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HOUSE BILL NO. 471 – Approp, Colleges/Universities

HOUSE BILL NO. 471

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H0471.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - Appropriates $327,172,400 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 2004; 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 Governors' Association's 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; reappropriates
unexpended and unencumbered fund balances; and provides legislative intent
regarding moneys received from outside sources.
                                                                        
05/02    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
05/03    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 38-30-2
      AYES -- Bauer, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell,
      Cannon, Collins, Crow, Deal, Eberle, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18),
      Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Jones, Kellogg, Langford, Meyer,
      Miller, Naccarato, Nielsen, Ring, Rydalch, Shepherd, Skippen,
      Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Tilman, Wills, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Andersen(Guyon), Barraclough(Schanz), Barrett, Bieter, Boe,
      Cuddy, Douglas, Edmunson, Henbest, Jaquet, Kulczyk, Lake, Langhorst,
      Martinez(Echohawk), McGeachin, McKague, Mitchell, Moyle, Raybould,
      Ridinger, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shirley,
      Smith(30), Trail, Wood
      Absent and excused -- Clark, Denney
    Floor Sponsor - Bolz
    Title apvd - to Senate
05/03    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 26-8-1
      AYES -- Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Compton,
      Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Keough,
      Little, Lodge, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce(Banner),
      Richardson, Sorensen, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
      NAYS -- Burkett, Calabretta, Kennedy, Malepeai, Marley, Schroeder,
      Stennett, Werk
      Absent and excused -- Andreason
    Floor Sponsor - Lodge
    Title apvd - to House
05/05    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
    Pres signed - To Governor
05/08    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 367
         Effective: 07/01/03

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 First Regular Session - 2003
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 471
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS 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  2004;
  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; REAPPRO-
 18        PRIATING ANY UNEXPENDED AND UNENCUMBERED BALANCES; SETTING FORTH THE  CON-
 19        DITIONS  FOR  REAPPROPRIATION;  DECLARING  AN  EMERGENCY  AND PROVIDING AN
 20        EFFECTIVE DATE.
                                                                        
 21    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 22        SECTION 1.  There is hereby appropriated to the State Board  of  Education
 23    and  the  Board  of Regents of the University of Idaho for Boise State Univer-
 24    sity, Idaho State University, Lewis-Clark State  College,  the  University  of
 25    Idaho, and the Office of the State Board of Education the following amount, to
 26    be  expended  for the designated programs from the listed funds for the period
 27    July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
 28    FOR:
 29    General Education Programs                                        $327,172,400
 30    FROM:
 31    General Fund                                                      $218,000,000
 32    Agricultural College Endowment Fund                                    960,000
 33    Charitable Institutions Endowment Earnings Fund                        914,600
 34    Normal School Endowment Earnings Fund                                3,195,000
 35    Science School Endowment Fund                                        3,785,000
 36    University Endowment Fund                                            3,110,000
 37    Unrestricted Current Fund                                           31,062,100
 38    Restricted Current Fund                                             66,145,700
 39      TOTAL                                                           $327,172,400
                                                                        
 40        SECTION 2.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
 41    of  this  act,  an amount not to exceed $75,000 shall be used by the Office of
 42    the State Board of Education for system-wide needs.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 3.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
  2    of  this  act,  an  amount  not  to exceed $1,600,000 may be used for matching
  3    awards, research centers, and infrastructure, with commercial application as a
  4    goal. The expenditure of these funds shall conform to the mission and goals of
  5    the Higher Education Research Council.
                                                                        
  6        SECTION 4.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
  7    of  this  act, an amount not to exceed $1,750,000 may be used for the competi-
  8    tive Idaho Technology Incentive Grant Program to  foster  innovative  learning
  9    approaches  using  technology.  These  moneys  shall  also be used to develop,
 10    enhance and promote the Idaho Electronic Campus, and for Idaho's participation
 11    in the Western Governors' Association's Virtual University.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 5.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
 13    of this act, an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be used for teacher prepara-
 14    tion  activities  associated  with  Idaho's Comprehensive Literacy Act as pre-
 15    scribed in Section 33-1207A, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 16        SECTION 6.  Of the amount appropriated from the General Fund in Section  1
 17    of this act, an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 may be used for the Governor's
 18    College and University Excellence Initiative.
                                                                        
