following:
(1) Alternative education.
(2) Optional full-day kindergarten.
(3) Summer school programs.
(4) Remediation.
(5) Reading improvement.
(6) Gifted and talented programs.
(7) Professional development.
(8) Technology.
(9) Textbooks.
Sec. 5. To qualify for a block grant, a school corporation or
charter school must apply to the department for a block grant in
the form and in the manner prescribed by the department. The
application must be received by the department before October 1
in the school year in which the block grant will be used.
Sec. 6. An application for a block grant must include the
following:
(1) A description of each program that will be
enhanced or expanded with the block grant.
(2) A statement of the baseline funding level being
provided for each program covered by the
application.
Sec. 7. The department shall review grant applications and
approve an application only if the grant would expand or enhance
programs and would not replace baseline funding available to the
school corporation or charter school for programs.
Sec. 8. (a) For the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, the
maximum block grant that the department may award for a school
year to a school corporation or charter school that will not use the
entire block grant for expenditures directly related to providing
optional full-day kindergarten is an amount equal to:
(1) one thousand five hundred fifty dollars
($1,550); multiplied by
(2) the school corporation's or charter school's
ADM for grade 1.
(b) For the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the
maximum block grant that the department may award for a school
year to a school corporation or charter school that will not use the
entire block grant for expenditures directly related to providing
optional full-day kindergarten is an amount equal to:
(1) two thousand two hundred dollars ($2,200);
multiplied by
(2) the school corporation's or charter school's
ADM for grade 1.
Sec. 9. (a) For the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, the
maximum block grant that the department may award for a school
year to a school corporation or charter school that will use the
entire block grant for expenditures directly related to providing
optional full-day kindergarten is the sum of the following:
(1) An amount equal to:
(A) one thousand five hundred fifty dollars
($1,550); multiplied by
(B) the school corporation's or charter
school's ADM for grade 1.
(2) An amount equal to:
(A) one thousand five hundred fifty dollars
($1,550) multiplied by
(B) the number of students in the school
corporation or charter school who:
(i) are included in the school
corporation's or charter school's
ADM for grade 1; and
(ii) qualify for free or reduced
price lunch.
(b) For the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2009, the
maximum block grant that the department may award for a school
year to a school corporation or charter school that will use the
entire block grant for expenditures directly related to providing
optional full-day kindergarten is the sum of the following:
(1) An amount equal to:
(A) two thousand two hundred dollars
($2,200); multiplied by
(B) the school corporation's or charter
school's ADM for grade 1.
(2) An amount equal to:
(A) two thousand two hundred dollars
($2,200); multiplied by
(B) the number of students in the school
corporation or charter school who:
(i) are included in the school
corporation's or charter school's
ADM for grade 1; and
(ii) qualify for free or reduced
price lunch.
Sec. 10. This chapter expires June 30, 2009.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to HB 1008 as printed February 20, 2007.)