ENROLLED HOUSE
BILL NO. 2902 By: Wallace, Martinez, Luttrell, Baker, and McBride of the House
and
Thompson
(Roger), Hall, and Pugh of the Senate
An Act relating to schools; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section
18-200.1, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, which relates
to allocation of State Aid; updating statutory language; increasing
transportation factor; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Section 18-201.1, which relates
to calculation of weighted membership; modifying certain category weights;
modifying calculation of small school district formula; updating statutory
language; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
SUBJECT: Schools
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
SECTION 1.
AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 18-200.1, as last amended by Section 2, Chapter 488, O.S.L. 2021, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 18-200.1 A. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, and
each school year thereafter, each school district shall have its initial
allocation of State Aid calculated based on the state dedicated revenues
actually collected during the preceding fiscal year, the adjusted assessed valuation
of the preceding year, and the weighted average daily membership for the
school district of the preceding school year.
Each school district shall submit the following data based on the first
nine (9) weeks, to be used in the calculation of the average daily membership
of the school district:
1. Student enrollment by
grade level;
2. Pupil category counts;
and
3. Transportation
supplement data.
On or before December 30, the State Department of Education
shall determine each school district's current year allocation pursuant to
subsection D of this section. The State
Department of Education shall complete an audit, using procedures established
by the Department, of the student enrollment by grade level data, pupil
category counts, and transportation supplement data to be used in the
State Aid Formula pursuant to subsection D of this section by December 1 and by
January 15 shall notify each school district of the district's final State Aid
allocation for the current school year.
The January payment of State Aid and each subsequent payment for the
remainder of the school year shall be based on the final State Aid allocation
as calculated in subsection D of this section.
Except for reductions made due to the assessment of penalties by the
State Department of Education according to law, the January payment of State
Aid and each subsequent payment for the remainder of the school year shall not
decrease by an amount more than the amount that the current chargeable revenue
increases for that district.
B. The State Department
of Education shall retain not less than one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) of
the total funds appropriated for financial support of schools, to be used to
make midyear adjustments in State Aid and which shall be reflected in the final
allocations. If the amount of
appropriated funds, including the one and one-half percent (1 1/2%) retained,
remaining after January 1 of each year is not sufficient to fully fund the
final allocations, the Department shall recalculate each school district's
remaining allocation pursuant to subsection D of this section using the reduced
amount of appropriated funds.
C. On and after July 1,
1997, the amount of State Aid each district shall receive shall be the sum of
the Foundation Aid, the Salary Incentive Aid, and the Transportation
Supplement, as adjusted pursuant to the provisions of subsection G of this
section and Section 18-112.2 of this title; provided, no district having per
pupil revenue in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the average per
pupil revenue of all districts shall receive any State Aid or Supplement in
State Aid.
The July calculation of per pupil revenue shall be determined by
dividing the district's second preceding year's total weighted average daily
membership (ADM) into the district's preceding year's total revenues excluding
federal revenue, insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of
overpayments and refunds, unused reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior
year surpluses, and less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year.
The December calculation of per pupil revenue shall be
determined by dividing the district's preceding year's total weighted average
daily membership (ADM) into the district's preceding year's total revenues
excluding federal revenue, insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of
overpayments and refunds, unused reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior
year surpluses, and less the amount of any transfer fees paid in that year.
D. For the 1997-98 school
year, and each school year thereafter, Foundation Aid, the Transportation
Supplement, and Salary Incentive Aid shall be calculated as follows:
1. Foundation Aid shall
be determined by subtracting the amount of the Foundation Program Income from
the cost of the Foundation Program and adding to this difference the
Transportation Supplement.
a. The
Foundation Program shall be a district's higher weighted average daily
membership based on the first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the
preceding school year of a school district, as determined by the provisions of
subsection A of Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3,
and 4 of subsection B of Section 18-201.1 of this title, multiplied by the Base
Foundation Support Level. However, for
the portion of weighted membership derived from nonresident, transferred pupils
enrolled in online courses, the Foundation Program shall be a district's
weighted average daily membership of the preceding school year or the first
nine (9) weeks of the current school year, whichever is greater, as determined
by the provisions of subsection A of Section 18-201.1 of this title and
paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4 of subsection B of Section 18-201.1 of this
title, multiplied by the Base Foundation Support Level.
b. The
Foundation Program Income shall be the sum of the following:
(1) The
adjusted assessed valuation of the current school year of the school district,
minus the previous year protested ad valorem tax revenues held as prescribed in
Section 2884 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, multiplied by the mills
levied pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma
Constitution, if applicable, as adjusted in subsection (c) of Section 8A of
Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution.
