Advocating for Education in 2016 Winter Symp2

Advocating for

Education in 2016Hope McLaughlin, KSBA Director of Governmental Relations

Agenda

Who makes the law?

Biennial budget process

The legislative process overview

Who develops regulations?

The regulatory process

2016 issues and priorities

Resources

Who makes the law?

The General Assembly

The Governor

The Governor’s Office

Governor Matt Bevin Cabinet

Scott Brinkman, Secretary of the Cabinet

TBD, Secretary of the Cabinet for Economic Development

Hal Heiner, Secretary of the Education & Workforce Development Cabinet

TBD, Secretary of Finance & Administration

Vickie Yates Brown Glissen, Secretary of the Cabinet for Health & Family Services

TBD, Secretary of the Justice & Public Safety Cabinet

Derrick Ramsey, Secretary of the Labor Cabinet

Thomas Stephens, Secretary of the Personnel Cabinet

TBD, Secretary of the Public Protection Cabinet

TBD, Secretary of the Tourism, Arts, & Heritage Cabinet

TBD, Secretary of the Transportation Cabinet

Senior Staff

Blake Brickman, Chief of Staff

Adam Meier, Deputy Chief of Staff

Andrew McNeill, Senior Advisor

TBD, Communications

M. Stephen Pitt, General Counsel

TBD, Director of Legislative Affairs

Cabinet rank members

Lt. Governor, Jenean Hampton

John Chilton, State Budget Director

TBD, Adjutant General

TBD, Chief Information officer


138 Legislators in two chambers

100 members of the House of Representatives

House of Representatives – 53 Democrats, 47 Republicans

Speaker Greg Stumbo (D-95th, Prestonsburg)

Speaker Pro Tem Jody Richards (D-20th, Bowling Green)

Majority Floor Leader Rocky Adkins (D-99th, Sandy Hook)

Majority Caucus Chair Sannie Overly (D-72nd, Paris)

Majority Whip Johnny Bell (D-23rd, Glasgow)

Minority Floor Leader Jeff Hoover (D-83rd, Jamestown)

Minority Caucus Chair Stan Lee (D-45th, Lexington)

Minority Whip Jim DeCesare (D-17th, Rockfield)


138 Legislators in two chambers

38 members of the Senate

Senate – 27 Republicans, 11 Democrats

President Robert Stivers (D-25th, Manchester)

President Pro Tem David Givens (D-9th, Greensburg)

Majority Floor Leader Damon Thayer (D-17th, Georgetown)

Majority Caucus Chair Dan Seum (D-38th, Fairdale)

Majority Whip Jimmy Higdon (D-14th, Lebanon)

Minority Floor Leader Ray Jones (D-31st, Pikeville)

Minority Caucus Chair Gerald Neal (D-33rd, Louisville)

Minority Whip Julian Carroll (D-7th, Frankfort)

The Budget Process

Kentucky’s Constitution vests the exclusive power and duty to tax and spend the public’s money in the General Assembly.

The only bills that a General Assembly must pass are the appropriations or biennial budget acts.

Enacting the budget is the most powerful and effective means for legislators to set public policies and priorities.

The budget is the state’s financial plan for spending money for specific or general purposes from particular sources of public funds.

An appropriation authorizes a state agency to spend a maximum sum of public funds for a purpose during a specific fiscal year.

A fiscal year begins on July 1 and extends to the following June 30.

The budget covers two fiscal years.

The Budget Process

Each Cabinet develops a budget recommendation to submit to the Office of the State Budget Director (OSBD) under the Governor’s Office.

The Kentucky Board of Education gives input to the Kentucky Department of Education and approves the budget priorities and request.

The OSBD compiles these requests for the Governor to develop his proposal which he will share in his budget address some time in January.

The bill will be filed in the House of Representatives as required by the Kentucky constitution.

The Legislative Process

Bill is introduced in the House or the Senate. Revenue and tax bills must begin

in the House.

The Committee on Committees sends bill to a committee for study.

Bill is acted on in Committee or ignored and left to die.

House Education Committee Membership is selected by majority and

minority leadership.

Chairman, Rep. Derrick Graham (D-57th, Frankfort)

Members

Rep. Linda Belcher, VC (D-49th, Shepherdsville)

Rep. Bam Carney, VC (D-51st, Campbellsville)

Rep. Charlie Miller, VC (D-28th, Louisville)

Rep. Rick Nelson, VC (D-87th, Middlesboro)

Rep. Tom Riner, VC (D-41st, Louisville)

Rep. Wilson Stone, VC (D-22nd, Scottsville)

Rep. Gerald Watkins, VC (D-11th, Henderson)

Rep. Jill York, VC (D-96th, Grayson)

Rep. George Brown, (D-77th, Lexington)

Rep. Regina Bunch (D-82nd, Williamsburg)

Rep. Hubert Collins (D-97th, Wittensville)

Rep. Leslie Combs (D-94th, Pikeville)

Rep. Jim DeCesare (D-17th, Rockfield)

Rep. Jeff Donohue (D-97th, Fairdale)

