Alliance of Educational Associations
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Bud
W
HB 1105
2014-15 Supplemental Oper Budget
Request of Gov. Inslee
Hunter-D
No significant change to K-12
H Approp 1/12 PH
Bud
W
SB 5076
Hill-R
No significant change to K-12
S W & M 1/14 PH
Bud
C
HB 1106
2014-15 Supplemental Oper Budget
Request of Gov. Inslee
2015-17 Operating Budget
Request of Gov. Inslee
Concern re: underfunding of K-12 basic
ed salaries which depend on the local
levy to meet the demands
Hunter-D
H Approp 1/12 PH
AEA Testimony 1/12
Bud
C
SB 5077
2015-17 Operating Budget
Request of Gov. Inslee
Concern re: underfunding of K-12 basic
ed salaries which depend on the local
levy to meet the demands
Hill-R
Adds about $2.0B to K-12; MSOC increased by $751.8M (fully funded in 2015-16); K-3 class size
reduction at 1:17 is fully funded in 2015-16, one year early ($448M); all-day K is fully funded in
2015-16 (also one year early) ($107.6M); LEA is increased by $28.8M due to increased funding for
basic ed; breakfast after the bell ($5M); budget is silent on I-1351, yet says that their contribution
to class size ($448M) is a “down payment” on the initiative; proposes salary increase (COLA) for
K-12 state-funded staff (3% in 2015-16; 1.8% in 2016-17; (budget funded by revenue
enhancements ($1.4B) (7% capital gains tax; carbon pollution tax; ending tax preferences; uses
$450M from Budget Stabilization Acc’t (needs 60% of both houses)
Same as HB 1106
Bud
S/C
HB 1115
Dunshee-D
S/C
SB 5097
Funds School Construction Assistance Program ($596M); full day K capacity grants ($10M);
Small Repair and Healthiest Next Generation Grants ($5M); WAMOA, Dept of Health work with
OSPI on applications; $200K for max grant; includes school repair and related health and safety
issues; playground equipment; kitchen equipment; water bottle filling stations; safe routes for
school; greenhouse and gardens programs to produce fresh produce for students; Energy Grants
($10M); Skill Centers in Kennewick, Bremerton, Vancouver and Burien; Note: budget also funds
$5M in OFM capital budget for Emergency Repair Pool for catastrophic emergencies; ;insurance
proceeds pay back of state funds; no I-1351 funding; $2B debt capacity
Same as HB 1115
H Cap Bud 1/20 PH
AEA Testimony 1/20
Bud
2015-17 Capital Budget
Request of Gov. Inslee
Concerns – OSPI not enough money;
more $ for K-3 class size reduction
facilities; req. $1.98B; ACA and student
square footage funding need to be
increased to near the actual cost per sq
ft; doesn’t fund K-3, all day K facilities
2015-17 Capital Budget
Request of Gov. Inslee
Bud
W
HB 1166
Bond Bill to Help Finance Capital
Budget; Request of Gov. Inslee
Dunshee-D
Authorizes state finance committee to issue general obligation bonds to provide funds to finance
capital projects authorized by Leg in 2015-17 capital budget in amount of $2,233,518,000
H Cap Bud 1/20 PH
Bud
W
SB 5095
Honeyford-R
Same as HB 1166
Bud
W
HB 1001
Bond Bill to Help Finance Capital
Budget; Request of Gov. Inslee
Funding Education First
Parker-R
Requires appropriations for K-12 basic ed, together with appropriations for other K-12 education
programs, to be passed as separate legislation by both houses and delivered to the Gov at a
specified point in the regular leg session; directs the Leg to make provision for full funding of
Honeyford-R
Description
Last Action
S W & M 1/14 PH
AEA Testimony 1/14
S W & M 1/14
S W & M 1/14
H Approp 1/13
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Last Action
these K-12 appropriations from within existing revenue sources without relying on new tax
sources or rates
Bud
W
HB 1385
Prioritizing State Revenue Growth for
Education – Kids First Act
MagendanzR
Bud
W
SSB
5063
Prioritizing State Revenue Growth for
Education – Kids First Act
“Education by Starvation…”; $3B is
available in new and existing revenue
(R’s say)
Hill-R
Bud
HB 1538
Restoring COLA Increases for Educators
Sells-D
Bud
SB 5469
Restoring COLA Increases for Educators
Hasegawa-D
From 7/1/17 through 6/30/27, 2/3 of any expenditures of new revenue to state general fund must
