NOTE: The governor signed this measure on 2/23/2012.
      
      
      HOUSE BILL 12-1182
      
      
      BY REPRESENTATIVE(S) Gerou, Becker, Levy, Casso, Fields, Hamner, Kerr
      A., Labuda, Peniston, Todd, Young;
      also SENATOR(S) Hodge, Steadman, Lambert.
      
      
      Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of
           education.
       
      
      Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
      
           SECTION 1.  Appropriation to the department of education for
      the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011.  In Session Laws of Colorado
      2011, section 2 of chapter 335, (SB 11-209), amend Part III as follows: 
      
           Section 2. Appropriation.
      
PART III


DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



















(1) MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION













(A) Administration and Centrally-Appropriated Line Items











State Board of Education
286,118



286,118
















(2.0 FTE)











General Department and
Program Administration
3,801,252
 


1,595,262



170,596
a
2,035,394
b









(16.2 FTE)



(2.5 FTE)

(20.9 FTE)





Office of Professional
Services
2,005,200







2,005,200
c















(23.0 FTE)







Division of On-line
Learning
372,507







372,507
d















(3.5 FTE)







Health, Life, and Dental
3,140,202



1,450,460



241,795
e
377,766
f
1,070,181



Short-term Disability
52,767



21,124



6,088
e
5,237
f
20,318



S.B. 04-257 Amortization
Equalization Disbursement
830,745



330,197



96,286
e
82,859
f
321,403



S.B. 06-235 Supplemental
Amortization Equalization
Disbursement
665,531



263,308



77,371
e
66,582
f
258,270



Workers' Compensation
280,433



107,181



24,539
e
34,437
f
114,276



Legal Services for 5,600
hours
423,976



210,625



160,354
c
52,997
g




Administrative Law Judge
Services
36,017







29,800
c
6,217
h





38,258







31,654
c
6,604
h




Payment to Risk
Management and Property
Funds
53,752



43,770



3,403
e
6,579
f




Capitol Complex Leased
Space
561,093



81,077



59,364
e
144,089
f
276,563












131,435
e
88,389
f
260,192



Reprinting and Distributing
Laws Concerning Education
35,480







35,480
i






Emeritus Retirement
5,387



5,387




























(B) Information Technology











Information Technology
Services
2,738,547



2,112,862





625,685
j









(16.1 FTE)





(6.9 FTE)





Purchase of Services from
Computer Center
144,254



144,254











Multiuse Network Payments
28,398



28,398











Information Technology
Asset Maintenance
303,830



303,830











Disaster Recovery
19,722



19,722




























(C) Assessments and Data Analyses











Colorado Student
Assessment Program
21,735,589







15,885,363
d


5,850,226
k











(5.0 FTE)



(6.8 FTE)



Federal Grant for State
Assessments and Related
Activities
2,247,224











2,247,224
k















(5.7 FTE)



Longitudinal Analyses of
Student Assessment Results
7,703,411



286,311







7,417,100








(3.0 FTE)











Preschool to Postsecondary
Education Alignment
567,685







567,685
d















(3.5 FTE)
























(D) State Charter School Institute











State Charter School
Institute Administration,
Oversight, and Management
1,502,820









1,502,820
l





1,689,544









1,689,544
l















(10.7 FTE)





Institute Charter School
Assistance Fund
550,000







550,000
m






Other Transfers to Institute
Charter Schools
2,013,615









2,013,615
n




Transfer of Federal Moneys
to Institute Charter Schools
5,730,000









5,730,000
n















(4.5 FTE)





Department Implementation
of Section 22-30.5-501 et
seq., C.R.S.
210,014









210,014
l















(2.6 FTE)





State Charter School
Institute Emergency
Reserve
195,004









195,004
l







58,045,569
















58,429,538






























a This amount shall be from general education development program fees.


b This amount shall be from departmental and statewide indirect cost recoveries.


c These amounts shall be from the Educator Licensure Cash Fund created in Section 22-60.5-112 (1), C.R.S.


d These amounts shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of  the State Constitution. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State
Constitution, appropriations from the State Education Fund are not subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.


e Of these amounts, $237,583 $256,779 shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of  the State Constitution, $188,566 $227,407 shall be from
the Educator Licensure Cash Fund created in Section 22-60.5-112 (1), C.R.S., $66,200 $77,528 shall be from the Public School Capital Construction Assistance Fund created in Section
22-43.7-104 (1), C.R.S., and $16,497 $19,203 shall be from general education development program fees. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State Constitution, appropriations
from the State Education Fund are not subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.


