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HOUSE BILL NO. 299 – Approp, Colleges/Universities

HOUSE BILL NO. 299

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H0299.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES - Appropriates $399,011,800 to
the State Board of Education and the Board of Regents of the University of
Idaho for Boise State University, Idaho State University, the University of
Idaho, Lewis-Clark State College, and the Office of the State Board of
Education for fiscal year 2008; provides legislative intent that certain
amounts appropriated be used by the Office of the State Board of Education
for statewide programs; expresses intent regarding a tracking and reporting
system for faculty and staff turnover; reappropriates unexpended and
unencumbered fund balances; and expresses intent regarding occupancy costs
for postsecondary institutions.
                                                                        
03/09    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/12    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/13    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/14    3rd rdg - PASSED - 67-1-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block,
      Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins,
      Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart, Henbest, Henderson,
      Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher,
      Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo,
      Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn,
      Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Harwood
      Absent and excused -- Bedke, Bradford
    Floor Sponsor - McGeachin
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/16    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/19    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/20    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Geddes, Goedde,
      Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
      Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
      Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Gannon
    Floor Sponsor - Werk
    Title apvd - to House
03/21    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/22    Pres signed - To Governor
03/27    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 229
         Effective: 07/01/07

Bill Text


                                                                        
                                                                        
  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 299
                                                                        
                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                                        AN ACT
  2    APPROPRIATING MONEYS FOR GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY,
  3        IDAHO STATE UNIVERSITY, LEWIS-CLARK STATE COLLEGE, THE UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
  4        AND FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR FISCAL  YEAR  2008;
  5        ESTABLISHING AMOUNTS TO BE EXPENDED FOR SYSTEMWIDE PROGRAMS; DIRECTING THE
  6        STATE  BOARD  OF  EDUCATION  TO  PROVIDE A SYSTEM OF REPORTING FACULTY AND
  7        STAFF TURNOVER; REAPPROPRIATING CERTAIN UNEXPENDED AND  UNENCUMBERED  BAL-
  8        ANCES; AND EXPRESSING LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING OCCUPANCY COSTS.
                                                                        
  9    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 10        SECTION  1.  There  is hereby appropriated to the State Board of Education
 11    and the Board of Regents of the University of Idaho for  Boise  State  Univer-
 12    sity,  Idaho  State  University,  Lewis-Clark State College, the University of
 13    Idaho, and the Office of the State Board of Education the following amount  to
 14    be  expended  for the designated programs from the listed funds for the period
 15    July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 16    FOR:
 17    General Education Programs                                        $399,011,800
 18    FROM:
 19    General Fund                                                      $264,227,700
 20    Agricultural College Endowment Fund                                    725,000
 21    Charitable Institutions Endowment Fund                                 688,500
 22    Normal School Endowment Income Fund                                  2,310,000
 23    Scientific School Endowment Income Fund                              2,138,000
 24    University Endowment Income Fund                                     1,990,000
 25    Unrestricted Fund                                                  103,629,900
 26    UI Restricted Fund                                                  23,302,700
 27      TOTAL                                                           $399,011,800
                                                                        
 28        SECTION 2.  SYSTEMWIDE PROGRAMS. Of the amount appropriated from the  Gen-
 29    eral  Fund in Section 1 of this act, an amount not to exceed $100,000 shall be
 30    used by the Office of the State Board of Education for  systemwide  needs;  an
 31    amount  not  to exceed $1,440,000 may be used for the mission and goals of the
 32    Higher Education Research Council; an amount not to exceed $1,560,000 in  one-
 33    time  funds for competitive research grants to be awarded by the Higher Educa-
 34    tion Research Council; an amount not to exceed $1,575,000 may be used for  the
 35    competitive  Idaho  Technology  Incentive  Grant  Program to foster innovative
 36    learning approaches using technology, and to promote the Idaho Electronic Cam-
 37    pus; and an amount not to exceed $500,000 may be used for teacher  preparation
 38    activities associated with Idaho's Comprehensive Literacy Act.
                                                                        
