15-945. Transportation support level
A. The support level for to and from school for each school district for the
current year shall be computed as follows:
1. Determine the approved daily route mileage of the school district for the fiscal
year prior to the current year.
2. Multiply the figure obtained in paragraph 1 of this subsection by one hundred
eighty.
3. Determine the number of eligible students transported in the fiscal year prior
to the current year.
4. Divide the amount determined in paragraph 1 of this subsection by the amount
determined in paragraph 3 of this subsection to determine the approved daily route
mileage per eligible student transported.
5. Determine the classification in column 1 of this paragraph for the quotient
determined in paragraph 4 of this subsection. Multiply the product obtained in paragraph
2 of this subsection by the corresponding state support level for each route mile as
provided in column 2 of this paragraph.
Column 1 Column 2
Approved Daily Route State Support Level per
Mileage per Eligible Route Mile for
Student Transported Fiscal Year 2010-2011
0.5 or less $2.35
More than 0.5 through 1.0 $1.91
More than 1.0 $2.35
6. Add the amount spent during the prior fiscal year for bus tokens and bus passes
for students who qualify as eligible students as defined in section 15-901.
B. The support level for academic education, career and technical education,
vocational education and athletic trips for each school district for the current year is
computed as follows:
1. Determine the classification in column 1 of paragraph 2 of this subsection for
the quotient determined in subsection A, paragraph 4 of this section.
2. Multiply the product obtained in subsection A, paragraph 5 of this section by
the corresponding state support level for academic education, career and technical
education, vocational education and athletic trips as provided in column 2, 3 or 4 of
this paragraph, whichever is appropriate for the type of district.
Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4
Approved Daily Route
Mileage per Eligible District Type District Type District Type
Student Transported 02 or 03 04 05
0.5 or less 0.15 0.10 0.25
More than 0.5 through 1.0 0.15 0.10 0.25
More than 1.0 0.18 0.12 0.30
For the purposes of this paragraph, "district type 02" means a unified school district or
an accommodation school that offers instruction in grades nine through twelve, "district
type 03" means a common school district not within a high school district, "district type
04" means a common school district within a high school district or an accommodation
school that does not offer instruction in grades nine through twelve and "district type
05" means a high school district.
C. The support level for extended school year services for pupils with disabilities
is computed as follows:
1. Determine the sum of the following:
(a) The total number of miles driven by all buses of a school district while
transporting eligible pupils with disabilities on scheduled routes from their residence
to the school of attendance and from the school of attendance to their residence on
routes for extended school year services in accordance with section 15-881.
(b) The total number of miles driven on routes approved by the superintendent of
public instruction for which a private party, a political subdivision or a common or a
contract carrier is reimbursed for bringing an eligible pupil with a disability from the
place of the pupil's residence to a school transportation pickup point or to the school
facility of attendance and from the school transportation scheduled return point or from
the school facility to the pupil's residence for extended school year services in
accordance with section 15-881.
2. Multiply the sum determined in paragraph 1 of this subsection by the state
support level for the district determined as provided in subsection A, paragraph 5 of
this section.
D. The transportation support level for each school district for the current year
is the sum of the support level for to and from school as determined in subsection A of
this section, the support level for academic education, career and technical education,
vocational education and athletic trips as determined in subsection B of this section and
the support level for extended school year services for pupils with disabilities as
determined in subsection C of this section.
E. The state support level for each approved route mile, as provided in subsection
A, paragraph 5 of this section, shall be adjusted by the growth rate prescribed by law,
subject to appropriation.
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