HOUSE BILL NO. 669 – Approp, Public Schools, Teacher Div

HOUSE BILL NO. 669

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H0669.....................................................by APPROPRIATIONS
APPROPRIATIONS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - DIVISION OF TEACHERS - Appropriates
$817,074,500 to the Public Schools, Division of Teachers, for fiscal year
2009; provides moneys for unemployment insurance; distributes moneys for
master teacher award payments; distributes moneys for training for working
with gifted and talented students; provides distribution for purchase of
classroom supplies; amends existing law to increase instructional staff
base salary; and provides for costs associated with a Teacher Performance
Evaluation Task Force.

03/18    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/19    Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/20    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 70-0-0
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
      Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Bowers, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon,
      Chavez, Chew, Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
      Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Jaquet, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador,
      Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin,
      Mortimer, Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence,
      Raybould, Ringo, Roberts, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer,
      Shepherd(02), Shepherd(08), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24),
      Snodgrass, Stevenson, Thayn, Thomas, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills,
      Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Bayer
    Title apvd - to Senate
03/24    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Fin
03/25    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/26    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
    Rls susp - PASSED - 34-1-0
      AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bastian, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett,
      Cameron, Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon(Gannon),
      Goedde, Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst,
      Little, Lodge, Malepeai(Sagness), McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce,
      Richardson, Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
      NAYS -- Geddes
      Absent and excused -- None
    Floor Sponsor - Hammond
    Title apvd - to House
03/26    To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/27    Pres signed
03/28    To Governor
04/01    Governor signed
         Session Law Chapter 363
         Effective: 07/01/08

Bill Text

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

                                                                       

                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 669

                                BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE

  1                                        AN ACT
  2    RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVISION OF TEACHERS  FOR
  3        FISCAL  YEAR 2009; PROVIDING FOR EXPENDITURES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIVI-
  4        SION OF TEACHERS; APPROPRIATING GENERAL FUND MONEYS FOR  TRANSFER  TO  THE
  5        PUBLIC  SCHOOL INCOME FUND; APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO THE EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT
  6        PROGRAM/DIVISION OF TEACHERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009;  PROVIDING  MONEYS  FOR
  7        THE  UNEMPLOYMENT  INSURANCE PROGRAM; DIRECTING THAT AN AMOUNT BE DISTRIB-
  8        UTED FOR MASTER TEACHER AWARD  PAYMENTS;  DIRECTING  THE  DISTRIBUTION  OF
  9        $1,000,000 BETWEEN TRAINING TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF GIFTED AND TALENTED STU-
 10        DENTS AND TRAINING TEACHERS TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL ADVANCED LEARNING OPPOR-
 11        TUNITIES  FOR  STUDENTS; DIRECTING THAT $350 BE DISTRIBUTED TO EACH QUALI-
 12        FIED TEACHER FOR CLASSROOM  SUPPLIES;  AMENDING  SECTION  33-1004E,  IDAHO
 13        CODE,  TO  PROVIDE  FOR A BASE SALARY INCREASE FOR INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF, TO
 14        REVISE INSTRUCTIONAL SALARY ALLOCATION INCREASES AND TO INCREASE THE MINI-
 15        MUM INSTRUCTIONAL STAFF SALARY; AND DIRECTING THAT  $50,000  BE  ALLOCATED
 16        FOR A TEACHER PERFORMANCE EVALUATION TASK FORCE.

