HB24-1389
School Funding 2023-24 for New Arrival Students
Concerning providing funding to schools in the 2023-24 budget year for increases in pupil enrollment after the 2023-24 budget year pupil enrollment count day, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.
Session:
2024 Regular Session
Subject:
Bill Summary
Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12)
For the 2023-24 budget year, the act appropriates $24 million from the state education fund to the department of education (department) to distribute one-time funding to school districts and institute charter schools that enrolled new arrival students after the 2023-24 pupil enrollment count day.
The act provides to each school district and each institute charter school that requests funding pursuant to the act:
- An amount determined by a tiered schedule that is based on the total number of new arrival students who enrolled in the school district or institute charter schools after the 2023-24 pupil enrollment count day; and
- $4,500 for each student who is in the school district's or institute charter school's total net student population or total new arrival student population, whichever is lesser; except that, if the amount appropriated is insufficient to meet the demand, the department is required to proportionately reduce the $4,500 amount.
APPROVED by Governor April 18, 2024
EFFECTIVE April 18, 2024
(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)