Arizona Association of School Business Officials March 10, 2010

 Rollover increased by $350 million (April Payment)  Eliminate Non-Formula Programs with Voc. Ed. Restored ($16.5 million)

 Base Level $ / with teacher comp $ (No change from FY2010)  Transportation $2.32 inc. to $2.35 and $1.89 inc. to $1.91 (1.2% increase)  Additional assistance for charters K-8 inc from $ to $ and 9-12 from $ to $

 Reduce soft capital by $165.1 million  Districts with less than 600 cut is 50%  Eliminate Group B weight for K students  Reduce additional assistance for charters by $10 million (Est. $85 per student/ 116,781 charter students)

 Suspend building renewal formula  Suspend utility funding formula  Allows charging tuition for K students  Sets Career Ladder at 5.0%  Permits school districts to expend soft capital monies for any capital of operational expense  Eliminates non-formula funding programs

 Suspend Soft Capital ($47 million) and CORL Funding ($248 million)  Reduce base level by $102.7 million  Reduce additional assistance for charters by $31 million (Est. $265 per student)  Total $428 million

 Change calculation of homeowners rebate (additional state aid) to 40% of primary taxes or 40% of QTR amount whichever is less  Impact on homeowners property taxes

“Arizona is a national leader in managing it’s long term liabilities for both pensions and retiree health care.” – Pew Center on the States

 Change 80 points to 85 points  Retirement calculation based on 60 months, not 36 months  Member who leaves after 5 years gets member contributions plus 25% of employer contributions  Return to work still an issue

 HB2070 – Expanded to include tutoring programs  HB2613 – Expanded to include textbooks, classroom technology or instruction materials through 2013

 HB2663  Provides for annual adjustment in limit for inflation (currently 1000 for married filing jointly and 500 for individual)  Can not require money to go to a student but can make recommendation  Prohibits private school from accepting scholarship grant in amount exceeding total cost  STO over $1 million must get annual CPA audit

 HB2731  Grand Canyon Diploma after grade 10 by examination  Starts with School Year  Student counts in student count until normal graduation date  Community College option

 HB2732  Student cannot be promoted from 3 rd grade if testing indicates that student is far below 3 rd grade level  Requires State Board to develop intervention and remedial strategies that districts need to use  SBE Task Forces reports 1/15/2011 program delayed

 SB1323/ HB2385  Problems with SAIS  Pick points in time instead of 100 day average – example count days in sessions (40 th day) or specific count day September 15 th  Funding on membership but absence data must still be reported  Delayed implementation  Example is STAR in New Mexico

 SCR1032  65% in the classroom  Non 65% districts must increase amount by 2% annually  Waiver from Supt. Of Public Instruction  Non 65% districts must put detailed report on website/ employee over $100,000, district benefits, travel, consultants, etc.

 HB2227 – Requires teacher to return contract within 15 days  HB2521 – Requires superintendent contract to include at least 20% of salary as performance pay

 HB2235 – Requires ADE to maintain confidential database of information on certified persons under investigation for alleged immoral/ unprofessional conduct  HB2395 – Prohibits school districts from authorizing payroll deduction for a recognized certified teacher and administrator association

 HB2061  Repeals Career Ladder and Optional Performance Incentive Program (OPIP)  Allows all school districts by vote of governing board to budget for teacher compensation for performance, teacher professional development programs and employment-related expenses outside RCL  Amount not eligible for additional state aid  Amendment in Ways and Means 5.5% for FY2011, 4.0% for FY 2012 and 2.5% for FY2013

 HB2200 – Delete membership and replace with average daily attendance $300 million cut  Defeated in House Ed by vote of 9 no and 1 yes

 HB2733 – By October 31, 2011 requires Superintendent of Public Instruction to contract with a public or private entity to administer all data collections, compilation and reporting duties (ADE, SBE, State Board for Charter Schools, SFB Board of Regents and Community Colleges)

 HB2787 – District may be removed from receivership if SBE determines district is in substantial compliance (formally full compliance)

 S1187 – SFB can require district to sell land purchased entirely with SFB monies if land is no longer needed for new school or expansion of existing school

 S1188 – County School Supt. Required to file a copy of revenue estimate to set tax rate with Property Tax Oversight Commission. The projected ending cash balance, adjusted for encumbrances and payables must be certified by district

 S1281 – Students from on-line schools must/may be permitted to try out for interscholastic activities at school that serves attendance areas of residence. (Bill Held)

 HCR2039 – Temporary suspension of voter protection funding for FY2011 through FY2014. Up to 50% could be diverted for similar purpose (Prop 301 monies for educations uses)  HCR2041 – Every ballot measure must be reauthorized every 8 years

 S1160 – Allows for alternative ELL programs and requires ELL proficiency assessment scores to be entered into SAIS and made available to districts and charters  S1097/ HB2382 – Requires districts to submit to ADE “statistical” information on number of students that are undocumented

 S1264/ HB2282 – Website information on receipts and expenditures. ASBA and AASBO oppose and are trying to get an alternative put in place.