For purposes of this subsection, the "adjusted assessed valuation
of the current school year" shall be the adjusted assessed valuation on
which tax revenues are collected during the current school year, and
(2) Seventy-five
percent (75%) of the amount received by the school district from the proceeds
of the county levy during the preceding fiscal year, as levied pursuant to
subsection (b) of Section 9 of Article X of the Oklahoma Constitution, and
(3) Motor
Vehicle Collections motor vehicle collections, and
(4) Gross
Production Tax gross production tax, and
(5) State
Apportionment state apportionment, and
(6) R.E.A.
Tax tax.
The items listed in divisions (3), (4), (5), and (6) of this
subparagraph shall consist of the amounts actually collected from such sources
during the preceding fiscal year calculated on a per capita basis on the unit
provided for by law for the distribution of each such revenue.
2. The Transportation
Supplement shall be equal to the average daily haul times the per capita
allowance times the appropriate transportation factor.
a. The
average daily haul shall be the number of children in a district who are
legally transported and who live one and one-half (1 1/2) miles or more from
school.
b. The
per capita allowance shall be determined using the following chart:
PER CAPITA PER CAPITA
DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE DENSITY FIGURE ALLOWANCE
.3000 - .3083 $167.00 .9334 - .9599 $99.00
.3084 - .3249 $165.00 .9600 - .9866 $97.00
.3250 - .3416 $163.00 .9867 - 1.1071 $95.00
.3417 - .3583 $161.00 1.1072 - 1.3214 $92.00
.3584 - .3749 $158.00 1.3215 - 1.5357 $90.00
.3750 - .3916 $156.00 1.5358 - 1.7499 $88.00
.3917 - .4083 $154.00 1.7500 - 1.9642 $86.00
.4084 - .4249 $152.00 1.9643 - 2.1785 $84.00
.4250 - .4416 $150.00 2.1786 - 2.3928 $81.00
.4417 - .4583 $147.00 2.3929 - 2.6249 $79.00
.4584 - .4749 $145.00 2.6250 - 2.8749 $77.00
.4750 - .4916 $143.00 2.8750 - 3.1249 $75.00
.4917 - .5083 $141.00 3.1250 - 3.3749 $73.00
.5084 - .5249 $139.00 3.3750 - 3.6666 $70.00
.5250 - .5416 $136.00 3.6667 - 3.9999 $68.00
.5417 - .5583 $134.00 4.0000 - 4.3333 $66.00
.5584 - .5749 $132.00 4.3334 - 4.6666 $64.00
.5750 - .5916 $130.00 4.6667 - 4.9999 $62.00
.5917 - .6133 $128.00 5.0000 - 5.5000 $59.00
.6134 - .6399 $125.00 5.5001 - 6.0000 $57.00
.6400 - .6666 $123.00 6.0001 - 6.5000 $55.00
.6667 - .6933 $121.00 6.5001 - 7.0000 $53.00
.6934 - .7199 $119.00 7.0001 - 7.3333 $51.00
.7200 - .7466 $117.00 7.3334 - 7.6667 $48.00
.7467 - .7733 $114.00 7.6668 - 8.0000 $46.00
.7734 - .7999 $112.00 8.0001 - 8.3333 $44.00
.8000 - .8266 $110.00 8.3334 - 8.6667 $42.00
.8267 - .8533 $108.00 8.6668 - 9.0000 $40.00
.8534 - .8799 $106.00 9.0001 - 9.3333 $37.00
.8800 - .9066 $103.00 9.3334 - 9.6667 $35.00
.9067 - .9333 $101.00 9.6668 or more $33.00
c. The
formula transportation factor shall be 1.39 2.0.