be made for state education programs, including early learning, K-12 & higher ed; excluded from
the 2/3 calculation are costs of new court ruling imposing new state costs, and cost of
extraordinary caseload growth in non-education programs; submits this act to a vote of the
people
From 7/1/17 through 6/30/27, 2/3 of any expenditures of new revenue to state general fund must
be made for state education programs, including early learning, K-12 & higher ed; excluded from
the 2/3 calculation are costs of new court ruling imposing new state costs, and cost of
extraordinary caseload growth in non-education programs; submits this act to a vote of the
people; Sen W&M amend 1/15: Removes “low income” from description of preschool and early
learning in intent section of bill; in calculating extraordinary caseload growth in non-education
spending, calculation excludes negative growth in state spending that resulted from use of
federal stimulus funds during 2008-13 recession;
Requires an incremental increase to base salary allocations to be provided to s.d. for school
employees in addition to the required COLA; requires each college district to receive an
incremental allocation to increase academic employee salaries, including mandatory salaryRelated benefits, in addition to the required COLA; requires each technical college board of
trustees to receive an incremental allocation to increase classified employee salaries, including
mandatory salary-related benefits, in addition to the required COLA; for the 2015-16 through
2018-19 SYs, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards bonus shall be inflated
using the cumulative rated of the COLA index for the six-year period from 2009-10 SY through
2014-15 SY, and applying that cumulative rate of increase to the bonus amount from the 2013-14
SY; this COLA shall be phased in over four years, starting with the 2015-16 SY; the total increase
to salary allocations shall be phased in at a rate of 25% per year over four years until it is fully
provided in the 2018-19 SY
Requires an incremental increase to base salary allocations to be provided to s.d. for school
employees in addition to the required COLA; requires each college district to receive an
incremental allocation to increase academic employee salaries, including mandatory salaryRelated benefits, in addition to the required COLA; requires each technical college board of
trustees to receive an incremental allocation to increase classified employee salaries, including
mandatory salary-related benefits, in addition to the required COLA; for the 2015-16 through
2018-19 SYs, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards bonus shall be inflated
using the cumulative rated of the COLA index for the six-year period from 2009-10 SY through
2014-15 SY, and applying that cumulative rate of increase to the bonus amount from the 2013-14
SY; this COLA shall be phased in over four years, starting with the 2015-16 SY; the total increase
H Approp 1/13
S Rules 2nd Reading
1/19
H Approp 1/20
S W&M 1/22
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Last Action
to salary allocations shall be phased in at a rate of 25% per year over four years until it is fully
provided in the 2018-19 SY
Bud
W
SJR 8200
Requires 2/3 Vote to Raise Taxes
Constitutional Amendment
Roach-$
Bud
SJR 8201
Funding of an Initiative
Bud
SJR 8202
State Income Tax
Chase-D
BE
SB 5392
Eliminating the Quality Education
Council
Litzow-R
Fain-R
Amends Constitution to read that 2/3 of both houses of the Leg must approve measures that
raise taxes; submits this act to a vote of the people
S W & M 1/14
State Constitution is amended to provide that the Secretary of State, on the advice of the
Attorney General, cannot accept the filing of an initiative that causes the state budget to violate
the statutory balanced budget requirement; this prohibition applies to initiatives that modify
either state expenditures or state revenues; the determination must be made within 20 days of
the issuance of the official ballot title for the initiative; the prohibition does not apply to an
