Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind for fiscal year 2022.

This is the FY 2022 original appropriation bill for the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Educational Services for the Deaf and the Blind. Pursuant to Section 33-3403, Idaho Code, the goal of the divisionistoassistschooldistrictsandstateagenciesinprovidingaccessibility,quality,andequitytostudentsin the state with sensory impairments through a continuum of service and placement options. Services include the operation of a school for the deaf and the blind and an outreach program to provide services to students outside the campus area, as well as early intervention and family consultation. This bill includes standard statewide adjustments for employee salaries and benefits. Also included is additional funding for teachers to maintain equity with teachers in the public school system on the career ladder. The bill also removes appropriation that is no longer needed; these moneys are off-budget and do not go through the state's accounting system; this reduction will not impact the operations of the organization. This bill also fully restores the Governor's 5% budget holdback.