CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to education; amending Ordinance 125207, which adopted the 2017 Budget; changing appropriations to various departments and budget control levels, and from various funds in the budget; and approving amendments to an Implementation and Evaluation Plan originally approved by Ordinance 123834, as required by Ordinance 123567; all by a 3/4 vote of the City Council.
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 123567, the City placed before voters a proposition to authorize the City to levy regular property taxes for up to seven years in excess of the 101 percent limitation and any other limitation on levies in chapter 84.55 RCW for the purpose of providing City services, including providing Seattle School District public school students, Seattle youth, and their families with Education-Support Services; and
WHEREAS, on November 8, 2011, the City's voters approved that proposition; and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Ordinance 123567 states that voter-approved additional taxes deposited into the Education-Support Services Fund, and interest and other earnings on those taxes, may be spent only in accordance with an implementation and evaluation plan ("the Plan") approved by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Section 8 of Ordinance 123567 states that the Plan may be amended by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, The American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend that secondary school students start school after 8:30 a.m.; and
WHEREAS, beginning with the 2016-17 school year, as a result of this recommendation, the Seattle Public Schools "flipped" the start times for elementary and secondary students, which has resulted in elementary schools starting before 8:00 a.m., creating challenges for young children going to school in darkness; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle School Traffic Safety Committee has stated that elementary schools should start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. in order to maximize s...
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