SB 554
Establishing enrollment stabilizer mechanism within public school support plan
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Bill overview
This bill creates an ‘enrollment stabilizer’ within West Virginia’s public school funding system. It aims to provide more predictable funding for county school boards by using a rolling average of student enrollment, rather than just the current year’s numbers. The bill also includes a ‘rural stability add-on’ to offer extra support to rural counties that experience significant changes in student enrollment.
Key provisions
- Establishes an enrollment stabilizer mechanism for calculating state aid.
- Allows counties to use the greater of: current enrollment, 98% of the previous year’s enrollment, or a three-year rolling average.
- Creates a ‘rural stability add-on’ to protect rural counties with volatile enrollment.
- The rural stability add-on can adjust the enrollment floor or provide a small-district stabilization allowance.
- The statewide basic foundation program amount will not be increased beyond existing appropriations.
- The state board will create rules to implement the enrollment stabilizer and rural stability add-on.
Who is affected
- West Virginia County School Boards
- Students in West Virginia Public Schools
- Rural Counties in West Virginia
- The West Virginia State Board of Education
Notable changes
- Shifts from relying solely on current year enrollment to a rolling average.
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