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Legislative Session Wrap-up

Legislative Session Wrap-up. 2009 Legislative Session. April 30, 2009 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Governmental Relations. Agenda. Welcome Superintendent Randy Dorn Session Overview Ken Kanikeberg John Aultman

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Legislative Session Wrap-up

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  1. Legislative Session Wrap-up 2009 Legislative Session April 30, 2009 Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Governmental Relations

  2. Agenda • Welcome Superintendent Randy Dorn • Session Overview Ken Kanikeberg John Aultman • 2009 Legislative Session Wrap-up Fiscal Questions from Interactive Sites (Fiscal) Capital Projects Policy • Questions from Interactive Sites • Concluding RemarksJohn Aultman • Adjourn

  3. Superintendent Dorn’s 2009 Legislative Priorities • Implement Basic Education Funding Task Force Recommendations • Replace the Washington Assessment of Student Learning • Dramatically Reduce the Dropout Rate and Improve Achievement for ALL Students • Expand Career and Technical Educational Opportunities • Expand Early Learning Opportunities

  4. A Look at the 105 Day Session • Bills Introduced = 2,582 • Amendments = 1,784 • Total Bills Passed = 209 • Fiscal Notes Prepared by OSPI = 257 • Education Related Bills Introduced = 138 • Education Related Bills Passed = 53 • The Governor has until May 19 to sign or veto a bill, or section of a bill

  5. Range of Themes • The State’s Education System • Federal and State Funding • Military Compact • Online Learning • Statewide Assessments • Options for Students to Earn High School Diplomas • Recess Periods for Elementary Students • Middle School Career and Technical Education • Flexibility in the Education System • Comprehensive Education Data

  6. Range of Themes (Continued) • Closing the Achievement Gap in K-12 Schools • Enhance Skills of Students with Dyslexia • Waivers from the 180 Day School Year Requirement • Financial Education • Dismissal of School Employees • Options for Students to Earn High School Diplomas • Expanding Dual Credit Opportunities • Opportunity Internship Program

  7. FISCAL

  8. SCHOOL FACILITIES/ CAPITAL BUDGET

  9. 2009 Supplemental Capital Budget 2009-11 Reappropriations • HB 1113 provided $130 M to support cash flow needs of current projects in the School Construction Assistance Program • Passed the Legislature early and signed by the Governor in February • Legislature funded outstanding obligations • School Construction Assistance Program • Skills Centers Major Construction Projects • High Performance School Grants and Aviation HS 9

  10. 2009-11 K-12 Capital Budget 10 10

  11. Biennial Release of State Funding through School Construction Assistance Program 11

  12. 2009-11 K-12 Capital Budget OSPI School Construction Assistance Program Estimated Area Cost Allowance FY 2010 = $174.26 & FY 2011 = $180.17 Health, Safety, and Small Repair Grants Small Repair Grants Frank Wagner Chimney (Monroe SD) Energy Operational Cost Savings and Safety and Health Infrastructure Improvements Apple Awards Capital Administration 12

  13. 2009-11 K-12 Capital Budget OSPI Skills Centers Minor Works Northeast Vocational Area Cooperative (NEVAC) North Central Land Purchase Pierce County Walla Walla Branch Campus 13

  14. 2009-11 Capital Budget ProvisionsOSPI • Work with DNR on a plan about options for school site acquisition/leasing • Continue development of Asset Preservation Program • Study and make recommendations on appropriate levels for Area Cost Allowance and Student Space Allocation • Report to Legislature September 2009 • Convene a definitions work group on the joint use of school facilities • Report to Legislature January 2010 • Take measures to increase the accuracy of the SCAP school district reimbursement process • Report to Legislature November 2009 14

  15. 2009-11 Capital Budget Other Provisions • Continue the Joint Task Force on School Construction Funding to explore: • Changing the state funding assistance ratio • Methods for accommodating specialized program space • Developing ways to account for regional cost differences • CTED received funding for school projects at Grand Coulee Dam, Dayton, Longview, Union Gap, the Community Schools Program and Greenbridge Early Learning Center • Community and Technical Colleges received funding for the Tri-Cities STEM School 15

