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SENATE BILL NO. 1487 – Approp, Colleges/Universities

SENATE BILL NO. 1487

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S1487............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - Appropriates $294,322,000 to
the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of
Idaho for Boise State University, Idaho State University, the University of
Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College, and the Office of the State Board of
Education for fiscal year 2003; provides legislative intent that $75,000 of
the amount appropriated be used by the Office of the State Board of
Education for system-wide needs; provides legislative intent that
$1,600,000 be used for matching awards, research centers and
infrastructure; provides legislative intent that $1,750,000 be used for
competitive technology grants, the Idaho electronic campus and for
participation in the Western Governor's Association Virtual University;
provides intent that $500,000 be used for teacher preparation activities;
provides intent that $1,300,000 be used for the Governor's College and
University  Excellence Initiative; requires a tracking and reporting system
for faculty, nonfaculty and classified staff turnover; and  provides
legislative intent regarding moneys received from outside sources.
                                                                        
03/01    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/04    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/07    3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-9-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Boatright, Branch(Bartlett), Brandt, Bunderson,
      Burtenshaw, Cameron, Darrington, Davis, Deide, Geddes, Goedde, Hill,
      Ingram, Ipsen, Keough, Little, Lodge, Noh, Richardson, Risch, Sandy,
      Sims, Sorensen, Thorne
      NAYS -- Dunklin, Frasure, Hawkins, King-Barrutia, Marley, Schroeder,
      Stegner, Stennett, Wheeler
      Absent and excused -- Williams
    Floor Sponsor - Bunderson
    Title apvd - to House
03/08    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/11    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 52-17-1
      AYES -- Aikele, Barraclough, Barrett, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block,
      Bolz, Bradford, Callister, Campbell, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal,
      Denney, Ellis, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(13), Field(20), Gagner,
      Gould, Hadley, Hammond, Harwood, Higgins, Hornbeck, Kellogg, Kendell,
      Kunz, Lake, Langford, Loertscher, McKague, Meyer, Montgomery,
      Mortensen, Moyle, Pearce, Pischner, Pomeroy, Raybould, Roberts, Sali,
      Schaefer, Sellman, Smith(23), Stevenson, Wheeler, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bieter, Boe, Bruneel, Cuddy, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Mader,
      Martinez, Ridinger, Robison, Shepherd, Smith(33), Smylie, Stone,
      Trail, Young
      Absent and excused -- Tilman
    Floor Sponsor - Gagner
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/12    To enrol
03/13    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
    Sp signed
03/14    To Governor
03/26    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 318
         Effective: 07/01/02

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-sixth Legislature                  Second Regular Session - 2002
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1487
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY,
  3        IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY, LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
  4        AND FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR FISCAL  YEAR  2003;
  5        LIMITING  THE  AMOUNT  OF THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION TO BE USED BY THE
  6        OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; ESTABLISHING AN AMOUNT OF THE GEN-
  7        ERAL FUND APPROPRIATION THAT IS TO BE EXPENDED FOR RESEARCH;  ESTABLISHING
  8        AN AMOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION TO BE EXPENDED FOR COMPETITIVE
  9        TECHNOLOGY  GRANTS,  AND  FOR  PARTICIPATION  IN  THE  WESTERN  GOVERNORS'
 10        ASSOCIATION'S  VIRTUAL  UNIVERSITY AND THE IDAHO ELECTRONIC CAMPUS; ESTAB-
 11        LISHING AN AMOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION  TO  BE  EXPENDED  FOR
 12        TEACHER PREPARATION ACTIVITIES; ESTABLISHING AN AMOUNT OF THE GENERAL FUND
 13        APPROPRIATION  TO  BE  EXPENDED  FOR THE GOVERNOR'S COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY
 14        EXCELLENCE INITIATIVE; MAKING CERTAIN IDAHO CODE  PROVISIONS  SPECIFICALLY
 15        AVAILABLE  TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE
 16        UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO; REQUIRING THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO  TRACK  AND
 17        REPORT  FACULTY,  NONFACULTY EXEMPT AND CLASSIFIED STAFF TURNOVER; AND RE-
 18        APPROPRIATING ANY NON-GENERAL FUND UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES.
                                                                        
 19    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 20        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the State Board  of  Education
 21    and  the  Board  of Regents of the University of Idaho for Boise State Univer-
 22    sity, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State  College,  the  University  of
 23    Idaho, and the Office of the State Board of Education the following amount, to
 24    be  expended  for the designated programs from the listed funds for the period
 25    July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003:
 26    FOR:
 27    General Education Programs                                        $294,322,000
 28    FROM:
 29    General Fund                                                      $213,558,800
 30    Agricultural College Endowment Fund                                  1,136,100
 31    Charitable Institutions Endowment Earnings Fund                      1,085,400
 32    Normal School Endowment Earnings Fund                                3,676,400
 33    Science School Endowment Fund                                        4,241,700
 34    University Endowment Fund                                            3,496,300
 35    Unrestricted Current Fund                                           24,990,000
 36    Restricted Current Fund                                             42,137,300
 37      TOTAL                                                           $294,322,000
                                                                        
