PROPOSED RULES
PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 09-09-102.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: Chapter 392-141 WAC, Transportation -- State allocation for operations.
Hearing Location(s): Old Capitol Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room, 600 South Washington Street, Olympia, WA 98504, on July 8, 2009, at 8:30 a.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: July 9, 2009.
Submit Written Comments to: Allan J. Jones, Director, P.O. Box 47200, Olympia, WA 98504, e-mail allan.jones@k12.wa.us, fax (360) 586-6124, by July 7, 2009.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Penny Coker by July 2, 2009, TTY (360) 664-3631 or (360) 725-6142.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To update and clarify reporting requirements and calculations of the operation allocation formula.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 28A.150.290.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Agency Comments or Recommendations, if any, as to Statutory Language, Implementation, Enforcement, and Fiscal Matters: See Purpose above.
Name of Proponent: [Superintendent of public instruction], governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Charlie Schreck, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, (360) 725-6136; Implementation: Martin Mueller, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, (360) 725-5175; and Enforcement: Allan J. Jones, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, (360) 725-6120.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
June 2, 2009
Randy I. Dorn
State Superintendent
OTS-2409.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 07-03-072, filed 1/17/07,
effective 2/17/07)
WAC 392-141-185
Operation allocation computation.
The
computation of the transportation operation allocation shall
be as follows:
(1) All basic and transit tripper students defined in WAC 392-141-115 who are transported to school shall be measured by radius mile intervals between the bus route stop and the destination sites in accordance with WAC 392-141-170(3) and multiplied by two to yield the round trip totals in each distance interval;
(2) All midday students defined in WAC 392-141-115 and basic shuttle students transported shall be measured by radius mile intervals between the bus route stop and the destination school in accordance with WAC 392-141-170(3). Basic shuttle transportation whose schedule is less than five days a week shall have the weighted units multiplied by the appropriate percent shown in the table below:
| No. of days per week |
Percent factor |
|
| 1 | 20% | |
| 2 | 40% | |
| 3 | 60% | |
| 4 | 100% | |
(4) The district's minimum load factor, if applicable, is calculated pursuant to WAC 392-141-170(5). This factor is multiplied by the total weighted student units generated by basic and tripper students. This total is the additional weighted units attributable to the district's small average bus load;
(5) The sum of the cumulative weighted student units calculated in subsections (3) and (4) of this section, if applicable, equals the total basic transportation weighted units;
(6) The basic allocation is the total basic transportation weighted units calculated in subsection (5) of this section multiplied by the standard student mile allocation rate;
(7) All special students defined in RCW 28A.155.020 transported on special transportation bus routes to school or agencies for related services shall be measured by radius mile intervals between their bus route stops and destinations sites in accordance with WAC 392-141-170(3) and multiplied by two to yield the round trip total in each distance interval;
(8) All special shuttle students transported between schools or agencies less frequently than five days a week shall be measured by radius mile intervals between the bus route stop and destination sites in accordance with WAC 392-141-170(3);
(9) The total students in subsections (7) and (8) of this section in each distance interval multiplied by the applicable distance weighting factor contained in WAC 392-141-170(3) shall equal the weighted student units in each distance interval. Special shuttle transportation whose schedule is less than five days a week shall have the weighted units multiplied by the appropriate percent shown in the table below:
| No. of days per week |
Percent factor |
|
| 1 | 20% | |
| 2 | 40% | |
| 3 | 60% | |
| 4 | 100% | |
(10) The district's special transportation load factor, if applicable, is calculated pursuant to WAC 392-141-170. The factor is multiplied by the total weighted student units generated by special students (not special shuttle students);
(11) The weighted student units calculated in subsections (9) and (10) of this section, if applicable, equals the total special transportation weighted units;
(12) The special allocation is the total special transportation weighted units calculated in subsection (11) of this section, multiplied by the standard student mile allocation rate;
(13) The one radius mile allocation for basic trippers and midday kindergarten students shall be calculated by the number of kindergarten through fifth grade students enrolled during the five consecutive day count week and living one radius mile or less from their enrollment school less kindergarten through fifth grade special education students living and transported within one mile, multiplied by the allocation rate, and further multiplied by a factor established by the Biennial Appropriations Act;
(14) The district car allocation is computed for each vehicle and then totaled to equal the district car allocation. The computation is based on one hundred eighty days and fifty mile increments multiplied by the appropriate district car operation and depreciation rates published by the superintendent of public instruction. All vehicles traveling over two hundred fifty miles receive only the depreciation rate for miles in excess of two hundred fifty for the one hundred eighty day period;
(15) The district's annual allocation for transportation operation is the total of the calculations made in subsections (6), (12), (13) and (14) of this section;
(16) The allocation for kindergarten through fifth grade students living one radius mile or less from their school of enrollment may be used for transporting students, funding crossing guards or local and the state matching funds for capital projects. Projects managed by the federal government are ineligible;
(17) When a district submits a revised report pursuant to WAC 392-141-165, to the extent funds are available, the district's operation allocation shall be recalculated. Any increase in operations allocations shall be prorated for the remainder of the annual school term or until termination of activities before the end of the scheduled school term. The date that the district documents first meeting the ten percent increase in eligible students transported shall be used to prorate any increase in annual transportation operation allocations.
(18) The funding assumption for the transportation operation allocation is that kindergarten through twelfth grade (K-12) school transportation services are provided by the school district five days per week, to and from school, before and after the regular school day. K-12 service being provided on any other basis is subject to corresponding proration of the operation allocation.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 07-03-072, § 392-141-185, filed 1/17/07, effective 2/17/07. Statutory Authority: 1996 c 279 and RCW 28A.150.290. 96-16-010 (Order 96-09), § 392-141-185, filed 7/25/96, effective 8/25/96. Statutory Authority: 1995 2nd sp.s. c 18 and RCW 28A.150.290. 95-18-050 (Order 95-04), § 392-141-185, filed 8/30/95, effective 9/30/95. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.150.290. 92-08-024 (Order 92-03), § 392-141-185, filed 3/23/92, effective 4/23/92. Statutory Authority: 1990 c 33. 90-16-002 (Order 18), § 392-141-185, filed 7/19/90, effective 8/19/90. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.41.170. 84-15-025 (Order 84-26), § 392-141-185, filed 7/11/84.]