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ID S1398
Bill
Status
3/28/2016
Primary Sponsor
Finance Committee
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $17,154,500 from the General Fund and Federal Grant Fund to six special programs under the State Board of Education and Board of Regents for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017).
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Authorizes specific full-time equivalent positions for each program: Forest Utilization Research (11.68), Geological Survey (12.28), Scholarships and Grants (1.35), Museum of Natural History (7.20), Small Business Development Centers (7.87), and TechHelp (1.75).
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Directs the State Controller to transfer any unexpended and unencumbered moneys from the Scholarships and Grants Program (General Fund) for fiscal year 2016 to the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account.
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Declares that the Geological Survey Program must provide services in eastern Idaho equivalent to or better than current service levels during fiscal year 2017, with the State Board of Education required to report on these services to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee prior to the 2016 fall interim meeting.
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Declares Section 3 of the act an emergency measure effective upon passage and approval.
Legislative Description
Appropriates $17,154,500 to Special Programs under the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2017; limits the number of authorized full-time equivalent positions to 42.13; provides for the transfer of any unexpended and unencumbered General Fund moneys to the Opportunity Scholarship Program Account at the end of fiscal year 2016; and provides legislative intent on the level of services by the Geological Survey Program in eastern Idaho.
APPROPRIATIONS
Last Action
Sections 1, 2 & 4
3/28/2016