Senate Report

# SB 5749.
a. Let's look at the Senate Report.
1. What does GET do? Modifies the terms of the Washington advanced college tuition payment (GET) program for future purchasers.
2. Since 1998, how many GET accounts have been opened by families? 119,000 families.
3. If the bill passes, name one way the program will change:
The value of each tuition unit is the price of tuition and fees at the time of purchase multiplied by the average percentage increase in resident undergrad tuition and fees at all state institutions of higher education weighted by the number of full-time equivalent resident undergrad students.

# Find HB 1325.

1.Sponsor: Representatives Hunt, Dammeier, Darneille, Liias, Carlyle, Roberts, Jinkins, Orwall, Kenney, Hasegawa, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, Tharinger

2.Bill summary: Requires the Washington State School Directors' Association (WSSDA) to lead a district reorganization initiative to streamline and provide efficiencies in the operation of school districts and Educational Service Districts (ESDs).Establishes a Statewide School District Reorganization Commission (Commission) if the Superintendent of Public Instruction finds the WSSDA initiative has not resulted in sufficient cost savings or efficiencies by January 1, 2014.
Directs the Commission to prepare a reorganization plan to result in no more than
150 school districts and a revised number and boundaries of the ESDs.
Requires the reorganization plan to be submitted by December 1, 2016 in the form of
proposed legislation.Provides that the proposed legislation containing the list of districts and their boundaries may be amended only by a two-thirds vote of each house of the Legislature. Provides for districts to appeal their reorganization to the Commission or submit an alternative proposal that will achieve significant
3. If passed, the number of school districts would be reduced to what? No more than 150 school districts
4. Why does the sponsor believe the bill is necessary? Save money.
6. Look at the fiscal note. What are the total estimated expenditures for 2011 to 2013? $397,963