Idaho Bills

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Administrators for fiscal year 2021.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2021.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Facilities for fiscal year 2021.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Central Services for fiscal year 2021.

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 2021.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers for fiscal year 2021.

This is an FY 2021 trailer appropriation bill for the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Teachers. It addresses the fiscal impact of H523, which adds a third rung (Advanced Professional) to the existing career ladder with the first cell starting at $52,000 for FY 2021.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Children's Programs for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Division of Children's Programs of the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $321,752,600. This budget includes nondiscretionary adjustments from the General Fund of $2,580,700, which includes increases of $2,000,000 for the Advanced Opportunities Program, $224,200 for the Idaho Digital Learning Academy, $284,100 for Border Contracts, and $72,400 for Exceptional Contracts and Tuition Equivalents. Also included are the following line items: line item 1 for an increase of $3,156,500 for Literacy Proficiency, to make the onetime appropriation for that purpose ongoing; and line item 3 for a reduction of $10,115,000 from the Federal Grant Fund to align the federal appropriation with actual expenditures. This line item does not impact the amount of federal funding the state will receive, rather it more closely aligns the appropriation with estimated federal expenditures. This appropriation is a 2.3% decrease from FY 2020.

Relates to the appropriation to the Public Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Operations for fiscal year 2021.

This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Division of Operations of the Public Schools Educational Support Program. It appropriates $685,591,900 from the General Fund and $60,586,400 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 $3,150,900 for a 2% base salary increase for classified staff. Also included is $16,017,300fornondiscretionaryadjustmentsandofthatamount,$7,705,300isneededfortheincreaseinpupil transportation, $6,268,000 is to meet the demands of student growth in discretionary funding, and $2,044,000 is for support unit growth for salaries and benefits. Line item 1 increases discretionary funding to $28,887 per support unit, which is a 1.7% increase over the current year, and may be used for health insurance. The amount is the result of several calculations and analyses of health insurance costs, rate increases, and staffing levels. The $28,887 is further divided into two distributions: $16,226 per support unit is to be used at the discretion of the school district or charter school and $12,661 per support unit is to be used to offset the employer costs of health, vision, and dental insurance offered to its employees. If the distribution provided for health, vision, and dental insurance is in excess of the individual school district's or charter school's actual costs, the excess funds may then be used at the school district's or charter school's discretion. This is an increase of 3.8% from the General Fund and 3.7% from all funds.