House of Representatives

HB 2290

education programs; county jails

Sponsors: Representative Gray, Senator Richardson: Representative Cooley, et al.

X	Committee on Counties & Municipalities
	Committee on Appropriations
	Caucus and COW	This bill as introduced contains an Appropriation clause.
	As Passed the House

HB 2290 provides additional funding to county jail education programs.

History

Current law requires counties that operate jails to offer an education program for prisoners who are under 18 years of age or who have disabilities and are 21 years of age or younger. Counties may receive state funding if these programs are operated through an accommodation school, which receives funding through the K-12 funding formula. As an alternative, counties may fund stand-alone programs through a prescribed jail education fund.

An accommodation school is defined as a school that: 1) operates through the county board of supervisors and school superintendent to service a military reservation, 2) provides education services to homeless children, or 3) provides alternative education programs to pupils in grades six though twelve who are unable to profit from the regular school environment.

Laws 1999 increased the amount of state funding provided to county jail education programs from 50 per cent to 72 per cent of the per-pupil amount provided to school districts through the K-12 funding formula.

Provisions

· Increases funding for the accommodation school county jail education program to provide an amount equal to that received for pupils enrolled in other accommodation school programs [increasing from 72 per cent to 100 per cent].

· Increases the base amount funding for stand-alone programs from $14,400 in FY 2000-2001 to $20,000 in FY 2001-2002 and additionally increases the variable amount funding from $10.80 to $15.50 per day.

· Increases the funding for special education programs.

· Appropriates an unspecified amount from the general fund to the Department of Education in FY 2001-02 for distribution to the counties to fund county jail education programs.

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· 44th Legislature

· Second Regular Session 2 February 9, 2001

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