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S1223............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - OPERATIONS DIVISION - Appropriates
$283,113,100 for the Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for
fiscal year 2006; provides for expenditures for certain technology and
remediation programs; appropriates moneys for property tax replacement;
provides an estimate of discretionary funds per support unit; and amends
and repeals existing law to reduce minimum support guaranteed to a
district; and to remove the requirement that funding be approved for the
Idaho Student Information Management System.
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 - 24-10-0, 1 vacancy
AYES -- Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw, Cameron, Coiner,
Compton, Corder, Davis, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson,
Keough, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Stegner,
Sweet, Williams
NAYS -- Andreason, Burkett, Darrington, Kelly, Langhorst, Malepeai,
Marley, Schroeder, Stennett, Werk
Absent and excused -- (District 21 seat vacant)
Floor Sponsor - Cameron
Title apvd - to House
03/24 House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
Rls susp - PASSED - 51-17-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Bastian, Bayer, Bedke, Bell,
Bilbao, Black, Block, Bolz, Bradford, Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark,
Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson(Barker), Eskridge, Field(18),
Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Kemp, Lake, Loertscher,
Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini,
Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Rydalch, Sali, Schaefer, Shepherd(8),
Shirley, Skippen, Smith(24)(Frost), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Wood, Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- Boe, Ellsworth, Henbest, Jaquet, Jones, LeFavour, Martinez,
Mitchell, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Rusche, Sayler, Shepherd(2),
Smith(30), Smylie, Trail
Absent and excused -- Barrett, Wills
Floor Sponsor - Bedke
Title apvd - to Senate
03/25 To enrol
03/29 Rpt enrol - Pres signed
03/30 Sp signed - To Governor
04/05 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 257
Effective: 07/01/06 Section 10;
07/01/05 All other sections
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1223
BY FINANCE COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF OPERATIONS;
3 PROVIDING FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF OPERATIONS
4 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUND MONEYS FOR TRANSFER TO