Rep. Kelly Flood (D-75th, Lexington)

Rep. Jim Glenn (D-13th, Owensboro

Rep. Cluster Howard (D-91st, Jackson)

Rep. James Kay (D-56th, Versailles)

Rep. Brian Linder (D-61st, Dry Ridge)

Rep. Mary Lou Marzian (D-34th, Louisville)

Rep. Donna Mayfield (D-73rd, Winchester)

Rep. Reggie Meeks (D-42nd, Louisville)

Rep. Ruth Ann Palumbo (D-76th, Lexington)

Rep. Marie Rader (D-89th, McKee)

Rep. Jody Richards (D-20th, Bowling Green)

Rep. Bart Rowland (D-21st, Tompkinsville)

Rep. Sal Santoro (D-60th, Florence)

Rep. Rita Smart (D-81st, Richmond)

Rep. Jim Stewart (D-86th, Flat Lick)

Rep. David Watkins (D-11th, Henderson)

Rep. Addia Wuchner (D-66th, Burlington)

Senate Education Committee

Membership is selected by majority and minority leadership.

Chairman, Sen. Mike Wilson (D-32nd, Bowling Green)

Sen. Max Wise, VC (D-16th, Campbellsville)

Sen. Julie Racque Adams (D-36th, Louisville)

Sen. Jared Carpenter (D-34th, Berea)

Sen. Danny Carroll (D-2nd, Paducah)

Sen. David Givens (D-9th, Greensburg)

Sen. Jimmy Higdon (D-14th, Lebanon)

Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr (D-12th, Lexington)

Sen. Gerald Neal (D-33rd, Louisville)

Sen. Johnny Ray Turner (D-29th, Prestonsburg)

Sen. Stephen West (D-27th, Paris)


Bill is given its first reading and placed on the calendar.

Bill is given its second reading and sent to the Rules Committee.

Rules Committee places on the Orders of the Day, or sends the bill back to

committee for more study.


If approved the bill is sent to the other chamber where it goes through the same

process.

If the two chambers pass different versions of a bill, they may appoint a conference committee

to work out differences and send a final bill back to each chamber.

If passed by both chambers the bill goes to the governor.


The bill is either signed by the governor into law, becomes law without signature,

or is vetoed.

When considering the budget the Governor has the ability to line-item veto specific

appropriations.

If the bill is vetoed, it goes back to each chamber. If approved by a constitutional

majority in each chamber, the veto is overridden and the bill becomes law.

Who develops regulation?

The Kentucky Board of Education

School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability

Council (SCAAC)

Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC)

The Commissioner of the Department of Education

Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee (EAARS)

Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee (ARRS)

Each regulation passed by the KBE must be reviewed by all of these panels

with an additional opportunity for public comment.

This minimum three month process provides more scrutiny for education

regulations than all other regulations.

The Regulatory Process for Education

SCAAC approval – Assessment & Accountability related regulations

LSAC approval – All regulations receive two readings before going to KBE

Kentucky Board of Education

Each step through this pre-filing process offers opportunity for input.

Comments from each panel are often incorporated into regulations.

School Curriculum, Assessment &

Accountability Council (SCAAC)

Created by statute in 1994 to study, review, and make recommendations concerning Kentucky’s system of setting academic standards, assessing learning, identifying academic competencies, and deficiencies of students, holding schools accountable for learning, assisting schools in improving their performance.

17 voting members appointed by the Governor

• Two parents

• Lisa S. Hollan, Lexington

• David R. Higgins, Georgetown

• Two teachers

• Holly Bloodworth, Murray

• Terry Rhodes, Mt. Sterling

• Two superintendents

• Jerry T. Green, Pikeville

• Michael Borchers, Covington

• Two principals

• Jon Akers, Versailles

• Phyllis O’Neal, Marion

• Two local school board members

• William A. Owens, Beattyville

• Linda D. Duncan, Louisville

• Two school district assessment coordinators

• Jana Beth Francis, Owensboro

• Jinger D. Carter, Sturgis

• Two employers within the state

• Larry Hicks, Bardstown

• Carl Wicklund, Independence

• Two university professors with expertise in

assessment

• Thomas Guskey, Lexington

• Roger Cleveland, Lexington

• One at-large member

• Brenda McGown, Bowling Green


SCAAC review – Assessment & Accountability related regulations

LSAC review – All regulations receive two readings before going to KBE




Local Superintendents Advisory Council (LSAC)

Created by statute in 1994 to advise the chief state school officer and the Kentucky Board of Education concerning the development of administrative regulations and education policy.

The Commissioner is required to submit all regulations to this body before presenting them to the Kentucky Board of Education.

11 local school district superintendents appointed by the Legislative Research Commission.

Seven (7) members shall represent the each of the Supreme Court districts and Four (4) members shall be at-large.

