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11 FIRSTREGULARSESSION
22 HOUSEBILLNO.98
33 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
44 INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEEALY.
55 0515H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
66 ANACT
77 Torepealsection163.011,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
88 calculationsforstateaidtopublicschools.
99 BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
1010 SectionA.Section163.011,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
1111 2thereof,tobeknownassection163.011,toreadasfollows:
1212 163.011.Asusedinthischapterunlessthecontextrequiresotherwise:
1313 2 (1)"Adjustedoperatinglevy",thesumoftaxratesforthecurrentyearforteachers'
1414 3andincidentalfundsforaschooldistrictasreportedtotheproperofficerofeachcounty
1515 4pursuanttosection164.011;
1616 5 (2)"Averagedailyattendance",thequotientorthesumofthequotientsobtainedby
1717 6dividingthetotalnumberofhoursattendedinatermbyresidentpupilsbetweentheagesof
1818 7fiveandtwenty-onebytheactualnumberofhoursschoolwasinsessioninthatterm.Tothe
1919 8averagedailyattendanceofthefollowingschooltermshallbeaddedthefull-timeequivalent
2020 9averagedailyattendanceofsummerschoolstudents."Full-timeequivalentaveragedaily
2121 10attendanceofsummerschoolstudents"shallbecomputedbydividingthetotalnumberof
2222 11hours,exceptforphysicaleducationhoursthatdonotcountascredittowardgraduationfor
2323 12studentsingradesnine,ten,eleven,andtwelve,attendedbyallsummerschoolpupilsbythe
2424 13numberofhoursrequiredinsection160.011intheschoolterm.Forpurposesofdetermining
2525 14averagedailyattendanceunderthissubdivision,theterm"residentpupil"shallincludeall
2626 15childrenbetweentheagesoffiveandtwenty-onewhoareresidentsoftheschooldistrictand
2727 16whoareattendingkindergartenthroughgradetwelveinsuchdistrict.Ifachildisattending
2828 17schoolinadistrictotherthanthedistrictofresidenceandthechild'sparentisteachinginthe
2929 EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
3030 intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18schooldistrictorisaregularemployeeoftheschooldistrictwhichthechildisattending,then
3131 19suchchildshallbeconsideredaresidentpupiloftheschooldistrictwhichthechildis
3232 20attendingforsuchperiodoftimewhenthedistrictofresidenceisnototherwiseliablefor
3333 21tuition.Averagedailyattendanceforstudentsbelowtheageoffiveyearsforwhichaschool
3434 22districtmayreceivestateaidbasedonsuchattendanceshallbecomputedasregularschool
3535 23termattendanceunlessotherwiseprovidedbylaw;
3636 24 (3)"Currentoperatingexpenditures":
3737 25 (a)Forthefiscalyear2007calculation,currentoperatingexpendituresshallbe
3838 26calculatedusingdatafromfiscalyear2004andshallbecalculatedasallexpendituresfor
3939 27instructionandsupportservicesexceptcapitaloutlayanddebtserviceexpendituresminusthe
4040 28revenuefromfederalcategoricalsources;foodservice;studentactivities;categorical
4141 29paymentsfortransportationcostspursuanttosection163.161;statereimbursementsforearly
4242 30childhoodspecialeducation;thecareerladderentitlementforthedistrict,asprovidedforin
4343 31sections168.500to168.515;thevocationaleducationentitlementforthedistrict,asprovided
4444 32forinsection167.332;andpaymentsfromotherdistricts;
4545 33 (b)Ineveryfiscalyearsubsequenttofiscalyear2007,currentoperatingexpenditures
4646 34shallbetheamountinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionplusanyincreasesinstatefunding
4747 35pursuanttosections163.031and163.043subsequenttofiscalyear2005,nottoexceedfive
4848 36percent,perrecalculation,ofthestaterevenuereceivedbyadistrictinthe2004-05school
4949 37yearfromthefoundationformula,line14,gifted,remedialreading,exceptionalpupilaid,fair
5050 38share,andfreetextbookpaymentsforanydistrictfromthefirstprecedingcalculationofthe
5151 39stateadequacytarget;
5252 40 (4)"District'staxrateceiling",thehighesttaxrateceilingineffectsubsequenttothe
5353 411980taxyearoranysubsequentyear.Suchtaxrateceilingshallnotcontainanytaxlevyfor
5454 42debtservice;
