81st Legislative Session _ 2006

Committee: Senate Appropriations
Wednesday, February 22, 2006

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P    Bartling
P    Earley, Vice-Chair
P    Gant
P    Greenfield
P    Hanson (Gary)
P    Napoli
P    Smidt
P    Sutton (Duane)
P    Apa, Chair

OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Chairman Jerry Apa.

         HB 1055: appropriate money for international trade representation and to declare an emergency.

Presented by:    Senator Tom Dempster
        Representative Joel Dykstra
Proponents:    Jafar Karim, Governor's Office of Economic Development
        David Owen, SD Chamber of Commerce & Industry

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1055

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     On page 1, line 7 of the Senate State Affairs Committee engrossed bill, delete " South Dakota " .

     On page 1 , line 7, after " development " insert "for South Dakota".


Moved by:    Napoli
Second by:    Sutton (Duane)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1055

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     On page 1, line 4 of the Senate State Affairs Committee engrossed bill, delete " two hundred " and insert "one dollar ( $1.00 )".

     On page 1 , line 5, delete " thousand dollars ($200,000) " .

Moved by:    Earley
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1055 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Sutton (Duane)
Second by:    Gant
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Hanson (Gary), Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Greenfield, Napoli

         HB 1175: appropriate money for nonrecurring education enrichment.

Presented by:    Representative Ed McLaughlin
Opponents:    Tamara Darnall, Bureau of Finance and Management

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1175

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     On the House Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"      Section 1. That § 13-13-10.1 be amended to read as follows:

     13-13-10.1.   Terms used in this chapter mean:

             (1)      "Average daily membership," the average number of resident and nonresident kindergarten through twelfth grade pupils enrolled in all schools operated by the school district during the previous regular school year, minus average number of pupils for whom the district receives tuition, except pupils described in subdivision (1A) and pupils for whom tuition is being paid pursuant to § 13-28-42 and plus the average number of pupils for whom the district pays tuition;
             (1A)      Nonresident students who are in the care and custody of the Department of Social Services, the Unified Judicial System, the Department of Corrections, or other state agencies and are attending a public school may be included in the average daily membership of the receiving district when enrolled in the receiving district. When counting a student who meets these criteria in its general enrollment average daily membership, the receiving district may begin the enrollment on the first day of attendance. The district of residence prior to the custodial transfer may not include students who meet these criteria in its general enrollment average daily membership after the student ceases to attend school in the resident district;
             (2)      "Adjusted average daily membership," calculated as follows:
             (a)      For districts with an average daily membership of two hundred or less, multiply 1.2 times the average daily membership;
             (b)      For districts with an average daily membership of less than six hundred, but greater than two hundred, raise the average daily membership to the 0.8293 power and multiply the result times 2.98;
             (c)      For districts with an average daily membership of six hundred or more, multiply 1.0 times their average daily membership;
             (3)      "Index factor," is the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers as computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the year before the year immediately preceding the year of adjustment or three percent, whichever is less;
             (4)      "Per student allocation," for school fiscal year 2006 is $4,237.72. Each school fiscal year thereafter, the per student allocation is the previous fiscal year's per student allocation increased by the index factor;
             (5)      "Local need," the per student allocation multiplied by the adjusted average daily membership;
             (6)      "Local effort," the amount of ad valorem taxes generated in a school fiscal year by applying the levies established pursuant to § 10-12-42 ;
             (7)      "General fund balance," the unreserved fund balance of the general fund, less general fund exclusions plus, beginning with transfers made in fiscal year 2001, any transfers out of the general fund for the previous school fiscal year;
             (8)      "General fund balance percentage," is a school district's general fund balance divided by the school district's total general fund expenditures for the previous school fiscal year, the quotient expressed as a percent;
             (9)      "General fund base percentage," is the general fund balance percentage as of June 30, 2000. However, the general fund base percentage can never increase and can never be less than twenty percent;
             (10)      "Allowable general fund balance," the fund base percentage multiplied by the district's general fund expenditures in the previous school fiscal year;
             (11)      "Imputed interest rate," the average prime rate for the preceding fiscal year minus 2.5 percentage points;
             (12)      "General fund exclusions," revenue a school district has received from the imposition of the excess tax levy pursuant to § 10-12-43; revenue a school district has received from gifts, contributions, grants, or donations; revenue a school district has received under the provisions of §§ 13-6-92 to 13-6-96, inclusive; and any revenue in the general fund set aside for a noninsurable judgment .

     Section 2. That § 13-13-73.2 be repealed.

