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S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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A N A C T
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX
RELIEF ACT
Introduced By: Senators Rogers, de la Cruz, DeLuca, Paolino, E Morgan, and Pearson
Date Introduced: February 01, 2023
Referred To: Senate Finance
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 16-7.2-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 16-7.2 entitled "The 1
Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act" is hereby amended to read as follows: 2
16-7.2-4. Determination of state’s share. 3
(a) For each district, the state’s share of the foundation education aid calculated pursuant 4
to § 16-7.2-3(a) shall use a calculation that considers a district’s revenue-generating capacity and 5
concentration of high-need students. The calculation is the square root of the sum of the state-share 6
ratio for the community calculation, pursuant to § 16-7-20, squared plus the district’s percentage 7
of students in grades PK-6 in poverty status squared, divided by two. 8
(b) For purposes of determining the state’s share, school district student data used in this 9
calculation shall include charter school and state school students. These ratios are used in the 10
permanent foundation education aid formula calculation described in § 16-7.2-5. 11
(c) In any given fiscal year, the total education aid paid to a local education agency, 12
including distributed categorical funds, shall not be reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the 13
municipal education appropriation to the local education agency in the previous fiscal year. 14
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. 15
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX
RELIEF ACT
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This act would prohibit total education aid paid to any local education agency from being 1
reduced by more than one percent (1%) of the municipal education appropriation in the previous 2
fiscal year. 3
This act would take effect upon passage. 4
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