 19        SECTION  7.  The  provisions  of  Sections  67-3608,  67-3609, 67-3610 and
 20    67-3611, Idaho Code, are hereby made available to the State Board of Education
 21    and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for  the  period  July  1,
 22    2003, through June 30, 2004, the provisions of Section 67-3516(1), Idaho Code,
 23    with  respect  to  the  Unrestricted  Current Fund and Restricted Current Fund
 24    only, and Section 67-3516(3) and (4), Idaho Code, notwithstanding.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION 8.  The State Board of Education shall  establish  a  standardized
 26    system  for  tracking  and reporting meaningful data about faculty, nonfaculty
 27    exempt, and classified staff turnover at the state's  institutions  of  higher
 28    education.  These  statistics shall be included with each year's higher educa-
 29    tion appropriation request.
                                                                        
 30        SECTION 9.  There is hereby reappropriated to the State Board of Education
 31    and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for  Boise  State  Univer-
 32    sity,  Idaho State University, the University of Idaho, Lewis-Clark State Col-
 33    lege, and the Office of the State Board of Education, subject  to  the  provi-
 34    sions  of  Section  10 of this act, the unexpended and unencumbered balance of
 35    any appropriation contained in Section 1, Chapter 318, Laws  of  2002,  to  be
 36    used  for nonrecurring expenditures, for the period July 1, 2003, through June
 37    30, 2004.
                                                                        
 38        SECTION 10.  The reappropriation for the General Fund granted in Section 9
 39    of this act shall be subject to the following provisions:
 40        (1)  If the unexpended and unencumbered balance in  the  General  Fund  on
 41    June  30, 2003, is zero, the reappropriation for the General Fund in Section 9
 42    of this act is hereby declared to be null and void.
 43        (2)  If the unexpended and unencumbered balance in  the  General  Fund  on
 44    June  30,  2003, is greater than zero but less than the total General Fund re-
 45    appropriation authority granted to all state agencies, that amount reappropri-
 46    ated in Section 9 of this act shall be in the proportion that the reappropria-
 47    tion for Boise State University, Idaho State  University,  the  University  of
 48    Idaho,  Lewis-Clark State College, and the Office of the State Board of Educa-
                                                                        
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  1    tion bears to the total General Fund reappropriation authority granted to  all
  2    state agencies.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION  11.  An  emergency  existing  therefor, which emergency is hereby
  4    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and  effect  on  and  after
  5    July 1, 2003.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS13356

This is the FY 2004 appropriation to fund the general education programs in the state’s system of 4-year institutions of higher education. Idaho’s baccalaureate institutions are 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 2003 Original Appropriation 3,552.82  213,558,800  80,884,200  294,443,000 
Reappropriations 0.00  20,772,600  20,772,600 
Budget Reduction (Neg. Supp.) 0.00 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2003 Total Appropriation 3,552.82  213,558,800  101,656,800  315,215,600 
Expenditure Adjustments 37.69  16,317,800  16,317,800 


FY 2003 Estimated Expenditures 3,590.51  213,558,800  117,974,600  331,533,400 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (21,991,900)  (21,991,900) 
Base Adjustments 0.00 
Additional Base Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2004 Base 3,590.51  213,558,800  95,982,700  309,541,500 
Personnel Cost Rollups 0.00  2,536,400  779,000  3,315,400 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Nonstandard Adjustments 0.00  819,000  13,496,500  14,315,500 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 
Fund Shifts 0.00  1,085,800  (1,085,800) 


FY 2004 Program Maintenance 3,590.51  218,000,000  109,172,400  327,172,400 



Enhancements          
College and Universities          
 1. Funding Equity, Year 1 of 5 0.00 
Lump-Sum or Other Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2004 Total 3,590.51  218,000,000  109,172,400  327,172,400 
Chg from FY 2003 Orig Approp 37.69  4,441,200  28,288,200  32,729,400 
% Chg from FY 2003 Orig Approp. 1.1%   2.1%   35.0%     11.1%  

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 2003 into FY 2004 for any unexpended and unencumbered moneys. An emergency clause enables this act to take effect on July 1, 2003.

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Contact: Ross Borden 334-4745

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