initiative that amends or repeals an increase in a state tax, if the initiative is filed within one year
of the enactment of the tax increase; people would vote on the measure if passed by the
legislature
Constitutional amendment establishing a state income tax
S W&M 1/21
Repeals the Quality Education Council that was constituted in HB 2261 (2009) to oversee and
recommend ed reform as determined by HB 2261 and HB 2776
S W&M 1/21
S EL/K-12 1/29 PH
PHR
W
HB 1109
Membership in TRS for OSPI
Certificated Employees
Reykdal-D
Authorizes certificated employees of OSPI to become members of TRS
H Approp 1/15
PHR
W
HB 1168
Ormsby-D
Corrects technical error in previous law re: collecting a pension in PERS for retirees returning to
work in an ineligible position or a position covered by a different state retirement system
H Approp 1/14
PHR
W
SB 5211
Corrects Restrictions on Collecting a
Pension in PERS for Retirees Returning
to Work in an Ineligible Position or a
Position Covered by a Different State
Retirement System
Request of SCPP
Corrects Restrictions on Collecting a
Pension in PERS for Retirees Returning
to Work in an Ineligible Position or a
Position Covered by a Different State
Retirement System
Bailey-R
Corrects technical error in previous law re: collecting a pension in PERS for retirees returning to
work in an ineligible position or a position covered by a different state retirement system
S W & M 1/15
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Sponsor
Description
Last Action
Robinson-D
Collects a fee (premium) from employers and employees to fund up to $1,000/week (depending
on their earned wage) to employees taking family or medical leave; an individual’s rights to
employment protection, leave from employment and wage replacement benefits may not be
diminished by a collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by an employer policy
H Labor 1/29 PH
Collects a fee (premium) from employers and employees to fund up to $1,000/week (depending
on their earned wage) to employees taking family or medical leave; an individual’s rights to
employment protection, leave from employment and wage replacement benefits may not be
diminished by a collective bargaining agreement entered into or renewed by an employer policy
S Comm & Labor
1/22
PHR
HB 1273
Implementing Family and Medical
Leave Insurance
PHR
SB 5459
Implementing Family and Medical
Leave Insurance
PHR
HB 1322
Addressing Membership in State
Retirement Plans Prior to Attaining the
Normal Retirement Age in Another Plan
Reykdal-D
Employee would only be prevented from another system if you were eligible for a “normal”
retirement, which would mean after the age of 65; (for example, A para-pro works for 20 years in
SERS Plan 2, goes back to school and becomes a certificated teacher, and, if she’s beyond the age
of 55, she would not be able to join TRS, because she is eligible to collect a reduced benefit from
SERS; this bill would change this process)
H Approp 1/29 PH
PHR
HB 1542
Providing Retirement Benefits at Earlier
Ages in Plans 2 and 3 of PERS, TRS and
SERS
“Rule of 85”
S Hunt-D
Provides for full retirement with no reduction for any qualified member who is at least 55 years
old, with 30 years of experience or a combination that totals 85
H Approp 1/22
PHR
SB 5473
Providing Retirement Benefits at Earlier
Ages in Plans 2 and 3 of PERS, TRS and
SERS
“Rule of 85”
Chase-D
Provides for full retirement with no reduction for any qualified member who is at least 55 years
old, with 30 years of experience or a combination that totals 85
S W&M 1/22
PHR
HB 1356
Establishes Minimum Wage Standards
for Sick and Safe Leave From
Employment
Jinkins-D
Requires employers with more than four full-time employees to provide paid leave to employees
(minimum 40 hours/year and more depending on the number of employees) for (1) specified
medical reasons related to the employee’s or family member’s health; (2) reasons permitted
under existing law requiring unpaid leave for purposes related to domestic violence, sexual
