1244-S.E AMS HEWI GREL 056
ESHB 1244 - S AMD 540
By Senators Hewitt, Honeyford, Schoesler, Morton and Holmquist
NOT ADOPTED 4/25/2009
On page 131, line 6, decrease general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2010 by $15,814,000
On page 131, line 7, decrease general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2011 by $19,854,000
On page 131, line 8, correct the total
On page 140, beginning on line 12, strike all of subsection (7) through line 30 and replace with new subsection:
"(7) The certificated instructional staff base salary specified for each district in LEAP Document 2 and the salary schedules in subsection (4)(a) of this section include no learning improvement days."
On page 150, line 24, increase general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2010 by $21,102,000
On page 150, line 25, increase general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2011 by $39,190,000
On page 150, line 27, correct the total
On page 160, line 14, decrease general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2010 by $17,182,000
On page 160, line 15, decrease general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2011 by $21,629,000
On page 160, line 17, correct the total
On page 160, line 23 and line 24, adjust per eligible bilingual student rates accordingly
On page 161, after line 2, add new subsections (6) and (7):
"(6) Eligibility for transitional bilingual programs shall be limited to five years of instruction for each student.
(7) Successful completion of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning shall qualify students for exit from the transitional bilingual program of instruction."
Adjust appropriate compensation allocation factors and sections and LEAP documents accordingly.
EFFECT: Restores levy-equalization payments by increasing funding by $60.292 million.
Reduces budget by eliminating an additional Learning Improvement Day (LID), decreasing costs by $35.668 million.
Reduces transitional bilingual program budget by $38.811 million by instituting two new exit criteria: 1) a five-year participation limit, and 2) successful passage of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL).
The difference between the higher cost of levy-equalization payments and the reductions achieved is $14.2 million and is added to the General Fund ending balance.
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