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.