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An Act

HOUSE BILL 98-1341

BY REPRESENTATIVES Grampsas, Owen, Romero, Allen, and Gotlieb;

also SENATORS Lacy, Blickensderfer, and Rizzuto.

Concerning 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 310, Session Laws of Colorado 1997, is amended to read:

Section 2. Appropriation.

PART III

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION















(1) SCHOOL DISTRICT AND LIBRARY ASSISTANCE19, 20











Administration

7,387,668



6,497,164




74,360

a

816,144

(T)b



7,395,268



6,504,764










Sick and Annual Payouts

102,976









102,976

c



Salary Survey, Anniversary Increases, and Shift Differential

466,412



407,783




33,439

d

25,190

(T)g



Office of Professional Services

1,498,628







1,498,628

d






1,505,228







1,505,228

d





Telecommunications Program

105,418



105,418










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

336,621



148,114




23,563

d



164,944


Year 2000 Date Change20a

54,850



54,850










Automated Data Exchange

888,162









888,162

(T)e



Access Colorado Library Information Network

324,788



304,788






20,000

f





11,219,572














11,288,622


























a Of this amount, $29,880 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, $545,511 shall be from indirect cost recoveries, $137,070 shall be from Public School Transportation, $68,581 shall be from Total Program, and $64,982 shall be from the Division of Wildlife.

c This amount shall be from indirect cost recoveries.

d These amounts shall be from the Educator Licensure Cash Fund pursuant to Section 22-60.5-112, C.R.S.

e This amount shall be from Total Program.

f This amount shall be from grants and donations.

g Of this amount, $18,034 shall be from indirect cost recoveries, $3,270 shall be from Public School Transportation, $2,014 shall be from Total Program, and $1,872 shall be from the Division of Wildlife.















(2) DISTRIBUTIONS














Regional Systems

2,019,128



2,019,128










Colorado Reference Center

1,548,101



1,548,101










Interlibrary Loan

162,006



162,006










County Equalization

134,114



134,114










Emeritus Retirement

257,351



257,351










Boards of Cooperative Services

170,000



170,000










Special Contingency Reserve21

2,200,000



2,200,000











3,121,733



3,121,733










Comprehensive Health Education22

600,000



300,000






300,000

(T)a



In-Home and In-School Suspension Programs

497,957



497,957












7,588,657














8,510,390


























a This amount shall be from funds originally appropriated to Public School Finance, Total Program.















(3) PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE













Total Program23, 24, 25, 26

1,727,203,376



1,690,827,766




8,468,100

a

27,907,510

b




1,722,789,203



1,688,185,740






26,135,363

b



Public School Transportation

36,187,227



35,187,227






1,000,000

(L)c







35,651,528






535,699

(L)c



English Language Proficiency

3,654,583



2,601,598






245,000

(T)d

807,985


Special Education - Children with Disabilities

111,356,203



64,673,288






423,560

(T)e

46,259,355


Special Education - Gifted and Talented Children27

4,000,000



4,000,000












1,882,401,389














1,877,987,216


























a This amount shall be from rental income earned on state trust lands.

b Of this amount, $7,737,510 shall be from interest earned on moneys in the Public School Fund and $20,170,000 $18,397,853 shall be from federal mineral leasing 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, $290,569 shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Office of the Governor, and $132,991 shall be from federal funds appropriated in the Department of Human Services.















(4) APPROPRIATED SPONSORED PROGRAMS












Sponsored Programs28


159,006,641






575,000

a

698,065

b

157,733,576




159,054,641






623,000

a



















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, $69,059(T) shall be from the Office of the Governor, $143,000(T) shall be from the Department of Local Affairs, and $189,006 shall be from various grants and donations.















(5) SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND












(A) School Operations29













Personal Services

6,428,126














(147.2 FTE)













Exempt Staff -

Salary Survey and Anniversary Increases

148,770













Operating Expenses

315,250













Utilities

225,265














7,117,411



6,071,510






1,045,901

(T)a






6,100,006






1,017,405

(T)a

















a Of this amount, $961,792 $933,296 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

75,000













Summer Olympics Housing

10,000













Grants

470,806














(6.3 FTE)














555,806







85,000

a

470,806

(T)b
















a Of this amount, $75,000 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.

















7,673,217


























TOTALS PART III














(EDUCATION)2, 3, 4


$2,067,889,476


$1,818,222,212




$10,758,090


$33,943,314

a

$204,965,860




$2,064,514,086


$1,817,057,166




$10,812,690


$31,678,370

a

















a Of this amount, $4,723,822 $4,695,326 contains a (T) notation, and $1,000,000 $535,699 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. 97, p. 2039.)

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.

4(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2040.)

19Department of Education, School District and Library Assistance -- The Department is requested to submit its FY 1998-99 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 1998-99.

20Department of Education, School District and Library Assistance -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that the Department submit a zero base budget request for FY 1998-99. The Department is requested to submit an outline of its zero-based budget request by July 1, 1997, a draft of its zero-based budget request by September 1, 1997, and a final zero-based budget request by November 1, 1997.

20a Department of Education, School District and Library Assistance, Year 2000 Date Change -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that moneys in this line be restricted by the State Controller until the Commission on Information Management has reviewed and approved the Department’s Year 2000 implementation plan.

21Department 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.

22Department 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.

23Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that $888,162 of this amount be used for the completion of the Automated Data Exchange System in FY 1997-98. Furthermore, it is the intent of the General Assembly that completion of this system shall not require additional transfers from Total Program after FY 1997-98.

24Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- The minimum state aid for FY 1997-98 is established at $55.99 per student.

25Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- The Department is requested to include in its annual budget request information regarding the extent of private sector participation in the preschool program pursuant to Section 22-28-109, C.R.S. The information should include, but not be limited to, the number of participating districts, the funded pupil count (FTE) allocated to each participating district, and whether or not each district contracts for preschool services with community providers.

26Department of Education, Public School Finance, Total Program -- It is the intent of the General Assembly that no less than 95 percent of the per pupil operating revenue available to or through the preschool program shall be used to fund the costs of providing preschool services directly to children enrolled under the preschool program. Such costs shall include teacher and paraprofessional salaries and benefits, supplies and materials, home visits, and the entire cost of any preschool program contracted services. Moneys made available to or through the preschool program shall only be used to fund the costs of services provided by a district to participating children or parents, any associated professional development activities, costs which a district would not otherwise have incurred but for the services provided in conjunction with the preschool program, and a reasonable allocation of district overhead costs. This footnote is not intended to require that districts give 95 percent of the funds received through the preschool program to any community provider.

27Department of Education, Public School Finance, Special Education - Gifted and Talented Children -- The Department is requested to include in its annual budget request information regarding the use of moneys appropriated for gifted and talented programs. The information 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.

28(Governor lined through this provision. See L. 97, p. 2042.)

29Department 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 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. 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.

____________________________ ____________________________

Charles E. Berry Tom Norton

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE PRESIDENT OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

____________________________ ____________________________

Judith M. Rodrigue Patricia K. Dicks

CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF

OF REPRESENTATIVES THE SENATE

APPROVED________________________________________

_________________________________________

Roy Romer

GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO


Created: 3/13/98 Updated: 3/13/98