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SENATE BILL NO. 1224 – Approp/Public School/Childrens Prog

SENATE BILL NO. 1224

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S1224............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS - Provides a
description of the Division of Children's Programs; appropriates
$123,955,600 to the Public School Income Fund/Division of Children's
Programs for fiscal year 2006; provides for expenditures regarding moneys
received pursuant to Sections 63-2506, 63-2552A and 67-7439, Idaho Code;
provides for allocation of moneys and requirements for the Idaho Safe and
Drug-Free Schools Program; provides intent that the Idaho Safe and
Drug-Free Schools Program must include certain features; provides for
expenditures for literacy programs; provides for expenditures for students
with non-English or limited-English proficiency; distributes moneys to the
Idaho Digital Learning Academy and provides legislative intent regarding
assistance to students failing to achieve proficiency in areas of the Idaho
Standards Achievement Test; and grants authority to transfer funds between
the five divisions of the Educational Support Program budget.
                                                                        
03/18    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/21    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/22    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/23    3rd rdg - PASSED - 23-11-0, 1 vacancy
      AYES -- Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Compton,
      Corder, Darrington, Davis, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Keough,
      Little, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Stegner, Sweet,
      Williams
      NAYS -- Andreason, Burkett, Coiner, Gannon, Kelly, Langhorst,
      Malepeai, Marley, Schroeder, Stennett, Werk
      Absent and excused -- (District 21 seat vacant)
    Floor Sponsor - Hill
    Title apvd - to House
03/24    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
03/28    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 51-18-1
      AYES -- Anderson, Barraclough, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao,
      Black, Block, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins,
      Crow, Deal, Denney, Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, Loertscher,
      Martinez, Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Nonini, Raybould, Ring,
      Roberts, Rusche, Rydalch, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
      Shirley, Skippen, Smith(24)(Frost), Stevenson, Wills, Wood, Mr.
      Speaker
      NAYS -- Bastian, Boe, Edmunson, Ellsworth, Jones, LeFavour, Miller,
      Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Sayler,
      Smith(30), Smylie, Snodgrass, Trail
      Absent and excused -- Andrus
    Floor Sponsor - Bedke
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/29    To enrol
03/30    Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/31    Sp signed - To Governor
04/06    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 322
         Effective: 07/01/05

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                First Regular Session - 2005
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1224
                                                                        
                                    BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS  DIVISION  OF  CHILDREN'S
  3        PROGRAMS;  PROVIDING  A  DESCRIPTION  OF  THE  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS DIVISION OF
  4        CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS AND PROVIDING THE AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED;  APPROPRIAT-
  5        ING  GENERAL  FUND  MONEYS  FOR TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND;
  6        APPROPRIATING  MONEYS  TO  THE  EDUCATIONAL  SUPPORT  PROGRAM/DIVISION  OF
  7        CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; DIRECTING THAT $4,700,000 OF THE
  8        MONEYS ACCRUING PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 63-2506 AND 63-2552A, IDAHO CODE, AND
  9        SUCH OTHER MONEYS WHICH MAY BECOME AVAILABLE PURSUANT TO SECTION  63-7439,
 10        IDAHO  CODE, BE EXPENDED FOR THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM;
 11        DIRECTING THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS  FOR  THE  IDAHO  SAFE  AND  DRUG-FREE
 12        SCHOOLS  PROGRAM; EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT WITH REGARD TO FEATURES OF
 13        THE IDAHO SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT $2,800,000 BE
 14        USED FOR THE LITERACY PROGRAMS AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT THAT  THE
 15        STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION COORDINATE CER-
 16        TAIN  PROGRAMS;  DIRECTING  THAT  $5,060,000 BE ALLOCATED FOR PROGRAMS FOR
 17        STUDENTS WITH NON-ENGLISH OR LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY;  DIRECTING  THAT
 18        $900,000  BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE IDAHO DIGITAL LEARNING ACADEMY; AND GRANT-
 19        ING AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS BETWEEN THE FIVE DIVISIONS OF  THE  EDUCA-
 20        TIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM BUDGET.
                                                                        
