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2020 Session Overview

2019-21 Operating Budget

2020 Supplemental Operating Budget◦ House & Senate Proposals

2020 Major Issues Review

Additional Bills of Interest

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2020 Legislative Session

“Short” (60 day) non-budget session—second year of the 66th Biennial Legislature

Focus on:◦ 2020 Supplemental Operating, Capital and

Transportation Budgets Mandatory caseload adjustments (that is, “Maintenance

Level” changes)

Enhancements and/or new programs—usually limited

◦ New and/or updated Policy items

For K-12: “Do No (More) Harm”

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Political dynamics:

◦ Limited available revenue

◦ 2020 is an election year

◦ Continued “McCleary fatigue”—little interest in education

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“We’ve had great success working with the

Legislature to fully fund education. While that was

not easy, we did come together on a bipartisan

basis to fulfill our constitutional obligation…

So I believe it is time for the State of Washington to

turn our attention to another huge challenge: our

homelessness crisis.”

Governor Jay Inslee

2020 Budget Release Press Conference

December 18, 2019

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2019-21 Budget&

2020 Supplemental Budget

STATE SPENDING ON K-12 EDUCATION OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS

Source: Office of Financial Management, March 2018

$0

$5B

$10B

$15B

$20B

$25B

$30B

* Including 2018 supplemental budget

2019–21: $27.1B

2017–19: $22.7B

Near General Fund and Opportunity Pathways operating expenditures

Source: Senate Ways & Means Cmte, 12/19

State K-12 Per Pupil Funding

Percent of Near General Fund Spent on K-12 Education


2019-21 Operating Budget(Dollars in Thousands)

$52,499,000

$1,934,000

$615,741

($328,682)

$287,059

Policy Increases

K-12 Education Increases

SEBB Implementation

Total K-12 Education Increases, Minus SEBB

2020 Supplemental—SENATE(Dollars in Thousands)

$53,655,000

$1,155,000

$142,000

($140,200)

Increases


ESIT Transfer & SEBB Reduction

Total K-12 Education Increases$1,800

2020 Supplemental—HOUSE(Dollars in Thousands)

$53,704,000

$1,217,000

$213,000

($156,800)

Increases

ESIT Transfer & SEBB Reduction

Total K-12 Education Increases


$56,656 Total K-12 Education Increases

0

200,000

400,000

600,000

800,000

1,000,000

1,200,000

1,400,000

Total Increase Senate K-12 House K-12

2020 Supplemental Budget

Total Increase vs. K-12 Increase

(Dollars in Thousands)

Major Issues Update

Begin phasing in updated staffing ratios in the Prototypical School Funding Model to achieve more realistic state-funded staffing levels

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School Level Staffing Elementary(K-6)

Middle(7-8)

High(9-12)

Staff Type

Base Enrollment 400 432 600 Student

Principals 1.253 1.353 1.880 CAS

Teacher Librarians 0.663 0.519 0.523 CIS

Guidance Counselors 0.493 1.116 1.909 CIS

Health & Social Services:

School Nurses 0.076 0.060 0.096 CIS

Social Workers 0.042 0.006 0.015 CIS

Psychologists 0.017 0.002 0.007 CIS

Teaching Assistance 0.936 0.700 0.652 CLS

Office Support 2.012 2.325 3.269 CLS

Custodians 1.657 1.942 2.965 CLS

Student & Staff Safety 0.079 0.092 0.141 CLS

Parent Involvement Coordinators

0.0 0.0 0.0 CLS

Source: OSPI, 9/10

School Level Other Staffing—2010


Middle(7-8)

High(9-12)

Staff Type


Principals 1.253 1.353 1.880 CAS

Teacher Librarians 0.663 0.519 0.523 CIS

Guidance Counselors 0.493 1.116 2.539 CIS


School Nurses 0.076 0.060 0.096 CIS

Social Workers 0.042 0.006 0.015 CIS

Psychologists 0.017 0.002 0.007 CIS

Teaching Assistance 0.936 0.700 0.652 CLS

Office Support 2.012 2.325 3.269 CLS

Custodians 1.657 1.942 2.965 CLS

Student & Staff Safety 0.079 0.092 0.141 CLS


0.0825 0.0 0.0 CLS

Source: OSPI, 6/19

School Level Other Staffing—2019


Middle(7-8)

