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S1104.............................................................by EDUCATION PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SUPPORT UNITS - Adds to existing law to require an additional distribution to school districts when the actual number of state support units is greater than the estimated number in the public school appropriation. 02/10 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/11 Rpt prt - to Educ
|||| LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO |||| Fifty-seventh Legislature First Regular Session - 2003IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1104 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT; AMENDING CHAPTER 10, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, 3 BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-1018, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE AN ADDI- 4 TIONAL DISTRIBUTION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STATE 5 SUPPORT UNITS IS GREATER THAN THE ESTIMATED NUMBER STATED IN THE PUBLIC 6 SCHOOL APPROPRIATION. 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 8 SECTION 1. That Chapter 10, Title 33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is 9 hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and des- 10 ignated as Section 33-1018, Idaho Code, and to read as follows: 11 33-1018. PUBLIC SCHOOL SUPPORT UNIT VARIABILITY. The legislature shall 12 annually state in the appropriation for the educational support program the 13 estimate of the number of total state support units upon which the appropria- 14 tion is based, and the net state funding per support unit. The department of 15 education shall, before the end of each fiscal year, calculate the actual num- 16 ber of total state support units upon which the final distribution to public 17 schools will be made. 18 If the actual number of total state support units is greater than the 19 estimated number of total state support units stated in the appropriation for 20 the educational support program, then the difference in total state support 21 units shall be distributed to the districts through a transfer by the state 22 controller to the public school income fund.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 12729 This legislation is being introduced for the purpose of protecting school districts from a shortfall of state appropriated dollars per support unit. If the number of estimated support units is less than the actual number of support units generated in any given year, the appropriated support unit value will be less than the amount upon which the school district budget is based. By a transfer of money from the budget stabilization fund established in IC 57-814 to the public school income fund, the appropriated support unit value will remain whole and the school district will be able to maintain its budget for that fiscal year. FISCAL IMPACT There will be no fiscal impact for years in which the estimated support units are covered by the appropriations to the public schools. The impact for years in which the number of actual support units is greater than the estimated number of support units will be proportional to that difference. Contact Name: Dr. Mike Friend Phone: 345-1171 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1104