Bill > HB1214

This bill modifies North Dakota's transportation funding for school districts by creating a new method for calculating transportation average daily membership equivalents (ADM equivalents). The bill introduces a complex formula that considers various factors like bus miles, bus runs, district square miles, number of educational school plants, and family-provided transportation miles. School districts will receive funding based on these calculated weighted student unit equivalents, with provisions ensuring that districts do not receive less funding than in the previous year if their bus miles and runs remain the same or increase. The bill also clarifies eligibility for transportation funding, including transportation for special education students and career and technical education programs. Notably, the bill removes transportation funding for students participating in open enrollment and repeals several existing sections of transportation-related law. Additionally, the bill includes special provisions for what happens to transportation funding if a school district closes, stipulating that the transportation ADM equivalents will be prorated to districts that enroll students from the closed district. The changes to the transportation funding calculation will take effect on July 1, 2027.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://ndlegis.gov/assembly/69-2025/regular/bill-overview/bo1214.html