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Comparison of the Two Bills Which Address the Work of the Basic Education Finance Task Force
On January 14, 2009 the Legislature’s Joint Task Force on Basic Education Finance (JTFBEF) issued its final report, laying out a framework for dramaticallyreforming the funding of public education in Washington State. Many education funding studies have been conducted, but none have held this much promisefor meeting the challenges of preparing our children for the 21st century. The Washington State PTA strongly endorses this report and encourages theLegislature to follow through on its recommendations. Here is a side-by-side comparison of the two bills which address the work of the task force. This is notmeant to be a comprehensive comparison, but is meant to highlight the similarities and differences between the two reports which relate to the principlesdeveloped by the WSPTA Steering Committee for Basic Education Funding last summer.
Please note that these proposals were developed before the severe economic downturn. Proponents of both bills have indicated that there aredates that need to be changed to reflect current realities.WSPTA Principles House Bill 1410 and Senate Bill 5444 House Bill 1817 and Substitute Senate Bill 5607
A redefinition of Basic Education to provideearly learning programs for students from lowincome families, and implement morerigorous high school course and graduationrequirements
Targeted pre-K and Core 24 included
Beginning with the 2011-12 school year, therecommendations of the Basic EducationFinance Task Force are phased-in over a six-year period re-defining the instructionalprogram and funding of basic education
Small change to definition.
Does not include CORE 24 program
Does not include pre-KAn identification of the staffing and resourcesneeded to meet the needs of all childrenTo include but not be limited to:
Enhanced funding for class sizes, low incomeschools, librarians, counselors , Non-EmployeeRelated Costs (NERC) based on prototypicalschools model
Phase in of all day Kindergarten
Phase in of Core 24
Creates a Steering Committee and 5 workgroups including the funding formula workgroup, the compensation work group, theearly learning work group, the local fundingwork group and the data work group.
Staffing formulas for 2009-2012 increase right awaythe number of CIS per student using oldmethodology
2011-2012 recommends use of a prototypicalschools model; not much difference between 2 billshere
Full implementation of all day Kindergarten by 2012-2013
Implements an 10-member permanent Commissionto annually determine the resources necessary toamply provide a basic K-12 education based onprototypical schools and provide annual report tothe public as well as the legislature
Increase to the transparency and accountabilityof the entire system
Prototypical schools model
Common fiscal and student data system
System of support and assistance/InnovationZone being developed by the State Board of Education to work with struggling schools
Prototypical schools model
Some additional data to be collected, but not acommon system
Calls for multi-level accountability/performancemeasures to be developed by OSPI, PESB and theState Board of Ed. by Dec. 2010.
Does not include State Board of Education program
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