Board told governor signed bills allowing August supplemental levy and modest special-education funding changes

Board officers told the Shoreline School District Board of Directors in June that the governor signed bills late in the legislative session affecting school financing and special-education funding.

One board officer said a recently signed bill gives the district authority to place a supplemental levy on the August ballot. "It was the bill that provides us the authority to move forward with putting the supplemental levy on the ballot in August," the board officer said. The officer noted the governor signed the bill on the last allowable day for enactments.

Superintendent Reyes described a separate bill on special-education funding that was also signed. "There was a bill for special education funding signed yesterday. The largest part of that funding won't directly impact us and that's the removal of the cap, but there is some additional there's a slight increase in the multiplier and some other items that will increase, impact us, and we will hear more about that in a future meeting," Superintendent Reyes said.

Board officers and district staff did not provide bill numbers or dollar amounts at the meeting. The superintendent said staff will provide additional analysis of how the changes affect the district at a future meeting.

The board did not act on either matter at the meeting; the announcements were provided as legislative updates.