House Bill 300 Summary

• Appropriates $9,036,500 to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2018, including $8,468,200 for OSBE Administration and $568,300 for the Charter School Commission.

• Authorizes 31.25 full-time equivalent positions for the Office of the State Board of Education during fiscal year 2018, with Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee notification required for any Governor-authorized increases.

• Reappropriates unexpended and unencumbered balances from the Federal Grant Fund and Public Charter School Authorizers Fund into fiscal year 2018 for nonrecurring expenditures.

• Reappropriates up to $5,000,000 from the Community College Start-up Account in the Higher Education Stabilization Fund for start-up costs associated with creating a community college in eastern Idaho.

• Directs the State Board of Education to use up to $1,000,000 for administrator training on teacher evaluations and up to $750,000 for school improvement plans in low-performing districts, with reports due to the Legislature by February 1, 2018.