HB473 Alabama 2016 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2016

Title

Foundation program, annual appropriation, method of calculating average number of students revised, Secs. 16-13-231, 16-13-232 am'd.

Summary

HB473 would revise Foundation Program funding by adding or subtracting the change in average daily membership from the two prior years to the current 20-day ADM calculation.

What This Bill Does

It changes the funding formula to compute the Foundation Program amount using the average daily membership from the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding year, plus the change in ADM from the two preceding years (direction based on enrollment increase or decrease). This aims to correct misallocation where districts with declining enrollment still receive funds or growing districts don’t receive enough. The bill also states it could create savings to help fully fund the Foundation Program by better aligning funds with actual student totals.

Who It Affects

• Local boards of education and their students: funding amounts would be recalculated to reflect year-to-year enrollment changes, potentially increasing or decreasing support for each district.
• State education agencies (State Board of Education/State Superintendent) and the Legislature: responsible for implementing, regulating, and overseeing the new ADM-based funding formula.

Key Provisions

• Amends Sections 16-13-231 and 16-13-232 to determine Foundation Program funding by averaging daily membership over the first 20 scholastic days after Labor Day of the preceding year and then adding or subtracting the change in ADM from the two preceding school years, with the adjustment depending on whether enrollment increased or decreased.
• States the intent to address funding misallocation (funding students no longer enrolled or in other districts) and to create savings that can be used to fully fund the Foundation Program.

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Subjects

Education