SENATE BILL NO. 500
INTRODUCED BY B. GLASER, R. BROWN, BECK, LEWIS
A BILL FOR AN ACT ENTITLED: "AN ACT REVISING SCHOOL FUNDING; ESTABLISHING A SCHOOL
FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM FOR K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS; REQUIRING VOTER APPROVAL FOR A LEVY TO
INCREASE A DISTRICT'S FUNDS TO SUPPORT THE FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM; CREATING RESIDENT
STUDENT FUNDING BONUSES FOR RESIDENT STUDENTS ENROLLED IN THE MONTANA UNIVERSITY
SYSTEM; INCREASING THE BASIC ENTITLEMENTS BY 2.44 PERCENT FOR SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2002
AND SUCCEEDING YEARS AND THE PER-ANB ENTITLEMENTS BY 1.3 2.43 PERCENT FOR SCHOOL FISCAL
YEAR 2002 AND SUCCEEDING YEARS; ADJUSTING THE TOTAL PER-ANB ENTITLEMENT CALCULATION
BY DECREASING THE RATE OF 50 CENTS PER ANB BY 2 1/2 CENTS EACH FISCAL YEAR AND THE RATE
OF 20 CENTS PER ANB BY 1 CENT EACH FISCAL YEAR; REQUIRING THAT A SCHOOL DISTRICT BASE ITS
AVERAGE NUMBER BELONGING FOR THE ENSUING SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR ON A 2-YEAR AVERAGE OF
THE DISTRICT'S AVERAGE NUMBER BELONGING; AMENDING SECTION SECTIONS 20-9-306 AND 20-9-311,
MCA; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATES, APPLICABILITY DATES, AND A TERMINATION DATE."
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:
NEW SECTION. Section 1. Definitions. As used in [section 2] and this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Average student amount" means the amount calculated by:
(a) multiplying the money available in the school flexibility account, provided for in [section 2], after the payment of the state share of the current year rate decreases under 20-9-306(10)(b) by 16%; and
(b) dividing the amount calculated in subsection (1)(a) by the total statewide ANB in the previous fiscal year when averaged with the total statewide ANB for the previous 4 fiscal years.
(2) "Current student amount" means the amount calculated by:
(a) multiplying the money available in the school flexibility account, provided for in [section 2], after the payment of the state share of the current year rate decreases under 20-9-306(10)(b) by 50%; and
(b) dividing the amount calculated in subsection (2)(a) by the total statewide ANB in the previous fiscal year.
(3) "District amount" means the amount calculated by:
(a) multiplying the money available in the school flexibility account, provided for in [section 2], after the payment of the state share of the current year rate decreases under 20-9-306(10)(b) by 17%; and
(b) dividing the amount calculated in subsection (3)(a) by the number of school districts that anticipate having students in the fiscal year in which the funding is distributed.
(4) "District K-12 public school funding amount" means the K-12 public schools amount multiplied by the number of K-12 public schools, as defined in 20-6-501, in the school district in the fiscal year in which the funding is distributed.
(5) "District student funding amount" means the current student amount multiplied by a district's ANB for the previous fiscal year plus the average student amount multiplied by a district's ANB for the previous fiscal year when averaged with the district's ANB for the 4 previous fiscal years.
(6) "K-12 public schools amount" means the amount calculated by:
(a) multiplying the money available after the payment of the state share of the current year rate decreases under 20-9-306(10)(b) by 17%; and
(b) dividing the amount calculated in subsection (6)(a) by the number of K-12 public schools, as defined in 20-6-501, that anticipate having students in the fiscal year in which the funding is distributed.
NEW SECTION. Section 2. School flexibility account -- distribution of funds. (1) There is a school flexibility account in the state special revenue fund. The superintendent of public instruction shall use a portion of the money in the school flexibility account to pay for the state share of the cost of the current year rate decreases under 20-9-306(10)(b) and shall allocate the remainder of the money in the account, INCLUDING ANY INTEREST EARNED ON MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE ACCOUNT, to each school district. Each school district's total allocation is the sum of the district amount, the district K-12 public school funding amount, and the district student funding amount.