5555 43 (5)"Dollar-valuemodifier",anindexoftherelativepurchasingpowerofadollar,
5656 44calculatedasoneplusfifteenpercentofthedifferenceoftheregionalwageratiominusone,
5757 45providedthatthedollarvaluemodifiershallnotbeappliedataratelessthan1.0.Asusedin
5858 46thissubdivision,thefollowingtermsmean:
5959 47 (a)"Countywageperjob",thetotalcountywageandsalarydisbursementsdividedby
6060 48thetotalcountywageandsalaryemploymentforeachcountyandtheCityofSt.Louisas
6161 49reportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisoftheUnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerce
6262 50forthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear;
6363 51 (b)"Regionalwageperjob":
6464 52 a.ThetotalMissouriwageandsalarydisbursementsofthemetropolitanareaas
6565 53definedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetdividedbythetotalMissourimetropolitan
6666 54wageandsalaryemploymentforthemetropolitanareaforthecountysignifiedintheschool
6767 HB98 2 55districtnumberortheCityofSt.Louis,asreportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisof
6868 56theUnitedStatesDepartmentofCommerceforthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear
6969 57andrecalculateduponeverydecennialcensustoincorporatecountiesthatarenewlyaddedto
7070 58thedescriptionofmetropolitanareas;orifnosuchmetropolitanareaisestablished,then:
7171 59 b.ThetotalMissouriwageandsalarydisbursementsofthemicropolitanareaas
7272 60definedbytheOfficeofManagementandBudgetdividedbythetotalMissourimicropolitan
7373 61wageandsalaryemploymentforthemicropolitanareaforthecountysignifiedintheschool
7474 62districtnumber,asreportedbytheBureauofEconomicAnalysisoftheUnitedStates
7575 63DepartmentofCommerceforthefourthyearprecedingthepaymentyear,ifamicropolitan
7676 64areaforsuchcountyhasbeenestablishedandrecalculateduponeverydecennialcensusto
7777 65incorporatecountiesthatarenewlyaddedtothedescriptionofmicropolitanareas;or
7878 66 c.Ifacountyisnotpartofametropolitanormicropolitanareaasestablishedbythe
7979 67OfficeofManagementandBudget,thenthecountywageperjob,asdefinedinparagraph(a)
8080 68ofthissubdivision,shallbeusedfortheschooldistrict,assignifiedbytheschooldistrict
8181 69number;
8282 70 (c)"Regionalwageratio",theratiooftheregionalwageperjobdividedbythestate
8383 71medianwageperjob;
8484 72 (d)"Statemedianwageperjob",thefifty-eighthhighestcountywageperjob;
8585 73 (6)"Freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcount",forschooldistrictsnoteligibleforand
8686 74thosethatdonotchoosetheUSDACommunityEligibilityOption,thenumberofpupils
8787 75eligibleforfreeandreducedpricelunchonthelastWednesdayinJanuaryforthepreceding
8888 76schoolyearwhowereenrolledasstudentsofthedistrict,asapprovedbythedepartmentin
8989 77accordancewithapplicablefederalregulations.Foreligibleschooldistrictsthatchoosethe
9090 78USDACommunityEligibilityOption,thefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountshallbe
9191 79thepercentageoffreeandreducedpricelunchstudentscalculatedaseligibleonthelast
9292 80WednesdayinJanuaryofthemostrecentschoolyearthatincludedhouseholdapplicationsto
9393 81determinefreeandreducedpricelunchcountmultipliedbythedistrict'saveragedaily
9494 82attendancefigure;
9595 83 (7)"Freeandreducedpricelunchthreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotal
9696 84freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabove
9797 85thebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,
9898 86whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresper
9999 87averagedailyattendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformance
100100 88districts;
101101 89 (8)"LimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcount",thenumberintheprecedingschool
102102 90yearofpupilsagedthreethroughtwenty-oneenrolledorpreparingtoenrollinanelementary
103103 91schoolorsecondaryschoolwhowerenotbornintheUnitedStatesorwhosenativelanguage
104104 HB98 3 92isalanguageotherthanEnglishorareNativeAmericanorAlaskannative,oranative
105105 93residentoftheoutlyingareas,andcomefromanenvironmentwherealanguageotherthan