f Of these amounts, $390,130 $359,846 is estimated to be transferred from various appropriations to the Department of Education and $327,419 $302,003 is estimated to be from
departmental and statewide indirect cost recoveries and.


g Of this amount, $37,855 shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Public School Finance, State Share of Districts' Total Program Funding line item and $15,142 shall
be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Grant Programs, Distributions, and Other Assistance, Capital Construction, Division of Public School Capital Construction Assistance
line item.


h This amount shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Categorical Programs, District Programs Required by Statute, Special Education Programs for Children with
Disabilities line item.


i This amount shall be from interest and income earned on the investment of moneys in the Public School Fund that is credited to the State Public School Fund pursuant to Section
22-41-102 (3) (a), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 22-2-112 (1) (i), C.R.S., publishing costs shall be paid out of State Public School Fund created in Section 22-54-114 (1), C.R.S.


j Of this amount, $525,685 shall be transferred from various appropriations to the Department of Education and $100,000 shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Public
School Finance, State Share of Districts' Total Program Funding line item.


k These amounts from the federal grant for state assessments and related activities authorized pursuant to Title VI, Part A, Section 6113 of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
and are included for informational purposes only.


l These amounts shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Public School Finance, State Share of Districts' Total Program Funding line item.


m This amount shall be from the Institute Charter School Assistance Fund created in Section 22-30.5-515.5 (1) (a), C.R.S.


n These amounts shall be transferred from various line items in the Assistance to Public Schools section.



















(2) ASSISTANCE TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS













(A) Public School Finance















Administration
1,501,265







20,418
a
1,480,847
b













(0.2 FTE)

(18.3 FTE)





State Share of Districts'
Total Program Funding7, 8
3,562,775,745



2,848,425,153

284,175,417
c
430,175,175
d






Hold-harmless Full-day
Kindergarten Funding
7,198,953







7,198,953
e






District Per Pupil
Reimbursements for
Juveniles Held in Jail
100,000







100,000
a







3,571,575,963
































a These amounts shall be from the Read-to-Achieve Cash Fund created in Section 22-7-908 (1), C.R.S.


b This amount shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Public School Finance, State Share of Districts' Total Program Funding line item.


c This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S.


d Of this amount, $317,158,532 shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of  the State Constitution, and $113,016,643 shall be from the State
Public School Fund created in Section 22-54-114 (1), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State Constitution, appropriations from the State Education Fund are not subject
to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution. Of the amount appropriated from the State Public School Fund, $67,600,000 is
estimated to be from federal mineral leasing revenues transferred to the State Public School Fund pursuant to Sections 22-54-114 (1) and 34-63-102 , C.R.S., $36,924,767 is estimated
to be from reserves in the State Public School Fund, and $8,491,876 shall be from interest and income earned on the investment of moneys in the Public School Fund that is credited
to the State Public School Fund pursuant to Section 22-41-102 (3) (a), C.R.S.


e This amount shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of  the State Constitution. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State Constitution,
appropriations from the State Education Fund are not subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.



















(B) Categorical Programs













(I) District Programs Required by Statute













Special Education Programs
for Children with
Disabilities
288,628,104



71,572,347



58,225,450
a
101,812
b
158,728,495
c













(1.0 FTE)

(63.5 FTE)



English Language
Proficiency Program
24,377,497



3,101,598



9,984,180
a


11,291,719
d















 (4.6 FTE)



(II) Other Categorical Programs















Public School
Transportation
50,828,042



36,922,227



13,905,815
e















(2.0 FTE)







Transfer to the Department
of Higher Education for
Distribution of State
Assistance for Career and
Technical Education
23,584,498



17,792,850



5,791,648
a






Special Education Programs
for Gifted and Talented
Children
9,201,106



5,500,000



3,701,106
a















(0.5 FTE)







Expelled and At-risk
Student Services Grant
Program
7,493,560



5,788,807



1,704,753
a















(1.0 FTE)







Small Attendance Center
Aid
959,379



787,645



171,734
a






Comprehensive Health
Education
1,005,396



300,000



705,396
a















(1.0 FTE)








406,077,582
































a These amounts shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of  the State Constitution. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State
Constitution, appropriations from the State Education Fund are not subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.


b This amount shall be from federal funds transferred from the Department of Human Services.


c This amount shall be from federal funds authorized pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and is included for informational purposes only.


d This amount shall be from federal funds authorized pursuant to Title III of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and is included for informational purposes only.


e Of this amount, $13,455,815 shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of  the State Constitution and $450,000 shall be from the Public School
Transportation Fund created in Section 22-51-103 (1), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State Constitution, appropriations from the State Education Fund are not
subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.


















