SB1232 - 452R - House Bill Summary

House of Representatives

SB 1232

Proposition 301; budget control measures.

Sponsors: Senator Bennett

dpa	Committee on Education
DP	Committee on Appropriations
X	Caucus and COW
	Third Read
	As Passed the House

SB 1232 establishes a Classroom Site Fund Budget Limit (CSFBL) consisting of specific monies.

Current Status

SB 1232 was amended in the Education Committee to delineate the state Classroom Site Fund and the local level Classroom Site Fund. Additionally, the amendment makes technical and conforming changes.

SB 1232 passed the Appropriations Committee unamended.

History

Monies from the Classroom Site Fund (Fund) are derived from the .6% sales tax approved by Proposition 301. Statute requires each school district or charter school to allocate 40% of the monies to teacher compensation increases based on performance and employment related expenses, 20% to teacher based salary increases and employment related expenses and the remaining 40% to a list of six options for maintenance and operations purposes.

By March 30 of each year the staff of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee is required to determine a per pupil amount from the Fund for the budget year using the estimated statewide weighted count for the current year and based on estimated available resources in the Fund for the budget year. The allocation to each charter school and school district for a fiscal year shall equal the per pupil amount multiplied by the weighted student count for the school district or charter school.

Provisions

· Establishes a CSFBL consisting of the following:

· The amount of monies that a district receives from the Fund.

· The unexpended budget balance from the Fund from the prior fiscal year.

· The net interest earned on monies in the Fund from the prior fiscal year.

· Any additional CSFBL allocation that is transferred to the school district for high school pupils.

· Requires the CSFBL to be a budgetary controlled account.

· Clarifies those interest charges for registered warrants shall be a charge against the account.

· Specifies that in no event shall the state be required to make payments to a school district or charter school Fund that are in addition to the monies transferred to the statewide Fund.

· Prohibits local property taxes to be raised for any deficit it the Fund.

· Makes technical and conforming changes to recognize the CSFBL throughout sections of statute.

· Contains a retroactive date of July 1, 2001 for certain sections of this act.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

Amendments

SB 1232 was amended in the Education Committee as follows:

· Delineates the state Classroom Site Fund and the local level Classroom Site Fund.