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HOUSE BILL NO. 435 – Approp, Public Schools/Teacher Div

HOUSE BILL NO. 435

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H0435.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - DIVISION OF TEACHERS - Appropriates
$665,066,700 to the Public Schools, Division of Teachers, for fiscal year
2004; amends existing law to place a cap on the growth of the experience
and education multiplier for instructional staff; provides moneys for
unemployment insurance; provides moneys for the final phase of the
implementation of achievement standards; distributes moneys for training
for working with students with disabilities and gifted and talented
students; and distributes moneys for master teacher award payments.
                                                                        
04/25    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
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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. 435
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TEACHERS  FOR
  3        FISCAL  YEAR 2004; PROVIDING FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVI-
  4        SION OF TEACHERS; APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUND MONEYS FOR  TRANSFER  TO  THE
  5        PUBLIC  SCHOOL INCOME FUND; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
  6        PROGRAM/DIVISION OF  TEACHERS  FOR  FISCAL  YEAR  2004;  AMENDING  SECTION
  7        33-1004A,  IDAHO CODE, TO PLACE A CAP ON THE GROWTH OF EXPERIENCE AND EDU-
  8        CATION MULTIPLIER FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF; PROVIDING MONEYS FOR THE  UNEM-
  9        PLOYMENT  INSURANCE  PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT UP TO $654,000 BE DISTRIBUTED
 10        FOR MASTER TEACHER AWARD PAYMENTS; PROVIDING MONEYS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION
 11        OF THE FINAL PHASE OF ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS; PROVIDING DIRECTION REGARDING
 12        THE EXPENDITURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF $1,000,000 FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING
 13        FOR WORKING WITH CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES; DIRECTING  THAT  $500,000  BE
 14        ALLOCATED FOR TRAINING TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS;
 15        DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
                                                                        
 16    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 17        SECTION 1.  The following amounts shall be expended for the public schools
 18    Division of Teachers for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
 19    FROM:
 20    General Fund                                                      $614,436,700
 21    Federal Grant Fund                                                  50,630,000
 22      TOTAL                                                           $665,066,700
                                                                        
 23        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
 24    ferred  to  the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2003, through
 25    June 30, 2004:
 26    FROM:
 27    General Fund                                                      $614,436,700
                                                                        
 28        SECTION 3.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Educational  Support
 29    Program/Division  of Teachers, pursuant to law and the provisions of this act,
 30    the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the period July
 31    1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
 32    FROM:
 33    Public School Income Fund                                         $614,436,700
 34    Federal Grant Fund                                                  50,630,000
 35      TOTAL                                                           $665,066,700
                                                                        
 36        SECTION 4.  That Section 33-1004A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 37    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 38        33-1004A.  EXPERIENCE  AND  EDUCATION  MULTIPLIER.  Each instructional and
 39    administrative staff position shall  be  assigned  an  appropriate  multiplier
 40    based upon the following table:
                                                                        
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  1                               EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
                                                                        
  2                                        MA      MA + 12   MA + 24  MA + 36
  3    Years    BA     BA + 12  BA + 24  BA + 36   BA + 48   BA + 60   ES/DR
  4      0    1.00000  1.03750  1.07640  1.11680   1.15870   1.20220  1.24730
  5      1    1.03750  1.07640  1.11680  1.15870   1.20220   1.24730  1.29410
  6      2    1.07640  1.11680  1.15870  1.20220   1.24730   1.29410  1.34260
  7      3    1.11680  1.15870  1.20220  1.24730   1.29410   1.34260  1.39290
  8      4    1.15870  1.20220  1.24730  1.29410   1.34260   1.39290  1.44510
  9      5    1.20220  1.24730  1.29410  1.34260   1.39290   1.44510  1.49930
 10      6    1.24730  1.29410  1.34260  1.39290   1.44510   1.49930  1.55550
 11      7    1.29410  1.34260  1.39290  1.44510   1.49930   1.55550  1.61380
 12      8    1.34260  1.39290  1.44510  1.49930   1.55550   1.61380  1.67430
 13      9    1.39290  1.44510  1.49930  1.55550   1.61380   1.67430  1.73710
 14     10    1.39290  1.49930  1.55550  1.61380   1.67430   1.73710  1.80220
 15     11    1.39290  1.49930  1.55550  1.61380   1.73710   1.80220  1.86980
 16     12    1.39290  1.49930  1.55550  1.61380   1.73710   1.86980  1.93990
 17    13 or
 18    more   1.39290  1.49930  1.55550  1.61380   1.73710   1.86980  2.01260
                                                                        
