Program Authorization: R.S. 17:201-2507
The mission of the Broadcasting Program is to continually improve, through the medium of television and innovative technologies, the quality of life of Louisiana citizens by providing excellence in programming and related services that educate, enlighten and entertain.
The goals of the Broadcasting Program are:
1. Develop and implement innovative technologies.
2. Create and acquire quality programs that serve the educational needs of the citizens of Louisiana, as well as the multi-state Satellite Educational Research Consortium (SERC) states.
The Broadcasting Program includes the following activities:
1. Distance Learning/Louisiana Instructional Network of Knowledge via Satellite (LINKS) - A partnership with the Louisiana State Department of Education with funds provided by the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and from Federal Star School Grants.
2. Various Projects - Live satellite interactive instruction and other technology utilized by educators and other state agencies for training, staff development, college credit and continuing education.
3.Special Projects/Special Employees - A combination of state funded instructional projects and privately funded educational and informative programs.
4. Broadcasting Activity - Operation of and maintenance of the Baton Rouge Louisiana Public Broadcasting Telecommunications Center and technical facilities at six transmitter sites; Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles, Monroe, Shreveport, and Alexandria.
5. Instructional Television (ITV) - Programs broadcast statewide to pre-school and K-12 students in Louisiana, as well as the twenty-five Satellite Educational Research Consortium (SERC) states as well as outreach services.
6. Public Assistance - Flow-through of state appropriated funds to the non-licensee public radio and public television stations. The non-licensee public television stations include KDAQ-Shreveport, KSLA-Alexandria, KRVS-Lafayette, KSLU-Hammond and KEDM-Monroe.
The Broadcasting Program provides services necessary to produce, acquire, schedule and present programs to Louisiana citizens and students and to provide for the maintenance of facilities and equipment at six transmitter sites.
OBJECTIVES AND PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Unless otherwise indicated, all objectives are to be accomplished during or by the end of FY 1999-2000. Performance indicators are made up of two parts: name and value. The indicator name describes what is being measured. The indicator value is the numeric value or level achieved within a given measurement period. For budgeting purposes, performance indicator values are shown for the prior fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and alternative funding scenarios (continuation budget level and Executive Budget recommendation level) for the ensuing fiscal year (the fiscal year of the budget document).
RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PROGRAM
SOURCE OF FUNDING
This program is funded with the General Fund, Interagency Transfers, and Fees and Self-generated Revenues. The Department of Education, transfers funds to this program for Project Interact which will provide two courses for Early Intervention teacher certification. The Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, transfers monies to this program to support Distance Learning efforts. In addition, the Department of Education, under the Carl B. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act, transfers funds to this program to provide satellite instruction. Louisiana Educational Television Authority has been established as the Statewide Resource Center for Educational Technology, in this capacity various statewide agencies transfer funds to LETA to evaluate and undertake various projects. Fees and self-generated revenues are grants and donations from various private sources.
ANALYSIS OF RECOMMENDATION
The total means of financing for this program is recommended at 102.0% of the existing operating budget. It represents 88.0% of the total request ($8,690,265) for this program. Restoration of funds cut from other line items to fund salaries represents the major change to the EOB.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
OTHER CHARGES
ACQUISITIONS AND MAJOR REPAIRS