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70619813 - Rural School Aid
Data Current as of: 8/10/2018
| Account | Description | FY2018 Spending |
FY2019 GAA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7061-9813 | Rural School Aid For rural school aid to eligible towns and regional school districts, excluding vocational schools, independent agricultural, technical schools, and charter schools; provided, that a school district shall be eligible for rural school aid if a school district has a student density of not more than 21 students per square mile and an average annual per capita income of not more than the average annual per capita income for the commonwealth for the same period, as reported by the United States Census Bureau; provided further, that school districts serving fewer than 11 students per square mile shall be given priority for rural school aid; provided further, that any district receiving funds under this item shall submit a plan to the department of elementary and secondary education not later than February 1, 2019 outlining steps the district will take to increase regional collaboration, consolidation or other efficiencies over the next 3 fiscal years; provided further, that the department shall submit a report to the house and senate committees on ways and means not later than September 4, 2018 detailing: (a) its recommendations for additional adjustments to the rural school aid calculation for fiscal year 2020 to improve the accuracy and equity of the student density component and the per capita income component; and (b) the calculation and planned distribution of funds to school districts; and provided further, that funds distributed from this item shall not be considered chapter 70 aid for the purposes of the calculation of the minimum required local contribution for fiscal year 2020 |
0 | 1,500,000 |
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