SF0072

Official summary

2007 General Session Summary for SF0072 Bill No.: SF0072 Drafter: DRN LSO No.: 07LSO-0385 Effective Date: 7/1/2007 Enrolled Act No.: SEA0091 Chapter No.: Prime Sponsor: Select Committee On Tribal Relations Catch Title: Indian school education programs. Subject: Education programs on the Wind River Indian Reservation. Summary/Major Elements: Specifies legislative findings that education programs provided by the Indian tribes on the reservation can address conditions faced by Indian students, which is of benefit to the state; Directs the governor to enter into negotiations with the business councils of the tribes to determine appropriate contractual arrangements for provision of education programs and services for Indian students; Requires the governor to include an amount within his biennial budget for contractual arrangements and requires expenditures be for programs tied to improvement of student performance on the statewide assessment; Bases the budget amount on a per student amount that when nonstate funding sources are considered, is comparable to per student amounts provided to public schools under the block grant school funding model; Prescribes a budget computation utilizing the three reservation public school districts as comparator districts; Imposes annual reporting requirements on the joint business council to the governor, the state superintendent, the joint education interim committee and the select committee on tribal relations; Appropriates $1,049,946 from the general fund to the governor to fund contractual obligations for school year 2007-2008.