92nd General Assembly
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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                                               

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