SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL - Record No: CB 120398

• Record No: CB 120398
• Version: 1
• Council Bill No: CB 120398
• Type: Ordinance (Ord)
• Status: Passed
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: City Clerk
• On agenda: 9/20/2022
• Ordinance No: Ord 126679
• Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; amending the levy implementation and evaluation plan adopted by Ordinance 125807; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
• Sponsors: Tammy J. Morales
• Supporting documents: 1. Summary and Fiscal Note, 2. Summary Att 1 - FEPP LOC Recommendation Letter, 3. Summary Att 2 - SY 2022-2023 SPP Sliding Scale, 4. Central Staff Memo, 5. Presentation, 6. Proposed Amendment, 7. Signed Ordinance 126679, 8. Affidavit of Publication

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/26/2022	1	City Clerk	attested by City Clerk
9/26/2022	1	Mayor	returned
9/26/2022	1	Mayor	Signed
9/23/2022	1	City Clerk	submitted for Mayor's signature
9/20/2022	1	City Council	passed	Pass
9/9/2022	1	Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee	pass as amended	Pass
8/12/2022	1	Neighborhoods, Education, Civil Rights, and Culture Committee	discussed
8/9/2022	1	City Council	referred
7/6/2022	1	Council President's Office	sent for review
7/6/2022	1	City Clerk	sent for review
7/6/2022	1	Mayor	Mayor's leg transmitted to Council

CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the 2018 Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy; amending the levy implementation and evaluation plan adopted by Ordinance 125807; and ratifying and confirming certain prior acts.
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 125604, The City of Seattle ("City") placed before voters a proposition authorizing the City to levy additional taxes for up to seven years for the purpose of providing education-support services designed to improve access to early learning and high-quality preschool, kindergarten to twelfth-grade ("K-12") school and community-based investments, K-12 school health, and post-secondary and job readiness opportunities for Seattle students; and
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2018, the City's voters approved the proposition and the property tax levy, also known as the Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy; and
WHEREAS, Section 7 of Ordinance 125604 provides that FEPP Levy proceeds will be used for education-support services spent in accordance with an implementation and evaluation plan ("Plan") approved by City Council; and
WHEREAS, on April 22, 2019, the City Council approved the current Plan under Ordinance 125807; and
WHEREAS, Section 7 of Ordinance 125604 provides that the Plan may be amended by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 126067, Ordinance 126259, and Ordinance 126259 previously modified the Plan and have since expired; and
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2021, Governor Inslee signed into law the Fair Start for Kids Act, which adopted State Median Income as the metric to determine eligibility for Washington State early learning and child care subsidy programs; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Education and Early Learning (DEEL) has adopted the State Median Income as a metric to align with statewide programs; and
WHEREAS, DEEL wishes to align criteria in the Plan with similar county, state, and federal programs and update the Plan to reflect...