106106 94Englishhashadasignificantimpactonsuchindividuals'levelofEnglishlanguage
107107 95proficiency,oraremigratory,whosenativelanguageisalanguageotherthanEnglish,and
108108 96whocomefromanenvironmentwherealanguageotherthanEnglishisdominant;andhave
109109 97difficultiesinspeaking,reading,writing,orunderstandingtheEnglishlanguagesufficientto
110110 98denysuchindividualstheabilitytomeetthestate'sproficientlevelofachievementonstate
111111 99assessmentsdescribedin[PublicLaw107-10] thefederalNoChildLeftBehindActof
112112 1002001(Pub.L.107-110),theabilitytoachievesuccessfullyinclassroomswherethelanguage
113113 101ofinstructionisEnglish,ortheopportunitytoparticipatefullyinsociety;
114114 102 (9)"LimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotal
115115 103limitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabove
116116 104thebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,
117117 105whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresper
118118 106averagedailyattendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformance
119119 107districts;
120120 108 (10)"Localeffort":
121121 109 (a)Forthefiscalyear2007calculation,localeffortshallbecomputedasthe
122122 110equalizedassessedvaluationofthepropertyofaschooldistrictincalendaryear2004divided
123123 111byonehundredandmultipliedbytheperformancelevylessthepercentageretainedbythe
124124 112countyassessorandcollectorplusonehundredpercentoftheamountreceivedinfiscalyear
125125 1132005forschoolpurposesfromintangibletaxes,fines,escheats,paymentsinlieuoftaxesand
126126 114receiptsfromstate-assessedrailroadandutilitytax,onehundredpercentoftheamount
127127 115receivedforschoolpurposespursuanttothemerchants'andmanufacturers'taxesunder
128128 116sections150.010to150.370,onehundredpercentoftheamountsreceivedforschool
129129 117purposesfromfederalpropertiesundersections12.070and12.080exceptwhensuch
130130 118amountsareusedinthecalculationoffederalimpactaidpursuanttoP.L.81-874,fiftypercent
131131 119ofPropositionCrevenuesreceivedforschoolpurposesfromtheschooldistricttrustfund
132132 120undersection163.087,andonehundredpercentofanylocalearningsorincometaxes
133133 121receivedbythedistrictforschoolpurposes.Underthisparagraph,foraspecialdistrict
134134 122establishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithacharterformofgovernment
135135 123andwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,ataxlevyofzeroshallbeutilizedinlieuofthe
136136 124performancelevyforthespecialschooldistrict;
137137 125 (b)Ineveryyearsubsequenttofiscalyear2007,localeffortshallbetheamount
138138 126calculatedunderparagraph(a)ofthissubdivisionplusanyincreaseintheamountreceived
139139 127forschoolpurposesfromfines.Ifadistrict'sassessedvaluationhasdecreasedsubsequentto
140140 128thecalculationoutlinedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision,thedistrict'slocaleffortshallbe
141141 HB98 4 129calculatedusingthedistrict'scurrentassessedvaluationinlieuoftheassessedvaluation
142142 130utilizedinthecalculationoutlinedinparagraph(a)ofthissubdivision.Whenachangeina
143143 131schooldistrict'sboundarylinesoccursbecauseofaboundarylinechange,annexation,
144144 132attachment,consolidation,reorganization,ordissolutionundersection162.071,162.081,
145145 133sections162.171to162.201,section162.221,162.223,162.431,162.441,or162.451,orin
146146 134theeventthataschooldistrictassumesanyterritoryfromadistrictthatceasestoexistforany
147147 135reason,thedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationshallmakeaproper
148148 136adjustmenttoeachaffecteddistrict'slocaleffort,sothateachdistrict'slocaleffortfigure
149149 137conformstothenewboundarylinesofthedistrict.Thedepartmentshallcomputethelocal
150150 138effortfigurebyapplyingthecalendaryear2004assessedvaluationdatatothenewlandareas
151151 139resultingfromtheboundarylinechange,annexation,attachment,consolidation,
152152 140reorganization,ordissolutionandotherwisefollowtheproceduresdescribedinthis
153153 141subdivision;
154154 142 (11)"Membership"shallbetheaverageof:
