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H0749..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIPS - SCIENCE - MATH - TEACHERS - Amends existing law to recognize
the shortage of trained math and science teachers available to our schools
and to state the intention of providing scholarships to eligible
individuals if they agree to teach math and science courses for a minimum
of four years in Idaho schools; and to remit twenty million dollars
annually from the sales tax account to the State Board of Education and the
Board of Regents of the University of Idaho to pay for scholarships in
mathematics and science for students who will agree to teach mathematics or
science for a minimum of four years in Idaho schools.
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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. 749
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS; AMENDING SECTION 33-4304, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PUB-
3 LIC POLICY TO RECOGNIZE THE SHORTAGE OF TRAINED MATH AND SCIENCE TEACHERS
4 AVAILABLE TO OUR SCHOOLS AND TO STATE THE INTENTION OF PROVIDING SCHOLAR-
5 SHIPS TO ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS IF THEY AGREE TO TEACH MATH OR SCIENCE
6 COURSES FOR A MINIMUM OF FOUR YEARS IN IDAHO SCHOOLS; AMENDING SECTION
7 33-4305, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE PURPOSES; AMENDING SECTION 33-4306, IDAHO
8 CODE, TO FURTHER DEFINE TERMS; AMENDING SECTION 33-4307, IDAHO CODE, TO
9 PROVIDE GRANTS FOR CATEGORY C STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE REQUIREMENTS FOR CATE-
10 GORY C STUDENTS, TO PROVIDE CORRECT CODE REFERENCES AND TO MAKE A TECHNI-
11 CAL CORRECTION; AMENDING SECTION 33-4308, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE THE MAXI-
12 MUM NUMBER OF GRANTS FOR CATEGORY C STUDENTS; AND AMENDING SECTION
13 63-3638, IDAHO CODE, TO REMIT TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS ANNUALLY TO THE STATE
14 BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO TO
15 PAY FOR SCHOLARSHIPS IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE FOR CATEGORY C STUDENTS.
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
17 SECTION 1. That Section 33-4304, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
18 amended to read as follows:
19 33-4304. PUBLIC POLICY. The legislature hereby recognizes and declares
20 that substantial economic and social benefits accrue to the state because of
21 an educated citizenry, and that the encouragement of the state's most talented
22 Idaho secondary school graduates to enroll in Idaho postsecondary educational
23 institutions is an important element for assuring the future leadership for
24 the state. Further, the legislature recognizes the shortage of trained math
25 and science teachers available to our schools and intends to provide scholar-
26 ships to eligible individuals if they agree to teach math or science courses
27 for a minimum of four (4) years in Idaho schools.
28 SECTION 2. That Section 33-4305, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
29 amended to read as follows:
30 33-4305. PURPOSES. The purpose of this act is:
31 (1) To establish a state scholarship program for the most talented Idaho
32 secondary school graduates or the equivalent, consisting of category A stu-
33 dents with outstanding academic qualifications and category B students with a
34 cumulative grade point average for grades nine (9) through twelve (12) of 3.0
35 or better or achieving an ACT score of 20 or better or who become eligible
36 after the student's first semester or who meet any other criteria as may be
37 established by the state board of education and the board of regents of the
38 university of Idaho, and category C students who will major in mathematics or
39 the sciences and will agree to teach math and science courses for a minimum of
40 four (4) years in Idaho schools and who will enroll in undergraduate
41 nonreligious academic and professional-technical programs in eligible post-
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1 secondary institutions in the state; and
2 (2) To designate the state board of education and the board of regents of
3 the university of Idaho as the administrative agency for the state scholarship
4 program.
