HB2083 - 452R - House Bill Summary

House of Representatives

HB 2083

English learner program; technical correction

(now: tribal colleges)

Sponsor: Representative Gray

DPA S/E	Committee on Appropriations
DPA S/E	Caucus and COW
X	Third Read
	As Passed the House

HB 2083 makes technical changes in statute regarding programs for English learners.

A strike-everything amendment will be offered in the Appropriations Committee with the following provisions:

The strike-everything amendment to HB 2083 discontinues the transfer of transaction privilege tax revenues, which have the exclusive purpose of funding community colleges that are owned, operated or chartered by the qualifying Indian tribe on its own reservation.

Current Status

The strike-everything amendment was adopted in the Appropriations Committee and was further amended in Committee of the Whole to make any transfer of transaction privilege tax monies subject to legislative appropriation and remove the Prop 105 clause.

History

Each month the State treasurer is required to transmit, to the treasurer or other designated depository of the tribe, the portion of transaction privilege tax revenue that was collected from sources located on Indian reservations established for the qualifying Indian tribe. The amount transferred is not to exceed $1,750,000 in any fiscal year. These monies are to be used exclusively for the maintenance, renewal and capital expenses of one or more community colleges in this state owned or operated by a qualifying Indian tribe on its own reservation. A qualifying Indian tribe is defined as an Indian tribe that owns, operates and charters any community college or postsecondary educational institution located on its own reservation in this state. To receive these monies, the tribe must enter into a compact with the state that accounts for the use of the monies and is signed by the governor. The compact must be for a term of at least ten years, must require the monies to be used primarily for capital needs including maintenance and renewal of existing facilities at designated community college campuses, and must provide for audits conducted by the Auditor General. If necessary, the compact must provide for reimbursement of costs associated with implementing this section to the Department of Revenue (DOR), not to exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars. The reimbursement is to be paid out of revenues that would otherwise be paid to the qualifying Indian tribe in the manner described above.

Provisions

· Eliminates transfer to qualifying Indian tribes of transaction privilege tax revenues and severance tax revenues collected from sources located on Indian reservations in this state. These revenues are used exclusively for the purpose of supporting the maintenance, renewal and capital expenses of community colleges owned, operated or chartered by the qualifying tribe.

· Makes technical changes.

The strike-everything amendment to HB 2083 was adopted in the Appropriations Committee.

The strike-everything amendment to HB 2083 was adopted in Committee of the Whole and further amended as follows:

· Makes any transfer of transaction privilege tax monies to a qualifying Indian tribe subject to legislative appropriation.