assault or stalking; (3) closure of the employee’s place of business or child’s school due to
specified public health emergencies; leave can accrue up to limits depending on employer’s
number of employees; paid sick and leave requirements do not apply to any employees covered
by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement to the extent the requirements are expressly
H Labor 1/26 PH
4
H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Last Action
Requires employers with more than four full-time employees to provide paid leave to employees
(minimum 40 hours/year and more depending on the number of employees) for (1) specified
medical reasons related to the employee’s or family member’s health; (2) reasons permitted
under existing law requiring unpaid leave for purposes related to domestic violence, sexual
assault or stalking; (3) closure of the employee’s place of business or child’s school due to
specified public health emergencies; leave can accrue up to limits depending on employer’s
number of employees; paid sick and leave requirements do not apply to any employees covered
by a bona fide collective bargaining agreement to the extent the requirements are expressly
waived in clear terminology
Removes post-retirement employment in TRS, SERS & PERS; early classified and certificated
employees could return to work as substitutes, contracted employees and project employees
S Comm & Labor
1/19
waived in clear terminology
PHR
SB 5306
Establishes Minimum Wage Standards
for Sick and Safe Leave From
Employment
PHR
HB 1615
Concerning post-retirement
employment
Appleton-D
PHR
SB 5545
Concerning post-retirement
employment
McAuliffe-D
SB 5148
Allowing Members who Retire Early
under Alternative Early Retirement
SB 5435
Expands Participation in WA State
Deferred Compensation Program
PHR
S
PHR
SA
W
HB 1003
Model Policy on Natural Disaster School
Infrastructure Recovery
SA
W
HB 1121
SA
W
SB 5202
Financial Education Public-Private
Partnership
OSPI concerns: fiscal impact; $ should
go to McCleary
Fiscal Note: N/A
Financial Education Public-Private
Partnership
Habib-D
Parlette-R
Bailey-R
Hawkins-R
Klippert-R
Mullet-D
Removes post-retirement employment in TRS, SERS & PERS; early classified and certificated
employees could return to work as substitutes, contracted employees and project employees
Allows members who retire early under alternative early retirement provisions to work as sub
teachers and sub administrators and continue receiving their retirement benefits at the same
time; sub tchr problem in Tacoma and Quincy SDs
Establishes for “new hires” an “opt-out” program making all employees participate in the state’s
Deferred Compensation Program (DCP); if employee did not opt-out, a minimum of 3% pay
check deduction would be directed to DCP program
Requires WSSDA to develop a model policy addressing the restoration of safe learning
environment that is disrupted by natural disaster impact to the s.d. infrastructure, and distribute
said policy by 8/31/16
Makes following changes in composition and duties of FEPPP: (1) authorizes tchrs appointed as
members by OSPI to be paid travel expenses from FEPPP account; (2) requires OSPI to make
available to s.d. curriculum for financial ed with sufficient content to be equivalent .5 HS credit,
and to select courses with input from FEPPP; requires s.d. to provide 9-12 students the
opportunity to complete a financial ed course
State Treasurer is added as FEPPP member; teachers who are members must be paid travel
expenses by the Partnership acc’t; sub tchr can also be paid from the Partnership; adds online
instructional materials to the curriculum that the Partnership reviews; works with OSPI to
integrate financial ed skills and knowledge into the Common Core State Standards, and works
with SBE to incorporate financial standards into College and Career Readiness; OSPI must make
curricula available to s.d. for a financial ed course; Partnership provides input into these courses;
s.d. must give h.s. students the opportunity to enroll in financial ed courses, and publicize these
H Approp 1/23
