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).
January 10, 2000, read first time and referred to Committee on Finance.
A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
education finance.
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.