MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2000 Regular Session
To: Appropriations
By: Representatives Warren, Scott (17th), Brown, Frierson, Livingston, Peranich, Weathersby
House Bill 1618
AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS, THE VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION DIVISION OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL DISTRICT UNIFORM MILLAGE ASSISTANCE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2001.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education, and excluding the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 147,488,516.00.
SECTION 2. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the State Department of Education which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001
$ 586,603,045.00.
SECTION 3. The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Health Care Expendable Fund, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the State Department of Education for the Mississippi Eye Screening Program for providing vision safety services for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 250,000.00.
SECTION 4. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1, 2 and 3, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 479
Part Time 3
Time-Limited: Full Time 63
Part Time 1
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
The State Department of Education shall prepare and present to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and the Department of Finance and Administration and make available to the Legislature an accounting of program expenditures for all programs once at the beginning of the legislative session and once at the end of the fiscal year. The department at the same time shall present a summary report for each program.
SECTION 5. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Forty-eight Million Six Hundred Thirty-six Thousand Four Hundred Sixty-seven Dollars ($48,636,467.00) shall be derived from the School Ad Valorem Reduction Fund and Sixty-two Million Eight Hundred Thirty-eight Thousand Dollars ($62,838,000.00) shall be derived from the Education Enhancement Fund deposited pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the following purposes:
School Ad Valorem Reduction ............$ 48,636,467.00
Grants to school districts for capital
facilities and buses ...................$ 16,000,000.00
Instructional Materials ................$ 19,655,299.00
Purchasing textbooks and other
educational materials, but not to
include more than Two Million
Dollars ($2,000,000.00) for technology
enhancement projects for elementary
and secondary education programs .......$ 17,078,225.00
Implementing Performance Based Data
Collection and Accreditation Model .....$ 274,937.00
Administrator Training..................$ 120,675.00
Adequate Education Program..............$ 9,378,126.00
World Class Teacher Program.............$ 125,000.00
Mississippi School Boards Association
Continuing Training ....................$ 47,041.00
School Board Training ..................$ 58,697.00
Education Technology Council ...........$ 100,000.00
TOTAL .............................$ 111,474,467.00
No school district shall expend any funds, received under the School Ad Valorem Reduction Grant, unless such school district has specifically identified the amount of said grant within the published budget as required by Section 37-61-9, Mississippi Code of 1972. The published budget shall include the following statement: "Ad Valorem taxes will be $________ less as a result of the Ad Valorem Reduction Grants enacted by the Mississippi Legislature in 1992."
SECTION 6. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, Five Million One Hundred Seventy-seven Thousand Six Hundred Sixteen Dollars ($5,177,616.00) shall be derived from Education Enhancement Funds deposited pursuant to Section 27-103-203 (1), Mississippi Code of 1972, for the following purposes:
National Guard Youth Challenge .........$ 1,963,191.00
Tech Prep Bond Debt.....................$ 3,214,425.00
TOTAL .............................$ 5,177,616.00
SECTION 7. Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, One Million Four Hundred Thousand Dollars ($1,400,000.00) shall be derived from the Technology in Classroom Fund 3203.
SECTION 8. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 2, funds in the amount of One Million Five Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-six Dollars ($1,501,726.00) shall come from income derived from the principal of the Education Improvement Trust Fund created by Section 206A, Mississippi Constitution of 1890, and One Million Five Hundred One Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty-six Dollars ($1,501,726.00) shall be used for the School for Math and Science.
