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OK SB576

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2013

Primary Sponsor

Lee Denney

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Origin

Senate

2013 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Oklahoma school funding calculations beginning with the 2014-15 school year to base weighted average daily membership on only the current year or single preceding school year, eliminating the previous option to use the higher of two preceding years

  • Removes the "highest of three years" provision for determining Foundation Aid and Salary Incentive Aid calculations, changing it to the higher of current year or one preceding year only

  • Requires the Commissioners of the Land Office and county treasurers' offices to electronically report monthly apportionment data to the State Department of Education beginning July 1, 2014

  • Maintains existing funding formula components including grade-level weights, pupil category weights (special education, gifted, bilingual, economically disadvantaged), transportation supplements, and district size/sparsity calculations

  • Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2013

Legislative Description

School funding; modifying factors used in calculating school district funding. Effective date. Emergency.

Education - Common

Last Action

Title stricken

2/20/2013

Committee Referrals

Appropriations2/5/2013

Full Bill Text

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