03/01/1994 03:00 PM House HES

  HB 267 - REVISE FOUNDATION FORMULA, SMALL SCHOOLS                            
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  CHAIR BUNDE said that the bill had been discussed previously                 
  and that it provides for single site schools to be included                  
  in the foundation formula.  He asked for further discussion.                 
                                                                               
  REP. VEZEY said, "I'd like to know a little more about the                   
  basis of these numbers and what these numbers really                         
  translate to, into dollars and adjustments."                                 
                                                                               
  CHAIR BUNDE stated for the record that Rep. Brice arrived at                 
  3:08 p.m.  He then asked for clarification of which numbers                  
  Rep. Vezey was referring to.                                                 
                                                                               
  REP. VEZEY said "the factors."                                               
                                                                               
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  REP. OLBERG offered the assistance of Larry LaBolle.                         
                                                                               
  Number 080                                                                   
                                                                               
  LARRY LABOLLE, Legislative Aid to Rep. Richard Foster, Prime                 
  Sponsor of HB 267, stated that he did not have a fiscal note                 
  included in his bill packet to refer to.                                     
                                                                               
  REP. OLBERG interjected that the fiscal note exactly matches                 
  the amount of last year's appropriation.                                     
                                                                               
  MR. LABOLLE said the fiscal note dated February 1, 1994, is                  
  for $3,372,100 for fiscal year (FY) 1995.                                    
                                                                               
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  REP. VEZEY said, "my question was more specifically... the                   
  factor 1.12 for schools with membership below 250 and 1.08                   
  for schools with membership below 525 and 1.06 with schools                  
  with membership below 800."                                                  
                                                                               
  MR. LABOLLE said those are calculations that were derived by                 
  Dr. Cole, who is the author of the foundation formula.  He                   
  indicated that Dr. Cole came back and did a study of the                     
  foundation unit and offered these recommendations when the                   
  study was completed.                                                         
                                                                               
  REP. VEZEY asked when the study was done.                                    
                                                                               
  MR. LABOLLE replied that it was conducted two years ago.                     
                                                                               
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  REP. VEZEY asked if there was anything in the bill packets                   
  pertaining to Dr. Cole's study.                                              
                                                                               
  MR. LABOLLE said that he personally had a copy of the report                 
  which showed how those figures were derived.                                 
                                                                               
  REP. VEZEY said he would appreciate receiving a copy.                        
                                                                               
  CHAIR BUNDE asked if there was other information to support                  
  those figures.                                                               
                                                                               
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  WANDA COOKSEY, Representative, Single Site School                            
  Consortium, offered fiscal information to Rep. Vezey.                        
                                                                               
  REP. OLBERG asked Chair Bunde to identify Wanda Cooksey for                  
  the record.                                                                  
                                                                               
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  CHAIR BUNDE said it was his intention to pass HB 267 out of                  
  committee and on to the Finance Committee.                                   
                                                                               
  REP. VEZEY made a motion to pass HB 267 out of committee                     
  with individual recommendations and accompanying fiscal                      
  note.                                                                        
                                                                               
  CHAIR BUNDE, hearing no objections, declared HB 267 was so                   
  moved.  He then brought HB 361 to the table.