SW&M 1/23
S W & M 1/14
Testify if a PH is held
S W&M 1/21
H Education 1/26 ES
H Education 1/22 PH
S EL & K-12 1/20 PH
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Last Action
Authorizes s.d. boards to establish and collect a fee from students as a condition of parking an
automobile or other vehicle on school property; s.d. may deposit funds from student parking
fees into ASB as an additional revenue source to support ASB activities; Tacoma already doing it
No later than the 2016-17 SY, the Data Governance Group will develop best practice guidelines
for collection and regular updating of said data on students from military families; OSPI shall
gather data on average number of students from military families who are spec ed students, and
report data to appropriate leg committees by 12/31/17
No later than the 2016-17 SY, the Data Governance Group will develop best practice guidelines
for collection and regular updating of said data on students from military families; OSPI shall
gather data on average number of students from military families who are spec ed students, and
report data to appropriate leg committees by 12/31/17; null & void clause is added
Right to strike is permanently denied to any educational employee
H Ed 1/26 PH
courses to students and their families
SA
HB 1142
Student Parking Fees at School
Wilcox-R
SA
W
HB 1142
Providing Ed Data on Students from
Military Families
Muri-R
SA
W
SB 5163
Providing Ed Data on Students from
Military Families
Hobbs-D
SA
W
HB 1242
Muri-R
SA
W
HB 1293
SA
W
SB 5179
Clarifying Ed Employees’ Prohibition to
Strike
Paraeducator Certification
Concern re: job on the line if it standards
aren’t met; too narrow in scope, should
include all paras
Paraeducator Certification
HB 1386
School Employee Workforce Reductions
MagendanzR
Technology Literacy
Request of OSPI
Part of Student Learning Goals
Technology Literacy
Request of OSPI
Part of Student Learning Goals
Appointments of School Board Members
in a Large School District
MagendanzR
SA
SA
W
HB 1492
SA
W
SB 5229
SA
HB 1497
Berquist-D
Hill-R
Litzow-R
Pettigrew-D
Addresses minimum employment standards for paras who serve in LAP, TBIP and Title I; sets
up paraeducator board; moves toward certification in 2017
Addresses minimum employment standards for paras who serve in LAP, TBIP and Title I; sets
up paraeducator board; moves toward certification in 2017
Intent-Conduct layoffs in a way that retains most effective tchrs; when layoffs occur due to
enrollment decline or revenue loss, first to be nonrenewed are those with lowest evaluation
rating; if rating averages end in a tie, tchr with less experience is nonrenewed; those with no
evaluation data available is nonrenewed prior to those within tchr’s endorsement area; recall
rights last only three years; May 15th or, with no budget, June 15th remain notification of
nonrenewal dates; informal mtg after notification may take place; within 10 days of mtg, supt
must reinstate or recommend nonrenewal to school board; decision of board may be appealed to
Superior Court; said renewal process is exclusive per state statute; this language does not pertain
to dismissal for probable cause
Beginning in 2015-16 SY, s.d. shall require K-12 students to demonstrate technology though the
use of OSPI’s ed tech assessments or other culminating projects; s.d. to submit verification
reports to OSPI annually; already in operation in 145 s.d.
Beginning in 2015-16 SY, s.d. shall require K-12 students to demonstrate technology though the
use of OSPI’s ed tech assessments or other culminating projects; s.d. to submit verification
reports to OSPI annually; already in operation in 145 s.d.
Applies to cities of 400,000 or more (only Seattle); provides for the Seattle mayor to appoint two
at-large school board members to the board, and redistricts the seven director districts into five
H Ed 1/26 PH
S EL & K-12 1/22 PH
H Education 1/16
H Education 1/16
S EL & K-12 1/26 PH
H Ed 1/20
H Education 1/21
S EL & K-12 1/20 PH
H Education 1/21
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
SA
Pos.
W
Bill No.
