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HOUSE BILL NO. 846 – Approp, Public Schools, Operations

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H0846.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - OPERATIONS DIVISION - Appropriates
$287,981,500 for the Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for
fiscal year 2007; provides for expenditures for certain technology and
remediation programs; appropriates moneys for property tax replacement;
provides an estimate of discretionary funds per support unit; amends
existing law to revise the local district's contribution calculation and to
increase the salary-based apportionment for classified staff; and to
provide for a transfer of funds to the Public Education Stabilization Fund.
                                                                        
03/23    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/24    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/27    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 58-12-0
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Cannon,
      Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson, Ellsworth,
      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(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley, Skippen, Smith(24), Smylie,
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail, Wills, Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Boe, Henbest, Jaquet, LeFavour, Martinez, Mitchell,
      Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Rusche, Sayler, Smith(30)
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Bedke
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/30    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/31    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 26-8-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Brandt, Broadsword, Bunderson, Burtenshaw,
      Cameron, Coiner, Compton, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon,
      Geddes, Goedde, Hill, Jorgenson, Keough, Little, Lodge, McGee,
      McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Stegner, Williams
      NAYS -- Burkett, Kelly, Langhorst, Malepeai, Marley, Schroeder,
      Stennett, Werk
      Absent and excused -- Sweet
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
04/03    To enrol
04/04    Rpt enrol - Sp signed - Pres signed - To Governor
04/10    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 418
         Effective: 04/10/06 Section 9;
         07/01/06 All others

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                 Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 846
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS 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 2007; 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 2007; DIRECTING THAT
  7        $9,800,000 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; AMENDING SECTION 33-1002, IDAHO
 11        CODE, TO REVISE THE LOCAL DISTRICTS' CONTRIBUTION CALCULATION AND TO  MAKE
 12        A  TECHNICAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004E, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE
 13        FOR A BASE SALARY INCREASE FOR CLASSIFIED STAFF; PROVIDING FOR THE  TRANS-
 14        FER  OF FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND; AND DECLARING AN
 15        EMERGENCY FOR SECTION 9 OF THIS ACT.
                                                                        
 16    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 17        SECTION 1.  The following amount shall be expended from state sources  for
 18    the Public Schools Division of Operations for the period July 1, 2006, through
 19    June 30, 2007:
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund                                                      $253,450,400
 22    Public School Endowment Earnings Reserve Fund Transfer              24,648,200
 23    Federal Mineral Royalties                                            1,500,000
 24    Liquor Control Fund                                                  1,200,000
 25    Miscellaneous Receipts/Balances                                      1,295,700
 26    Federal Grant Fund                                                   5,887,200
 27      TOTAL                                                           $287,981,500
                                                                        
 28        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
 29    ferred  to  the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2006, through
 30    June 30, 2007:
 31    FROM:
 32    General Fund                                                      $253,450,400
                                                                        
 33        SECTION 3.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Educational  Support
 34    Program/Division  of  Operations,  pursuant  to law and the provisions of this
 35    act, the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the period
 36    July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007:
 37    FROM:
 38    Public School Income Fund                                         $282,094,300
 39    Federal Grant Fund                                                   5,887,200
 40      TOTAL                                                           $287,981,500
                                                                        
