Section 193-C:9 Local Education Improvement and Assessment Plan; Local Education Improvement Fund.
I. There is hereby established a local education improvement fund in the state treasury for the purpose of providing assistance to local school districts. This fund shall be nonlapsing.
II. (a) The department of education is authorized to use the amount transferred to the education improvement fund, in addition to any available federal funds for similar purposes, for any of the following purposes:
(1) To support and administer the local education improvement plan program.
(2) To collect, analyze, and report the demographic and educational improvement data.
(3) To assist local school staff with the analysis and use of school performance data.
(4) To provide grants as available to school districts for local school improvement.
(5) To provide a system of annual recognition to identify best practices and promote school improvement.
(b) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2003, and every biennium thereafter, appropriations from the fund shall be authorized by the legislative fiscal committee and the governor and council.
(c) Moneys transferred to the education improvement fund shall not be transferred, diverted, or used for any purpose not specified in this section.
III. The priority for the use of any state funds shall be given to lower-performing non Title I schools.
Source. 1993, 290:2. 1996, 300:4, 5. 2003, 314:8, eff. July 22, 2003.