Idaho Bills

Appropriates $970,079,600 to the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2019; directs the use of moneys for professional development; defines the term “distributed”; and provides legislative intent regarding the College and Career Advisors and Student Mentors Program.

Appropriates $310,044,600 to the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Children's Programs for fiscal year 2019; and provides legislative intent.

Appropriates $10,979,400 to the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2019.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind of the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $10,979,400 and does not have an authorized full-time equivalent position cap. For benefit costs, the bill removes $1,450 per eligible FTP to bring the annual employer contribution for health insurance down to $11,650 by including a two-month employee and employer premium holiday, adds a 6.8% increase for life insurance, and adjusts funding for workers' compensation in amounts that vary by agency. Funding for replacement items includes $178,100 from the General Fund for one mid-sized school bus for $85,000, and four sedans totaling $93,100. This bill also provides funding for a 3% ongoing merit-based salary increase for permanent employees, to be distributed at the discretion of the bureau administrator. This bill also includes an endowment fund increase of $7,000 that will be used for additional operating expenditures. The bill funds three line items, which provide $185,900 for career ladder equivalence for year two of a three-year phase-in of increased instructor salaries and benefits that allows the bureau to achieve levels that are equivalent to the public school career laddersalarycompensationsystem; $5,000forahydraulicsnowplowattachment; and$25,000foraportable AuditoryBrainResponse(ABR)testingapparatusthatwillbeusedbythebureau'slicensedstaffaudiologist. Ofthetotalappropriation, $7,023,000isfortheCampusOperationsProgramand$3,956,400isforOutreach Programs.

Appropriates $93,724,700 to the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Administrators for fiscal year 2019; and amends existing law to increase the salary-based apportionment for administrators.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Division of Administrators for the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $93,724,700 ongoing from the General Fund. This division provides funding for superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, supervisors, and coordinators. This budget includes $2,704,200 for a 3% base salary increase. It also includes $404,100 for nondiscretionary adjustments that include estimated enrollment growth of 165 mid-term support units and an increase for the statewide education and experience index for salary-based apportionment. All funds are ongoing from the General Fund and this appropriation results in a 3.4% increase over the previous year.

Appropriates $687,765,800 for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for fiscal year 2019; amends existing law to increase the salary-based apportionment for classified staff; provides an estimate for discretionary funds per support unit; provides for expenditures for information technology staff; provides for classroom technology and instructional management systems; defines the term “distributed”; allows for transfers among other divisions; and makes a General Fund transfer.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Division of Operations of the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $632,440,200 from the General Fund and $55,325,600 in dedicated funds. This division includes pupil transportation, salaries and benefits for classified staff, technology, innovation schools funding, and discretionary funds that can be used for any educational support services or general operations. This budget includes $4,316,900 for a 3% base salary increase for classified staff. Also included is $10,556,600 for nondiscretionary adjustments due to enrollment growth and the estimated increase in pupil transportation. The endowment adjustment includes a decrease of $3,276,000 from the General Fund and an increase of $3,276,000 from dedicated funds. The bill funds four line items, which provide $10,500,000 for technology in line item 3 that, when added to the $26 million in the FY 2019 Base, will bring the amount of funding for classroom technology up to $36.5 million for FY 2019. The combination of funding in line items 6 and 7 increases discretionary funding to $27,481 per support unit, which is a 2.7% increase over the current year. Individually, the $4,034,000 from the General Fund is tied to the 2017 Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 1.7% and the $7,209,300 from the General Fund for health insurance is the result of several calculations and analyses of school district health insurance costs, rate increases, and staffing levels. Line item 14 provides $500,000 for IT staffing. This is an increase of 5.8% from the General Fund and 5.2% from all funds.

Appropriates $14,475,300 for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2019; and provides legislative intent.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Division of Central Services of the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $14,475,300 from the General Fund. This division includes thosemoneysincludedinthepublicschoolssupportbudgetthatareexpendedatthestatelevelforthebenefit of school districts. This bill funds two line items, which provide $1,300,000 for content and curriculum and $1,341,500 for student achievement assessments. The total increase in this appropriation is 3.6%.

Appropriates $53,545,700 to the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Facilities for fiscal year 2019; provides moneys for the Bond Levy Equalization Fund; specifies the amount of revenue to be distributed to the General Fund; and makes a transfer to the Public School Income Fund.

This is the FY 2019 original appropriation bill for the Division of Facilities for the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $53,545,700. This includes $22,186,500 from the General Fund and $31,359,200 from dedicated funds. This appropriation funds the Bond Levy Equalization Program, the Charter School Facilities Program, and the School Facilities Maintenance Match Program. The estimated cost of the Bond Levy Equalization Program is $23,184,500 and is funded from a mix of $10,387,800 from the General Fund (transferred from cigarette tax revenue), $12,375,000 of Idaho Lottery proceeds directed by statute to the Bond Levy Equalization Program, and $421,700 from the fund balance in the Bond Levy Equalization Fund. The estimated cost for charter school facilities is $7,893,700, all from the General Fund. The estimated cost of the state facilities maintenance match is $22,467,500 and is funded from a combination of $3,905,000 from the General Fund and $18,562,500 from the School District Building Account, which receives moneys directly from the Idaho Lottery. The net increase of these nondiscretionary adjustments is $5,059,100. This bill results in an increase of all funds of 10.4%.