3. Salary Incentive Aid
shall be determined as follows:
a. Multiply
the Incentive Aid guarantee by the district's higher weighted average daily
membership based on the first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the
preceding school year of a school district, as determined by the provisions of
subsection A of Section 18-201.1 of this title and paragraphs 1, 2, 3,
and 4 of subsection B of Section 18-201.1 of this title.
b. Divide
the district's adjusted assessed valuation of the current school year minus the
previous year's protested ad valorem tax revenues held as prescribed in Section
2884 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma Statutes, by one thousand (1,000) and subtract
the quotient from the product of subparagraph a of this paragraph. The remainder shall not be less than zero
(0).
c. Multiply
the number of mills levied for general fund purposes above the fifteen (15)
mills required to support Foundation Aid pursuant to division (1) of
subparagraph b of paragraph 1 of this subsection, not including the county
four-mill levy, by the remainder of subparagraph b of this paragraph. The product shall be the Salary Incentive Aid
of the district.
E. By June 30, 1998, the
State Department of Education shall develop and the Department and all school
districts shall have implemented a student identification system which is
consistent with the provisions of subsections C and D of Section 3111 of Title
74 of the Oklahoma Statutes. The student
identification system shall be used specifically for the purpose of reporting
enrollment data by school sites and by school districts, the administration of
the Oklahoma School Testing Program Act, the collection of appropriate and
necessary data pursuant to the Oklahoma Educational Indicators Program,
determining student enrollment, establishing a student mobility rate,
allocation of the State Aid Formula, and midyear adjustments in funding
for student growth. This enrollment data
shall be submitted to the State Department of Education in accordance with
rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. Funding for the development, implementation,
personnel training, and maintenance of the student identification system
shall be set out in a separate line item in the allocation section of the
appropriation bill for the State Board of Education for each year.
F. 1. In the event that ad valorem taxes of a
school district are determined to be uncollectible because of bankruptcy,
clerical error, or a successful tax protest, and the amount of such taxes
deemed uncollectible exceeds Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or an amount
greater than twenty-five percent (25%) of ad valorem taxes per tax year, or the
valuation of a district is lowered by order of the State Board of Equalization,
the school district's State Aid, for the school year that such ad valorem taxes
are calculated in the State Aid Formula, shall be determined by subtracting the
net assessed valuation of the property upon which taxes were deemed
uncollectible from the assessed valuation of the school district and the
state. Upon request of the local board
of education, it shall be the duty of the county assessor to certify to the
Director of Finance of the State Department of Education the net assessed
valuation of the property upon which taxes were determined uncollectible.
2. In the event that the
amount of funds a school district receives for reimbursement from the Ad Valorem
Reimbursement Fund is less than the amount of funds claimed for reimbursement
by the school district due to insufficiency of funds as provided in Section 193
of Title 62 of the Oklahoma Statutes, then the school district's assessed
valuation for the school year that such ad valorem reimbursement is calculated
in the State Aid Formula shall be adjusted accordingly.
G. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section
18-112.2 of this title, a school district shall have its State Aid reduced by
an amount equal to the amount of carryover in the general fund of the district
as of June 30 of the preceding fiscal year, that is in excess of the following
standards for two (2) consecutive years:
Total Amount of Amount of
General Fund Collections, General Fund
Excluding Previous Year Balance
Cash Surplus as of June 30 Allowable
Less
than $1,000,000 48%
$1,000,000
- $2,999,999 42%
$3,000,000 -
$3,999,999 36%
$4,000,000 -
$4,999,999 30%
$5,000,000 -
$5,999,999 24%
$6,000,000 -
$7,999,999 22%
$8,000,000 -
$9,999,999 19%
$10,000,000 or
more 17%
2. By February 1 the
State Department of Education shall send by certified mail, with return receipt
requested, to each School District Superintendent school district
superintendent, Auditor auditor, and Regional
Accreditation Officer regional accreditation officer a notice of and
calculation sheet reflecting the general fund balance penalty to be assessed
against that school district.
