2008
UNITED SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS
REGIONAL MEETINGS
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-URBAN
When the 2006 Kansas Legislature approved the threeyear school finance plan, they included a provision for increases in state aid, excluding special education, for the fourth year. The law provides that school districts are to receive an increase in state aid for the 2009-2010 school year based upon the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index-Urban (CPI-U) during the preceding fiscal year as certified to the Commissioner of Education by the Director of the Budget and the Director of the Legislative Research Department on August 15. The special education law provides that the Legislature fund 92 percent of excess cost.
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX-URBAN
Listed below are the CPI-U percentages increases, by month, for FY 2008.
July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 2.4% 2.0% 2.8% 3.5%
November 2007 December 2007
January 2008 February 2008 March 2008 April 2008 May 2008 June 2008
4.3% 4.1%
4.3% 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% 4.2% 5.0%
OVERALL AVERAGE INCREASE
3.71%
KSA 72-64c04
72-64c04. State aid; increases based upon CPI-U. (a) For school year 2007-2008, and for each school year thereafter, the total amount of state aid, except for state aid for special education and related services, shall be increased by not less than a percentage equal to the percentage increase in the CPI (urban) during the preceding fiscal year as certified to the commissioner of education by the director of the budget and the director of the legislative research department on August 15 of each year. Such state aid shall be distributed and adjusted for weighted enrollment changes in the manner provided by law. If there is a percentage decrease or no change in the CPI (urban) during the preceding fiscal year, the amount of state aid, excluding state aid for special education and related services, shall be no less than the amount of such aid in the preceding fiscal year. (b) The increases in the amount of state aid attributable to the new weightings created by this act, the increases in the existing weightings and the increases in the amount of base state aid per pupil shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of subsection (a) for school years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. (c) The provisions of this section shall expire on June 30, 2010. History: L. 2005, ch. 152, § 30; L. 2006, ch. 197, § 25; July 1.
KSA 72-64c04 CPI-U Estimated 3.71 Percent
FY 2009 State Aid
(Excludes KSDE Operating Budget)
$ 3,349,806,172 (427,571,455) $ 2,922,234,717 .0371 $ 108,414,908
Less Special Education Subtotal CPI-U AMOUNT AVAILABLE
ESTIMATED STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS
General State Aid
@
$80* BSAPP
(Legislature approved $59 for 2009-2010)
$
41,701,821
16,606,664 5,550,000 2,500,000 1,500,000 6,250,000 904,000
Supplemental General State Aid (LOB) Capital Improvements Capital Outlay Mentoring Professional Development Food Service
Leadership Initiatives Communities in Schools
Environmental Education Agriculture in the Classroom KPERS SUBTOTAL Plus Special Education TOTAL TOTAL PERCENT INCREASE
@
630,000 5,000
5,000 5,000 32,757,423 $ 92% of Excess Cost $ 108,414,908 25,500,000 133,914,908 4.00%
KANSAS PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Do you have any suggestions for retirees to be re-employed by school districts and pay them over $20,000 without creating a financial burden to the State of Kansas.
JOINT COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS, INVESTMENTS, AND BENEFITS
SENATE Sen. Stephen Morris, Chair Sen. Anthony Hensley Sen. Laura Kelly Sen. Ruth Teichman Sen. Dwayne Umbarger HOUSE Rep. Richard Carlson, Vice-Chair Rep. Geraldine Flaharty, Ranking Minority Member Rep. Vaughn Flora Rep. Brenda Landwehr Rep. Margaret Long Rep. Robert Olson Rep. Sharon Schwartz Rep. Arlen Siegfreid
TORNADO REFUGE SITE ASSESSMENT CHECKLISTS
Does this school building meet FEMA standards for tornado safety?
YES _____
NO _____
FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the federal minimum wage for covered nonexempt employees is: $5.85 per hour effective July 24, 2007; $6.55 perhour effective July 24, 2008; and $7.25 per hour effective July 24, 2009. Many states also have minimum wage laws. Where an employee is subject to both the state and federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher minimum wage rate.
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING TASK FORCE September 22, 2008 Room 545-N—State Capitol
10:00
11:00
Noon 1:30
Introduction – Dr. Alexa Posny, Chairperson Approval of August Meeting Minutes Three Primary Special Education Funding Formulas Used Across the US Dale M. Dennis, Deputy Commissioner of Education Brief Discussion Among Members Regarding Five Other States’ Funding of Special Education Review Print-Outs Comparing Kansas’ Current Special Education Funding Formula with a Census-Based Formula Dale M. Dennis, Deputy Commissioner of Education Suggestions for Improving Kansas’ Special Education Funding Formula Deb Haltom, Director of Special Education, Shawnee Mission Mark Hauptman, Assoc. Superintendent of Special Education, West Central Kansas Special Education Cooperative Dr. Ron Sarnacki, Special Education Director, Cowley County Special Services Cooperative Lunch Open Hearing – Suggestions for Improving Kansas’ Special Education Funding Formula
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUNDING TASK FORCE
Alexa Posny, Chair
Rep. Clay Aurand
(House Speaker)
Rep. Gene Rardin
(Minority Leader)
Mike Lewis (Senate President) (High Plains Ed. Coop) Lori Hisle (KASB) (#229-Blue Valley) Glennys Doane (KASB) (#272-Waconda) Neil Guthrie (USA) (#259-Wichita) Wade Anderson (KNEA) (KNEA)
Tim Wurtz (Senate Minority) (Capital City HS) Mary Anne Trickle (KASB) (#305-Saline) Rob Balsters (USA) (#345-Seaman) Bert Moore (USA) (#282-West Elk)
Please contact Sharon Wenger at the Legislative Research Department if you want to testify at the open hearing.
(785) 296-4439
Or
sharonw@klrd.state.ks.us