(2) IN ADDITION TO FUNDS ALLOCATED OR APPROPRIATED TO THE SCHOOL FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT BY THE 2001 LEGISLATURE, ALL MONEY SAVED BY THE STATE THROUGH THE UNEXPECTED DECREASE IN STATEWIDE ENROLLMENT FOR SCHOOL FISCAL YEAR 2003 MUST BE DEPOSITED IN THE SCHOOL FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT AND ALLOCATED PRO RATA TO EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR USE BY THE DISTRICT UNDER [SECTION 3].
NEW SECTION. Section 3. School flexibility fund -- uses. (1) (a) The trustees of a district shall establish a school flexibility fund for school district expenditures incurred for:
(i) technological equipment enhancements and expansions necessary to deliver enhanced educational programs in the classroom;
(ii) facility expansion and remodeling to facilitate the delivery of educational programs or the removal and replacement of obsolete facilities;
(iii) supplies and materials necessary for the delivery of enhanced educational programs;
(iv) training for classroom staff to identify and deliver enhanced educational programs;
(v) purchase, lease, or rental of real property that must be used to provide free or reduced price housing for classroom teachers;
(vi) salaries and benefits for classroom teachers; or
(vii) increases in energy costs caused by an increase in energy rates from the rates paid by the district in fiscal year 2001. Trustees may not use revenue in the school flexibility fund to pay increased energy costs caused by an increase in energy usage.
(b) If the district's ANB calculated for the current fiscal year is less than the ANB for the current fiscal year when averaged with the 4 previous fiscal years, the district may use money from the school flexibility fund to phase in over a 5-year period the spending reductions necessary because of the reduction in ANB.
(2) The trustees of a district shall fund the school flexibility fund with the money allocated under [section 2] and with the money raised by the levy under [section 4].
(3) The financial administration of the school flexibility fund must be in accordance with the financial administration provisions of this title for a nonbudgeted fund.
NEW SECTION. Section 4. District school flexibility fund levy. (1) In addition to the money allocated in [section 2] for a district's school flexibility fund, the trustees of a school district may submit a proposition to the qualified electors of the district to approve a levy in an amount not to exceed 25% of the district's allocation in [section 2] to fund the school flexibility fund authorized under [section 3]. An election called pursuant to this section must be called and conducted in the manner prescribed by this title for school elections. The ballot for a proposition must provide "for" and "against" provisions, stating whether the district is authorized to impose a levy of (state the dollars) dollars and (state the approximate number of mills) mills to fund the school flexibility fund in the school district. The school flexibility fund proposition is approved if a majority of those electors voting at the election approve the levy.
(2) Money collected from the levy must be deposited in the district's school flexibility fund and spent in accordance with [section 3].
NEW SECTION. Section 5. Definitions. As used in [section 6] and this section, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Adjusted resident student count" means the actual resident student enrollment at a campus for the current fiscal year
multiplied by the public funded cost of education percentage for the campus in the previous fiscal year.
(2)(1) "Campus" means a campus of the Montana university system as described in 20-25-201.
(3)(2) "Campus entitlement" means the adjusted resident student count for a campus multiplied by the per resident
student funding bonus for the campus.
(4)(3) "Cost of education" means the total amount of money expended PER FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENT
by a campus to educate students enrolled at the campus.
(5)(4) "Per resident student funding bonus" means the amount of the bonus for each resident student at a campus. The
bonus is determined by dividing 90% OF the money available in the resident student funding bonus account, provided for
in [section 6], by the total of the adjusted resident student count for all campuses.
(6) "Public funded cost of education percentage" means the percentage of the cost of education at a campus that is not
paid for by students. The percentage is determined by dividing the cost of education for the campus minus the portion of
the cost of education paid by resident students of the campus by the cost of education for the campus.
