Relating to education, providing for school finance
simplification,
clarification and equity; modifying the definition of pupil
unit, providing the
same weight for pupils from kindergarten to grade 12;
modifying the general education revenue reservation requirement for learning
year pupils; modifying the determination of the number of children eligible to
receive free or reduced price lunches; equalizing school district general
education revenue with basic revenue and modifying the basic revenue formula
allowance; modifying general education aid; repealing the staff development and
first grade preparedness programs, limited English proficiency programs aid,
integration revenue, the definitions of training and experience index,
compensation revenue and LEP pupil units, extended time, gifted and talented,
compensatory education, basic skills, training and experience, secondary and
elementary sparsity and total operating capital revenues, certain definitions
under general education revenue, the operating capital levy and aid, uses of
total operating capital revenue, the maintenance cost index, the transportation
sparsity revenue definitions and allowance, equity revenue, regional and
district equity gaps, district equity index and region, equity aid, transition
revenue, transition for prekindergarten revenue and uses, transition levy and
aid, basic alternative teacher and alternative compensation aid and levy,
learning and development revenue and basic skills and compensatory education
revenues
(rt)