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HOUSE BILL NO. 532<br /> – Schools/federal fund loss/replace

HOUSE BILL NO. 532

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H0532..........................................................by EDUCATION
SCHOOL FUNDING - Adds to existing law relating to school funding to state
findings of the Legislature; to provide state funding to temporarily
mitigate the impact on certain Idaho school districts for loss of federal
funds previously authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community
Self-Determination Act, Public Law 106-393; and to provide for return of
state moneys to the Public Education Stabilization Fund if federal moneys
are received.

02/14    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/15    Rpt prt - to Educ
02/26    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/27    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/28    3rd rdg - PASSED - 55-12-3
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
      Chavez, Chew, Collins, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Labrador, LeFavour, Loertscher,
      Luker, Mathews, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
      Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(08),
      Shirley, Shively, Smith(24), Smith(30)(Stanek), Snodgrass, Thayn,
      Thomas, Trail, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- Bell, Clark, Crane, Hart, Kren, Marriott, McGeachin,
      Mortimer, Moyle, Raybould, Stevenson, Vander Woude
      Absent and excused -- Lake, Shepherd(02), Wills
    Floor Sponsor - Roberts
    Title apvd - to Senate
02/29    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/25    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/27    3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-1-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon),
      Geddes, Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough,
      Langhorst, Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague,
      McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett
      NAYS -- Werk
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Keough
    Title apvd - to House
03/28    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/31    Pres signed
04/01    To Governor
04/09    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 384
         Effective: 07/01/08;
         07/01/12 Sunset Clause

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-ninth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2008

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 532

                                   BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO SCHOOL FUNDING; STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE; AND  AMENDING
  3        CHAPTER  9, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW SECTION 33-910,
  4        IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE STATE FUNDING TO TEMPORARILY MITIGATE THE IMPACT ON
  5        CERTAIN IDAHO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY AUTHO-
  6        RIZED UNDER THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT,
  7        PUBLIC LAW 106-393 AND TO PROVIDE FOR RETURN OF STATE MONEYS TO THE PUBLIC
  8        EDUCATION STABILIZATION FUND IF FEDERAL MONEYS ARE RECEIVED; PROVIDING  AN
  9        EFFECTIVE DATE AND PROVIDING A SUNSET DATE.

 10    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 11        SECTION 1.  It is the finding of the Legislature that there remains uncer-
 12    tainty  in  the reauthorization of the federal Secure Rural Schools and Commu-
 13    nity Self-Determination Act by the Congress of the United States. If the  fed-
 14    eral  government  has  not reauthorized the Secure Rural Schools and Community
 15    Self-Determination Act, Public Law 106-393, or substantially similar  legisla-
 16    tion,  it  will have negative effects on certain Idaho school districts and in
 17    this case the Legislature is prepared to temporarily mitigate  the  impact  on
 18    those  Idaho  school  districts and to offset the loss of federal funds previ-
 19    ously  authorized  under  the  Secure  Rural  Schools  and   Community   Self-
 20    Determination Act, Public Law 106-393.

 21        SECTION  2.  That  Chapter  9,  Title  33, Idaho Code, be, and the same is
 22    hereby amended by the addition thereto of a NEW SECTION, to be known and  des-
 23    ignated as Section 33-910, Idaho Code, and to read as follows:

 24        33-910.  SECURE  RURAL  SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY SELF-DETERMINATION ACT PHASE
 25    OUT FUNDING. (1) If the state superintendent of public instruction  determines
 26    that  the federal government has not reauthorized the secure rural schools and
 27    community self-determination act of 2000, public law 106-393, or substantially
 28    similar legislation, by February 10, 2009, the legislature  shall  appropriate
 29    from  the  public  education stabilization fund to the state superintendent of
 30    public instruction for distribution to eligible  school  districts  an  amount
 31    that is equal to seventy percent (70%) of the distribution made to school dis-
 32    tricts  in  December  2007  by  eligible  counties  under  title I, public law
 33    106-393. The distributions to eligible school districts shall be based on  the
 34    same  proportion  of  the  total that each school district received during the
 35    December 2007 distribution made to school districts by eligible counties under
 36    title I, public law 106-393.
 37        (2)  For each following fiscal year that the state superintendent of  pub-
 38    lic  instruction  determines  that the federal government has not reauthorized
 39    the secure rural schools and community self-determination act of 2000,  public
 40    law  106-393,  or  substantially  similar  legislation, by February 10 of that
 41    year, the state shall appropriate  from  the  public  education  stabilization
 42    fund:

                                       2

  1        (a)  For  fiscal  year 2010, an amount that is equal to fifty-five percent
  2        (55%) of the distribution made to school districts  in  December  2007  by
  3        eligible counties under title I, public law 106-393.
  4        (b)  For  fiscal year 2011, an amount that is equal to forty percent (40%)
  5        of the distribution made to school districts in December 2007 by  eligible
  6        counties under title I, public law 106-393.
  7        (c)  For  fiscal year 2012, an amount that is equal to twenty-five percent
  8        (25%) of the distribution made to school districts  in  December  2007  by
  9        eligible counties under title I, public law 106-393.
 10        (d)  For  fiscal year 2013, there shall be no funding under the provisions
 11        of this section.
 12        (3)  If the superintendent of public instruction determines that the  fed-
 13    eral  government has reauthorized the secure rural schools and community self-
 14    determination act of 2000, public law 106-393, or substantially similar legis-
 15    lation, after February 10, 2009, and that the first  payment  to  school  dis-
 16    tricts  shall  take  place on or prior to July 15, 2009, then each school dis-
 17    trict shall return all state moneys distributed pursuant to this  section  for
 18    deposit  to  the  public  education stabilization fund, up to a maximum of the
 19    amount of federal money so received.
 20        (4)  If the superintendent of public instruction determines that the  fed-
 21    eral  government has reauthorized the secure rural schools and community self-
 22    determination act of 2000, public law 106-393, or substantially similar legis-
 23    lation, after February 10 of any fiscal year after 2009, and  that  the  first
 24    payment  to  school  districts shall take place on or prior to July 15 of that
 25    year, then each school district shall return all state moneys  distributed  in
 26    that  fiscal year pursuant to this section for deposit to the public education
 27    stabilization fund, up to  a  maximum  of  the  amount  of  federal  money  so
 28    received.

 29        SECTION  3.  This  act shall be in full force and effect on and after July
 30    1, 2008, and shall be of no force and effect on and after July 1, 2012.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact


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                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 17876

The proposed legislation would amend Chapter 9, Title 33, Idaho
Code to provide state funding from the Public Education
Stabilization Fund to temporarily mitigate the impact on certain
Idaho school districts for loss of Secure Rural Schools and
Community Self-Depreciation Act federal funds.  If the
Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that the federal
government has reauthorized the Secure Rural Schools and Self-
Determination Act, these funds will not be distributed.


                           FISCAL NOTE

The fiscal impact will be based on the distribution made by the
federal government for secure schools funding as of December,
2007, of $6,176,258.88.  For December, 2008, the amount of state
funding would be seventy percent (70%)or $4,323,381.22; December,
2009, the amount of state funding would be fifty-five percent
(55%)or $3,396,942.38; December, 2010, the amount of state
funding would be forty percent (40%)or $2,470,503.55; and
December, 2011, the amount of state funding would be twenty-five
percent (25%)or $1,544,064.72.





Contact
Name: Rep. Ken Roberts  
Phone: (208) 332-1000
Rep. Paul Shepherd
Rep. Pete Nielsen
Rep. Liz Chavez

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                      H 532      

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