Idaho Bills

Appropriates $86,798,500 for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Administrators for fiscal year 2017; amends existing law to increase the salary-based apportionment for administrators; and limits the amount distributed for school district and charter school continuous improvement planning and training.

This is the Fiscal Year 2017 appropriation for the Administrators Division of the Public Schools Educational Support Program, in the amount of $86,798,500. This division provides funding for superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, assistant principals, supervisors, and coordinators. This budget includes nondiscretionary adjustments for an estimated enrollment growth of 167 support units and an increase for the statewide education and experience index for salary- based apportionment. There is also funding for a 3% base salary increase. There are no line items. All funds are ongoing from the General Fund and results in a 4.2% increase over the previous year.