 41        SECTION  4.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
                                                                        
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  1    $9,800,000 shall be expended by the Superintendent of  Public  Instruction  as
  2    follows:
  3        (1)  The  Idaho  Council  for  Technology  in  Learning  shall  distribute
  4        $4,050,000  for  ongoing  school district technology expenditures, through
  5        the Public School Technology Grant Program, pursuant to  Section  33-4806,
  6        Idaho  Code.  Such expenditures may include the personnel costs associated
  7        with school district information technology staff support. Of this amount,
  8        up to $160,000 may be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction
  9        for staff support and various expenses related to the  Idaho  Council  for
 10        Technology in Learning, as approved by the State Board of Education;
 11        (2)  The  Superintendent  of Public Instruction shall transfer $650,000 to
 12        the Library Services Improvement Fund for ongoing  costs  associated  with
 13        the State Library's "Libraries Linking Idaho" (LiLI) projects;
 14        (3)  The  Superintendent of Public Instruction shall distribute $5,100,000
 15        to school districts in a like manner as equalized, ongoing  state  discre-
 16        tionary  funds,  with  seventy-five percent (75%) of such funds being dis-
 17        tributed by August 31, and twenty-five percent (25%) of such funds in  the
 18        final  payment  of  the  fiscal year. Such funds shall be expended, at the
 19        discretion of the school district board of trustees, on either  purchasing
 20        technology equipment and software, or defraying costs associated with pro-
 21        viding  remedial  instruction for students that fail to attain proficiency
 22        in one (1) or more sections of the Idaho Standards  Achievement  Test,  or
 23        both.  The  Superintendent  of Public Instruction shall submit a report on
 24        the usage of such funds to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, the
 25        House Education Committee and the Senate Education Committee  by  February
 26        1, 2007.
                                                                        
 27        SECTION  5.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of this act, there is
 28    hereby appropriated the amount necessary for property tax replacement, subject
 29    to the limitations of law, to be expended according to Section 33-1002D, Idaho
 30    Code, for the period July 1, 2006, through June 30, 2007.
                                                                        
 31        SECTION 6.  Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-1018, Idaho Code,  it
 32    is  estimated that the appropriation of state funds to the Educational Support
 33    Program/Division of Operations will result in  total  discretionary  funds  of
 34    $25,436 per support unit.
                                                                        
 35        SECTION  7.  That  Section 33-1002, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 36    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 37        33-1002.  EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. The educational support program  is
 38    calculated as follows:
 39        1.  State  Educational Support Funds. Add the state appropriation, includ-
 40    ing the moneys available in the public school income fund, together  with  all
 41    miscellaneous revenues to determine the total state funds.
 42        2.  From  the  total state funds subtract the following amounts needed for
 43    state support of special programs provided by a school district:
 44        a.  Pupil tuition-equivalency allowances as provided in section  33-1002B,
 45        Idaho Code;
 46        b.  Transportation  support  program as provided in section 33-1006, Idaho
 47        Code;
 48        c.  Feasibility studies allowance as provided in section  33-1007A,  Idaho
 49        Code;
 50        d.  The  approved costs for border district allowance, provided in section
 51        33-1403, Idaho Code, as determined by the state superintendent  of  public
                                                                        