High(9-12)

Staff Type


Principals 319 319 319 CAS

Teacher Librarians 603 832 1,147 CIS

Guidance Counselors 811 355 236 CIS


School Nurses 5,263 7,200 6,250 CIS

Social Workers 9,524 72,000 40,000 CIS

Psychologists 23,529 216,000 85,714 CIS

Teaching Assistance 427 617 920 CLS

Office Support 199 186 184 CLS

Custodians 241 222 202 CLS

Student & Staff Safety 5063 4,696 4,255 CLS


4,848 0.0 0.0 CLS

Source: OSPI, 6/19

How many student FTE are needed to generate one staff FTE?

A 2010 report from OSPI noted that full implementation of the new Prototypical School Funding Model will require “annual funding improvements” based upon future legislative policy decisions

Legislative “intent” to provide for “adequate” staffing levels in the Model has yet to be realized

2017 Legislature directed OSPI to convene a technical workgroup to review staffing enrichments (additional allocations adopted in 2014’s Initiative 1351 were postponed)

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School Level Staffing Elementary(K-6)2019

Elementary(K-6)

I-1351

Middle(7-8)2019

Middle(7-8)

I-1351

High(9-12)2019

High(9-12)I-1351

Base Enrollment 400 400 432 432 600 600

Principals 1.253 1.300 1.353 1.400 1.880 1.900

Teacher Librarians 0.663 1.000 0.519 1.000 0.523 1.000

Guidance Counselors 0.493 0.500 1.216 2.000 2.539 3.500


School Nurses 0.076 0.585 0.060 0.060 0.096 0.096

Social Workers 0.042 0.311 0.006 0.006 0.015 0.015

Psychologists 0.017 0.104 0.002 0.002 0.007 0.007

Teaching Assistance 0.936 1.195 0.700 1.295 0.652 1.121

Office Support 2.012 3.220 2.325 3.029 3.269 3.382

Custodians 1.657 3.524 1.942 3.454 2.965 4.412

Student & Staff Safety 0.079 0.099 0.092 0.506 0.141 0.723


0.0825 0.676 0.000 0.676 0.000 0.676

School Level Staffing Allocations—Current Law (2019) vs. Initiative 1351

Phase-in funding over six-years (beginning with

the 2020-21 School Year to the 2025-26 School

Year) to the full I-1351 staffing allocations, with

first biennium priority given to students’ mental,

social, emotional, and behavioral health needs

◦ Modify Prototypical School Level Sizes (Base Enrollment of 500)

◦ Meet Students’ Mental, Social Emotional, Safety, and Behavioral Health Needs

◦ Provide Impactful Professional Development to All Staff

◦ Increase Flexibility with Transparency & Accountability

◦ Raise Staffing Levels to Meet Those Set in I-1351

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School Level Staffing Elementary(K-6)2019

Elementary(K-6)

Proposed

Middle(7-8)2019

Middle(7-8)

Proposed

High(9-12)2019

High(9-12)

Proposed

Base Enrollment 500 500 500 500 500 500

School Counselors 0.616 0.625 1.407 2.315 2.116 2.917

School Nurses 0.095 0.731 0.069 1.028 0.080 0.687

Social Workers 0.053 0.389 0.007 0.102 0.013 0.106

Psychologists 0.021 0.130 0.002 0.028 0.006 0.041

Family Involvement Coordinators

0.103 1.250 0.000 1.157 0.000 0.833

Student & Staff Safety

0.099 0.988 0.106 0.810 0.118 1.083

Recommended Values for Social-Emotional Heath and SafetyStaff (per 500 Student FTE) Fully Phased-in, 2022-23 School Year

The values above are recommended to be phased in, beginning with the 2020-21 School Year through the 2022-23 School Year, using a linear phase-in.