5 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUP-
6 PORT PROGRAM/DIVISION OF OPERATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2006; DIRECTING THAT
7 $9,500,000 BE EXPENDED FOR TECHNOLOGY AND REMEDIATION PROGRAMS; APPROPRI-
8 ATING THE AMOUNT OF GENERAL FUND MONEY NECESSARY AS DETERMINED BY SECTION
9 33-1002D, IDAHO CODE, FOR PROPERTY TAX REPLACEMENT; PROVIDING AN ESTIMATE
10 OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDS PER SUPPORT UNIT; REPEALING SECTION 33-120A, IDAHO
11 CODE; AMENDING SECTION 33-1002, IDAHO CODE, TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT
12 FUNDING BE PROVIDED FOR THE IDAHO STUDENT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM;
13 AMENDING SECTION 33-1003A, IDAHO CODE, AS ADDED BY SECTION 1, CHAPTER 321,
14 LAWS OF 1995, TO REDESIGNATE THE SECTION AND TO REDUCE MINIMUM SUPPORT
15 GUARANTEED TO A DISTRICT; REPEALING SECTION 33-1003B, IDAHO CODE; AND PRO-
16 VIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE FOR SECTION 10 OF THIS ACT.
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, 2005, through
20 June 30, 2006:
21 FROM:
22 General Fund $250,479,500
23 Public School Endowment Earnings Reserve Fund Transfer 23,087,100
24 Federal Mineral Royalties 1,500,000
25 Liquor Control Fund 1,200,000
26 Miscellaneous Receipts/Balances 1,295,700
27 Federal Grant Fund 5,550,800
28 TOTAL $283,113,100
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, 2005, through
31 June 30, 2006:
32 FROM:
33 General Fund $250,479,500
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, 2005, through June 30, 2006:
38 FROM:
39 Public School Income Fund $277,562,300
40 Federal Grant Fund 5,550,800
41 TOTAL $283,113,100
2
1 SECTION 4. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act,
2 $9,500,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction as
3 follows:
4 (1) The Idaho Council for Technology in Learning shall distribute
5 $4,050,000 for ongoing school district technology expenditures, through
6 the Public School Technology Grant Program, pursuant to Section 33-4806,
7 Idaho Code. Such expenditures may include the personnel costs associated
8 with school district information technology staff support. Of this amount,
9 up to $160,000 may be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction
10 for staff support and various expenses related to the Idaho Council for
11 Technology in Learning, as approved by the State Board of Education,
12 including the cost of providing one (1) copy of the Office of Performance
13 Evaluations' Report 05-01 on Public School Technology Initiatives to each
14 school district and public charter school;
15 (2) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall transfer $350,000 to
16 the Library Services Improvement Fund for the ongoing costs associated
17 with State Library's "Libraries Linking Idaho" (LiLI) statewide database
18 licensing project;
19 (3) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute $5,100,000
20 to school districts in a like manner as equalized, ongoing state discre-
21 tionary funds, with seventy-five percent (75%) of such funds being dis-
22 tributed by August 31, and twenty-five percent (25%) of such funds in the
23 final payment of the fiscal year. Such funds shall be expended, at the
24 discretion of the school district board of trustees, on either purchasing
25 technology equipment and software, or defraying costs associated with pro-
26 viding remedial instruction for students that fail to attain proficiency
27 in one (1) or more sections of the Idaho Standards Achievement Test, or
28 both. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall submit a report on
29 the usage of such funds to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, the
30 House Education Committee, and the Senate Education Committee by February
31 1, 2007.
32 SECTION 5. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, there is
33 hereby appropriated the amount necessary for property tax replacement, subject
34 to the limitations of law, to be expended according to Section 33-1002D, Idaho
35 Code, for the period July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006.
36 SECTION 6. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-1018, Idaho Code, it
37 is estimated that the appropriation of state funds to the Educational Support
38 Program/Division of Operations will result in total discretionary funds of
39 $24,695 per support unit.
40 SECTION 7. That Section 33-120A, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
41 repealed.
42 SECTION 8. That Section 33-1002, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
43 amended to read as follows:
44 33-1002. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. The educational support program is
45 calculated as follows:
46 1. State Educational Support Funds. Add the state appropriation, includ-
47 ing the moneys available in the public school income fund, together with all
48 miscellaneous revenues to determine the total state funds.
49 2. From the total state funds subtract the following amounts needed for
50 state support of special programs provided by a school district:
3
1 a. Pupil tuition-equivalency allowances as provided in section 33-1002B,
2 Idaho Code;
3 b. Transportation support program as provided in section 33-1006, Idaho
4 Code;
5 c. Feasibility studies allowance as provided in section 33-1007A, Idaho
6 Code;
7 d. The approved costs for border district allowance, provided in section
8 33-1403, Idaho Code, as determined by the state superintendent of public
9 instruction;
10 e. The approved costs for exceptional child approved contract allowance,
11 provided in subsection 2. of section 33-2004, Idaho Code, as determined by
12 the state superintendent of public instruction;
13 f. Certain expectant and delivered mothers allowance as provided in sec-
14 tion 33-2006, Idaho Code;
15 g. Salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in sections 33-1004
16 through 33-1004F, Idaho Code;
17 h. Unemployment insurance benefit payments according to the provisions of
18 section 72-1349A, Idaho Code;
19 i. For expenditure as provided by the public school technology program;
20 j. For the support of provisions that provide a safe environment condu-
21 cive to student learning and maintain classroom discipline, an allocation
22 of $300 per support unit; and
23 k. For expenditure necessary to support the Idaho student information
24 management system (ISIMS) as provided in section 33-120A, Idaho Code,
25 beginning with fiscal year 2005-2006 and each year thereafter, at an
26 amount not less than that expended by the state and the J.A. and Kathryn
27 Albertson foundation combined, on operation of the project in fiscal year
28 2004-2005; and
29 l. Any additional amounts as required by statute to effect administrative
30 adjustments or as specifically required by the provisions of any bill of
31 appropriation;
32 to secure the state educational support funds.
33 3. Local Districts' Contribution Calculation. Without including any
34 allowance as a credit for prepaid taxes as provided by section 63-1607, Idaho
35 Code, the local districts' contribution shall be the amount appropriated pur-
36 suant to section 33-1002D, Idaho Code, plus three-tenths percent (.3%) during
37 fiscal year 2003-04 and each year thereafter, of the total state adjusted mar-
38 ket value for assessment purposes for the previous year with such value being
39 determined by the provisions of section 63-315, Idaho Code, and four-tenths
40 percent (.4%) during fiscal year 1994-95 and each year thereafter, of the
41 cooperative electrical associations' property values that have been derived
42 from the taxes paid in lieu of ad valorem taxes for the previous year as pro-
43 vided in section 63-3502, Idaho Code.
