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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

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ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

2/1/2006

2/1/06 HB 670

SHORT TITLE Teacher Professional Development

SB

ANALYST McOlash

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

$5,000.0

Recurring

General

Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

related to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act

REVENUE (dollars in thousands)

Estimated Revenue

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

FY08

$5,000.0

Recurring Teacher Professional

Development Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 670 appropriates $5,000,000 from the General Fund to the Teacher Professional

Development Fund (TPDF).

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of a fiscal year shall not revert

to the General Fund.

House Bill 670 - Page 2

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

This bill appropriates $5,000,000 to the TPDF, thereby reducing potential funding to the GF by

the same amount. The LFC has concerns with the earmarking of funds, as earmarking reduces

the ability of the legislature to establish spending priorities.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

The House Education Committee (HEC) House Bill 3 appropriated $3,000,000 for the TPDF to

be used for the funding of: Re:Learning; Regional Educational Technology Assistance; Strength-

ening Quality in Schools (SQL); Service Learning; Golden Apple; Closing the Achievement

Gap; Leadership Academy; and other professional development programs. Several of these pro-

grams represent an on-going cost to the General Fund and have continued for a number of years.

HAFCS/H 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 78 (Section 5. Special Appropriations) appropriates $2,400,000 for

the same purpose and programs.

PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS

HAFCS/H 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 78 (Section 5. Special Appropriations) includes the direction to the

Public Education Department (PED) to evaluate programs funded through the TPDF and provide

a report to the Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC) by November 2006.

POSSIBLE QUESTIONS

Have previous evaluations been conducted. Results.

Does HB 2 et al include additional appropriations for other professional development programs.

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