Calculation of the general fund balance penalty shall not include
federal revenue. Within thirty (30) days
of receipt of this written notice the school district shall submit to the
Department a written reply either accepting or protesting the penalty to be
assessed against the district. If
protesting, the school district shall submit with its reply the reasons for
rejecting the calculations and documentation supporting those reasons. The Department shall review all school
district penalty protest documentation and notify each district by March 15 of
its finding and the final penalty to be assessed to each district. General fund balance penalties shall be
assessed to all school districts by April 1.
3. Any school district
which receives proceeds from a tax settlement or a Federal Emergency Management
Agency settlement during the last two (2) months of the preceding fiscal year
shall be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the penalty
would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the tax settlement.
4. Any school district
which receives an increase in State Aid because of a change in Foundation
and/or Salary Incentive Aid factors during the last two (2) months of the
preceding fiscal year shall be exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection,
if the penalty would occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the
increase in State Aid.
5. If a school district
does not receive Foundation and/or Salary Incentive Aid during the preceding
fiscal year, the State Board of Education may waive the penalty assessed in
this subsection if the penalty would result in a loss of more than forty
percent (40%) of the remaining State Aid to be allocated to the school district
between April 1 and the remainder of the school year and if the Board determines
the penalty will cause the school district not to meet remaining financial
obligations.
6. Any school district
which receives gross production revenue apportionment during the 2002-2003
school year or in any subsequent school year that is greater than the gross
production revenue apportionment of the preceding school year shall be exempt
from the penalty assessed in this subsection, if the penalty would occur solely
as a result of the gross production revenue apportionment, as determined by the
State Board of Education.
7. Beginning July 1,
2003, school districts that participate in consolidation or annexation pursuant
to the provisions of the Oklahoma School Voluntary Consolidation and
Annexation Act shall be exempt from the penalty assessed in this subsection for
the school year in which the consolidation or annexation occurs and for the
next three (3) fiscal years.
8. Any school district
which receives proceeds from a sales tax levied by a municipality pursuant to
Section 22-159 of Title 11 of the Oklahoma Statutes or proceeds from a sales
tax levied by a county pursuant to Section 1370 of Title 68 of the Oklahoma
Statutes during the 2003-2004 school year or the 2004-2005 school year shall be
exempt from the penalties assessed in this subsection, if the penalty would
occur solely as a result of receiving funds from the sales tax levy.
9. Any school district
which has an amount of carryover in the general fund of the district in excess
of the limits established in paragraph 1 of this subsection during the fiscal
years beginning July 1, 2020, July 1, 2021, July 1, 2022, and July 1, 2023,
shall not be assessed a general fund balance penalty as provided for in this
subsection.
10. For purposes of
calculating the general fund balance penalty, the terms "carryover"
and "general fund balance" shall not include federal revenue.
H. In order to provide
startup funds for the implementation of early childhood programs, State Aid may
be advanced to school districts that initially start early childhood instruction
at a school site. School districts that
desire such advanced funding shall make application to the State Department of
Education no later than September 15 of each year and advanced funding shall be
awarded to the approved districts no later than October 30. The advanced funding shall not exceed the per
pupil amount of State Aid as calculated in subsection D of this section per
anticipated Head Start eligible student.
The total amount of advanced funding shall be proportionately reduced
from the monthly payments of the district's State Aid payments during the last
six (6) months of the same fiscal year.
I. 1. Beginning July 1, 1996, the Oklahoma Tax
Commission, notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, shall report
monthly to the State Department of Education the monthly apportionment of the
following information:
a. the
assessed valuation of property,
b. motor
vehicle collections,
c. R.E.A.
tax collected, and
d. gross
productions tax collected.
2. Beginning July 1, 1997,
the State Auditor and Inspector's Office, notwithstanding any provision of law
to the contrary, shall report monthly to the State Department of Education the
monthly apportionment of the proceeds of the county levy.
3. Beginning July 1,
1996, the Commissioners of the Land Office, notwithstanding any provision of
law to the contrary, shall report monthly to the State Department of Education
the monthly apportionment of state apportionment.
