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SENATE BILL NO. 1236 – Approp, Public Schools, Operations

SENATE BILL NO. 1236

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S1236............................................................by FINANCE
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - OPERATIONS DIVISION - Appropriates
$567,802,800 for the Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for
fiscal year 2008; provides for expenditures for certain technology
programs; distributes moneys for replacement of school maintenance and
operations levy funds; directs the distribution of moneys for instructional
software and textbooks; directs the expenditure of moneys for conducting a
study and developing plans regarding rural schools; provides intent
regarding discretionary funds; and amends existing law to increase the
salary-based apportionment for classified staff and to revise the state's
share of the Transportation Support Program.

03/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/19    Rpt prt - to Fin
    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/27    3rd rdg - PASSED - 25-8-2
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Broadsword, Cameron, Coiner,
      Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde, Hammond,
      Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Keough, Little, Lodge, McGee, McKague,
      Richardson, Siddoway, Stegner
      NAYS -- Bilyeu, Burkett(Cronin), Kelly, Langhorst, Malepeai,
      Schroeder, Stennett, Werk(Douglas)
      Absent and excused -- McKenzie, Pearce
    Floor Sponsor - Cameron
    Title apvd - to House
03/27    House intro - 1st rdg - to 2nd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 50-16-4
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Clark, Crane, Edmunson,
      Eskridge, Hart, Harwood, Henderson, Kren, Labrador, Loertscher,
      Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Patrick, Raybould, Ring, Roberts, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
      Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(24), Snodgrass, Stevenson,
      Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bock, Boe, Chavez, Chew, Henbest, Jaquet, Killen, King,
      LeFavour, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler,
      Smith(30)
      Absent and excused -- Collins, Durst, Hagedorn, Lake
    Floor Sponsor - Bayer
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/28    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Pres signed - Sp signed
    To Governor
04/02    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 352
         Effective: 07/01/07

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   First Regular Session - 2007
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                       IN THE SENATE
                                                                        
                                    SENATE BILL NO. 1236
                                                                        
                                    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 2008; 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 2008; DIRECTING THAT
  7        $9,800,000 BE EXPENDED FOR TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS; DIRECTING THAT  $3,017,000
  8        BE  DISTRIBUTED  FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN LEVY FUNDS; DIRECTING THAT
  9        $9,950,000 BE DISTRIBUTED FOR TEXTBOOK MATERIAL  PURCHASES  AND  PROVIDING
 10        THAT  EXPENDITURES  BE  MATCHED BY LOCAL FUNDS; DIRECTING THAT $100,000 BE
 11        ALLOCATED TO STUDY AND DEVELOP PLANS THAT ADDRESS CHALLENGES FACING  RURAL
 12        SCHOOLS;  PROVIDING  AN  ESTIMATE OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDS PER SUPPORT UNIT;
 13        PROVIDING LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS REGARDING ACTUAL DISCRETIONARY FUNDS AVAIL-
 14        ABLE PER SUPPORT UNIT AT THE LOCAL LEVEL; AMENDING SECTION 33-1004E, IDAHO
 15        CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR A BASE SALARY  INCREASE  FOR  CLASSIFIED  STAFF;  AND
 16        AMENDING  SECTION  33-1006, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE THE STATE'S SHARE OF THE
 17        TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM.
                                                                        
 18    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
 19        SECTION 1.  The following amount shall be expended from state sources  for
 20    the Public Schools Division of Operations for the period July 1, 2007, through
 21    June 30, 2008:
 22    FROM:
 23    General Fund                                                      $525,558,000
 24    Public School Endowment Earnings Reserve Fund Transfer              26,995,000
 25    Federal Mineral Royalties                                            1,500,000
 26    Public Education Stabilization Fund                                  3,017,000
 27    Liquor Control Fund                                                  1,200,000
 28    Miscellaneous Receipts/Balances                                      2,300,000
 29    Federal Grant Fund                                                   7,232,800
 30      TOTAL                                                           $567,802,800
                                                                        
 31        SECTION  2.  Notwithstanding  the  provisions of Sections 33-907, 33-1018,
 32    33-1018A and 33-1018B, Idaho Code, there is hereby appropriated the  following
 33    amounts to be transferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July
 34    1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
 35    FROM:
 36    General Fund                                                      $525,558,000
 37    Public Education Stabilization Fund                                  3,017,000
 38      TOTAL                                                           $528,575,000
                                                                        
