First Regular Session

Sixty-first General Assembly

LLS NO. 97-0257.01D JBC SENATE BILL 97-178

STATE OF COLORADO

BY SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, and Rizzuto;

also REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, and Romero.

APPROPRIATIONS

A BILL FOR AN ACT

Concerning a supplemental appropriation to the department of education.

Bill Summary

(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does not necessarily reflect any amendments which may be subsequently adopted.)

Makes a supplemental appropriation to the department of education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:

SECTION 1. Part III of section 2 of chapter 324, Session Laws of Colorado 1996, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

	ITEM &SUBTOTAL $	TOTAL $	GENERAL FUND $		GENERAL FUNDEXEMPT$		CASH FUNDS $			CASH FUNDSEXEMPT $		FEDERAL FUNDS $
PART III
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
(1) SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY ASSISTANCE17, 18
Administration	6,928,350			5,953,162				94,711	a	880,477	(T)b
				6,028,162						805,477	(T)b
Sick and Annual Payouts	102,976									102,976	(T)f
Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases, and Shift Differential	205,771			192,745				13,026	c
Office of Professional Services	1,481,876							1,481,876	c
Telecommunications Program	102,999			102,999
Library Materials	63,899			63,899
Library for the Blind and the Physically Handicapped, Maintenance and Utilities	45,000			45,000
Capitol Complex Leased Space	339,062			149,188				23,734	c			166,140
Automated Data Exchange	648,333									648,333	(T)d
Access Colorado Library Information Network	257,950			237,950						20,000	e
		10,073,240
		10,176,216
a Of this amount, $50,231 shall be from the Educator Licensure Cash Fund pursuant to Section 22-60.5-112, C.R.S., $35,480 shall be from the Public School Income Fund pursuant to Section 22-2-112(1)(I), C.R.S., and $9,000 shall be from General Education Development Program fees.
b Of this amount, $617,615 $542,615 shall be from indirect cost recoveries, $133,647 shall be from Public School Transportation, $66,326 shall be from Total Program, and $62,889 shall be from the Division of Wildlife.
c These amounts shall be from the Educator Licensure Cash Fund pursuant to Section 22-60.5-112, C.R.S.
d This amount shall be from Total Program.
e This amount shall be from grants and donations.
f This amount shall be from indirect cost recoveries.
(2) DISTRIBUTIONS
Regional Systems	1,850,654			1,850,654
Colorado Reference Center	1,251,785			1,251,785
Interlibrary Loan	162,006			162,006
County Equalization	134,114			134,114
Emeritus Retirement	318,866			318,866
	263,809			263,809
Boards of Cooperative Services	170,000			170,000
Special Contingency Reserve19	2,200,000			2,200,000
Public Schools of Choice	500,000			200,000						300,000	(T)a
Comprehensive Health Education20	600,000			300,000						300,000	(T)a
		7,187,425
		7,132,368
a These amounts shall be from funds originally appropriated to Public School Finance, Total Program.
(3) PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE
Total Program21, 22, 23, 24	1,642,666,609			1,592,150,459				15,281,800	a	35,234,350	b
	1,643,380,174			1,592,864,024				8,378,100	a	42,138,050	b
Public School Transportation	36,187,227			35,187,227						1,000,000	(L)c
	36,953,092									1,765,865	(L)c
English Language Proficiency25	3,155,295			2,601,598						244,430	(T)d	309,267
Special Education - Children with Disabilities	102,498,424			64,673,288						311,800	(T)e	37,513,336
Special Education - Gifted and Talented Children26	4,000,000			4,000,000
		1,788,507,555
		1,789,986,985
a This amount shall be from school lands moneys. rental income earned on state trust lands.
b Of this amount, $9,934,350 $15,233,790 shall be from school lands moneys derived from property sales, interest earned on monies in the Public School Fund, $18,800,000 $19,730,000 shall be from federal mineral leasing revenues, and $6,500,000 $7,174,260 shall be from reserves in school lands and federal mineral lease revenues.
c This amount represents an estimate of categorical program support funds to be replaced with local property tax revenue pursuant to Section 22-54-107, C.R.S.
d This amount shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Department of Human Services.
e Of this amount, $261,800 shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Office of the Governor, and $50,000 shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Department of Human Services.
(4) APPROPRIATED SPONSORED PROGRAMS
Sponsored Programs27		133,308,569						804,464	a	768,224	b	131,735,881
a This amount shall be from fees and charges for workshops, conferences, training programs, and seminars.
b Of this amount, $297,000(T) shall be from the Department of Human Services, $111,375(T) shall be from the Office of the Governor, $43,787(T) shall be from the Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice, and $316,062 shall be from various grants and donations.
(5) SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND
(A) School Operations28
Personal Services	6,154,495
	(147.2 FTE)
Exempt Staff - Salary Survey and Anniversary Increases	121,684
Operating Expenses	313,769
Utilities	225,265
	6,815,213			5,847,642						967,571	(T)a
a Of this amount, $883,642 shall be from Total Program, and $84,109 shall be from federal Child Nutrition Act funds appropriated in Sponsored Programs.
(B) Special Purpose
Fees and Conferences	67,500
Summer Olympics Housing	10,000
Grants	470,806
	(6.3 FTE)
	548,306							77,500	a	470,806	(T)b
a Of this amount, $67,500 shall be from fees and charges for workshops and conferences, and $10,000 shall be from housing reimbursements.
b This amount shall be from various federal funds in Appropriated Sponsored Programs.
		7,363,519
TOTALS PART III
(EDUCATION)2, 3		$1,946,440,308		$1,717,792,582				$17,777,111		$41,145,991	a	$169,724,624
		$1,947,967,657		$1,718,526,090				$10,873,411		$48,843,532	a
a Of this amount, $4,575,579 $4,603,555 contains a (T) notation, and $1,000,000 $1,765,865 contains an (L) notation.