44 4. Educational Support Program Distribution Funds. Add the local dis-
45 tricts' contribution, subsection 3. of this section, and the state educational
46 support program funds, subsection 1. of this section, together to secure the
47 total educational support program distribution funds.
48 5. Average Daily Attendance. The total state average daily attendance
49 shall be the sum of the average daily attendance of all of the school dis-
50 tricts of the state. The state board of education shall establish rules set-
51 ting forth the procedure to determine average daily attendance and the time
52 for, and method of, submission of such report. Average daily attendance calcu-
53 lation shall be carried out to the nearest hundredth. Computation of average
54 daily attendance shall also be governed by the provisions of section 33-1003A,
55 Idaho Code.
4
1 6. Support Units. The total state support units shall be determined by
2 using the tables set out hereafter called computation of kindergarten support
3 units, computation of elementary support units, computation of secondary sup-
4 port units, computation of exceptional education support units, and computa-
5 tion of alternative school secondary support units. The sum of all of the
6 total support units of all school districts of the state shall be the total
7 state support units.
8 COMPUTATION OF KINDERGARTEN SUPPORT UNITS
9 Average Daily
10 Attendance Attendance Divisor Units Allowed
11 41 or more .... 40....................... 1 or more as computed
12 31 - 40.99 ADA.... -....................... 1
13 26 - 30.99 ADA.... -....................... .85
14 21 - 25.99 ADA.... -....................... .75
15 16 - 20.99 ADA.... -....................... .6
16 8 - 15.99 ADA.... -....................... .5
17 1 - 7.99 ADA.... -....................... count as elementary
18 COMPUTATION OF ELEMENTARY SUPPORT UNITS
19 Average Daily
20 Attendance Attendance Divisor Minimum Units Allowed
21 300 or more ADA........................................ 15
22 ..23...grades 4,5 & 6....
23 ..22...grades 1,2 & 3....1994-95
24 ..21...grades 1,2 & 3....1995-96
25 ..20...grades 1,2 & 3....1996-97
26 and each year thereafter.
27 160 to 299.99 ADA... 20..................... 8.4
28 110 to 159.99 ADA... 19..................... 6.8
29 71.1 to 109.99 ADA... 16..................... 4.7
30 51.7 to 71.0 ADA... 15..................... 4.0
31 33.6 to 51.6 ADA... 13..................... 2.8
32 16.6 to 33.5 ADA... 12..................... 1.4
33 1.0 to 16.5 ADA... n/a.................... 1.0
34 COMPUTATION OF SECONDARY SUPPORT UNITS
35 Average Daily
36 Attendance Attendance Divisor Minimum Units Allowed
37 750 or more .... 18.5..................... 47
38 400 - 749.99 ADA.... 16....................... 28
39 300 - 399.99 ADA.... 14.5..................... 22
40 200 - 299.99 ADA.... 13.5..................... 17
41 100 - 199.99 ADA.... 12....................... 9
42 99.99 or fewer Units allowed as follows:
43 Grades 7-12 ......................... 8
44 Grades 9-12 ......................... 6
45 Grades 7- 9 ......................... 1 per 14 ADA
46 Grades 7- 8 ......................... 1 per 16 ADA
47 COMPUTATION OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT UNITS
48 Average Daily
49 Attendance Attendance Divisor Minimum Units Allowed
50 14 or more .... 14.5..................... 1 or more as computed
51 12 - 13.99.... -....................... 1
52 8 - 11.99.... -....................... .75
5
1 4 - 7.99.... -....................... .5
2 1 - 3.99.... -....................... .25
3 COMPUTATION OF ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SECONDARY SUPPORT UNITS
4 Pupils in Attendance Attendance Divisor Minimum Units Allowed
5 12 or more.......... 12...................... 1 or more as computed
6 In applying these tables to any given separate attendance unit, no school
7 district shall receive less total money than it would receive if it had a
8 lesser average daily attendance in such separate attendance unit. In applying
9 the kindergarten table to a kindergarten program of less days than a full
10 school year, the support unit allowance shall be in ratio to the number of
11 days of a full school year. The tables for exceptional education and alterna-
12 tive school secondary support units shall be applicable only for programs
13 approved by the state department of education following rules established by
14 the state board of education. Moneys generated from computation of support
15 units for alternative schools shall be utilized for alternative school pro-
16 grams. School district administrative and facility costs may be included as
17 part of the alternative school expenditures.