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

 18        SECTION  1.  The following amount shall be expended for the Public Schools
 19    Division of Teachers for the period July 1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
 20    FROM:
 21    General Fund                                                      $746,380,700
 22    Federal Grant Fund                                                  70,693,800
 23      TOTAL                                                           $817,074,500

 24        SECTION 2.  There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be trans-
 25    ferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1,  2008,  through
 26    June 30, 2009:
 27    FROM:
 28    General Fund                                                      $746,380,700

 29        SECTION  3.  There  is  hereby  appropriated  to  the  Educational Support
 30    Program/Division of Teachers, pursuant to law and the provisions of this  act,
 31    the  following amount to be expended from the listed funds for the period July
 32    1, 2008, through June 30, 2009:
 33    FROM:
 34    Public School Income Fund                                         $746,380,700
 35    Federal Grant Fund                                                  70,693,800
 36      TOTAL                                                           $817,074,500

 37        SECTION 4.  Of the moneys appropriated in  Section  3  of  this  act,  the
 38    amount  necessary  for  the  Unemployment  Insurance Program shall be expended
 39    according to Section 72-1349A, Idaho  Code,  for  the  period  July  1,  2008,
 40    through June 30, 2009.

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  1        SECTION  5.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section 3 of this act, the
  2    amount necessary shall be awarded to those  instructional  staff  members  who
  3    have been recognized as master teachers by the National Board for Professional
  4    Teaching  Standards,  according  to  the provisions of Section 33-1004E, Idaho
  5    Code.

  6        SECTION  6.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in  Section  3  of  this  act,
  7    $1,000,000 shall be distributed as follows:
  8        (1)  $500,000 shall be distributed to train  general  education  teachers,
  9    gifted/talented  (G/T)  facilitators,  administrators and/or parents to better
 10    meet the needs of gifted/talented students.  One-half  (1/2)  of  these  funds
 11    shall  be allocated pro rata based on each district's prior year total student
 12    enrollment compared to the prior year  total  statewide  enrollment.  One-half
 13    (1/2) of these funds shall be allocated based on the number of gifted/talented
 14    students  identified  and  served  as indicated on the prior year's December 1
 15    child count. The number of gifted/talented students identified for purposes of
 16    this section shall not exceed seven percent (7%) of the district's total  stu-
 17    dent enrollment. No district shall receive less than $500. Funds shall be dis-
 18    tributed upon submission and approval of an application submitted to the State
 19    Department  of  Education demonstrating how in-service training will establish
 20    or improve identification and service of gifted/talented students in the  five
 21    (5)  mandated talent areas. The Superintendent of Public Instruction may real-
 22    locate any gifted/talented funds that are left unrequested by school districts
 23    to all other school  districts  that  have  requested  gifted/talented  funds,
 24    according to the distribution formula outlined in this section.
 25        (2)  Pursuant  to the fiscal impact statement for State Board of Education
 26    rule, IDAPA 08.02.03, Docket Number 08-0203-0605, $500,000 shall  be  distrib-
 27    uted  to  train  teachers  to provide advanced learning opportunities for stu-
 28    dents. The allocation and  utilization  of  such  funds  shall  be  determined
 29    jointly  by  the  State  Board  of  Education and the Superintendent of Public
 30    Instruction, under the administration of the State  Department  of  Education,
 31    provided that the funds not be used for state personnel costs.

 32        SECTION  7.  Of  the  moneys  appropriated  in Section 3 of this act, $350
 33    shall be distributed  to  each  full-time  equivalent  certificated  classroom
 34    teacher  for  the purchase of classroom supplies. The Superintendent of Public
 35    Instruction shall determine the formulas and methodologies by which such funds
 36    are distributed, within this framework, and the permissible uses. The Superin-
 37    tendent of Public Instruction may withhold  or  require  the  return  of  such
 38    funds,  in  the  case  of any school district or public charter school that is
 39    using or is proposing to use such funds in an impermissible manner.