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  1        instruction;
  2        e.  The  approved costs for exceptional child approved contract allowance,
  3        provided in subsection 2. of section 33-2004, Idaho Code, as determined by
  4        the state superintendent of public instruction;
  5        f.  Certain expectant and delivered mothers allowance as provided in  sec-
  6        tion 33-2006, Idaho Code;
  7        g.  Salary-based  apportionment calculated as provided in sections 33-1004
  8        through 33-1004F, Idaho Code;
  9        h.  Unemployment insurance benefit payments according to the provisions of
 10        section 72-1349A, Idaho Code;
 11        i.  For expenditure as provided by the public school technology program;
 12        j.  For the support of provisions that provide a safe  environment  condu-
 13        cive  to student learning and maintain classroom discipline, an allocation
 14        of $300 per support unit; and
 15        k.  Any additional amounts as required by statute to effect administrative
 16        adjustments or as specifically required by the provisions of any  bill  of
 17        appropriation;
 18    to secure the state educational support funds.
 19        3.  Local  Districts'  Contribution  Calculation.  Without  including  any
 20    allowance  as a credit for prepaid taxes as provided by section 63-1607, Idaho
 21    Code, the local districts' contribution shall be the amount appropriated  pur-
 22    suant  to section 33-1002D, Idaho Code, plus three-tenths percent (.3%) during
 23    fiscal year 2003-04 and each year thereafter, of the total state adjusted mar-
 24    ket value for assessment purposes for the previous year with such value  being
 25    determined  by  the  provisions of section 63-315, Idaho Code, and four-tenths
 26    percent (.4%) during fiscal year 1994-95 and  each  year  thereafter,  of  the
 27    cooperative  electrical  associations'  property values that have been derived
 28    from the taxes paid in lieu of ad valorem property taxes for the previous year
 29    as provided in section 63-3502, Idaho Code, less any  maintenance  and  opera-
 30    tions levy funds credited as a reduction against state funds provided for stu-
 31    dents attending school in another state.
 32        4.  Educational  Support  Program  Distribution  Funds. Add the local dis-
 33    tricts' contribution, subsection 3. of this section, and the state educational
 34    support program funds, subsection 1. of this section, together to  secure  the
 35    total educational support program distribution funds.
 36        5.  Average  Daily  Attendance.  The  total state average daily attendance
 37    shall be the sum of the average daily attendance of all  of  the  school  dis-
 38    tricts  of  the state. The state board of education shall establish rules set-
 39    ting forth the procedure to determine average daily attendance  and  the  time
 40    for, and method of, submission of such report. Average daily attendance calcu-
 41    lation  shall  be carried out to the nearest hundredth. Computation of average
 42    daily attendance shall also be governed by the provisions of section 33-1003A,
 43    Idaho Code.
 44        6.  Support Units. The total state support units shall  be  determined  by
 45    using  the tables set out hereafter called computation of kindergarten support
 46    units, computation of elementary support units, computation of secondary  sup-
 47    port  units,  computation of exceptional education support units, and computa-
 48    tion of alternative school secondary support units. The  sum  of  all  of  the
 49    total  support  units  of all school districts of the state shall be the total
 50    state support units.
 51                      COMPUTATION OF KINDERGARTEN SUPPORT UNITS
 52    Average Daily
 53    Attendance            Attendance Divisor         Units Allowed
 54    41 or more     ....   40.......................  1 or more as computed
 55    31 -  40.99 ADA....    -.......................  1
                                                                        
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  1    26 -  30.99 ADA....    -.......................   .85
  2    21 -  25.99 ADA....    -.......................   .75
  3    16 -  20.99 ADA....    -.......................   .6
  4     8 -  15.99 ADA....    -.......................   .5
  5     1 -   7.99 ADA....    -.......................  count as elementary
                                                                        
  6                       COMPUTATION OF ELEMENTARY SUPPORT UNITS
  7    Average Daily
  8    Attendance            Attendance Divisor         Minimum Units Allowed
  9    300 or more ADA........................................  15
 10                        ..23...grades 4,5 & 6....
 11                        ..22...grades 1,2 & 3....1994-95
 12                        ..21...grades 1,2 & 3....1995-96
 13                        ..20...grades 1,2 & 3....1996-97
 14                              and each year thereafter.
 15    160   to  299.99 ADA... 20.....................         8.4
 16    110   to  159.99 ADA... 19.....................         6.8
 17     71.1 to  109.99 ADA... 16.....................         4.7
 18     51.7 to   71.0  ADA... 15.....................         4.0
 19     33.6 to   51.6  ADA... 13.....................         2.8
 20     16.6 to   33.5  ADA... 12.....................         1.4
 21      1.0 to   16.5  ADA... n/a....................         1.0
                                                                        
 22                        COMPUTATION OF SECONDARY SUPPORT UNITS
 23    Average Daily
 24    Attendance            Attendance Divisor         Minimum Units Allowed
 25    750 or more      .... 18.5.....................        47
 26    400 -  749.99 ADA.... 16.......................        28
 27    300 -  399.99 ADA.... 14.5.....................        22
 28    200 -  299.99 ADA.... 13.5.....................        17
 29    100 -  199.99 ADA.... 12.......................         9
 30     99.99 or fewer       Units allowed as follows:
 31             Grades 7-12  .........................         8
 32             Grades 9-12  .........................         6
 33             Grades 7- 9  .........................         1 per 14 ADA
 34             Grades 7- 8  .........................         1 per 16 ADA
                                                                        
