As Amended by Senate Committee
          
Session of 1999
         
SENATE BILL No. 344
         
By Committee on Federal and State Affairs
         
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10             AN  ACT concerning school district finance; revising the definition of
11             enrollment; amending K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-6407 and repealing the
12             existing section.
13      
14       Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas:
15             Section  1. On July 1, 1999, K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-6407 shall be
16       and is hereby amended to read as follows: 72-6407. (a) "Pupil" means
17       any person who is regularly enrolled in a district and attending kinder-
18       garten or any of the grades one through 12 maintained by the district or
19       who is regularly enrolled in a district and attending kindergarten or any
20       of the grades one through 12 in another district in accordance with an
21       agreement entered into under authority of K.S.A. 72-8233, and amend-
22       ments thereto, or who is regularly enrolled in a district and attending
23       special education services provided for preschool-aged exceptional chil-
24       dren by the district. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a
25       pupil in attendance full time shall be counted as one pupil. A pupil in
26       attendance part time shall be counted as that proportion of one pupil (to
27       the nearest 1/10) that the pupil's attendance bears to full-time attendance.
28       A pupil attending kindergarten shall be counted as 1/2 pupil. A pupil en-
29       rolled in and attending an institution of postsecondary education which
30       is authorized under the laws of this state to award academic degrees shall
31       be counted as one pupil if the pupil's postsecondary education enrollment
32       and attendance together with the pupil's attendance in either of the
33       grades 11 or 12 is at least 5/6 time, otherwise the pupil shall be counted
34       as that proportion of one pupil (to the nearest 1/10) that the total time of
35       the pupil's postsecondary education attendance and attendance in grade
36       11 or 12, as applicable, bears to full-time attendance. A pupil enrolled in
37       and attending an area vocational school, area vocational-technical school
38       or approved vocational education program shall be counted as one pupil
39       if the pupil's vocational education enrollment and attendance together
40       with the pupil's attendance in any of grades nine through 12 is at least 5/6
41       time, otherwise the pupil shall be counted as that proportion of one pupil
42       (to the nearest 1/10) that the total time of the pupil's vocational education
43       attendance and attendance in any of grades nine through 12 bears to full-

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  1       time attendance. A pupil enrolled in a district and attending special ed-
  2       ucation services, except special education services for preschool-aged ex-
  3       ceptional children, provided for by the district shall be counted as one
  4       pupil. A pupil enrolled in a district and attending special education serv-
  5       ices for preschool-aged exceptional children provided for by the district
  6       shall be counted as 1/2 pupil. A preschool-aged at-risk pupil enrolled in a
  7       district and receiving services under an approved at-risk pupil assistance
  8       plan maintained by the district shall be counted as 1/2 pupil. A pupil in
  9       the custody of the secretary of social and rehabilitation services and en-
10       rolled in unified school district No. 259, Sedgwick county, Kansas, but
11       housed, maintained, and receiving educational services at the Judge James
12       V. Riddel Boys Ranch, shall be counted as two pupils. A pupil residing at
13       the Flint Hills job corps center shall not be counted. A pupil confined in
14       and receiving educational services provided for by a district at a juvenile
15       detention facility shall not be counted. A pupil enrolled in a district but
16       housed, maintained, and receiving educational services at a state institu-
17       tion shall not be counted.
18             (b) "Preschool-aged exceptional children" means exceptional chil-
19       dren, except gifted children, who have attained the age of three years but
20       are under the age of eligibility for attendance at kindergarten.
21             (c) "At-risk pupils" means pupils who are eligible for free meals
22       under the national school lunch act and who are enrolled in a district
23       which maintains an approved at-risk pupil assistance plan.
24             (d) "Preschool-aged at-risk pupil" means an at-risk pupil who has
25       attained the age of four years, is under the age of eligibility for attendance
26       at kindergarten, and has been selected by the state board in accordance
27       with guidelines consonant with guidelines governing the selection of pu-
28       pils for participation in head start programs. The state board shall select
29       not more than 1,350 preschool-aged at-risk pupils to be counted in any
30       school year.
31             (e) "Enrollment" means, for districts scheduling the school days or
32       school hours of the school term on a trimestral or quarterly basis, the
33       number of pupils regularly enrolled in the district on September 20 plus
34       the number of pupils regularly enrolled in the district on February 20
35       less the number of pupils regularly enrolled on February 20 who were
36       counted in the enrollment of the district on September 20; and for dis-
37       tricts not hereinbefore specified, the number of pupils regularly enrolled
38       in the district on September 20. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if en-
39       rollment in a district in any school year has decreased from enrollment
40       in the preceding school year, enrollment of the district in the current
41       school year may be computed on the basis of means whichever is the
42       greater of (1) enrollment in the preceding school year minus enrollment
43       in such school year of preschool-aged at-risk pupils, if any such pupils

