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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
BY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
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AN ACT
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RELATING TO THE APPROPRIATION TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PRO-
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GRAM'S DIVISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; PROVIDING FOR
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EXPENDITURES FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM'S DI-
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VISION OF CENTRAL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; APPROPRIATING GENERAL
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FUND MONEYS FOR TRANSFER TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOL INCOME FUND; APPROPRIAT-
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ING FUNDS TO THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROGRAM'S DIVISION
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OF CENTRAL SERVICES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021; DIRECTING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR
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LITERACY PROGRAMS, INTERVENTION SERVICES, MATH INITIATIVE PROGRAMS,
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FOR STUDENT ASSESSMENTS; DIRECTING THE USE OF FUNDS FOR PROFESSIONAL
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DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING REQUIREMENTS FOR DIGITAL CONTENT AND CURRICU-
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LUM; PROVIDING GUIDANCE ON YEAR-END RECONCILIATION; PROVIDING REQUIRE-
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MENTS FOR TECHNOLOGY CONTENT AND CURRICULUM; DEFINING "DISTRIBUTED"
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AND "EXPENDED"; AND REQUIRING AN ACQUISITIONS REPORT.
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SECTION 1. The following amount shall be expended for the Public
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Schools Educational Support Program's Division of Central Services for the
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period July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021:
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FROM:
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General Fund
$12,667,600
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SECTION 2. There is hereby appropriated the following amount to be
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transferred to the Public School Income Fund for the period July 1, 2020,
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through June 30, 2021:
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FROM:
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General Fund
$12,667,600
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SECTION 3. There is hereby appropriated to the Public Schools Educa-
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tional Support Program's Division of Central Services the following amount
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to be expended for operating expenditures from the listed fund for the period
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July 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021:
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FROM:
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Public School Income
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Fund
FOR
OPERATING
EXPENDITURES
TOTAL
$12,667,600 $12,667,600
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SECTION 4. PROGRAM SUPPORT. Of the moneys appropriated in Section 3
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of this act, up to $2,609,100 shall be expended for the support of literacy
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programs, intervention services for non-Title I schools that fail to achieve
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proficiency on Idaho's standards-based achievement tests, math initiative
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programs and regional math labs, and evaluation of the programs for students
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with non-English or limited-English proficiency. The Superintendent of
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Public Instruction shall report to the Joint Finance-Appropriations Commit-
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tee, the Senate Education Committee, and the House Education Committee by no
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later than January 15, 2021, on the uses of funds and effectiveness of the
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programs and efforts.
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SECTION 5. STUDENT ASSESSMENTS. Of the moneys appropriated in Section
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3 of this act, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may expend up to
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$2,258,500 for the development or administration of student assessments,
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including a college entrance exam for grade 11 students, an exam for grade
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10 students that provides preparation for the college entrance exam, and
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end-of-course exams for high school science subjects.
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SECTION 6. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. Of the moneys appropriated in
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Section 3 of this act, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may expend up
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to $2,700,000 for professional development, teacher training, and to track
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usage and effectiveness of professional development efforts at the state and
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local levels.
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SECTION 7. CONTENT AND CURRICULUM -- DIGITAL CONTENT. Of the moneys ap-
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propriated in Section 3 of this act, up to $1,200,000 may be expended for the
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purchase of content and curriculum for adaptive math instruction, and up to
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$2,250,000 may be expended for research-based programs to assist with the
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instruction of students with non-English or limited-English proficiency.
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SECTION 8. YEAR-END RECONCILIATION. If the funds appropriated and
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transferred to the Public School Income Fund and the funds appropriated from
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the General Fund in Section 1 of this act exceed the actual expenditures for
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the specified purposes, the difference shall be included in the year-end
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reconciliation used to calculate funding available to meet the requirements
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to the contrary. If the funding amounts specified in Section 5 of this act
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are insufficient to meet the actual expenditures, the difference shall be
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included in the year-end reconciliation used to calculate funding available
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other provisions of law to the contrary.
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SECTION 9. CONTENT AND CURRICULUM -- TECHNOLOGY. Of the funds appro-
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priated in Section 3 of this act, an amount not to exceed $1,300,000 may be
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expended by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract for ser-
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vices that provide technology education opportunities and/or information
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technology certifications to students, including faculty, that prepare stu-
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dents for college, career, or the workplace. Funding shall be awarded for
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projects that include three (3) or more of the following components:
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(1) Certification of skills and competencies;
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(2) Professional development for teachers;
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(3) Integration with curriculum standards;
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(4) Online access to research-based content and curriculum; or
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(5) Instructional software for classroom use.
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The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide a report to the
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Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee, the Senate Education Committee,
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and the House Education Committee by January 15, 2021, regarding the number
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and type of certificates earned by students and faculty.
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SECTION 10. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this act, "distributed"
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means moneys that are transferred to school districts and public charter
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schools with no funds withheld for any other contract or administrative
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costs. "Expended" means moneys that pay for the cost of contracts that pro-
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vide services to school districts, public charter schools or students, or
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programs for which the moneys are allocated.
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SECTION 11. ACQUISITIONS. Consistent with the provisions of Chap-
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is encouraged to engage in open, competitive acquisition processes. The
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Superintendent of Public Instruction shall provide a report to the Joint Fi-
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nance-Appropriations Committee by January 15, 2021, on all contracts signed
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during fiscal year 2020 for property valued at more than $25,000. The report
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shall include for each contract: (a) the amount; (b) the duration; (c) the
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parties; (d) the subject; (e) whether the contract was awarded as a result of
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an open, competitive acquisition process or as a sole source or other non-
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rationale for signing any sole source or other noncompetitive procurements.