  16. 2009-11 Operating Budget Health & Safety Rule Provision • The Department of Health’s operating budget (HB 1244 Section 222 (1)) prohibits implementation of new or amended school health and safety until: • A final cost estimate is presented to the Legislature; and • The Legislature has formally funded implementation of the rules through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute. 16

  17. School Facility Related Legislation • ESHB 1619 - School Capital Projects • Expands the types of activities that may be funded with school districts' capital projects funds generated to include painting of facilities; major equipment repair; and other major preventative maintenance purposes. • SB 5580 – School Impact Fees • Extends, from 6 to 10 years, the amount of time that school districts have to expend or encumber impact fees collected for school facilities. • SB 5980 – School Plant Funding • Renames components of the School Construction Assistance Program funding formula to promote transparency and clarity.

  18. ASSESSMENT & CURRICULA/ GENERAL SCHOOL CONCERNS

  19. HB 1562Annual Mathematics Assessment • Annual Math Assessment for students who have not met the math standard • Students graduating through the class of 2012 are no longer required to continue taking the appropriate mathematics assessment annually until graduation • Students are still required to earn math credits

  20. ESSB 5414Assessments & Curricula • OSPI to develop implementation plan for math and science to ensure all students have opportunity to learn • To include feasibility of current timeline for graduation requirements • High school math end-of-course assessments reduced from four to two • For purposes of graduation, will measure common core of Algebra I/Integrated I and Geometry/Integrated II • Subtests will have additional course related content • EOCs to be administered in Spring 2011

  21. SSB 5410Online Learning • Creates an OSPI Office of Online Learning • Establishes approval process, website, and model agreements with multidistrict online providers • Beginning in 2011-2012 school year, state funds will only be allocated for approved multidistrict providers • Requires school districts to have a policy regarding online learning • Model policy to be finalized February 1, 2010 • School district policy to be completed August 31, 2010 • Policy to be shared with students • Beginning in 2010-11 districts must designate if course is online

  22. SSB 5248Military Children Compact • Adopts a multi-state compact on the transfer of dependents of military personnel • Includes recommendations of Task Force • Provisions pertain to: • Transfer of records • Immunization records • Graduation requirements • Participation in special programs • Extra-curricular activities

  23. SSB 5551Elementary School Recess Periods • Requires OSPI to collaborate with the statewide PTA to conduct and report the results of a survey regarding recess in elementary school • Length of recess • Time increased or decreased • Structured or unstructured • Bad weather

  24. ESSB 5889Education System Flexibility • Student Learning Plan requirement was NOT included • After September 2009, Collections of Evidence only for content areas in which a student has to pass an assessment for graduation • Excludes mathematics COEs • Elementary Civics CBA requirement postponed until 2010-11

  25. ESSB 5889 Continued • District LAP plans only need to be submitted if there is a significant change • Allows school districts to notify parents via the internet regarding: • Compulsory attendance • Enrollment options • Pesticide use • Administration of college readiness test postponed until 2011 • Education Technology assessment postponed

  26. Home Schooled Students • SHB 1110-Home-based Instruction • School districts are prohibited from advertising school district learning programs to students who are home-schooled and their parents • HB 1288-Home School Declaration • Home school declarations of intent are exempt from Public Disclosure requirements

  27. SSB 6016Students with Dyslexia • OSPI, with ESDs and the International Dyslexia Association, to provide training to enhance the literacy skills of students with dyslexia • Regional training to be provided • Online handbook for teachers and parents to be developed

  28. SSB 5738OSPI Review of Compliance • OSPI to review all annual compliance reports required of school districts to determine which should be: • Discontinued; • Integrated into the longitudinal student data system; or • Maintained in their current form • Report to be submitted to the Legislature in December

  29. 2SSB 5973Student Achievement Gap • Creates an ongoing Achievement Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee: • Synthesize the 2008 achievement gap findings into an implementation plan • Recommend policies and strategies for closing the achievement gap to SPI, PESB, and SBE • Address specific policies and strategies: • Enhancing cultural competency • Expanding pathways to prepare and recruit diverse educators • Identify resources to be redirected to close the gap

