Senate Bill 1685 - Summary

• Increases charter school additional assistance funding to $1,875.21 per student (K-8) and $2,185.53 per student (9-12), up from $1,843.14 and $2,148.15 respectively.

• Establishes base level per student count at $4,305.73 for fiscal year 2020-2021 and updates transportation support level rates from $2.69 to $2.74 per route mile.

• Reduces statewide school district basic state aid for district additional assistance by $64,367,400 in fiscal year 2020-2021 (phased reduction from prior years), affecting districts with student counts of 1,100 or more.

• Reduces charter school additional assistance funding by $3,407,200 in fiscal year 2020-2021 on a proportional basis, phasing out reductions entirely by fiscal year 2021-2022.

• Allocates $64,100,000 annually to the superintendent of public instruction for basic state aid and modifies results-based funding distribution for eligible schools based on poverty levels and 2019 test performance.