SB1232 - 452R - House Bill Summary

House of Representatives

SB 1232

Proposition 301; budget control measures.

Sponsors: Senator Bennett

dpa	Committee on Education
dpa	Committee on Appropriations
dpa	Caucus and COW
dpa	Third Read	This bill as transmitted to the Governor contains *an Emergency clause.*
dpa	As Passed the House
x	As Transmitted to the Governor

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

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.

· Clarifies that nonresident pupils shall be counted in the attending school district’s weighted student count for the purposes of allocating Proposition 301 monies.

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

· 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 from being raised to cover a deficit in 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.

· Contains an emergency clause.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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· 45th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 May 29, 2002