Budget Bill OverviewHouse Bill 64- Budget Bill

Willa Ebersole, President, Pappas & Associates

March –April the Budget bill is in the House of Representatives

House vote April 22nd. May-June: Senate deliberates on the

changes made by the House Mid-June: Conference committee of House

and Senate members. Bill must be signed by Governor Kasich on

June 30, 2015 at midnight.

Budget Timeline

Contains school funding formula for Fiscal Years 2016-2017

Currently being heard in the House Finance Subcommittee on Primary Secondary Education

Chairman Robert Cupp interested how to improve the CTE funding

House Bill 64 Budget Bill

◦Revise duplicative testing requirements

◦Career-tech funding challenges: tiers vs. percentages

◦Algebra II Opt Out flexibility needed◦Resident Educator Summative Assessment

OACCS Testimony

“Tiers”: The move toward these “tiers” in the last budget resulted in a significant reduction of weighted funds to CTE programs statewide as compared to the previous system of weighted funds

. Reduced by State Share: These weights are reduced by a district’s state

share with no career centers receiving the full value of the weight.

Some Get None: Several career centers with a zero percent state share receive no weighted funding at all. Unlike with traditional districts, there is not even a 5% “floor.”

Caps and Guarantees: A significant number of JVSDs are on a guarantee or a cap. For those schools, the addition of new students does not draw down any additional weighted funds.

 

OACTS/OACTE

Many districts can access only a portion of career-tech funding because it is tied to the state share based on district’s wealth index.

Both groups have requested that career-tech funding be taken outside of the state share and outside the cap and guarantee through a line item tied to the 75/25 Rule.

Career-technical Education Funding

We have requested that duplicative testing requirements be removed.

An industry recognized credential OR a vocational license OR a curriculum based assessment should be sufficient for a career-technical student.

Revise Testing Requirements

A career-based pathway mathematics course could serve as an equivalent requirement for a CTE student.

Current law also requires parents, students and schools to fill out nearly 8 pages of paperwork including a career plan for students. This is overly-burdensome.

Algebra II Opt Out

SB 3: Senator Hite will be proposing an amendment next week that would make the RESA requirement permissive: schools could implement RESA or not , it would be the school’s decision.

Contact your Senators and let them know you support the Hite amendment on RESA

Resident Educator Summative Assessment

Happy to answer any questions.

Remember decisions in politics are not made by the majority of people; decisions are made by the majority of people that show up.

Thank you