• Trent Lovett, Marshall County

• Keith Davis, Bullitt County

• Marion Ed McNeel, Corbin

Independent

• Donna Hargens, Jefferson

County

• Elmer Thomas, Madison County

• Terri Cox-Cruey, Kenton County

• Henry Webb, Floyd County

• Tim Bobrowski, Owsley County

• Buddy Barry, Eminence

Independent

• Jerry Green, Pikeville

Independent

• Jim Flynn, Simpson County


SCAAC approval – Assessment & Accountability related regulations

LSAC approval – All regulations receive two readings before going to KBE




Kentucky Board of Education(KBE) Established by statute in 1990.

Consists of eleven (11) members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by

the Senate and the House of Representatives.

The President of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) serves as an

ex-officio, non-voting member.

Seven (7) members represent each of the Supreme Court Districts and four (4)

members are at-large members.

Appointments should be made without reference to occupation or political

affiliation.

The chairperson of KBE is elected from the voting membership of the board.

The Commissioner is to serve as the executive secretary to the board.

The board is charged with developing and adopting policies and

administrative regulations that KDE will plan and implement. The board is

also charged with coordinating, administering, and supervising the education

programs and services of the KDE.

Kentucky Board of Education (KBE)

Susann Kaye Edington, Madisonville

Grayson Boyd, Paintsville

Leo Calderon, Edgewood

Sarah Ford, Owensboro

Sam Hinkle, Shelbyville

Pres. Bob King, CPE (ex-officio)

Debra Cook, Corbin

David Karem, Louisville

Roger Marcum, (Chair) Bardstown

Nawanna Privett, Lexington

Bill Twyman, Glasgow (Louisville)

Mary Gwenn Wheeler, Louisville


Administrative Regulation becomes effective – If not found deficient upon adjournment of the Education Committee or 30 days following referral if the

Committee does not meet

Review by the Education Committee within 30 days of the LRC referral

Review by the Review Subcommittee within 45 days of the filing of the regulation or the filing of the Statement of Consideration – EAARS or ARRS Subcommittees

If comments are received, a Statement of Consideration is filed explaining why the regulation was or was not amended. This is filed within 15 days following the hearing.

Public Hearing

If requested, held between the 21st and the end of the month the regulation was published.

Administrative Regulation Filed by 15th of the Month – Published in the Administrative register by the 1st of the following month

Education Assessment & Accountability

Review Subcommittee (EAARS) Permanent subcommittee of the Legislative Research Commission, formed to

review administrative regulations and advise the Kentucky Board of Education concerning the implementation of the state system of assessment and accountability.

Also advises and monitors the Office of Education Accountability.

Eight (8) members

Three (3) members of the Senate appointed by the Senate President;

Co-Chair - Sen. Mike Wilson, Sen. Max Wise, Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr

One (1) member of the Senate minority party appointed by the Minority Floor Leader;

Sen. Gerald Neal

Three (3) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House;

Co-Chair – Rep. James Kay, Rep. Linda Belcher, Rep. Mary Lou Marzian

One (1) member of the minority party in the House appointed by the Minority Floor Leader in the House;

Rep. Bam Carney







Public Hearing



Administrative Regulation Review

Subcommittee (ARRS) Permanent subcommittee of Legislative Research Commission that is required

to meet each month prior to the fifteenth to review regulations filed in the Administrative Register.

A representative from the agency promulgating the administrative regulation must be present at the meeting to explain the regulation to the committee.

Eight (8) members

Three (3) members of the Senate appointed by the Senate President;

Co-Chair - Sen. Ernie Harris, Sen. Julie Raque Adams, Sen. Alice Forgy Kerr

One (1) member of the Senate minority party appointed by the Minority Floor Leader;

Sen. Perry Clark

Three (3) members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House;

Co-Chair – Rep. Mary Lou Marzian, Rep. Denver Butler, Rep. Will Coursey

One (1) member of the minority party in the House appointed by the Minority Floor Leader in the House;

Rep. Tommy Turner







Public Hearing



2016 Legislative Priorities

KTRS – Adopt a long-term solution to the unfunded liability.

Increase SEEK Transportation to 81% funded.

Increase access and availability to early childhood education for all 4-year

olds to 200% of the federal poverty level to serve an additional 15,653

children.

CTE - Additional funding to support students earning industry

certifications, regional technical center grants, and funding for local area

vocational centers to provide more career preparation.

Funding KSBA’s SEMP (School Energy Managers Project) in the Department

for Energy Development & Independence budget.

2016 Legislative Priorities

Support local school board governance by preserving the ability of local

school boards to set school calendars to fit local desires and meet student

needs.

The General Assembly should pass legislation to address pension spiking

that maintains the safeguards to prevent abuse, but allows for legitimate

increases in compensation.

Give school districts additional tools to assist in closing achievement gaps.

Resources

www.lrc.ky.gov

http://education.ky.gov

Governmental Relations – A Guide to Advocacy

KSBA LEAD - Legislative Education Advocacy Day

Legislative Reception - January 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Capital Plaza Hotel in

Frankfort

Advocacy Training – January 21 at 7:30 a.m. also at the Capital Plaza Hotel in

Frankfort

Hope McLaughlin

502-509-6202

[email protected]

http://www.lrc.ky.gov/

http://education.ky.gov/

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