(C) Grant Programs, Distributions, and Other Assistance













(I) Health and Nutrition















Federal Nutrition Programs
156,631,328



82,327







156,549,001








(0.9 FTE)







(8.1 FTE)



State Match for School
Lunch Program
2,472,644







2,472,644
a






Child Nutrition School
Lunch Protection Program
850,000







850,000
b






Start Smart Nutrition
Program Fund
700,000



700,000











Start Smart Nutrition
Program
843,495







143,495
c
700,000
c




S.B. 97-101 Public School
Health Services
142,073









142,073
d















(1.4 FTE)





(II) Capital Construction















Division of Public School
Capital Construction
Assistance
874,523







874,523
e















(9.0 FTE)







Public School Capital
Construction Assistance
Board - Lease Payments
29,000,000







29,000,000
e



 


Financial Assistance Priority
Assessment
164,793







164,793
e



 


State Aid for Charter School
Facilities
5,000,000







5,000,000
b






(III) Reading and Literacy















Read-to-Achieve Grant
Program
4,391,241







4,391,241
f 















(1.0 FTE)







(IV) Professional Development and Instructional Support











Content Specialists
441,808







441,808
b















(5.0 FTE)







Office of Dropout
Prevention and Student 
Reengagement
3,000,000











3,000,000
















(2.3 FTE)



(V) Facility Schools











Facility Schools Unit and
Facility Schools Board
258,575









258,575
g















(3.0 FTE)





Facility School Funding
14,875,000







14,875,000
b


















(VI) Other Assistance











Appropriated Sponsored
Programs
280,780,000







1,300,000
h
4,480,000
i
275,000,000




282,580,000







3,100,000
h















(1.0 FTE)

(6.0 FTE)

(67.0 FTE)



School Counselor Corps
Grant Program
5,000,000







5,000,000
b















(1.0 FTE)







Contingency Reserve Fund
1,000,000







1,000,000
j






Supplemental On-line
Education Services
480,000







480,000
k






Interstate Compact on
Educational Opportunity for
Military Children
22,832







22,832
b







506,928,312
















508,728,312
































a This amount shall be from interest and income earned on the investment of moneys in the Public School Fund that is credited to the State Public School Fund pursuant to Section
22-41-102 (3) (a), C.R.S.


b These amounts shall be from the State Education Fund created in Section 17 (4) (a) of Article IX of the State Constitution. Pursuant to Section 17 (3) of Article IX of the State
Constitution, appropriations from the State Education Fund are not subject to the limitation on fiscal year spending set forth in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.


c These amounts shall be from the Start Smart Nutrition Program Fund created in Section 22-82.7-105 (1), C.R.S., including $700,000 General Fund that is appropriated to this fund
in FY 2011-12 and $143,495 from fund reserves.


d This amount shall be from federal Medicaid funds transferred from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.


e These amounts shall be from the Public School Capital Construction Assistance Fund created in Section 22-43.7-104 (1), C.R.S.


f This amount shall be from the transfer of tobacco settlement moneys to the Read-to-Achieve Cash Fund pursuant to Section 24-75-1104.5 (1) (h), C.R.S. Pursuant to Section 24-22-116,
C.R.S., tobacco litigation settlement funds are not state fiscal year spending as defined in Section 20 of Article X of the State Constitution.


g This amount shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Grant Programs, Distributions, and Other Assistance, Facility Schools, Facility School Funding line item.


h Of this amount, $810,000 shall be from fees and charges for workshops, conferences, training programs, and seminars, and $490,000 $2,290,000 shall be from various grants and
donations.


i This amount shall be transferred from the Department of Human Services.


j This amount shall be from school district reimbursements that are credited to the Contingency Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 22-54-117 (1) (c), C.R.S.


k This amount shall be from federal mineral leasing revenues transferred to the State Public School Fund pursuant to Sections 22-54-114 (1) and 34-63-102, C.R.S.






















4,484,581,857
















4,486,381,857






























(3) LIBRARY PROGRAMS















Administration
995,921



745,921



250,000
a











(11.8 FTE)



(2.5 FTE)







Federal Library Funding
3,031,787











3,031,787
















(23.8 FTE)



Broadband Technology
Opportunities Program
1,219,460







443,274
a


776,186












(1.6 FTE)



(2.9 FTE)



Colorado Library
Consortium
1,000,000



1,000,000











Colorado Virtual Library
379,796



359,796



20,000
a






Colorado Talking Book
Library, Building
Maintenance and Utilities
Expenses
70,660



70,660











Reading Services for the
Blind9
250,000









250,000
b







6,947,624






























a These amounts shall be from grants and donations.


b This amount shall be from moneys appropriated from the Colorado Disabled Telephone Users Fund to the Department of Regulatory Agencies to be credited to the Blind Cash Fund
pursuant to Section 40-17-104 (1), C.R.S.



















