October 5th, 2004 - -
Federal Payment:
FY05 Bill: $560 million
FY05 Budget Request: $560.3 million
FY04 Funding: $542 million
District Funds:
FY05 Bill: $8.3 billion
FY05 Request: $8.2 billion
FY04 Funding: $7.5 billion
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Federal Funding:
(millions) |
FY04 |
FY05 Request |
FY05 Bill |
|
Resident Tuition Support |
16.9 |
17.0 |
25.6 |
|
D.C. Courts, including Family Court |
166.8 |
228.0 |
190.8 |
|
Defender Svcs. in D.C.
Courts |
31.8 |
41.5 |
38.5 |
|
D.C. Courts Services and Offender Supervision |
167.4 |
187.5 |
180.0 |
|
Contribution to D.C. for Capital Development |
42.9 |
30.0 |
22.8 |
|
Contribution to School Improvement in D.C. |
39.7 |
40.0 |
40.0 |
|
Contribution to the Family Literacy Program |
1.9 |
0 |
1.0 |
|
New Bioterrorism and Forensics Lab |
0 |
0 |
8.0 |
|
Reimbursments for Emergency Security Costs |
10.9 |
15.0 |
15.0 |
|
Public School Library Improvement |
0 |
0 |
6.0 |
|
Foster Care Improvement |
13.9 |
0 |
5.0 |
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Total: |
541.8 |
560.3 |
560.0 |
Initiatives Included in the Bill:
- Provides funding for capitol project in the District, including 4.8 million to continue implementation of the Combined Sewer Overflow Long-term Plan, $7 million for the Unified Communications Center and $3 million for the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative; $8 million for the new Bioterrorism and Forensics Lab.
- Provides full funding for the school improvement program, $13 million for public school improvements, $13 million for charter schools and $14 million for opportunity scholarships to promote academic achievement and school choice.
- Provides $6 million to the District of Columbia Public Education System subject to a one-to-one match to enhance and restore elementary school libraries.
Legislative Provisions Included in the Bill:
- Retains restrictions on Federal funds for domestic partners and no local funding for abortion.
- Retains the current law prohibition on Federal and District funds from being spent on any program to distribute hypodermic needles for the purpose of illegal drug injection.
- Prohibits the use of funds in the bill to legalize or reduce penalties for the possession, use, or distribution of any Schedule 1 substance under the Controlled Substance Act or any tetrahydrocannabinol derivative (e.g. marijuana).
- Retains provision related to attorney fees in IDEA cases to require that all savings be used to expand special education services within the District.
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