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Chuck Essigs Legislative and Funding Update

Arizona Association of School Business Officials March 10, 2010. Chuck Essigs Legislative and Funding Update. 2010 Budget Items. Rollover increased by $350 million (April Payment) Eliminate Non-Formula Programs with Voc. Ed. Restored ($16.5 million). 2011 Budget Items with Sales Tax.

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Chuck Essigs Legislative and Funding Update

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  1. Arizona Association of School Business Officials March 10, 2010 Chuck Essigs Legislative and Funding Update

  2. 2010 Budget Items • Rollover increased by $350 million (April Payment) • Eliminate Non-Formula Programs with Voc. Ed. Restored ($16.5 million)

  3. 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 (1.2% increase) • Additional assistance for charters K-8 inc from $1588.46 to $1607.50 and 9-12 from $1851.30 to $1873.52

  4. 2011 Budget Items with Sales Tax • Reduce soft capital by $165.1 million • Districts with less than 600 cut is 50% • Eliminate Group B weight for K students • Reduce additional assistance for charters by $10 million (Est. $85 per student/ 116,781 charter students)

  5. 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% • Permits school districts to expend soft capital monies for any capital of operational expense • Eliminates non-formula funding programs

  6. 2011 Budget Items – Sales Tax Fails • Suspend Soft Capital ($47 million) and CORL Funding ($248 million) • Reduce base level by $102.7 million • Reduce additional assistance for charters by $31 million (Est. $265 per student) • Total $428 million

  7. Tax Issue - 2012 • 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

  8. Yes, Arizona State Retirement System is Still Sound!!! “Arizona is a national leader in managing it’s long term liabilities for both pensions and retiree health care.” – Pew Center on the States

  9. 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

  10. School Tax Credit • HB2070 – Expanded to include tutoring programs • HB2613 – Expanded to include textbooks, classroom technology or instruction materials through 2013

  11. Student Tuition Organizations (STOs) • HB2663 • Provides for annual adjustment in limit for inflation (currently 1000 for married filing jointly and 500 for individual) • Can not require money to go to a student but can make recommendation • Prohibits private school from accepting scholarship grant in amount exceeding total cost • STO over $1 million must get annual CPA audit

  12. Move on When Ready • HB2731 • Grand Canyon Diploma after grade 10 by examination • Starts with 2012-2013 School Year • Student counts in student count until normal graduation date • Community College option

  13. 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

  14. Counting Students • SB1323/ HB2385 • Problems with SAIS • Pick points in time instead of 100 day average – example count days in sessions (40th day) or specific count day September 15th • Funding on membership but absence data must still be reported • Delayed implementation • Example is STAR in New Mexico

  15. Dollars in the Classroom • SCR1032 • 65% in the classroom • Non 65% districts must increase amount by 2% annually • Waiver from Supt. Of Public Instruction • Non 65% districts must put detailed report on website/ employee over $100,000, district benefits, travel, consultants, etc.

  16. School Personnel Bills • HB2227 – Requires teacher to return contract within 15 days • HB2521 – Requires superintendent contract to include at least 20% of salary as performance pay

  17. School Personnel Bills • HB2235 – Requires ADE to maintain confidential database of information on certified persons under investigation for alleged immoral/ unprofessional conduct • HB2395 – Prohibits school districts from authorizing payroll deduction for a recognized certified teacher and administrator association

  18. School Personnel Bills • HB2061 • Repeals Career Ladder and Optional Performance Incentive Program (OPIP) • Allows all school districts by vote of governing board to budget for teacher compensation for performance, teacher professional development programs and employment-related expenses outside RCL • Amount not eligible for additional state aid • Amendment in Ways and Means 5.5% for FY2011, 4.0% for FY 2012 and 2.5% for FY2013

  19. Bad Ideas • HB2200 – Delete membership and replace with average daily attendance $300 million cut • Defeated in House Ed by vote of 9 no and 1 yes

  20. Data Collection • HB2733 – By October 31, 2011 requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with a public or private entity to administer all data collections, compilation and reporting duties (ADE, SBE, State Board for Charter Schools, SFB Board of Regents and Community Colleges)

  21. Receivership Change • HB2787 – District may be removed from receivership if SBE determines district is in substantial compliance (formally full compliance)

  22. SFB/ Vacant Land • S1187 – SFB can require district to sell land purchased entirely with SFB monies if land is no longer needed for new school or expansion of existing school

  23. 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

  24. Interscholastic Programs • S1281 – Students from on-line schools must/may be permitted to try out for interscholastic activities at school that serves attendance areas of residence. (Bill Held)

  25. Ballot Measures • HCR2039 – Temporary suspension of voter protection funding for FY2011 through FY2014. Up to 50% could be diverted for similar purpose (Prop 301 monies for educations uses) • HCR2041 – Every ballot measure must be reauthorized every 8 years

  26. ELL Issues • S1160 – Allows for alternative ELL programs and requires ELL proficiency assessment scores to be entered into SAIS and made available to districts and charters • S1097/ HB2382 – Requires districts to submit to ADE “statistical” information on number of students that are undocumented

  27. Government Transparency • S1264/ HB2282 – Website information on receipts and expenditures. ASBA and AASBO oppose and are trying to get an alternative put in place.

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