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ID H0790

Bill

Status

Passed

3/31/2022

Primary Sponsor

Ways and Means Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Revises literacy intervention funding under Section 33-1002 to distribute funds based 50% on kindergarten through grade 3 enrollment as of the first Friday in November and 50% on student reading level improvement, with economically disadvantaged students counting as 1.75 students for calculation purposes.

  • Requires school district ballots for supplemental levies under sections 33-802(3) or (5) to include a separate disclosure in simple language describing specific purposes for levy revenues and approximate amounts allocated to each purpose, placed immediately above the ballot question.

  • Makes supplemental levy ballot questions non-binding unless accompanied by the required disclosure and mandates courts declare ballot outcomes invalid if a school district fails to comply, awarding court costs and fees to the prevailing party.

  • Restricts school districts to using supplemental levy revenues only for purposes identified in the ballot disclosure and requires annual publication of a summary of levy revenues spent and items funded, alongside a copy of the original ballot disclosure.

  • Declares an emergency and makes the act effective July 1, 2022.

Legislative Description

Amends and adds to existing law to provide funding for literacy intervention, to provide for a ballot disclosure on the purposes of levy funds, and to provide that supplemental levy revenues may be used only for the purposes identified in the disclosure.

EDUCATION

Last Action

Reported Signed by Governor on March 25, 2022 Session Law Chapter 235 Effective: 07/01/2022

3/31/2022

Committee Referrals

Education3/22/2022
Education3/21/2022

Full Bill Text

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