5 SECTION 3. That Section 33-4306, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
6 amended to read as follows:
7 33-4306. DEFINITIONS. As used in this act, unless the context otherwise
8 requires:
9 (1) "Eligible postsecondary institution" means a public postsecondary
10 organization governed or supervised by the state board of education, the board
11 of regents of the university of Idaho, a board of trustees of a community col-
12 lege established pursuant to the provisions of section 33-2106, Idaho Code, or
13 the state board for professional-technical education or any educational orga-
14 nization which is operated privately and not for profit under the control of
15 an independent board and not directly controlled or administered by a public
16 or political subdivision. A public or private educational organization becomes
17 eligible to participate in category B or category C grant awards if the orga-
18 nization agrees to match awards granted to each eligible category B or cate-
19 gory C student. If an institution declines to match awards, an eligible stu-
20 dent will receive the state portion of the award to that institution.
21 (2) "Educational costs" means student costs for tuition, fees, room and
22 board, or expenses related to reasonable commuting, books and such other
23 expenses reasonably related to attendance at a postsecondary educational
24 institution for category A and B students and the student costs for tuition,
25 fees, books, expenses related to reasonable commuting and such other expenses
26 reasonably related to attendance at a postsecondary educational institution
27 for category C students.
28 (3) "Student" means an individual resident student as defined in section
29 33-3717B or 33-2110B, Idaho Code, enrolled full time and carrying a sufficient
30 number of credit hours, or their equivalent, to secure an individual's first
31 degree, certificate, diploma or less, toward which the individual is working,
32 in no more than the number of semesters, or equivalent, normally required by
33 the eligible postsecondary institution in the program in which the individual
34 is enrolled and provided that the baccalaureate degree, certificate, diploma
35 or lesser program requires at least six (6) months or equivalent of consecu-
36 tive attendance. A student engaged in a four (4) year baccalaureate program
37 shall not be terminated from this scholarship program by having earned an
38 intermediate degree, certificate or diploma.
39 (4) "Enrollment" means the establishment and maintenance of an
40 individual's status as a student in an eligible postsecondary institution,
41 regardless of the term used at the institution to describe such status.
42 (5) "Eligible category A student" means any individual who declares his
43 intention to matriculate in an eligible postsecondary institution in the state
44 of Idaho during the educational year immediately following:
45 (a) The individual's graduation from an accredited secondary school in
46 the state of Idaho; or
47 (b) The individual's graduation from an accredited secondary school out-
48 side of the United States, provided that the individual graduated from
49 such school, and the individual and a parent of the individual were resi-
50 dents of the state of Idaho, within one (1) year of leaving the state due
51 to the military status or job relocation of a parent.
52 (6) "Eligible category B student" means any student, having completed
53 secondary school or its equivalent in the state of Idaho, or outside of the
3
1 United States if within one (1) year of leaving the state due to the military
2 status or job relocation of a parent (a) the student completed such secondary
3 school or its equivalent, and (b) the student and a parent of the student
4 were residents of the state of Idaho, and who enrolls as a student in an eli-
5 gible postsecondary institution in the state of Idaho prior to reaching
6 twenty-two (22) years of age. To maintain eligibility a student must achieve
7 and maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average while enrolled in an eligi-
8 ble postsecondary institution. Students meeting the requirements of this sub-
9 section who were not eligible for a grant in the first term of postsecondary
10 education and who achieve and maintain a 2.5 cumulative grade point average
11 based on a 4.0 system in an eligible postsecondary institution will become
12 eligible for grant payments in subsequent school terms.
13 (7) "Eligible category C student" means any individual who declares his
14 intention to matriculate in an eligible postsecondary institution in the state
15 of Idaho during the educational year immediately following:
16 (a) The individual's graduation from an accredited secondary school in
17 the state of Idaho; or
18 (b) The individual's graduation from an accredited secondary school out-
19 side of the United States, provided that the individual graduated from
20 such school, and the individual and a parent of the individual were resi-
21 dents of the state of Idaho, within one (1) year of leaving the state due
22 to the military status or job relocation of a parent; and
23 (c) Who will major in mathematics or science and upon graduation will
24 agree to teach mathematics or science for a minimum of four (4) years in
25 Idaho schools.
26 (8) "Grant" means an award to an eligible student for matriculation in an
27 eligible postsecondary institution in the state of Idaho.