 38        SECTION 2.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
 39    of  this  act,  an amount not to exceed $75,000 shall be used by the Office of
 40    the State Board of Education for system-wide needs.
                                                                        
 41        SECTION 3.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
 42    of  this  act,  an  amount  not  to exceed $1,600,000 may be used for matching
                                                                        
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  1    awards, research centers, and infrastructure, with commercial application as a
  2    goal.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION 4.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
  4    of  this act, an amount not to exceed $1,750,000 may be used for a competitive
  5    grant program to foster innovative learning approaches using technology and to
  6    develop, enhance and promote the Idaho Electronic Campus; and for Idaho's par-
  7    ticipation in the Western Governors' Association's Virtual University.
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 5.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
  9    of this act, an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be used for teacher prepara-
 10    tion  activities  associated  with  Idaho's Comprehensive Literacy Act as pre-
 11    scribed in Section 33-1207A, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 6.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
 13    of this act, an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 may be used for the Governor's
 14    College and University Excellence Initiative.
                                                                        
 15        SECTION  7.  The  provisions  of  Sections  67-3608,  67-3609, 67-3610 and
 16    67-3611, Idaho Code, are hereby made available to the State Board of Education
 17    and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for  the  period  July  1,
 18    2002, through June 30, 2003, the provisions of Section 67-3516(1), Idaho Code,
 19    with  respect  to  the  Unrestricted  Current Fund and Restricted Current Fund
 20    only, and Section 67-3516(3) and (4), Idaho Code, notwithstanding.
                                                                        
 21        SECTION 8.  The State Board of Education shall  establish  a  standardized
 22    system  for  tracking  and reporting meaningful data about faculty, nonfaculty
 23    exempt and classified staff turnover at the state's  institutions  for  higher
 24    education.  These  statistics shall be included with each year's higher educa-
 25    tion appropriation request.
                                                                        
 26        SECTION 9.  There is hereby reappropriated to the State Board of Education
 27    and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for  Boise  State  Univer-
 28    sity,  Idaho State University, the University of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State Col-
 29    lege and the Office of the State Board of Education, the unexpended and  unen-
 30    cumbered balance of any non-General Fund appropriation contained in Section 1,
 31    Chapter  314,  Laws of 2001, to be used for nonrecurring expenditures, for the
 32    period July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS11348

This is the FY 2003 appropriation for the general education programs at the state’s 4-year institutions of higher education: the University of Idaho, Idaho State University, Boise State University and Lewis-Clark State College.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2002 Original Appropriation 3,677.20  236,439,800  79,091,300  315,531,100 
Reappropriations 0.00  377,000  18,850,000  19,227,000 
Holdback/Neg. Supp 0.00  (7,093,200)  (7,093,200) 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2002 Total Appropriation 3,677.20  229,723,600  97,941,300  327,664,900 
Expenditure Adjustments 77.92  4,044,100  4,044,100 


FY 2002 Estimated Expenditures 3,755.12  229,723,600  101,985,400  331,709,000 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (1,877,000)  (19,951,400)  (21,828,400) 
Base Adjustments 0.00 
Restore Holdback/Neg. Supp 0.00  7,093,200  7,093,200 
Permanent Base Reduction (212.00)  (23,751,700)  (1,270,800)  (25,022,500) 


FY 2003 Base 3,543.12  211,188,100  80,763,200  291,951,300 
Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00  672,400  188,200  860,600 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Nonstandard Adjustments 9.70  1,394,600  115,500  1,510,100 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
Fund Shifts 0.00  303,700  (303,700) 


FY 2003 Program Maintenance 3,552.82  213,558,800  80,763,200  294,322,000 



Enhancements          
College and Universities          
 1. Priorities 0.00 
Lump-Sum or Other Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2003 Total 3,552.82  213,558,800  80,763,200  294,322,000 
Chg from FY 2002 Orig Approp (124.38)  (22,881,000)  1,671,900  (21,209,100) 
% Chg from FY 2002 Orig Approp. (3.4%)   (9.7%)   2.1%     (6.7%)  

This is a lump sum appropriation. Intent language is included to limit the amount of money that may be spent for system-wide needs to $75,000, limit the amount that may be used for Higher Education Research Center grants to not more than $1.6 million, limit the amount that may be used for technology incentive grants and related items to $1.75 million, limit the amount that may be used for activities associated with Idaho’s Comprehensive Literacy Act to $500,000, limit the amount that may be used for the Governor’s Excellence Initiative to $1.3 million, make certain code sections available with regard to this appropriation, require the tracking and reporting of faculty and staff turnover statistics at the higher education institutions, and provide carryover authority from FY 2002 into FY 2003 for any unexpended and unencumbered non-General Fund money.

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Contact: Ross Borden 334-4745

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1487