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TISA review committee will run priority survey; ED definition modeling to be handled separately
Summary
The committee decided to collect ranked priorities from appointed members via a July survey for costing by the state fiscal office, and agreed to treat the statutory ED definition review (House Bill 2485) as a focused, parallel effort requiring modeling and timeline recommendations.
The TISA review committee agreed to a process for turning discussion into actionable priorities for the executive budget cycle.
Chairman Bob Eie and staff Nathan James described a two‑step approach: committee members will submit ranked top priorities (up to five) by survey, staff will compile the results, and the Department of Education and the finance office (FNA) will return cost estimates. Nathan James said the survey will be distributed to appointed principals next week, with results compiled in time to inform the July–August budget planning window.
Members debated whether the committee should group all issues in the single priority survey or treat the legislatively required review of the ED definition as a separate workstream. The group agreed the ED definition requires separate, focused modeling because statutory change may be necessary; the broader set of TISA priorities (behavioral supports, ULN weights, preschool funding, small‑district adjustments, data transparency and salary components) will be considered in the survey. Nathan James and the chair said the process is designed to produce a transparent, auditable set of recommendations and a fiscal tag for each top item so the executive branch can consider them in the budget cycle.
