LANG-FOWLER-FORBY-HOWARD-KENNER, GRANBERG, MAY, SCULLY, FLOWERS, COLLINS, JONES,LOU, O'BRIEN, RYAN, CURRY,JULIE, DAVIS,MONIQUE, CROTTY, MCKEON, FEIGENHOLTZ, MENDOZA, YARBROUGH, MILLER, NOVAK, SMITH,MICHAEL, BOLAND, BRADLEY AND OSTERMAN. New Act Creates the Fund Education First Act. Beginning with fiscal year 2002, and in each fiscal year thereafter, provides that until the sum of State and federal spending for elementary and secondary education for the fiscal year represents 50% of the total revenues that the State Superintendent of Education estimates are available from local, State, and federal sources for elementary and secondary education for that fiscal year, the amount appropriated by the General Assembly from general funds for educational programs for that fiscal year shall be at least equal to the sum of (1) 51% of total new general funds available for spending from certain sources during that fiscal year, plus (2) the total amount appropriated from general funds for educational programs during the preceding fiscal year. Requires the Governor, beginning with fiscal year 2003, to include in his or her annual budget an allocation for education that conforms to the provisions of the Fund Education First Act. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (State Board of Education) It is difficult to determine the exact fiscal impact. It is unclear what revenues available for spending means, particular- ly the growth due to "budgeted program growth and decline ... excluding State retirement contributions". Currently, the gen- eral interpretation of "education" includes retirement contri- butions. It is unclear whether this language actually changes that or not. Moreover, the 2/3 and 1/3 split is one that is often referenced but rarely put into practice in exactly that proportion. Recently, elementary and secondary programs have received a greater share than this allocation would have pro- vided. STATE MANDATES NOTE (State Board of Education) Same as SBE fiscal note. STATE DEBT NOTE (Economic and Fiscal Commission) HB 81 would not change the amount of authorization for any type of State-issued or State-supported bond, and, therefore, would not affect the level of State indebtedness. DEC-08-2000 H PREFILED WITH CLERK JAN-10-2001 H FIRST READING JAN-10-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FOWLER JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR FORBY JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR HOWARD JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR KENNER JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GRANBERG JAN-30-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MAY JAN-31-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE APP-ELM & SEC JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCULLY JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FLOWERS JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR COLLINS JAN-31-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,LOU FEB-02-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR O'BRIEN FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RYAN FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HARTKE FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE FEB-06-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CROTTY FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FEIGENHOLTZ FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MENDOZA FEB-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ACEVEDO FEB-14-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR YARBROUGH FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MILLER FEB-15-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR NOVAK FEB-22-2001 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 013-003-000 HAPE FEB-22-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2001 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK FEB-22-2001 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK FEB-22-2001 H STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE REQUESTED BLACK FEB-22-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SMITH,MICHAEL FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND FEB-22-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES FEB-23-2001 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE REQST-WITHDRN BLACK FEB-23-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-26-2001 H FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-26-2001 H STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE FILED FEB-26-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE FEB-27-2001 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE MAR-07-2001 H STATE DEBT IMPACT NOTE FILED MAR-07-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-07-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BRADLEY MAR-09-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR OSTERMAN APR-06-2001 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary