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1 State of Arkansas
2 94th General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2023 SENATE BILL 149
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5 By: Senators G. Leding, L. Chesterfield, S. Flowers, F. Love, R. Murdock, C. Tucker
6 By: Representatives McCullough, F. Allen, Clowney, A. Collins, Ennett, D. Ferguson, K. Ferguson, V.
7 Flowers, D. Garner, Hudson, Magie, Nicks, Perry, J. Richardson, Scott, T. Shephard, Springer, D.
8 Whitaker
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10 For An Act To Be Entitled
11 AN ACT CONCERNING THE PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING ACT OF
12 2003; TO AMEND THE PER-STUDENT FOUNDATION FUNDING
13 AMOUNTS FOR THE 2023-2024 AND 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEARS;
14 AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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18 TO AMEND THE PER-STUDENT FOUNDATION
19 FUNDING AMOUNTS FOR THE 2023-2024 AND
20 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEARS.
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23 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
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25 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code § 6-20-2305(a)(2), concerning per-student
26 foundation funding amounts, is amended to read as follows:
27 (2)(A) For the 2021-2022 2023-2024 school year, the foundation
28 funding amount is equal to seven thousand one hundred eighty-two dollars
29 ($7,182) eight thousand one hundred ninety-five dollars ($8,195) multiplied
30 by the school district's average daily membership for the previous school
31 year.
32 (B) For the 2022-2023 2025-2026 school year and each
33 school year thereafter, the foundation funding amount is equal to seven
34 thousand four hundred thirteen dollars ($7,413) eight thousand three hundred
35 seventy dollars ($8,370) multiplied by the school district's average daily
36 membership for the previous school year.
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2 SECTION 2. SPECIAL LANGUAGE. NOT TO BE INCORPORATED INTO ARKANSAS CODE
3 NOR PUBLISHED SEPARATELY AS SPECIAL, LOCAL, AND TEMPORARY LAW. PUBLIC SCHOOL
4 DISTRICTS CLASSIFIED STAFF RATES OF PAY. Beginning with the 2023-2024 fiscal
5 year, the Department of Education shall advise all public school districts to
6 pay a minimum rate for all classified employees of fifteen dollars ($15.00)
7 per hour and shall revise this required rate every year thereafter to
8 increase based on the growth percentage of the Consumer Price Index as
9 described in Arkansas Code § 6-17-2203.
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Statutes affected:
SB 149: 6-20-2305(a)