Title
Sponsor
Career & Technical Ed Opportunities for
K-6 Students
OSPI concern: fund current CTE first
Fiscal Note: N/A
Implementing Strategies to Close the
Opportunity Gap based on
Recommendations of EOGOAC
McAuliffe-D
SB 5120
School District Dissolutions
Focused on Stehekin SD – currently has
five students (2nd, 5th (2), 7th, & 8th)
Parlette-R
SA
SB 5393
Litzow-R
SA
SB 5500
Flexibility for Schools Receiving WA
Achievement Award
Pro: Sen. Litzow; Con: WSSDA, WEA,
SBE, WASA; Concerns: OSPI; if it’s good
enough to be removed for some schools,
it should be removed for all schools
Retired Law Enforcement Officers
Permitted to Carry Firearms in School
Facilities
SA
SA
SB 5082
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
HB 1541
W
Santos-D
Roach-R
SB
W
HB 1142
Student Parking Fees at School
Wilcox-R
SB
W
SB 5334
Lowering Reliance on Local Levies to
Fund Basic Ed
Doesn’t change levy rates; doesn’t
address levy inequity; could be a
“discussion starter”; WASBO LAC 1/21:
watch out for “strings attached;” no
mention of LEA; Tacoma and Mulkiteo
have met with legislators
Mullet-D
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
new districts, from which voters selected five members of the seven member board; takes effect
Jan. 1, 2017; expires 1/1/21
Requires OSPI to implement a grant program to fund K-12 STEM programs provided by a
national entity that is exempt from federal taxation; provides K-6 students with career &
technical ed opportunities; provides $250K as an appropriation
Adopts the recommendations of the Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability
Committee relating to: (1) disproportionality in student discipline; (2) educator cultural
competence; (3) instructing English Language Learners; (4) English Language Learner
accountability; (5) disaggregated student data; and (6) recruitment and retention of educators
Puts a time limit on current law; if a s.d. has an average of fewer than five K-8 students during
the preceding three consecutive school years or has not made a reasonable effort to maintain,
during the preceding SY at least a minimum term of school required by law, ESD supt shall
report issue to regional committee, which shall dissolve the s.d. and annex territory to
neighboring s.d.
Provides flexibility for schools recognized for exemplary performance under the WA
Achievement Index for basic skills growth, increased graduation rate and English language
acquisition and receive the WA Achievement Award are eligible to operate the next school year
under limited laws and rules, including health and safety, non-discrimination, basic ed laws,
financial accounting principles, employee record check requirements;
Allows a retired law enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency with WA, who is
permitted to carry a concealed pistol, to carry onto, or to possess on, public or private elementary
or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while begin
used exclusively by public or private schools
Authorizes s.d. boards to establish and collect a fee from students as a condition of parking an
automobile or other vehicle on school property; s.d. may deposit funds from student parking
fees into ASB as an additional revenue source to support ASB activities; Tacoma already doing it
Lowers reliance on local levies to fund basic ed; increases state property tax by $1 per $1,000 and
reduces local levies by same amount; redistributes increased state levy back to the s.d. from
which it came; adjusts property tax exemptions so they are not affected
Last Action
S EL & K-12 1/19 PH
H Ed 1/21
S EL & K-12 1/22 PH
S EL /K-12 1/19 PH
S Law & Justice 1/29
PH
H Education 1/19
S EL & K/12 1/19
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
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Bill No.
SC
W
SB 5102
SC
W
SB 5110
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Provides Urban Governmental Services
for Sited Schools in Rural Areas
Bethel SD interested
School Siting
Bethel SD interested
Sponsor
Padden-R
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Allows units of local gov’t to provide urban governmental services, when feasible, to schools
sited and permitted in certain rural areas
Brown-R
Any county with a population of at least 150K and no more than 250K that abuts to at least five
other counties shall permit schools outside of urban growth areas when the following criteria are
Last Action
Gov’t Oper & State
Sec 1/14
Gov’t Oper & State
Sec 1/14
met: (1) school is needed to house students who live outside an urban growth area; (2) available
vacant land within the urban growth boundary is unavailable; (3) new infrastructure is provided
for, and impact fees, if applicable, are established; (4) transit-oriented plans are implemented; (5)
buffers are provided between the school development and adjacent nonurban uses; (6)
environmental protection is provided for; (7) development regulations are established to ensure
that urban growth will not occur in adjacent nonurban areas; (8) provision is made to mitigate
effect on agricultural lands, forest lands and mineral resource lands; and (9) plan for the new
school is consistent with development regulations established for the protection of critical areas
