OSBA Capital Conference Legislative Update

OSBA Capital Conference Legislative Update Damon Asbury, Director of Legislative Services Jay Smith, Deputy Director of Legislative Services Jennifer Hogue, Lobbyist OSBA leads the way to educational excellence by serving Ohio s public school board members and the diverse districts they represent through superior service, unwavering advocacy and creative solutions.

Overview Panel Discussion with Legislators Legislative Update TPP changes What to expect this fall

Sen. Peggy Lehner Chairwoman Ohio Senate Education Committee Rep. John Patterson House Education Committee Sen. Joe Schiavoni Senate Minority Leader

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Senate Bill 208 TPP Changes Restores 96% of the TPP/PUTPP supplement for FY 17 that was previously vetoed Districts not qualifying for the TPP/PUTPP supplement in FY 17 are not affected by SB 208 Remaining TPP/PUTPP replacement payments at the end of FY 17 (for all school districts with remaining payments) will be phased out beginning in FY 18 at a rate of 5/8 mill per year (an amount equal to what 5/8 mill will raise in each individual district) The HB 64 phase-out of TPP/PUTPP replacement payments is still in place for all districts with remaining TPP/PUTPP through FY 17

Pay to Play Sen. Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has expressed concern over fees because they may prohibit some students from participating. Will be holding a series of forums to discuss the practice of paying to participate in sports and other activities.

Pay-to-participate forums Columbus- Thursday, Nov. 12, 2-4 pm Ohio State House- Grant Hearing Room Findlay- Monday, Nov. 16, 5-7 pm University of Findlay- Alumni Memorial Union, Endly Room, 225 Frazer St., Findlay, OH Cleveland- Thursday, Nov. 19, 5-7 pm Lorain County Community College, 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, OH Dayton- Monday, Nov. 23, 5-7 pm Salvation Army Kroc Community Center, 1000 N. Keowee Street, Dayton, OH

House Bill 212 Assessment Prohibits the State Board from using any assessment developed by PARCC, the Smarter Balanced assessment or any other assessment related to or based on the Common Core State Standards Eliminates the kindergarten readiness assessment Directs each district or school to select either Iowa s state assessments prior to 2010 or Massachusetts state assessments prior to 2010 beginning in the 15-16 school year Requires ODE to create a method to compare the two assessments to calculate report cards, teacher evaluations and the third grade reading guarantee Prohibits state assessments from being given any earlier than the last week of April

House Bill 212 Assessments (continued) Creates new graduation assessment requirement consisting of three exams (ELA, mathematics and science). These assessments are to be selected by the district and be either norm-referenced or standards-based Requires ODE to develop a method to compare scores on the exams for report card ratings, teacher evaluation and determining eligibility for graduation

House Bill 212 Personally Identifiable Information Allows the state to report only aggregate student data Prohibits releasing student personally identifiable information without parental or teacher consent Restricts access, to student and staff information, to fulfilling contractual obligations to process data on behalf of a school district. Each district contract must state that the information will not be shared with a third party

House Bill 212 Teacher Licensure and Evaluation Eliminates the Ohio Teacher Evaluation System and the Ohio Principal Evaluation System Eliminates the Resident Educator Summative Assessment Miscellaneous Limits the scope of the State Board s authority to adopt minimum operating standards Prohibits the state from joining any consortium, association, etc. when membership requires ceding any measure of control over education Prohibits the State Board from adopting model curriculum Makes the requirement for districts to have career advising policies optional

Other Legislation Property Tax Complaints (SB 85, Coley) Cursive Handwriting (HB 146, Grossman/Brenner) CPR (HB 113, Grossman/ Manning) Economics and Financial Literacy (HB 383, C. Hagan) School Discipline Policies (SB 34 and SB 136, Tavares) License Plates (HB 323, Anielski) Tobacco Use/ Possession (HB 221, Ruhl/ Ashford) Mandate Relief (SB 3, Faber/ Hite) Legislation to address suspension/ expulsions based on truancy

Joint Education Oversight Committee Created in HB 64 to review and evaluate education programs in schools, colleges or universities Determine if state funding is being used as intended or if programs have unintended consequences Inspect schools and programs Review and comment on pending legislation Has subpoena powers 10 members 3 from majority party and 2 from minority party in each chamber To date, 3 House appointees Brenner, Cupp & Smith

Charter School Developments HB 2 signed by the Governor Recent studies State Supt. Appointed 3 person committee to review the sponsor evaluation process Federal Grant of $71 million to expand charters in Ohio now subject to conditions

Winter Finance Workshop Tuesday, December 1 Get answers and information on school funding and other education related issues Cost is $150 which includes materials, lunch and refreshments Register on the OASBO website at www.oasbo-ohio.org or by calling (614) 431-9116

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