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ID H0345

Bill

Status

Passed

4/11/2011

Primary Sponsor

Unknown

Origin

House of Representatives

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes the "beginning in fiscal year 2013" limitation on fractional daily attendance provisions, making them effective immediately for students attending multiple school districts, charter schools, or enrolled in online courses where their home school is not the content provider.

  • Modifies staff allowance calculations and funded position limits, allowing districts to employ fewer instructional positions than funded with increasing flexibility (67% in FY2012, 89.5% in FY2013, 101% in FY2014 and thereafter) without losing funded position counts.

  • Sets instructional staff minimum salaries at $29,655 for fiscal year 2011 and $30,000 thereafter, with base salary of $23,565 and administrative base salary of $32,441.

  • Establishes funding for math and science courses in regular high schools based on enrollment size, distributing between 1/9 to 1.75 staff positions depending on school enrollment.

  • Authorizes public postsecondary institutions to operate public charter high schools with state board of education consent, with the institution's president or designee serving as board of trustees.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to education to revise provisions relating to fractional daily attendance; to revise provisions relating to staff allowances and funded positions; to revise provisions relating to the education portion of the experience and education multiplier table; to revise provisions relating to certain staff salaries; to revise provisions relating to Idaho Digital Learning Academy funding; to revise provisions relating to the distribution of moneys for certain math and science courses; to revise provisions relating to dual credit; to revise provisions relating to public postsecondary institutions and certain public charter high schools; and to revise provisions relating to the declaration of an emergency and effective dates.

EDUCATION

Last Action

Governor signed Session Law Chapter 300 Effective: 04/11/11

4/11/2011

Committee Referrals

Education4/5/2011

Full Bill Text

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