72-5151. Same; at-risk student weighting; high-density at-risk student weighting; expenditure limitations; purpose. (a) The at-risk student weighting of each school district shall be determined by the state board as follows:
(1) Determine the number of at-risk students included in the enrollment of the school district; and
(2) multiply the number determined under subsection (a)(1) by 0.484. The resulting sum is the at-risk student weighting of the school district.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (b)(4), the high-density at-risk student weighting of each school district shall be determined by the state board as follows:
(1) (A) If the enrollment of the school district is at least 35% at-risk students, but less than 50% at-risk students:
(i) Subtract 35% from the percentage of at-risk students included in the enrollment of the school district;
(ii) multiply the difference determined under subsection (b)(1)(A)(i) by 0.7; and
(iii) multiply the product determined under subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by the number of at-risk students included in the enrollment of the school district; or
(B) if the enrollment of the school district is 50% or more at-risk students, multiply the number of at-risk students included in the enrollment of the school district by 0.105; or
(2) (A) if the enrollment of a school in the school district is at least 35% at-risk students, but less than 50% at-risk students:
(i) Subtract 35% from the percentage of at-risk students included in the enrollment of such school;
(ii) multiply the difference determined under subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) by 0.7; and
(iii) multiply the product determined under subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) by the number of at-risk students included in the enrollment of such school; or
(B) if the enrollment of a school in the school district is 50% or more at-risk students, multiply the number of at-risk students included in the enrollment of such school by 0.105; and
(C) add the products determined under subsections (b)(2)(A)(iii) and (b)(2)(B) for each such school in the school district, respectively.
(3) The high-density at-risk student weighting of the school district shall be the greater of the product determined under subsection (b)(1) or the sum determined under subsection (b)(2)(C).
(4) School districts that qualify to receive the high-density at-risk student weighting pursuant to this section shall spend any money attributable to the school district's high-density at-risk student weighting on the at-risk best practices developed by the state board pursuant to K.S.A. 72-5153(d), and amendments thereto. If a school district that qualifies for the high-density at-risk student weighting does not spend such money on such best practices, the state board shall notify the school district that it shall repay such money to the school district's at-risk education fund. On or before January 15 of each year, the state board shall notify the house and senate standing committees on education, or any successor committees, which school districts had to repay such money and the amount of money such school district repaid for the preceding school year. If a school district does not spend such money on such best practices for three consecutive years, the school district shall not qualify to receive the high-density at-risk student weighting in the succeeding school year.
(5) The provisions of this subsection shall expire on July 1, 2024.
(c) The purpose of the at-risk student weighting and the high-density at-risk student weighting is to provide students identified as eligible to receive at-risk programs and services with evidence-based educational services in addition to regular instructional services.
(d) Upon a school district's receipt of state foundation aid, that portion of such state foundation aid that is directly attributable to such school district's at-risk student weighting and high-density at-risk student weighting, if any, shall be transferred to the district's at-risk education fund established under K.S.A. 72-5153, and amendments thereto.
History: L. 2017, ch. 95, § 23; L. 2018, ch. 57, § 9; L. 2021, ch. 114, § 19; July 1.
Structure Kansas Statutes
Article 51 - School District State Aid
72-5130 Mineral production education fund.
72-5131 Kansas school equity and enhancement act; citation of act.
72-5133 Same; state school district finance fund.
72-5134 Same; determination of state foundation aid.
72-5135 Same; distribution of state foundation aid.
72-5136 Same; overpayments; underpayments.
72-5137 Same; certification of enrollment and budget.
72-5138 Same; enrollment adjustments due to decreases resulting from disasters.
72-5139 Same; enrollment adjustment for military students.
72-5140 Same; revisions due to new school districts or boundary changes.
72-5142 Same; ad valorem tax levy required; purposes; rate; disposition of proceeds.
72-5143 Same; local option budget; authority to adopt; limitations; supplemental general fund.
72-5144 Same; alternative calculation of local option budget.
72-5145 Same; determination of supplemental state aid; distribution.
72-5147 Same; ad valorem tax levy authorized for local option budget; disposition of proceeds.
72-5148 Same; transportation weighting.
72-5149 Same; low enrollment weighting; high enrollment weighting.
72-5150 Same; bilingual weighting.
72-5152 Same; adjustment of at-risk student enrollment.
72-5154 Same; preschool-aged at-risk education fund; use; reports to the state board.
72-5155 Same; career technical education weighting.
72-5156 Same; school facilities weighting; limitations.
72-5157 Same; special education and related services weighting.
72-5162 Same; career and postsecondary education fund; use.
72-5163 Same; driver training fund; use.
72-5164 Same; food service fund; use.
72-5165 Same; contingency reserve fund; use.
72-5166 Same; disposition of revenue.
72-5167 Same; transfers from general fund; limitations.
72-5168 Same; expenditures not considered operating expenditures.
72-5169 Same; operating expenditures in excess of general fund budget.
72-5171 Same; school district financial accountability reports; contents.
72-5172 Same; review of act by legislature and certain committees; required reviews.
72-5173 Same; performance audits.
72-5174 Same; rules and regulations.
72-5175 Same; nonseverability.
72-5180 Remote learning; limitations; state foundation aid adjustment for remote learners.
72-5191 Sixty-five percent of moneys to be spent on instruction.
72-5193 Provision of public school financing system; financing resources and methods.
72-5194 Required local option budget; consideration in determining adequacy of total school funding.