2017 Legislative Affairs Update

Legislative Affairs

2LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

2017 Advocacy Highlights

Rally to Tally 2017

3BUDGET

2017 Advocacy Highlights

LEAOR: More than 1,000 emails sent

using District online advocacy tool

Legislative Affairs launched e-mail

subscription service

Legislative affairs held meetings

regarding District advocacy

Legislative Affairs shared advocacy best

practices with parents, students, and

staff at various District events

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2017 Legislation

Please note that the

Governor has not

signed any of the

following bills.

These bills are subject

to the Governor’s

approval or veto.

5BUDGET

FEFP

Additional Funding From State: $24.6 million – Student Growth $19.8 million = $4.8 Million

2017- 2018 Projected Deficit: $6.7 Million

$5.4

Million

FRS

$2.1

Million

Electricity

$1.4

Million

Surcharge

(FPL)

$11.5

Million

Increased

Cost

$2.6

Million

Water/

Sewer

16-17

$7,184

17-18

$7,202

0.25%

16-17

$4,160

17-18

$4,133

-0.65%

Broward FEFP BSA

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Budget

The budget was passed on Monday, May 8th

$800,000 for Adults with Disabilities

$200,000 for BCPS Suicide Prevention

PECO:

$50 Million for public schools

$50 Million for charter schools

This is a decrease of $25 million each.

Charter Schools

HB 7069

School Recess

Schools of Hope

Best & Brightest

Teacher and Principal

Bonus Program

Tile I

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HB 7069: Conforming Bill

This legislation includes language relating to:

Millage Sharing

Assessments

8HB 7069

HB 7069: Sharing Millage

Sharing millage will account for 10% of Broward’s available

millage once debt service is accounted for.

BCPS currently has $2 Billion in critical maintenance needs.

FY 17-18

$275 Million

Projected

FY 17-18

$150 Million

Debt Service

Projected

Shared

$12.7 Million

For Charters

FY 17-18

$112 Million

Remaining

9HB 7069

HB 7069: School Turnaround

If a school grade is below a C for two consecutive

years, districts must create a district-managed

turnaround plan.

The school district must implement the plan for the

remainder of the school year and continue the plan

for 1 full school year.

The state board may allow a school an additional

year of implementation before the school must

implement a turnaround option.

Schools are eligible for a competitive grant of up to

$2,000 per student.

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HB 7069: Schools of Hope

This legislation limits turnaround options for public

schools to 4 options:

Reassign students to another school.

Close the school and reopen as a charter school

operated by a Hope Operator.

Contract with an outside entity, including district-

managed charter schools.

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HB 7069: Title I

Title I funds shall be distributed to all eligible schools in

accordance with federal law and regulation.

Funding is then distributed to:

Homeless programs

Foster Care Transportation

Delinquent Programs

VPK

Schools may choose if the funds will be distributed to

district wide programs.

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HB 7069: Best and Brightest

This bill revises and expands the Best and Brightest Program:

Best and Brightest teachers receive $6,000 (qualified by

testing as previously implemented, but expands to include

LSAT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, etc.)

Best and Brightest Title I principals receive $5,000.

Other eligible principals receive $4,000.

For the next 3 years :

All highly effective teachers will receive $1,200 per year.

All effective teachers will receive up to $800 per year.

The bill removes the caps on teacher bonuses based on

student passage of AP, IB, AICE, and industry certification

exams and revises eligibility requirements for the Minority

Teacher Education Scholars Program.

The bill makes VAM optional.

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HB 7069: Assessments

Eliminates the Algebra II EOC.

Requires paper-based assessments for grades 3-6.

Moves the majority of statewide assessments to the last 4

weeks of a district’s school year.

Requires an independent study of ACT/SAT as a replacement

for grade 10 ELA assessment and Algebra I EOC assessment.

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HB 7069: Recess

This bill requires 20 minutes of recess per day for grades K-5 in

traditional public schools, while charter schools are not subjected

to this unfunded mandate.

