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Relating to certain information in proceedings before the director of the department of education and the board of educational examiners, certain requests made to the school budget review committee, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions
Sponsored by the House Education Committee
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 2147
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 28, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 29, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2020
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 26, 2020
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 4, 2020
- Done: Passes the SenateJune 10, 202049–0
- Done: To the GovernorJune 24, 2020
- Done: Signed into lawJune 25, 2020
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What’s in it
AI summary If a school or education agency finds a mistake in their data survey, they can ask the director of education to review it. If the review shows that a teacher's license was handled incorrectly because of that mistake, the director must tell the board of educational examiners. Once notified, the board must take steps to fix the error using those findings as proof.1
Read the official explanation
This Act provides that if a school district, accredited nonpublic school, or area education agency requests the director of the department of education to review information contained in a basic education data survey submission and the director of the department of education finds that an error in the basic education data survey submission resulted in an incorrect determination by the board of educational examiners or the executive director of the board of educational examiners relating to licensure of a practitioner, the director of the department of education is required to notify the executive director of the board of educational examiners of the findings. Upon receiving such a notice, the executive director shall initiate corrective action with the board of educational examiners and the findings of the director of the department of education shall be sufficient evidence to correct such error.
Changed since by amendment S-5120; see Amendments.
Senate subcommittee
Named February 27, 2020. On March 3, 2020 it recommended passage.
- Sen. Jeff Edler R
- Sen. Giddens
- Sen. Mark S. Lofgren REmail
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Fiscal note
Minimal Compare with other bills
AI summary This bill allows the Department of Education to report data errors to the Board of Educational Examiners and lets certain school programs request additional funding through a later deadline. The bill has no fiscal impact to the state, but there may be an estimated increase of up to $1.0 million in local property taxes in fiscal year 2021 if the requests are approved.3
Read the fiscal note
Description
House File 2418 directs the Department of Education (DE) to notify the Board of Educational Examiners (BoEE) of an error in the Basic Education Data Survey (BEDS) as reported by a school district that resulted in an incorrect determination by the BoEE affecting licensure and allows for corrective action by the BoEE.
The Bill specifies that the School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) may grant a modified supplemental amount (MSA) for at-risk, alternative school, and returning dropout and dropout prevention programs for school districts that submit a request after January 15 but before March 1 of the budget year preceding the budget year during which the program will be offered. The Bill takes effect upon enactment and applies retroactively to January 1, 2020.
Background
School districts with approved at-risk, alternative school, and returning dropout and dropout prevention programs may request permission from the SBRC to levy additional property taxes to fund the program. Up to 75.0% of the program’s budget may be funded through the MSA, which comes from property taxes, with the remaining 25.0% supported by a school district’s general fund. Under current law, school districts must file their request no later than January 15 of the budget year preceding the budget year for which the funds are being requested. The total estimated FY 2021 MSA for the programs is $131.8 million.
Assumptions
- For FY 2021, four school districts are eligible for review by the SBRC.
- It is not known if the SBRC will approve the four eligible districts for FY 2021.
Fiscal Impact
House File 2418 has no fiscal impact to the State. There may be an estimated increase of up to $1.0 million in FY 2021 in local property taxes if the SBRC grants MSAs for the eligible school districts. The following table shows the four school districts and eligible amounts.
Source
- Department of Education
- Final Fiscal Note – School Budget Review Committee · June 25, 2020
- School Budget Review Committee · June 11, 2020
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