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H0673..........................................................by EDUCATION
TEACHERS - Amends existing law relating to teachers to increase the
nonrefundable fee for an original certificate or renewal of a certificate
from thirty-five dollars to fifty-five dollars.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2002
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 673
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO TEACHERS; AMENDING SECTION 33-1205, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE
3 NONREFUNDABLE FEE FOR AN ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OR RENEWAL OF A CERTIFICATE
4 FROM THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS TO FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1205, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 33-1205. CERTIFICATE RECORDS AND FEES. The state board of education shall
9 cause to be maintained a record of all certificates issued, showing names,
10 dates of issue and renewal, and if revoked, the date thereof and the reason
11 therefor. A thirtyfifty-five dollar ($355.00) nonrefundable fee shall accom-
12 pany each application for an original certificate and each application for
13 renewal. A fifteen dollar ($15.00) nonrefundable fee shall accompany each
14 application for certificate changes that are processed subsequent to the issu-
15 ance of the original or renewed certificate. The fee shall be used by the pro-
16 fessional standards commission for payment of the reasonable expenses in per-
17 forming its duties and responsibilities as approved by the state board of edu-
18 cation and a portion of the fees shall be used by the state department of edu-
19 cation to partially defray the cost of the office of certification.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 12032
This legislation amends Section 33-1205 to increase the fee paid
for initial and renewal certification required to hold professional
positions in Idaho public schools. The operation of the Professional
Standards Commission and the office of teacher certification will
become more self-supporting as general fund revenues are reduced.
The amendment increases the fee from $35 every five years to $55
every five years, or an increase from $7 to $11 a year. The last
increase was in 1987, when the fee changed from $4 a year to $7. In
1981 the fee was increased from $2 to $4. And, in 1969 the fee was
increased from $1 to $2 per year, a portion of which was dedicated
to support the Professional Standards Commission (PSC), which began
at that time. In 1981 the Legislature established a policy that the
PSC would be entirely supported by the fees and a portion of the
operational cost of the teacher certification office of the
department of education is also to be supported by the fees. The
proportion of operation of the certification office supported by
fees will need to increase due to decreases in support from general
fund revenues, and the support for the PSC from fees will also need
to increase due to the end of private grant support in
FY2003. The grant has supported research and development functions
of the PSC for the last 4 years, at the direction of the State Board
of Education. The PSC has been unable to accomplish the tasks
desired by the State Board because of a lack of the necessary
resources.
Fiscal Impact
There is no increase in the expenditure of state general funds as a
result of this amendment. The increase in fees will allow continued
operation of the office of teacher certification without a reduction
in services as general fund support is reduced. The fee increase
has the potential to generate funds to accomplish some tasks within
the responsibility of the PSC now supported by a grant from a
private foundation to pay for a separate operation under the State
Board called Idaho s MOST (Maximizing Opportunities for Students
and Teachers).
Contact
Name: Dr. Bob West
Phone: 332-6810
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