15-948

15-948. Adjustment for growth in student
count

A. Any school district may, after the first one hundred days or two hundred days in
session, as applicable, of the current year, determine if it is eligible to increase its
revenue control limit and district support level for the current year due to growth in
the student population as follows:

1. Determine the student count used for calculating the base support level for the
current year.

2. Determine the average daily membership or adjusted average daily membership,
whichever is applicable, through the first one hundred days or two hundred days in
session, as applicable, of the current year.

3. Subtract the amount determined in paragraph 1 of this subsection from the amount
determined in paragraph 2 of this subsection.

B. A school district may, after the first one hundred days or two hundred days in
session, as applicable, of the current year, determine if it is eligible to compute an
increase to its revenue control limit for the current year due to growth in the number of
pupils in the group B categories of moderate or severe mental retardation, visual
impairment, hearing impairment, multiple disabilities, multiple disabilities with severe
sensory impairment, orthopedic impairment, preschool severe delay and emotionally
disabled pupils enrolled in private special education programs or in school district
programs for pupils with severe disabilities as follows:

1. Determine the weighted student count for all group B children with disabilities
used for calculating the base support level for the current year.

2. Determine the weighted average daily membership for all group B children with
disabilities through the first one hundred days or two hundred days in session, as
applicable, of the current year.

3. Subtract the amount determined in paragraph 1 of this subsection from the amount
determined in paragraph 2 of this subsection.

4. If the amount determined in paragraph 2 of this subsection is greater than the
amount determined in paragraph 1 of this subsection, the governing board of the school
district may compute an increase to its revenue control limit and district support level
for the current year by using the amount determined in paragraph 3 of this subsection for
the weighted student count and the base level for the district for the current year.

C. If a school district meets the criteria specified in subsection A or B of this
section, or both, the governing board of the school district may, after notice is given
and a public hearing held as provided in section 15-905, subsection D, at any time prior
to May 15 revise its budget to include the increase in its revenue control limit and
district support level for the current year utilizing the procedure prescribed in
subsection A or B of this section, or both. Not later than May 18, the budget as revised
shall be submitted electronically to the superintendent of public instruction.

D. If the revised budget is adopted by the governing board at the public hearing
and submitted electronically as provided in subsection C of this section, the school
district shall receive state aid based upon the adjusted revenue control limit or the
adjusted district support level in the manner specified in section 15-971, except that in
no event shall the school district receive less state aid than it would have received if
it had not used this section.

E. If the adjusted revenue control limit results in an expenditure of funds in
excess of school district revenues for the current year, the county school superintendent
shall include within the revenue estimate for the budget year funds necessary to meet the
liabilities incurred by the school district in the current year in excess of revenues
received for the current year.