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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
Source: Senate Ways & Means Cmte, 12/19
Percent of Near General Fund Spent on K-12 Education
Source: Senate Ways & Means Cmte, 12/19
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
K-12 Education 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
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
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 2.539 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
0.0825 0.0 0.0 CLS
Source: OSPI, 6/19
School Level Other Staffing—2019
School Level Staffing Elementary(K-6)
Middle(7-8)
High(9-12)
Staff Type
Base Enrollment 400 432 600 Student
Principals 319 319 319 CAS
Teacher Librarians 603 832 1,147 CIS
Guidance Counselors 811 355 236 CIS
Health & Social Services:
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
Parent Involvement Coordinators
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
Health & Social Services:
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
Parent Involvement Coordinators
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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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