THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

283

THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to Public Charter school per-pupil funding.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 302D-28, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Beginning with fiscal year 2012-2013, and each fiscal year thereafter, the non-facility general fund per-pupil funding request for charter school students shall be the same as the general fund per-pupil amount to the department in the most recently approved executive budget recommendation for the department and shall be based upon reasonable projected enrollment figures for all charter schools.  The general fund per-pupil request for each regular education and special education student shall:

     (1)  Include all general fund regular education cost categories, including comprehensive school support services, but excluding special education services, adult education, [and] the after-school plus program[;], and programs that provide comparable benefits for all public school students regardless of whether the student is a department school student or a public charter school student; provided that these services are provided and funded by the department; and

     (2)  Exclude fringe benefit costs and debt service."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2023.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Charter Schools; Per-Pupil Funding; DOE

 

Description:

Excludes from the charter school per-pupil funding calculation all amounts relating to programs that provide comparable benefits for all public school students regardless of whether the student is a Department of Education school student or a public charter school student.

 

 

 

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