From the ECS State Policy Database Finance--Equity

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary IL Adopted 03/2012 P-12 Equal 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 ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Comprehensive 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... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Definitions 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... More... WA Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Funding 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... More... SD Signed into law 02/2008 P-12 Finance 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. http:... More... UT Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Equalization 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... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 P-12 Equalized 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... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 State 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... More... AR Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Funding 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... More... TX Adopted 02/2007 P-12 Need 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... More... WY Approved by voters 11/2006 P-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 ... More... KS Became law without governor's signature 04/2005 P-12 2010 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... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 P-12 Education 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... More... NH Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 Calculation 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... More... TN Signed into law 06/2004 Postsec. 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... More... VT Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 School 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... More... GA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Regular 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... More... TX Adopted 03/2004 P-12 Commissioner's Rules on School Finance 61.AA Sets administrative ratios for funding purposes; addresses "gap funding" to meet equalization requirements.... More... AR Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Department of Education H.B. 1009 Creates the Division of Public School Accountability and the Arkansas Public Schools Accountability Advisory Council; creates the Division o... More... AR Became law without governor's signature 01/2004 P-12 Public 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... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Public 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... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Student 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... More... RI Became law without governor's signature 07/2003 P-12 Student 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... More... WA Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 State 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... More... OH Adopted 02/2003 P-12 School 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... More... MD Signed into law 07/2002 P-12 Enrollment 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... More... WA Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Local 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... More... WY Signed into law 03/2002 P-12 Education 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... More... OR Signed into law 07/2001 P-12 Local 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... More... MT Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Equity 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 ... More... OR Unofficially approved by voters 11/2000 P-12 Equity 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... More... WY Signed into law 03/2000 P-12 Education Equity Account H.B. 195 De-earmarks federal mineral royalties and severance taxes for transportation & interest on water development funds; creates the educational ... More...