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S1431............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - DIVISION OF TEACHERS - Appropriates
$685,608,600 to the Public Schools, Division of Teachers, for fiscal year
2005; amends existing law to increase the maximum limit on experience and
education multipliers for instructional staff, to revise the instructional
salary allocation and to revise the minimum salary for full-time
instructional staff; provides moneys for unemployment insurance;
distributes moneys for master teacher award payments; and distributes
moneys for training for working gifted and talented students.
03/03 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/04 Rpt prt - to Fin
Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/05 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/09 3rd rdg - PASSED - 22-12-1
AYES -- Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Cameron, Compton, Davis, Gannon,
Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Keough, Little, Lodge, McKenzie, Noble,
Pearce, Richardson, Sorensen, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
NAYS -- Andreason, Burkett, Calabretta, Darrington, Kennedy,
Malepeai, Marley, McWilliams, Noh, Schroeder, Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- Burtenshaw
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
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03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/12 3rd rdg - PASSED - 41-28-1
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
Block, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney,
Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Harwood,
Kellogg, Lake, Langford, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Moyle, Nielsen,
Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Rydalch, Sali, Skippen, Stevenson, Wills,
Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Andersen, Boe, Cuddy, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Henbest,
Jaquet, Jones, Kulczyk, Langhorst, Martinez, Miller, Mitchell,
Naccarato, Pasley-Stuart, Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sayler, Schaefer,
Shepherd, Shirley, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail
Absent and excused -- Campbell
Floor Sponsor - Bedke
Title apvd - to Senate
03/15 To enrol
03/16 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/17 Sp signed
03/18 To Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 341
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1431
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TEACHERS;
3 PROVIDING FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TEACHERS;
4 APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUND MONEYS FOR TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME
5 FUND; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM/DIVISION OF
6 TEACHERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004A, IDAHO CODE, TO
7 INCREASE THE MAXIMUM LIMIT ON EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION MULTIPLIERS FOR
8 INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004E, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE
9 INSTRUCTIONAL SALARY ALLOCATION AND REVISE THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR FULL-
10 TIME INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF; PROVIDING MONEYS FOR THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
11 PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT UP TO $696,400 BE DISTRIBUTED FOR MASTER TEACHER
12 AWARD PAYMENTS; AND DIRECTING THAT $500,000 BE ALLOCATED FOR TRAINING TO
13 SERVE THE NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS.
14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
15 SECTION 1. The following amounts shall be expended for the Public Schools
16 Division of Teachers for the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005:
17 FROM:
18 General Fund $633,663,400
19 Federal Grant Fund 51,945,200
20 TOTAL $685,608,600
21 SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
22 ferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2004, through
23 June 30, 2005:
24 FROM:
25 General Fund $633,663,400
26 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Educational Support
27 Program/Division of Teachers, pursuant to law and the provisions of this act,
28 the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the period July
29 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005:
30 FROM:
31 Public School Income Fund $633,663,400
32 Federal Grant Fund 51,945,200
33 TOTAL $685,608,600
34 SECTION 4. That Section 33-1004A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
35 amended to read as follows:
36 33-1004A. EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION MULTIPLIER. Each instructional and
37 administrative staff position shall be assigned an appropriate multiplier
38 based upon the following table:
2
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 1.59092 shall be used. If the actual state-
33 wide average multiplier for instructional staff, as determined by this sec-
34 tion, exceeds 1.58513 1.59092, then each school district's instructional staff
35 multiplier shall be multiplied by the result of 1.58513 1.59092 divided by the
36 actual statewide average multiplier for instructional staff.
37 In determining the statewide average multiplier for administrative staff,
38 no multiplier in excess of 1.86643 shall be used. If the actual statewide
39 average multiplier for administrative staff, as determined by this section,
40 exceeds 1.86643, then each school district's administrative staff multiplier
41 shall be multiplied by the result of 1.86643 divided by the actual statewide
42 average multiplier for administrative staff.
43 SECTION 5. That Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
44 amended to read as follows:
45 33-1004E. DISTRICT'S SALARY-BASED APPORTIONMENT. Each district shall be
46 entitled to a salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in this sec-
47 tion.