by the county
SC
HB 1420
SC
W
SB 5190
SC
W
SB 5252
SC
SB 5478
School Siting & Aiding School Districts
in Reducing Overall School
Construction Costs
Wilcox-R
Any county with a population of at least 500K that abuts at least five other counties which is
Eliminates Requirement for Purchasing
Public Art through Appropriations for
Public Bldgs’ Construction
Regional School Safety and Security
Centers – Pilot Program
Benton-R
Eliminates requirement for purchasing public art for K-12 construction of school facilities
S EL & K-12 1/16
Dammeier-R
Requires three ESDs to implement pilot program in three ESDs; act expires 12/31/17
S EL & K-12 1/16
Financing Facilities to Support
Education Reform (9-12 STEM and AllDay K Classrooms)
Fiscal Note: N/A
Similar to a bill AEA supported in 2014
Dammeier-R
Establishes grant programs to develop and improve specialized STEM (science, technology,
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required to permit schools outside of urban growth areas when criteria are met. Note: criteria
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PH
are same as SB 5110
engineering, math), and fund additional classroom space for state-funded all-day K for s.d. and
public charter schools; grants cover 100% of project costs, including design, construction, project
management, equipment and fixtures, and necessary information system upgrades; only
facilities that are at least 10 years old and are used for grades 9-12 are eligible for STEM grants;
All day K grants are for added space at existing schools and may not be used for portables; OSPI,
in consultation with the statewide STEM organization, and a group selected for their interest in
student performance and early education for the K grants, must develop grant materials and
rank applications with each advisory group; bill specifies specific criteria for both grant
programs; OSPI and the Gov may request capital budget funding for all, some or none of the
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Last Action
projects on the list; those requests may modify the rankings of the advisory groups, but must
also submit the original ranked lists; OSPI, in consulting with the STEM Education Innovation
Alliance, must prepare a plan to evaluate student outcomes resulting from the grant program;
bill contains no appropriation; all-day K grant program is in addition to the School Construction
Assistance Program; bill takes effect immediately
SC/
S
HB 1164
SN
Competitive Grant Providing
Equipment Assistance to Enhance
Student Nutrition
Fiscal Note: N/A
Passed House last session 91-7
Riccelli-D
OSPI would administer a competitive grant program known as the Apple A Day Program to
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provide funding for necessary kitchen equipment which, in turn, would improve student
nutritional opportunities; advisory committee would make decisions, including a rep from
WSNA; OSPI is to require applicants to demonstrate that (1) proposed equipment will enhance
nutrition and improve student access to healthier foods; and (2) healthy eating and physical
activity are actively promoted; priority will be given to schools who have at least 50%
free/reduced students; project applications in which equipment purchases will affect menu
changes throughout an entire grade group or s.d.; projects must provide a dollar-for-dollar
match from nonstate sources; schools can demonstrate that nutrition is integrated into core
curriculum, and serving healthy WA grown food is incorporated into schools’ wellness policy;
schools that serve healthy WA grown cy; (3) schools engaged in farm-to-school efforts and
support WA farmers by purchasing WA grown food; equipment is defined as: nonexpendable,
tangible, personal property, with a useful life of at least 13 yrs, and per unit cost of at least
$1,000; minor capital improvements required to install the equipment may also be available for
state assistance; a null & void clause is added; preliminary report on outcome measures of
program submitted to Leg by 1/1/16, and final report by 1/1/17; null & void clause is added
SN
C
HB 1295
Breakfast After the Bell Program
Gov. 2015-17 operating budget funds
$5M; bill needs a null and void clause;
must be funded for both OSPI and the
districts
Hudgins-D
Beginning in 2016-17 SY, high needs schools shall provide a breakfast after the bell (BAB)
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program; state shall provide “financial assistance” to support implementation costs; all public
schools are encourage of offer BAB; each high-needs school may determine the best service
model; time of eating BAB in the classroom shall be considered instructional time if under the
direction of the s.d. staff, students are provided the time to engage in an instructional activity
while they eat; prior to 1/2/16, OSPI shall develop and distribute procedural guidelines for the
program, including ways that s.d. can receive parental input; new OSPI dedicated staff will offer
training and technical marketing assistance; OSPI will work with nonprofits and seek
partnerships with philanthropic organizations in supporting BAB
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
SN
Bill No.