 39        SECTION  3.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Educational Support
 40    Program/Division of Operations, pursuant to law and  the  provisions  of  this
 41    act, the following amounts to be expended from the listed funds for the period
 42    July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008:
                                                                        
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  1    FROM:
  2    Public School Income Fund                                         $560,570,000
  3    Federal Grant Fund                                                   7,232,800
  4      TOTAL                                                           $567,802,800
                                                                        
  5        SECTION  4.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
  6    $9,800,000  shall  be  expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction as
  7    follows:
  8        (1)  The  Idaho  Council  for  Technology  in  Learning  shall  distribute
  9        $4,050,000 for ongoing school district  technology  expenditures,  through
 10        the  Public  School Technology Grant Program, pursuant to Section 33-4806,
 11        Idaho Code. Such expenditures may include the personnel  costs  associated
 12        with school district information technology staff support. Of this amount,
 13        up to $160,000 may be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction
 14        for  staff  support  and various expenses related to the Idaho Council for
 15        Technology in Learning, as approved by the State Board of Education;
 16        (2)  The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall transfer  $650,000  to
 17        the  Library  Services  Improvement Fund for ongoing costs associated with
 18        the State Library's "Libraries Linking Idaho" (LiLI) projects;
 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  for  the
 24        purchase of technology equipment and software.
                                                                        
 25        SECTION  5.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section 3 of this act, the
 26    Superintendent of Public Instruction shall  distribute  $3,017,000  to  school
 27    districts,  allocated according to the same proportions as the moneys distrib-
 28    uted in fiscal year 2006, pursuant to Section 63-3638(10), Idaho Code, for the
 29    replacement of school maintenance and operations levy funds.
                                                                        
 30        SECTION  6.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
 31    $9,950,000 shall be distributed for the purchase of instructional software and
 32    textbooks, whether physical or electronic. In order to be eligible to  receive
 33    such funds, the school district or public charter school shall expand at least
 34    one  dollar  ($1.00)  in discretionary funds on such purchases for every three
 35    dollars ($3.00) in funds provided by this section. The Superintendent of  Pub-
 36    lic  Instruction  shall determine the formulas and methodologies by which such
 37    funds are distributed, within the framework of  an  average  daily  attendance
 38    (ADA) based distribution.
                                                                        
 39        SECTION  7.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated in Section 3 of this act, up to
 40    $100,000 may be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction  to  con-
 41    duct  a  study  and develop plans that address the challenges of rural schools
 42    including,  but  not  limited  to,  the  issues   of   declining   enrollment,
 43    inefficiencies  in  administration  and  service  delivery, and recruitment of
 44    qualified teachers.
                                                                        
 45        SECTION 8.  Pursuant to the provisions of Section 33-1018, Idaho Code,  it
 46    is  estimated that the appropriation of state funds to the Educational Support
 47    Program/Division of Operations will result in  total  discretionary  funds  of
 48    $25,442 per support unit. The Legislature recognizes that this figure does not
 49    reflect  additional  discretionary  funds  that will be made available through
 50    interest earnings at the local level as a result of this appropriation and the
                                                                        
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  1    state's replacement of maintenance and operations levy funds. On  a  statewide
  2    basis, the maintenance and operations levy replacement will result in approxi-
  3    mately  $4.2  million  in additional interest earnings, while the amendment of
  4    Section 33-1009, Idaho Code, will result in  approximately  $6.75  million  in
  5    additional  interest  earnings, for a total of $10.95 million. This represents
  6    an additional 3.1% increase in the amount of discretionary funds  per  support
  7    unit that will actually be available at the local level.
  8        In  addition,  this appropriation provides $20.13 million in new line item
  9    funding for classroom supplies, textbooks and remedial education.  For  school
 10    districts and public charter schools that currently expend discretionary funds
 11    for  these  items, which were not previously funded by the state, those moneys
 12    may now be freed up for other uses. In cases where the new state  funds  fully
 13    supplant  existing  local  discretionary efforts, this will result in an addi-
 14    tional 5.8% increase in the amount of discretionary  funds  per  support  unit
 15    that  will  actually  be available at the local level, for a total increase of
 16    8.9%, when added to the additional interest earnings.
 17        It is the intent of the Legislature  that  the  Superintendent  of  Public
 18    Instruction and the Legislature understand the uses of and demands for discre-
 19    tionary  funds.  Inasmuch  as  significant discretionary funds were previously
 20    used for classroom supplies, textbooks and remediation, school  districts  and
 21    public charter schools are hereby requested to report to the Superintendent of
 22    Public  Instruction  the  actual  uses  of discretionary funds for fiscal year
 23    2007, and the budgeted uses for fiscal year 2008.
                                                                        