     13-13-73.2.   A school district's state aid for general education as calculated pursuant to § 13-13- 73 shall be reduced by the following calculation:

             (1)      Subtract the allowable general fund balance from the general fund balance. If the result is less than zero, (1) equals zero;
             (2)      Determine the lower of the general fund base percentage or the general fund balance percentage;
             (3)      Subtract twenty percent (0.2) from the result of (2). If the result is less than zero, (3) equals zero;
             (4)      Multiply the result of (3) by the district's general fund expenditures in the previous school fiscal year;
             (5)      Multiply the result of (4) by the imputed interest rate;
             (6)      Add the result of (1) and the result of (5).

     Section 3. That § 13-13-73.3 be repealed.

     13-13-73.3.   The secretary of education shall determine the reduction in state aid to education pursuant to § 13-13-73.2. The secretary of education shall distribute the amount of money so determined to school districts that received state aid pursuant to chapter 13-13 on a pro rata basis according to the district's average daily membership compared to the total average daily membership of all districts eligible for this distribution.

     Section 4. That § 13-13-73.4 be repealed.

     13-13-73.4.   The secretary of the Department of Education shall promulgate rules, pursuant to chapter 1-26, that calculate exclusions for revenue received from opting out of the property tax limitations such that all expenditures shall be credited to formula revenue and unreserved general fund balance from the preceding fiscal year prior to any credits against opt-out revenue.

     Section 5. That § 13-13-76 be repealed.


     13-13-76.   There is hereby created the Excess General Fund Oversight Board within the Department of Education. The board shall consist of five members, appointed by the Governor. The Excess General Fund Oversight Board may exempt a school district from the provisions of § 13-13- 73.2 if a school district can demonstrate to the Excess General Fund Oversight Board that its general fund balance percentage is the result of special circumstances.

     Section 6. There is hereby appropriated from the state general fund the sum of seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($ 7,500,000 ), or so much thereof that may be necessary, to the twenty-first century education fund which is hereby created in the Department of Education. The secretary of the Department of Education shall annually distribute the proceeds from the fund to school districts based on average daily membership as defined in subdivision 13-13-10.1(1) at the same time that foundation program state aid is distributed to school districts pursuant to § §  13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive.

     Section 7. The secretary of the Department of Education shall approve vouchers and the state auditor shall draw warrants to pay expenditures authorized by this Act.

     Section 8. It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate additional funds to the twenty-first century education fund in future years. The amounts the Legislature intends to appropriate are as follows:

             (1)    For fiscal year 2008, the sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000);
             (2)    For fiscal year 2009, the sum of twenty two million five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000);
             (3)    For fiscal year 2010, the sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).

     Section 9. For fiscal year 2011 and subsequent years, it is the intent of the Legislature that the amount appropriated to the twenty-first century education fund shall equal the amount appropriated to the fund for the most recent fiscal year increased by the annual percentage change in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers as computed by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor for the year before the year immediately preceding the year of adjustment.

     Section 10. School districts that meet adequate yearly progress in reading and math based on the growth model established by the Department of Education shall receive funding from the twenty-first century education fund according to the provisions of section 6 of this Act.

     Section 11. Those school districts that fail to meet adequate yearly progress based on the growth model may apply to the department for a grant to assist the district in meeting future academic targets. In order to qualify for a grant, a school district shall submit to the department a school district improvement plan outlining the steps the district will undertake to reach adequate yearly progress, and the plan shall be approved by the secretary of education. The grants shall be awarded from funds available in the twenty-first century education fund. However, no grant may be awarded to a school district in an amount that exceeds what that school district would have received if it had achieved adequate yearly progress.

     Section 12. That § 4-5-29.2 be amended to read as follows:

     4-5-29.2.   Pursuant to S.D. Const., Art. XII, § 6, the state investment officer shall determine the market value of the education enhancement trust fund as of December 31, 2003, and each calendar year thereafter less the investment expenses transferred pursuant to § 4-5-30. The state investment officer shall calculate an amount equal to four five percent of that market value, without invading principal, as eligible for distribution. For the purpose of this section, the term, principal, means the sum of all contributions to the fund. Beginning with the distribution in fiscal year 2007, the market value shall be determined by adding the market value of the trust fund at the end of the sixteen most recent calendar quarters as of December thirty-first, and dividing the sum by sixteen. Upon notice of that amount by the state investment officer, the state treasurer shall transfer the amount from the education enhancement trust fund to the state general fund as soon as practicable after July first of the next fiscal year.