SB 5437
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Breakfast After the Bell Program
Gov. 2015-17 operating budget funds
$5M; bill needs a null and void clause;
must be funded for both OSPI and the
districts
Sponsor
Litzow-R
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Beginning in 2016-17 SY, high needs schools shall provide a breakfast after the bell (BAB)
Last Action
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program; state shall provide “financial assistance” to support implementation costs; all public
schools are encourage of offer BAB; each high-needs school may determine the best service
model; time of eating BAB in the classroom shall be considered instructional time if under the
direction of the s.d. staff, students are provided the time to engage in an instructional activity
while they eat; prior to 1/2/16, OSPI shall develop and distribute procedural guidelines for the
program, including ways that s.d. can receive parental input; new OSPI dedicated staff will offer
training and technical marketing assistance; OSPI will work with nonprofits and seek
partnerships with philanthropic organizations in supporting BAB
R
W
HB 1314
Carbon Pollution Market Program to
Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Request of Gov Inslee
Fiscal note: N/A
Fitzgibbon-D
Requires Dept of Ecology to implement a carbon pollution market program for emissions from
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covered entities by creating and distributing allowances that are tradable regionally, nationally
and internationally; creates an Economic Justice and Environmental Equity Advisory Committee
to periodically evaluate the socioeconomic effects of the state’s carbon emission reduction
policies; provides a carbon pollution competitiveness B & O tax credit; exempts from disclosure
under Public Records Act, financial, commercial and proprietary information whose release
would place a registered entity submitting the information at a competitive disadvantage
R
W
SB 5283
Carbon Pollution Market Program to
Reduce Greenhouse Emissions
Request of Gov Inslee
Ranker-D
Requires Dept of Ecology to implement a carbon pollution market program for emissions from
covered entities by creating and distributing allowances that are tradable regionally, nationally
and internationally; creates an Economic Justice and Environmental Equity Advisory Committee
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Environment &
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to periodically evaluate the socioeconomic effects of the state’s carbon emission reduction
policies; provides a carbon pollution competitiveness B & O tax credit; exempts from disclosure
under Public Records Act, financial, commercial and proprietary information whose release
would place a registered entity submitting the information at a competitive disadvantage
R
HB 1484
Excise Tax on Capital Gains for K-12
Basic Ed Funding
Request of OFM
Jinkins-D
Would establish a 7% tax on capital gains for those filing individual tax return ($25K) or joint
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return ($50K); doesn’t apply to sale of long-term principal residence (used by a person for 10
years and own by a person for 20 years, or up to $250K on sale of a person’s primary residence
filing individually or up to %500K for those filing jointly, or capital gains received from IRAs, or
sale of livestock held over 12 months, or sale of certain agricultural land, or sale of tangible
personal property used in a business that would qualify for an income tax deduction, or sale of
timber under IRS code; individuals can take a credit equal to amount of tax paid to another
taxing jurisdiction on capital gains derived from sources within the other taxing jurisdiction;
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue
Alliance of Educational Associations
Type
Pos.
Bill No.
Status of Selected Bills 1/23/15
Title
Sponsor
Prepared by Mitch Denning, AEA Consultant, medenning@comcast.net
Description
Last Action
proposed tax would begin on capital gains starting 1/1/16
KEY
S=support as is
ES=executive session (bill plans to move out of committee)
O=oppose as is
EA=executive action (bill has been voted out of committee)
S/C=support with concerns
C=concerns
DP=Do pass (bill will
move)
NP=No position
taken
W=watch
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H: Health and Environmental Health, State Board of Health; Bud: Budget; BE: Basic Education Funding; SA: School Administration; PHR: Pension, Health, Retirement; SB: School Business; SM: Maintenance; R: Revenue