48 1. To determine the apportionment for instructional staff, first deter-
49 mine the district average experience and education index by placing all eligi-
50 ble district certificated instructional employees on the statewide index pro-
51 vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
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1 index. Districts with an index above the state average index shall receive
2 their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the
3 1994-95 school year, and shall receive their actual index but not more than
4 the state average plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
5 receive their actual district index. The district instructional staff index
6 shall be multiplied by the instructional base salary of $23,210. The amount so
7 determined shall be multiplied by the district staff allowance for instruc-
8 tional staff determined as provided in section 33-1004 2., Idaho Code. The
9 instructional salary allocation shall be increased by $1,000 the amount neces-
10 sary for each teacher full-time equivalent instructional staff member placed
11 on step one, column one, of the experience and education index to be allocated
12 at least the minimum salary mandated by this section. Full-time instructional
13 staff salaries shall be determined from a salary schedule developed by each
14 district and submitted to the state department of education. No full-time
15 instructional staff member shall be paid less than the state instructional
16 base salary plus $1,000, or $25,000, whichever is greater $27,500. If an
17 instructional staff member has been certified by the national board for pro-
18 fessional teaching standards, the staff member shall be designated as a master
19 teacher and receive $2,000 per year for five (5) years. The instructional sal-
20 ary shall be increased by $2,000 for each master teacher. The resulting amount
21 is the district's salary-based apportionment for instructional staff. For pur-
22 poses of this section, teachers qualifying for the salary increase as master
23 teacher shall be those who have been recognized as national board certified
24 teachers as of July 1 of each year.
25 2. To determine the apportionment for district administrative staff,
26 first determine the district average experience and education index by placing
27 all eligible certificated administrative employees on the statewide index pro-
28 vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
29 index. Districts with an index above the state average index shall receive
30 their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the school
31 year 1994-95, and shall receive their actual index but not more than the state
32 average index plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
33 receive their actual district index. The district administrative staff index
34 shall be multiplied by the base salary of $33,760. The amount so determined
35 shall be multiplied by the district staff allowance for administrative staff
36 determined as provided in section 33-1004 3., Idaho Code. The resulting amount
37 is the district's salary-based apportionment for administrative staff.
38 3. To determine the apportionment for classified staff, multiply $18,463
39 by the district classified staff allowance determined as provided in section
40 33-1004 4., Idaho Code. The amount so determined is the district's apportion-
41 ment for classified staff.
42 4. The district's salary-based apportionment shall be the sum of the
43 apportionments calculated in subsections 1., 2. and 3., of this section, plus
44 the benefit apportionment as provided in section 33-1004F, Idaho Code.
45 SECTION 6. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, the
46 amount necessary for the Unemployment Insurance Program shall be expended
47 according to Section 72-1349A, Idaho Code, for the period July 1, 2004,
48 through June 30, 2005.
49 SECTION 7. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, an amount
50 up to $696,400 shall be awarded to those instructional staff members who have
51 been recognized as master teachers by the National Board for Professional
52 Teaching Standards, according to the provisions of Section 33-1004E, Idaho
53 Code.
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1 SECTION 8. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, $500,000
2 shall be distributed to train general education teachers, gifted/talented
3 (G/T) facilitators, administrators and/or parents to better meet the needs of
4 gifted/talented students. One-half (1/2) of these funds shall be allocated pro
5 rata based on each district's prior year total student enrollment compared to
6 the prior year total statewide enrollment. One-half (1/2) of these funds shall
7 be allocated based on the number of gifted/talented students identified and
8 served as indicated on the prior year's December 1 child count. The number of
9 gifted/talented students identified for purposes of this section shall not
10 exceed seven percent (7%) of the district's total student enrollment. No dis-
11 trict shall receive less than $500. Funds shall be distributed upon submission
12 and approval of an application submitted to the State Department of Education
13 demonstrating how in-service training will establish or improve identification
14 and service of gifted/talented students in the five (5) mandated talent areas.
15 The Superintendent of Public Instruction may reallocate any gifted/talented
16 funds that are left unrequested by school districts to all other school dis-
17 tricts that have requested gifted/talented funds, according to the distribu-
18 tion formula outlined in this section.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS13425
This is the Fiscal Year 2005 appropriation for the Division of Teachers portion of the Public Schools budget. The pieces of the Public Schools budget that are part of this division’s appropriation include: 1.) The teachers’ portion of the salary-based apportionment formula; 2.) State paid employee benefits for teachers, which include PERSI and FICA; 3.) Funding for Master Teacher awards; 4.) Early Retirement Program payouts for teachers; 5.) Funding for training teachers to work with Gifted & Talented students; and 6.) The Teachers’ portion of federal pass-through funding to local school districts.
