Bill > S1202

This bill appropriates a total of $96,376,200 to the Office of the State Board of Education for fiscal year 2024, with additional reappropriations for fiscal year 2023. * **OSBE Administration:** $91,325,000 is appropriated for administrative costs, including trustee and personnel expenditures, operating costs, capital outlay, and benefit payments. Funding sources include the General Fund ($36,908,600), Indirect Cost Recovery Fund ($121,800), Miscellaneous Revenue Fund ($6,552,700), American Rescue Plan Fund ($27,434,700), Federal COVID-19 Relief Fund ($19,800,000), and Federal Grant Fund ($507,200). * **IT and Data Management:** $3,878,400 is appropriated for IT and data management, funded by the General Fund ($3,863,400) and the Public Instruction Fund ($15,000). * **School Safety and Security Program:** $1,172,800 is appropriated for school safety and security initiatives, funded by the General Fund ($581,500), Miscellaneous Revenue/School Security Assessment Fund ($330,800), and Federal Grant Fund ($260,500). * **Reappropriation for Arts Grants:** Up to $1,000,000 from the General Fund is reappropriated for arts grants for rural K-12 schools for fiscal year 2023, to be used for nonrecurring expenditures through June 30, 2024. * **Reappropriation for School Safety:** Up to $20,000,000 from the General Fund is reappropriated for K-12 school safety and security for fiscal year 2023, to be used for nonrecurring expenditures through June 30, 2024. * **Additional Appropriation for Arts Grants (FY 2023):** $1,000,000 from the General Fund is appropriated for trustee and benefit payments for arts grants for rural public schools for fiscal year 2023. * **Additional Appropriation for School Safety (FY 2023):** $20,000,000 from the General Fund is appropriated for trustee and benefit payments for school safety and security grants for fiscal year 2023. * **Personnel Authorization:** The Office of the State Board of Education is authorized to have no more than 74.25 full-time equivalent positions for fiscal year 2024, unless approved by the Governor. * **Reporting Requirement:** A report on the expenditure of funds for school safety and security appropriated in Section 6 is due by January 15, 2024. * **Accountability:** All funds are subject to accountability reports and management reviews.