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H0466.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS - Provides a
description of the Division of Children's Programs; appropriates
$114,655,000 to the Public School Income Fund/Division of Children's
Programs for fiscal year 2004; 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 literacy programs; provides for expenditures for students
with non-English or limited-English proficiency; grants authority to
transfer funds between the five divisions of the Educational Support
Program budget; and distributing moneys to the Idaho Digital Learning
Academy.
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|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ||||
Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 466
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CHILDREN'S
3 PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004; PROVIDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE DIVISION OF
4 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING THE AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED; APPROPRIAT-
5 ING GENERAL FUND MONEYS FOR TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND;
6 APPROPRIATING MONEYS TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM/DIVISION OF
7 CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2004; DIRECTING THAT $4,700,000 OF THE
8 MONEYS ACCRUING PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 63-2506 AND 63-2552A, IDAHO CODE, AND
9 SUCH OTHER MONEYS WHICH MAY BECOME AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION 63-7439,
10 IDAHO CODE, BE EXPENDED FOR THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM;
11 DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS FOR THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE
12 SCHOOLS PROGRAM; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO FEATURES OF
13 THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT $3,300,000 BE
14 USED FOR THE LITERACY PROGRAMS AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT THE
15 STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION COORDINATE CER-
16 TAIN PROGRAMS; DIRECTING THAT $4,475,000 BE ALLOCATED FOR PROGRAMS FOR
17 STUDENTS WITH NON-ENGLISH OR LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY; GRANTING AUTHOR-
18 ITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN THE FIVE DIVISIONS OF THE EDUCATIONAL SUP-
19 PORT PROGRAM BUDGET; DIRECTING THAT $450,000 BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE IDAHO
20 DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY; DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFEC-
21 TIVE DATE.
22 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
23 SECTION 1. The public schools Division of Children's Programs includes
24 programs that provide direct educational or material benefits to children,
25 where funding does not primarily go to paying certificated teachers and admin-
26 istrators. It also includes programs that primarily and specifically provide
27 funding for the separate instruction of identified subgroups of children out-
28 side the normal classroom of an Idaho public school. The following amounts
29 shall be expended from the listed sources for the public schools Division of
30 Children's Programs for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
31 FROM:
32 General Fund $ 13,325,000
33 Cigarette/Tobacco and Lottery Income Taxes 4,700,000
34 Federal Grant Fund 96,630,000
35 TOTAL $114,655,000
36 SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
37 ferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2003, through
38 June 30, 2004:
39 FROM:
40 General Fund $13,325,000
41 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Educational Support
42 Program/Division of Children's Programs, pursuant to law and the provisions of
2
1 this act, the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the
2 period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
3 FROM:
4 Public School Income Fund $ 18,025,000
5 Federal Grant Fund 96,630,000
6 TOTAL $114,655,000
7 SECTION 4. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
8 $4,700,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for
9 the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, from funds determined by avail-
10 able revenues accruing pursuant to Sections 63-2506 and 63-2552A, Idaho Code,
11 and other such moneys which may become available pursuant to Section 67-7439,
12 Idaho Code, for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
13 SECTION 5. The funds allocated for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools
14 Program in Section 4 of this act shall be distributed as follows: $250,000
15 shall be remitted to the Idaho State Police pursuant to Section 63-2552A(3),
16 Idaho Code; $100,000 may be utilized by the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
17 tion for program administration, technical assistance and evaluation. Of the
18 remaining amount, ninety-five percent (95%) shall be distributed to each
19 school district through a combination of a base amount of $1,500 and a pro-
20 rated amount based on the prior year's average daily attendance. Of the
21 remaining five percent (5%), $80,000 shall be distributed on a one-time basis
22 to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs and used to encourage and direct His-
23 panic youth away from the habitual use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs by
24 developing programs for schools, families and communities, with the remainder
25 used to make discretionary grants as determined by the Drug-Free Schools and
26 Communities Advisory Board.
27 SECTION 6. It is legislative intent that the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free
28 Schools Program shall include the following:
29 (1) Districts will develop a policy and plan which will provide a guide
30 for their substance abuse program.
31 (2) Districts will have an advisory board to assist each district in mak-
32 ing decisions relating to the program.
33 (3) The districts' substance abuse programs will be comprehensive to meet
34 the needs of all students. This will include prevention programs, student
35 assistance programs that address early identification and referral, and
36 aftercare.
37 (4) Districts shall submit an annual evaluation of their program to the
38 State Department of Education as to the effectiveness of their program.
39 SECTION 7. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
40 $3,300,000 shall be used for literacy programs, as outlined in Sections
41 33-1614, 33-1615 and 33-1207A(2), Idaho Code. It is legislative intent that
42 the State Board of Education and State Department of Education coordinate fed-
43 erally funded literacy programs, such as the Reading First program, with state
44 literacy programs, resulting in well-coordinated, complementary literacy
45 efforts.
46 SECTION 8. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
47 $4,475,000 shall be distributed for support of programs for students with non-
48 English or limited-English proficiency, allocated to school districts pro rata
49 based upon the population of limited-English proficient students under crite-
50 ria established by the State Department of Education.
3
1 SECTION 9. The State Department of Education is hereby granted the
2 authority to transfer funds between the five (5) divisions of the Educational
3 Support Program budget, in any amount necessary, to comply with the public
4 school funding provisions of appropriations and the Idaho Code.
5 SECTION 10. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, $450,000
6 shall be distributed to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, created pursuant
7 to Chapter 55, Title 33, Idaho Code.
