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SENATE BILL NO. 1239 – Approp, add’l, Education Dept

SENATE BILL NO. 1239

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S1239............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT - Appropriates an additional
$1,200,000 to the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of
Education for fiscal year 2004; authorizing two additional full-time
equivalent positions; and authorizing a transfer of funds.
                                                                        
01/28    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
01/29    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
01/30    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/02    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw,
      Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Geddes,
      Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai,
      Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder,
      Sorensen(Sorensen), Stegner, Stennett, Sweet, Werk, Williams
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Noh
    Floor Sponsor - Hill
    Title apvd - to House
02/03    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
02/04    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/09    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-0-3
      AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Barrett, Bauer, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
      Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins,
      Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge,
      Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Harwood, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones,
      Kellogg, Kulczyk, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, 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, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Crow, Gagner, McGeachin
    Floor Sponsor - Bedke
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/10    To enrol
02/11    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
02/12    Sp signed
02/13    To Governor
02/18    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 12
         Effective: 02/18/04

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-seventh Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2004
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1239
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING   ADDITIONAL   MONEYS   TO   THE   SUPERINTENDENT   OF    PUBLIC
  3        INSTRUCTION/STATE  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003; AUTHORIZ-
  4        ING TWO ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT POSITIONS; AUTHORIZING A  TRANSFER
  5        OF FUNDS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        SECTION  1.  In  addition  to the appropriation made in Section 1, Chapter
  8    274, Laws of 2003, there is hereby appropriated to the Superintendent of  Pub-
  9    lic  Instruction/State  Department  of  Education  the following amounts to be
 10    expended for the designated program according to the designated expense  clas-
 11    ses from the listed funds for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004:
 12                                    FOR             FOR
 13                                 PERSONNEL       OPERATING
 14                                   COSTS        EXPENDITURES          TOTAL
 15    STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
 16    FROM:
 17    Miscellaneous Revenue Fund   $120,000       $   80,000        $  200,000
 18    Federal Grant Fund                           1,000,000         1,000,000
 19      TOTAL                      $120,000       $1,080,000        $1,200,000
                                                                        
 20        SECTION 2.  In addition to the authorization granted in Section 2, Chapter
 21    274,  Laws  of 2003, the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department
 22    of Education is authorized two (2)  full-time  equivalent  positions  for  the
 23    period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION  3.  The  provisions of Section 67-3511, Idaho Code, notwithstand-
 25    ing, the Superintendent of Public Instruction/State Department of Education is
 26    hereby granted the authority to transfer up to $110,000 of the  moneys  appro-
 27    priated  from the Public Instruction Fund, from operating expenditures to per-
 28    sonnel costs, for the period July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004.
                                                                        
 29        SECTION 4.  An emergency existing  therefor,  which  emergency  is  hereby
 30    declared to exist, this act shall be in full force and effect on and after its
 31    passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS13752

This supplemental appropriation for the Superintendent of Public Instruction deals with three issues. The first provides authorization for two additional positions (Section 2) and allows the Superintendent to transfer the necessary funds from operating expenditures to personnel costs to pay for the positions (Section 3). These two positions formerly worked in the Idaho’s MOST program, which was paid for by an Albertson Foundation grant, under the auspices of the State Board of Education. The positions, which will be paid from funds generated by teacher certification fees, will continue to perform similar duties to that which they performed under the board.

The second issue deals with providing $200,000 under Miscellaneous Revenue to enable the agency to complete the final phase of the High Performance Schools project. The purpose of the project is to study high performing schools throughout Idaho to try and determine what kinds of programs and practices tend to lead to success. In light of the achievement goals that the Legislature and State Board have established for K-12 education in Idaho, the project has put particular focus on which schools have been especially successful in implementing Achievement Standards in their schools. The project is funded by a grant from the Albertson Foundation.

The third issue provides the agency with an increase in its federal funds spending authority. These funds are available, and the approval of this increase will enable the agency to meet the costs that are attributable to the federal area through the end of the current fiscal year.

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Fiscal Note

This legislation appropriates an additional $1 million in federal funds and $200,000 in dedicated funds for FY 2004. There is no General Fund impact.

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Contact: Jason Hancock 334-4739

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. S1239