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ID S1349

Bill

Status

Passed

3/26/2018

Primary Sponsor

Finance Committee

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $687,765,800 total for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for July 1, 2018 through June 30, 2019, with $632,440,200 from the General Fund, $5,000,000 from the Public Schools Other Income Fund, and $50,325,600 from the Public School Endowment Earnings Reserve Fund.

  • Amends Section 33-1004E to increase the base salary for classified staff from $21,034.665 to $21,034.665 (strikethrough notation indicates technical adjustment in the salary calculation).

  • Establishes $27,481 per support unit in discretionary funds, divided into $15,769 for school district/charter school discretion and $11,712 to offset employer health, vision, and dental insurance costs.

  • Allocates $8,000,000 for information technology staff costs and $36,500,000 for classroom technology, wireless infrastructure, and instructional management systems.

  • Authorizes the State Department of Education to transfer appropriations among six divisions of the Public Schools Educational Support Program and directs a $32,000,000 transfer from the General Fund to the Public Education Stabilization Fund on or after July 1, 2018.

Legislative Description

Appropriates $687,765,800 for the Public Schools Educational Support Program/Division of Operations for fiscal year 2019; amends existing law to increase the salary-based apportionment for classified staff; provides an estimate for discretionary funds per support unit; provides for expenditures for information technology staff; provides for classroom technology and instructional management systems; defines the term “distributed”; allows for transfers among other divisions; and makes a General Fund transfer.

APPROPRIATIONS

Last Action

Session Law Chapter 283 Effective: 07/01/2018

3/26/2018

Committee Referrals

Finance3/13/2018
Judiciary and Rules3/12/2018

Full Bill Text

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