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1 1 Section 1. NEW SECTION. 257.13 ON-TIME FUNDING FOR NEW
1 2 STUDENTS.
1 3 1. If a district's actual enrollment for the budget year,
1 4 determined under section 257.6, is greater than its budget
1 5 enrollment for the budget year, the district may submit a
1 6 request to the school budget review committee for on-time
1 7 funding for new students. The school budget review committee
1 8 shall consider the relative increase in enrollment on a
1 9 district-by-district basis, in determining whether to approve
1 10 the request, and shall determine the amount of additional
1 11 funding to be provided if the request is granted. An
1 12 application for on-time funding must be received by the
1 13 department of education by October 1. Written notice of the
1 14 committee's decision shall be given through the department of
1 15 education to the school board for a district.
1 16 2. If the school budget review committee approves a
1 17 request for on-time funding for new students, the funding
1 18 shall be in an amount up to the product of one-third of the
1 19 state cost per pupil for the budget year multiplied by the
1 20 difference between the actual enrollment for the budget year
1 21 and the budget enrollment for the budget year. The additional
1 22 funding received under this section is miscellaneous income to
1 23 the district.
1 24 3. There is appropriated each fiscal year from the general
1 25 fund of the state to the department of education up to six
1 26 million dollars to pay additional funding authorized under
1 27 this section, which shall be paid to school districts in
1 28 monthly installments beginning on December 15 and ending on
1 29 June 15 of a budget year. If the requests approved by the
1 30 school budget review committee exceed the appropriation in
1 31 this subsection, the payments to school districts receiving
1 32 approval for on-time funding shall be prorated such that each
1 33 school district approved for on-time funding shall receive an
1 34 amount of on-time funding equal to the percentage that the on-
1 35 time funding to be provided to the district bears to the total
2 1 amount of on-time funding to be provided to all districts
2 2 receiving approval.
2 3 4. If the board of directors of a school district
2 4 determines that a need exists for additional funds exceeding
2 5 the amount provided in this section, a request for
2 6 supplemental aid based upon increased enrollment may be
2 7 submitted to the school budget review committee as provided in
2 8 section 257.31.
2 9 5. A school district which is receiving a budget
2 10 adjustment for a budget year pursuant to section 257.14 shall
2 11 not be eligible to receive on-time funding for new students
2 12 for that budget year.
2 13 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of
2 14 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment for the
2 15 purpose of computations required for payment of state aid to
2 16 school districts for budget years beginning on or after July
2 17 1, 1998. This Act remains in effect until the repeal of
2 18 chapter 257 on July 1, 2001.
2 19 EXPLANATION
2 20 This bill provides that school districts experiencing
2 21 increases in enrollment may submit a request to the school
2 22 budget review committee for on-time funding for new students
2 23 by October 1 annually. The school budget review committee
2 24 shall determine whether, and to what extent, a request shall
2 25 be granted on a district-by-district basis. If a request is
2 26 approved, the funding shall be in an amount of up to the
2 27 product of one-third of the state cost per pupil for the
2 28 budget year multiplied by the difference between the actual
2 29 enrollment for the budget year and the budget enrollment for
2 30 the budget year.
2 31 The bill makes an appropriation from the general fund of
2 32 the state to the department of education of up to $6 million
2 33 annually, payable in installments to school districts
2 34 beginning on December 15 and ending on June 15 of a budget
2 35 year. If requests for on-time funding exceed the
3 1 appropriation available, school districts with approved
3 2 requests shall receive prorated payments. School districts
3 3 may request supplemental and above and beyond amounts received
3 4 for on-time funding pursuant to Code section 257.31. The bill
3 5 would become law upon enactment and remains in effect until
3 6 the repeal of Code chapter 257 on July 1, 2001.
3 7 LSB 3399HH 77
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