  30. CAREER AND COLLEGE READINESS

  31. High School/College • SHB 1758 - High School Diploma/Options • Provides that individuals enrolled in Running Start or who are over 21 who complete an Associate’s Degree are awarded a high school diploma from the college or university • 2SHB 2119 - Dual Credit Opportunities • Directs OSPI, SBCTC, HEC Board and higher education institutes to develop and adopt rules for college in the high school • Develop guidelines about college credits earned in high school • Requires Running Start students to pay fees

  32. College Bound Scholarship • 4 year scholarship for tuition, books and fees • Designed to motivate and prepare students to pursue a college education • Low income students who sign a pledge in 7th or 8th grades are eligible • 9th graders have until June 30 to sign up (one time exception)

  33. 2SHB 1355Opportunity Internship Programs • Provides incentives for opportunity internships • Builds employment pipelines to high-demand occupations • Targets low income high school students • Graduates eligible to receive State Need Grant

  34. Career and Technical Education Opportunities • SHB 1347 - Financial Literacy • Renamed Financial Education Public Private Partnership • Authorizes OSPI and the partnership to implement demonstration projects • 2SSB 5676 - Middle School Student CTE • Makes CTE middle school funding for STEM a permanent allocation at the same rate as high school CTE programs • Programs must be approved by OSPI using the same criteria as high school programs

  35. SCHOOL EMPLOYEES

  36. Employee Ethics/Conduct • SHB 1319 - School District Employee Ethics • Prohibits school district employees from using school district property, money or individuals under their official control, direction, or custody for private benefit or gain • EHB 1385 - School District Sexual Misconduct • The crime of sexual misconduct with a minor in the first and second degrees is clarified to criminalize sexual intercourse between a school employee and a registered student of the same school who is over the age of 16 and under the age of 21

  37. ESHB 1741School Employee Dismissal • Expands the list of felony crimes which result in mandatory termination • Upon termination of the employee, OSPI must be notified by the district’s superintendent • School districts may recover salary and other compensation paid to the employee, between the time placed on leave and final termination

  38. ESHB 1741 (Continued) • Requires mandatory revocation when a certificate was obtained through fraudulent means • Allows superintendents and administrators to file complaints with OSPI regarding certificated individuals, regardless of whether the individual is employed by the complainant

  39. HEALTH AND SAFETY

  40. HB 1322School Scoliosis Screening • Repeals the requirement that students in public schools be screened for scoliosis

  41. EHB 1824 Concussion Management/Youth Sports • Requires each school district to work with the Washington Interscholastic Activities to: • Adopt guidelines for concussion and head injury management • Develop an information sheet to be signed by parents annually • Injured students are to be removed from play and may not return until a written clearance from a licensed health care provider allows the student to return • Requires nonprofit organizations providing sports on school grounds to comply with the guidelines

  42. HB 1852Fingerprint Background Checks • All school employees will pay the same fee to obtain a mandatory fingerprint-based criminal background check

  43. ESSB 5263Electric Shock Devices in Schools • Prohibits a person from possessing or bringing onto school property a stun gun or any electric shock device • Provides that a non-commissioned school security officer must have training in order to possess electric shock devices on school property • Prohibits the security officer from using a device on a student unless the student’s behavior poses a threat of great bodily harm or loss of life • An exemption is provided for use in an authorized school event, lecture, or activity conducted on the school premises

  44. Important Links • Legislative Budgets http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/budget/detail/proposals.asp • Budget Driver (John Jenft) Rate Sheet http://www.k12.wa.us/SAFS/08budprp.asp • Pivot Table http://www.k12.wa.us/SAFS/08budprp.asp

  45. Thank you! • 2009 Bills Passed the Legislaturehttp://www1.leg.wa.gov/documents/Senate/SCS/Reports/BillsPassed.pdf • Final bills may be obtained at the State Legislature website at www.leg.wa.gov • Please email additional questions to:jean.fuller@k12.wa.us

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