Relating to additional weighting for limited English proficient students and including applicability provisions

This bill relates to limited English proficient education by increasing the amount of supplementary weighting and the number of years of supplementary weighting for limited English proficient students.4 provides supplementary weighting for the excess costs of instruction of limited English proficient students.22 per student. The weighting is provided for those students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, and may be included in the weighted enrollment of the school district for a period not exceeding five years. The bill provides that for students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2010, but before July 1, 2021, the additional weighting may be included for a period not exceeding five years. For students first determined to be limited English proficient for a budget year beginning on or after July 1, 2021, the additional weighting may be included for a period not exceeding seven years.3 per student. The bill also makes statutory changes to provide uniformity in referring to limited English proficient pupils. The bill applies to school budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2021.