28 (89) "Educational year" means the period from July 1 of a year through
29 June 30 of the succeeding year.
30 (910) "Competitive examination" means standardized examination(s) measur-
31 ing achievement administered annually on a voluntary basis on a specified date
32 and at specified locations announced publicly.
33 (101) "High school record," for category A students, will be defined by
34 the state board of education and the board of regents of the university of
35 Idaho and may include, but need not be limited to, an individual's rank in his
36 secondary school class, grade point average, and difficulty of course load
37 taken as certified by an official of such secondary school, and the
38 individual's secondary school deportment as evaluated by at least two (2)
39 officials of such secondary school.
40 (112) "High school record," for category B students, shall be defined by
41 the state board of education and the board of regents of the university of
42 Idaho and may include, but need not be limited to, an individual's secondary
43 school cumulative grade point average or a composite score on the American
44 college test (ACT).
45 (13) "High school record," for category C students, shall be defined by
46 the state board of education and the board of regents of the university of
47 Idaho and may include, but need not be limited to, an individual's secondary
48 school cumulative grade point average or a composite score on the American
49 college test (ACT) and shall demonstrate an aptitude that provides the likeli-
50 hood of success in graduating with a degree in mathematics or science.
51 (124) "Cumulative grade point average" is defined as a student's cumula-
52 tive grade point average for all courses taken in grades nine (9) through
53 twelve (12) and calculated on a grade of A equals 4.0 points, a grade of B
54 equals 3.0 points, a grade of C equals 2.0 points, a grade of D equals 1.0
55 point and a grade of F equals 0.0 points.
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1 SECTION 4. That Section 33-4307, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
2 amended to read as follows:
3 33-4307. ELIGIBILITY -- MAXIMUM AMOUNTS -- CONDITIONS. A grant may be
4 awarded to an eligible student for matriculation at an eligible postsecondary
5 educational institution in the state of Idaho if:
6 (1) The individual is accepted for enrollment as a full-time undergradu-
7 ate or professional-technical student, as follows:
8 (a) In the case of an individual beginning his first year or freshman
9 year of postsecondary education, he has satisfied the requirements for
10 admission and has enrolled in an eligible postsecondary institution.
11 (b) In the case of an individual enrolled in an eligible postsecondary
12 institution following the successful completion of the first term, he con-
13 tinues to meet the requirements of this act and has maintained such high
14 standards of performance as may be required. Provided that high academic
15 standards are maintained in accordance with requirements of this chapter,
16 a student continues to be eligible when transferring from one (1) major
17 program to another.
18 (c) In the case of an individual transferring from one (1) eligible post-
19 secondary institution in Idaho to another eligible postsecondary institu-
20 tion in Idaho, he continues to meet the requirements of this act, is
21 accepted and enrolled at the eligible postsecondary institution to which
22 he is transferring, and has maintained such high standards of performance
23 as may be required.
24 (2) The grant for category A students is as follows:
25 (a) The grant payment to an individual per educational year for atten-
26 dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined annu-
27 ally by the state board of education or in excess of the total educational
28 costs as certified by an official of the eligible postsecondary institu-
29 tion to be attended by the individual receiving the grant, whichever is
30 less.
31 (b) The total grant payments over a period of six (6) years to an indi-
32 vidual may not exceed four (4) annual grants or the total educational
33 costs for four (4) educational years completed as certified by an official
34 of the eligible postsecondary institution or institutions attended by the
35 individual receiving the grant, whichever is less.
36 (c) The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
37 the grant will be used for educational costs only.
38 (d) The grant is awarded on the basis of extraordinary performance in
39 standardized, unweighted competitive examination and high school record.