 39        SECTION  3.  PERSONNEL  TURNOVER.  The State Board of Education shall con-
 40    tinue to provide a standardized system for tracking and  reporting  meaningful
 41    data  about  faculty,  nonfaculty exempt, and classified staff turnover at the
 42    state's institutions of higher education. These statistics shall be  available
                                                                        
                                           2
                                                                        
  1    to the Division of Financial Management and the Legislative Services Office no
  2    later than November 1 of each year.
                                                                        
  3        SECTION  4.  CARRYOVER  AUTHORITY.  There  is hereby reappropriated to the
  4    State Board of Education and the Board of Regents for the University of  Idaho
  5    for  Boise  State University, Idaho State University, the University of Idaho,
  6    Lewis-Clark State College, and the Office of the State Board of Education, any
  7    non-General Fund unexpended and unencumbered balances from fiscal  year  2007,
  8    to  be used for nonrecurring expenditures for the period July 1, 2007, through
  9    June 30, 2008.
                                                                        
 10        SECTION 5.  It is legislative intent that no further occupancy  costs  for
 11    postsecondary  institutions shall be funded by the Legislature until a written
 12    policy has been established which sets forth the eligibility criteria and for-
 13    mula by which occupancy costs are to be calculated.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


Statement of Purpose
RS16384C1

This is the fiscal year 2008 appropriation for the college and universities.

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Fiscal Note
FTP  Gen  Ded  Fed  Total 


FY 2007 Original Appropriation 3,720.34  243,726,400  133,534,600  377,261,000 
Reappropriations 0.00  37,385,400  37,385,400 
Other Approp Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2007 Total Appropriation 3,720.34  243,726,400  170,920,000  414,646,400 
Non-Cognizable Funds and Transfers 96.84  4,652,000  4,652,000 
Expenditure Adjustments 0.00  (575,700)  (575,700) 


FY 2007 Estimated Expenditures 3,817.18  243,726,400  174,996,300  418,722,700 
Removal of One-Time Expenditures 0.00  (43,062,000)  (43,062,000) 
Base Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2008 Base 3,817.18  243,726,400  131,934,300  375,660,700 
Benefit Costs 0.00  1,908,000  611,200  2,519,200 
Inflationary Adjustments 0.00 
Replacement Items 0.00  3,206,100  1,992,100  5,198,200 
Statewide Cost Allocation 0.00  174,800  174,800 
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00  12,884,500  246,500  13,131,000 


FY 2008 Program Maintenance 3,817.18  261,899,800  134,784,100  396,683,900 



Enhancements          
College and Universities          
 1. Salary Competitiveness 0.00 
 2. New Programs 4.50  299,000  299,000 
 3. Occupancy Costs 3.92  303,900  303,900 
 4. Graduate Assistants 0.00 
 5. Infrastructure & Maintenance 0.00 
 6. Governor’s Initiative: Nursing 0.00  165,000  165,000 
 7. Governor’s Initiative: HERC 0.00  1,560,000  1,560,000 
Lump Sum or Other Adjustments 0.00 


FY 2008 Total 3,825.60  264,227,700  134,784,100  399,011,800 
Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp 105.26  20,501,300  1,249,500  21,750,800 
% Chg from FY 2007 Orig Approp. 2.8%  8.4%  0.9%    5.8% 

Line Item #2 provides one faculty position for Idaho State University’s Boise Fast Track nursing program; and 3 nursing faculty positions and a half-time position for Lewis-Clark State College.

Line Item #3 provides $103,900 for occupancy costs for BSU’s new Interactive Learning Center; and $200,000 for occupancy costs for ISU’s new Rendezvous Center.

Line Item #6 provides one-time funding for the purchase of one simulator mannequin each for BSU, ISU and LCSC.

Line Item #7 provides additional one-time funding for competitive research grants.

Contact: Matt Freeman 334-4740

Legislative Services Office, Budget & Policy Analysis

Statement of Purpose/Fiscal Note Bill No. H299