(5) "RESIDENT STUDENT COUNT" MEANS THE ACTUAL FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT RESIDENT STUDENT ENROLLMENT AT A CAMPUS FOR THE LAST COMPLETED FISCAL YEAR.
NEW SECTION. Section 6. Resident student funding bonus -- account -- distribution. (1) There is a resident student funding bonus account in the state special revenue fund. The board of regents shall use the money in the account for a per resident student funding bonus for every resident student enrolled at a campus. The bonuses must be distributed by the board of regents to each campus in the form of a campus entitlement.
(2) (a) The board of regents may not distribute the campus entitlements until the board has calculated the cost of education at each campus. The board of regents shall adopt policies and procedures for calculating the cost of education. Before adopting the policies and procedures, the board of regents shall:
(i) hold public hearings at each campus;
(ii) hold additional public hearings specifically for the resident students at each campus;
(iii) request comments from the legislative fiscal analyst and the state budget director; and
(iv) document the consideration and final disposition of every comment received by the board of regents PROVIDE
THE INTERIM EDUCATION COMMITTEE WITH A SUMMARY REPORT ON THE PROCESS FOR, INPUT ON,
AND FINAL OUTCOMES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF CAMPUS ENTITLEMENTS.
(b) The cost of education computed for each campus must be audited as part of the biennial audit of each campus as required under 5-13-304(1).
(c) The cost of education must be recalculated each fiscal year in accordance with the board of regents' policies and procedures.
(3) The board of regents shall determine how the campus entitlement must be spent by each campus. The board of
regents shall seek the advice of the resident students at each campus in making the determination on how the campus
entitlement must be spent. A resident student election must be held on each campus to allow resident students to vote on
possible uses of the campus entitlement. Possible uses include:
(a) reducing the percentage of the cost of education paid by resident students; and
(b) increasing the number of class sections available to undergraduate resident students. BY CONSULTATION WITH
STUDENT GOVERNMENT, CAMPUS ADVISORY COMMITTEES THAT INCLUDE STUDENT
REPRESENTATIVES SELECTED BY THE STUDENT BODY, OR STUDENT REFERENDA ON THE RESPECTIVE
CAMPUSES. INDIVIDUAL CAMPUS ENTITLEMENTS MUST BE DISTRIBUTED WITH 90% OF THE FUNDING
AWARDED BASED ON THE NUMBER OF RESIDENT STUDENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 5].
THESE FUNDS MUST BE USED TO IMPROVE SERVICES AND SUPPORT FOR SERVICES. THE REMAINING
10% MUST BE USED TO FUND INNOVATIONS THAT ARE LIKELY TO REDUCE THE COSTS OF
EDUCATIONAL DELIVERY. PRIORITY IN THIS LATTER CATEGORY MUST GO TO INITIATIVES THAT
PROMOTE NEW USES OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS, THAT INCREASE
LEARNING IN LARGE CLASS SECTIONS, OR THAT RESULT IN REDUCED INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS.
Section 7. Section 20-9-306, MCA, is amended to read:
"20-9-306. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "BASE" means base amount for school equity.
(2) "BASE aid" means:
(a) direct state aid for 44.7% of the basic entitlement and, except as provided in subsection (10)(c), 44.7% of the total
per-ANB entitlement for the general fund budget of a district; and
(b) guaranteed tax base aid for an eligible district for any amount up to 35.3% of the basic entitlement, up to 35.3% of the total per-ANB entitlement budgeted in the general fund budget of a district, and up to 40% of the special education allowable cost payment.
(3) "BASE budget" means the minimum general fund budget of a district, which includes 80% of the basic entitlement, 80% of the total per-ANB entitlement, and up to 140% of the special education allowable cost payment.
(4) "BASE budget levy" means the district levy in support of the BASE budget of a district, which may be supplemented by guaranteed tax base aid if the district is eligible under the provisions of 20-9-366 through 20-9-369.