 35                  COMPUTATION OF EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION SUPPORT UNITS
 36    Average Daily
 37    Attendance            Attendance Divisor         Minimum Units Allowed
 38    14 or more ....       14.5.....................  1 or more as computed
 39    12 -  13.99....        -.......................  1
 40     8 -  11.99....        -.......................   .75
 41     4 -   7.99....        -.......................   .5
 42     1 -   3.99....        -.......................   .25
                                                                        
 43              COMPUTATION OF ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL SECONDARY SUPPORT UNITS
 44    Pupils in Attendance  Attendance Divisor         Minimum Units Allowed
 45    12 or more..........  12......................   1 or more as computed
                                                                        
 46        In applying these tables to any given separate attendance unit, no  school
 47    district  shall  receive  less  total  money than it would receive if it had a
 48    lesser average daily attendance in such separate attendance unit. In  applying
 49    the  kindergarten  table  to  a  kindergarten program of less days than a full
 50    school year, the support unit allowance shall be in ratio  to  the  number  of
                                                                        
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  1    days  of a full school year. The tables for exceptional education and alterna-
  2    tive school secondary support units shall  be  applicable  only  for  programs
  3    approved  by  the state department of education following rules established by
  4    the state board of education. Moneys generated  from  computation  of  support
  5    units  for  alternative  schools shall be utilized for alternative school pro-
  6    grams. School district administrative and facility costs may  be  included  as
  7    part of the alternative school expenditures.
  8        7.  State Distribution Factor per Support Unit. Divide educational support
  9    program distribution funds, after subtracting the amounts necessary to pay the
 10    obligations  specified  in  subsection  2. of this section, by the total state
 11    support units to secure the state distribution factor per support unit.
 12        8.  District Share of State Funds for Educational Support Program.  Ascer-
 13    tain  a district's share of state funds for the educational support program as
 14    follows:
 15        a.  District Contribution Calculation. Without including any allowance  as
 16        a  credit  for  prepaid taxes, as provided in section 63-1607, Idaho Code,
 17        the district contribution calculation shall be the rate  determined  under
 18        subsection 3. of this section.
 19        b.  District  Support  Units.  The number of support units for each school
 20        district in the state shall be determined as follows:
 21             (1)  Divide the actual average daily attendance,  excluding  students
 22             approved  for inclusion in the exceptional child educational program,
 23             for the administrative schools and each of the separate  schools  and
 24             attendance  units  by the appropriate divisor from the tables of sup-
 25             port units in this section, then add  the  quotients  to  obtain  the
 26             district's support units allowance for regular students, kindergarten
 27             through  grade  12  including  alternative school secondary students.
 28             Calculations in application of this subsection shall be  carried  out
 29             to the nearest tenth.
 30             (2)  Divide  the  combined  totals of the average daily attendance of
 31             all preschool, handicapped, kindergarten, elementary,  secondary  and
 32             juvenile  detention  center  students  approved  for inclusion in the
 33             exceptional child program of the district by the appropriate  divisor
 34             from the table for computation of exceptional education support units
 35             to  obtain  the  number  of  support units allowed for the district's
 36             approved exceptional child program. Calculations for this  subsection
 37             shall be carried out to the nearest tenth when more than one (1) unit
 38             is allowed.
 39             (3)  The  total  number of support units of the district shall be the
 40             sum of the total  support  units  for  regular  students,  subsection
 41             8.b.(1)  of  this  section,  and  the support units allowance for the
 42             approved exceptional child program, subsection 8.b.(2) of  this  sec-
 43             tion.
 44        c.  Total  District Allowance Educational Program. Multiply the district's
 45        total number of support units, carried out to the nearest  tenth,  by  the
 46        state  distribution  factor  per  support unit and to this product add the
 47        approved amount of programs of the district provided in subsection  2.  of
 48        this  section to secure the district's total allowance for the educational
 49        support program.
 50        d.  District Share. To secure the district's share of state apportionment,
 51        subtract the amount of the local district contribution  calculation,  sub-
 52        section  3.  of this section, from the amount of the total district allow-
 53        ance, subsection 8.c. of this section.
 54        e.  Adjustment of District Share. The contract salary of every noncertifi-
 55        cated teacher shall be subtracted from the district's share as  calculated
                                                                        
