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HB 159/HAFCS |
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School Personnel Development Program |
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(Parenthesis
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Relates
to Appropriation for the State Department of Education the General Appropriation
Act
REVENUE
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Teacher
Professional
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(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Revenue Decreases)
HB 471, Continue Re:Learning
SB 185, Extra Support for Principals
SB 219, Public School Professional Development
SB 223, Continue Re:Learning
SB 415, Center for Border Superintendency
LFC files
Original
responses received from:
State
Department of Education (SDE)
Commission
on Higher Education (CHE)
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
House Appropriation
and Finance Committee Substitute for House Bill 159 creates the Teacher
Professional Development Fund in the state treasury for professional development
programs and projects for public school teachers. The fund, shall be administered by the State
Department of Education and consist of grants of appropriations, gifts, grants,
donations and income from investment of the fund, and money in the fund shall
not revert at the end of a fiscal year.
SDE shall evaluate the success of each program and SDE is required to
report to the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) each year.
Significant
Issues
The quality of education is directly related to
the quality of staff delivering the services.
Experiences in industry, government and public education strongly
support the need for continued training of employees. This bill addresses the need for public
schools to have a consistent revenue stream to provide the training needed
and\or desired to update the skills of teachers and to systematically improve
the effectiveness of instructors.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
This bill does not
contain an appropriation. However,
appropriations will be needed if the provisions of the bill are to be
implemented. The General Appropriation
Act, CS/HB 2 et.al. as amended and passed by the House, includes categorical
funding for Regional Technology Assistance (($500.0), Services Learning
($250.0), Strengthening Quality in Schools (SQS), and World Class Teachers
($300.0)
This bill creates a
new fund and provides for continuing appropriations. The LFC objects to including continuing
appropriation language in the statutory provisions for newly created
funds. Earmarking reduces the ability of
the legislature to establish spending priorities.
ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS
Administering the
fund, evaluating the projects, and reporting to the LESC will require the use
of existing SDE resources and staff. The
number of projects funded and the intensity of the evaluations involving SDE
staff will determine impact on SDE. The
impact could be minimal if SDE is already involved in monitoring some of the
projects funded.
Funds in the Teacher
Professional Development Fund shall not revert at the end of a fiscal year.