SECTION 9. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided in Sections 1 and 2 shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY01
Performance Measures Target
Special Education
Approved Funding for Children (Persons) 907
Teacher Units Approved for Funding (Units) 4,190
Child Nutrition
Number of Meals Required (Millions) 129
Cost per Meal (Dollars) 2.10
Special Projects
Building Projects Approved (Projects) 90
Project Approval Rate (Percent) 95
Industrial Training
No Performance Measures Provided
Supportive Services
No Performance Measures Provided
MS School For Math & Science
Students Enrolled (Persons) 270
Cost per Student (Dollars) 17,625
Educational Accountability
Performance Accreditation Visits (Visits) 70
Tests Administered (Persons) 453,341
Compliance/Performance Reviews (Actions) 70
Education Training & Development
Administrators Trained (Persons) 1,400
Percent of Administrators Trained (Percent) 40
Technical Assistance to School Districts (Percent) 90
Compensatory Education
Title I Projects Awarded (Programs) 152
Review/Aprv Delinquent Prog (Programs) 4
Average Expenditure per Child (Dollars) 612
Community & Outreach Services
Requested Available Federal Funding (Percent) 100
MAEP Interim Capital Expense
Number of Building Projects Begun (Number) 82
MS School Attendance Officers
Resolutions to Referrals (Percent) 0.85
Number of School Visits (Number) 50,000
MS Teacher Center
Teachers Recruited in Shortage Areas (Number) 450
A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2002.
SECTION 10. In addition to any other funds herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001
$ 67,495,339.00.
SECTION 11. In addition to any other funds herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in any special fund in the State Treasury to the credit of the Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the division, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the division for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 23,532,939.00.
SECTION 12. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 10 and 11, the following positions are authorized:
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
Permanent: Full Time 66
Part Time 0
Time-Limited: Full Time 0
Part Time 0
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
SECTION 13. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 10 and 11, an amount not to exceed Five Hundred Nine Thousand Six Hundred Eighty-four Dollars ($509,684.00) is authorized for the support of Vocational and Technical Education Programs as authorized in Section 37-31-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, for a period in excess of ten (10) months in a calendar year.
SECTION 14. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Section 11, Seven Million Eight Hundred Sixty-Three Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-six Dollars ($7,863,746.00) shall be derived from the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972.
SECTION 15. It is the intention of the Legislature that the Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education shall, with the funds appropriated in Section 10, transfer no more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) to the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission for the purpose of providing matching funds to purchase soil conservation equipment.
SECTION 16. Of the funds appropriated in Sections 10 and 11, no more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) is provided for the purpose of supporting the Future Farmers of America Center.
SECTION 17. In compliance with the "Mississippi Performance Budget and Strategic Planning Act of 1994," it is the intent of the Legislature that the funds provided herein shall be utilized in the most efficient and effective manner possible to achieve the intended mission of this agency. Based on the funding authorized, this agency shall make every effort to attain the targeted performance measures provided below:
FY01
Performance Measures Target
Vocational - Secondary Programs
Increase in students served (Percent) 10
LEAs served (Sites) 152
Vocational - Post Secondary Programs
Short-term students served (Persons) 4,317
Short-term Adult Prog Classes (Classes) 480
Short-term cost per student (Dollars) 52
A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2002.
SECTION 18. In addition to any other funds herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, to the State Department of Education, for the purpose of providing funding for the Mississippi School District Uniform Millage Assistance Grant Program, the Second Level Funding Program and the Emergency Fund Loss Assistance Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 21,400,000.00.
SECTION 19. In addition to all other sums herein appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Sections 27-65-75 and 27-67-31, Mississippi Code of 1972, not otherwise appropriated, to the State Department of Education, for the purpose of providing funding for the Uniform Millage Assistance Grant Program, the Second Level Funding Program and the Emergency Loss Assistance Program for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000, and ending June 30, 2001 $ 16,894,148.00.
SECTION 20. With respect to agency programs whose operation is dependent on the receipt of federal funds, it is the intent of the Legislature, except as hereinafter provided, that no funds from the State General Fund be expended to administer, support or in any way continue such programs should federal funds for their operation be reduced or become unavailable and that no funds from the State General Fund available for expenditure under this act shall be used to replace federal funds in any major object of expenditure.