4. Beginning July 1,
1997, the county treasurers' offices, notwithstanding any provision of law to
the contrary, shall report monthly to the State Department of Education the ad
valorem tax protest amounts for each county.
5. The information
reported by the Tax Commission, the State Auditor and Inspector's Office, the
county treasurers' offices, and the Commissioners of the Land Office,
pursuant to this subsection shall be reported by a school district on
forms developed by the State Department of Education.
SECTION 2.
AMENDATORY 70 O.S. 2021,
Section 18-201.1, is amended to read as follows:
Section 18-201.1 A. Beginning with the 2020-21 school year, and
each school year thereafter, the weighted membership of a school district for
calculation of Foundation Aid purposes pursuant to paragraph 1 of subsection D
of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum of the weighted pupil grade
level calculation, the weighted pupil category calculation, the weighted
district calculation, and the weighted teacher experience and degree
calculation. The weighted membership of
a school district for calculation of Salary Incentive Aid purposes pursuant to
paragraph 3 of subsection D of Section 18-200.1 of this title shall be the sum
of the weighted pupil grade level calculation, the weighted pupil category
calculation, the weighted district calculation, and the weighted teacher
experience and degree calculation.
B. Beginning with the
2022-2023 school year, the weighted calculations provided for in subsection A
of this section shall be based on the higher weighted average daily membership
of the first nine (9) weeks of the current school year or the preceding school
year of a school district, unless otherwise specified. The higher of the two (2) weighted average
daily memberships shall be used consistently in all of the calculations;
however, the weighted calculation for a statewide virtual charter school
experiencing a significant decline in membership shall be based on the first
nine (9) weeks of the current school year for the statewide virtual charter
school. For purposes of this subsection,
"significant decline in membership" means equal to or greater than a
fifteen percent (15%) decrease in average daily membership from the preceding
school year to the average daily membership of the first nine (9) weeks of the
current school year. The average daily
membership data used for all calculations in paragraphs 1, 2, 3, and 4
of this subsection shall be the same as used in the calculation of the State
Aid Formula. The weighted calculations
provided for in subsection A of this section shall be determined as follows:
1. The weighted pupil
grade level calculation shall be determined by taking the highest average daily
membership and assigning weights to the pupils according to grade attended as
follows:
GRADE LEVEL WEIGHT
a. Half-day
early childhood programs .7
b. Full-day
early childhood programs 1.3
c. Half-day
kindergarten 1.3
d. Full-day
kindergarten 1.5
e. First
and second grade 1.351
f. Third
grade 1.051
g. Fourth
through sixth grade 1.0
h. Seventh
through twelfth grade 1.2
i. Out-of-home
placement 1.50
Multiply
the membership of each subparagraph of this paragraph by the weight assigned to
such subparagraph of this paragraph and add the totals together to determine
the weighted pupil grade level calculation for a school district. Determination of the pupils eligible for the
early childhood program weight shall be pursuant to the provisions of Section
1-114 of this title. The pupils eligible
for the out-of-home placement pupil weight shall be students who are not
residents of the school district in which they are receiving education pursuant
to the provisions of subsection D of Section 1-113 of this title. Such weight may be claimed by the district
providing educational services to such student for the days that student is
enrolled in that district. If claimed,
the out-of-home placement weight shall be in lieu of the pupil grade level and
any pupil category weights for that student.
Provided, if a student resides in a juvenile detention center that is
restricted to less than twelve (12) beds, the out-of-home placement pupil
weight for such students shall be calculated as follows: for a center with six
(6) beds - 3.0; for a center with eight (8) beds - 2.3; and for a center
with ten (10) beds - 1.80.
