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• Introduced by Rep. Clay Aurand (R) on February 2, 2010, to change a variety of funding factors in the state's K-12 school finance formula that computes state aid for local school districts (USDs). The base amount of aid per pupil would rise from the current $4,492 up to $4,650. Other changes would affect each USD differently, but would largely offset this rise in the aggregate: change the "weighting factor" for low-enrollment USDs to distinguish them on a more linear scale; reduce the weighting factor for all bi-lingual education students; reduce the weighting factor for all at-risk (low income) students; and, reduce the weighting factors for both high density at-risk USDs and medium density at-risk USDs.
  • Referred to the House Education Budget Committee on February 3, 2010.