72-6458. Adjusted enrollment; decreases resulting from disasters in certain districts. - Kansas Statutes

72-6458

Chapter 72.--SCHOOLS Article 64.--SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCE AND QUALITY PERFORMANCE

      72-6458.   Adjusted enrollment; decreases resultingfrom disasters in certain districts.(a) As used in this section:

      (1)   Words and phrases used in this section shall have the meanings ascribedthereto by K.S.A.72-6407, and amendments thereto, except as provided by paragraphs (2), (3) and(4).

      (2)   "School district" means U.S.D. No. 101, Erie, U.S.D. No. 257, Iola,U.S.D. No. 367,Osawatomie, U.S.D. No. 422, Greensburg, U.S.D. No. 445, Coffeyville, U.S.D.No. 446, Independence,U.S.D. No. 461, Neodesha and U.S.D. No. 484, Fredonia.

      (3)   "Disaster" means the occurrence of widespread or severe damage, injury orloss of life orproperty resulting from any natural or manmade cause including, but not limitedto, fire, flood, earthquake,tornado, wind, storm, drought, epidemics, air contamination, blight,infestation or explosion and as aresult of such disaster.

      (4)   "Base school year" means school year 2006-2007.

      (b)   The provisions of this section shall apply to any school district inwhich: (1) A disaster hasoccurred and which is located in an area in which the governor has issued aproclamation declaring astate of disaster emergency pursuant to K.S.A. 48-924, and amendments thereto,and the president of theUnited States, pursuant to the federal Robert T. Stafford disaster relief andemergency assistance act andthe federal disaster relief and emergency assistance amendments of 1988, hasdeclared a major disaster toexist; and (2) as a result of the destruction or damage to housing caused bysuch disaster the enrollmentof the district declined by at least 25 pupils or by a number equal to 2% ormore of the district'senrollment.

      (c)   When computing the general fund budget of a school district for thesecond, third and fourthschool years following the base school year, the adjusted enrollment of theschooldistrict shall be the greater of:

      (1)   The adjusted enrollment of the district as defined by subsection (e) ofK.S.A.72-6407, andamendments thereto; or

      (2)   the adjusted enrollment of the school district in the base school yearless anyenrollment attributable tothe special education weighting, school facilities weighting, ancillary schoolfacilities weighting, cost ofliving weighting and preschool-aged at-risk pupils in the base school year;plus any enrollmentattributable to the special education weighting, school facilities weighting,ancillary school facilitiesweighting, cost of living weighting and preschool-aged at-risk pupils in thecurrent school year.

      (d)   Districts desiring to determine adjusted enrollment under this sectionshallsubmit any documentationor information required by the state board.

      History:   L. 2008, ch. 147, § 8; July 1.