53A-1a-903 - Voluntary extended-day kindergarten program funding.
53A-1a-903. Voluntary extended-day kindergarten program funding.
(1) As used in this section, "Title I school" means a school receiving federal moneyunder Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-110, for a schoolwide ortargeted assistance program.
(2) If funds are appropriated for this purpose, the State Board of Education shall allocatefunds to charter schools and school districts.
(3) For charter schools, the State Board of Education shall:
(a) determine the total allocation for charter schools by:
(i) dividing the number of charter school students eligible to receive free lunch by thetotal number of students in the public education system eligible to receive free lunch in the priorschool year; and
(ii) multiplying the resulting percentage by the total amount of available funds; and
(b) allocate the resulting amount of funds to individual charter schools with the greatestneed for extended-day kindergarten, as determined by the State Board of Education inconsultation with the State Charter School Board.
(4) For school districts, the State Board of Education shall:
(a) determine the total allocation for school districts by subtracting the charter schoolamount calculated under Subsection (3)(a) from the total amount of available funds; and
(b) allocate the resulting amount to applicant school districts by:
(i) allocating to each school district the amount calculated by:
(A) multiplying the value of the weighted pupil unit established each year in statute by0.45; and
(B) multiplying the result by 20; and
(ii) allocating any remaining funds after the allocation under Subsection (4)(b)(i) by:
(A) determining the number of students eligible to receive free lunch in the prior schoolyear for each school district; and
(B) prorating the remaining funds based on the number of students eligible to receivefree lunch in each district.
(5) The State Board of Education may modify the allocation of funds described underthis section to provide sufficient funding for each Title I school to participate in the voluntaryextended-day kindergarten program.
Amended by Chapter 3, 2010 General Session