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OK SB192
OK SB192State Aid; directing State Aid to be calculated based on the average daily membership of a district's first nine weeks beginning in certain school year; providing for transitional grants. Effective date. Emergency.
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Introduced
02/03/2025
02/03/2025
In Committee
02/04/2025
02/04/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act relating to State Aid; amending 70 O.S. 2021, Sections 18-200.1 and 18-201.1, as amended by Sections 1 and 2, Chapter 280, O.S.L. 2023 (70 O.S. Supp. 2024, Sections 18-200.1 and 18-201.1), which relate to calculation of the State Aid funding formula; directing State Aid to be calculated based on the average daily membership of a school district’s first nine weeks of the current school year beginning in certain school year; removing language allowing certain calculation based on the higher of certain weighted average daily memberships; removing language regarding calculation of weighted membership of certain students; removing definition related to the weighted calculation for a statewide virtual charter school; updating statutory language and references; directing the State Department of Education to administer certain transitional grant program; establishing criteria for transitional grants, subject to availability of funding; directing the Department to electronically submit certain report by certain date; providing for contents of report; providing for codification; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
AI Summary
This bill proposes significant changes to the way Oklahoma calculates State Aid for school districts, primarily shifting the calculation method to use the average daily membership (ADM) of a district's first nine weeks of the current school year beginning in the 2026-2027 school year. The bill removes previous language that allowed districts to use the higher of two different weighted average daily membership calculations and eliminates certain provisions related to weighted calculations for virtual charter schools. Additionally, the bill establishes a transitional grant program to support public school districts experiencing a 5% reduction in State Aid allocations between the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. The State Department of Education will be required to submit a report by December 31, 2026, evaluating the financial impact, educational outcomes, and potential improvements to the State Aid funding formula resulting from these changes. The bill will become effective on July 1, 2025, and is being introduced with an emergency clause to ensure immediate implementation.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Second Reading referred to Education (on 02/04/2025)
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