HB 628 Summary

• Appropriates $746,178,300 total for public schools operations for fiscal year 2021 from General Fund ($685,591,900), Public Schools Other Income Fund ($8,000,000), and Public School Endowment Earnings Reserve Fund ($52,586,400).

• Increases base salary for classified staff from $22,315 to $22,761 by amending Idaho Code Section 33-1004E.

• Estimates $28,887 per support unit in discretionary funds, divided into $16,226 for school district discretion and $12,661 to offset employer health, vision, and dental insurance costs.

• Directs $8,000,000 distribution for public school information technology staffing costs and $36,500,000 for classroom technology, wireless infrastructure, and instructional management systems.

• Grants State Department of Education authority to transfer appropriations among divisions of the Public Schools Educational Support Program for fiscal year 2021 to comply with public school funding provisions.