Post by Tim Collins on Oct 12, 2011 5:47:47 GMT -7
TITLE II – PUTTING WORKERS BACK ON THE JOB WHILE REBUILDING AND MODERNIZING AMERICA
SUBTITLE B—TEACHER STABILIZATION - $30 Billion Dollar Appropriation
"The purpose of this subtitle is to provide funds to States to prevent teacher layoffs and support the creation of additional jobs in public early childhood, elementary, and secondary education in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years."
Funds Proposed:
$30 Billion total appropriation of which
$150 Million (1/2 of 1%) which the Secretary* SHALL reserve to provide assistance to the outlying areas on the basis of their respective needs, as determined by the Secretary, for activities consistent with this part under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine.
$150 Million (1/2 of 1%) which the Secretary* SHALL reserve to provide assistance to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out activities consistent with this part, in schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education.
$2 Million the Secretary* MAY reserve up to $2,000,000 for administration and oversight of this part, including program evaluation.
* It is unclear from the text which "Secretary" is being empowered to administer this funding. I assume, but may be wrong, that the Secretary of Education is intended to operate this program.
Net funds available to distribute to the individual states - $29.698 Billion. Funds will remain available until 9/30/2012
Fund Allocation Methodology
"the Secretary shall allocate to the States—
(1) 60 percent on the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17; and
(2) 40 percent on the basis of their relative total population."
Example:
Total Available for distribution $29,698,000,000
Allocation on relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17= $29,698,000,000 x .60 = $17,818,800,000
Allocation on relative total population = $11,879,200,000
Calculation for any state:
relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17 =
(Texas Population 2010 for age group / US Population 2010 for age group) = Relative Age Group Population %
Relative Age Group Population % x $17,818,800,000 = Amount allocated by relative age group population
Allocation on Relative Population =
(Total state Population / Total US Population) = Relative total population %
Relative total population % x $11,879,200,000 = Amount Allocated by relative Total Population
Total Allocation for any state = Allocation by relative age group population + Allocation by relative total population
You can find the age group and total populations by state here: proximityone.com/st0030sa.htm
Requirements for states to qualify for their allocation.
1. "The Governor of a State desiring to receive a grant under this subtitle shall submit an application to the Secretary within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require to determine the State’s compliance with applicable provisions of law"
2. The state requesting the funding must provide assurance to the Secretary that:
a. For State fiscal year 2012 the state WILL maintain support for early childhood, elementary and secondary education at state fiscal year 2011 levels (either in total or on a per pupil basis). This excludes revenue from tuition, and expenditures on capital projects and research and development)
b. For state fiscal year 2013 the same rules apply only using State fiscal year 2012 as the base.
There is a waiver available for the above support requirements. The Secretary may waive these in the case of:
1."exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a natural disaster:, or
2. "a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the state."
Reporting Requirement
"Each State that receives a grant under this subtitle shall submit, on an annual basis, a report to the Secretary that contains—
(1) a description of how funds received under this part were expended or obligated; and
(2) an estimate of the number of jobs supported by the State using funds received under this subtitle."
Consequences to a state that does not comply with the qualification stated above.
(1) "If, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Governor has not submitted an approvable application to the Secretary, the Secretary shall, consistent with paragraph (2) below, provide for funds allocated to that State to be distributed to another entity or other entities in the State for the support of early childhood, elementary, and secondary education, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish."
(2) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
(A) GOVERNOR ASSURANCE. The Secretary shall not allocate funds under paragraph (1) unless the Governor of the State provides an assurance to the Secretary that the State will for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 meet the requirements of section 209." YOU LOSE THE FUNDS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO MAINTAIN THE SUPPORT(State Funding Level) FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
(B) "Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (A), the Secretary may allocate up to 50 percent of the funds that are available to the State under paragraph (1) to another entity or entities in the State, provided that the State educational agency submits data to the Secretary demonstrating that the State will for fiscal year 2012 meet the requirements of section 209(a) or the Secretary otherwise determines that the State will meet those requirements, or such comparable requirements as the Secretary may establish, for that year.
