Summary of Original Version

Amend KRS 157.320 to include costs paid on behalf of districts in the definition of "Support Education Excellence in Kentucky"; define "distributable cost" and "on-behalf cost"; amend KRS 157.330 to include appropriations of on-behalf costs in the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky; amend KRS 157.360 to provide for the calculation of total cost of the program to support education excellence in Kentucky to include on-behalf costs and distributable costs; provide for the calculation; provide for the determination of on-behalf costs; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.

Summary of Amendment: Senate Committee Substitute 1

Summary Delete original provisions; amend KRS 157.320 to define "fringe benefit costs"; amend KRS 157.330 to include expenditures paid by the state in the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky; amend KRS 157.360 to include fringe benefit costs in the factors to adjust each district's base funding level and prohibit those funds from being distributed to the districts; create a new section of KRS 157.310 to 157.440 to require all reports published or distributed by the Kentucky Department of Education related to the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky program disbursements to districts include specific information about factors; EFFECTIVE July 1, 2026.

Summary of Amendment: House Committee Substitute 1

Summary Retain original provisions; establish a definition for "virtual program"; beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, establish an adjustment factor for the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky program for English language learners and require that no child qualifies for the factor for more than four years; and establish an adjustment factor to reduce the statewide per pupil guaranteed base funding level for pupils in virtual programs to 50%.

Summary of Amendment: House Floor Amendment 1 -- T. Bojanowski

Summary Establish that the funding factor adjustment for virtual program students only applies to non-resident pupils.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 157.320, 157.330, 157.360
Senate Committee Substitute 1: 157.320, 157.330, 157.360
House Committee Substitute 1: 157.320, 157.330, 157.360
Current: 157.320, 157.330, 157.360