Session of 1998
                   
SENATE BILL No. 481
         
By Committee on Education
         
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            9             AN ACT concerning school district finance; affecting the determination
10             of low enrollment weighting; amending K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-6412
11             and repealing the 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. 72-6412 is hereby amended to read as
15       follows: 72-6412. The low enrollment weighting of each district with un-
16       der 1,800 enrollment shall be determined by the state board as follows:
17           (a) Determine the amount of the median budget per pupil for the
18       1991-92 school year of districts with 75-125 enrollment in such school
19       year;
20           (b) determine the amount of the median budget per pupil for the
21       1991-92 school year of districts with 200-399 enrollment in such school
22       year;
23           (c) determine the amount of the median budget per pupil for the
24       1991-92 school year of districts with 1,900 or over enrollment;
25           (d) prescribe a schedule amount for each of the districts by preparing
26       a schedule based upon an accepted mathematical formula and derived
27       from a linear transition between (1) the median budgets per pupil deter-
28       mined under (a) and (b), and (2) the median budgets per pupil deter-
29       mined under (b) and (c). The schedule amount for districts with 0-99
30       enrollment is an amount equal to the amount of the median budget per
31       pupil determined under (a). The schedule amount for districts with
32       100-299 enrollment is the amount derived from the linear transition un-
33       der (1). The schedule amount for districts with 300-1,899 enrollment is
34       the amount derived from the linear transition under (2);
35           (e) for districts with 0-99 enrollment:
36           (1) Subtract the amount determined under (c) from the amount de-
37       termined under (a);
38           (2) divide the remainder obtained under (1) by the amount deter-
39       mined under (c);
40           (3) subtract from enrollment of the district in the current school year
41       the number of pupils, if any, who do not meet the requirements of K.S.A.
42       72-1046, and amendments thereto, for attendance at school in the district;
43           (3) (4) multiply the quotient obtained under (2) by the enrollment of

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  1       the district in the current school year. The product is the low enrollment
  2       weighting of the district remainder obtained under (3);
  3           (5) determine the number of pupils subtracted from enrollment under
  4       (3), if any, who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments
  5       thereto, for attendance at school in a district with 100-299 enrollment and
  6       multiply the quotient obtained under (f)(2) by the number of pupils de-
  7       termined under this provision;
  8           (6) determine the number of pupils subtracted from enrollment under
  9       (3), if any, who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments
10       thereto, for attendance at school in a district with 300-1,799 enrollment
11       and multiply the quotient obtained under (g)(2) by the number of pupils
12       determined under this provision;
13           (7) determine the number of pupils subtracted from enrollment under
14       (3), if any, who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments
15       thereto, for attendance at school in a district with 1,800 or over enrollment
16       and multiply the quotient obtained under subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A. 1997
17       Supp. 72-6442, and amendments thereto, by the number of pupils deter-
18       mined under this provision;
19           (8) add the products obtained under (5), (6) and (7) to the product
20       obtained under (4). The sum is the low enrollment weighting of the dis-
21       trict;
22           (f) for districts with 100-299 enrollment:
23           (1) Subtract the amount determined under (c) from the schedule
24       amount of the district;
25           (2) divide the remainder obtained under (1) by the amount deter-
26       mined under (c);
27           (3) subtract from enrollment of the district in the current school year
28       the number of pupils, if any, who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-
29       1046, and amendments thereto, for attendance at school in a district with
30       300 or over enrollment;
31           (3) (4) multiply the quotient obtained under (2) by the enrollment of
32       the district in the current school year. The product is the low enrollment
33       weighting of the district remainder obtained under (3);
34           (5) determine the number of pupils subtracted from enrollment under
35       (3), if any, who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments
36       thereto, for attendance at school in a district with 300-1,799 enrollment
37       and multiply the quotient obtained under (g)(2) by the number of pupils
38       determined under this provision;
39           (6) determine the number of pupils subtracted from enrollment under
40       (3), if any, who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments
41       thereto, for attendance at school in a district with 1,800 or over enrollment
42       and multiply the quotient obtained under subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A. 1997
43       Supp. 72-6442, and amendments thereto, by the number of pupils deter-

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  1       mined under this provision;
  2           (7) add the products obtained under (5) and (6) to the product ob-
  3       tained under (4). The sum is the low enrollment weighting of the district;
  4           (g) for districts with 300-1,799 enrollment:
  5           (1) Subtract the amount determined under (c) from the schedule
  6       amount of the district;
  7           (2) divide the remainder obtained under (1) by the amount deter-
  8       mined under (c);
  9           (3) subtract from enrollment of the district in the current school year
10       the number of pupils, if any who meet the requirements of K.S.A. 72-
11       1046, and amendments thereto, for attendance at school in a district with
12       1,800 or over enrollment;
13           (3) (4) multiply the quotient obtained under (2) by the enrollment of
14       the district in the current school year. The product is the low enrollment
15       weighting of the district. remainder obtained under (3);
16           (5) multiply the quotient obtained under subsection (a)(2) of K.S.A.
17       1997 Supp. 72-6442, and amendments thereto, by the number of pupils,
18       if any, subtracted from enrollment under (3);
19           (6) add the product obtained under (5) to the product obtained under
20       (4). The sum is the low enrollment weighting of the district.
21           (h) In determining low enrollment weighting under this section, the
22       state board shall determine the district in which each pupil, not meeting
23       the requirements of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments thereto, for atten-
24       dance at school in the district in which enrolled, is entitled to attend school
25       under the provisions of K.S.A. 72-1046, and amendments thereto.
26           Sec. 2. K.S.A. 1997 Supp. 72-6412 is hereby repealed.
27           Sec. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its
28       publication in the statute book.
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