Relating to payments to charter schools by a school district of residence for students enrolled in a charter school, and including effective date provisions

Currently, each student enrolled in a charter school under Code chapter 256E shall be counted, for state school foundation purposes, in the student’s district of residence. The department of education is then required to pay to the charter school in which the student is enrolled an amount equal to the sum of the regular program state cost per pupil for the budget year plus other additional costs specified in Code section 256E.8(2)(a). This bill adds the teacher salary supplement state cost per pupil to the amount required to be paid to the charter school. The bill takes effect upon enactment and applies to school H.F. _____ budget years beginning on or after July 1, 2025.