"If a State does not receive funding under this subtitle or only receives a portion of its allocation under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reallocate the State’s entire allocation or the remaining portion of its allocation, as the case may be, to the remaining States in accordance with subsection c." If a state does not receive this funding their allocation is redistributed to the qualifying states in using the method described earlier (age and total population).
How may a state use the funding it receives?
State Level Uses of funds
"Each State receiving a grant under section 204(b) may reserve—
(1) not more than 10 percent of the grant funds for awards to State-funded early learning programs; and
(2) not more than 2 percent of the grant funds for the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this subtitle."
Each State SHALL "use the remaining grant funds only for awards to local educational agencies for the support of early childhood, elementary, and secondary education."
A state MAY NOT use the funds for any of the following:
"(1) establish, restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;
(2) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of establishing, restoring, or supplementing a rainy-day fund;
(3) reduce or retire debt obligations incurred by the State; or
(4) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obligations incurred by the State."
Local Level Uses of Funds (allocations determined by the state)
The short version is that these funds may only be used to cover wages and benefits for educators and early childhood specialist, and support services needed to retain, recall, or hire new employees. The actual text follows:
"Each local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this subtitle—
(1) shall use the subgrant funds only for compensation and benefits and other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain existing employees, recall or rehire former employees, or hire new employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational and related services;
(2) shall obligate those funds no later than September 30, 2013; and
(3) may not use those funds for general administrative expenses or for other support services or expenditures, as those terms are defined by the National Center for Education Statistics in the Common Core of Data, as of the date of enactment of this Act."
Each State-funded early learning program that receives funds under this subtitle shall—
(1) use those funds only for compensation, benefits, and other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain early childhood educators, recall or rehire former early childhood educators, or hire new early childhood educators to provide early learning services; and
(2) obligate those funds no later than September 30, 2013.
SUBTITLE B—TEACHER STABILIZATION - $30 Billion Dollar Appropriation
"The purpose of this subtitle is to provide funds to States to prevent teacher layoffs and support the creation of additional jobs in public early childhood, elementary, and secondary education in the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 school years."
Funds Proposed:
$30 Billion total appropriation of which
$150 Million (1/2 of 1%) which the Secretary* SHALL reserve to provide assistance to the outlying areas on the basis of their respective needs, as determined by the Secretary, for activities consistent with this part under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine.
$150 Million (1/2 of 1%) which the Secretary* SHALL reserve to provide assistance to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out activities consistent with this part, in schools operated or funded by the Bureau of Indian Education.
$2 Million the Secretary* MAY reserve up to $2,000,000 for administration and oversight of this part, including program evaluation.
* It is unclear from the text which "Secretary" is being empowered to administer this funding. I assume, but may be wrong, that the Secretary of Education is intended to operate this program.
Net funds available to distribute to the individual states - $29.698 Billion. Funds will remain available until 9/30/2012
Fund Allocation Methodology
"the Secretary shall allocate to the States—
(1) 60 percent on the basis of their relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17; and
(2) 40 percent on the basis of their relative total population."
Example:
Total Available for distribution $29,698,000,000
Allocation on relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17= $29,698,000,000 x .60 = $17,818,800,000
Allocation on relative total population = $11,879,200,000
Calculation for any state:
relative population of individuals aged 5 through 17 =
(Texas Population 2010 for age group / US Population 2010 for age group) = Relative Age Group Population %
Relative Age Group Population % x $17,818,800,000 = Amount allocated by relative age group population
Allocation on Relative Population =
(Total state Population / Total US Population) = Relative total population %
Relative total population % x $11,879,200,000 = Amount Allocated by relative Total Population
Total Allocation for any state = Allocation by relative age group population + Allocation by relative total population
You can find the age group and total populations by state here: proximityone.com/st0030sa.htm
Requirements for states to qualify for their allocation.