(4) SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND













(A) School Operations















Personal Services
9,205,925
















(141.3 FTE)















Early Intervention Services
1,165,533
















(10.0 FTE)















Shift Differential
65,755















Operating Expenses
417,277















Vehicle Lease Payments
23,043
















24,100















Utilities
554,810















Allocation of State and
Federal Categorical Program
Funding
170,000
















(0.4 FTE)















Medicaid Reimbursements
for Public School Health
Services
150,000
















(1.5 FTE)
















11,752,343



10,096,384





1,655,959
a





11,753,400



10,097,441




























a Of this amount: $1,300,959 shall be transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools, Grant Programs, Distributions, and Other Assistance, Facility Schools, Facility School Funding
line item; $170,000 shall be transferred from various line items in the Assistance to Public Schools, Categorical Programs section; $150,000 shall be from federal Medicaid funds
transferred from the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing pursuant to the S.B. 97-101 Public School Health Services program; and, $35,000 shall be transferred from federal
Child Nutrition Act funds appropriated in the Assistance to Public Schools, Grant Programs, Distributions, and Other Assistance, Other Assistance, Appropriated Sponsored Programs
line item.



















(B) Special Purpose
















Fees and Conferences
120,000















Outreach Services
1,025,000
















(5.4 FTE)















Tuition from Out-of-state
Students
200,000















Grants
1,200,000
















(9.0 FTE)
















2,545,000







1,075,000
a
1,470,000
b





















a Of this amount, $755,000 shall be from fees collected from school districts, boards of cooperative services, and private entities for the purposes of outreach services, $200,000 shall
be tuition payments received from other states, and $120,000 shall be from fees and charges for workshops and conferences.


b This amount shall be from various federal funds transferred from the Assistance to Public Schools section.






















14,297,343
















14,298,400






























TOTALS PART III
















(EDUCATION)


$4,563,872,393

$3,010,535,601

$284,175,417
a
$619,775,069

$23,433,557

$625,952,749






$4,566,057,419

$3,010,536,658



$621,648,994

$23,759,972

$625,936,378




















a This amount shall be from the General Fund Exempt Account created in Section 24-77-103.6 (2), C.R.S.



     FOOTNOTES -- The following statements are referenced to the numbered footnotes throughout section 2.


     7    Department of Education, Assistance to Public Schools, Public School Finance, State Share of Districts' Total Program Funding -- It is the intent of
          the General Assembly that the Department of Education be authorized to utilize up to $4,647,614 of this appropriation to fund qualified students
          designated as Accelerating Students Through Concurrent Enrollment (ASCENT) Program participants as authorized pursuant to Section 22-35-108,
          C.R.S. This amount is calculated based on an estimated 753 participants funded at a rate of $6,172.13 per FTE pursuant to Section 22-54-104 (4.7),
          C.R.S.


     8    Department of Education, Assistance to Public Schools, Public School Finance, State Share of Districts' Total Program Funding -- Of the amount
          appropriated for this line item, a portion, not to exceed $250,000 for fiscal year 2011-12, shall be transferred to the Legislative Council for the purpose
          of funding the biennial cost of living analysis pursuant to Section 22-54-104 (5) (c) (III) (B), C.R.S.


     9    Department of Education, Library Programs, Reading Services for the Blind -- This appropriation is for the support of privately operated reading
          services for the blind, as authorized by Section 24-90-105.5, C.R.S. It is the intent of the General Assembly that $200,000 of this appropriation be
          used to provide access to radio and television broadcasts of locally published and produced materials and $50,000 of this appropriation be used to
          provide telephone access to digital transmissions of nationally published and produced materials.       
            SECTION 2.  Safety clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
       determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
       preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
       
       
       
       
       ________________________________________________________
       Frank McNulty                     Brandon C. Shaffer
       SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE                    PRESIDENT OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
       
       
       ____________________________  ____________________________
       Marilyn Eddins                     Cindi L. Markwell
       CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE                SECRETARY OF
       OF REPRESENTATIVES                        THE SENATE
       
       
       
       
                   APPROVED________________________________________
       
       
       
       
       
                                     _________________________________________
                                     John W. Hickenlooper
                                     GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO