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ID H0603

Bill

Status

Passed

3/27/2012

Primary Sponsor

Education Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

House Bill 603 Summary

  • Revises the computation of elementary support units table and requires calculations to be carried out to the nearest hundredth for average daily attendance calculations.

  • Modifies provisions for school districts experiencing a decrease in average daily attendance, allowing districts with a 3% or more decrease in the 2011-2012 school year to base funding on the prior year's attendance minus 3%, with the provision expiring July 1, 2012.

  • Establishes that advance payments to school districts in August, October, and November may be based on payments from the preceding school year, with each district receiving its proportionate share based on the ratio of its prior year payment to total statewide payments.

  • Makes technical corrections to Section 33-1009 regarding payment procedures from the public school income fund and clarifies calculation methodologies for state distribution factors.

Legislative Description

Amends existing law relating to education to revise a certain table relating to the computation of elementary support units and to provide that certain calculations shall be carried out to the nearest hundredth; to remove certain provisions relating to a decrease in average daily attendance and to revise certain provisions relating to a decrease in average daily attendance; to provide that certain payments made to the school districts may be based upon certain payments for the preceding school year and to provide that each school district may receive certain payments in a certain ratio.

EDUCATION

Last Action

Law without signature Session Law Chapter 340 Effective: 07/01/12

3/27/2012

Committee Referrals

Education2/29/2012

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