provides for an
allocation of moneys to teachers for classroom supplies.
                                                                        
02/26    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/27    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
02/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01    3rd rdg - PASSED - 48-21-1
      AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block,
      Bolz, Bradford, Bruneel, Callister, Campbell, Collins, Crow, Deal,
      Denney, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner, Gould,
      Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Kellogg(Duncan),
      Kendell, Kunz, Lake, Langford, Mader, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
      Mortensen, Pischner, Raybould, Roberts, Schaefer, Smith(23),
      Stevenson, Tilman, Trail, Wheeler, Young, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bieter, Boe, Clark, Cuddy, Ellis, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones,
      Loertscher, Martinez, Moyle, Pearce, Pomeroy, Ridinger, Robison,
      Sali, Sellman, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Stone
      Absent and excused -- Wood
    Floor Sponsor - Field(20)
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/04    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/05    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/06    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/08    3rd rdg - PASSED - 26-9-0
      AYES -- Branch(Bartlett), Boatright, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Geddes, Goedde, Ingram, Ipsen,
      Keough, Little, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy, Sims, Sorensen,
      Stegner, Thorne, Wheeler, Williams
      NAYS -- Andreason, Dunklin, Frasure, Hawkins, Hill, King-Barrutia,
      Marley, Schroeder, Stennett
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Deide
    Title apvd - to House
03/11    To enrol
03/12    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/13    Pres signed - to Governor
03/22    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 238
         Effective: 03/22/02, Section 19
         07/01/02, All others

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 683
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR  2003;
  3        PROVIDING THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED FROM STATE SOURCES; APPROPRIATING GEN-
  4        ERAL  FUND MONEYS FOR TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND; APPROPRI-
  5        ATING A TOTAL AMOUNT FROM THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND; PROVIDING  MONEYS
  6        FOR  THE  UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE PROGRAM; PROVIDING THAT THE STATE DEPART-
  7        MENT OF EDUCATION SHALL HAVE CERTAIN AUTHORITY; DIRECTING THAT  $3,100,000
  8        IN  ONGOING  EXPENDITURES  AND  $5,000,000  IN  ONE-TIME  EXPENDITURES  BE
  9        EXPENDED  FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PROGRAM, AND $300,000 FOR
 10        TRANSFER TO THE LIBRARY SERVICES IMPROVEMENT FUND; DIRECTING THAT NOT MORE
 11        THAN $173,000 BE EXPENDED FOR IDAHO COUNCIL  FOR  TECHNOLOGY  IN  LEARNING
 12        EXPENSES; DIRECTING THAT $4,475,000 BE ALLOCATED FOR PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS
 13        WITH NON-ENGLISH OR LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; DIRECTING THAT $2,000,000
 14        BE  DISTRIBUTED  FOR  A  TEACHER  MENTORING  AND  PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM;
 15        DIRECTING THAT $4,700,000 OF THE  MONEYS  ACCRUING  PURSUANT  TO  SECTIONS
 16        63-2506  AND  63-2552A, IDAHO CODE, AND SUCH OTHER MONEYS WHICH MAY BECOME
 17        AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 67-7439, IDAHO CODE,  BE  EXPENDED  FOR  THE
 18        IDAHO  SAFE  AND  DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM; DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF
 19        FUNDS FOR THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM; EXPRESSING  LEGIS-
 20        LATIVE  INTENT  WITH  REGARD  TO  FEATURES OF THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE
 21        SCHOOLS PROGRAM; PROVIDING DIRECTION REGARDING THE EXPENDITURE AND DISTRI-
 22        BUTION OF $1,000,000 FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN
 23        WITH DISABILITIES; DIRECTING THAT $500,000 BE ALLOCATED  FOR  TRAINING  TO
 24        SERVE  THE NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS; APPROPRIATING THE AMOUNT
 25        OF GENERAL FUND MONEY NECESSARY AS DETERMINED BY SECTION  33-1002D,  IDAHO
 26        CODE,  FOR PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT; DIRECTING THAT UP TO $560,000 BE DIS-
 27        TRIBUTED FOR MASTER TEACHER AWARD PAYMENTS; DIRECTING THAT  $3,300,000  BE
 28        USED  FOR  THE  IDAHO READING INITIATIVE AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT
 29        THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEEK ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS
 30        TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT $4,000,000 BE  DISTRIBUTED  BY  THE
 31        SUPERINTENDENT  OF  PUBLIC  INSTRUCTION AND USED FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
 32        ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE  INTENT  THAT  THE  STATE
 33        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SEEK ADDITIONAL FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE
 34        PROJECT;  DIRECTING  THAT  ANY UNANTICIPATED FUNDS IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2002
 35        BUDGET, UP TO $10,000,000, BE RETAINED IN THE PUBLIC  SCHOOL  INCOME  FUND
 36        FOR  SUBSEQUENT  APPROPRIATION; DIRECTING THAT CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
 37        BE DISTRIBUTED IN JULY 2002; DIRECTING THAT $2,000,000 BE DISTRIBUTED  FOR
 38        THE  PURPOSES OF PURCHASING CLASSROOM SUPPLIES; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
 39        FOR SECTION 19 OF THIS ACT.
                                                                        