40 (e) The individual receiving the grant is not precluded from receiving
41 other financial aid, awards, or scholarships, provided the total of the
42 grant and such other financial aids, awards or scholarships does not
43 exceed the total educational costs for attendance at an eligible post-
44 secondary institution as certified by an official of the eligible post-
45 secondary institution to be attended by the individual receiving the
46 grant.
47 (f) Grant payments shall correspond to academic terms, semesters, quar-
48 ters or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary institution;
49 in no instance may the entire amount of a grant for an educational year,
50 as defined in section 33-4306(109), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
51 such student in advance.
52 (g) The individual has complied with such rules as may be necessary for
53 the administration of this act.
54 (3) The grant for category B students is as follows:
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1 (a) The grant payment to an individual per educational year for atten-
2 dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined annu-
3 ally by the state board of education and the board of regents of the uni-
4 versity of Idaho and not to exceed one thousand two hundred dollars
5 ($1,200) per year including the required match.
6 (b) The total grant payments over a period of four (4) years to an indi-
7 vidual may not exceed two (2) annual grants.
8 (c) The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
9 the grant will be used for educational costs only.
10 (d) The grant is awarded on the basis of a high school record of a 3.0
11 grade point average or an ACT composite score of 20 or better and other
12 criteria as may be established by the state board of education and the
13 board of regents of the university of Idaho.
14 (e) The individual receiving the grant is not precluded from receiving
15 other financial aid, awards or scholarships except that category A student
16 award recipients are not eligible for category B awards.
17 (f) Grant payments shall correspond to academic terms, semesters, quar-
18 ters or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary institution;
19 in no instance may the entire amount of a grant for an educational year,
20 as defined in section 33-4306(89), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
21 such student in advance. The first grant payments pursuant to this section
22 for category B students shall be made in the fall of 2001 or in the first
23 fall academic term following an appropriation and when moneys are avail-
24 able to implement the category B scholarship program, whichever date is
25 later.
26 (g) The individual has complied with such rules as may be necessary for
27 the administration of this chapter.
28 (h) All eligible postsecondary institutions will report annually to the
29 state board of education and the board of regents of the university of
30 Idaho the number of students for each term receiving a grant award and the
31 number of awards that were matched by the institution.
32 (4) The grant for category C students is as follows:
33 (a) The grant payment to an individual per educational year for atten-
34 dance on a full-time basis is not in excess of an amount determined annu-
35 ally by the state board of education or in excess of the total educational
36 costs as certified by an official of the eligible postsecondary institu-
37 tion to be attended by the individual receiving the grant, whichever is
38 less.
39 (b) The total grant payments over a period of six (6) years to an indi-
40 vidual may not exceed four (4) annual grants or the total educational
41 costs for four (4) educational years completed as certified by an official
42 of the eligible postsecondary institution or institutions attended by the
43 individual receiving the grant, whichever is less.
44 (c) The individual receiving such a grant signs an affidavit stating that
45 the grant will be used for educational costs only.
46 (d) The grant is awarded on the basis of the probability of the individ-
47 ual successfully completing requirements for a mathematics or science
48 degree and after graduation agreeing to teach a minimum of four (4) years
49 in Idaho schools.
50 (e) The individual receiving the grant is not precluded from receiving
51 other financial aid, awards, or scholarships, provided the total of the
52 grant and such other financial aid, awards or scholarships does not exceed
53 the total educational costs for attendance at an eligible postsecondary
54 institution as certified by an official of the eligible postsecondary
55 institution to be attended by the individual receiving the grant.
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1 (f) Grant payments shall correspond to academic terms, semesters, quar-
2 ters or equivalent time periods at an eligible postsecondary institution;
3 in no instance may the entire amount of a grant for an educational year,
4 as defined in section 33-4306(9), Idaho Code, be paid to or on behalf of
5 such student in advance.
6 (g) The individual has complied with such rules as may be necessary for
7 the administration of this act.
