1330-S AMH PRUI DARA18

SHB 1330 - H AMD  362 Adopted 4-6-91

     By Representative Pruitt

     On page 120, line 3, strike all of subsection (18) and insert the following new subsection:

     "(18) $7,500,000 is provided solely for a complex needs factor to be allocated by a formula adopted by the superintendent after consultation with representatives of the legislature, governor, teachers, administrators, students, school board members and others.  The moneys shall be distributed to school districts qualifying for elements specified in this subsection within the amount provided in this subsection.   The elements of the complex needs formula shall include elements specified in LEAP document 30, as developed by the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee on April 6, 1991, at 1200 hours.  "LEAP Document 30" means the computerized tabulation and formulas for the following elements:

     (a) A poverty element based on the ratio of free and reduced meals compared to the headcount enrollment of the school district. 

     (b) A special education element, based in part on the ratio of special education students compared to the headcount enrollment of the school district.  School districts with more than 2,000 students participating in special education programs shall receive at least $50 per weighted special education student.  A minimum of nine percent of the students must be participating in special education programs for a district to qualify for this funding element.

     (c) A bilingual education element, based in part on the ratio of students participating in bilingual education programs compared to headcount enrollment of the school district.  School districts with more than twenty-five thousand headcount enrollment shall receive a minimum of $150 per weighted bilingual student.  For districts with enrollment under twenty-five thousand, a minimum of nine percent of the district students must be participating in bilingual education programs for a district to qualify for this funding factor, except that any district with over twenty percent enrollment in bilingual programs shall receive a minimum of $50 per student."

EFFECT:  Complex needs factor funding is to provide funds to school districts in the state qualifying under conditions which have been identified as requiring supplementary funding for district education to be effective.