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S1432............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - OPERATIONS DIVISION - Provides amounts
to be expended from various funds for the public schools; appropriates
$276,244,500 for the Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for
fiscal year 2005; provides for expenditures for certain technology,
including the "Libraries Linking Idaho" Program; provides for expenditures
relating to the Idaho Council for Technology in Learning; provides that
certain technology grant requests be given higher priority; appropriates
moneys for property tax replacement; provides an estimate of discretionary
funds per support unit; and amends existing law to increase the base salary
for classified staff.
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 - 27-8-0
AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron,
Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Ingram,
Keough, Little, Lodge, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Pearce,
Richardson, Sorensen, Stegner, Sweet, Williams
NAYS -- Burkett, Calabretta, Kennedy, Malepeai, Marley, Schroeder,
Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Keough
Title apvd - to House
03/10 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/16 3rd rdg - PASSED - 50-20-0
AYES -- Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black,
Block, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney,
Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner,
Garrett, Harwood, Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, McGeachin,
McKague, Meyer, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Raybould, Ring, Roberts,
Rydalch, Sali, Schaefer, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(24), Smylie,
Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
NAYS -- Andersen, Boe, Campbell, Cuddy, Douglas, Henbest, Jaquet,
Jones, Langhorst, Martinez, Mitchell, Naccarato, Pasley-Stuart,
Ridinger, Ringo, Robison, Sayler, Shepherd, Smith(30), Trail
Absent and excused -- None
Floor Sponsor - Gagner
Title apvd - to Senate
03/17 To enrol
03/18 Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
03/19 To Governor
03/25 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 342
Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1432
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF OPERATIONS;
3 PROVIDING THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED FROM STATE SOURCES FOR THE PUBLIC
4 SCHOOLS DIVISION OF OPERATIONS; APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUND MONEYS FOR
5 TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE EDU-
6 CATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM/DIVISION OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005;
7 DIRECTING THAT $3,100,000 IN ONGOING EXPENDITURES AND $5,000,000 IN ONE-
8 TIME EXPENDITURES BE EXPENDED FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY GRANT PRO-
9 GRAM, AND DIRECTING THAT $300,000 BE TRANSFERRED TO THE LIBRARY SERVICES
10 IMPROVEMENT FUND; DIRECTING THAT NOT MORE THAN $173,000 BE EXPENDED FOR
11 IDAHO COUNCIL FOR TECHNOLOGY IN LEARNING EXPENSES; DIRECTING THAT CERTAIN
12 TECHNOLOGY GRANT REQUESTS BE GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY; APPROPRIATING THE
13 AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND MONEYS NECESSARY AS DETERMINED BY SECTION 33-1002D,
14 IDAHO CODE, FOR PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT; PROVIDING AN ESTIMATE OF DISCRE-
15 TIONARY FUNDS PER SUPPORT UNIT; AND AMENDING SECTION 33-1004E, IDAHO CODE,
16 TO INCREASE BASE SALARY FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF.
17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
18 SECTION 1. The following amount shall be expended from state sources for
19 the Public Schools Division of Operations for the period July 1, 2004, through
20 June 30, 2005:
21 FROM:
22 General Fund $244,022,100
23 Public School Endowment Earnings Reserve Fund Transfer 22,957,800
24 Federal Mineral Royalties 1,500,000
25 Liquor Control Fund 1,200,000
26 Miscellaneous Receipts/Balances 1,250,000
27 Federal Grant Fund 5,314,600
28 TOTAL $276,244,500
29 SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
30 ferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2004, through
31 June 30, 2005:
32 FROM:
33 General Fund $244,022,100
34 SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Educational Support
35 Program/Division of Operations, pursuant to law and the provisions of this
36 act, the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the period
37 July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005:
38 FROM:
39 Public School Income Fund $270,929,900
40 Federal Grant Fund 5,314,600
41 TOTAL $276,244,500
2
1 SECTION 4. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
2 $8,400,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction as
3 follows: $3,100,000 for ongoing expenditures and $5,000,000 for one-time
4 expenditures for the Public School Technology Grant Program; and $300,000 to
5 be transferred to the Library Services Improvement Fund for the State
6 Library's "Libraries Linking Idaho" (LiLI) statewide database licensing proj-
7 ect. Moneys granted for one-time expenditures shall be used by school dis-
8 tricts in such a way as to enable districts to participate effectively in the
9 Idaho Student Information Management System (ISIMS). Funds not needed for
10 ISIMS may be used to purchase software, electronic communications
11 connectivity, technology equipment, or repairs and maintenance of such equip-
12 ment.