2. The weighted pupil
category calculation shall be determined by assigning a weight to the pupil
category as follows:
CATEGORY WEIGHT
a. Visual
Impairment 3.8
b. Specific
Learning Disability .4
c. Deafness
or Hearing Impairment 2.9
d. Deaf-Blindness 3.8
e. Intellectual
Disability 1.3
f. Emotional
Disturbance 2.5
g. Gifted .34
h. Multiple
Disabilities 2.4
i. Orthopedic
Impairment 1.2
j. Speech
or Language Impairment .05
k. Bilingual .25
l. Special
Education Summer Program 1.2
m. Economically
Disadvantaged .25
.3
n. Optional
Extended School Year Program As
determined by
the
State Board
of
Education
o. Autism 2.4
p. Traumatic
Brain Injury 2.4
q. Other
Health Impairment 1.2
Except as
otherwise provided, multiply the number of pupils approved in the school year
with the highest average daily membership in each category by the weight
assigned to such category and add the totals together to determine the weighted
pupil category calculation for a school district. For the 1997-98 school year and subsequent
school years, the number to be multiplied by the weight assigned to the gifted
category in subparagraph g of this paragraph shall be the lesser of (1) the sum
of the number of students who scored in the top three percent (3%) on any
national standardized test of intellectual ability plus the number of students
identified as gifted pursuant to subparagraphs a through d of paragraph 1 of
Section 1210.301 of this title, or (2) the sum of the number of students who
scored in the top three percent (3%) on any national standardized test of
intellectual ability plus eight percent (8%) of the total average daily
membership of the school district for the first nine (9) weeks of the school
year.
3. The weighted district
calculation shall be determined by determining the calculations for each school
district for both the small school district formula and the district sparsity -
isolation formula, applying whichever is the greater of the calculations of the
two formulas and then applying the restrictions pursuant to subparagraph c of
this paragraph.
a. Small
school district formula: 529 750
minus the average daily membership divided by 529 750 times .2
times total average daily membership.
The small school district formula calculation shall apply only
to school districts whose highest average daily membership is less than 529
750 pupils. School districts
which are consolidated or annexed after July 1, 2003, pursuant to the Oklahoma
School Voluntary Consolidation and Annexation Act shall have the weighted
district size calculation for the three (3) school years following the fiscal
year in which such consolidation occurred calculated to be the sum of the
individual consolidated districts computed as if the consolidation had not
taken place. Thereafter, any such
district which is consolidated pursuant to the Oklahoma School Voluntary
Consolidation and Annexation Act shall not qualify for the weighted district
calculation unless the district can satisfy the specifications herein. Subject to the provisions of subparagraph c
of this paragraph, the resulting number shall be counted as additional students
for the purpose of calculating State Aid.
b. District
sparsity - isolation formula:
The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall
apply only to school districts:
(1) whose
total area in square miles is greater than the average number of square miles
for all school districts in this state; and
(2) whose
areal density is less than one-fourth (1/4) of the state average areal
density. Areal density shall be
determined by dividing the school district's average daily membership by the
school district's total area in square miles.
The district sparsity - isolation formula calculation shall be
calculated as follows:
The school district student cost factor multiplied by the school
district area factor. The resulting
product shall be multiplied by the school district's average daily
membership. Subject to the provisions of
subparagraph c of this paragraph, the resulting number shall be counted as
additional students for the purpose of calculating State Aid.
The school district student cost factor shall be calculated as
follows:
The school district's average daily membership shall be
categorized into the following grade level groups and applied to the
appropriate formulas as computed below:
Grade Level Group
Grades K-5 Divide 74 by the sum of the Grade
Level ADM plus 23,
add .85 to the quotient, then
multiply the sum by the Grade
Level ADM.
Grades 6-8 Divide 122 by the sum of the Grade
Level ADM plus 133,
add .85 to the quotient, then
multiply the sum by the Grade
Level ADM.
Grades 9-12 Divide 292 by the sum of the Grade
Level ADM plus 128,
add .78 to the quotient, then
multiply the sum by the Grade
Level ADM.
The sum of the grade level group's average daily membership
shall be divided by the school district's average daily membership. The number one (1.0) shall be subtracted from
the resulting quotient.
The school district area cost factor shall be calculated as
follows:
Subtract the state average district area from the district area,
then divide the remainder by the state average district area;
however, the district area cost factor shall not exceed one
(1.0).