     Section 13. On July first of each fiscal year, or as soon as practicable thereafter, the state treasurer shall transfer from the state general fund an amount equal to one percent of the fair value of the education enhancement trust fund to the sparse school district fund which is hereby created in the state treasury. The purpose of the fund is to provide funding to sparse school districts pursuant to this Act.

     Section 14. There is hereby appropriated from the sparse school district fund the sum of two million four hundred thousand dollars ($ 2,400,000 ), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Education for distribution to sparse school districts pursuant to this Act.

     Section 15. Terms used in this Act mean:

             (1)    "Sparse school district," a school district that meets each of the following criteria:
             (a)    Has an average daily membership per square mile of 0.50 or less;
             (b)    Has an average daily membership of five hundred or less;
             (c)    Has an area of four hundred square miles or more;
             (d)    Has at least five miles between its secondary attendance center or centers and that of an adjoining district;
             (e)    Operates a secondary attendance center; and
             (f)    Levies ad valorem taxes at the maximum rates allowed pursuant to §  10-12-42 or more;
             (2)    "Sparsity average daily membership," calculated as follows:
             (a)    For sparse school districts with an adjusted average daily membership as defined in subdivision 13-13-10.1(2) of greater than two hundred seventy-five, divide the average daily membership as defined in subdivision 13-13-10.1(1) by the area of the school district in square miles;
             (b)    Multiply the quotient obtained in subsection (a) times negative 0.125;
             (c)    Add 0.0625 to the product obtained in subsection (b); and
             (d)    Multiply the sum obtained in subsection (c) times the average daily membership;
             (3)    "Sparsity adjusted average daily membership," calculated as follows: For any sparse school district with an adjusted average daily membership as defined in subdivision 13- 13-10.1(2) of no less than one hundred, but no more than two hundred seventy-five, the sparsity adjusted average daily membership is two hundred seventy-five.

     Section 16. At the same time that foundation program state aid is distributed to school districts pursuant to § §  13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive, the secretary of the Department of Education shall distribute the proceeds from the sparse school district fund to sparse school districts based on either the sparsity average daily membership calculation or the sparsity adjusted average daily membership calculation in section 15 of this Act. However, no sparse school district may receive a sparsity benefit in any year that exceeds two hundred fifty thousand dollars."

Moved by:    Earley
Second by:    Sutton (Duane)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1175 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Earley
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1175

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     On page 1, line 1 of the House Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after " Act to " and insert "repeal certain provisions regarding the reduction in state aid to education based on school district general fund balances, to appropriate funds to increase funding to education and assist sparse school districts, and to increase the distribution from the education enhancement trust fund.".

     On page 1 , delete line 2 .


Moved by:    Earley
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1176: allow the Department of Education to enter into certain enrollment agreements with the state of Minnesota and make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Representative Ed McLaughlin
        Dale Bertsch, Governor's Office

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1176

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     On the Senate engrossed bill, delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

"      Section 1. That chapter 13-13 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

     For the purposes of subdivisions 13-13-10.1(1) and 13-13-10.1(1A), a pupil or student is enrolled if:

             (1)    The pupil or student is less than twenty-one years of age on the first day of July or meets the requirements of §  13-28-5 and 13-28-6; and
             (2)    The pupil or student has not completed an approved program or graduated from high school; and
             (3)    The pupil's or student's parent or guardian resides within the school district, or in the case of an emancipated minor the pupil or student resides within the district or the pupil or student has been properly assigned to the district or has been approved to attend school in the district under the terms of the enrollment options program established in §  13-28- 40; and
             (4)    The pupil or student is not simultaneously enrolled in any other school district and has not been excused from school attendance under the terms of §  13-27-1.1 or 13-27-2."

Moved by:    Sutton (Duane)
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1176 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Earley


Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Earley, Greenfield, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Bartling, Gant, Hanson (Gary), Napoli

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1176

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     On page 1, line 1 of the Senate Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after " Act to " and insert "define enrolled pupils or students for purposes of state aid to education.".

     On page 1 , delete line 2 .

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Earley
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1221: create a statewide mathematics initiative and to make an appropriation therefor.

Presented by:    Senator Orville Smidt
        Representative Phyllis Heineman - Documents 1 & 2
Opponents:    Dianna Miller, ESD + 6

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1221

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     On page 2, line 2 of the House Education Committee engrossed bill, delete everything after " hereby appropriated " .

     On page 2 , line 3, delete everything before " , " and insert "the sum of seven hundred thousand dollars ( $700,000 )".

