HB   1-INCREASE AMT OF BASE STUDENT ALLOCATION                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR NEUMAN announced  that the next order of  business would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL NO. 1 "An Act  relating to the base student allocation                                                               
used in  the formula for  state funding of public  education; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
11:55:41 AM                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CODY RICE,  Staff to Representative  Carl Gatto,  sponsor, stated                                                               
that HB 1 represents a $13  increase over the current year's base                                                               
student allocation;  the total number  would then  become $4,589.                                                               
He  clarified   that  this  number  does   not  include  PERS/TRS                                                               
adjustments in the base allocation.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  NEUMAN   upon  determining  there  were   no  comments  or                                                               
questions, announced that HB 1 would be held.