 40    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 41        SECTION 1.  The following amount shall be expended from state sources  for
 42    public schools for the period July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003:
 43    FROM:
                                                                        
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  1    General Fund                                                      $920,000,000
  2    Public School Endowment Earnings
  3     Reserve Fund Transfer                                              43,313,000
  4    Federal Mineral Royalties                                            2,000,000
  5    Liquor Control Fund                                                  1,200,000
  6    Cigarette/Tobacco and Lottery Income Taxes                           4,700,000
  7    Miscellaneous Receipts/Balances                                     14,300,000
  8      TOTAL                                                           $985,513,000
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund the follow-
 10    ing  amount  to be transferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period
 11    July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003:
 12    FROM:
 13    General Fund                                                      $920,000,000
                                                                        
 14        SECTION 3.  There is hereby appropriated from  the  Public  School  Income
 15    Fund  to  be  expended for the Educational Support Program pursuant to law and
 16    the provisions of this act, an amount  not  to  exceed  $985,513,000  for  the
 17    period July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.
                                                                        
 18        SECTION  4.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section 3 of this act, the
 19    amount necessary for the Unemployment  Insurance  Program  shall  be  expended
 20    according  to  Section  72-1349A,  Idaho  Code,  for  the period July 1, 2002,
 21    through June 30, 2003.
                                                                        
 22        SECTION 5.  The State Department of Education shall have the authority  to
 23    monitor  and evaluate the use of funds appropriated to public school districts
 24    for enhancement programs.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION  6.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 26    $8,400,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of  Public  Instruction  as
 27    follows:  $3,100,000  for  ongoing  expenditures  and  $5,000,000 for one-time
 28    expenditures for the Public School Technology Grant Program upon direction  of
 29    the Idaho Council for Technology in Learning, for software purchases, technol-
 30    ogy  equipment  repairs and maintenance, and equipment necessary to administer
 31    state-required assessments; and $300,000 to be transferred to the Library Ser-
 32    vices Improvement Fund for  the  State  Library's  "Libraries  Linking  Idaho"
 33    (LiLI) statewide database licensing project.
                                                                        
 34        SECTION  7.  Of  the  $8,400,000  referred to in Section 6 of this act, an
 35    amount not to exceed $173,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of  Pub-
 36    lic  Instruction  for  staff support and various expenses related to the Idaho
 37    Council for Technology in Learning as approved by the State  Board  of  Educa-
 38    tion.
                                                                        
 39        SECTION  8.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 40    $4,475,000 shall be distributed for support of programs for students with non-
 41    English or limited-English proficiency, allocated to school districts pro rata
 42    based  upon the population of limited-English proficient students under crite-
 43    ria established by the State Department of Education.
                                                                        
 44        SECTION  9.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 45    $2,000,000 shall be distributed by the State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
 46    tion for a program of administrative and supervisory support, mentoring,  peer
 47    assistance  and  professional  development.  Payment  shall  be distributed to
                                                                        
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  1    school districts pro rata pursuant to the provisions of  Sections  33-514  and
  2    33-514A, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION  10.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this act,
  4    $4,700,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of Public  Instruction  for
  5    the  Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, from funds determined by avail-
  6    able revenues accruing pursuant to Sections 63-2506 and 63-2552A, Idaho  Code,
  7    and  other such moneys which may become available pursuant to Section 67-7439,
  8    Idaho Code, for the period July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.
                                                                        
