S.F. No. 0046

School finance-recapture-2.

 

Sponsored By:        Joint Education Interim Committee

 

AN ACT relating to school finance; repealing statutory provisions pertaining to maximum recapture in conformance with constitutional provisions; specifying payment during transition; exempting specified encumbrances; and providing for an effective date.

 

12/26/2006  Bill Number Assigned

1/9/2007    S Received for Introduction

1/9/2007    S Introduced and Referred to S04

1/12/2007   S04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Coe, Jennings, Massie, Peck and Von Flatern

Ayes 5    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/12/2007   S Placed on General File

1/15/2007   S Passed CoW

 

SF0046S2001/FAILED

Page 3-line 16          Delete "March 15" insert "July 1".  AULLMAN, VON FLATERN

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Aullman, Cooper, Hines, Jennings, Sessions, Vasey and Von Flatern

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Decaria, Fecht, Hastert, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott and Townsend

Excused:  Senator(s) Geis and Peck

Ayes 7    Nays 21    Excused 2    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/16/2007   S Passed 2nd Reading

1/17/2007   S Laid Back Without Prejudice

 

SF0046S3004/ADOPTED

Delete the Mockler, et al. Third Reading Amendment (SF0046S3001/A), the Coe Third Reading Amendment (SF0046S3002/A) and the Nicholas Third Reading Amendment (SF0046S3003/A) entirely and further amend as follows:

Page 3-line 16          Delete "March 15, 2007" insert "January 1, 2007".

Page 3-line 19          Delete "March 15, 2007" insert "January 1, 2007".

Page 3-line 21          After "." insert "If encumbered under this subsection for a capital construction project, the amount of encumbrance shall not exceed one hundred ten percent (110%) of the initially estimated capital construction project cost, as approved by the department, with the additional ten percent (10%) retained for a contingency fund.  Any encumbered funds retained within the contingency fund that are not expended shall revert to the school foundation program account.".  DECARIA, COE, MOCKLER, NICHOLAS

 

1/18/2007   S Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Vasey

Nays:  Senator(s) Aullman, Cooper and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Peck

Ayes 26    Nays 3    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

1/23/2007   H Received for Introduction

1/31/2007   H Introduced and Referred to H04

2/8/2007    H04 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Craft, Diercks, Goggles, Jaggi, McOmie, Teeters and White

Nays:  Representative(s) Davison and Wallis

Ayes 7    Nays 2    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/8/2007    H Rereferred to H02

2/9/2007    H02 Recommended Do Pass

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Berger, Harshman, Jones, Jorgensen, Petersen, Philp and Warren

Ayes 7    Nays 0    Excused 0    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/9/2007    H Placed on General File

 

SF0046HW001/ADOPTED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 3-line 8           After "21‑13‑102(c)" delete balance of line and insert "commencing on and after".

Page 3-line 9           After "." insert "For the fiscal year 2006-2007 only, computation of the maximum allowable amount under W.S. 21‑13‑102(c) which is subject to recapture under this subsection shall be determined by multiplying the excess by sixty-two and five tenths percent (62.5%).".  MCOMIE

 

SF0046HW002/FAILED  (TO ENGROSSED COPY)

Page 1-line 4           Delete "exempting specified encumbrances;".

Page 3-lines 3 through 24     Delete entirely, including the McOmie committee of the whole amendment (SF0046HW001/A) these lines and insert:

"(a)  Notwithstanding sections 1 and 2 of this act, the department of education shall rebate to school districts any recapture payments made by districts which exceed the maximum amount allowable under W.S. 21-13-102(c) as in effect prior to July 1, 2007, and which were made by the districts during fiscal year 2006-2007.  The maximum recapture amount shall be based upon fiscal year 2005-2006 actual data.  Rebated amounts authorized under this subsection shall be paid by the department on or before July 1, 2007.

(b)  Fiscal year 2006-2007 rebated amounts pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accounted for and excluded from the calculation of operating balance and cash reserves under W.S 21-13-313(e) for purposes of determining fiscal year 2007-2008 foundation program payments under W.S. 21‑13‑311 and recapture under W.S. 21-13-102.  This subsection shall apply to fiscal year 2007-2008 computations only and shall not apply to fiscal year 2008-2009 or any fiscal year thereafter.".

Page 4-lines 1 through 13     Delete entirely.  WALLIS

 

2/15/2007   H Passed CoW

2/16/2007   H Passed 2nd Reading

2/20/2007   H Passed 3rd Reading

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Berger, Blake, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Childers, Cohee, Craft, Davison, Dockstader, Edwards, Esquibel, F., Esquibel, K., Gentile, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hallinan, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Iekel, Illoway, Jaggi, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meyer, Millin, Petersen, Philp, Samuelson, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Slater, Steward, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Walsh, Warren, White, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv.

Nays:  Representative(s) Alden, Diercks, Edmonds, Olsen, Quarberg and Teeters

Excused:  Representative(s) Miller

Ayes 53    Nays 6    Excused 1    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/20/2007   S Did Not Concur

 

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Scott

Nays:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Fecht, Geis, Hastert, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern

Excused:  Senator(s) Larson, Peck and Sessions

Ayes 1    Nays 26    Excused 3    Absent 0    Conflicts 0

 

2/21/2007   S Appointed  JCC01 Members

            Senator(s)  Coe, Jennings and Aullman

2/22/2007   H Appointed JCC01 Members

            Representative(s)  Quarberg, Meyer and Olsen