155155 143 (a)Thenumberofresidentfull-timestudentsandthefull-timeequivalentnumberof
156156 144part-timestudentswhowereenrolledinthepublicschoolsofthedistrictonthelast
157157 145WednesdayinSeptemberofthepreviousyearandwhowereinattendanceonedayormore
158158 146duringtheprecedingtenschooldays;and
159159 147 (b)Thenumberofresidentfull-timestudentsandthefull-timeequivalentnumberof
160160 148part-timestudentswhowereenrolledinthepublicschoolsofthedistrictonthelast
161161 149WednesdayinJanuaryofthepreviousyearandwhowereinattendanceonedayormore
162162 150duringtheprecedingtenschooldays,plusthefull-timeequivalentnumberofsummerschool
163163 151pupils."Full-timeequivalentnumberofpart-timestudents"isdeterminedbydividingthe
164164 152totalnumberofhoursforwhichallpart-timestudentsareenrolledbythenumberofhoursin
165165 153theschoolterm."Full-timeequivalentnumberofsummerschoolpupils"isdeterminedby
166166 154dividingthetotalnumberofhoursforwhichallsummerschoolpupilswereenrolledbythe
167167 155numberofhoursrequiredpursuanttosection160.011intheschoolterm.Onlystudents
168168 156eligibletobecountedforaveragedailyattendanceshallbecountedformembership;
169169 157 (12)"Operatinglevyforschoolpurposes",thesumoftaxratesleviedforteachers'
170170 158andincidentalfundsplustheoperatinglevyorsalestaxequivalentpursuanttosection
171171 159162.1100ofanytransitionalschooldistrictcontainingtheschooldistrict,inthepaymentyear,
172172 160notincludinganyequalizedoperatinglevyforschoolpurposesleviedbyaspecialschool
173173 161districtinwhichthedistrictislocated;
174174 162 (13)"Performancedistrict",anydistrictthathasmetperformancestandardsand
175175 163indicatorsasestablishedbythedepartmentofelementaryandsecondaryeducationfor
176176 164purposesofaccreditationundersection161.092andasreportedonthefinalannual
177177 165performancereportforthatdistricteachyear;forcalculationstobeutilizedforpaymentsin
178178 HB98 5 166fiscalyearssubsequenttofiscalyear2018,thenumberofperformancedistrictsshallnot
179179 167exceedtwenty-fivepercentofallpublicschooldistricts;
180180 168 (14)"Performancelevy",threedollarsandforty-threecents;
181181 169 (15)"Schoolpurposes"pertainstoteachers'andincidentalfunds;
182182 170 (16)"Specialeducationpupilcount",thenumberofpublicschoolstudentswitha
183183 171currentindividualizededucationprogramorservicesplanandreceivingservicesfromthe
184184 172residentdistrictasofDecemberfirstoftheprecedingschoolyear,exceptforspecial
185185 173educationservicesprovidedthroughaschooldistrictestablishedundersections162.815to
186186 174162.940inacountywithacharterformofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillion
187187 175inhabitants,inwhichcasethesumofthestudentsineachdistrictwithinthecountyexceeding
188188 176thespecialeducationthresholdofeachrespectivedistrictwithinthecountyshallbecounted
189189 177withinthespecialdistrictandnotinthedistrictofresidenceforpurposesofdistributingthe
190190 178stateaidderivedfromthespecialeducationpupilcount;
191191 179 (17)"Specialeducationthreshold"shallbecalculatedbydividingthetotalspecial
192192 180educationpupilcountofeveryperformancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabovethebottomfive
193193 181percentandentirelybelowthetopfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,whensuch
194194 182districtsarerank-orderedbasedontheircurrentoperatingexpendituresperaveragedaily
195195 183attendance,bythetotalaveragedailyattendanceofallincludedperformancedistricts;
196196 184 (18)"Stateadequacytarget",thesumofthecurrentoperatingexpendituresofevery
197197 185performancedistrictthatfallsentirelyabovethebottomfivepercentandentirelybelowthe
198198 186topfivepercentofaveragedailyattendance,whensuchdistrictsarerank-orderedbasedon
199199 187theircurrentoperatingexpendituresperaveragedailyattendance,dividedbythetotalaverage
200200 188dailyattendanceofallincludedperformancedistricts.Thedepartmentofelementaryand
201201 189secondaryeducationshallfirstcalculatethestateadequacytargetforfiscalyear2007and
202202 190recalculatethestateadequacytargeteverytwoyearsusingthemostcurrentavailabledata.