This budget adds funds for the effects of a PERSI rate increase, an increase of 175 new midterm support units and 200 new full-term support units, an increase in Master Teacher awards, an increase in teacher participation in the Early Retirement Program, and an increase in available federal pass-through funds.
Funding is also added for the estimated $2.2 million impact of increasing the cap on the experience/education index for instructional staff, to account for all estimated growth in the index for FY 2004 and FY 2005 that is attributable to teachers earning additional education credits. This increase in the cap can be found Section 4.
Additional funds are added for the estimated $5.9 million cost of fully funding a 10% increase in the statewide minimum teacher salary, from $25,000 to $27,500. The language that makes this possible can be found in Section 5.
FISCAL NOTE
| FY 2004 Approp. |
FY 2005 $964 Budget |
Div. Of Teachers |
||
| I. | STATE APPROPRIATION | |||
| A. | Sources of Funds | |||
| 1. | General Fund | $943,000,800 | $964,706,500 | $633,663,400 |
| percent change: | – | 2.3% | 3.1% | |
| 2. | Dedicated Funds | $55,650,000 | $42,907,800 | $0 |
| percent change: | – | (22.9%) | – | |
| 3. | Federal Funds | $153,980,000 | $157,980,000 | $51,945,200 |
| percent change: | 2.6% | 2.6% | ||
| 4. | TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS | $1,152,630,800 | $1,165,594,300 | $685,608,600 |
| percent change: | 1.1% | 3.1% | ||
| II. | PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION | |||
| A. | Statutory Requirements | |||
| 1. | Property Tax Replacement | $73,022,700 | $75,000,000 | $0 |
| 2. | Transportation | $61,113,000 | $57,600,000 | $0 |
| 3. | Border Contracts | $800,000 | $800,000 | $0 |
| 4. | Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents | $4,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $0 |
| 5. | Floor | $1,300,000 | $1,300,000 | $0 |
| 6. | Program Adjustments | $300,000 | $300,000 | $0 |
| 7. | Salary-based Apportionment | $666,616,200 | $684,339,900 | $531,359,700 |
| 8. | Teacher Incentive Award | $654,000 | $696,400 | $696,400 |
| 9. | State Paid Employee Benefits | $117,238,500 | $124,704,900 | $97,107,300 |
| 10. | Early Retirement Program | $4,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
| 11. | Bond Levy Equalization | $825,000 | $2,000,000 | $0 |
| 12. | Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | $0 |
| 13. | Sub-total — Statutory Requirements | $935,069,400 | $960,441,200 | $633,163,400 |
| B. | Other Program Distributions | |||
|
1. |
Technology Grants | $8,400,000 | $8,400,000 | $0 |
| 2. | Idaho Reading Initiative | $3,300,000 | $2,800,000 | $0 |
| 3. | Limited English Proficiency (LEP) | $4,475,000 | $4,850,000 | $0 |
| 4. | Least Restrictive Environment (teacher training) | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 5. | Gifted & Talented | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 6. | Achievement Standards Implementation | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 |
| 7. | Idaho Digital Learning Academy | $450,000 | $450,000 | $0 |
| 8. | School Facilities Funding (Lottery) | $8,425,000 | $8,922,500 | $0 |
| 9. | HB 315 Facilities Transfer (Whitepine) | $0 | $377,500 | $0 |
| 10. | Federal Funds for Local School Districts | $150,980,000 | $157,980,000 | $51,945,200 |
| 11. | Sub-total — Other Program Distributions | $181,530,000 | $184,280,000 | $52,445,200 |
| TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES | $1,116,599,400 | $1,144,721,200 | $685,608,600 | |
| III. | EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS | $7,135,000 | $0 | |
| IV. | STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS | $28,896,400 | $20,873,100 | |
| V. | ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS | 12,670 | 12,870 | |
| VI. | STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT | $2,281 | $1,622 | |
| VII. | LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR | $22,166 | $22,828 | |
| VIII. | TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT | $24,447 | $24,450 | |
Contact: Jason Hancock
Legislative Services Office
Budget and Policy Analysis
Telephone: 334-3531