2014 H&S Town Hall Presentation Dale Sundstrom, School Finance - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

2014 H&S Town Hall Presentation Dale Sundstrom, School Finance dale.sundstrom@state.mn.us (651)-582-8605

Today’s Agenda 1. H&S Revenue Application 2. Legislative Update 3. H&S Timelines 4. H&S Data Submissions 5. FY 14 Closeout Activities 6. Regulatory Update education.state.mn.us 2

H&S Revenue Applicaiton • Similar to last year’s revenue application • For 2014 Payable 2015 districts apply for H&S revenue by providing confirmation of: 1. A school board adopted “budget” by finance code for 2014, 2015 & 2016 2. A school board adopted H&S policy education.state.mn.us 3

H&S Application Submittal • Submit electronic or hard copy of school board minutes identifying an adopted FY 14- 16 “budget” and adopted H&S policy to regional management assistant professionals by Friday, July 25 th . • Districts that aren’t members of a service cooperative may submit their application electronically to MDE at dale.sundstrom@state.mn.us education.state.mn.us 4

2. Legislative Update • 123B.57 Capital Expenditure; Health and Safety Allows funding for: Compliance with the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for school generators established by the United States Environmental Protection Agency For fiscal 2014 – 2018 must reduce other approved H&S funding to include emission compliance. Effective the day after enactment. education.state.mn.us 5

• 123B.71 Review and Comment Threshold $2,000,000 ($500,000 cap. loan district) Exempts many state funded revenues including H&S and Alt. Facilities from R&C at any amount. Removes many description items from the R&C submission and names documentation to be submitted to verify compliance. Adds requirement to identify the process used to determine the need for a new or renovated facility and list the deficiencies that will and will not be addressed. education.state.mn.us 6

• 123B.72 School Facility Commissioning Retains $1,400,000 as the dollar amount where school facility commissioning is required. Previously required for projects subject to review and comment but now specifies $1.4M. education.state.mn.us 7

3. H&S Timelines • Submit projects for FY 14, 15, and 16 & H&S Revenue Application by July 25 th • FY 2016 projects entered Summer 2014 – The Pay 15 levy is for 2015-16 school year and funds the FY16 costs. – RMA’s and MDE will provide a list of common allowable expenditures (and not allowed) and work to develop project descriptions that streamline the approval process. education.state.mn.us 8

H&S Timelines • Projects can be entered January to July • The H&S website is disabled at the end of the day on July 25 th for processing • By August 30 th the H&S website will be restored to show project approvals & assigned 5-digit project numbers: – Yes, No, NMI (needs more information), or PPA (provisional project approval) education.state.mn.us 9

H&S Timelines • Districts can make changes to the website until September 5 th • From September 5 th – 19 th , MDE reviews district provided information to finalize approvals • September 19 th is the last day the capital dataset is updated for levy limit calculations education.state.mn.us 10

H&S Timelines • September 30 th is the last day school districts can certify their proposed levy to the county auditor • November 1 st is the last day to submit closeout documentation in support of PPAs education.state.mn.us 11

H&S Timelines • FY 13-14 project closeout starts in June and ends December 31 • Reconcile UFARS expenditures to FY14 project approvals • MDE and RMA’s will be providing more assistance this fall – many districts lose revenue by not reconciling education.state.mn.us 12

Data From An Actual School District education.state.mn.us 13

The H&S System Is Approval Based • Projects are approved and pre-funded • FY of actual expense is recorded the same year as the estimated revenue • The FY project amount and fiscal year UFARS expense by finance code for the year ended June 30 are intended to be exactly the same by November 1 – drives revenue adjustments • Actual revenue is almost always a different amount than was estimated on the original levy so a levy adjustment comes on a future levy education.state.mn.us 14

H&S System Is Approval Based • Adjustments to revenue come from actual results of projects • Errors in revenue come from not reconciling • Invoice is late, missing, miscoded – project came in over estimate, entered in wrong Fin code – approval is in wrong year – other reasons • MDE will offer more assistance with reconciling this fall. It is a team effort for district staff. education.state.mn.us 15

