STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS27960 / H0632
This is the FY 2021 original appropriation bill for the Educational Services for the Deaf and Blind. It
appropriates a total of $11,836,600. For benefit costs, the bill maintains the current appropriated amount for
health insurance at $11,650 per eligible FTP and temporarily removes funding for the employer's sick leave
contribution rate. The bill also provides funding for the equivalent of a 2% change in employee compensation
for permanent state employees. The bill funds two line items, which provide $193,700, ongoing, from the
General Fund for the agency to stay in conformance with the career ladder, as amended by H153 of 2019,
allowing the agency to achieve levels that are equivalent to the public school career ladder salary compensation
system. Line item 2 is for $190,600, ongoing, from the General Fund for salary and benefits for two additional
certified teachers of the deaf and hard of hearing for the Campus Program. The campus deaf and hard of
hearing student population continues to increase as students are referred to the program from school districts
around the state.
FISCAL NOTE
FTP Gen Ded Fed Total
FY 2020 Original Appropriation 0.00 10,987,000 329,500 223,500 11,540,000
1. Sick Leave Rate Reduction 0.00 (8,200) 0 0 (8,200)
FY 2020 Total Appropriation 0.00 10,978,800 329,500 223,500 11,531,800
FY 2020 Estimated Expenditures 0.00 10,978,800 329,500 223,500 11,531,800
Removal of Onetime Expenditures 0.00 (119,100) (28,500) 0 (147,600)
Restore Sick Leave Rate Reduction 0.00 8,200 0 0 8,200
FY 2021 Base 0.00 10,867,900 301,000 223,500 11,392,400
Benefit Costs 0.00 (21,100) 0 0 (21,100)
Change in Employee Compensation 0.00 73,100 0 0 73,100
Endowment Adjustments 0.00 0 7,900 0 7,900
FY 2021 Program Maintenance 0.00 10,919,900 308,900 223,500 11,452,300
1. Career Ladder Equivalence 0.00 193,700 0 0 193,700
2. Teachers for the Deaf/Hard of Hearing 0.00 190,600 0 0 190,600
Budget Law Exemptions 0.00 0 0 0 0
FY 2021 Total 0.00 11,304,200 308,900 223,500 11,836,600
Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp 0.00 317,200 (20,600) 0 296,600
% Chg from FY 2020 Orig Approp. 2.9% (6.3%) 0.0% 2.6%
Contact:
Robyn Lockett
Budget and Policy Analysis
(208) 334-4745
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/12/2020, 8:54 AM