1st Sub.
H.B.
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CHARTER SCHOOL FUNDING AMENDMENTS
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Amendments
Amendment 4 February 25, 2008 10:58 am
Representative Ron Bigelow
proposes the following amendments:
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(4) (a) (i) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(a)(ii)
and (iii)
, a school district shall allocate a
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portion of school district revenues for each resident student of the school district who is
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enrolled in a charter school on October 1 as follows:
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(A) in fiscal year 2008-09, the allocation shall equal 25% of the lesser of:
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(I) district per pupil local revenues; or
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(II) charter school students' average local revenues;
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(B) in fiscal year 2009-10, the allocation shall equal 50% of the lesser of:
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(I) district per pupil local revenues; or
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(II) charter school students' average local revenues;
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(C) in fiscal year 2010-11, the allocation shall equal 75% of the lesser of:
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(I) district per pupil local revenues; or
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(II) charter school students' average local revenues; and
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(D) beginning in fiscal year 2011-12, the allocation shall equal 100% of the lesser of:
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(I) district per pupil local revenues; or
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(II) charter school students' average local revenues.
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(ii) For the purpose of allocating school district revenues under Subsection (4)(a)(i), a
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kindergarten student who is enrolled in less than a full-day kindergarten program is weighted as
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.55 of a student.
(iii)(A) As used in this section, "virtual charter school" means a performance-based charter school
that delivers synchronous or asynchronous instruction from a teacher to a student primarily through
the use of technology via the Internet in a virtual or remote setting.
(B) A school district's allocation of revenues under this Subsection (4)(a) for a student enrolled in
a virtual charter school may not exceed $500.
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{
(iii)
}
(iv)
Nothing in this Subsection (4)(a) affects the school bond guarantee program
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established under Chapter 28, Utah School Bond Guaranty Act.
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(d) (i) Subject to future budget constraints, the Legislature shall provide an
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appropriation for charter schools for each student enrolled on October 1 to supplement the
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allocation of school district revenues under Subsection (4)(a).
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(ii) Except as provided in Subsections (4)(d)(iii) and (iv), the amount of money
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provided by the state for a charter school student shall be the sum of:
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(A) charter school students' average local revenues minus the allocation of school
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district revenues under Subsection (4)(a); and
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(B) statewide average debt service revenues.
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(iii) If the total of a school district's allocation for a charter school student under
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Subsection (4)(a) and the amount provided by the state under Subsection (4)(d)(ii) is less than
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$1427, the state shall provide an additional supplement so that a charter school receives at least
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$1427 per student under this Subsection (4).
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(iv) For the purpose of providing state monies for charter school students under this
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Subsection (4)(d), a kindergarten student who is enrolled in less than a full-day kindergarten
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program is weighted as .55 of a student.
(v)(A) Subsections (4)(d)(ii) - (iv) do not apply to virtual charter schools.
(B) If the total of a school district's allocation for a virtual charter school student under
Subsection (4)(a) is less than $500, the state shall provide an additional supplement so that a virtual
charter school receives at least $500 per student under this Subsection (4).
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