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

2(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 96, p. 2243.)

3All Departments, Totals -- The General Assembly requests that copies of all reports requested in other footnotes contained in this act be delivered to the Joint Budget Committee and the majority and minority leadership in each house of the General Assembly.

17Department of Education, School District and Library Assistance -- The Department is requested to submit its FY 1997-98 budget request to the Office of State Planning and Budgeting for review in accordance with Sections 24-37-301 and 24-1-110, C.R.S. It is expected that the Department's budget request receive the same scrutiny as other budget requests by the Office of State Planning and Budgeting and that the Department's request for General Fund moneys, as approved by the Governor, be included in the total General Fund request for all departments for FY 1997-98.

18Department of Education, School District and Library Assistance -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department submit a zero- based budget request for FY 1997-98. The Department is requested to submit an outline of its zero-based budget request by July 1, 1996, a draft of its zero-based budget request by September 1, 1996, and a final zero-based budget request by November 1, 1996.

19Department of Education, Distributions, Special Contingency Reserve -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the State Board of Education utilize the assistance of the Division of Property Taxation in the Department of Local Affairs in making a determination of school district requests for payment from the contingency reserve fund prior to approving payments from the fund.

20Department of Education, Distributions, Comprehensive Health Education -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that all funds appropriated from the comprehensive health education fund adhere to the provisions of Section 22-25-104 (6), C.R.S., and all relevant rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.

21Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- The minimum state aid for FY 1996-97 is established at $68.73 per student.

22Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- The Department is requested to report to the Joint Budget Committee by January 1, 1997, on the extent of implementation of preschool programs and, as part of such report, is requested to report on the extent of private sector participation by type of preschool program pursuant to Section 22-28-109, C.R.S.

23Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that no less than 95 percent of the moneys available to or through the Colorado preschool program shall be used for the provision of preschool services directly to children enrolled under the Colorado preschool program, nor shall any moneys made available to or through the Colorado preschool program be committed, used, or diverted to any other program or use.

24(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 96, p. 2245.)

25Department of Education, Public School Finance, English Language Proficiency -- Pursuant to Section 22-24-106 (1) (c), C.R.S., the Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 1996, on the effectiveness of the English Language Proficiency program, including the effectiveness of the program in each participating district. The report should include, but not be limited to, English Language Proficiency test results and achievement test results of students certified by the districts, identification and assessment techniques and problems, recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the program, and such other data as the Department deems to be significant in evaluating the effectiveness of the program.

26Department of Education, Public School Finance, Special Education - Gifted and Talented Children -- The Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee and the House and Senate Education Committees by November 1, 1996, on the use of moneys appropriated for gifted and talented programs. The report should include, but not be limited to, the amount and use of moneys distributed for each of the purposes outlined in Section 22-20-104.5, C.R.S., the number of approved gifted and talented programs, the number of students served in each of these approved programs, and the types of services provided with the appropriation.

27(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 96, p. 2245.)

28Department of Education, School for the Deaf and the Blind, School Operations -- This appropriation is based on an estimated enrollment of 232 students at the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind. It is the intent of the General Assembly that enrollment at the school not significantly exceed 232 students. The Department is requested to report annually to the Joint Budget Committee on any variance from this enrollment count.

SECTION 2. Section 31 of chapter 291, Session Laws of Colorado 1996, is amended to read:

Section 31. Appropriation to department of education in 1996 long bill - adjustment. (1) For the implementation of this act, appropriations made in the annual general appropriation act to the department of education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1996, shall be adjusted as follows:

(a) The cash fund appropriation for public school finance, total program, is increased by one million two hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred eighty-four dollars ($1,225,684); and

(b) The cash fund exempt appropriation for public school finance, total program, is increased by one million eight hundred thirty-eight thousand five hundred twenty-six dollars ($1,838,526) three million sixty-four thousand two hundred ten dollars ($3,064,210).

SECTION 3. 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.