WSR 15-08-099 PROPOSED RULES STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION [Filed April 1, 2015, 10:32 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 15-04-017.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Accountability system: Designation of required action districts, amending WAC 180-17-010.
Hearing Location(s): Educational Service District 123, 3918 West Court Street, Pasco, WA, on May 13, 2015, at 1:00.
Date of Intended Adoption: May 14, 2015.
Submit Written Comments to: Linda Drake, State Board of Education, P.O. Box 47206, [Olympia,] WA 98504-7206, e-mail linda.drake@k12.wa.us, fax (360) 586-2357, by May 6, 2015.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Denise Ross by May 6, 2015, TTY (360) 644-3631 or (360) 725-6025.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: RCW 28A.657.030(3) requires the state board of education to annually designate districts recommended by the superintendent of public instruction as required action districts. The purpose of this proposal is to amend existing rule WAC 180-17-010 to change the time frame when the state board must designate required action districts from January of each year to the end of March of each year.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: Data used by the office of superintendent of public instruction for making its recommendation of required action districts typically will not be available until after January. The data includes school and district graduation rate data, which is not complete and verified until after January each year.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.657.120.
Statute Being Implemented: RCW 28A.657.030.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: State board of education, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Linda Drake, Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6028; Implementation and Enforcement: Ben Rarick, Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA, (360) 725-6025.
A school district fiscal impact statement has been prepared under section 1, chapter 210, Laws of 2012.
School District Fiscal Impact Statement
Part I: Estimates: No fiscal impact, this rule revision does not require any action by school district[s], and thus has no fiscal impact.
Estimated Cash Receipts to: No estimated cash receipt[s].
Estimated Expenditures From: No estimated expenditures.
Estimated Capital Impact: No estimated capital impact.
Part II: Narrative Explanation:
II. A – Brief Description Of What the Measure Does That Has Fiscal Impact: Briefly describe by section, the significant provisions of the rule, and any related workload or policy assumptions, that have revenue or expenditure impact on the responding agency.
None.
II. B – Cash Receipts Impact: Briefly describe and quantify the cash receipts impact of the rule on the responding agency, identifying the cash receipts provisions by section number and when appropriate the detail of the revenue sources. Briefly describe the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the cash receipts impact is derived. Explain how workload assumptions translate into estimates. Distinguish between one time and ongoing functions.
None.
II. C – Expenditures: Briefly describe the agency expenditures necessary to implement this rule (or savings resulting from this rule), identifying by section number the provisions of the rule that result in the expenditures (or savings). Briefly describe the factual basis of the assumptions and the method by which the expenditure impact is derived. Explain how workload assumptions translate into cost estimates. Distinguish between one time and ongoing functions.
None.
Part III: Expenditure Detail:
III. A – Expenditures by Object or Purpose: None.
Part IV: Capital Budget Impact: None.
A copy of the statement may be obtained by contacting Thomas J. Kelly, Old Capitol Building, 600 Washington Street S.E., Olympia, WA, phone (360) 725-6031, e-mail thomas.kelly@k12.wa.us.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. This is a rule relating only to internal governmental operations that is not subject to violation by a nongovernment party (RCW 34.05.328 (5)(b)(ii)).
March 30, 2015
Ben Rarick
Executive Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 10-23-083, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10)
WAC 180-17-010 Designation of required action districts.
((In January)) By March 31st of each year, the state board of education shall designate as a required action district a school district recommended by the superintendent of public instruction for such designation.
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