H&S Timelines • District receives lesser of project approval or UFARS expenditure by finance code on December 31. This is the actual revenue that will be compared to the original levy revenue. • District gets the correct amount of revenue in the end when projects have been reconciled. • Approval based means MDE funds the approved amount and UFARS can decrease, equal, or indicate a project approval increase is needed. • WORK WITH BUSINESS MANAGERS TO MATCH THE PROJECTS WITH THE UFARS education.state.mn.us 16

4. H&S Data Submissions • Moving a project that has not started to a different fiscal year? – E-MAIL MDE WITH THE 5-DIGIT PROJECT NUMBER AND DESIRED FISCAL YEAR – District’s must verify data after MDE edits project entry education.state.mn.us 17

Project Continuations • A project continues into one or more fiscal year; (H&S website approvals and reported UFARS need to match per fiscal year) • Reconcile the existing project to what was spent, then create a new project to move forward the balance with reference to the previous project number. education.state.mn.us 18

Project Continuation 13 363 Oak High School yes 50000.00 Replace fire panel, SFM inspection Update 19561 #18420, item #6 (SFM PLAN REVIEWED) 0.00 13 363 Oak High School yes 30000.00 Replace fire panel, SFM inspection Update 19561 #18420, item #6 (SFM PLAN REVIEWED) 0.00 14 363 Oak High School … 20000.00 Continuation of project #19561, fire Update GEN. 0.00 panel replacement education.state.mn.us 19

Changing Project Cost • Updated proposed amounts that substantially increase from previous approvals? – E-mail MDE the 5-digit project number – Provide contact information; including the district # and phone # – Explain to substantiate the new proposed amount (scope of work change, increased bids, etc.) – Invoices may be requested education.state.mn.us 20

Example H&S Project Descriptions • To reduce administrative time and to better facilitate the MDE approval process, RMA’s and MDE are providing a guide with common approved projects and those commonly not approved • Re-occurring H&S projects (FY 16) may be submitted as district-wide entries! • Projects not clearly identified will need more information. education.state.mn.us 21

Finance Code 347 • PPE, Elevator/Lift Inspections, and MDH Inspections = District-wide • Playground re-surfacing – material type and total sq. ft. of playground area – FY 15 Pine Elem. Wood chips, 225 cubic yards to cover 5,500 sq ft • Playground repairs – Scope of work and CPSI inspector # and date (insp. rpt. may be requested) – FY 15 Maple Elem. Repair damaged fall protection barrier per CPSI # 1004-01 3/26/13 inspection report education.state.mn.us 22

Finance Code 347 • Pool/food code corrections – MN code violation # and scope of work (scanned copy of orders may be requested) – FY 14 Oak Elem. Provide No Diving signs per MN Rule 4717.2450 3/26/13 inspection – FY 15 Oak Elem. Replace wood shelving per MN Rule 1304.12 3/26/14 inspection • Machine guarding – Scope of work, and location (insp. rpt. may be requested) – FY 14 Hickory HS Mount equipment in wood shop per MA inspection on 3/26/13 education.state.mn.us 23

Finance Code 349 • Hazardous/Infectious Waste Disposal, Lead in Water Testing, Radon Testing, RPZ Backflow Inspections = District-wide • Local Exhaust Ventilation – scope of work and location – FY 15 Willow HS Install welding local exhaust system in the Ind. Tech. metal shop • Lead in Paint Abatement (must be > 1% by weight or > 1mg/cm 2 ) – scope of work and location (lead analysis will be requested) – FY 15 Birch MS Gymnasium lead paint abatement education.state.mn.us 24

Finance Code 352 • Capped H&S funding source • Reference the advice entry (towards the top) on the data submission website • Capped biennium amount for FY 14 & FY 15; with a new capped biennium amount for FY 16 & 17 • Possible issues with exceeding the 352 cap in the second year of the biennium (FY 15 & FY 17) education.state.mn.us 25

Finance Code 352 • HSEM, Safety Committees, AHERA 3-yr Inspections, BBP, Emp. Right to Know, IAQ Tools 4 Schools = District-wide • HSEM – Contractor / Consultant name • Identify Emergency Plan Equipment & Supplies (AED battery/pads, 1 st Aid/CPR Training, Written Plan Development, etc.) • In-house HSEM - Document FTE hours – FY 16 District-wide In-house HSEM, Bldgs & Grounds Mngr. 300 hrs, Business Mngr. 100 hours, Chemical Hygiene Officer, 32 hours education.state.mn.us 26