 19        In  determining  the  experience  factor,  the actual years of teaching or
 20    administrative service in an accredited public school or in an accredited pri-
 21    vate or parochial school shall be credited.
 22        In determining the education factor, only  credits  earned  after  initial
 23    certification,  based upon a transcript on file with the teacher certification
 24    office of the state department of  education,  earned  at  an  institution  of
 25    higher  education  accredited  by  the  state board of education or a regional
 26    accrediting association, shall be allowed. Instructional staff  whose  initial
 27    certificate  is  an occupational specialist certificate shall be treated as BA
 28    degree prepared instructional staff. Credits earned by such occupational  spe-
 29    cialist  instructional  staff  after  initial  certification shall be credited
 30    toward the education factor.
 31        In determining the statewide average multiplier for  instructional  staff,
 32    no  multiplier  in  excess  of  1.58513 shall be used. If the actual statewide
 33    average multiplier for instructional staff, as  determined  by  this  section,
 34    exceeds  1.58513,  then  each school district's instructional staff multiplier
 35    shall be multiplied by the result of 1.58513 divided by the  actual  statewide
 36    average multiplier for instructional staff.
                                                                        
 37        SECTION  5.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section 3 of this act, the
 38    amount necessary for the Unemployment  Insurance  Program  shall  be  expended
 39    according  to  Section  72-1349A,  Idaho  Code,  for  the period July 1, 2003,
 40    through June 30, 2004.
                                                                        
 41        SECTION 6.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, an amount
 42    up to $654,000 shall be awarded to those instructional staff members who  have
 43    been  recognized  as  master  teachers  by the National Board for Professional
 44    Teaching Standards, according to the provisions  of  Section  33-1004E,  Idaho
 45    Code.
                                                                        
 46        SECTION  7.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, $828,000
 47    in General Fund moneys and $2,484,000 in federal grant funds shall be for  the
 48    third  and  final  phase of the implementation of achievement standards estab-
 49    lished under the provisions of the rules of  the  State  Board  of  Education,
 50    IDAPA  08.02.03.  These  funds  shall be distributed according to formulas and
                                                                        
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  1    criteria established by the Superintendent of Public Instruction. It is legis-
  2    lative intent that the State Department of Education and State Board of Educa-
  3    tion seek any waivers that may be necessary to utilize the $2,484,000 in  fed-
  4    eral grant funds.
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  8.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
  6    $1,000,000 shall be distributed for the following:
  7        (1)  Training  of regular classroom teachers in working with children with
  8        disabilities;
  9        (2)  Employing and training aides to assist regular classroom teachers  in
 10        working with children with disabilities;
 11        (3)  Employing  substitute teachers whose employment allows regular class-
 12        room teachers to be involved in college planning, parent contact, Individ-
 13        ual Education Plan (IEP)  development,  curriculum  and  modification,  or
 14        other  necessary  activities directly related to meeting the needs of stu-
 15        dents in regular education classrooms;
 16        (4)  Moneys in this section shall be distributed pro rata to the districts
 17        as follows:  fifty percent (50%) on the basis of the prior year's December
 18        first child count and fifty percent (50%) on the basis of the prior year's
 19        average daily attendance.
 20        These funds shall be used to  supplement  rather  than  supplant  existing
 21    efforts  in  the training of regular classroom teachers and the employment and
 22    training of aides. The State Department of Education shall create  a  one  (1)
 23    page  report to be provided to the Legislature showing current individual dis-
 24    trict expenditures in this area, as well as a breakdown of how these appropri-
 25    ated moneys were spent. These funds shall not be used in  any  calculation  or
 26    report to the federal government that obligates a future appropriation of this
 27    amount or any other amount.
                                                                        