  9        SECTION 11.  The funds allocated for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free  Schools
 10    Program  in  Section  10 of this act shall be distributed as follows: $250,000
 11    shall be remitted to the Idaho State Police pursuant to  Section  63-2552A(3),
 12    Idaho  Code; $100,000 may be utilized by the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
 13    tion for program administration, technical assistance and evaluation.  Of  the
 14    remaining  amount,  ninety-five  percent  (95%)  shall  be distributed to each
 15    school district through a combination of a base amount of $1,500  and  a  pro-
 16    rated  amount  based  on  the  prior  year's  average daily attendance. Of the
 17    remaining five percent (5%), $80,000 shall be distributed on a one-time  basis
 18    to  the  Commission  on Hispanic Affairs and used to encourage and direct His-
 19    panic youth away from the habitual use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs  by
 20    developing  programs for schools, families and communities, with the remainder
 21    used to make discretionary grants as determined by the Drug-Free  Schools  and
 22    Communities Advisory Board.
                                                                        
 23        SECTION  12.  It  is  legislative intent that the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free
 24    Schools Program shall include the following:
 25        (1)  Districts will develop a policy and plan which will provide  a  guide
 26        for their substance abuse program.
 27        (2)  Districts will have an advisory board to assist each district in mak-
 28        ing decisions relating to the program.
 29        (3)  The districts' substance abuse programs will be comprehensive to meet
 30        the  needs of all students. This will include prevention programs, student
 31        assistance programs that address early identification  and  referral,  and
 32        aftercare.
 33        (4)  Districts  shall  submit an annual evaluation of their program to the
 34        State Department of Education as to the effectiveness of their program.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION 13.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 36    $1,000,000 shall be distributed for the following:
 37        (1)  Training  of regular classroom teachers in working with children with
 38        disabilities;
 39        (2)  Employing and training aides to assist regular classroom teachers  in
 40        working with children with disabilities;
 41        (3)  Employing  substitute teachers whose employment allows regular class-
 42        room teachers to be involved in college planning, parent contact, Individ-
 43        ual Education Plan (IEP)  development,  curriculum  and  modification,  or
 44        other  necessary  activities directly related to meeting the needs of stu-
 45        dents in regular education classrooms;
 46        (4)  Moneys in this section shall be distributed pro rata to the districts
 47        as follows: fifty percent (50%) on the basis of the prior year's  December
 48        1  child  count  and  fifty percent (50%) on the basis of the prior year's
 49        average daily attendance.
 50    These funds shall be used to supplement rather than supplant existing  efforts
 51    in  the training of regular classroom teachers and the employment and training
                                                                        
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  1    of aides. The State Department of Education shall create a one (1) page report
  2    to be provided to the Legislature showing current individual district expendi-
  3    tures in this area, as well as a breakdown of how  these  appropriated  moneys
  4    were  spent. These funds shall not be used in any calculation or report to the
  5    federal government that obligates a future appropriation of this amount or any
  6    other amount.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 14.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, $500,000
  8    shall be distributed to  train  general  education  teachers,  gifted/talented
  9    (G/T)  facilitators, administrators and/or parents to better meet the needs of
 10    gifted/talented students. One-half (1/2) of these funds shall be allocated pro
 11    rata based on each district's prior year total student enrollment compared  to
 12    the prior year total statewide enrollment. One-half (1/2) of these funds shall
 13    be  allocated  based  on the number of gifted/talented students identified and
 14    served as indicated on the prior year's December 1 child count. The number  of
 15    gifted/talented  students  identified  for  purposes of this section shall not
 16    exceed seven percent (7%) of the district's total student enrollment. No  dis-
 17    trict shall receive less than $500. Funds shall be distributed upon submission
 18    and  approval of an application submitted to the State Department of Education
 19    demonstrating how in-service training will establish or improve identification
 20    and service of gifted/talented students in the five (5) mandated talent areas.
 21    The Superintendent of Public Instruction may  reallocate  any  gifted/talented
 22    funds  that  are left unrequested by school districts to all other school dis-
 23    tricts that have requested gifted/talented funds, according to  the  distribu-
 24    tion formula outlined in this section.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION 15.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, there is
 26    hereby  appropriated  the amount necessary for property tax replacement, to be
 27    expended according to Section 33-1002D, Idaho Code, for  the  period  July  1,
 28    2002, through June 30, 2003.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION  16.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section 3 of this act, an
 30    amount up to $560,000 shall be awarded to those  instructional  staff  members
 31    who  have been recognized as master teachers by the National Board for Profes-
 32    sional Teaching Standards, according to the provisions  of  Section  33-1004E,
 33    Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 34        SECTION  17.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this act,
 35    $3,300,000 shall be used  for  literacy  programs,  as  outlined  in  Sections
 36    33-1614,  33-1615 and 33-1207A(2), Idaho Code. This appropriation acknowledges
 37    that up to $1,000,000 in federal grant funds may become available  to  support
 38    these literacy programs. It is legislative intent that the State Department of
 39    Education  seek  such funds to supplement the $3,300,000 appropriated for such
 40    literacy programs by this act.
                                                                        
