STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS31637C1 / H0718
This legislation modernizes K-12 funding by including a student-based component. It shifts general
discretionary funding from a support unit-based amount to a student-based amount. It declares that weights
will be added to the student-based funding in the future to reflect student characteristics.
The legislation requires certain data to be posted online, allows districts and charters funding flexibility if certain
performance criteria are met, and states that the school payment schedule will be re-evaluated.
FISCAL NOTE
This legislation causes no additional expenditure of funds at the state or local level of government. The total
amount distributed in public schools DISCRETIONARY funding for Fiscal Year 2025 will be distributed on a
per student basis instead of support units. No district or charter will receive less funding with the per student
model than it did with the support unit model.
Contact:
Representative Wendy Horman
(208) 332-1071
Senator Lori Den Hartog
(208) 332-1340
DISCLAIMER: This statement of purpose and fiscal note are a mere attachment to this bill and prepared by a proponent
of the bill. It is neither intended as an expression of legislative intent nor intended for any use outside of the legislative
process, including judicial review (Joint Rule 18).
Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Note Bill SOP/FN INTRODUCED: 03/15/2024, 9:34 AM


Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 33-357, 33-1001, 33-1002, 33-1009, 33-1018, 33-1021, 33-512D, 33-515, 33-911, 33-1004, 33-1201A, 33-1614