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Legislative Update

Join us for the AASBO Bi-Monthly Meeting on March 14, 2012, as we discuss critical issues affecting schools, including funding, personnel, vouchers, and accountability. Topics will include ongoing disagreements in the state budget, Proposition 301, legislative revisions, teacher evaluations, and recent court cases impacting personnel policies. We will also cover significant legislation on online instruction, school vouchers, and the financial implications of proposed changes. Stay informed on the latest developments affecting Arizona's education system.

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Legislative Update

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  1. Legislative Update AASBO Bi-Monthly Meeting March 14, 2012

  2. Topics to Cover Today • School Funding • School Personnel • School Vouchers & Privatization • School Operations & Accountability • Charters • The “Out in Left Field” Bills • Elections & Politics

  3. School Funding • State Budget • Governor vs. Legislative • Areas of disagreement: revenue projections, spending on education • Cave Creek Unified School District v. Ducey • Prop. 301 Inflation factor challenged • SB1456 (school finance revisions) • back to 100-day ADM counts • Online Instruction Legislation (SB 1259, HB 2260) • TABOR, bonds, and initiative/referendum resolutions

  4. School Personnel • Retirement • Barnes v. ASRS • HB2264 (ASRS; employee; employer contributions; rate) • Paycheck Deductions • UFCW v. Brewer (SB1365 from 2011) • SB1487 (government employees; union dues; withholding)

  5. School Personnel • HB2497 (school teachers; multiyear contracts) • Anderson v. Valley Union High School District • No Court of Appeals jurisdiction for teachers looking to appeal

  6. School Personnel • Teacher and Principal Evaluations • State Board of Education Teacher and Principal Evaluation Framework • Response to 2010 legislation that requires all teacher and principal evaluations to contain at least 33%, and up to 50% of quantifiable data and implement it in the 2012-2013 school year • HB2823 (schools; teachers; principals; evaluation systems)

  7. School Vouchers and Privatization • Niehaus v. Huppenthal • SB1553 from 2011; “Arizona Empowerment Accounts” • Maricopa Superior Court found constitutional; appeal coming • HB2626 (empowerment scholarship accounts; expansion) • SB1047 (tax credit; student tuition organizations)

  8. School Operations & Accountability • Auditor General Dollars in Classroom Report • Mandated by law to do every year • Does not apply to charters • Dollars not in the classroom inaccurately labeled administration

  9. School Operations & Accountability • SB1061 (national school lunch program; optional) • ELL Reform • SB1033 (schools; ELL instruction; hourly requirements)

  10. School Operations & Accountability • School District Unification • HB2075 (schools; consolidation; unification)

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