72-6417. General state aid distribution; times; disposition.
72-6417
72-6417. General state aid distribution; times;disposition.(a) The distribution of general state aid under this act shall be made inaccordance with appropriation acts each year as provided in this section.
(b) (1) In the months of July through May of each school year, the stateboard shall determine the amount of general state aid which will be required byeach district to maintain operations in each such month. In making suchdetermination, the state board shall take into consideration the district'saccess to local effort sources and the obligations of the general fund whichmust be satisfied during the month. The amount determined by the state boardunder this provision is the amount of general state aid which will bedistributed to the district in the months of July through May;
(2) in the month of June of each school year, subject to the provisions ofsubsection (d), payment shall be made of the full amount of the generalstate aid entitlement determined for the school year, less the sum of themonthly payments made in the months of July through May.
(c) The state board of education shall prescribe the dates upon which thedistribution of payments of general state aid to school districts shall bedue.Payments of general state aid shall be distributed to districts once eachmonth on the dates prescribed by thestate board. The state board shall certify to the director of accountsand reports the amount due as general state aid to each district in each of themonths of July through June. Such certification, and the amount of generalstate aid payable from the state general fund, shall be approved by thedirector of the budget. The director of accounts and reports shall drawwarrants on the state treasurer payable to the district treasurer of eachdistrict entitled to payment of general state aid, pursuant to vouchersapproved by the state board. Upon receipt of such warrant, each districttreasurer shall deposit the amount of general state aid in the general fund,except that, an amount equal to the amount of federal impact aid not includedin the local effort of a district may be disposed of as provided in subsection(a) of K.S.A. 72-6427, and amendments thereto.
(d) If any amount of generalstate aid that is due to be paid during the month of June of a school yearpursuant to theother provisions of this section is not paid on or before June 30 of suchschool year, then such payment shall be paid on or after the ensuing July 1, assoon as moneys are available therefor. Any payment of general state aid that isdue to be paid during the month of June of a school year and that is paidto school districts on or after the ensuing July 1 shall be recorded andaccounted for by school districts as a receipt for the school year ending onthe preceding June30.
History: L. 1992, ch. 280, § 13;L. 1997, ch. 189, § 4;L. 2003, ch. 139, § 2; May 15.