HB 718 Summary

• Declares legislative intent to move toward per-student funding model distributed based on current student attendance, with eventual weighted formula for student characteristics

• Repeals Section 33-1021 (math and science requirement) and removes funding provisions for additional math and science courses from the educational support program

• Shifts from support unit-based funding to per-student funding calculations for public school districts and charter schools based on average daily attendance counts

• Revises payment schedule to schools with state department computing per-student funding by February 15 and final payments by July 15 each year

• Modifies Section 33-1018 to reference per-student funding instead of per-support-unit funding for discretionary funding calculations and adjustments