Bill > HB3086

This bill updates the school aid formula by establishing a minimum net enrollment of 1,200 students for each county, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. The bill modifies the existing definition of "net enrollment" in the state's education funding law by adding a provision that ensures no county will have a net enrollment below 1,200 students when calculating its basic foundation program. To address potential challenges with this change, the bill includes a special provision for the 2025-2026 school year that prevents counties from being penalized for failing to meet professional instructional personnel ratios if the increase in net enrollment is due to this new minimum. Additionally, the bill allows for any increase in net enrollment caused by sending students to a jointly established school in another county to be added after applying the 1,200-student minimum. The legislation continues a practice of periodic review by the Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability to ensure the provisions adequately address the needs of counties with low enrollment and sparse population density.