 41        SECTION 18.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 42    $4,000,000 shall be used for the second of three (3) phases in the implementa-
 43    tion of Achievement Standards established under the provisions of the rules of
 44    the State Board of Education, IDAPA 08.02.03. These funds shall be distributed
 45    according to formulas and criteria established by the Superintendent of Public
 46    Instruction.  This appropriation acknowledges that up to $2,000,000 in federal
 47    grant funds may become available to support achievement standards  implementa-
 48    tion.  It  is  legislative  intent that the State Department of Education seek
 49    such funds to supplement the $4,000,000 appropriated for achievement standards
 50    implementation by this act.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION  19.  Any  other  provision  of  law  notwithstanding,  the  first
  2    $10,000,000 of any unanticipated discretionary funds that  would  normally  be
  3    distributed  to public schools as part of the final fiscal year 2002 distribu-
  4    tion to public schools, pursuant to  Section  33-1009(3),  Idaho  Code,  shall
  5    instead  be retained in the Public School Income Fund for appropriation in the
  6    subsequent fiscal year.
                                                                        
  7        SECTION 20.  Any other provision of law notwithstanding, the State Depart-
  8    ment of Education shall distribute $23,324,200  of  the  discretionary  moneys
  9    appropriated in Section 3 of this act in July 2002. This distribution of funds
 10    shall  be  allocated  by  school  district  in  a like manner as the executive
 11    holdbacks ordered in August 2001 and November 2001.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 21.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 13    $2,000,000 shall be distributed to teachers for the purchase of classroom sup-
 14    plies. The State Department of Education shall distribute such funds to school
 15    districts  in  July  2002, based on the final support unit calculations at the
 16    end of fiscal year 2002. These funds shall be used to supplement  rather  than
 17    supplant existing efforts in this area.
                                                                        
 18        SECTION  22.  An  emergency  existing  therefor, which emergency is hereby
 19    declared to exist, Section 19 of this act shall be in full force and effect on
 20    and after passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS11387

This is the FY 2003 appropriation for state support of public schools in Idaho.

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Fiscal Note


Sources of Funds FY 2002
Est. Expenditures
FY 2003
Appropriation



1. General Fund $909,645,600 $920,000,000
2. Dedicated Funds $49,875,000 $65,513,000
3. Total State Appropriations $959,520,600 $985,513,000
percent change from prior year 3.1% 2.7%



PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
Statutory Requirements
4. Property Tax Replacement $64,594,700 $67,800,000
5. Transportation $54,391,000 $57,654,500
6. Border Contracts $1,000,000 $1,000,000
7. Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents $2,500,000 $2,625,000
8. Floor $1,200,000 $1,100,000
9. Program Adjustments $300,000 $300,000
10. Salary-based Apportionment $654,673,700 $660,086,500
11. Teacher Incentive Award $418,000 $560,000
12. State Paid Employee Benefits $115,117,000 $116,084,600
13. Early Retirement Program $3,500,000 $3,500,000
14. Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools $4,700,000 $4,700,000
15. Sub-total – Statutory Requirements $902,394,400 $915,410,600

Other Program Distributions
16. Technology Grants $10,400,000 $8,400,000
17. Innovative Teacher Grants $425,000 $0
18. Idaho Reading Initiative $4,000,000 $3,300,000
19. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) $4,575,000 $4,475,000
20. Idaho Digital Learning $0 $0
21. Extended Day Kindergarten $0 $0
22. Least Restrictive Environment (teacher training) $1,000,000 $1,000,000
23. Gifted & Talented $600,000 $500,000
24. Idaho School Information Management System $0 $0
25. Achievement Standards Implementation $8,000,000 $4,000,000
26. SBOE Appropriation – Assessment $0 $0
27. Beginning Teacher Support Program $2,000,000 $2,000,000
28. Facilities Contingency Funds $0 $0
29. Classroom Supplies $0 $0
30. Sub-total — Other Program Distributions $31,000,000 $25,675,000







31. TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES $933,394,400 $941,085,600
32. DISCRETIONARY FUNDS $26,126,200 $44,427,400
33. ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS 12,575 12,575
34. DISCRETIONARY FUNDS PER SUPPORT UNIT $2,078 $3,533
35. EQUALIZED M&O FUNDS PER SUPPORT UNIT $20,063 $21,100
36. DISTRIBUTION FACTOR $22,141 $24,633

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Contact: Jason Hancock 334-3531

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H683