 28        SECTION  9.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, $500,000
 29    shall be distributed to  train  general  education  teachers,  gifted/talented
 30    (G/T)  facilitators, administrators and/or parents to better meet the needs of
 31    gifted/talented students. One-half (1/2) of these funds shall be allocated pro
 32    rata based on each district's prior year total student enrollment compared  to
 33    the prior year total statewide enrollment. One-half (1/2) of these funds shall
 34    be  allocated  based  on the number of gifted/talented students identified and
 35    served as indicated on the prior year's December first child count. The number
 36    of gifted/talented students identified for purposes of this section shall  not
 37    exceed  seven percent (7%) of the district's total student enrollment. No dis-
 38    trict shall receive less than $500. Funds shall be distributed upon submission
 39    and approval of an application submitted to the State Department of  Education
 40    demonstrating how in-service training will establish or improve identification
 41    and service of gifted/talented students in the five (5) mandated talent areas.
 42    The  Superintendent  of  Public Instruction may reallocate any gifted/talented
 43    funds that are left unrequested by school districts to all other  school  dis-
 44    tricts  that  have requested gifted/talented funds, according to the distribu-
 45    tion formula outlined in this section.
                                                                        
 46        SECTION 10.  An emergency existing therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 47    declared  to  exist,  this  act shall be in full force and effect on and after
 48    July 1, 2003.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

RS13280C1

FISCAL NOTE

Public Schools Budget Breakout

This is the FY 2004 appropriation
for the Division of Teachers portion of the Public Schools budget.

   FY 2003
 Approp.
 FY 2004
$943 Budget
 Div. of
Teachers

I.

STATE APPROPRIATION 

A.

Sources of Funds

1.

General Fund

$920,000,000

$943,000,800

$614,436,700

   percent change:

1.1%

2.5%

 

2.

Dedicated Funds

$65,513,000

$55,650,000

$0

   percent change:

1.1%

-15.1%

 

3.

Federal Funds

$0

$153,980,000

$50,630,000

   percent change:

 

4.

TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS

$985,513,000

$1,152,630,800

$665,066,700

 

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

$57,773,000

$0

3.

Border Contracts 

$1,000,000

$800,000

$0

4.

Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents

$3,500,000

$4,000,000

$0

5.

Floor 

$1,300,000

$1,300,000

$0

6.

Program Adjustments 

$300,000

$300,000

$0

7.

Salary-based Apportionment

$660,086,500

$666,616,200

$516,650,300

8.

Teacher Incentive Award 

$560,000

$654,000

$654,000

9.

State Paid Employee Benefits

$116,084,600

$117,238,500

$91,114,400

10.

Early Retirement Program

$5,500,000

$4,500,000

$3,690,000

11.

Bond Levy Equalization 

$0

$825,000

$0

12.

Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools

$4,700,000

$4,700,000

$0

13.

Sub-total — Statutory Requirements

$919,621,300

$931,729,400

$612,108,700

B.

Other Program Distributions

1.

Technology Grants

$8,400,000

$7,300,000

$0

2.

Idaho Reading Initiative

$3,300,000

$3,300,000

$0

3.

Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

$4,475,000

$4,475,000

$0

4.

Least Restrictive Environment (teacher
trainin

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

$1,000,000

5.

Gifted & Talented 

$500,000

$500,000

$500,000

6.

Achievement Standards Implementation

$4,000,000

$4,000,000

$3,312,000

7.

Beginning Teacher Support Program

$2,000,000

$0

$0

8.

Idaho Digital Learning Academy

$0

$0

$0

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

$48,146,000

12.

Sub-total — Other Program Distributions

$25,675,000

$179,980,000

$52,958,000

 

TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES

$945,296,300

$1,111,709,400

$665,066,700

III.

EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS

$0

$12,025,000

 

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