 24        SECTION 9.  That Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 25    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 26        33-1004E.  DISTRICT'S  SALARY-BASED  APPORTIONMENT. Each district shall be
 27    entitled to a salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in  this  sec-
 28    tion.
 29        1.  To  determine  the apportionment for instructional staff, first deter-
 30    mine the district average experience and education index by placing all eligi-
 31    ble district certificated instructional employees on the statewide index  pro-
 32    vided  in  section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
 33    index. Districts with an index above the state  average  index  shall  receive
 34    their  actual  index  but  not  more  than  the state average plus .03 for the
 35    1994-95 school year, and shall receive their actual index but  not  more  than
 36    the  state  average plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
 37    receive their actual district index. The district  instructional  staff  index
 38    shall be multiplied by the instructional base salary of $23,906. The amount so
 39    determined  shall  be  multiplied by the district staff allowance for instruc-
 40    tional staff determined as provided in section 33-1004  2.,  Idaho  Code.  The
 41    instructional salary allocation shall be increased by the amount necessary for
 42    each  full-time equivalent instructional staff member placed on the experience
 43    and education index to be allocated at least the minimum  salary  mandated  by
 44    this  section. Full-time instructional staff salaries shall be determined from
 45    a salary schedule developed by  each  district  and  submitted  to  the  state
 46    department of education. No full-time instructional staff member shall be paid
 47    less  than $30,000. If an instructional staff member has been certified by the
 48    national board for professional teaching standards, the staff member shall  be
 49    designated as a master teacher and receive $2,000 per year for five (5) years.
 50    The instructional salary shall be increased by $2,000 for each master teacher.
 51    The resulting amount is the district's salary-based apportionment for instruc-
 52    tional staff. For purposes of this section, teachers qualifying for the salary
 53    increase as master teacher shall be those who have been recognized as national
                                                                        
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  1    board certified teachers as of July 1 of each year.
  2        2.  To  determine  the  apportionment  for  district administrative staff,
  3    first determine the district average experience and education index by placing
  4    all eligible certificated administrative employees on the statewide index pro-
  5    vided in section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is  the  district
  6    index.  Districts  with  an  index above the state average index shall receive
  7    their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the school
  8    year 1994-95, and shall receive their actual index but not more than the state
  9    average index plus .06 for the  1995-96  school  year,  and  thereafter  shall
 10    receive  their  actual district index. The district administrative staff index
 11    shall be multiplied by the base salary of $34,773. The  amount  so  determined
 12    shall  be  multiplied by the district staff allowance for administrative staff
 13    determined as provided in section 33-1004 3., Idaho Code. The resulting amount
 14    is the district's salary-based apportionment for administrative staff.
 15        3.  To  determine  the  apportionment  for  classified   staff,   multiply
 16    $19,20719,783  by  the  district classified staff allowance determined as pro-
 17    vided in section 33-1004 4., Idaho Code.  The  amount  so  determined  is  the
 18    district's apportionment for classified staff.
 19        4.  The  district's  salary-based  apportionment  shall  be the sum of the
 20    apportionments calculated in subsections 1., 2. and 3., of this section,  plus
 21    the benefit apportionment as provided in section 33-1004F, Idaho Code.
                                                                        
 22        SECTION  10.  That Section 33-1006, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
 23    amended to read as follows:
                                                                        
