92nd General Assembly
Summary of HB0081
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House Sponsors:
LANG-FOWLER-FORBY-HOWARD-KENNER, GRANBERG, MAY, SCULLY, 
   FLOWERS, COLLINS, JONES,LOU, O'BRIEN, RYAN, CURRY,JULIE, 
   DAVIS,MONIQUE, CROTTY, MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ, MENDOZA, 
   YARBROUGH, MILLER, NOVAK, SMITH,MICHAEL, BOLAND, 
   BRADLEY AND OSTERMAN.

Short description: 
FUND EDUCATION FIRST ACT                                                   

Synopsis of Bill as introduced:
        Creates the Fund Education First Act.  Beginning with fiscal year      
   2002, and in each fiscal year thereafter, provides that until the  sum      
   of  State  and federal spending for elementary and secondary education      
   for the fiscal year represents 50% of  the  total  revenues  that  the      
   State  Superintendent of Education estimates are available from local,      
   State, and federal sources for elementary and secondary education  for      
   that fiscal year, the amount appropriated by the General Assembly from      
   general  funds  for educational programs for that fiscal year shall be      
   at least equal to the sum of  (1)  51%  of  total  new  general  funds      
   available  for  spending from certain sources during that fiscal year,      
   plus  (2)  the  total  amount  appropriated  from  general  funds  for      
   educational programs during the preceding fiscal year.   Requires  the      
   Governor,  beginning  with  fiscal year 2003, to include in his or her      
   annual budget  an  allocation  for  education  that  conforms  to  the      
   provisions of the Fund Education First Act.  Effective immediately.         
          FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education)                               
          It is difficult to determine the exact fiscal impact. It is          
          unclear what revenues available for spending means, particular-      
          ly the growth due to "budgeted program growth and decline ...        
          excluding State retirement contributions". Currently, the gen-       
          eral interpretation of "education" includes retirement contri-       
          butions. It is unclear whether this language actually changes        
          that or not. Moreover, the 2/3 and 1/3 split is one that is          
          often referenced but rarely put into practice in exactly that        
          proportion. Recently, elementary and secondary programs have         
          received a greater share than this allocation would have pro-        
          vided.                                                               
          STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education)                       
          Same as SBE fiscal note.                                             
          STATE DEBT NOTE (Economic and Fiscal Commission)                     
          HB 81 would not change the amount of authorization for any type      
          of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would       
          not affect the level of State indebtedness.                          
 
Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE

   Last action date: JAN-07-2003

           Location: House

 Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE -   0     SENATE -   0


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