The State Board of Education shall define geographical barriers
whose location in a school district would inhibit the district from
consolidation or annexation. The Board
shall make available an application process, review applications, and for districts
the Board deems necessary allow additional square miles to be used for the
purposes of calculations used for the weighted district sparsity - isolation
formula. Provided, that the additional
square miles allowed for geographical barriers shall not exceed thirty percent
(30%) of the district's actual size.
c. State
Aid funds which a district is calculated to receive as a result of the weighted
district calculation shall be restricted as follows:
If, after the weighted district calculation is applied, the
district's projected per pupil revenue exceeds one hundred fifty percent (150%)
of the projected state average per pupil revenue, then the district's State Aid
shall be reduced by an amount that will restrict the district's projected per
pupil revenue to one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the projected state
average per pupil revenue. Provided, in
applying the restriction provided in this division, the district's State Aid
shall not be reduced by an amount greater than by the amount of State Aid which
was generated by the weighted district calculation.
The July calculation of the projected per pupil revenue shall be
determined by dividing the district's preceding year's average daily membership
(ADM) as weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category, the district
and the teacher experience degree index calculations for projected State Aid
into the district's projected total revenues including projected funds for the
State Aid Formula for the preceding year, net assessed valuation for the preceding
calendar year times thirty-nine (39) mills, county revenues excluding the
county four-mills revenues for the second preceding year, other state
appropriations for the preceding year, and the collections for the
preceding year of state apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production
tax, and R.E.A. tax.
The December calculation of the projected per pupil revenue
shall be determined by dividing the higher of the district's first nine (9)
weeks of the current school year or the preceding school year's average daily
membership (ADM) as weighted by the pupil grade level, the pupil category, the
district and the teacher experience degree index calculations for projected
State Aid into the district's projected total revenues including funds for the
December calculation of the current year State Aid Formula, net assessed
valuation for the current calendar year times thirty-nine (39) mills, county
revenues excluding the county four-mills revenue for the preceding year, other
state appropriations for the preceding year, and the collections for the
preceding year of state apportionment, motor vehicle revenue, gross production
tax, and R.E.A. tax.
The district's projected total revenues for each calculation
shall exclude the following collections for the second preceding year: federal
revenue, insurance loss payments, reimbursements, recovery of overpayments and
refunds, unused reserves, prior expenditures recovered, prior year surpluses,
and other local miscellaneous revenues.
4. The weighted teacher
experience and degree calculation shall be determined in accordance with the
teacher experience and degree index. The
State Department of Education shall determine an index for each state teacher
by using data supplied in the school district's teacher personnel reports of
the preceding year and utilizing the index as follows:
TEACHER EXPERIENCE - DEGREE INDEX
EXPERIENCE BACHELOR'S MASTER'S DOCTOR'S
DEGREE DEGREE DEGREE
0 - 2 .7 .9 1.1
3 - 5 .8 1.0 1.2
6 - 8 .9 1.1 1.3
9 - 11 1.0 1.2 1.4
12 - 15 1.1 1.3 1.5
Over 15 1.2 1.4 1.6
The school district teacher index for each school district shall
be determined by subtracting the weighted average state teacher from the weighted
average district teacher. Multiply the
school district teacher index if greater than zero by .7 and then multiply that
product by the sum of the district's weighted pupil grade level calculation
provided in paragraph 1 of this subsection and the weighted pupil category
calculation provided in subparagraph m of paragraph 2 of this subsection to
determine the weighted teacher experience and degree calculation.
SECTION 3.
This act shall become effective July 1, 2023.
SECTION 4.
It being immediately necessary for the preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, by reason whereof
this act shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage and
approval.
Passed the
House of Representatives the 17th day of May, 2023.
Presiding
Officer of the House
of
Representatives
Passed the Senate the 19th day of
May, 2023.
Presiding
Officer of the Senate
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Received by the Office
of the Governor this ____________________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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Approved by the
Governor of the State of Oklahoma this _________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
_________________________________
Governor of
the State of Oklahoma
OFFICE
OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Received by the Office
of the Secretary of State this __________ day of ___________________,
20_______, at _______ o'clock _______ M.
By:
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