House of Representatives

HB 2587

school districts; admissions; other districts

Sponsors: Representatives Hershberger, Huffman, Cardamone et al.

DP	Committee on Education
X	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

HB 2587 requires that a School District shall not take more than 500 pupils who are not zoned in the School District.

History

Current law requires a school district to admit pupils from another school district or area to a high school if the pupil is a resident of an elementary school district that is not within the boundaries of a high school district. The elementary school district must pay tuition for each pupil that the district sends to a high school in another district.

There are currently 49 elementary school districts that are not within the boundaries of a high school district or unified school district. None of these districts currently have more than 500 high school students that they tuition to a high school or unified school district.

Provisions

· Provides that a school district shall not admit more than 500 pupils per year into their schools when the pupils are not zoned into a district that offers the pupil’s grade.

HB 2587 passed the Education Committee unamended.

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44th Legislature

Second Regular Session 2 March 6, 2001

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