203203 191Therecalculationshallneverresultinadecreasefromthestateadequacytargetascalculated
204204 192forfiscalyears2017and2018andanystateadequacytargetfigurecalculatedsubsequentto
205205 193fiscalyear2018.Shouldarecalculationresultinanincreaseinthestateadequacytarget
206206 194amount,fiftypercentofthatincreaseshallbeincludedinthestateadequacytargetamountin
207207 195theyearofrecalculation,andfiftypercentofthatincreaseshallbeincludedinthestate
208208 196adequacytargetamountinthesubsequentyear.Thestateadequacytargetmaybeadjustedto
209209 197accommodateavailableappropriationsasprovidedinsubsection7ofsection163.031;
210210 198 (19)"Teacher",anyteacher,teacher-secretary,substituteteacher,supervisor,
211211 199principal,supervisingprincipal,superintendentorassistantsuperintendent,schoolnurse,
212212 200socialworker,counselororlibrarianwhoshall,regularly,teachorbeemployedfornohigher
213213 201thangradetwelvemorethanone-halftimeinthepublicschoolsandwhoiscertifiedunderthe
214214 202lawsgoverningthecertificationofteachersinMissouri;
215215 HB98 6 203 (20)"Weightedaveragedailyattendance":
216216 204 (a)Forfiscalyearspriortothe2026fiscalyear,paragraph(g)ofthissubdivision;
217217 205 (b)Forthe2026fiscalyear,thesumofnine-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthis
218218 206subdivisionplusone-tenthmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
219219 207 (c)Forthe2027fiscalyear,thesumofeight-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)of
220220 208thissubdivisionplustwo-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
221221 209 (d)Forthe2028fiscalyear,thesumofseven-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)of
222222 210thissubdivisionplusthree-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
223223 211 (e)Forthe2029fiscalyear,thesumofsix-tenthsmultipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthis
224224 212subdivisionplusfour-tenthsmultipliedbytheweightedmembership;
225225 213 (f)Forthe2030fiscalyearandallsubsequentfiscalyears,thesumoffive-tenths
226226 214multipliedbyparagraph(g)ofthissubdivisionplusfive-tenthsmultipliedbytheweighted
227227 215membership;
228228 216 (g)Theaveragedailyattendanceplustheproductof[twenty-fivehundredths] three-
229229 217tenthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeand
230230 218reducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythe
231231 219numberofspecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthespecialeducationthreshold,plusthe
232232 220productof[six-tenths] sixty-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythenumberoflimitedEnglish
233233 221proficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold.Forspecial
234234 222districtsestablishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithacharterformof
235235 223governmentandwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,weightedaveragedailyattendance
236236 224shallbetheaveragedailyattendanceplustheproductof[twenty-fivehundredths] three-
237237 225tenthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeand
238238 226reducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythe
239239 227sumofthespecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthethresholdforeachcountydistrict,
240240 228plustheproductof[six-tenths] sixty-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythelimitedEnglish
241241 229proficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold.Noneofthe
242242 230districtscomprisingaspecialdistrictestablishedundersections162.815to162.940ina
243243 231countywithacharterformofgovernmentandwithmorethanonemillioninhabitants[,] shall
244244 232useanyspecialeducationpupilcountincalculatingtheirweightedaveragedailyattendance;
245245 233 (21)"Weightedmembership",themembershipplustheproductof[twenty-five
246246 234hundredths] three-tenthsmultipliedbythefreeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthat
247247 235exceedsthefreeandreducedpricelunchthreshold,plustheproductofseventy-five
248248 236hundredthsmultipliedbythenumberofspecialeducationpupilcountthatexceedsthespecial
249249 237educationthreshold,plustheproductof[six-tenths] sixty-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythe
250250 238numberoflimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcountthatexceedsthelimitedEnglish
251251 239proficiencythreshold.Forspecialdistrictsestablishedundersections162.815to162.940ina
252252 HB98 7 240countywithmorethanonemillioninhabitants,weightedmembershipshallbethe
253253 241membershipplustheproductof[twenty-fivehundredths] three-tenthsmultipliedbythe
254254 242freeandreducedpricelunchpupilcountthatexceedsthefreeandreducedpricelunch
255255 243threshold,plustheproductofseventy-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythesumofthespecial
256256 244educationpupilcountthatexceedsthethresholdforeachcountydistrict,plustheproductof
257257 245[six-tenths] sixty-fivehundredthsmultipliedbythelimitedEnglishproficiencypupilcount
258258 246thatexceedsthelimitedEnglishproficiencythreshold.Noneofthedistrictscomprisinga
259259 247specialdistrictestablishedundersections162.815to162.940inacountywithmorethanone
260260 248millioninhabitantsshalluseanyspecialeducationpupilcountincalculatingtheirweighted
261261 249membership.
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