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S1255..........................................................by EDUCATION DRIVER TRAINING - Amends existing law relating to reimbursement to public school districts for driver training courses to increase the average cost per pupil reimbursement from $110 to $125. 01/30 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing 02/02 Rpt prt - to Educ 02/18 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 02/19 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 02/25 3rd rdg - PASSED - 32-0-3 AYES -- Andreason, Bailey, Brandt, Bunderson, Burkett, Burtenshaw, Calabretta, Cameron, Compton, Darrington, Davis, Gannon, Goedde, Hill, Ingram, Kennedy, Keough, Little, Lodge, Malepeai, Marley, McKenzie, McWilliams, Noble, Noh, Richardson, Schroeder, Sorensen, Stegner, Stennett, Werk, Williams NAYS -- None Absent and excused -- Geddes, Pearce, Sweet Floor Sponsor - Malepeai Title apvd - to House 02/26 House intro - 1st rdg - to Educ 03/01 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg 03/02 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg 03/08 3rd rdg - PASSED - 62-5-3 AYES -- Andersen, Barraclough, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Bradford, Campbell, Cannon, Clark, Collins, Cuddy, Deal, Denney, Douglas, Eberle, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Gagner, Garrett, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, Kellogg, Lake, Langford, Langhorst, Martinez, McGeachin, McKague, Meyer, Miller, Mitchell, Naccarato, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Raybould, Ridinger, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Robison, Rydalch, Sayler, Schaefer, Shirley, Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker NAYS -- Barrett, Bauer, Kulczyk, Moyle, Sali Absent and excused -- Crow, Harwood, Shepherd Floor Sponsor - Andersen Title apvd - to Senate 03/09 To enrol 03/10 Rpt enrol - Pres signed 03/11 Sp signed 03/12 To Governor 03/16 Governor signed Session Law Chapter 57 Effective: 07/01/04
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]] Fifty-seventh Legislature Second Regular Session - 2004IN THE SENATE SENATE BILL NO. 1255 BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE 1 AN ACT 2 RELATING TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR DRIVER TRAINING COURSES; AMENDING SECTION 3 33-1707, IDAHO CODE, TO INCREASE THE AVERAGE COST PER PUPIL REIMBURSEMENT 4 TO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR DRIVER TRAINING COURSES FROM ONE HUNDRED 5 TEN DOLLARS TO ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS. 6 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho: 7 SECTION 1. That Section 33-1707, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby 8 amended to read as follows: 9 33-1707. REIMBURSEMENT -- DETERMINATION -- CERTIFICATION. a. From the 10 data provided by the school district, as required by section 33-1706, Idaho 11 Code, the state department of education shall compute the average of the num- 12 ber of pupils enrolling in the course and those completing the same, and 13 determine for such average number, the per-pupil cost thereof. 14 The amount due the district from the driver training fund in the state 15 treasury shall be the total cost of operating the program, or the average of 16 the number enrolling in the course and those completing the same, multiplied 17 by one hundredtentwenty-five dollars ($11025), whichever is the lesser. 18 b. On or before the fifteenth day of February, and the thirtieth day of 19 June, and the fifteenth day of September in each year, the state superintend- 20 ent of public instruction shall certify to the state controller a list of 21 school districts having submitted the reports required in section 33-1706, 22 Idaho Code, and the amount of money due to each as computed under the provi- 23 sions of subsection a. of this section. The state controller shall draw his 24 warrants against the driver training account in the state treasury, in favor 25 of the several districts entitled thereto, in the amount so certified. Annu- 26 ally, not later than the first day of September in each year, the state super- 27 intendent of public instruction shall cause the supervisor of driver training 28 to prepare a report listing the names of the school districts having submitted 29 the reports as required in section 33-1706, Idaho Code, and the amounts of 30 money paid each as computed under the provisions of subsection a. of this sec- 31 tion.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE RS 13640 The purpose of this legislation is to amend Idaho Code 33-1707 to increase the distribution of funds to public schools for their driver education programs from $110 to $125 per student enrolled in the course. Driver licensing fees in the Department of Transportation generate the funds. The reimbursement has not increased since 1995. The increase helps offset the average fifty-nine percent (59%) overall increase for the cost of vehicle fuel, oil, maintenance and insurance, and increased costs for training materials, equipment and teacher salaries. This reimbursement increase to schools may reduce the growth of student fees paid by families for driver education, which have increased one hundred forty-five percent (145%) since 1995. FISCAL IMPACT None. Current driver license fees generate enough revenue to cover this reimbursement increase. Contact Name: Senator Malepeai Phone: Name: Elizabeth Weaver, State Department of Education Phone: 332-6850 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE S 1255