Idaho S 1327: PUBLIC SCHOOLS – Amends and adds to existing law to provide a public school funding formula for fiscal years 2022 through 2027 and to provide for student success incentive grants.

Bill Text

LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO
Sixty-fifth Legislature Second Regular Session - 2020
IN THE SENATE
SENATE BILL NO. 1327
BY EDUCATION COMMITTEE
AN ACT1
RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS; AMENDING SECTION 33-1002, IDAHO CODE, TO PROVIDE2
A FUNDING FORMULA FOR FISCAL YEARS 2022 THROUGH 2027, TO PROVIDE FOR A3
SUBSTITUTE FACTOR IN CERTAIN FORMULAS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CREATION OF4
NEW FORMULAS BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNDER CERTAIN CIR-5
CUMSTANCES, TO PROVIDE FOR STUDENT ENROLLMENT COUNTS, TO PROVIDE FOR6
SPECIAL PROGRAM SUPPORT, TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN PAYMENTS, AND TO PRO-7
VIDE THAT CERTAIN LAWS SHALL REMAIN APPLICABLE DURING FISCAL YEARS 20228
THROUGH 2027; AMENDING SECTION 33-1026, IDAHO CODE, TO REVISE A DATE;9
AND AMENDING CHAPTER 10, TITLE 33, IDAHO CODE, BY THE ADDITION OF A NEW10
SECTION 33-1029, IDAHO CODE, TO ESTABLISH PROVISIONS REGARDING STUDENT11
SUCCESS INCENTIVE GRANTS.12
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:13
SECTION 1. That Section 33-1002, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby14
amended to read as follows:15
33-1002. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM. The educational support pro-16
gram is calculated as follows:17
(1) State Educational Support Funds. Add the state appropriation, in-18
cluding the moneys available in the public school income fund, together with19
all miscellaneous revenues to determine the total state funds.20
(2) From the total state funds subtract the following amounts needed21
for state support of special programs provided by a school district:22
(a) Pupil tuition-equivalency allowances as provided in section23
33-1002B, Idaho Code;24
(b) Transportation support program as provided in section 33-1006,25
Idaho Code;26
(c) Feasibility studies allowance as provided in section 33-1007A,27
Idaho Code;28
(d) The approved costs for border district allowance, provided in sec-29
tion 33-1403, Idaho Code, as determined by the state superintendent of30
public instruction;31
(e) The approved costs for exceptional child approved contract al-32
lowance, provided in subsection 2. of section 33-2004, Idaho Code, as33
determined by the state superintendent of public instruction;34
(f) Salary-based apportionment calculated as provided in sections35
33-1004 through 33-1004F, Idaho Code;36
(g) Unemployment insurance benefit payments according to the provi-37
sions of section 72-1349A, Idaho Code;38
(h) For expenditure as provided by the public school technology pro-39
gram;40
(i) For employee severance payments as provided in section 33-521,41
Idaho Code;42

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(j) For distributions to the Idaho digital learning academy as provided1
in section 33-1020, Idaho Code;2
(k) For charter school facilities funds and reimbursements paid pur-3
suant to section 33-5208(5), Idaho Code;4
(l) For an online course portal as provided for in section 33-1024,5
Idaho Code;6
(m) For advanced opportunities as provided for in chapter 46, title 33,7
Idaho Code;8
(n) For additional math and science courses for high school students as9
provided in section 33-1021, Idaho Code;10
(o) For leadership premiums as provided in section 33-1004J, Idaho11
Code;12
(p) For master teacher premiums as provided in section 33-1004I, Idaho13
Code;14
(q) For the support of provisions that provide a safe environment con-15
ducive to student learning and maintain classroom discipline, an allo-16
cation of three hundred dollars ($300) per support unit;17
(r) An amount specified in the appropriation bill for the public18
schools educational support program for counseling support as provided19
for in section 33-1212A, Idaho Code, shall be distributed for grades 820
through 12 as follows:21
(i) For school districts and public charter schools with one hun-22
dred (100) or more students enrolled in grades 8 through 12, a pro23
rata distribution based on students enrolled in grades 8 through24
12 or eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000), whichever is greater;25
(ii) For school districts and public charter schools with fewer26
than one hundred (100) students enrolled in grades 8 through 12,27
one hundred eighty dollars ($180) per student enrolled in grades28
8 through 12 or nine thousand dollars ($9,000), whichever is29
greater;30
(s) An amount specified in the public schools educational support pro-31
gram appropriation bill for literacy intervention pursuant to section32
33-1616, Idaho Code, the disbursements made to the school districts33
and public charter schools in the aggregate shall not exceed the total34
amount appropriated for this purpose and shall be based on the actual35
costs of such intervention programs. School districts and public char-36
ter schools shall be reimbursed in full or in pro rata based on the37
average number of students in kindergarten through grade 3 who score ba-38
sic or below basic on the fall statewide reading assessment in the prior39
three (3) years;40
(t) For mastery-based education as provided for in section 33-1630,41
Idaho Code;42
(u) For pay for success contracting as provided in secti