 24        33-1006.  TRANSPORTATION SUPPORT PROGRAM. (1) The state board of education
 25    shall determine what costs  of  transporting  pupils,  including  maintenance,
 26    operation  and  depreciation of basic vehicles, insurance, payments under con-
 27    tract with other public transportation providers whose vehicles used to trans-
 28    port pupils comply with federal transit administration regulations, "bus test-
 29    ing," 49 C.F.R. part 665, and any revision thereto, as provided in  subsection
 30    (4)(d)  of  this section, or other state department of education approved pri-
 31    vate transportation providers, salaries of drivers, and any other costs, shall
 32    be allowable in computing the transportation support program  of  school  dis-
 33    tricts.
 34        (2)  Any  costs  associated with the addition of vehicle features that are
 35    not part of the basic vehicle shall not be allowable in computing  the  trans-
 36    portation  support  program  of  school  districts.  A basic vehicle is hereby
 37    defined as the cost of the vehicle without optional features, plus  the  addi-
 38    tion  of  essential safety features and features necessary for the transporta-
 39    tion of pupils with disabilities.
 40        (3)  Each school district shall maintain records and make reports  as  are
 41    required for the purposes of this section.
 42        (4)  The  transportation  support  program  of  a school district shall be
 43    based upon the allowable costs of:
 44        (a)  Transporting public school pupils one and one-half (1 1/2)  miles  or
 45        more to school;
 46        (b)  Transporting  pupils less than one and one-half (1 1/2) miles as pro-
 47        vided in section 33-1501, Idaho Code, when approved by the state board  of
 48        education;
 49        (c)  The  costs  of payments when transportation is not furnished, as pro-
 50        vided in section 33-1503, Idaho Code;
 51        (d)  The transportation program for grades six (6)  through  twelve  (12),
 52        upon  the  costs  of  payments pursuant to a contract with other public or
 53        private transportation providers  entered  into  as  provided  in  section
                                                                        
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  1        33-1510,  Idaho  Code,  if the school district  establishes that the reim-
  2        bursable costs of transportation under the contract are equal to  or  less
  3        than the costs for school buses;
  4        (e)  The  costs  of  providing  transportation to and from approved school
  5        activities as may be approved by rules of the state board of education;
  6        (f)  The employer's share of contributions to the public employee  retire-
  7        ment system and to social security.
  8        (5)  The  state's  share  of  the  transportation support program shall be
  9    eighty-five percent (85%) of reimbursable transportation costs of the district
 10    incurred during the immediately preceding  state  fiscal  year,  provided  the
 11    reimbursable  costs  do  not  exceed  one  hundred three percent (103%) of the
 12    statewide average reimbursable cost per mile or the state average reimbursable
 13    cost per student rider, whichever is more advantageous to the school district.
 14    If a school district's costs exceed the one hundred three percent (103%) limit
 15    when computed by the more advantageous of the two  (2)  methods,  that  school
 16    district shall be reimbursed at eighty-five percent (85%) of the maximum limit
 17    for  whichever  method is more favorable to the school district. A school dis-
 18    trict may appeal the application of the one hundred three percent (103%) limit
 19    on reimbursable costs to the state board of education, which may establish for
 20    that district a new percentile limit for reimbursable costs  compared  to  the
 21    statewide  average,  which is higher than one hundred three percent (103%). In
 22    doing so, the state board of education may set a new  limit  that  is  greater
 23    than  one  hundred three percent (103%), but is less than the percentile limit
 24    requested by the school district. However, the percentage increase in the  one
 25    hundred  three  percent  (103%)  cap  shall  not  exceed the percentage of the
 26    district's bus runs that qualify as a hardship bus run, pursuant to this  sub-
 27    section.  Any costs above the new level established by the state board of edu-
 28    cation shall not be reimbursed. Such a change shall only  be  granted  by  the
 29    state board of education if the application can be justified based on uniquely
 30    difficult  geographic  circumstances,  or  extraordinary  one (1) time circum-
 31    stances outside the district's foresight and control. An  application  granted
 32    based  on  extraordinary one (1) time circumstances shall be effective for one
 33    (1) year only. An application based on uniquely difficult  geographic  circum-
 34    stances shall be reviewed by the state board of education for continued valid-
 35    ity at least every five (5) years for hardship bus runs. To qualify as a hard-
 36    ship bus run, such bus run shall display uniquely difficult geographic circum-
 37    stances and meet at least two (2) of the following criteria:
 38        (a)  The  number  of  student  riders  per mile is less than fifty percent
 39        (50%) of the statewide average number of student riders per mile;
 40        (b)  Less than a majority of the miles on the bus run are  by  paved  sur-
 41        face, concrete or asphalt, road;
 42        (c)  Over  ten percent (10%) of the miles driven on the bus run are a five
 43        percent (5%) slope or greater.
 44    The legislative audits section of the legislative services office shall review
 45    cap increases granted by the state board of education pursuant  to  this  sec-
 46    tion,  and  shall include findings in the board's regular audit report for any
 47    instances in which such increases failed to meet the standards  set  forth  in
 48    this subsection.
 49        (6)  School  districts that are unable to absorb the impact of the limita-
 50    tion on reimbursable expenses, through either efficiencies or the  utilization
 51    of  fund balances, may apply to the state board of education to receive a loan
 52    of moneys, not to exceed the amount of state funds lost through  the  applica-
 53    tion  of  the  limitation  on reimbursable expenses, from the public education
 54    stabilization fund. Any school district receiving such a loan shall cause  its
 55    reimbursement of state transportation moneys to be reduced by a like amount in
                                                                        