18 7. State Distribution Factor per Support Unit. Divide educational support
19 program distribution funds, after subtracting the amounts necessary to pay the
20 obligations specified in subsection 2. of this section, by the total state
21 support units to secure the state distribution factor per support unit.
22 8. District Share of State Funds for Educational Support Program. Ascer-
23 tain a district's share of state funds for the educational support program as
24 follows:
25 a. District Contribution Calculation. Without including any allowance as
26 a credit for prepaid taxes, as provided in section 63-1607, Idaho Code,
27 the district contribution calculation shall be the rate determined under
28 subsection 3. of this section.
29 b. District Support Units. The number of support units for each school
30 district in the state shall be determined as follows:
31 (1) Divide the actual average daily attendance, excluding students
32 approved for inclusion in the exceptional child educational program,
33 for the administrative schools and each of the separate schools and
34 attendance units by the appropriate divisor from the tables of sup-
35 port units in this section, then add the quotients to obtain the
36 district's support units allowance for regular students, kindergarten
37 through grade 12 including alternative school secondary students.
38 Calculations in application of this subsection shall be carried out
39 to the nearest tenth.
40 (2) Divide the combined totals of the average daily attendance of
41 all preschool, handicapped, kindergarten, elementary, secondary and
42 juvenile detention center students approved for inclusion in the
43 exceptional child program of the district by the appropriate divisor
44 from the table for computation of exceptional education support units
45 to obtain the number of support units allowed for the district's
46 approved exceptional child program. Calculations for this subsection
47 shall be carried out to the nearest tenth when more than one (1) unit
48 is allowed.
49 (3) The total number of support units of the district shall be the
50 sum of the total support units for regular students, subsection
51 8.b.(1) of this section, and the support units allowance for the
52 approved exceptional child program, subsection 8.b.(2) of this sec-
53 tion.
6
1 c. Total District Allowance Educational Program. Multiply the district's
2 total number of support units, carried out to the nearest tenth, by the
3 state distribution factor per support unit and to this product add the
4 approved amount of programs of the district provided in subsection 2. of
5 this section to secure the district's total allowance for the educational
6 support program.
7 d. District Share. To secure the district's share of state apportionment,
8 subtract the amount of the local district contribution calculation, sub-
9 section 3. of this section, from the amount of the total district allow-
10 ance, subsection 8.c. of this section.
11 e. Adjustment of District Share. The contract salary of every noncertifi-
12 cated teacher shall be subtracted from the district's share as calculated
13 from the provisions of subsection 8.d. of this section.
14 SECTION 9. That Section 33-1003A, Idaho Code, as added by Section 1,
15 Chapter 321, Laws of 1995, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as fol-
16 lows:
17 33-1003AB. SPECIAL APPLICATION -- MINIMUM SUPPORT. In the application of
18 the provisions of the education support program, no district's distribution
19 shall be less in any year than ninety fifty percent (950%) of the distribution
20 of state educational dollars less the special program allocations in sections
21 33-1002, 33-1007A and 33-2006, Idaho Code, received by that district in the
22 immediately preceding year.
23 SECTION 10. That Section 33-1003B, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
24 repealed.
25 SECTION 11. Section 10 of this act shall be in full force and effect on
26 and after July 1, 2006.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS14360
This is the Fiscal Year 2006 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 & Remediation funds; 7.) State discretionary funds; and 8.) The Operations' portion of federal pass-through funding to local school districts.