Moved by:    Smidt
Second by:    Napoli
Action:    Failed by roll call vote.(4-5-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Earley, Gant, Napoli, Smidt


Voting No:    Bartling, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Sutton (Duane), Apa

MOTION:     DEFER HB 1221 TO THE 36TH LEGISLATIVE DAY

Moved by:    Sutton (Duane)
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(8-1-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Smidt

         HB 1090: appropriate money for compensatory payments to certain school districts.

Presented by:    Dale Bertsch, Governor's Office

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1090

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     On page 1, line 4 of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, delete " one hundred " and insert "seventy thousand dollars ($70,000), or so much thereof as may be necessary, to the Department of Education for a one-time payment to the Lemmon School District of fifty thousand dollars and a one-time payment to the McIntosh School District of twenty thousand dollars to replace a loss in revenue related to the provisions of chapter 13-28A.".

     On page 1 , delete lines 5 to 7 , inclusive.

     On page 1 , line 11, delete " 2008 " and insert "2007".

     On page 1 , after line 11, insert:

"
     Section 4. That chapter 13-28A be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:

    
     Other than funding provided through chapters 13-13 and 13-37, no South Dakota school district is entitled to any compensation for any student attending a South Dakota school district under the provisions of this chapter.

     Section 5. That § 13-28A-11 be repealed.

     13-28A-11.   For fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008, any school district contiguous to the North Dakota border that receives students from North Dakota and that receives less revenue under the terms of this chapter than it would have otherwise received is entitled to a payment from the Department of Education to compensate for the difference. For fiscal year 2006, the payment shall equal seventy-five percent of the difference; for fiscal year 2007, the payment shall equal fifty percent of the difference; and for fiscal year 2008, the payment shall equal twenty-five percent of the difference. For fiscal years 2006, 2007, and 2008 the department shall calculate the affected district's difference in state aid general foundation support after determining any change in state aid funding to the district that is attributable to the graduating seniors. ".


Moved by:    Napoli
Second by:    Sutton (Duane)
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Voting No:    Greenfield

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1090 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Earley
Second by:    Sutton (Duane)
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(7-2-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Hanson (Gary), Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Greenfield, Napoli

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1090

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     On page 1 , line 2, of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, after " districts " insert "and to revise provisions related to certain school district entitlements".

Moved by:    Sutton (Duane)
Second by:    Earley
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1019: revise and redirect certain revenues relating to the state capital construction fund, the ethanol fuel fund, the state highway fund, the water and environment fund, and the state general fund.

Comments:    Jason Dilges, Bureau of Finance & Management



MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1019

Moved by:    Earley
Second by:    Smidt
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(5-4-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Earley, Hanson (Gary), Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

Voting No:    Bartling, Gant, Greenfield, Napoli

         HB 1240: transfer funds from the railroad trust fund, to make an appropriation for low income energy assistance, and to declare an emergency.

MOTION:     AMEND HB 1240

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     On page 1 of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, delete lines 4 and 5 .

     On page 1 , line 6, delete " one dollar ($1) " and insert "one million three hundred thousand dollars ( $1,300,000 )".

     On page 1 , line 7, delete " of other fund expenditure authority " and insert "from the state general fund".

     On page 1 , line 10, delete " section 2 " and insert "section 1".

     On page 1 , between lines 10 and 11, insert:

"
     Section 3. Any amounts appropriated in this Act not lawfully expended or obligated by June 30, 2007, shall revert in accordance with §  4-8-21.".


Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Bartling
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

MOTION:     DO PASS HB 1240 AS AMENDED

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Sutton (Duane)


Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

MOTION:     TO AMEND TITLE OF HB 1240

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     On page 1, line 1 of the House Appropriations Committee engrossed bill, delete " transfer funds from the railroad trust fund, to " .

Moved by:    Greenfield
Second by:    Earley
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

         HB 1242: transfer funds from the railroad trust fund to the property tax reduction fund.

MOTION:     TO TABLE HB 1242

Moved by:    Napoli
Second by:    Greenfield
Action:    Prevailed by roll call vote.(9-0-0-0)

Voting Yes:    Bartling, Earley, Gant, Greenfield, Hanson (Gary), Napoli, Smidt, Sutton (Duane), Apa

MOTION:     ADJOURN

Moved by:    Hanson (Gary)
Second by:    Gant
Action:    Prevailed by voice vote.

Barb Bjorneberg

____________________________

Committee Secretary
Jerry Apa, Chair


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