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  1       were enrolled, plus enrollment in the current school year of preschool-
  2       aged at-risk pupils, if any such pupils are enrolled, or (2) the sum of
  3       enrollment in the school year next preceding the preceding school year
  4       minus enrollment in such school year of preschool-aged at-risk pupils, if
  5       any such pupils were enrolled, plus enrollment in the current school year
  6       of preschool-aged at-risk pupils, if any such pupils are enrolled and the
  7       average (mean) of the sum of (A) enrollment of the district in the
  8       current school year minus enrollment in such school year of pre-
  9       school-aged at-risk pupils, if any such pupils are enrolled and (B)
10       enrollment in the preceding school year minus enrollment in such
11       school year of preschool-aged at-risk pupils, if any such pupils were
12       enrolled and (C) enrollment in the school year next preceding the
13       preceding school year minus enrollment in such school year of pre-
14       school-aged at-risk pupils, if any such pupils were enrolled.
15             (f) "Adjusted enrollment" means enrollment adjusted by adding at-
16       risk pupil weighting, program weighting, low enrollment weighting, if any,
17       correlation weighting, if any, school facilities weighting, if any, ancillary
18       school facilities weighting, if any, and transportation weighting to
19       enrollment.
20             (g) "At-risk pupil weighting" means an addend component assigned
21       to enrollment of districts on the basis of enrollment of at-risk pupils.
22             (h) "Program weighting" means an addend component assigned to
23       enrollment of districts on the basis of pupil attendance in educational
24       programs which differ in cost from regular educational programs.
25             (i) "Low enrollment weighting" means an addend component as-
26       signed to enrollment of districts having under 1,750 1,725 enrollment on
27       the basis of costs attributable to maintenance of educational programs by
28       such districts in comparison with costs attributable to maintenance of
29       educational programs by districts having 1,750 1,725 or over enrollment.
30             (j) "School facilities weighting" means an addend component as-
31       signed to enrollment of districts on the basis of costs attributable to com-
32       mencing operation of new school facilities. School facilities weighting may
33       be assigned to enrollment of a district only if the district has adopted a
34       local option budget and budgeted therein the total amount authorized for
35       the school year. School facilities weighting may be assigned to enrollment
36       of the district only in the school year in which operation of a new school
37       facility is commenced and in the next succeeding school year.
38             (k) "Transportation weighting" means an addend component as-
39       signed to enrollment of districts on the basis of costs attributable to the
40       provision or furnishing of transportation.
41             (l) "Correlation weighting" means an addend component assigned
42       to enrollment of districts having 1,750 1,725 or over enrollment on the
43       basis of costs attributable to maintenance of educational programs by such

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  1       districts as a correlate to low enrollment weighting assigned to enrollment
  2       of districts having under 1,750 1,725 enrollment.
  3             (m) "Ancillary school facilities weighting" means an addend com-
  4       ponent assigned to enrollment of districts to which the provisions of
  5       K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-6441, and amendments thereto, apply on the basis
  6       of costs attributable to commencing operation of new school facilities.
  7       Ancillary school facilities weighting may be assigned to enrollment of a
  8       district only if the district has levied a tax under authority of K.S.A. 1998
  9       Supp. 72-6441, and amendments thereto, and remitted the proceeds from
10       such tax to the state treasurer. Ancillary school facilities weighting is in
11       addition to assignment of school facilities weighting to enrollment of any
12       district eligible for such weighting. 
13        New Sec.  2. (a) For the purposes of the school district finance
14       and quality performance act, and notwithstanding any provision of
15       the act to the contrary, the term enrollment in the 1998-99 school
16       year, as applied to districts in which enrollment in such school year
17       decreased from enrollment in the 1997-98 school year, means en-
18       rollment of the district in the 1997-98 school year plus enrollment
19       in the 1998-99 school year of preschool-aged at-risk pupils, if any
20       such pupils are enrolled.
21             (b) The provisions of this section shall expire on June 30, 1999.
22        Sec.  2. 3. On July 1, 1999, K.S.A. 1998 Supp. 72-6407 shall be and
23       is hereby repealed.
24         Sec.  3. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after
25       its publication in the statute book Kansas register.