13 SECTION 5. Of the $8,400,000 referenced in Section 4 of this act, an
14 amount not to exceed $173,000 may be expended by the Superintendent of Public
15 Instruction for staff support and various expenses related to the Idaho Coun-
16 cil for Technology in Learning as approved by the State Board of Education.
17 SECTION 6. For the portion of federal technology grants to school dis-
18 tricts that are competitively granted, the State Department of Education shall
19 assign a higher priority to grant requests that demonstrate a need for funds
20 to enable a school district to participate effectively in the Idaho Student
21 Information Management System.
22 SECTION 7. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, there is
23 hereby appropriated the amount necessary for property tax replacement, subject
24 to the limitations of law, to be expended according to Section 33-1002D, Idaho
25 Code, for the period July 1, 2004, through June 30, 2005.
26 SECTION 8. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-1018, Idaho Code, it
27 is estimated that the appropriation of state funds to the Educational Support
28 Program/Division of Operations will result in total discretionary funds of
29 $24,450 per support unit.
30 SECTION 9. That Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
31 amended to read as follows:
32 33-1004E. DISTRICT'S SALARY-BASED APPORTIONMENT. Each district shall be
33 entitled to a salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in this sec-
34 tion.
35 1. To determine the apportionment for instructional staff, first deter-
36 mine the district average experience and education index by placing all eligi-
37 ble district certificated instructional employees on the statewide index pro-
38 vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
39 index. Districts with an index above the state average index shall receive
40 their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the
41 1994-95 school year, and shall receive their actual index but not more than
42 the state average plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
43 receive their actual district index. The district instructional staff index
44 shall be multiplied by the instructional base salary of $23,210. The amount so
45 determined shall be multiplied by the district staff allowance for instruc-
46 tional staff determined as provided in section 33-1004 2., Idaho Code. The
47 instructional salary allocation shall be increased by $1,000 for each teacher
48 placed on step one, column one, of the experience and education index. Full-
49 time instructional staff salaries shall be determined from a salary schedule
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1 developed by each district and submitted to the state department of education.
2 No full-time instructional staff member shall be paid less than the state
3 instructional base salary plus $1,000, or $25,000, whichever is greater. If an
4 instructional staff member has been certified by the national board for pro-
5 fessional teaching standards, the staff member shall be designated as a master
6 teacher and receive $2,000 per year for five (5) years. The instructional sal-
7 ary shall be increased by $2,000 for each master teacher. The resulting amount
8 is the district's salary-based apportionment for instructional staff. For pur-
9 poses of this section, teachers qualifying for the salary increase as master
10 teacher shall be those who have been recognized as national board certified
11 teachers as of July 1 of each year.
12 2. To determine the apportionment for district administrative staff,
13 first determine the district average experience and education index by placing
14 all eligible certificated administrative employees on the statewide index pro-
15 vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
16 index. Districts with an index above the state average index shall receive
17 their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the school
18 year 1994-95, and shall receive their actual index but not more than the state
19 average index plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
20 receive their actual district index. The district administrative staff index
21 shall be multiplied by the base salary of $33,760. The amount so determined
22 shall be multiplied by the district staff allowance for administrative staff
23 determined as provided in section 33-1004 3., Idaho Code. The resulting amount
24 is the district's salary-based apportionment for administrative staff.
