AR SB198

Establishes a maximum of 32 regular employees for the Department of Education's Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation for fiscal year 2013-2014, with positions ranging from Director (Grade N911) to Administrative Specialist II (Grade C109).

Appropriates $2,552,126 for operations, including $1,491,739 for regular salaries, $513,416 for personal services matching, $323,321 for operating expenses, $13,650 for conferences and travel, and $207,500 for safety training.

Appropriates $153,511,538 from the Educational Facilities Partnership Fund Account for academic facilities assistance programs, including $150,000,000 for Academic Facilities Partnership and $3,511,538 for catastrophic facilities needs.

Appropriates $25,000,000 from the Open-Enrollment Public Charter School Facilities Loan Fund to provide loans to charter schools for construction, lease, purchase, or improvement of academic facilities.

Grants the Division Director authority to request appropriation transfers and budget adjustments with approval from the Chief Fiscal Officer and Legislative Council or Joint Budget Committee, limited to no more than two transfer requests per fiscal year.