8 SECTION 5. That Section 33-4308, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
9 amended to read as follows:
10 33-4308. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF GRANTS. (1) The total number of grants to eli-
11 gible category A students shall not exceed one hundred (100) per year, nor a
12 cumulative total number of grants of four hundred (400) outstanding at any
13 given time.
14 (2) The total number of grants to category B students will be determined
15 annually by the state board of education and the board of regents of the uni-
16 versity of Idaho based on the number of eligible students, the individual
17 award amount and the availability of funds.
18 (3) The total amount of grants to category C students will be determined
19 annually by the state board of education and the board of regents of the uni-
20 versity of Idaho based on the number of eligible students, the individual
21 award amount and the availability of funds.
22 SECTION 6. That Section 63-3638, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
23 amended to read as follows:
24 63-3638. SALES TAX -- DISTRIBUTION. All moneys collected under this chap-
25 ter, except as may otherwise be required in sections 63-3203 and 63-3709,
26 Idaho Code, shall be distributed by the tax commission as follows:
27 (1) An amount of money shall be distributed to the state refund account
28 sufficient to pay current refund claims. All refunds authorized under this
29 chapter by the commission shall be paid through the state refund account, and
30 those moneys are continuously appropriated.
31 (2) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) per year is continuously appropri-
32 ated and shall be distributed to the permanent building fund, provided by sec-
33 tion 57-1108, Idaho Code.
34 (3) Four million eight hundred thousand dollars ($4,800,000) per year is
35 continuously appropriated and shall be distributed to the water pollution con-
36 trol account established by section 39-3605, Idaho Code.
37 (4) An amount equal to the sum required to be certified by the chairman
38 of the Idaho housing and finance association to the state tax commission pur-
39 suant to section 67-6211, Idaho Code, in each year is continuously appropri-
40 ated and shall be paid to any capital reserve fund, established by the Idaho
41 housing and finance association pursuant to section 67-6211, Idaho Code. Such
42 amounts, if any, as may be appropriated hereunder to the capital reserve fund
43 of the Idaho housing and finance association shall be repaid for distribution
44 under the provisions of this section, subject to the provisions of section
45 67-6215, Idaho Code, by the Idaho housing and finance association, as soon as
46 possible, from any moneys available therefor and in excess of the amounts
47 which the association determines will keep it self-supporting.
48 (5) An amount equal to the sum required by the provisions of section
49 63-709, Idaho Code, is continuously appropriated and shall be paid as provided
50 by section 63-709, Idaho Code.
51 (6) An amount required by the provisions of chapter 53, title 33, Idaho
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1 Code.
2 (7) An amount required by the provisions of chapter 87, title 67, Idaho
3 Code.
4 (8) One dollar ($1.00) on each application for certificate of title or
5 initial application for registration of a motor vehicle, snowmobile, all-
6 terrain vehicle or other vehicle processed by the county assessor or the Idaho
7 transportation department excepting those applications in which any sales or
8 use taxes due have been previously collected by a retailer, shall be a fee for
9 the services of the assessor of the county or the Idaho transportation depart-
10 ment in collecting such taxes, and shall be paid into the current expense fund
11 of the county or state highway account established in section 40-702, Idaho
12 Code.
13 (9) Thirteen and three-quarters percent (13.75%) is continuously appro-
14 priated and shall be distributed to the revenue sharing account which is cre-
15 ated in the state treasury, and the moneys in the revenue sharing account will
16 be paid in installments each calendar quarter by the tax commission as fol-
17 lows:
18 (a) Twenty-eight and two-tenths percent (28.2%) shall be paid to the var-
19 ious cities as follows:
20 (i) Fifty percent (50%) of such amount shall be paid to the various
21 cities, and each city shall be entitled to an amount in the propor-
22 tion that the population of that city bears to the population of all
23 cities within the state; and
24 (ii) Fifty percent (50%) of such amount shall be paid to the various
25 cities, and each city shall be entitled to an amount in the propor-
26 tion that the preceding year's market value for assessment purposes
27 for that city bears to the preceding year's market value for assess-
28 ment purposes for all cities within the state.