SECTION 21. It is the intention of the Legislature that the State Department of Education and Vocational and Technical Education Division shall maintain complete accounting and personnel records related to the expenditure of all funds appropriated under this act and that such records shall be in the same format and level of detail as maintained for Fiscal Year 2000. The Department of Finance and Administration shall insure that financial controls comparable to those utilized for Fiscal Year 2000 are maintained throughout Fiscal Year 2001 for this agency. The State Personnel Board shall insure that personnel controls and records comparable to those utilized for Fiscal Year 2000 are maintained throughout Fiscal Year 2001 for this agency. It is further the intention of the Legislature that the agency's budget request for Fiscal Year 2002 shall be submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee in a format and level of detail comparable to the format and level of detail provided during the Fiscal Year 2001 budget request process.
SECTION 22. Any school district receiving conservatorship assistance from the State Department of Education shall pay for any additional assistance as determined by the State Department of Education from any source funds available.
SECTION 23. Should revenues generated and deposited to the Education Enhancement Fund pursuant to Section 27-103-203 (1), Mississippi Code of 1972, and apportioned pursuant to Section 37-61-33 (6), Mississippi Code of 1972, fall below funds appropriated herein from said source, the State Department of Education shall notify the Department of Finance and Administration as to which allotments shall be reduced to insure expenditures do not exceed actual revenues.
SECTION 24. Of the funds provided in Section 1 for the purpose of providing financial assistance for the education of exceptional children as determined under Section 37-23-63, Mississippi Code of 1972, children who are certified by the designated authority as requiring inpatient care in a private intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded or psychiatric residential treatment facility, with Medicaid reimbursement, shall be eligible and entitled to receive state financial assistance under the provisions of Section 37-23-69, in an amount not to exceed Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) from state funds, per child per school year, if an approved private school is operated as an integral part of the facility which provides twenty-four (24) hours a day monitoring, treatment and education, except that the State Department of Education is authorized to pilot a fee-for-service based cost system for children served through Millcreek Schools, Inc.
SECTION 25. Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, the amount of One Hundred Sixteen Million Seventeen Thousand Three Hundred Twenty-one Dollars
($116,017,321.00) shall be derived from the Interim School District Capital Expenditure Fund for the benefit of the school districts as authorized in Senate Bill No. 2649, 1997 Regular Session.
SECTION 26. Of the funds provided in Section 1, Five Hundred Sixty-four Thousand Four Hundred Ninety-two Dollars ($564,492.00) shall be used to provide for a Director of School Nurses in the State Department of Education and the implementation of three (3) pilot projects for a variety of school health programs in an elementary school setting. Evaluations shall be developed to determine the program's effect to drop-out rates, suspensions, expulsions, attendance and test scores.
Income generated by the school-based clinics shall remain available for expenditure by the programs utilizing any special fund authority provided in Section 2 for use by the State Department of Education and the pilots shall remain the same as in Fiscal Year 2000.
SECTION 27. It is the intention of the Legislature that the State Department of Education shall have the authority to accept, budget and expend any source funds not to exceed Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000.00), that become available to the department to carry out the provisions of those funds in a manner consistent with the rules and regulations of the Department of Finance and Administration.
SECTION 28. The State Department of Education shall transfer the designated amounts to the appropriate entities, which shall assume full responsibility for the expenditure of these funds in accordance with state laws and accept all responsibility for any improper expenditure. For the following: National Guard Youth Challenge Program, World Class Teacher Programs, USM Special Education Program, Soil and Water Conservation Commission, Mississippi School Boards Association, Mississippi Eye Screening Program and Very Special Arts.
SECTION 29. Of the funds appropriated in Sections 10 and 11, the Vocational and Technical Education Division of the State Department of Education shall use Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00) to expand the Partners-in-Education Construction Initiative Program to all vocational education centers in the state, using the same curriculum and program as developed and piloted by the Department of Education and the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation.
SECTION 30. The money herein appropriated shall be paid by the State Treasurer out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the proper fund or funds as set forth in this act, upon warrants issued by the State Fiscal Officer; and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 31. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2000.