BILL REQ. #:  H-1308.1 

Read first time 02/11/13.   Referred to Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Education.

     AN ACT Relating to expenditure limitations on the urban school turnaround initiative grant; and amending 2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 s 501 (uncodified).

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   2012 2nd sp.s. c 7 s 501 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2012) . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,322,000
General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2013) . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,133,000
General Fund--Federal Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,011,000
General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000,000
          TOTAL APPROPRIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . $133,466,000

     The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:
     (1) A maximum of $16,056,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $14,875,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is for state agency operations.
     (a) $9,692,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $8,169,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
     (i) Within the amounts provided in this subsection (1)(a), the superintendent shall recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of four students who have demonstrated a strong understanding of the civics essential learning requirements to receive the Daniel J. Evans civic education award.
     (ii) By January 1, 2012, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall issue a report to the legislature with a timeline and an estimate of costs for implementation of the common core standards. The report must incorporate feedback from an open public forum for recommendations to enhance the standards, particularly in math.
     (iii) Within the amounts provided, and in consultation with the public school employees of Washington and the Washington school counselors' association, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop a model policy that further defines the recommended roles and responsibilities of graduation coaches and identifies best practices for how graduation coaches work in coordination with school counselors and in the context of a comprehensive school guidance and counseling program.
     (iv) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall, no later than August 1, 2011, establish a standard statewide definition of unexcused absence. The definition shall be reported to the ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives for legislative review in the 2012 legislative session. Beginning no later than January 1, 2012, districts shall report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction, daily student unexcused absence data by school.
     (b) $1,964,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $1,017,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for activities associated with the implementation of new school finance systems required by chapter 236, Laws of 2010 (K-12 education funding) and chapter 548, Laws of 2009 (state's education system), including technical staff, systems reprogramming, and work group deliberations, including the quality education council and the data governance working group.
     (c) $851,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $851,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the operation and expenses of the state board of education, including basic education assistance activities.
     (d) $1,744,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $1,387,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely to the professional educator standards board for the following:
     (i) $1,050,000 in fiscal year 2012 and $1,050,000 in fiscal year 2013 are for the operation and expenses of the Washington professional educator standards board; ((and))
     (ii) $694,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $312,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are for conditional scholarship loans and mentor stipends provided through the alternative routes to certification program administered by the professional educator standards board, including the pipeline for paraeducators program and the retooling to teach conditional loan programs. Funding within this subsection (1)(d)(ii) is also provided for the recruiting Washington teachers program. Funding reductions in this subsection (1)(d)(ii) in the 2011-2013 fiscal biennium are intended to be one-time; and
     (iii) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is provided solely for the professional educator standards board to develop educator interpreter standards and identify interpreter assessments that are available to school districts. Interpreter assessments should meet the following criteria: (A) Include both written assessment and performance assessment; (B) be offered by a national organization of professional sign language interpreters and transliterators; and (C) be designed to assess performance in more than one sign system or sign language. The board shall establish a performance standard, defining what constitutes a minimum assessment result, for each educational interpreter assessment identified. The board shall publicize the standards and assessments for school district use.
     (e) $133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $133,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the implementation of chapter 240, Laws of 2010, including staffing the office of equity and civil rights.
     (f) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the ongoing work of the education opportunity gap oversight and accountability committee.
     (g) $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $45,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the implementation of chapter 380, Laws of 2009 (enacting the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children).
     (h) $159,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $93,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the implementation of chapter 185, Laws of 2011 (bullying prevention), which requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to convene an ongoing work group on school bullying and harassment prevention. Within the amounts provided, $140,000 is for youth suicide prevention activities.
     (i) $1,227,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $1,227,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for implementing a comprehensive data system to include financial, student, and educator data, including development and maintenance of the comprehensive education data and research system (CEDARS).
     (j) $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $25,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for project citizen, a program sponsored by the national conference of state legislatures and the center for civic education to promote participation in government by middle school students.
     (k) $166,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 is provided solely for the implementation of chapter 192, Laws of 2011 (school district insolvency). Funding is provided to develop a clear legal framework and process for dissolution of a school district.
     (l) $1,500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 2799 (collaborative schools). If such legislation is not enacted by June 30, 2012, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
     (m) $128,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is provided solely pursuant to Substitute House Bill No. 2254 (foster care outcomes). The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall report on the implementation of the state's plan of cross-system collaboration to promote educational stability and improve education outcomes of foster youth. The first report is due December 1, 2012, and annually thereafter through 2015. If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2012, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
     (n) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is provided solely for implementation of House Bill No. 2337 (open K-12 education resources). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2012, the amount provided in this subsection shall lapse.
     (2) $9,267,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $12,267,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are for statewide programs.

