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Prop 301/ Legislative Update

Chuck Essigs Arizona Association of School Business Officials April 22, 2010. Prop 301/ Legislative Update. How Did it Work/ What Changed?. By March 30 th Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall determine a per pupil amount for the budget year……….

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Prop 301/ Legislative Update

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  1. Chuck Essigs Arizona Association of School Business Officials April 22, 2010 Prop 301/ Legislative Update

  2. How Did it Work/ What Changed? • By March 30th Joint Legislative Budget Committee shall determine a per pupil amount for the budget year………. • What Changed – New language, “Adjusted for any prior year carry forward or shortfall” FY2011 First Year for Implementation

  3. Budget Limit – Classroom Site Fund • Allocation from ARS 15-979 (per weighted student) • Unexpended budget balance from prior year • The net interest earned during the prior year

  4. Classroom Site Fund

  5. Example of Impact* • FY2011 – per weighted count $220 • Prior Year Shortfalls $195 • FY2011 – Amount = $25 per weighted student *Adjust to shortfall total in FY2011

  6. Amendment to SB1284 Proposal/Adjust Over Two Years • Current • FY2011 $220-$25 <$195> • Proposed • FY2011 $220-$120 <$100> • Leaves $95 shortfall for FY2012

  7. Proposal/Adjust Over Two Years • Current • FY2012 $220* $220 Budget Amount • Proposed • FY2012 $220*-$95** $125 Budget Amount • Leaves $95 shortfall for FY2012 *Based upon $220 available from Classroom Site Fund in FY2012 **$95 shortfall from FY2011

  8. Amendment to SB1284 Supplanting/ Classroom Site Fund • Additional teacher compensation money from sources other than Classroom Site Fund for FY2011. • Not considered supplanting for FY2012 calculation.

  9. 2011 Budget Items with Sales Tax • Base Level $3267.72/ with teacher comp $3308.57 (No change from FY2010) • Transportation $2.32 inc. to $2.35 and $1.89 inc. to $1.91 (Remember 120% limit TRCL vs TSL) • Additional assistance for charters K-8 inc from $1588.46 to $1607.50 and 9-12 from $1851.30 to $1873.52 (later reduced)

  10. 2011 Budget Items with Sales Tax • Reduce soft capital by $165.1 million (Est. 80%) • Districts with less than 600 cut is 50% (Est. 40%) • Eliminate Group B weight for K students ($218 million) • Reduce additional assistance for charters by $10 million (Est. $85 per student/ 116,781 charter students)

  11. 2011 Budget Items with Sales Tax • Suspend building renewal formula • Suspend utility funding formula • Allows charging tuition for K students • Sets Career Ladder at 5.0% (Same as FY 2010) • Permits school districts to expend soft capital monies for any capital of operational expense • Eliminates non-formula funding programs (Exempt for Voc. Block Grant) • School Safety Program (40% General Fund Gone/ 60% Prop 301 Remains)

  12. 2011 Budget Items – Sales Tax Fails • Suspend Soft Capital ($47 million) and CORL Funding ($248 million) • Reduce base level by $102.7 million (2% Reduction) • Reduce additional assistance for charters by $31 million (Est. $265 per student) • Total $428 million

  13. Tax Issue – 2012/HB2011 • Change calculation of homeowners rebate (additional state aid) to 40% of primary taxes or 40% of QTR amount whichever is less • Impact on homeowners property taxes • Example • $5.00 Primary Rate - $2.00 Reduction • $5.00 – (40% / $2.00) – Effective $3.00 Rate • $2.80 QTR - $1.12 Reduction • $2.80 – (40% / $1.12) – Effective $3.88 Rate

  14. HB 2386 – Override Elections • Provides technical corrections to override laws • Removes requirement to budget and report separately for special program overrides and eliminates ability to carry forward 50% of unspent special program override • Holds districts harmless for reductions to overrides from elimination of Group B K weight (Senate Education Amendment • Holds districts harmless for reductions to overrides from reductions to base level if sales tax election fails ($102 million)

  15. HB2389/ SB1083 – ASRS Plan Changes (Impacts hires after July 1, 2011) • Change 80 points to 85 points • Retirement calculation based on 60 months, not 36 months • Member who leaves after 5 years gets member contributions plus 25% of employer contributions • Return to work still an issue • (53 yes votes in House/29 yes votes in Senate)

  16. HB2227 Deals with School Personnel • School districts shall not adopt policies for teachers that provide retention priority based upon tenure or seniority. • Contracts shall not include compensated days for professional association activities • Removes April 15 notification and March 15 through May 15 date for issuing contract • Changes time to return contract to 15 days • Changes ARS15-544 to allow board to reduce salaries or eliminate certificated teachers. Eliminate notice by May 15 of prior year.

  17. HB2725 Education Omnibus • Numerous charter school changes • Teacher certification changes • Eliminates bid requirement for Special Ed. Students placed in ADE approved private schools • Allows district board to establish multiple bank accounts to deposit miscellaneous receipts • Reduces required time in 7th and 8th grades from 1068 to 1000 hours • Allows non-career ladder districts to budget 3% outside RCL for teacher performance pay for FY2011 (FY2012 4%, FY2012 5%, FY2014 5.5%, but requires voter approval)

  18. Move on When Reading • HB2732 • Student cannot be promoted from 3rd grade if testing indicates that student is far below 3rd grade level • Requires State Board to develop intervention and remedial strategies that districts need to use • SBE Task Forces reports 1/15/2011/ program delayed 2012-2013

  19. Counting Students • SB1323/ HB2385 • Problems with SAIS • Pick points in time instead of 100 day average – September 15, November 15, January 15 and March 15 • Funding on membership but absence data must still be reported • Delayed implementation (Effective June 30, 2011) • Example is STAR in New Mexico • 200 Day Calendar - 5% base level increase/ Must increase Instructional Hours by 10%

  20. School Personnel Bills • HB2521 – Requires superintendent contract to include at least 20% of salary as performance pay (55 – 0 Vote in House)

  21. Revenue Estimate for Tax Rate • S1188 – County School Supt. Required to file a copy of revenue estimate to set tax rate with Property Tax Oversight Commission. The projected ending cash balance, adjusted for encumbrances and payables must be certified by district

  22. Government Transparency • HB2282 – Website information on receipts and expenditures. ASBA and AASBO oppose and are trying to get an alternative put in place. • Implementation date January 1, 2013 • Available on website – all revenues and expenditures over $5,000 • Be searchable, updated at least every 3 months and retained for at least 3 years • To mirror requirements for ADOA Website (January 2, 2011)

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