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  1        from the provisions of subsection 8.d. of this section.
                                                                        
  2        SECTION  8.  That Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
  3    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
  4        33-1004E.  DISTRICT'S SALARY-BASED APPORTIONMENT. Each district  shall  be
  5    entitled  to  a salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in this sec-
  6    tion.
  7        1.  To determine the apportionment for instructional staff,  first  deter-
  8    mine the district average experience and education index by placing all eligi-
  9    ble  district certificated instructional employees on the statewide index pro-
 10    vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is  the  district
 11    index.  Districts  with  an  index above the state average index shall receive
 12    their actual index but not more than  the  state  average  plus  .03  for  the
 13    1994-95  school  year,  and shall receive their actual index but not more than
 14    the state average plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and  thereafter  shall
 15    receive  their  actual  district index. The district instructional staff index
 16    shall be multiplied by the instructional base salary of $23,210. The amount so
 17    determined shall be multiplied by the district staff  allowance  for  instruc-
 18    tional  staff  determined  as  provided in section 33-1004 2., Idaho Code. The
 19    instructional salary allocation shall be increased by the amount necessary for
 20    each full-time equivalent instructional staff member placed on the  experience
 21    and  education  index  to be allocated at least the minimum salary mandated by
 22    this section. Full-time instructional staff salaries shall be determined  from
 23    a  salary  schedule  developed  by  each  district  and submitted to the state
 24    department of education. No full-time instructional staff member shall be paid
 25    less than $27,500. If an instructional staff member has been certified by  the
 26    national  board for professional teaching standards, the staff member shall be
 27    designated as a master teacher and receive $2,000 per year for five (5) years.
 28    The instructional salary shall be increased by $2,000 for each master teacher.
 29    The resulting amount is the district's salary-based apportionment for instruc-
 30    tional staff. For purposes of this section, teachers qualifying for the salary
 31    increase as master teacher shall be those who have been recognized as national
 32    board certified teachers as of July 1 of each year.
 33        2.  To determine the  apportionment  for  district  administrative  staff,
 34    first determine the district average experience and education index by placing
 35    all eligible certificated administrative employees on the statewide index pro-
 36    vided  in  section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
 37    index. Districts with an index above the state  average  index  shall  receive
 38    their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the school
 39    year 1994-95, and shall receive their actual index but not more than the state
 40    average  index  plus  .06  for  the  1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
 41    receive their actual district index. The district administrative  staff  index
 42    shall  be  multiplied  by the base salary of $33,760. The amount so determined
 43    shall be multiplied by the district staff allowance for  administrative  staff
 44    determined as provided in section 33-1004 3., Idaho Code. The resulting amount
 45    is the district's salary-based apportionment for administrative staff.
 46        3.  To   determine   the  apportionment  for  classified  staff,  multiply
 47    $18,64819,207 by the district classified staff allowance  determined  as  pro-
 48    vided  in  section  33-1004  4.,  Idaho  Code. The amount so determined is the
 49    district's apportionment for classified staff.
 50        4.  The district's salary-based apportionment shall  be  the  sum  of  the
 51    apportionments  calculated in subsections 1., 2. and 3., of this section, plus
 52    the benefit apportionment as provided in section 33-1004F, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
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  1        SECTION 9.  The State Controller shall transfer $5,000,000 from  the  Gen-
  2    eral Fund to the Public Education Stabilization Fund.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION  10.  An  emergency  existing  therefor, which emergency is hereby
  4    declared to exist, Section 9 of this act shall be in full force and effect  on
  5    and after its passage and approval.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact




STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS15304

This is the Fiscal Year 2007 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.)
Technology & Remediation funds; 6.) State discretionary funds; and 7.) The Operations’
portion of federal pass-through funding to local school districts.