1. "The Governor of a State desiring to receive a grant under this subtitle shall submit an application to the Secretary within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may reasonably require to determine the State’s compliance with applicable provisions of law"
2. The state requesting the funding must provide assurance to the Secretary that:
a. For State fiscal year 2012 the state WILL maintain support for early childhood, elementary and secondary education at state fiscal year 2011 levels (either in total or on a per pupil basis). This excludes revenue from tuition, and expenditures on capital projects and research and development)
b. For state fiscal year 2013 the same rules apply only using State fiscal year 2012 as the base.
There is a waiver available for the above support requirements. The Secretary may waive these in the case of:
1."exceptional or uncontrollable circumstances such as a natural disaster:, or
2. "a precipitous decline in the financial resources of the state."
Reporting Requirement
"Each State that receives a grant under this subtitle shall submit, on an annual basis, a report to the Secretary that contains—
(1) a description of how funds received under this part were expended or obligated; and
(2) an estimate of the number of jobs supported by the State using funds received under this subtitle."
Consequences to a state that does not comply with the qualification stated above.
(1) "If, within 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, a Governor has not submitted an approvable application to the Secretary, the Secretary shall, consistent with paragraph (2) below, provide for funds allocated to that State to be distributed to another entity or other entities in the State for the support of early childhood, elementary, and secondary education, under such terms and conditions as the Secretary may establish."
(2) MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT.
(A) GOVERNOR ASSURANCE. The Secretary shall not allocate funds under paragraph (1) unless the Governor of the State provides an assurance to the Secretary that the State will for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 meet the requirements of section 209." YOU LOSE THE FUNDS IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO MAINTAIN THE SUPPORT(State Funding Level) FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.
(B) "Notwithstanding sub-paragraph (A), the Secretary may allocate up to 50 percent of the funds that are available to the State under paragraph (1) to another entity or entities in the State, provided that the State educational agency submits data to the Secretary demonstrating that the State will for fiscal year 2012 meet the requirements of section 209(a) or the Secretary otherwise determines that the State will meet those requirements, or such comparable requirements as the Secretary may establish, for that year.
"If a State does not receive funding under this subtitle or only receives a portion of its allocation under subsection (c), the Secretary shall reallocate the State’s entire allocation or the remaining portion of its allocation, as the case may be, to the remaining States in accordance with subsection c." If a state does not receive this funding their allocation is redistributed to the qualifying states in using the method described earlier (age and total population).
How may a state use the funding it receives?
State Level Uses of funds
"Each State receiving a grant under section 204(b) may reserve—
(1) not more than 10 percent of the grant funds for awards to State-funded early learning programs; and
(2) not more than 2 percent of the grant funds for the administrative costs of carrying out its responsibilities under this subtitle."
Each State SHALL "use the remaining grant funds only for awards to local educational agencies for the support of early childhood, elementary, and secondary education."
A state MAY NOT use the funds for any of the following:
"(1) establish, restore, or supplement a rainy-day fund;
(2) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of establishing, restoring, or supplementing a rainy-day fund;
(3) reduce or retire debt obligations incurred by the State; or
(4) supplant State funds in a manner that has the effect of reducing or retiring debt obligations incurred by the State."
Local Level Uses of Funds (allocations determined by the state)
The short version is that these funds may only be used to cover wages and benefits for educators and early childhood specialist, and support services needed to retain, recall, or hire new employees. The actual text follows:
"Each local educational agency that receives a subgrant under this subtitle—
(1) shall use the subgrant funds only for compensation and benefits and other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain existing employees, recall or rehire former employees, or hire new employees to provide early childhood, elementary, or secondary educational and related services;
(2) shall obligate those funds no later than September 30, 2013; and
(3) may not use those funds for general administrative expenses or for other support services or expenditures, as those terms are defined by the National Center for Education Statistics in the Common Core of Data, as of the date of enactment of this Act."
Each State-funded early learning program that receives funds under this subtitle shall—
(1) use those funds only for compensation, benefits, and other expenses, such as support services, necessary to retain early childhood educators, recall or rehire former early childhood educators, or hire new early childhood educators to provide early learning services; and
(2) obligate those funds no later than September 30, 2013.