     (a) HEALTH AND SAFETY
     (i) $2,541,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $2,541,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for a corps of nurses located at educational service districts, as determined by the superintendent of public instruction, to be dispatched to the most needy schools to provide direct care to students, health education, and training for school staff.
     (ii) $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $50,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for a nonviolence and leadership training program provided by the institute for community leadership.

     (b) TECHNOLOGY
     $1,221,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $1,221,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for K-20 telecommunications network technical support in the K-12 sector to prevent system failures and avoid interruptions in school utilization of the data processing and video-conferencing capabilities of the network. These funds may be used to purchase engineering and advanced technical support for the network.

     (c) GRANTS AND ALLOCATIONS
     (i) $675,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $675,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the Washington state achievers scholarship program. The funds shall be used to support community involvement officers that recruit, train, and match community volunteer mentors with students selected as achievers scholars.
     (ii) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for contracting with a college scholarship organization with expertise in conducting outreach to students concerning eligibility for the Washington college bound scholarship consistent with chapter 405, Laws of 2007.
     (iii) $2,808,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $2,808,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the dissemination of the navigation 101 curriculum to all districts. The funding shall support electronic student planning tools and software for analyzing the impact of navigation 101 on student performance, as well as grants to a maximum of one hundred school districts each year, based on progress and need for the implementation of the navigation 101 program. The implementation grants shall be awarded to a cross-section of school districts reflecting a balance of geographic and demographic characteristics. Within the amounts provided, the office of the superintendent of public instruction will create a navigation 101 accountability model to analyze the impact of the program.
     (iv) $337,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $337,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for implementation of the building bridges statewide program for comprehensive dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement strategies.
     (v) $135,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $135,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for dropout prevention programs at the office of the superintendent of public instruction, including the jobs for America's graduates (JAG) program.
     (vi) $500,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2012 and $1,400,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 are provided solely for the implementation of chapter 340, Laws of 2011 (assessment of students in state-funded full-day kindergarten classrooms), including the development and implementation of the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills (WaKIDS). Of the amounts in this subsection, $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 2013 appropriation is for the implementation of House Bill No. 2586 (kindergarten inventory). If the bill is not enacted by June 30, 2012, this amount shall lapse.
     (vii) $2,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is provided solely for an urban school turnaround initiative as follows:
     (A) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall select two schools in the largest urban school district in the state. The selected schools shall be among the state's lowest-performing schools; be located within the same community and form a continuum of education for the students in that community; have significant educational achievement gaps; and include a mix of elementary, middle, or high schools.
     (B) The office shall allocate the funds under this subsection (2)(c)(vii) to the school district to be used exclusively in the selected schools. The district may not charge an overhead or indirect fee for the allocated funds or supplant other state, federal, or local funds in the selected schools. The school district shall use the funds for intensive supplemental instruction, services, and materials in the selected schools ((in the 2012-13 school year)), including but not limited to professional development for school staff; updated curriculum, materials, and technology; extended learning opportunities for students; reduced class size; summer enrichment activities; school-based health clinics; and other research-based initiatives to dramatically turn around the performance and close the achievement gap in the schools. The office shall enter into an expenditure agreement with the school district under which any funds under this subsection (2)(c)(vii) remaining unspent on August 31, 2015, shall be returned to the state. Priorities for the expenditure of the funds shall be determined by the leadership and staff of each school.
     (C) The office shall monitor the activities in the selected schools and the expenditure of funds to ensure the intent of this subsection (2)(c)(vii) is met, and submit a report to the legislature by December 1, 2013, including outcomes resulting from the urban school turnaround initiative. The report submitted to the legislature must include a comparison of student learning achievement in the selected schools with schools of comparable demographics that have not participated in the grant program.
     (D) Funding provided in this subsection (2)(c)(vii) is intended to be one-time.
     (viii) $100,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2013 is provided solely to subsidize advanced placement exam fees and international baccalaureate class fees and exam fees for low-income students. To be eligible for the subsidy, a student must be either enrolled or eligible to participate in the federal free or reduced price lunch program, and the student must have maximized the allowable federal contribution. The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall set the subsidy in an amount so that the advanced placement exam fee does not exceed $15.00 and the combined class and exam fee for the international baccalaureate does not exceed $14.50.