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3. FUND TRANSFER, EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY AND CAPITAL FREEZE EXEMPTION In order to reconcile the Small Schools Fund (669) and the Schools Grant Fund (715): 1. Authorize and approve a non-recurring fund transfer of $35,485 from the Schools Grant Fund (715) to Small Schools Fund (669). This action is required to return funds to the Small Schools Fund that were housed in the Grant Fund prior to the Small Schools Fund being re-established in FY 2008. 2. Authorize and approve a non-recurring fund transfer of $52,291 from the Small Schools Fund (669) to the Small Schools Grant Fund (715). This action is required to return funds to the Grant Fund that were inadvertently disassociated with the Community Services 2005 Grant from the Arizona Department of Education and is required to be repaid to the State. These action requires a net increase to the FY 2009-10 Superintendent of Schools (370) Small Schools Fund (669) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) expenditure appropriation in the amount of $16,806 and a net increase to the FY 2009-10 Superintendent of Schools (370) Grant Fund (715) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001) revenue appropriation in the amount of $16,806 with offsetting expenditure and revenue adjustments in Eliminations (980) Eliminations Fund (900) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). Pursuant to A.R.S. 42-17106(B), approve the transfer of expenditure authority in the amount of$256,368 from FY 2009-10 Non-Departmental (470), Non-Departmental Grants Fund (249) to the Superintendent of Schools (370) County Small School Fund (669) Non-recurring/Non-project (0001). These actions provide one-time funding for the start up costs associated with the implementation of the Distance Learning Lab. Pursuant to A.R.S. §42-17106(b), transfer FY 2009-10 expenditure authority in an amount of $284,186 from the Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001)General Contingency line to Superintendent of Schools (370) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring/Non-Project (0001). This action provides one-time funding for the start up costs associated with the implementation of the Distance Learning Lab. The revenue received from Forest Fees will offset the additional costs in the General Fund in FY2009-10. Approve an exemption to the Technology Finance Program (TFP) and an exception to the Capital Freeze for the Superintendent of Schools Office to purchase technology equipment for a distance learning lab. Also, approve an exemption to the Technology Finance Program (TFP) and an exception to the Capital Freeze for the Superintendent of Schools Office to purchase other technology equipment to replace outd ated technology equipment. (C-37-10-075-2-00)