Official Text and Analysis.

Replaces the state K-12 salary allocation model with minimum statewide average salaries for each of the three state-funded staffing categories, and specifies the state operating budget bill must specify the basis for regional adjustments, beginning in school year 2017-18 and phased in over three years. Increases prototypical school allocations for parent involvement coordinators and guidance counselors, beginning in school year 2018-19 and phased in over two years. Increases vocational education funding by reducing class sizes for career and technical education and skills centers, beginning in school year 2018-19 and phased in over two years. Increases the state-funded instructional hours for the Learning Assistance, Highly Capable, and Transitional Bilingual Instructional programs, beginning in school year 2018-19 and phased in over two years. Delays changes to the formulas for calculating school districts' maximum maintenance and operation levy authority and corresponding local effort assistance.

Removes increases to the prototypical school 29 allocation related to parent involvement coordinators in elementary 30 schools and guidance counselors in middle and high schools and increases allocations for vocational education materials, supplies 31 and operating costs in school year 2019-20 and increases allocations 32 for general education and vocational education materials, supplies and operating costs in school year 2020-21.

The legislature declares that with the revisions in this act, the state's statutory program of basic education is deemed by the Legislature to be fully funded, and any locally funded enrichments are necessarily outside that program.

Districts may receive funding allocated for K-3 class size only to the extent of, and in proportion to, the district's actual demonstrated K-3 class size reduction. If due to capital facilities needs a district cannot reduce actual class size in K-3, it may receive class size reduction funding if the funding is used for classroom-based staff who provide direct services to students. Districts receiving this funding must report on use of the funding, and the Superintendent of Public Instruction must adopt rules to implement the requirement.

Reduces the percentage of the levy base that school districts may levy to ten percent, rather than 24 percent and makes a corresponding change to local effort assistance.

The act is null and void unless the Legislature specifically enacts new revenues to fully fund it.

Requires that health benefits be provided to classified school employees through the state employees' Public Employees' Benefits Board (PEBB) program administered by the Health Care Authority(HCA), beginning January 1, 2019.

Using the data reported through the accountability monitoring and reporting system, the State Board of Education must establish annual performance metrics for each district to determine whether the district is making meaningful and substantial progress toward meeting long-term performance goals. Beginning in February 2020, if the Superintendent of Public Instruction determines that a district is not making the required progress, then the district is subject to the existing process for required action plans for districts that have persistently lowest-achieving schools.

The vote by which the bill was passed.