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.