6387-S AMS CARL FREU 007

SSB 6387 - S AMD

    By Senator Carlson

                                              NOT ADOPTED 03/09/02

    On page 139, line 12, after "2002", strike "((and a maximum of $1,112,000 of the general fundBstate appropriation for fiscal year 2003 are))is" and insert "and a maximum of $1,112,000 of the general fundBstate appropriation for fiscal year 2003 are"

On page 135, line 5, strike "3,948,000" and insert "5,060,000"

On page 135, line 9, strike "106,623,000" and insert "107,735,000"

On page 179, beginning on line 30, strike New Section Sec. 517 entirely and insert:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 517  A new section is added to 2001 2nd sp.s. c 7 (uncodified) to read as follows:

FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑‑STATE FLEXIBLE EDUCATION FUNDS

General Fund‑-State Appropriation (FY 2003).... $       33,602,000

    The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

    (1) State flexible education funds for the 2002‑03 school year shall be allocated at a maximum rate of $35.12 per full‑time equivalent student in grades K‑12.  For the purpose of this section, "FTE student" refers to the annual average full‑time equivalent enrollment of the school district in grades kindergarten through twelve for the prior school year.  The funds shall be distributed to school districts at ten percent per month for the months of September through June.

    (2) Funds are provided for local education program enhancements to improve student learning as identified by each school district, including the following programs:  Alternative education programs; paraprofessional training; mentor/beginning teacher assistance; principal assessment and mentorships; superintendent and principal internships; mathematics helping corps; anti-bullying/harassment training; nonviolence leadership training; nursing support; school safety and school safety training; school safety center; Teen Aware; truancy; Cispus; contracting with educational centers; Pacific Science Center programs; civil liberties education; World War II oral history project; summer skills center programs; and extended day skills center.

    (3) Funds provided under this section shall not be used for salary increases or additional compensation for existing teaching duties.

    (4) Funding provided under this section does not fall within the definition of basic education for purposes of Article IX of the state Constitution."

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EFFECT: Restores $1,112,000 in specific funding for the Washington state leadership assistance for science education reform (LASER) regional partnership program.

References to the Laser Science Program are deleted from the State Flexible Education Funds program.  The amount in the Flexible Education Funds program is reduced by $834,000 and the allocation rate is reduced from $36.00 per student to $35.12 per student.

The cost of the amendment is $278,000 general fund-state.