25 3. To determine the apportionment for classified staff, multiply
26 $18,46318,648 by the district classified staff allowance determined as pro-
27 vided in section 33-1004 4., Idaho Code. The amount so determined is the
28 district's apportionment for classified staff.
29 4. The district's salary-based apportionment shall be the sum of the
30 apportionments calculated in subsections 1., 2. and 3., of this section, plus
31 the benefit apportionment as provided in section 33-1004F, Idaho Code.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS13424
This is the Fiscal Year 2005 appropriation for the Division of Operations portion of the Public Schools budget. The pieces of the Public Schools budget that are part of this division’s appropriation include: 1.) The classified staff portion of the salary-based apportionment formula; 2.) State paid employee benefits for classified staff, which includes PERSI and FICA; 3.) State funding for property tax replacement; 4.) Pupil transportation costs; 5.) Floor, which guarantees each school district at least 90% of the dollars it received from the state in the previous year; 6.) Technology funds; 7.) State discretionary funds; and 8.) The Operations’ 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, and an increase in available federal pass-through funds. It also maintains at the current year’s level the state’s K-12 Technology program ($8.4 million) and discretionary funding per classroom ($24,450 per support unit). This level of funding per classroom is backed by a guarantee of support from the $7.1 million Public Education Stabilization Fund, which would be automatically tapped, if necessary, to maintain FY 2005 discretionary funds at the level stated in Section 8 of the bill.
Section 9 includes the language necessary to provide a 1% base salary increase for all classified staff.
FISCAL NOTE
| FY 2004 Approp. |
FY 2005 $964 Budget |
Div. Of Operations |
||
| I. | STATE APPROPRIATION | |||
| A. | Sources of Funds | |||
| 1. | General Fund | $943,000,800 | $964,706,500 | $244,022,100 |
| percent change: | – | 2.3% | 0.5% | |
| 2. | Dedicated Funds | $55,650,000 | $42,907,800 | $26,907,800 |
| percent change: | – | (22.9%) | (35.5%) | |
| 3. | Federal Funds | $153,980,000 | $157,980,000 | $5,314,600 |
| percent change: | 2.6% | 2.6% | ||
| 4. | TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS | $1,152,630,800 | $1,165,594,300 | $276,244,500 |
| percent change: | 1.1% | (4.7%) | ||
| II. | PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION | |||
| A. | Statutory Requirements | |||
| 1. | Property Tax Replacement | $73,022,700 | $75,000,000 | $75,000,000 |
| 2. | Transportation | $61,113,000 | $57,600,000 | $57,600,000 |
| 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 | $1,300,000 |
| 6. | Program Adjustments | $300,000 | $300,000 | $0 |
| 7. | Salary-based Apportionment | $666,616,200 | $684,339,900 | $91,288,400 |
| 8. | Teacher Incentive Award | $654,000 | $696,400 | $0 |
| 9. | State Paid Employee Benefits | $117,238,500 | $124,704,900 | $0 |
| 10. | Early Retirement Program | $4,500,000 | $4,000,000 | $0 |
| 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 | $241,656,800 |
| B. | Other Program Distributions | |||
|
1. |
Technology Grants | $8,400,000 | $8,400,000 | $8,400,000 |
| 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 | $0 |
| 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 | $5,314,600 |
| 11. | Sub-total — Other Program Distributions | $181,530,000 | $184,280,000 | $13,714,600 |
| TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES | $1,116,599,400 | $1,144,721,200 | $255,371,400 | |
| III. | EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS | $7,135,000 | $0 | $0 |
| IV. | STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS | $28,896,400 | $20,873,100 | $20,873,100 |
| V. | ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS | 12,670 | 12,870 | 12,870 |
| VI. | STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT | $2,281 | $1,622 | $1,622 |
| VII. | LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR | $22,166 | $22,828 | $22,828 |
| VIII. | TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT | $24,447 | $24,450 | $24,450 |
Contact: Jason Hancock
Legislative Services Office
Budget and Policy Analysis
Telephone: 334-3531