§ 16-7-23.1. Special maintenance of effort rules for high local contribution and high per pupil expenditure communities.
(a) Any community that has a local appropriation that funds at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the basic education program shall be defined as a high local contribution community. A high local contribution community that has provided full funding of the basic education program and all other approved programs required in law and regulation is authorized to reduce its local appropriation to schools by an amount up to ten percent (10%) of any increase it receives in state school funds, pursuant to the implementation of the permanent foundation education aid formula as defined in § 16-7.2-3.
(b) Any community that has a local appropriation that combined with state education aid provides full funding of the basic education program and exceeds the benchmarks established by the department of elementary and secondary education for costs outside the permanent foundation education aid formula, pursuant to § 16-7.2-3, including but not limited to transportation, facility maintenance, and retiree health care, shall be defined as a high per pupil expenditure community. A high per pupil expenditure community is authorized to reduce its local appropriation to schools by an amount up to ten percent (10%) of any increase it receives in state school funds, pursuant to the implementation of the permanent foundation education aid formula as defined in § 16-7.2-3.
(c) Upon request of the local community, and for good cause shown, the commissioner of elementary and secondary education may grant variances to subsection (a) and (b) if the commissioner finds that such adjustment does not disrupt the continued effective operation of the public school system of the city or town.
History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 124, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 125, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Section 16-7-1 - — 16-7-14. Repealed.
Section 16-7-15. - Statement of purpose.
Section 16-7-16. - Definitions.
Section 16-7-17. - Time of payment of state’s share of the basic program and approved expenditures.
Section 16-7-18. - Determination of mandated minimum program level.
Section 16-7-19. - Computation of standard local tax rate.
Section 16-7-19.1. - Optional incentive plan.
Section 16-7-20. - Determination of state’s share.
Section 16-7-20.1. - Annual report of number of children with disabilities receiving support.
Section 16-7-20.2. - Repealed.
Section 16-7-20.3. - Repealed.
Section 16-7-20.4. - Repealed.
Section 16-7-20.5. - Computation of regionalization bonus.
Section 16-7-20.6, 16-7-20.7. - Repealed.
Section 16-7-21. - Determination and adjustment of equalized weighted assessed valuation.
Section 16-7-22. - Determination of average daily membership.
Section 16-7-23. - Community requirements — Adequate minimum budget provision.
Section 16-7-23.2. - School deficit reduction — Maintenance of effort provision.
Section 16-7-24. - Minimum appropriation by a community for approved school expenses.
Section 16-7-25. - Minimum program required.
Section 16-7-27. - School tax rate to be identified.
Section 16-7-28. - Separate revenue and expenditure records kept by school communities.
Section 16-7-29. - Minimum salary schedule.
Section 16-7-30. - School attendance when high school not maintained by community.
Section 16-7-31. - Failure of community to furnish funds — Withholding of state funds.
Section 16-7-32. - Annual review of expenditures.
Section 16-7-33. - Evaluation of operations — Recommendations.
Section 16-7-34. - Appropriation of funds.
Section 16-7-34.1. - Repealed.
Section 16-7-34.2. - Appropriation of funds for education of children with disabilities.
Section 16-7-34.3. - Reimbursement by the state for conventional public housing students.
Section 16-7-35. - Foundation program for school housing — Declaration of policy.
Section 16-7-36. - Definitions.
Section 16-7-37. - Reports from communities.
Section 16-7-38. - Time for payments to communities.
Section 16-7-39. - Computation of school housing-aid ratio.
Section 16-7-40. - Increased school housing ratio.
Section 16-7-41. - Computation of school housing aid.
Section 16-7-41.1. - Eligibility for reimbursement.
Section 16-7-42. - Other aid for school housing projects — Effect.
Section 16-7-44. - School housing project costs.
Section 16-7-44.1. - Program restrictions.
Section 16-7-44.2. - Repayment of school housing aid.
Section 16-7-45. - Annual appropriations.