HB 2733 Summary

• Adds "FRPL" (Free or Reduced-Price Lunch) students to the definition of "Group B" educational programs, making them eligible for additional school funding based on school poverty levels.

• Creates a tiered funding weight system in new section 15-943.05 ranging from 0.025 to 0.25 based on the percentage of FRPL-eligible students in a school, with higher weights for schools with greater concentrations of economically disadvantaged students.

• Implements a phase-in period with stricter eligibility thresholds: fiscal year 2021-2022 requires 96% or more FRPL students, and fiscal year 2022-2023 requires 91% or more FRPL students, before the full tiered system applies.

• Modifies section 15-901 to add FRPL as a defined term relating to students meeting federal economic eligibility requirements under the national school lunch and child nutrition acts.