FY 2009-10 DEPT OF ED SUPPLEMENTAL H.B. 5394:
SUMMARY AS ENACTED
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House Bill 5394 (as enacted) PUBLIC ACT 47 of 2010
Sponsor: Representative Shanelle Jackson
House Committee: Appropriations
Senate Committee: Appropriations
Date Completed: 5-10-10
CONTENT
House Bill 5394 is a fiscal year (FY) 2009-10 Department of Education supplemental that appropriates 13.0 FTEs and $492,800 General Fund/General Purpose (GF/GP). This partial-year funding will support State activities required as part of the general package of "Race to the Top" legislation. The State activities, which cannot be supported with Federal funds, are the employment of a School Reform/Redesign Officer, oversight of Schools of Excellence, and the implementation of a Basic Materials Hotline. The Department plans to hire a School Reform/Redesign Officer in the near future and the remaining staff by July 1. The full-year cost for FY 2010-11 is estimated at $1.7 million.
House Bill 5394 also includes boilerplate language requested by the Office of the State Budget for the Department of Transportation. This language (Section 401) deals with ensuring that the existing refinancing of Comprehensive Transportation Fund bonds is in conformance with Internal Revenue Service requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT
The supplemental appropriates $492,800 in State GF/GP funding for FY 2009-10, with an estimated full-year cost of $1.7 million for FY 2010-11.
Fiscal Analyst: Kathryn Summers
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5394/0910