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AASBO Annual Legislative Update Chuck Essigs March 8, 2006

AASBO Annual Legislative Update Chuck Essigs March 8, 2006. HB2101 – ASRS; Terminated Employees; Contribution Refund. Any new hire will receive a return of the member’s contributions only. Could reduce contribution rate by 0.125%. (Final vote in House)

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AASBO Annual Legislative Update Chuck Essigs March 8, 2006

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  1. AASBOAnnual Legislative UpdateChuck EssigsMarch 8, 2006

  2. HB2101 – ASRS; Terminated Employees; Contribution Refund Any new hire will receive a return of the member’s contributions only. Could reduce contribution rate by 0.125%. (Final vote in House) HB2103 – ASRS; Local Termination Incentive Program Employer retirement incentive option is amended to replace the word “retirement” with the word “termination”. (Final vote in House)

  3. HB2340 – ASRS; Deferred Retirement; Repeal Repeals DROP program. (Passed House 55-0) HB2357 – School District Receivership; Mismanagement Gross mismanagement of non-fiscal duties is added to fiscal mismanagement as reason to appoint receiver. (Passed House)

  4. HB2360 – Tax Exemption; Food; School Districts Exempts certain vendors thatprovide hot prepared food to school districts or charter schools for consumption during school hours from sales tax. Retroactive effective date from and after 12/31/99. (COW in House) HB2557 – High Schools; Nutrition Standards Adds high schools to the Arizona minimum nutrition standards. (Held in House Ed./appears dead this session)

  5. HB2592 – School Buildings; Developer Partnerships Allows agreement between developers and school district to build school with private funds. (Needs final vote in House.) HB2593 – Schools; Capital Overrides Adds a limit on C/O overrides of 75% of soft capital limit, but allows some F&E for new schools to be purchased from bond funds. (Needs final vote in House. If bill passes House, sponsor has agreed to support amendment to fix override limit.)

  6. HB2665 – School Districts; Overrides; Election Dates M/O overrides could only be held on the “first Tuesday after the first Monday of November.” (Passed House on reconsideration; will be opposed in Senate) HB2700 – JTED; Omnibus Changes a number of provisions for the operation of JTED programs. (COW in House)

  7. SB1094 – School Boundary Changes; Financial Impact Follow up language to last year’s bill on requirement for unorganized area to join a school district if 150 or more students attend school district. (Passed Senate Ed.) HB2700 – JTED; Omnibus Changes a number of provisions for the operation of JTED programs. (COW in House)

  8. SB1205 – Schools; Transportation RCL Freezes TRCL at 120% of TSL. (Passed Senate) AASBO estimates a negative impact to over 150 districts. SB1226 – School Board Members; Increase Requires school board members in districts with 15,000 or more students to vote on question to raise number of board members from 5 to 7. If board votes yes, then voters must vote on issue. (Passed Senate)

  9. SB1394 – SAIS, School Tuition Organizations School tuition organizations would be required to report SAIS data. (Passed Senate Ed.) SB1449 – Schools; Local Control Task Force 15 member Task Force to issue report by 12/15/08 (COW in Senate)

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