72-5156. Same; school facilities weighting; limitations. (a) For each school year in which the school facilities weighting may be assigned to the enrollment of the school district, such weighting of such school district shall be determined by the state board as follows:

(1) Determine the number of students included in the enrollment of the school district who are attending a new school facility;

(2) multiply the number of students determined under subsection (a)(1) by 0.25. The resulting product is the school facilities weighting of the school district.

(b) The school facilities weighting may be assigned to the enrollment of a school district only if:

(1) The school district adopted a local option budget for school year 2014-2015 in an amount equal to at least 25% of the amount of the state financial aid determined for the school district in such school year pursuant to K.S.A. 72-6433, prior to its repeal;

(2) the contractual bond obligations incurred by the school district were approved by the electors of the school district at an election held on or before July 1, 2015; and

(3) (A) the school district commences operation of a new school facility and the construction of such facility was financed primarily with such contractual bond obligations; or

(B) the school district commences operation of a new school facility and the construction of such facility was financed primarily with federal funds and such facility is located on a military reservation.

(c) The school facilities weighting may be assigned to the enrollment of the school district only in the school year in which operation of a new school facility is commenced and in the next succeeding school year.

History: L. 2017, ch. 95, § 28; July 1.