29 (b) Twenty-eight and two-tenths percent (28.2%) shall be paid to the var-
30 ious counties as follows:
31 (i) One million three hundred twenty thousand dollars ($1,320,000)
32 annually shall be distributed one forty-fourth (1/44) to each of the
33 various counties; and
34 (ii) The balance of such amount shall be paid to the various coun-
35 ties, and each county shall be entitled to an amount in the propor-
36 tion that the population of that county bears to the population of
37 the state;
38 (c) Thirty-five and nine-tenths percent (35.9%) of the amount appropri-
39 ated in this subsection (9) shall be paid to the several counties for dis-
40 tribution to the cities and counties as follows:
41 (i) Each city and county which received a payment under the provi-
42 sions of section 63-3638(e), Idaho Code, during the fourth quarter of
43 calendar year 1999, shall be entitled to a like amount during suc-
44 ceeding calendar quarters.
45 (ii) If the dollar amount of money available under this subsection
46 (9)(c) in any quarter does not equal the amount paid in the fourth
47 quarter of calendar year 1999, each city's and county's payment shall
48 be reduced proportionately.
49 (iii) If the dollar amount of money available under this subsection
50 (9)(c) in any quarter exceeds the amount paid in the fourth quarter
51 of calendar year 1999, each city and county shall be entitled to a
52 proportionately increased payment, but such increase shall not
53 exceed one hundred five percent (105%) of the total payment made in
54 the fourth quarter of calendar year 1999.
55 (iv) If the dollar amount of money available under this subsection
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1 (9)(c) in any quarter exceeds one hundred five percent (105%) of the
2 total payment made in the fourth quarter of calendar year 1999, any
3 amount over and above such one hundred five percent (105%) shall be
4 paid fifty percent (50%) to the various cities in the proportion that
5 the population of the city bears to the population of all cities
6 within the state, and fifty percent (50%) to the various counties in
7 the proportion that the population of a county bears to the popula-
8 tion of the state; and
9 (d) Seven and seven-tenths percent (7.7%) of the amount appropriated in
10 this subsection (9) shall be paid to the several counties for distribution
11 to special purpose taxing districts as follows:
12 (i) Each such district which received a payment under the provi-
13 sions of section 63-3638(e), Idaho Code, during the fourth quarter of
14 calendar year 1999, shall be entitled to a like amount during suc-
15 ceeding calendar quarters.
16 (ii) If the dollar amount of money available under this subsection
17 (9)(d) in any quarter does not equal the amount paid in the fourth
18 quarter of calendar year 1999, each special purpose taxing district's
19 payment shall be reduced proportionately.
20 (iii) If the dollar amount of money available under this subsection
21 (9)(d) in any quarter exceeds the amount distributed under paragraph
22 (i) of this subsection (9)(d), each special purpose taxing district
23 shall be entitled to a share of the excess based on the proportion
24 each such district's current property tax budget bears to the sum of
25 the current property tax budgets of all such districts in the state.
26 The state tax commission shall calculate district current property
27 tax budgets to include any unrecovered foregone amounts as determined
28 under section 63-802(1)(e), Idaho Code. When a special purpose taxing
29 district is situated in more than one (1) county, the tax commission
30 shall determine the portion attributable to the special purpose tax-
31 ing district from each county in which it is situated.
32 (iv) If special purpose taxing districts are consolidated, the
33 resulting district is entitled to a base amount equal to the sum of
34 the base amounts which were received in the last calendar quarter by
35 each district prior to the consolidation.
36 (v) If a special purpose taxing district is dissolved or
37 disincorporated, the state tax commission shall continuously distrib-
38 ute to the board of county commissioners an amount equal to the last
39 quarter's distribution prior to dissolution or disincorporation. The
40 board of county commissioners shall determine any redistribution of
41 moneys so received.
