LEGISLATIVEUPDATE2013 IEA-NEA Representative Assembly

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ISSUES1) FY 2014 BUDGET

State ISBE

2) ISBE 70/30 District Intervention School Nurses

2) EDUCATION Vouchers PTELL

4) OTHER LEGISLATION

Revenue Waivers

Drivers Ed Charter Schools Higher Ed Consolidation

5) GPA PROGRAM

6) LOBBY DAYS

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FY 2014 STATE BUDGETEDUCATION FUNDING K-12 $13.2 Billion FY 2014 compared to:

$12.7 Billion FY 2013 $12.2 Billion FY 2012

HIGHER ED Public Universities cut by $60.9 Million (4.95% overall) Community College Grant & Initiatives - $20.7 Million (7.2 %) ISAC: Funding for Monetary Award Program (MAP) Remains Flat at FY 2013 Level of $371.3 Million

ISBE APPROPRIATION $ 6.5 Billion FY 2014

$861 Million Reduction (12% from FY 2009) 30 Education Line Items Eliminated 19 Education Line Item Reductions

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FY 2014 ISBE BUDGET CUTS KEY REDUCTIONS

$320 Million in GSA (7%)

$133 Million in Transportation (39.4%)

$80 Million in Early Childhood (21.1%)

$12.3 Million in Bilingual Education (16.2%)

$12 Million in Free Lunch/Breakfast (45.6%)

$10.5 Million in National Board Certification (91.3%)

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100 % ELIMINATION $14 Million – Teacher & Administration Mentoring

$11.9 Million – Transportation Reimbursements

$8 Million – Class Size Reduction Pilot

$3 Million – Growth Model

$2 Million – Response to Intervention

FY 2014 ISBE CUTS (Continued)

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ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

70/30 Rule District InterventionSchool Nurses

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ISBEILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION70/30: Special Education Proposed Rules

February 20, 2013 – ISBE Approved Proposed Rules by Superintendent Koch

Proposed Rules Passed 5-1 Vote Public Comment Period: February 28 – April 22, 2013

70/30: Soliciting Public Comments ISBE Received Over 3,000 Public Comments as of March 7, 2013 IEA Website: www.ieanea.org Personal Stories: Impact on Students–General/Special Ed

Classes Do Not Send in Form Letters or Postcards

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ISBEILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

Next Steps… Encourage Members to Send in Public Comments Stories Specific to Classroom Impact IEA Online Member Survey for Gathering Additional

Information State Board will Review Comments and Make

Changes1. Revised Proposed Rules sent to State Board2. State Board Votes on Changes3. Proposed Rules sent to JCAR4. JCAR Votes on Proposed Rules

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District Intervention A State Board initiative to expand the powers of the

independent authority to deal with school districts on the academic watch list

Establishes benchmarks for when the IA can intervene. Limits ROE involvement in removal of school board

members Grants IA the same powers/authority the school board

it replaces

ISBEILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

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SCHOOL NURSESHB 1373 – Chapa LaVia

Proposed changes to Part 226.840 that would ensure students receive an assessment by a highly qualified, certified school nurse.

We need certified Type 73 nurses to be administering medical reviews, on which recommendations for accommodations related to health needs for children can be made.

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EDUCATIONVOUCHERS - HB 310 (Ford)

Proposed legislation diverts money from public education by taking money from the lottery fund and making those dollars available for private school vouchers.

IEA opposed this bill because:1. Current backlog of aid to school districts is $710 million 2. Perpetuates lottery shell-game

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EDUCATIONPTELL - HB 89 (Franks) / HB 3041 (Kifowit)

Would have far-reaching negative impact upon already revenue-challenged school districts.

HB 89 / HB 3041 - Requires that districts in PTELL (tax capped) communities for which the total taxable Equalized Assessed Valuation (EAV) is less than the previous year, the allowable increase in a district’s extension would be 0% or the rate approved by voters.

Currently, districts subject to PTELL are limited in their ability to increase local revenue – defined by the lesser of CPI or 5%. These proposals eliminate the authority of school boards to increase local revenue by inflationary costs.

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REVENUESB 1159 – Hutchinson

Closes corporate loop holes and generates $400 million in state revenue

Taxes foreign dividends to generate $320 million annually

Decoupling from the Federal Domestic Activities Production Deduction would generate $100 million annually

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WAIVERSSB 2213 – Sullivan

IEA Position: OPPOSE

Repeals Most of Public Act 97-1025 (SB 3367 – Garrett) which established driver education standards and went into effect just two months ago, January 1, 2013.

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HIGHER EDUCATIONHB 1032 – Tryon OPPOSED

Prohibits universities from bargaining tuition waivers with employees as part of a collectively bargained contract.

HB 3350 – Tryon OPPOSEDTaxes tuition waivers offered to family members of a university employee or to the actual employee.  Places those tax revenues into the fund for Monetary Award Program (MAP) grants.

HB 1341 – Sosnowski OPPOSEDAllows students at for-profit institutions with physical buildings in Illinois to qualify for MAP grants.

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HIGHER EDUCATIONOther Issues

SJR 69 – MAP Task Force Report

SB 2202 – Smoking on Campus

HB 997 – Concealed Carry/Gun Control

SB 202 – SIU Board of Trustees

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SCHOOL CONSOLIDATIONSB 1877 – Manar (D) / HB 2267 – Gordon (D)Classrooms First Commission20-member panel chaired by Lt. Governor Sheila Simon and comprised of P-20 stakeholders including teachers, administrators and parents. HB 2267/SB 1877 is the result of three of the commission’s final recommendations.

1. Non-Contiguous Reorganization: Allows non-contiguous but compact school districts to realign. Compact districts are defined as having administrative offices no more than 30 miles away from each other.

2. Expedited Dissolution under 750 Enrollment: Allows a school district with less than 750 student enrollment to dissolve without a referendum vote. Currently this is only an option for districts serving communities with a population of less than 5,000 residents.

3. Delayed Reorganization Effective Date: Allows two or more reorganizing school districts that require a new school building to delay the effective date of reorganization until one of the districts is awarded funding under the School Construction Law.

Grassroots Political ActivistsThe purpose of the GPA program is to educate, organize and recruit member activists to accomplish the goals of IEA-IPACE through grassroots political action and policy advocacy efforts.

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Expectations Organizing IEA Internal Activities IEA Legislative Activities IEA Political Activities NEA Activities

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Training

August 2 & 3, 2013 – GPA Organizing September 27 & 28, 2013 – GPA Political Action January 31 & February 1, 2014 – GPA Mini-

Convention/Legislation

A mandatory webinar will be provided to GPAs explaining the nuts and bolts of the program, specifically focusing on expenses and stipends.

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Back Home Lobby DaysMarch 25–29, 2013 & April 1–5,

2013

Lobby Day - SpringfieldMay 1, 2013 - IFT

May 15, 2013 - IEA

LOBBY DAYS

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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

JIM REED, DIRECTORDONNA PROEFROCK, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

LobbyistsGaye Harper-LarisonJanette WeatherallMichelle IshmaelWill LovettSean Denney

Associate Staff Amanda Plunkett Chad Jordon Bambi Rohr

Education Policy & Agency Relations Director

Daryl Morrison