This budget adds funds for an increase of 260 new midterm and full-term support units, and
an increase in available federal pass-through funds. It also increases the amount of funding
available for Technology & Remediation from $9.5 million to $9.8 million, with the increased
funds directed to supporting the State Library’s “LiLI-Unlimited” initiative. The budget also
includes a 3% base salary increase for classified staff, which is made possible by the
amendments to Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, found in Section 8 of the bill.

This budget increases the amount of total discretionary funding per classroom (support unit)
by 3%, from $24,695 to $25,436. 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 2007 discretionary funds at the level
stated in Section 6 of the bill.

Section 7 amends Section 33-1002, Idaho Code, to correct an inequity in the equalization
calculation for school districts that send a portion of their students to attend school in a
neighboring state. The old statute, in conjunction with the Border Contract statutory
language, required the school district to equalize a portion of their M&O funds twice. This
change corrects this inequity, by requiring that M&O funds that are already equalized once,
under the Border Contract, not be counted towards equalization a second time, when the
school district’s state funding is calculated.

Section 9 transfers an additional $5 million from the General Fund to the Public Education
Stabilization Fund (PESF), to ensure that the fund balance in PESF will be sufficient to cover
the cost of FY 2006 support units exceeding the projection upon which the budget was
based by 90. Section 10 makes this transfer effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE

FY 2006
Approp.
FY 2007
Approp.
Div. of
Operations
I. STATE APPROPRIATION  
A. Sources of Funds  
1. General Fund $987,110,0000 $1,035,441,300 $253,450,400
2. Dedicated Funds $45,232,800 $34,143,900 $28,643,900
3. Federal Funds $165,000,000 $175,000,000 $5,887,200
4. TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS $1,197,342,800 $1,244,585,200 $287,981,500

General Fund Percent
Increase: 

2.3% Facilities Pending 1.2%

Total Funds Percent
Increase:

2.7% Facilities Pending 1.7%
 
II. PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION  
A. Statutory Requirements  
1. Property Tax Replacement $75,000,000 $75,000,000 $75,000,000
2. Transportation $60,521,600 $64,316,700 $64,316,700
3. Border Contracts $800,000 $800,000 $0
4. Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $0
5. Floor $395,500 $0 $0
6. Program Adjustments $400,000 $435,000 $0
7. Salary-based Apportionment $697,958,200 $740,842,100 $97,595,600
8. Teacher Incentive Award $696,400 $313,200 $0
9. State Paid Employee Benefits $126,161,700 $133,897,900 $17,641,700
10. Early Retirement Program $4,600,000 $4,750,000 $0
11. Bond Levy Equalization $4,527,500 $0 $0
12. Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools $4,700,000 $5,500,000 $0
13. Sub-total — Statutory Requirements $981,510,900 $1,031,604,900 $254,554,000
 
B. Other Program Distributions  

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Technology & Remediation $9,500,000 $9,800,000 $9,800,000
2. Idaho Reading Initiative $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $0
3. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) $5,060,000 $6,040,000 $0
4. Gifted & Talented $500,000 $500,000 $0
5. Idaho Digital Learning Academy $900,000 $1,100,000 $0
6. School Facilities Funding (Lottery) $8,922,500 $0 $0
7. Federal Funds for Local School Districts $165,000,000 $175,000,000 $5,887,200
8. Sub-total — Other Program Distributions $192,682,500 $195,240,000 $15,687,200
  TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES $1,174,193,400 $1,226,844,900 $270,241,200
III. EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS $0 $0 $0
IV. STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS $23,149,400 $17,740,300 $17,740,300
V. ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS 13,150 13,500 $13,500
VI. STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT $1,762 $1,314 $1,314
VII. LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR $22,935 $24,122 $24,122
VIII. TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT $24,695 $25,436 $25,436

 

Contact:Jason Hancock

LegislativeServices Office

Budgetand Policy Analysis

Telephone:334-3531

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