HSB 184

This bill establishes a qualified instruction funding supplement for the school budget year beginning July 1, 2020. Each public school district shall receive a qualified instruction funding supplement in an amount calculated by the department of management equal to the percentage of the $30 million appropriated in the bill that is proportionate to the school district’s total in-person instruction days as a share of the statewide total in-person instruction days. Under the bill, “total in-person instruction days” means the sum of the number of school days the school district offered in-person instruction within the school district between August 23, 2020, and January 29, 2021, multiplied by the actual enrollment of the school district for the budget year beginning July 1, 2020. Each school day for which the school district offered in-person instruction to all students within the school district for six or more hours shall be counted as one school day. _____ to all students within the school district for three or more hours but less than six hours shall be counted as one-half of a school day. Each school day for which the school district offered in-person instruction to one-half or more but less than all students for six or more hours shall be counted as one-half of a school day. “Statewide total in-person instruction days” means the sum of each school district’s total in-person instruction days for all public school districts in the state. The qualified instruction funding supplement is miscellaneous income, shall be deposited in the general fund of the school district, may be used for any school general fund purpose, and shall not be included in district cost. The bill appropriates from the general fund of the state to the department of management $30 million for the purpose of making all qualified instruction funding supplement payments under the bill. The bill requires each public school district in the state to certify to the department of management on or before the 14th day after the effective date of the bill, the school district’s total in-person instruction days as determined under the provisions of the bill. The bill takes effect upon enactment.