 21    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 22        SECTION  1.  The  Public  Schools Division of Children's Programs includes
 23    programs that provide direct educational or  material  benefits  to  children,
 24    where funding does not primarily go to paying certificated teachers and admin-
 25    istrators.  It  also includes programs that primarily and specifically provide
 26    funding for the separate instruction of identified subgroups of children  out-
 27    side  the  normal  classroom  of  an Idaho public school. The following amount
 28    shall be expended from the listed sources for the Public Schools  Division  of
 29    Children's Programs for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
 30    FROM:
 31    General Fund                                                      $ 15,710,000
 32    Cigarette/Tobacco and Lottery Income Taxes                           4,700,000
 33    Federal Grant Fund                                                 103,545,600
 34      TOTAL                                                           $123,955,600
                                                                        
 35        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
 36    ferred  to  the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2005, through
 37    June 30, 2006:
 38    FROM:
 39    General Fund                                                       $15,710,000
                                                                        
 40        SECTION 3.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Educational  Support
 41    Program/Division of Children's Programs, pursuant to law and the provisions of
 42    this  act,  the  following amount to be expended from the listed funds for the
                                                                        
                                       2
                                                                        
  1    period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
  2    FROM:
  3    Public School Income Fund                                         $ 20,410,000
  4    Federal Grant Fund                                                 103,545,600
  5      TOTAL                                                           $123,955,600
                                                                        
  6        SECTION  4.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
  7    $4,700,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of Public  Instruction  for
  8    the  Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program, from funds determined by avail-
  9    able revenues accruing pursuant to Sections 63-2506 and 63-2552A, Idaho  Code,
 10    and  other such moneys which may become available pursuant to Section 67-7439,
 11    Idaho Code, for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.
                                                                        
 12        SECTION 5.  The funds allocated for the Idaho Safe and  Drug-Free  Schools
 13    Program  in  Section 4 of this act shall be distributed as follows: the provi-
 14    sions of Section 63-2552A(3), Idaho Code, notwithstanding, $200,000  shall  be
 15    remitted  to  the Idaho State Police; $100,000 may be utilized by the Superin-
 16    tendent of Public Instruction for program administration, technical assistance
 17    and evaluation. Of the remaining amount, ninety-two  percent  (92%)  shall  be
 18    distributed  to each school district through a combination of a base amount of
 19    $1,500 and a prorated amount based on the prior year's  average  daily  atten-
 20    dance.  Such  funds  shall  be  used  either  to fund Idaho Safe and Drug-Free
 21    Schools Programs or to defray the costs  of  community  resource  workers,  or
 22    both,  at the discretion of the school district board of trustees. The remain-
 23    ing eight percent (8%), shall be used to make discretionary grants  as  deter-
 24    mined  by the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Board,
 25    including up to $80,000  in subgrants that may be authorized to the Commission
 26    on Hispanic Affairs.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION 6.  It is legislative intent that the  Idaho  Safe  and  Drug-Free
 28    Schools Program shall include the following:
 29        (1)  Districts  will  develop a policy and plan which will provide a guide
 30        for their substance abuse programs.
 31        (2)  Districts will have an advisory board to assist each district in mak-
 32        ing decisions relating to the programs.
 33        (3)  The districts' substance abuse programs will be comprehensive to meet
 34        the needs of all students. This will include prevention programs,  student
 35        assistance  programs  that  address early identification and referral, and
 36        aftercare.
 37        (4)  Districts shall submit an annual evaluation of their programs to  the
 38        State Department of Education as to the effectiveness of their programs.
                                                                        
 39        SECTION  7.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 40    $2,800,000  shall  be  used  for  literacy  programs,  as outlined in Sections
 41    33-1614, 33-1615 and 33-1207A(2), Idaho Code. It is  legislative  intent  that
 42    the State Board of Education and State Department of Education coordinate fed-
 43    erally  funded  literacy  programs  with state literacy programs, resulting in
 44    well-coordinated, complementary literacy efforts.
                                                                        
 45        SECTION  8.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 46    $5,060,000 shall be distributed for support of programs for students with non-
 47    English or limited-English proficiency, allocated to school districts pro rata
 48    based upon the population of limited-English proficient students under  crite-
 49    ria established by the State Department of Education.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION  9.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, $900,000
  2    shall be distributed to the Idaho Digital Learning Academy,  created  pursuant
  3    to Chapter 55, Title 33, Idaho Code. The highest priority for such funds shall
  4    be  to provide remedial coursework for students failing to achieve proficiency
  5    in one (1) or more areas of the Idaho Standards Achievement  Test.  Funds  may
  6    also  be  used to provide basic coursework, advanced placement coursework, and
  7    other specialized coursework not available in many small school districts.
                                                                        
