Session of 1998
                   
HOUSE BILL No. 2836
         
By Representative Horst
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning school district finance; revising the definition of
10             at-risk pupils; amending K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-6407 and repealing the
11             existing section.
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13       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
14           Section 1. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-6407 is hereby amended to read as
15       follows: 72-6407. (a) ``Pupil'' means any person who is regularly enrolled
16       in a district and attending kindergarten or any of the grades one through
17       12 maintained by the district or who is regularly enrolled in a district and
18       attending kindergarten or any of the grades one through 12 in another
19       district in accordance with an agreement entered into under authority of
20       K.S.A. 72-8233, and amendments thereto, or who is regularly enrolled in
21       a district and attending special education services provided for preschool-
22       aged exceptional children by the district. Except as otherwise provided
23       in this subsection, a pupil in attendance full time shall be counted as one
24       pupil. A pupil in attendance part time shall be counted as that proportion
25       of one pupil (to the nearest 1/10) that the pupil's attendance bears to
26       full-time attendance. A pupil attending kindergarten shall be counted as
27       1/2 pupil. A pupil enrolled in and attending an institution of postsecondary
28       education which is authorized under the laws of this state to award aca-
29       demic degrees shall be counted as one pupil if the pupil's postsecondary
30       education enrollment and attendance together with the pupil's attend-
31       ance in either of the grades 11 or 12 is at least 5/6 time, otherwise the
32       pupil shall be counted as that proportion of one pupil (to the nearest 1/10)
33       that the total time of the pupil's postsecondary education attendance and
34       attendance in grade 11 or 12, as applicable, bears to full-time attendance.
35       A pupil enrolled in and attending an area vocational school, area voca-
36       tional-technical school or approved vocational education program shall be
37       counted as one pupil if the pupil's vocational education enrollment and
38       attendance together with the pupil's attendance in any of grades nine
39       through 12 is at least 5/6 time, otherwise the pupil shall be counted as that
40       proportion of one pupil (to the nearest 1/10) that the total time of the
41       pupil's vocational education attendance and attendance in any of grades
42       nine through 12 bears to full-time attendance. A pupil enrolled in a dis-
43       trict and attending special education services, except special education

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  1       services for preschool-aged exceptional children, provided for by the dis-
  2       trict shall be counted as one pupil. A pupil enrolled in a district and
  3       attending special education services for preschool-aged exceptional chil-
  4       dren provided for by the district shall be counted as 1/2 pupil. A pupil in
  5       the custody of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services and en-
  6       rolled in unified school district No. 259, Sedgwick county, Kansas, but
  7       housed, maintained, and receiving educational services at the Judge James
  8       V. Riddel Boys Ranch, shall be counted as two pupils. A pupil residing at
  9       the Flint Hills job corps center shall not be counted. A pupil confined in
10       and receiving educational services provided for by a district at a juvenile
11       detention facility shall not be counted. A pupil enrolled in a district but
12       housed, maintained, and receiving educational services at a state institu-
13       tion shall not be counted.
14           (b) ``Preschool-aged exceptional children'' means exceptional chil-
15       dren, except gifted children, who have attained the age of three years but
16       are under the age of eligibility for attendance at kindergarten.
17           (c) ``At-risk pupils'' means pupils who are   eligible for free meals un-
18       der the national school lunch act and who are enrolled in a district which
19       maintains an approved at-risk pupil assistance plan and who are failing
20       to meet identified educational outcomes as indicated by one or more of
21       the following: (1) Lacks academic progress as evidenced by failure to
22       achieve grade-level standards and/or to make satisfactory progress toward
23       moving to the next grade level or attainment of a diploma; (2) exhibits
24       behavior problems as evidenced by a high rate of absenteeism or repeated
25       disciplinary infractions which include suspension from school, expulsion
26       from school, or legal action; (3) exhibits drug and/or alcohol problems;
27       (4) is pregnant and/or a parent; (5) is experiencing poverty, frequent
28       moves, and/or family trauma; (6) is experiencing health and/or emotional
29       impairment.
30           (d) ``Enrollment'' means, for districts scheduling the school days or
31       school hours of the school term on a trimestral or quarterly basis, the
32       number of pupils regularly enrolled in the district on September 20 plus
33       the number of pupils regularly enrolled in the district on February 20
34       less the number of pupils regularly enrolled on February 20 who were
35       counted in the enrollment of the district on September 20; and for dis-
36       tricts not hereinbefore specified, the number of pupils regularly enrolled
37       in the district on September 20. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if en-
38       rollment in a district in any school year has decreased from enrollment
39       in the preceding school year, enrollment of the district in the current
40       school year may be computed on the basis of enrollment in the preceding
41       school year.
42           (e) ``Adjusted enrollment'' means enrollment adjusted by adding at-
43       risk pupil weighting, program weighting, low enrollment weighting, if any,

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  1       correlation weighting, if any, school facilities weighting, if any, ancillary
  2       school facilities weighting, if any, and transportation weighting to enroll-
  3       ment.
  4           (f) ``At-risk pupil weighting'' means an addend component assigned
  5       to enrollment of districts on the basis of enrollment of at-risk pupils.
  6           (g) ``Program weighting'' means an addend component assigned to
  7       enrollment of districts on the basis of pupil attendance in educational
  8       programs which differ in cost from regular educational programs.
  9           (h) ``Low enrollment weighting'' means an addend component as-
10       signed to enrollment of districts having under 1,800 enrollment on the
11       basis of costs attributable to maintenance of educational programs by such
12       districts in comparison with costs attributable to maintenance of educa-
13       tional programs by districts having 1,800 or over enrollment.
14           (i) ``School facilities weighting'' means an addend component as-
15       signed to enrollment of districts on the basis of costs attributable to com-
16       mencing operation of new school facilities. School facilities weighting may
17       be assigned to enrollment of a district only if the district has adopted a
18       local option budget and budgeted therein the total amount authorized for
19       the school year. School facilities weighting may be assigned to enrollment
20       of the district only in the school year in which operation of a new school
21       facility is commenced and in the next succeeding school year.
22           (j) ``Transportation weighting'' means an addend component assigned
23       to enrollment of districts on the basis of costs attributable to the provision
24       or furnishing of transportation.
25           (k) ``Correlation weighting'' means an addend component assigned to
26       enrollment of districts having 1,800 or over enrollment on the basis of
27       costs attributable to maintenance of educational programs by such dis-
28       tricts as a correlate to low enrollment weighting assigned to enrollment
29       of districts having under 1,800 enrollment.
30           (l) ``Ancillary school facilities weighting'' means an addend compo-
31       nent assigned to enrollment of districts to which the provisions of K.S.A.
32       1997 Supp. 72-6441, and amendments thereto, apply on the basis of costs
33       attributable to commencing operation of new school facilities. Ancillary
34       school facilities weighting may be assigned to enrollment of a district only
35       if the district has levied a tax under authority of K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-
36       6441, and amendments thereto, and remitted the proceeds from such tax
37       to the state treasurer. Ancillary school facilities weighting is in addition
38       to assignment of school facilities weighting to enrollment of any district
39       eligible for such weighting.
40           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-6407 is hereby repealed.
41           Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
42       publication in the statute book.
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