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S1331..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION - Amends existing law to provide for the State Board
of Education's power and duty to authorize the supervisor of school
transportation to conduct certain reviews and audits; to set priority for
the selection of districts for reviews and audits; to provide for the
board's power and duty to authorize the supervisor to provide lists of
required corrective actions to school districts; to provide for the board's
power and duty to require school districts to submit progress reports on
corrective actions and to withhold all or a portion of a district's pupil
transportation reimbursement funding in certain circumstances; and to
provide for appeals.
02/16 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/17 Rpt prt - to Educ
02/26 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/27 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/01 3rd rdg - PASSED - 33-0-2
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
Calabretta, Cameron, Compton(Duncan), Darrington, Davis, Gannon,
Geddes, Goedde, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai,
McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble(Anderson), Noh, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Hill, Marley
Floor Sponsor - Goedde
Title apvd - to House
03/02 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/10 3rd rdg - PASSED - 65-2-3
AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Cuddy,
Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet,
Jones, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin,
McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Naccarato, Nielsen,
Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison,
Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd, Shirley, Skippen,
Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Barrett, Kulczyk
Absent and excused -- Campbell, Trail, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Sayler
Title apvd - to Senate
03/11 To enrol
03/12 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/15 Sp signed
03/16 To Governor
03/19 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 135
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1331
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; AMENDING SECTION 33-1511, IDAHO
3 CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR THE BOARD'S POWER AND DUTY TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVI-
4 SOR OF SCHOOL TRANSPORTATION TO CONDUCT CERTAIN REVIEWS AND AUDITS, TO SET
5 PRIORITY FOR THE SELECTION OF DISTRICTS FOR REVIEWS AND AUDITS, TO PROVIDE
6 FOR THE BOARD'S POWER AND DUTY TO AUTHORIZE THE SUPERVISOR TO PROVIDE
7 LISTS OF REQUIRED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS, TO PROVIDE FOR
8 THE BOARD'S POWER AND DUTY TO REQUIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO SUBMIT PROGRESS
9 REPORTS ON CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND TO
10 WITHHOLD ALL OR A PORTION OF A DISTRICT'S PUPIL TRANSPORTATION REIMBURSE-
11 MENT FUNDING IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES AND TO PROVIDE FOR APPEALS.
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
13 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1511, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
14 amended to read as follows:
15 33-1511. STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION -- POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO TRANS-
16 PORTATION. In addition to powers and duties of the state board of education
17 hereinbefore prescribed, the said state board shall:
18 (1) Designate a member of its staff as supervisor of school transporta-
19 tion responsible for a school bus driver training program and such program
20 shall provide for a qualified driver trainer for each school district and with
21 such duties as the board may prescribe;
22 (2) Adopt, publish and distribute, and from time to time as need therefor
23 arises amend, minimum standards for the construction of school buses, the
24 basis of which standards shall be those incorporated in the latest report of
25 the National Conference on School Transportation, which report shall be filed
26 with the Idaho state police;
27 (3) Approve the form(s) to be used for the inspection of school buses;
28 (4) Authorize the supervisor of school transportation to conduct any com-
29 bination of in-depth program reviews, fiscal audits, and reviews of annual
30 reimbursement claims supporting documentation of each school district pupil
31 transportation program at a frequency adequate to ensure compliance with state
32 law, accuracy of data and reimbursement claims, and safety of school buses.
33 Priority for selecting districts for review and audit shall be given to those
34 districts that exceed both the most recent annual state average reimbursable
35 cost per mile and the state average reimbursable cost per rider as calculated
36 by the state department of education, unless the supervisor of school trans-
37 portation determines otherwise;
38 (5) Authorize the supervisor of school transportation, based upon results
39 of program reviews, fiscal audits, and spot inspections as set forth in sec-
40 tion 33-1506, Idaho Code, to provide to school districts a list of required
41 corrective actions, when necessary;
42 (6) Require school districts to submit progress reports on those correc-
43 tive actions developed by the supervisor of school transportation to the state
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1 department of education at prescribed intervals until deficiencies are cor-
2 rected or the corrective actions no longer apply;
3 (7) Withhold all or a portion of a district's pupil transportation reim-
4 bursement funding in instances of noncompliance with the requirements of sub-
5 section (6) of this section or section 33-1506, Idaho Code, provided that a
6 district may appeal to the state board of education for reconsideration, in
7 which case the state board of education may reinstate or adjust the withheld
8 funds.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 14078
The Office of Performance Evaluation, in its study of pupil
transportation, recommended that the Department of Education improve
accountability of funds; ensure accurate, equitable and consistent
reporting mechanisms by all school districts; and provide resources
necessary for appropriate oversight of Idaho s pupil transportation
support program.
FISCAL IMPACT
It is estimated that 1.8 FTEs would need to be hired to accomplish this
task and the anticipated additional cost would be $190,100. The average
saving to the State over the past ten years was $16,000 per audit and,
with the additional personnel, there could actually be a overall saving
to the state.
Contact
Name: Senator John Goedde
Phone: 332 1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1331