FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 5738

                              C 209 L 89

BYSenators Bailey, Rinehart, Gaspard, Smitherman, Bender, Lee, Fleming, Metcalf and Murray; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Changing requirements of student motivation, retention, and retrieval program.

Senate Committee on Education

House Committe on Education

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

In 1987, the Legislature authorized the Superintendent of Public Instruction to grant funds to selected school districts to assist in the development of student motivation, retention, and retrieval programs for students at risk of dropping out of school.  Funds appropriated for these purposes have been distributed to qualifying school districts for initial planning, development, and implementation of educational programs.

SUMMARY:

The Student Motivation, Retention and Retrieval Program is amended.  Funds are distributed among qualifying school districts on a per pupil basis.  The appropriation shall be divided by the total full-time equivalent student population of all qualifying districts as determined on October 1 of the first year of each biennium.  The eligibility of a school district or cooperative of school districts to receive program implementation funds is determined once every two years.  Funds not requested by one or more eligible school districts may be expended or allocated to other qualifying school districts on a nonformula grant basis by SPI.  The requirement that priority consideration be given to schools where no student motivation, retention and retrieval programs currently exist is deleted.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

     Senate   48    0

     House 97  0

EFFECTIVE:July 23, 1989