Bill Summaries: H605 (2017-2018 Session)

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  • Summary date: Apr 6 2017 - View summary

    Identical to S 661, filed on 4/4/17.

    Specifies that if in the 2018‑19 fiscal year the higher of the first or second month average daily membership in a local school administrative unit significantly impacted by weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew in the month of October 2016 is at least 2% or 100 students lower than the anticipated average daily membership used for allotments for the unit in the 2018‑19 fiscal year, the State Board of Education must not reduce allotments for the unit any lower than they were in the 2016‑17 fiscal year.

    Provides that if the budget rating that is used to calculate the allotment for the transportation of students in the 2018‑19 fiscal year for any local school administrative unit significantly impacted by weather conditions related to Hurricane Matthew in the month of October 2016 is lower than the budget rating that was used in the 2016‑17 fiscal year, the State Board of Education must use the budget rating from the 2016‑17 fiscal year to calculate the 2018‑19 allotment for the transportation of students.

    Applies only for the 2018‑19 fiscal year.