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H0437.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS - Provides a
description of the Division of Children's Programs; appropriates
$114,205,000 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; and grants authority to
transfer funds between the five divisions of the Educational Support
Program budget.
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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. 437
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; AND GRANTING
18 AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN THE FIVE DIVISIONS OF THE EDUCATIONAL
19 SUPPORT PROGRAM BUDGET.
20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
21 SECTION 1. The public schools Division of Children's Programs includes
22 programs that provide direct educational or material benefits to children,
23 where funding does not primarily go to paying certificated teachers and admin-
24 istrators. It also includes programs that primarily and specifically provide
25 funding for the separate instruction of identified subgroups of children out-
26 side the normal classroom of an Idaho public school. The following amounts
27 shall be expended from the listed sources for the public schools Division of
28 Children's Programs for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
29 FROM:
30 General Fund $ 12,875,000
31 Cigarette/Tobacco and Lottery Income Taxes 4,700,000
32 Federal Grant Fund 96,630,000
33 TOTAL $114,205,000
34 SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
35 ferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2003, through
36 June 30, 2004:
37 FROM:
38 General Fund $12,875,000
39 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Educational Support
40 Program/Division of Children's Programs, pursuant to law and the provisions of
41 this act, the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the
42 period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
2
1 FROM:
2 Public School Income Fund $ 17,575,000
3 Federal Grant Fund 96,630,000
4 TOTAL $114,205,000
5 SECTION 4. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
6 $4,700,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction for
7 the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, from funds determined by avail-
8 able revenues accruing pursuant to Sections 63-2506 and 63-2552A, Idaho Code,
9 and other such moneys which may become available pursuant to Section 67-7439,
10 Idaho Code, for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
11 SECTION 5. The funds allocated for the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools
12 Program in Section 4 of this act shall be distributed as follows: $250,000
13 shall be remitted to the Idaho State Police pursuant to Section 63-2552A(3),
14 Idaho Code; $100,000 may be utilized by the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
15 tion for program administration, technical assistance and evaluation. Of the
16 remaining amount, ninety-five percent (95%) shall be distributed to each
17 school district through a combination of a base amount of $1,500 and a pro-
18 rated amount based on the prior year's average daily attendance. Of the
19 remaining five percent (5%), $80,000 shall be distributed on a one-time basis
20 to the Commission on Hispanic Affairs and used to encourage and direct His-
21 panic youth away from the habitual use of tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs by
22 developing programs for schools, families and communities, with the remainder
23 used to make discretionary grants as determined by the Drug-Free Schools and
24 Communities Advisory Board.
25 SECTION 6. It is legislative intent that the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free
26 Schools Program shall include the following:
27 (1) Districts will develop a policy and plan which will provide a guide
28 for their substance abuse program.
29 (2) Districts will have an advisory board to assist each district in mak-
30 ing decisions relating to the program.
31 (3) The districts' substance abuse programs will be comprehensive to meet
32 the needs of all students. This will include prevention programs, student
33 assistance programs that address early identification and referral, and
34 aftercare.
35 (4) Districts shall submit an annual evaluation of their program to the
36 State Department of Education as to the effectiveness of their program.
37 SECTION 7. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
38 $3,300,000 shall be used for literacy programs, as outlined in Sections
39 33-1614, 33-1615 and 33-1207A(2), Idaho Code. It is legislative intent that
40 the State Board of Education and State Department of Education coordinate fed-
41 erally funded literacy programs, such as the Reading First program, with state
42 literacy programs, resulting in well-coordinated, complementary literacy
43 efforts.
44 SECTION 8. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
45 $4,475,000 shall be distributed for support of programs for students with non-
46 English or limited-English proficiency, allocated to school districts pro rata
47 based upon the population of limited-English proficient students under crite-
48 ria established by the State Department of Education.
49 SECTION 9. The State Department of Education is hereby granted the
3
1 authority to transfer funds between the five (5) divisions of the Educational
2 Support Program budget, in any amount necessary, to comply with the public
3 school funding provisions of appropriations and the Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS13301C1
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 |
$57,773,000 |
$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 |
$7,300,000 |
$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 |
$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 |
$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 |
$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