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  1    the  subsequent  fiscal  year, and the moneys so reduced shall be deposited in
  2    the public education stabilization fund.
  3        (7)  Beginning on July 1, 2005, any  eligible  home-based  public  virtual
  4    school may claim transportation reimbursement for the prior fiscal year's cost
  5    of providing educational services to students. In order to be eligible, such a
  6    school  shall have at least one (1) average daily attendance divisor, pursuant
  7    to section 33-1002, Idaho Code, that is greater than the median divisor  shown
  8    for any category of pupils, among the actual divisors listed. For the purposes
  9    of  paragraphs  (a),  (b) and (c) of this subsection (7), "education provider"
 10    means the home-based public virtual school or an entity that has legally  con-
 11    tracted  with  the  home-based  public virtual school to supply education ser-
 12    vices. Reimbursable costs shall be limited to the costs of:
 13        (a)  Providing an internet connection service between the student and  the
 14        education provider, not including the cost of telephone service;
 15        (b)  Providing  electronic  and  computer equipment used by the student to
 16        transmit educational material between the student and the  education  pro-
 17        vider;
 18        (c)  Providing  a  toll-free telephone service for students to communicate
 19        with the education provider;
 20        (d)  Providing education-related, face-to-face visits  by  representatives
 21        of  the home-based public virtual school, with such reimbursements limited
 22        to the mileage costs set for state employee travel by the state  board  of
 23        examiners; and
 24        (e)  Any  actual  pupil transportation costs that would be reimbursable if
 25        claimed by a school district.
 26    The total reimbursement for such home-based public virtual  schools  shall  be
 27    exempt  from  the statewide average cost per mile limitations of this section.
 28    The state's share of reimbursable costs shall be  eighty-five  percent  (85%),
 29    subject  to  the  statewide cost per student rider provisions of this section.
 30    For the purposes of such home-based public virtual school, the number of  stu-
 31    dent  riders shall be the same as the number of pupils in average daily atten-
 32    dance.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS16428
This is the Fiscal Year 2008 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.) Pupil transportation costs; 4.) Technology funds; 5.) Textbook funds; 6.) Ag Replacement phase-out funds; 7.) Rural school study funds; 8.) State discretionary funds; and 9.) The Operations' portion of federal pass-through funding to local school districts.

This budget adds funds for an increase of 250 new midterm and full-term support units, and an increase in available federal pass-through funds. It also directs all $9.8 million earmarked in Section 4 be used for Technology. In FY 2007, public schools could also choose to use this money for ISAT remediation. ISAT remediation is now funded separately as an earmark in the Division of Children's Programs portion of the Public Schools budget. 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 9 of the bill.

New items in this budget include the $9,950,000 provided in Section 6 for the purchase of textbook materials. Local districts and charters would be required to put forward $1 for every $3 of state funds so received. Section 5 of the bill provides for the second year of funding for the 5-year phase down of unequalized moneys previously received by school districts as a state replacement of M&O personal property taxes on agricultural equipment. Section 7 provides one-time funding for the Superintendent of Public Instruction to conduct a study of the challenges facing rural schools.

