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From the ECS State Policy Database
Finance--Equity


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State Status/Date Level Summary
ILAdopted 03/2012P-12Equal Funding for All Chicago Students
H.R. 843
Urges the administration of the Chicago Public School District to allocate equal funding for each student, regardless of where that student ...

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TXSigned into law 06/2009P-12Comprehensive Review of School Finance Weights, Allotments and Adjustments
H.B. 3646 - Section 65
Adds new Subchapter I in Chapter 42 of Education Code. Establishes the Select Committee on Public School Finance Weights, Allotments, and Ad...

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WASigned into law 04/2009P-12Definitions
H.B. 2261--Section 1, Definitions
Sections 1 and 2 express legislative intent to fulfill their obligation under Article IX of the State Constitution to establish a general an...

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WASigned into law 04/2009P-12Funding Equity
H.B. 2261--Section 309, Funding Equity
Section 309 instructs the superintendent of public instruction to ensure the allocation formula results in adequate appropriation for low-en...

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SDSigned into law 02/2008P-12Finance equity
H.B. 1047
Appropriates money from the general fund to the Department of Education for the purpose of making payments to sparse school districts.
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UTSigned into law 08/2007P-12Equalization Task Force
H.B. 1003
Creates a 16-member Equalization Task Force. The task force is to review and make recommendations on the following issues:
(a) methods to pr...

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TXSigned into law 06/2007P-12Equalized Wealth
H.B. 3226
Relates to the equalization of property wealth in certain school districts; provides that, if a school district's wealth per student exceeds...

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IDSigned into law 04/2007P-12State Education Funding
S.B. 1236 (Section 8)
Increases state education funding to school districts, partially in order to create greater funding equity between school districts in the s...

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ARSigned into law 04/2007P-12Funding
S.B. 274 (Finance)
Section 32 of the act repeals code concerning eligibility for isolated schools funding; Section 30 properly replaces the isolated schools la...

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TXAdopted 02/2007P-12Need for Lower Property Taxes
S.C.R. 20
Based on the premise that the legislature finds that the existing need for lower school district property taxes constitutes an emergency for...

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WYApproved by voters 11/2006P-12
Postsec.
Limits Property Tax Revenue Redistribution to School Districts
V. 2
Proposes an amendment (amendment B) to the Constitution to repeal the current limitation on the amount of property tax revenues that may be ...

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KSBecame law without governor's signature 04/2005P-122010 Commission
H.B. 2247 (section 7-9)
Establishes the 2010 Commission. States that the commission shall cease to exist on December 31, 2010. Requires the commission to:
(a) Condu...

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RIBecame law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004P-12Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act
H.B. 8318
Adds a new chapter: the Education Equity and Property Tax Relief Act; creates a joint legislative committee to establish a permanent educati...

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NHSigned into law 06/2004P-12Calculation for Statewide Enhanced Education Tax
S.B. 324
Requires the commissioner of revenue administration, when determining the amount of statewide enhanced education tax to be raised by a munic...

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TNSigned into law 06/2004Postsec.
Community College
Master Plan for Higher Education
H.B. 2865
Deleted and replaced a previous sub-section of law. Requires development of a master plan for future development of public higher education...

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VTSigned into law 05/2004P-12School Districts Funding
S.B. 315
This act establishes an equalized pupil count for union and unified union school districts, removes the system of assessing member districts...

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GAAdopted 04/2004P-12Regular Advance and Low-Wealth Funding
GAC 160-5-4-.05
Adds rules regarding the provisions under which school systems can receive low-wealth funding. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legal...

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TXAdopted 03/2004P-12Commissioner's Rules on School Finance
61.AA
Sets administrative ratios for funding purposes; addresses "gap funding" to meet equalization requirements....

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ARSigned into law 02/2004P-12Department of Education
H.B. 1009
Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o...

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ARBecame law without governor's signature 01/2004P-12Public Education Reorganization
H.B. 1109
Relates to the public education re-organization act; to ensure equal opportunities for an adequate education to all students; provides for a...

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ARSigned into law 01/2004P-12Public School Funding Act of 2003
S.B. 42
Relates to the Public School Funding Act of 2003; provides equitable funding to public schools; provides a system for monitoring public scho...

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ARSigned into law 01/2004P-12Student Assessment and Educational Accountability Act of 2004 - Equity
S.B. 33 §§ 1,3
Amends Ark. Code § 6-15-404 and 15-15-402. Arkansas does not guarantee student success or that individual schools will perform at level indi...

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RIBecame law without governor's signature 07/2003P-12Student Equity Investment Fund
H.B. 6055
Allocates moneys from the student equity investment fund based on each district's proportion of resident children eligible for USDA reimburs...

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WASigned into law 06/2003P-12State Property Taxes
S.B. 6058
Modifies the distribution of state property taxes. For the 2005-2006 school year, requires that an amount equal to three hundred dollars pe...

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OHAdopted 02/2003P-12School Funding Resolution
N/A
State board unanimously approved a school funding resolution expressing the board's commitment to work with the Governor and the Ohio Genera...

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MDSigned into law 07/2002P-12Enrollment Count Review Committee
S.B. 856
Requires department to gather a committee of interested stakeholders to examine specified issues related to enrollment counts to ensure that...

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WASigned into law 03/2002P-12Local Effort Assistance Program
H.B. 3011
Modifies and studies the local effort assistance program; provides that the purpose of the funds is to mitigate the effect that above averag...

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WYSigned into law 03/2002P-12Education Resource Block Grant Model
S.B. 51
Relates to school finance; modifies the education resource block grant model in response to the supreme court decision; implements recalibra...

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ORSigned into law 07/2001P-12Local Option Equalization Grant Program
H.B. 2300
Establishes a Local Option Equalization Grant Program for school districts that impose Local Option Tax and that have district total assesse...

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MTSigned into law 05/2001P-12Equity and Adequacy Task Force
H.B. 625
Requires the Governor and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to conduct a study of the adequacy and equity of funding for K-12 public ...

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ORUnofficially approved by voters 11/2000P-12Equity and Adequacy in School Funding
V. 24; (NEW BILL)
MEASURE 1; Proposes an amendment to the Oregon Constitution regarding accountability and equity in school funding; provides that the legisla...

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WYSigned into law 03/2000P-12Education Equity Account
H.B. 195
De-earmarks federal mineral royalties and severance taxes for transportation & interest on water development funds; creates the educational ...

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