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Relating to school district enrollment calculations for the purposes of the secure an advanced vision for education fund
Sponsored by the Senate Education Committee
Topics:K–12 educationTaxes
Same legislation: SF 2006
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 8, 2024
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 17, 2024
- Done: Senate committeeFebruary 1, 2024
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2024 session adjourned on April 19, 2024, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Small school districts currently face extra rules if they want to build new facilities. This change allows schools to count students who transfer into their district through open enrollment when deciding if they meet the size requirements. These new rules help smaller districts determine if they need special permission from the state to start construction projects.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to school district enrollment calculations for the purposes of the secure an advanced vision for education (SAVE) fund. On July 1, 2008, the state’s local sales and use taxes increased from 5 to 6 percent. The increase is used solely to fund the SAVE fund, and the SAVE fund is used solely to provide revenues to local school districts for school infrastructure purposes or school district property tax relief. One requirement of the SAVE fund is that a school with a certified enrollment of fewer than 250 pupils in the entire district or certified enrollment of fewer than 100 pupils in high school may not expend amounts received for new construction without prior application to the department of education and receipt of a certificate of need. The bill changes this requirement to a certified enrollment plus the number of students who open enroll into the district of fewer than 250 or certified enrollment of district high schools plus the number of students who open enroll into a high school in the district of fewer than 100 pupils.
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