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Legislative Session Begins Tuesday
January 21, 2019 - One of the most important outcomes of the session will be the passing of the state’s budget for 2019-21, which will include the allocation for K-12 education. The Governor has proposed $8.972 billion for K-12, but also has proposed a School Improvement Fund (Senate Bill 217) to reduce class sizes in grades K-3 and lengthen the school year, among other investments. At the $8.972 billion funding level, HSD would be approximately $11 million short for the biennium, so we are advocating for a state-level allocation of at least $9.3 billion to maintain current service level.
Other important bills to watch are:
- House Bill 2526 and HB 2580, which would make class size a mandatory subject of collective bargaining.
- Senate Bill 552, which would require the state to fund the Quality Education Model for K-12 schools.
- SB 351, which would fully fund the High School Graduation and College and Career Readiness Fund, also known as Measure 98.
- SB 149, which would allow retired employees to be re-employed while contributing to the PERS system to help reduce PERS’ unfunded actuarial liability.
- HB 2192, which would require schools to conduct mental health wellness checks once a year.
- HB 2676, which would increase the threshold for districts to receive money for special education students (the cap is currently 11% of student population).
We will keep you updated as the session progresses, and please use the resources listed on this page to gain additional information.