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SB17-296

Financing Public Schools

Type Bill
Session 2017 Regular Session

Concerning financing public schools, and, in connection therewith, making an appropriation.

Bill Summary:

The bill sets the statewide base per pupil funding amount for the 2017-18 budget year at $6,546.20, which is an inflationary increase of 2.8%, and establishes the minimum amount of total program funding for the 2017-18 budget year.

The bill requires that the sum of the total program funding for all schools for the 2017-18 budget year is not less than $6,634,600,182.

The bill authorizes the state board to approve supplemental assistance from the contingency reserve fund for a district that experiences an unusual financial burden that results from implementing a new program or school or expanding a program in the district that results in a 20% or greater increase in the district's pupil enrollment from the pupil enrollment used to calculate the district's total program funding for the applicable budget year. The district must reimburse the contingency reserve fund at the time funding is adjusted for actual pupil enrollment for the applicable budget year.

The bill changes the terminology used in the school finance act to describe the reduction in the state's share of total program funding from the phrase 'negative factor' to 'budget adjustment'.


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

Status

Became Law

Introduced

Passed

Became Law

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
06/02/2017 Signed Act PDF
05/19/2017 Final Act PDF
05/10/2017 Rerevised PDF
05/08/2017 Revised PDF
05/08/2017 Reengrossed PDF
05/05/2017 Engrossed PDF
04/19/2017 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
05/08/2017 PA3 PDF
05/03/2017 PA2 PDF
04/28/2017 PA1 PDF
Date Version Documents
07/21/2017 FN5 PDF
05/08/2017 FN4 PDF
05/08/2017 FN3 PDF
05/01/2017 FN2 PDF
04/25/2017 FN1 PDF
Date Version Documents
05/08/2017 SA1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.055 The motion passed on a vote of 8-5. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.038 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.050 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.054 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.053 (Attachment F). The motion failed on a 6-6 vote. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.045 (Attachment G). The motion failed on a vote of 4-9. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.043 (Attachment H). The motion failed on a vote of 2-11. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.046 (Attachment I). The motion failed on a vote of 5-8. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 11-2. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment J.001 The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 17-296, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment F). The motion passed on a vote of 6-1. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion passed on a vote of 4-3. Vote summary
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment G). The motion failed on a vote of 2-5. Vote summary
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/10/2017 MISCELLANEOUS RECON
9
AYE
56
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
05/10/2017 Third Reading BILL
52
AYE
13
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
05/10/2017 Third Reading AMD (L.070)
53
AYE
11
NO
1
OTHER
Vote record
05/10/2017 Third Reading PERM
40
AYE
25
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
05/10/2017 House Amendments REPASS
35
AYE
0
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
05/10/2017 House Amendments CONCUR
34
AYE
1
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
05/08/2017 Third Reading BILL
28
AYE
7
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
05/05/2017 Committee of the Whole COW * (.001)
17
AYE
18
NO
0
OTHER
Vote record
Date Location Action
06/02/2017 Governor Governor Signed
05/19/2017 Governor Sent to the Governor
05/19/2017 House Signed by the Speaker of the House
05/18/2017 Senate Signed by the President of the Senate
05/10/2017 Senate Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
05/10/2017 House House Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/09/2017 House House Third Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
05/08/2017 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
05/08/2017 House House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
05/08/2017 House House Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
05/08/2017 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
05/08/2017 Senate Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
05/05/2017 Senate Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor
05/03/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole
04/27/2017 Senate Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Appropriations
04/19/2017 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
Effective Date Chapter # Title Documents
06/02/2017 313 Financing Public Schools PDF