HB2525 - 452R - House Bill Summary

House of Representatives

HB 2525

schools; student count; technical correction

Sponsors: Representative Graf

X	Committee on Education
	Caucus and COW
	Third Read
	As Passed the House

HB 2525 makes a technical and conforming change to statute.

Proposed Strike-Everything amendment to HB 2525

The proposed strike-everything amendment to HB 2525 modifies the funding formula for school districts and charter schools to receive funding on a current-year basis based upon the average daily membership on the 40^th, 100^th and 150^th days of the school year. Additionally, the striker contains a delayed effective date of June 30, 2004.

Provisions

· Replaces prior year funding for school districts with current year funding based upon the average daily membership (ADM) of the school district on the 40^th, 100^th and 150^th days of the school year. Additionally, it subjects capital outlay and soft capital to current year funding.

· Extends the number of days for student ADM counts for charter schools to include the 40^th (currently not used for funding purposes) and 100^th days (current ADM count used for funding purposes) and the 150^th day count.

· Reduces the grace period for reporting student count on a school by school basis from 12 to three days.

· Conforms the funding method for school districts to charter schools for the initial student count and adjustments of student count.

· Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to reduce state aid payments in proportion to the March 1 ADM and end of the year ADM.

· Repeals the statutes relating to rapid decline in student attendance.

· Establishes the Emergency Rapid Decline Fund (Fund) to be administered by the Department of Education consisting of appropriated monies, which are exempt from lapsing up to $5 million. The Superintendent of Public Instruction is authorized to distribute grants to school districts that experience a rapid decline in student count in one fiscal year, but limits school districts to one grant per year.

· Repeals the statutes relating to sudden growth in student counts.

· Requires conforming legislation from Legislative Council for the next regular session.

· Contains a delayed effective date of June 30, 2004.

· Makes technical and conforming changes.

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· 45th Legislature