H.P. 1344 - L.D. 1895
Resolve, to Direct the State Board of Education to Study the School Funding Formula
Sec. 1. Committee to study school funding formula. Resolved: That the State Board of Education shall establish a committee to study the school funding formula. The state board shall appoint 10 members to the committee, and the committee shall also coordinate its work with the state board committee studying essential programs and services. Each member appointed must be impartial and have extensive knowledge of public education and school finance policies in the State. In appointing members to the committee, the state board shall give proper consideration to achieving statewide geographical representation, representing the diverse range of interests in public education in this State and identifying individuals with the willingness and ability to make the necessary commitment to the committee; and be it further
Sec. 2. Duties. Resolved: That the committee of the State Board of Education established in section 1 shall:
1. Review and make recommendations regarding the report presented by the Commissioner of Education to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs related to the current methods used to calculate the income and cost-of-living adjustment factors. The State Board of Education shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 1, 1998; and
2. Review the essential programs and services plan presented by the State Board of Education, pursuant to Public Law 1997, chapter 24, Part X, section 1, to the Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs for the purpose of developing an adequate and equitable method to fund essential programs and services. The state board committee shall submit its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than January 15, 1999. The Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs may report out a bill based on the state board recommendations; and be it further
Sec. 3. Staffing and research assistance. Resolved: That, if necessary, the State Board of Education may request staffing assistance from the Department of Education and research assistance from the Education Research Institute Steering Committee.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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