This budget adds funds for an increase of 185 new midterm support units and 190 new full-term support units, and an increase in available federal pass-through funds. It also increases the amount of funding available for Technology from $8.4 million to $9.5 million, and expands the permitted uses of these funds to include costs associated with providing remedial instruction for students that fail to achieve full ISAT proficiency. School boards will determine, on a district-by-district basis, how to prioritize the use of these funds. Pursuant to a recent study by the Office of Performance Evaluations, this budget increases the portion of these funds that school districts can use for IT staffing from $2.9 million to $3.9 million.
This budget increases the amount of total discretionary funding per classroom (support unit) by 1%, from $24,450 to $24,695. This level of funding per classroom is backed by a guarantee of support from the Public Education Stabilization Fund, which would be automatically tapped, if necessary, to maintain FY 2006 discretionary funds at the level stated in Section 6 of the bill.
Sections 7 and 8 delete requirements in Idaho Code that the state fund the now-defunct Idaho Student Information Management System (ISIMS), further development of which has been abandoned by the Albertson Foundation.
Sections 9, 10 and 11 amend Idaho Code to provide for the phasing out of the "Floor" program, which currently guarantees that each school district will receive at least 90% of the state formula funding that it received in the prior year. This provision has primarily benefited the state's three wealthiest school districts, but has also provided one-time, unanticipated funding windfalls to Other school districts that experience a sudden increase in assessed property values. Sections 9, 10 and 11 phase this support out by providing a 50% Floor in FY 2006, and repealing the program for FY 2007.FISCAL NOTE
| FY 2005 Approp. |
FY 2006 $987 Budget |
Div of Operations |
||
| I. | STATE APPROPRIATION | |||
| A. | Sources of Funds | |||
| 1. | General Fund | $964,706,500 | $987,110,000 | $250,479,500 |
| 2. | Dedicated Funds | $42,907,800 | $45,232,800 | $27,082,800 |
| 3. | Federal Funds | $157,980,000 | $165,000,000 | $5,550,800 |
| 4. | TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS | $1,165,594,300 | $1,197,342,800 | $283,113,100 |
|
General Fund Percent Increase: |
2.3% | 2.3% | 2.6% | |
|
Total Funds Percent Increase: |
1.1% | 2.7% | 2.5% | |
| II. | PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION | |||
| A. | Statutory Requirements | |||
| 1. | Property Tax Replacement | $75,000,000 | $75,000,000 | $75,000,000 |
| 2. | Transportation | $57,600,000 | $60,521,600 | $60,521,600 |
| 3. | Border Contracts | $800,000 | $800,000 | $0 |
| 4. | Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents | $5,000,000 | $5,750,000 | $0 |
| 5. | Floor | $1,300,000 | $395,500 | $395,500 |
| 6. | Program Adjustments | $300,000 | $400,000 | $0 |
| 7. | Salary-based Apportionment | $684,339,900 | $697,958,200 | $92,307,600 |
| 8. | Teacher Incentive Award | $696,400 | $696,400 | $0 |
| 9. | State Paid Employee Benefits | $124,704,900 | $126,161,700 | $16,688,200 |
| 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 | $0 |
| 13. | Sub-total -- Statutory Requirements | $960,441,200 | $981,510,900 | $244,912,900 |
| B. | Other Program Distributions | |||
|
1. |
Technology & Remediation | $8,400,000 | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 |
| 2. | Idaho Reading Initiative | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 | $0 |
| 3. | Limited English Proficiency (LEP) | $4,850,000 | $5,060,000 | $0 |
| 4. | Gifted & Talented | $500,000 | $500,000 | $0 |
| 5. | Idaho Digital Learning Academy | $450,000 | $900,000 | $0 |
| 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 | $5,550,800 |
| 11. | Sub-total -- Other Program Distributions | $184,280,000 | $192,682,500 | $15,050,800 |
| TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES | $1,144,721,200 | $1,174,193,400 | $259,963,700 | |
| III. | EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| IV. | STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS | $20,873,100 | $23,149,400 | $23,149,400 |
| V. | ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS | 12,870 | 13,150 | 13,150 |
| VI. | STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT | $1,622 | $1,760 | $1,760 |
| VII. | LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR | $22,828 | $22,935 | $22,935 |
| VIII. | TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT | $24,450 | $24,695 | $24,695 |
Contact: Jason Hancock
Legislative Services Office
Budget and Policy Analysis
Telephone: 334-3531