House Bill 286 Summary

• Appropriates $653,649,000 total for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018), with $597,599,400 from the General Fund transferred to the Public School Income Fund.

• Increases the base salary for classified staff from $20,421 to $21,034 per the district classified staff allowance under Idaho Code Section 33-1004E(5).

• Estimates $26,748 in discretionary funds per support unit, divided into $15,506 per support unit for school district discretion and $11,242 per support unit for employer health, vision, and dental insurance costs.

• Appropriates $7,500,000 for public school information technology staff costs and $26,000,000 for classroom technology infrastructure and instructional management systems to be distributed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

• Grants the State Department of Education authority to transfer appropriations among the Administrators, Teachers, Operations, Children's Programs, and Facilities Divisions to comply with public school funding provisions.