SB 6615/HB 2897 would implement the recommendations of the OSPI Staffing Enrichment Workgroup

SB 6615, courtesy hearing in Senate Ed; HB 2897, no action

House Budget includes $51.6 million to increase school counselors at high poverty schools; No funding in Senate Budget

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School Year 2020-21 2021-22 2022-23

Estimated Cost $500 $1,000 $1,500

State Fiscal Year 2021 2022 2023

Estimated Cost $388 $888 $1,388

School Year 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26

Estimated Cost $2,400 $3,600 $4,800

State Fiscal Year 2024 2025 2026

Estimated Cost $2,918 $3,330 $4,530

Estimated Cost of Phase I(Dollars in Millions)

Estimated Cost of Phase II(Dollars in Millions)

Report to Legislature:

https://bit.ly/33KzIqt

WASA summary (PPT):

https://bit.ly/2LlNo4V

Impact of Workgroup recommendations (Olympia SD example):

https://bit.ly/37wFDS7

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https://bit.ly/33KzIqt

https://bit.ly/2LlNo4V

https://bit.ly/37wFDS7

Fully fund special education to eliminate the current underfunding (between $300–$400 million), relieving school districts from using local levy dollars for this basic education obligation

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Excess Cost Multiplier

Documented underfunding: $309+ million

OSPI budget request: $87 million

Governor budget request: $89 million

House original proposal: $72 million

Senate original proposal: $86 million

Final Budget: $77 million

Additional funding for safety net threshold ($16M); safety net growth ($33M); and professional development ($25M)

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State Special Education Revenues and Expenditures

Source: House OPR, 11/19

SB 6117 would: (1)Increase excess cost multiplier ($9.7 million); and (2) adjust safety net eligibility ($11.1 million)

Safety Net change: the average per-pupil expenditure used to determine safety net award eligibility for high-needs students would be the lesser of the state average or the average among districts with the same regionalization factor as the high-needs student.

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SB 6117 passed full Senate; no action in House

Senate Budget provides $21.2 million to implement; no funding in House Budget

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Fund the full cost of providing health benefits for all eligible school employees as the SEBB program is implemented; or clarify substitutes and coaches are not benefit-eligible and eliminate school districts’ required payments for employees who opt-out of coverage

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SB 6290-would clarify substitutes and coaches are not benefit-eligible; and eliminate school districts’ required payments for employees who opt-out of coverage◦ Bill received courtesy hearing; no other action

SB 6296-would allow school employees in a job-sharing position to receive a prorated portion of the employer contribution toward benefits under SEBB◦ Bill received courtesy hearing; no other action

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SB 6189-originally would have: clarified that substitute teachers and intermittent school employees are not benefit-eligible; clarified that retirees who are eligible for PEBB coverage and Medicare are not eligible for SEBB coverage; and prohibited dual coverage for cases where one spouse is on SEBB and the other is on PEBB

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SB 6189 amended: requiring a study to identify the number and types of part-time employees and their eligibility for SEBB benefits; and an analysis of the impacts of changes to the requirement that school employers remit premiums for employees that waive medical coverage. Report is due September 1, 2021.◦ Bill passed full Senate; adopted by House

Appropriations

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HB 2458 would reaffirm school districts’ ability to offer option benefits not offered by SEBB; specifically clarifies VEBA accounts are authorized◦ Bill passed House; passed Senate Ways & Means

Committee

HB 1813 would prohibit school district contracts for private pupil transportation unless they provide health/retirement benefits that are equivalent to those received by school employees◦ Bill passed House; passed Senate Ways & Means

Committee

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Additional Issues

HB 1264—Secondary traumatic stress—would require: OSPI to identify online training modules to support teachers affected by secondary traumatic stress; and the training to be included on a menu of topics that may be implemented on professional learning days

HB 1390/SB 5400—PERS/TRS 1 COLA—would provide a one-time 3 percent increase to the retirement benefits of retirees in PERS/TRS Plans 1, up to a maximum of $62.50

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HB 2614—Paid Family & Medical Leave—would revise

provisions in the Paid Family and Medical Leave

(PFML) program to provide clarity and improve the

program's administration, including waiting periods,

conditional waivers, and supplementation of benefits

HB 2739—Shared leave—makes multiple changes to

shared leave policies, including: allowing an

employee to maintain up to 40 hours of the

applicable leave in reserve and still be eligible for

shared leave; and allowing intermittent and

nonconsecutive use of shared leave

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SB 6047—IEP noncompliance—would prohibit school districts from taking retaliatory actions against a school district employee because the employee reported noncompliance with an IEP

SB 6123—Organ donation—would permit employees to take paid leave of up to 30 days in a two-year period to participate in life-giving procedures

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Dan Steele

Assistant Executive Director,

Government Relations

Legislative Consultant

[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]

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