 40        SECTION 8.  That Section 33-1004E, Idaho Code, be, and the same is  hereby
 41    amended to read as follows:

 42        33-1004E.  DISTRICT'S  SALARY-BASED  APPORTIONMENT. Each district shall be
 43    entitled to a salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in  this  sec-
 44    tion.
 45        1.  To  determine  the apportionment for instructional staff, first deter-
 46    mine the district average experience and education index by placing all eligi-
 47    ble district certificated instructional employees on the statewide index  pro-
 48    vided  in  section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
 49    index. Districts with an index above the state  average  index  shall  receive
 50    their  actual  index  but  not  more  than  the state average plus .03 for the
 51    1994-95 school year, and shall receive their actual index but  not  more  than

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  1    the  state  average plus .06 for the 1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
  2    receive their actual district index. The district  instructional  staff  index
  3    shall  be  multiplied  by  the instructional base salary of $24,62325,231. The
  4    amount so determined shall be multiplied by the district staff  allowance  for
  5    instructional  staff determined as provided in section 33-1004(2), Idaho Code.
  6    The instructional salary allocation shall be further increased by  the  amount
  7    necessary  for  each full-time equivalent instructional staff member placed on
  8    the experience and education index to be allocated at least the minimum salary
  9    mandated by this section. Full-time  instructional  staff  salaries  shall  be
 10    determined  from a salary schedule developed by each district and submitted to
 11    the state department of education. No  full-time  instructional  staff  member
 12    shall  be paid less than $31,000750. If an instructional staff member has been
 13    certified by the national board for professional teaching standards, the staff
 14    member shall be designated as a master teacher and receive $2,000 per year for
 15    five (5) years. The instructional salary shall be increased by $2,000 for each
 16    master teacher. The resulting amount is the district's salary-based apportion-
 17    ment for instructional staff. For purposes of this section, teachers  qualify-
 18    ing  for  the  salary  increase as master teacher shall be those who have been
 19    recognized as national board certified teachers as of July 1 of each year.
 20        2.  To determine the  apportionment  for  district  administrative  staff,
 21    first determine the district average experience and education index by placing
 22    all eligible certificated administrative employees on the statewide index pro-
 23    vided  in  section 33-1004A, Idaho Code. The resulting average is the district
 24    index. Districts with an index above the state  average  index  shall  receive
 25    their actual index but not more than the state average plus .03 for the school
 26    year 1994-95, and shall receive their actual index but not more than the state
 27    average  index  plus  .06  for  the  1995-96 school year, and thereafter shall
 28    receive their actual district index. The district administrative  staff  index
 29    shall  be  multiplied  by the base salary of $35,816. The amount so determined
 30    shall be multiplied by the district staff allowance for  administrative  staff
 31    determined as provided in section 33-1004(3), Idaho Code. The resulting amount
 32    is the district's salary-based apportionment for administrative staff.
 33        3.  To  determine the apportionment for classified staff, multiply $19,783
 34    by the district classified staff allowance determined as provided  in  section
 35    33-1004(4),  Idaho Code. The amount so determined is the district's apportion-
 36    ment for classified staff.
 37        4.  The district's salary-based apportionment shall  be  the  sum  of  the
 38    apportionments  calculated in subsections 1., 2. and 3., of this section, plus
 39    the benefit apportionment as provided in section 33-1004F, Idaho Code.

 40        SECTION 9.  Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3 of  this  act,  up  to
 41    $50,000  may be expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to defray
 42    the costs associated with a Teacher Performance  Evaluation  Task  Force.  The
 43    Superintendent of Public Instruction shall appoint, convene and provide admin-
 44    istrative  support  for said task force. The task force shall include the fol-
 45    lowing members:
 46        (1)  Three superintendents, principals or public charter school directors;
 47        (2)  Three members of school district boards of trustees or public charter
 48        school boards of directors;
 49        (3)  Three classroom teachers, at least two of whom  must  be  members  of
 50        teacher associations.
 51        The  charge of this task force is to develop minimum standards for a fair,
 52    thorough, consistent and efficient system for evaluating  teacher  performance
 53    in  Idaho,  and  to present its written recommendations to the Governor, State
 54    Board of Education, and the standing Education Committees of the Idaho  Legis-

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  1    lature by no later than January 30, 2009.

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