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ASBA/ASA/AASBO FY2013 Legislative Update

ASBA/ASA/AASBO FY2013 Legislative Update. Janice Palmer, ASBA Deb Duvall, ASA Chuck Essigs, AASBO. State Budget Overview. Total Proposed General Fund Spending for FY2013 $8,573,278,500. SB1529 – K-12 Education. Base Level $3267.72 (w/o Teacher Comp.) Transportation Support Level

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ASBA/ASA/AASBO FY2013 Legislative Update

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  1. ASBA/ASA/AASBOFY2013 Legislative Update Janice Palmer, ASBA Deb Duvall, ASA Chuck Essigs, AASBO

  2. State Budget Overview Total Proposed General Fund Spending for FY2013 $8,573,278,500

  3. SB1529 – K-12 Education • Base Level $3267.72 (w/o Teacher Comp.) • Transportation Support Level • 2% Increase – 2.42 (5 cent inc.) or $1.97 (4 cent inc.) per mile • Cost State $8 million • Increase Base Level for inflation would cost an additional $102 million. • Additional Assistance for Charter Schools • 2% Increase • K-8 $1621.97 - $1654.41 ($32.44 inc.) • 9-12 $1890.38 - $1928.19 ($37.81 inc.)

  4. SB1529 – K-12 Education • Soft Capital* • FY2013 $158.1 million (Reduced by$30 million) • Non-state aid districts reduced • Total Soft Capital and CORL for districts with a student count of less than 1,100 limited to $5 million * Soft Capital – Operational or Capital Expense

  5. SB1529 – K-12 Education • CORL • $35 million FY2012 (edujobs) reduction restored • $15 million CORL addition • Additional reduction of $30 million (connected to Soft Capital) • FY2013 $80.9 million reduction • Non-state aid districts reduced • Total Soft Capital and CORL reduction for districts with less than 1,100 limited to $5 million

  6. SB1529 K-12 Education Reduction to Additional Assistance for Charter Schools Reduction of $15.6 million

  7. SB1529 – K-12 Education • K-3 Reading Program • New K-3 reading weight for group B • 0.040 x base level x TEI • “K-3 reading means reading programs for pupils in kindergarten programs and grades one, two and three” • Ends on July 1, 2022

  8. K-3 Reading Program • On or before October 1, 2012 each district and charter school shall submit a plan to State Board of Education • Plan includes baseline data on reading proficiency of K-3 pupils • Plan includes a budget for spending monies from both the existing K-3 weight and the new K-3 reading weight

  9. Reading Program • Beginning in the Fiscal Year 2013-2014, school districts and charters must submit by October 1, an updated reading plan that includes data on program expenditures and results

  10. Reading Program • Use of monies • Only on reading programs for pupils in K-3 • Particular emphasis on pupils in kindergarten and grades one and two • $1.5 of $40 million may be used by SBE for technical assistance and administration

  11. Reading Program • Districts or charters assigned a letter grade of C, D or F, or with more than 10% reading far below the 3rd grade level • Receive K-3 Reading monies only after K-3 Reading Program plan is approved by State Board of Education

  12. SB1529 – K-12 Programs • Joint Technical Education Districts • JTEDs can fund 8th grade students with monies from the $0.05 QTR (9th grade already allowed) • JTEDs continue to be funded at 91% of state aid

  13. SB1529 – K-12 Programs • Leased Space • Includes district owned space that is leased to another entity (includes district sponsored charter school) in square footage calculation for new school funding • District not allowed to use Building Renewal Grant Fund monies in a building leased to another entity (includes district sponsored charter school)

  14. SB1529 – K-12 Programs • School Facility Board • Continues new school funding moratorium • No Building Renewal Formula Funding • Continues Building Renewal Grant Program

  15. SB1523 – General Appropriations • Innovative Education Program Grants • $3 million (one-time) • State Board of Education awards on a competitive grant basis • Only for use in school districts and charter schools • “For innovative programs that have a proven track record of success in improving student achievement” • Requires match of state grant with equal or greater amount of private sector funding

  16. Other K-12 Education Funding Items • $6.2 million for ADE Data System • $686,000 for the State Board of Education • $500,000 to finalize the development of a data base to expedite the researching of educator certificates and disciplinary actions • $186,500 for 2 investigators to investigate alleged misconduct (PPAC)

  17. HB2264 • ASRS Employer Contributions • Returns to 50% split of contribution rate – 10.74% for FY2012 • Requires districts to refund excess employee contributions by September 30, 2012 • Refunds required, except for employees that have forfeited their right to ASRS benefits (took their contributions out)

  18. HB2264 • ASRS Employer/Employee Contributions • Returns to 50% split

  19. HB2264 • ASRS Employer/Employee Contributions • Requires districts to refund excess contributions by September 30, 2012 • Employee paid 11.39% should have paid 10.74% difference of 0.65% • Refund of retirement contribution – taxable wages for calendar year 2012 • Refund for LTD – payment for previously taxed wages • Refunds not required for employees that have forfeited their right to ASRS benefits

  20. Change in QTR

  21. Change in State Equalization Tax Rate (Old County Rate)

  22. Questions?

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