  8        SECTION 10.  The State Department  of  Education  is  hereby  granted  the
  9    authority  to transfer funds between the five (5) divisions of the Educational
 10    Support Program budget, in any amount necessary, to  comply  with  the  public
 11    school funding provisions of appropriations and the Idaho Code.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact







STATEMENT OF PURPOSE




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

RS14358C1

This is the Fiscal Year 2006 appropriation for the Division of Children's Programs portion of the Public Schools budget. The pieces of the Public Schools budget that are part of this division's appropriation include: 1.) Border Contracts for children educated out-of-state; 2.) Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalencies; 3.) Program Adjustments (funding for Booth Home); 4.) Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools program; 5.) Idaho Reading Initiative; 6.) Limited English Proficiency (LEP) program; 7.) Idaho Digital Learning Academy funding; and 8.) the Children's Programs' portion of federal pass-through funding to local school districts.

This budget adds funds for increases in Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalencies, Program Adjustments (Booth Home), growth in Limited English Proficiency (LEP) enrollment, and available federal pass-through funds. It also increases funding for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, from $450,000 to $900,000, and states that the program's highest priority is to provide remedial coursework for students failing to achieve full proficiency in the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT).

Section 5 of the bill reallocates the expenditure categories of Cigarette Tax revenues that are provided each year to the Public Schools, with $200,000 being allocated to the Idaho State Police, $100,000 for the Superintendent of Public Instruction's administrative costs and the balance divided 92% to school districts and 8% to the Idaho Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Board. Additional flexibility is granted to school boards, who may use their share of these funds not only for safe and drug-free school programs, but also for community resource workers.

FISCAL NOTE

FY 2005
Approp.
FY 2006
$987 Budget
Children's
Programs
I. STATE APPROPRIATION
A. Sources of Funds
1. General Fund $964,706,500 $987,110,000 $15,710,000
2. Dedicated Funds $42,907,800 $45,232,800 $4,700,000
3. Federal Funds $157,980,000 $165,000,000 $103,545,600
4. TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS $1,165,594,300 $1,197,342,800 $123,955,600

General Fund Percent Increase: 

2.3% 2.3% 10.6%

Total Funds Percent Increase:

1.1% 2.7% 5.0%
II. PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION
A. Statutory Requirements
1. Property Tax Replacement $75,000,000 $75,000,000 $0
2. Transportation $57,600,000 $60,521,600 $0
3. Border Contracts $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
4. Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents $5,000,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
5. Floor $1,300,000 $395,500 $0
6. Program Adjustments $300,000 $400,000 $400,000
7. Salary-based Apportionment $684,339,900 $697,958,200 $0
8. Teacher Incentive Award $696,400 $696,400 $0
9. State Paid Employee Benefits $124,704,900 $126,161,700 $0
10. Early Retirement Program $4,000,000 $4,600,000 $0
11. Bond Levy Equalization $2,000,000 $4,527,500 $0
12. Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools $4,700,000 $4,700,000 $4,700,000
13. Sub-total -- Statutory Requirements $960,441,200 $981,510,900 $11,650,000
B. Other Program Distributions

1.

Technology & Remediation $8,400,000 $9,500,000 $0
2. Idaho Reading Initiative $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $2,800,000
3. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) $4,850,000 $5,060,000 $5,060,000
4. Gifted & Talented $500,000 $500,000 $0
5. Idaho Digital Learning Academy $450,000 $900,000 $900,000
6. School Facilities Funding (Lottery) $8,922,500 $8,922,500 $0
7. HB 315 Facilities Transfer (Whitepine) $377,500 $0 $0
8. Federal Funds for Local School Districts $157,980,000 $165,000,000 $103,545,600
11. Sub-total -- Other Program Distributions $184,280,000 $192,682,500 $112,305,600
  TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES $1,144,721,200 $1,174,193,400 $123,955,600
III. EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS $0 $0
IV. STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS $20,873,100 $23,149,400
V. ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS 12,870 13,150
VI. STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT $1,622 $1,760
VII. LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR $22,828 $22,935
VIII. TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT $24,450 $24,695

Contact: Jason Hancock

Legislative Services Office

Budget and Policy Analysis

Telephone: 334-3531