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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Committee Approved)

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DOE - Statewide Financial System

Item 470 #1s

Item 470 #1s

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Central Appropriations
Central Appropriations FY2027 $50,000,000 FY2028 $0 GF

Language
Page 543, line 10, strike "$18,877,672" and insert "$68,877,672".

Page 544, after line 2, insert:

"I.1. Out of this appropriation, $50,000,000 the first year from the general fund is provided for costs associated with the development of a statewide financial system at the Department of Education. The Department shall procure and implement a statewide financial system for K-12 public education to support real-time financial data, streamlined reporting from school divisions to the state, improve ability to track, monitor, and support school divisions on their financial status, and allow information and reporting to be shared with stakeholders in real-time. The Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall unallot this appropriation until such time that the Department develops an implementation plan approved by the Secretary of Education. After the contingency is met, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall allot the amount that is needed in each fiscal year based on a reasonable funding schedule provided by the Department for each fiscal year.

2. Any amounts unobligated in paragraph 1, above, for a statewide financial system may be used to support the costs of procuring and transitioning to a new statewide assessment system after the Department determines the desired system and develops an implementation plan approved by the Secretary of Education. After the contingency is met, the Director, Department of Planning and Budget shall allot the amount that is needed in each fiscal year based on a reasonable funding schedule provided by the Department for each fiscal year.

3. Any amounts remaining from the general fund appropriation identified in this Item that remain unspent at the end of any fiscal year shall be reappropriated in the next fiscal year for the stated purposes in this Item."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $50.0 million GF the first year to support the development of a statewide financial system at the Department of Education. Language specifies that remaining balances from the appropriation may be used to support a new statewide assessment system.)