Introduced
by
To provide a "template" or "place holder" for a potential supplemental multi-section school aid budget for the 2004 and 2005 fiscal years. This bill contains no appropriations, but may be amended at a later date to include some.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the bill pass.
Substitute offered
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 37 to 0 (details)
To transfer $50.1 million from the state General Fund to the School Aid Fund, to close a gap between previously expected revenue and actual spending in the 2003-2004 school year budget. The action removes the need for the governor to order a "pro-rated" cut to schools of $28 per student just weeks before the June 30 end of most school districts' fiscal year. Taking $50.1 million out of the General Fund means that other state spending must be cut, or taxes raised, or a combination of both.
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations
Passed in the House 106 to 0 (details)
