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MO HB532
Bill
Status
1/15/2015
Primary Sponsor
Chrissy Sommer
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AI Summary
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Adds "gifted education pupil count" as a new category in Missouri's school funding formula, defined as students who qualify as gifted under section 162.675 and are enrolled in a state-approved gifted education program by June 1st of the preceding academic year
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Creates a "gifted threshold" calculated the same way as other weighted categories (special education, free/reduced lunch, limited English proficiency) using performance district data
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Adds a 0.6 (six-tenths) weighting multiplier for gifted education pupils exceeding the threshold to the weighted average daily attendance calculation, effective July 1, 2016
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Requires districts to repay funding plus a 100% penalty if annual audits reveal gifted education pupil count funds were spent on matters not directly related to gifted education
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Limits performance districts used in funding calculations to no more than 25% of all public school districts for fiscal years after 2018
Legislative Description
Changes the laws regarding the school funding formula by adding an additional weight for each gifted student to the calculation of the school district's weighted average daily attendance
Last Action
Public Hearing Completed (H)
4/20/2015