02/19/1998 03:50 PM House HES

SSHB 148 - SCHOOL FUNDING ETC./ CHILD CARE GRANTS                              
                                                                               
Number 446                                                                     
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE announced the next bill to be heard was SSHB 148,               
"An Act relating to the public school funding program; relating to             
the definition of a school district, to the transportation of                  
students, to school district layoff plans, to the special education            
service agency, to the child care grant program, and to compulsory             
attendance in public schools; and providing for an effective date."            
He directed the committee's attention to the two technical                     
amendments in the committee packets.                                           
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE explained Amendment 1 deleted "1" and inserted "10"             
on page 5, line 16.                                                            
                                                                               
Number 0461                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN made a motion to adopt Amendment 1.  There                
being no objection, Amendment 1 was adopted.                                   
                                                                               
Number 0469                                                                    
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE explained that he had asked the Department of                   
Education, in preparing the spreadsheet, to ensure there wouldn't              
be any net loss in the formula.  When the spreadsheet was run                  
initially, there was a savings of $10 million to the state.                    
Chairman Bunde said it wasn't his intent to cut the foundation                 
                                                                               
formula by $10 million, so the numbers in Amendment 2 would bring              
the formula back to current funding levels.                                    
                                                                               
Number 0501                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER made a motion to adopt Amendment 2, which                
read:                                                                          
                                                                               
     TO:  HB 148 (version H)                                                   
                                                                               
     Page 5, line 28,                                                          
                                                                               
          Delete "4045", insert "4150".                                        
                                                                               
     Page 28, line 2,                                                          
                                                                               
          Delete "3400", insert "3840".                                        
                                                                               
     Page 28, line 3,                                                          
                                                                               
          Delete "3925", insert "4010".                                        
                                                                               
     Page 28, line 4,                                                          
                                                                               
          Delete "3970", insert "4060".                                        
                                                                               
     Page 28, line 5                                                           
                                                                               
          Delete "4010", insert "4105".                                        
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE asked whether there was any objection.                          
                                                                               
Number 0508                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN asked for a point of clarification.  He said,             
"So, what I heard you say was the $10 million indicated would be               
allocated back to all the various sites."                                      
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE said that was correct, based on this formula.                   
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE GREEN observed that it would end up neutral.                    
                                                                               
Number 0520                                                                    
                                                                               
EDDY JEANS, Manager, School Finance Section, Education Support                 
Services, Department of Education, confirmed that.                             
                                                                               
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE announced that Amendment 2 was adopted without                  
objection.                                                                     
                                                                               
Number 0534                                                                    
                                                                               
CHAIRMAN BUNDE asked committee members to examine the spreadsheet              
and noted that it does not include the area cost differential.  It             
was his intent to move the bill to the Finance Committee where the             
area cost differential would be addressed.  An updated fiscal note             
would accompany the bill as it moved from committee.                           
                                                                               
Number 0585                                                                    
                                                                               
REPRESENTATIVE PORTER made a motion to move CSSSHB 148(HES) from               
committee with individual recommendations and amended fiscal notes,            
as amended.  There being no objection, CSSSHB 148(HES) moved from              
the House Health, Education and Social Services Standing Committee.