Introduced Version






SENATE BILL No. 256

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DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL



Citations Affected: IC 21-3-1.8-6 ; IC 21-3-1.9.

Synopsis: Forgiveness of state support. Forgives a school corporation offering vocational education through programs offered by the Area 30 Career Center from its obligation to repay state support received before January 1, 2000, that was attributable to students participating in the alternative education program provided by the Area 30 Career Center. Requires the department of education to include students participating in the alternative education program provided by the Area 30 Career Center in the average daily membership (ADM), average daily attendance (ADA), and additional pupil count (APC) of the participating school corporations for the purpose of calculating the school corporations' state support for calendar year 2000. Makes a technical correction.

Effective: Upon passage; December 31, 1999 (retroactive); January 1, 2000 (retroactive).





Lawson C, Bray




    January 10, 2000, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance.







Introduced

Second Regular Session 111th General Assembly (2000)


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SENATE BILL No. 256



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education finance.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

    SECTION 1. IC 21-3-1.8-6 , AS AMENDED BY P.L.273-1999, SECTION 144, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 31, 1999 (RETROACTIVE)]: Sec. 6. This chapter expires January 1, 2000. 2001.
    SECTION 2. IC 21-3-1.9 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]:
     Chapter 1.9. Forgiveness of the Obligation to Repay State Support Attributable to Certain Students
    Sec. 1. This chapter applies to a school corporation that offers vocational education through programs offered by the Area 30 Career Center.
    Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "department" refers to the department of education.
    Sec. 3. As used in this chapter, "state support" refers to money distributed to a school corporation under the following:
        (1) State tuition support (IC 21-3-1.7).


        (2) Distribution for transportation (IC 21-3-3.1).
        (3) Alternative education program grant (IC 21-3-11).
        (4) Average daily attendance flat grant (IC 21-3-4.5).
        (5) Vocational education grants (IC 21-3-1.8).
    Sec. 4. If:
        (1) the department determines that a school corporation incorrectly included students participating in an alternative education program offered through the Area 30 Career Center in the school corporation's:
            (A) average daily membership;
            (B) average daily attendance; and
            (C) additional pupil count; and
        (2) the school corporation received state support attributable to the students described in subdivision (1) during the period beginning January 1, 1995, and ending December 31, 1999;
the school corporation's obligation to repay the part of the state support attributable to the students participating in an alternative education program offered through the Area 30 Career Center is forgiven and released.

    SECTION 3. [EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2000 (RETROACTIVE)] (a) This SECTION applies to a school corporation that offers vocational education through programs offered by the Area 30 Career Center.
    (b) As used in this SECTION, "state support" refers to money distributed to a school corporation under the following:
        (1) State tuition support (IC 21-3-1.7).
        (2) Distribution for transportation (IC 21-3-3.1).
        (3) Alternative education program grant (IC 21-3-11).
        (4) Average daily attendance flat grant (IC 21-3-4.5).
        (5) Vocational education grants (IC 21-3-1.8).
    (c) Notwithstanding any other law, rule, or guideline of the department of education, the department of education may not subtract a student participating in an alternative education program offered through the Area 30 Career Center from the school corporation's:
        (1) average daily membership;
        (2) average daily attendance; or
        (3) additional pupil count;
for the purpose of calculating the school corporation's state support for calendar year 2000.
    (d) This SECTION expires December 31, 2000.

    SECTION 4. An emergency is declared for this act.