8 SECTION 11. An emergency existing therefor, which emergency is hereby
9 declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after
10 July 1, 2003.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS13347
This is the Fiscal Year 2004 appropriation for the Division of Children’s Programs portion of the Public Schools budget. The pieces of the Public Schools budget that are part of this division’s appropriation include: 1.) Border contracts; 2.) Exceptional Contracts & Tuition equivalencies (group home and juvenile detention); 3.) Program Adjustments (the Booth Home); 4.) Idaho Reading Initiative; 5.) Limited English Proficiency program; 6.) The Children’s Programs portion of federal pass-through funding to local school districts; and 7.) the Idaho Digital Learning Academy.
Children’s Programs are defined as: 1.) Programs that provide direct educational or material benefits for children, where funding does not primarily go to paying certificated teachers and administrators; or 2.) Programs that primarily and specifically provide funding for the separate instruction of identified subgroups of children outside the normal classroom of an Idaho public school.
Non-Standard Adjustments include an upwards adjustment of $500,000 for exceptional contracts/tuition equivalencies, and a downward adjustment of $200,000 for Border Contracts.
The first enhancement funded simply reflects an earlier action by the Legislature, in which the federal funds that are passed through to local school districts will be housed in the public schools budget, rather than the state department of education. These dollars represent the portion of these funds that are allocated to children’s programs.
Most of the intent language in this bill consists of standard program earmarks, and has been included in past years. The exceptions are Section 9 and 10. Section 9 grants blanket authority to the state Department of Education to transfer funds between the five different divisions of the Public Schools budget, in order to comply with the education funding provisions of the appropriation bills and Idaho Code.
Section 10 earmarks $450,000 to pay for the continuing operations of the Idaho Digital Learning Academy (IDLA). Because the IDLA has been given the authority to charge fees to school districts whose students take classes from the IDLA, it should be possible to reduce annual state support for this program to $300,000 per year, in the future.
FISCAL NOTE
Public Schools Budget Breakout
This is the FY 2004 appropriation
for the Division Children’s Programs portion of the Public Schools budget.
| FY 2003 Approp. |
FY 2004 $943 Budget |
Div. of |
||
|
I. |
STATE APPROPRIATION |
|||
|
A. |
Sources of Funds |
|||
|
1. |
General Fund |
$920,000,000 |
$943,000,800 |
$12,875,000 |
| percent change: |
1.1% |
2.5% |
||
|
2. |
Dedicated Funds |
$65,513,000 |
$55,650,000 |
$4,700,000 |
| percent change: |
1.1% |
-15.1% |
||
|
3. |
Federal Funds |
$0 |
$153,980,000 |
$96,630,000 |
| percent change: |
– |
– |
||
|
4. |
TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS |
$985,513,000 |
$1,152,630,800 |
$114,205,000 |
|
percent change*: |
1.1% |
17.0% |
||
|
II. |
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION |
|||
|
A. |
Statutory Requirements |
|||
|
1. |
Property Tax Replacement |
$68,935,700 |
$73,022,700 |
$0 |
|
2. |
Transportation |
$57,654,500 |
$58,463,000 |
$0 |
|
3. |
Border Contracts |
$1,000,000 |
$800,000 |
$800,000 |
|
4. |
Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents |
$3,500,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
|
5. |
Floor |
$1,300,000 |
$1,300,000 |
$0 |
|
6. |
Program Adjustments |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
$300,000 |
|
7. |
Salary-based Apportionment |
$660,086,500 |
$666,616,200 |
$0 |
|
8. |
Teacher Incentive Award |
$560,000 |
$654,000 |
$0 |
|
9. |
State Paid Employee Benefits |
$116,084,600 |
$117,238,500 |
$0 |
|
10. |
Early Retirement Program |
$5,500,000 |
$4,500,000 |
$0 |
|
11. |
Bond Levy Equalization |
$0 |
$825,000 |
$0 |
|
12. |
Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools |
$4,700,000 |
$4,700,000 |
$4,700,000 |
|
13. |
Sub-total — Statutory Requirements |
$919,621,300 |
$931,729,400 |
$9,800,000 |
|
B. |
Other Program Distributions |
|||
|
1. |
Technology Grants |
$8,400,000 |
$8,400,000 |
$0 |
|
2. |
Idaho Reading Initiative |
$3,300,000 |
$3,300,000 |
$3,300,000 |
|
3. |
Limited English Proficiency (LEP) |
$4,475,000 |
$4,475,000 |
$4,475,000 |
|
4. |
Least Restrictive Environment (teacher |
$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$0 |
|
5. |
Gifted & Talented |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$0 |
|
6. |
Achievement Standards Implementation |
$4,000,000 |
$4,000,000 |
$0 |
|
7. |
Beginning Teacher Support Program |
$2,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
8. |
Idaho Digital Learning Academy |
$0 |
$450,000 |
$450,000 |
|
9. |
Classroom Supplies |
$2,000,000 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
10. |
School Facilities Funding (Lottery) |
$0 |
$8,425,000 |
$0 |
|
11. |
Federal Funds for Local School Districts |
$0 |
$150,980,000 |
$96,630,000 |
|
12. |
Sub-total — Other Program Distributions |
$25,675,000 |
$179,980,000 |
$104,405,000 |
|
TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES |
$945,296,300 |
$1,111,709,400 |
$114,205,000 |
|
|
III. |
EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS |
$0 |
$9,785,000 |
|
|
IV. |
STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS |
$40,216,700 |
$28,896,400 |
|
|
V. |
ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS |
12,545 |
12,670 |
|
|
VI. |
STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT |
$3,206 |
$2,281 |
|
|
VII. |
LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR |
$21,241 |
$22,166 |
|
|
VIII. |
TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT |
$24,447 |
$24,447 |
|
* Overall percent change would be
1.3% without the transfer of federal pass-through funds to this budget, and 0.4%
without the addition of Lottery funds.
Contact:
Jason Hancock
Legislative
Services Office
Budget
and Policy Analysis
Telephone:
334-3531