42 (vi) Taxing districts formed after January 1, 2001, are not entitled
43 to a payment under the provisions of this subsection (9)(d).
44 (vii) For purposes of this subsection (9)(d), a special purpose tax-
45 ing district is any taxing district which is not a city, a county or
46 a school district.
47 (10) Amounts calculated in accordance with section 2, chapter 356, Laws of
48 2001, for annual distribution to counties and other taxing districts beginning
49 in October 2001 for replacement of property tax on farm machinery and equip-
50 ment exempted pursuant to section 63-602EE, Idaho Code. For nonschool dis-
51 tricts, the state tax commission shall distribute one-fourth (1/4) of this
52 amount certified quarterly to each county. For school districts, the state tax
53 commission shall distribute one-fourth (1/4) of the amount certified quarterly
54 to each school district. For nonschool districts, the county auditor shall
55 distribute to each district within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of
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1 moneys from the tax commission. Moneys received by each taxing district for
2 replacement shall be utilized in the same manner and in the same proportions
3 as revenues from property taxation. The moneys remitted to the county trea-
4 surer for replacement of property exempt from taxation pursuant to section
5 63-602EE, Idaho Code, may be considered by the counties and other taxing dis-
6 tricts and budgeted at the same time, in the same manner and in the same year
7 as revenues from taxation on personal property which these moneys replace. If
8 taxing districts are consolidated, the resulting district is entitled to an
9 amount equal to the sum of the amounts which were received in the last calen-
10 dar quarter by each district pursuant to this subsection prior to the consoli-
11 dation. If a taxing district is dissolved or disincorporated, the state tax
12 commission shall continuously distribute to the board of county commissioners
13 an amount equal to the last quarter's distribution prior to dissolution or
14 disincorporation. The board of county commissioners shall determine any redis-
15 tribution of moneys so received. If a taxing district annexes territory, the
16 distribution of moneys received pursuant to this subsection shall be unaf-
17 fected. Taxing districts formed after January 1, 2001, are not entitled to a
18 payment under the provisions of this subsection. School districts shall
19 receive an amount determined by multiplying the sum of the year 2000 school
20 district levy plus .001 times the market value on December 31, 2000, in the
21 district of the property exempt from taxation pursuant to section 63-602EE,
22 Idaho Code. For school districts, beginning January 1, 2002, only the portion
23 of property tax replacement received to replace property exempt from taxation
24 pursuant to section 63-602EE, Idaho Code, based on the tax year 2000 tax
25 charges for maintenance and operation as limited by sections 33-802 2. and
26 33-1002D, Idaho Code, shall not be subtracted from the maximum school district
27 maintenance and operation property taxes permitted in accordance with section
28 33-802 2., Idaho Code. For purposes of the limitation provided by section
29 63-802, Idaho Code, moneys received pursuant to this section as property tax
30 replacement for property exempt from taxation pursuant to section 63-602EE,
31 Idaho Code, shall be treated as property tax revenues.
32 (11) Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) per year is continuously appro-
33 priated and shall be distributed to the state board of education and the board
34 of regents of the university of Idaho to pay for scholarships in mathematics
35 and science for category C students as provided in sections 33-4304 through
36 33-4309, Idaho Code.
37 (12) Any moneys remaining over and above those necessary to meet and
38 reserve for payments under other subsections of this section shall be distrib-
39 uted to the general fund.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15998
This legislation amends 33-4304, 33-4306, 33-4307, 33-4308, and
63-3638 of the Idaho Code to revise public policy to recognize
the shortage of Math and Science teachers available to Idaho
schools with the intention of providing scholarships to eligible
individuals if they agree to teach Math or Science courses for a
minimum of four years in Idaho schools.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact to the general fund is $20 million. All monies
not utilized for scholarships will be returned to the general
fund each year.
Contact
Name: Rep. Russ Mathews or Rep. Peter Nielsen
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 749