While the amount of direct-funded state discretionary funds per support unit in this budget is essentially flat, at $25,442 per classroom, Section 8 of the bill recognizes that the actions taken by the Legislature in other areas, ranging from creating greater local interest earnings by providing funds sooner, to the displacement of local discretionary funds through the direct state funding of various line items, will result in an effective increase in local discretionary funds available per support unit of at least 3.1%, and up to 8.9%. The level of direct state 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 2008 discretionary funds at the level stated in Section 8 of the bill.

Section 10 amends Section 33-1006, Idaho Code, to provide more specific rules and oversight for the State Board of Education's process of granting waivers from the state's cap on pupil transportation costs.


FISCAL NOTE
FY 2007
Approp.
FY 2008
Approp.
Div. of
Operations
I. STATE APPROPRIATION  
A. Sources of Funds  
1. General Fund $1,291,587,000 $1,367,363,800 $525,558,000
2. Dedicated Funds $51,366,800 $62,334,600 $35,012,000
3. Federal Funds $175,000,000 $215,000,000 $7,232,800
4. TOTAL STATE APPROPRIATIONS $1,517,953,800 $1,644,698,400 $567,802,800

General Fund Percent Increase: 

30.8% 5.9% 4.3%

Total Funds Percent Increase:

26.8% 8.3% 5.4%
 
II. PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION  
A. Statutory Requirements  
1. Transportation $64,316,700 $67,032,300 $67,032,300
2. Border Contracts $800,000 $1,000,000 $0
3. Exceptional Contracts/Tuition Equivalents $5,750,000 $6,075,000 $0
4. Program Adjustments $435,000 $480,000 $0
5. Salary-based Apportionment $740,842,100 $774,788,600 $102,377,000
6. Teacher Incentive Award $313,200 $166,100 $0
7. State Paid Employee Benefits $133,897,900 $139,771,900 $18,468,800
8. Early Retirement Program $4,750,000 $4,750,000 $0
9. Bond Levy Equalization $6,300,000 $11,200,000 $0
10. Idaho Safe & Drug-Free Schools $5,500,000 $7,000,000 $0
11. Sub-total -- Statutory Requirements $962,904,900 $1,012,263,900 $187,878,100
 
B. Other Program Distributions  

1.

Technology $9,800,000 $9,800,000 $9,800,000
2. Idaho Reading Initiative $2,800,000 $2,800,000 $0
3. Limited English Proficiency (LEP) $6,040,000 $6,040,000 $0
4. High School Redesign (Gifted & Talented) $500,000 $1,000,000 $0
5. High School Redesign (IDLA) $1,100,000 $2,800,000 $0
6. School Facilities Funding (Lottery) $10,772,900 $19,122,600 $0
7. School Facilities Maintenance Match $5,650,000 $2,300,000 $0
8. Classroom Supplies $0 $5,180,000 $0
9. Textbook Allowance $0 $9,950,000 $9,950,000
10. ISAT Remediation $0 $5,000,000 $0
11. Dual Credit Class Allowance $0 $0 $0
12. Math Initiative $0 $350,000 $0
13. Ag Replacement Phase-out $0 $3,017,000 $3,017,000
14. Safe School Study $0 $150,000 $0
15. Rural School Initiative $0 $100,000 $100,000
16. Federal Funds for Local School Districts $175,000,000 $215,000,000 $7,232,800
17. Sub-total -- Other Program Distributions $211,662,900 $282,609,600 $30,099,800
  TOTAL CATEGORICAL EXPENDITURES $1,174,567,800 $1,294,873,500 $217,977,900
III. EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUNDS $0 $0 $0
IV. STATE DISCRETIONARY FUNDS $343,386,000 $349,824,900 $349,824,900
V. ESTIMATED SUPPORT UNITS 13,500 13,750 13,750
VI. STATE DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT $25,436 $25,442 $25,442
VII. LOCAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPOR $0 $0 $0
VIII. TOTAL DISCRETIONARY PER SUPPORT $25,436 $25,442 $25,442

Contact:Jason Hancock

LegislativeServices Office

Budgetand Policy Analysis

Telephone:334-3531

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