POLICY

HB 989: Instructional

Materials

SB 436: Religious

Expression in Schools

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Additional Passed Legislation

HB 1239: School Bus Safety

16HB 989

HB 989: Instructional Materials

Revises district school board responsibilities relating to review &

adoption of public K-12 instructional materials.

Authorizes county residents to challenge use or adoption of

instructional materials.

Revises requirements relating to public hearing for adoption of

such materials.

Revises annual allocation for purchase of instructional

materials.

17SB 436

SB 436: Religious Expression in Schools

Creates the “Florida Student and School Personnel Religious

Liberties Act,” and specifies that a school district may not

discriminate against a student, parent, or school personnel on

the basis of a religious viewpoint or religious expression.

This bill authorizes teachers and parents visiting schools to

proselytize to students as young as five years old.

School personnel may participate in religious activities on

school grounds that are initiated by students before or after the

school day.

18HB 1239

HB 1239: School Bus Safety

Provides for mandatory noncriminal penalties, fine, driver license

suspension, & driver license points for certain violations resulting in

serious bodily injury to/death of another person.

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS

2018 Legislative Dates

First Day of Session: January 9, 2018

Last Day of Session: March 9, 2018

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20FEDERAL

Federal Legislative Update

On May 5, 2017, the Consolidated Appropriations

Act (Omnibus) was signed into law, which provides

increases to vital federal education programs

including Title I, IDEA, Title II, 21st Century Schools

and the Preschool Development Block Grant.

The Department of Education was funded at $68.2

billion, approximately $1.2 billion less than FY 2016

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Federal Omnibus Highlights

Title I

$100 million increase

Additional $450 million for school improvement

grants

IDEA

$90 million increase

21st Century Community Learning Centers

$25 million increase

Charter Schools

$9 million increase

Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED)

$294 million decrease

22FEDERAL

Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act

Bipartisan legislation has been introduced to enhance

career and technical education. The bill is nearly identical

to legislation approved last fall and aims to "help more

students gain the knowledge and skills they need to

compete for in-demand jobs."

23FEDERAL

Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2017

With the last authorization in 2002, Congress is considering

legislation to reauthorize and reform the Juvenile Justice

and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) to assist state

and local leaders in their efforts to serve juvenile and at-

risk offenders.

24FEDERAL

American Health Care Act

Recent House approval of legislation designed to

repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the

American Health Care Act of 2017 (AHCA), would

modify the Medicaid program by converting it from

the current system where the federal government

essentially reimburses states without an established

pre-set limit, to one that would create a “per

capita” system based cap on federal

reimbursements beginning in 2020.

With Medicaid as the third largest federal income

source for school districts, education advocates

have stated that “the projected loss of $880 billion in

federal Medicaid dollars will compel states to ration

health care for children and those with disabilities

are the most vulnerable.

25LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY

Next Steps

Develop State and Federal Legislative Platform for

this upcoming year

Continue outreach and advocacy regarding

increased education funding

John J. Sullivan, Director of Legislative Affairs

JohnJ.Sullivan@BrowardSchools.com

Office: 754-321-2608

Megan Turetsky, Legislative Aide

Megan.Turetsky@BrowardSchools.com

Office: 754-321-2608

Find us on the web:

http://www.browardschools.com/govrelations

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Questions

School Board MembersAbby M. Freedman, ChairNora Rupert, Vice Chair

Robin BartlemanHeather P. Brinkworth

Patricia GoodDonna P. Korn

Laurie Rich LevinsonAnn Murray

Dr. Rosalind Osgood

Robert W. RuncieSuperintendent of Schools

The School Board of Broward County, Florida, prohibits any policy or procedure which results in discrimination on the basis of age, color, disability,gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. Individuals who wish to file a discriminationand/or harassment complaint may call the Director, Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or TeletypeMachine (TTY) 754-321-2158. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of2008, (ADAAA) may call Equal Educational Opportunities/ADA Compliance Department at 754-321-2150 or Teletype Machine (TTY) 754-321-2158.

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