(5) "BASE funding program" means the state program for the equitable distribution of the state's share of the cost of Montana's basic system of public elementary schools and high schools, through county equalization aid as provided in 20-9-331 and 20-9-333 and state equalization aid as provided in 20-9-343, in support of the BASE budgets of districts and special education allowable cost payments as provided in 20-9-321.
(6) "Basic entitlement" means:
(a) $206,000 $208,678 $211,026 for each high school district;
(b) $18,540 $18,781 $18,992 for each elementary school district or K-12 district elementary program without an
approved and accredited junior high school or middle school; and
(c) the prorated entitlement for each elementary school district or K-12 district elementary program with an approved and accredited junior high school or middle school, calculated as follows:
(i) $18,540 $18,781 $18,992 times the ratio of the ANB for kindergarten through grade 6 to the total ANB of
kindergarten through grade 8; plus
(ii) $206,000 $208,678 $211,026 times the ratio of the ANB for grades 7 and 8 to the total ANB of kindergarten through
grade 8.
(7) "Direct state aid" means 44.7% of the basic entitlement and 44.7% of the total per-ANB entitlement for the general fund budget of a district and funded with state and county equalization aid.
(8) "Maximum general fund budget" means a district's general fund budget amount calculated from the basic entitlement for the district, the total per-ANB entitlement for the district, and up to 153% of special education allowable cost payments.
(9) "Over-BASE budget levy" means the district levy in support of any general fund amount budgeted that is above the BASE budget and below the maximum general fund budget for a district.
(10) (a) "Total per-ANB entitlement" means the district entitlement resulting from the following calculations:
(a)(i) except as provided in subsection (10)(b), (A) for a high school district or a K-12 district high school program, a
maximum rate of $5,015 $5,080 $5,137 for the first ANB is decreased at the rate of 50 cents per ANB for each additional
ANB of the district up through 800 ANB, with each ANB in excess of 800 receiving the same amount of entitlement as the
800th ANB;
(b)(ii) except as provided in subsection (10)(b), (B) for an elementary school district or a K-12 district elementary
program without an approved and accredited junior high school or middle school, a maximum rate of $3,763 $3,812 $3,855
for the first ANB is decreased at the rate of 20 cents per ANB for each additional ANB of the district up through 1,000
ANB, with each ANB in excess of 1,000 receiving the same amount of entitlement as the 1,000th ANB; and
(c)(iii) except as provided in subsection (10)(b), (C) for an elementary school district or a K-12 district elementary
program with an approved and accredited junior high school or middle school, the sum of:
(i)(A)(I) a maximum rate of $3,763 $3,812 $3,855 for the first ANB for kindergarten through grade 6 is decreased at the
rate of 20 cents per ANB for each additional ANB up through 1,000 ANB, with each ANB in excess of 1,000 receiving the
same amount of entitlement as the 1,000th ANB; and
(ii)(B) (II) a maximum rate of $5,015 $5,080 $5,137 for the first ANB for grades 7 and 8 is decreased at the rate of 50
cents per ANB for each additional ANB for grades 7 and 8 up through 800 ANB, with each ANB in excess of 800
receiving the same amount of entitlement as the 800th ANB.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2001:
(i) the rate of 50 cents per ANB in subsections (10)(a)(i) and (10)(a)(iii)(B) must be reduced by 2 1/2 cents each fiscal
year; and
(ii) the rate of 20 cents per ANB in subsections (10)(a)(ii) and (10)(a)(iii)(A) must be reduced by 1 cent each fiscal year.
(c) Only the year-to-year reduction in subsection (10)(b) may be included in the BASE aid."
Section 8. Section 20-9-306, MCA, is amended to read:
"20-9-306. Definitions. As used in this title, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following definitions apply:
(1) "BASE" means base amount for school equity.
(2) "BASE aid" means:
(a) direct state aid for 44.7% of the basic entitlement and, except as provided in subsection (10)(c), 44.7% of the total
per-ANB entitlement for the general fund budget of a district; and
(b) guaranteed tax base aid for an eligible district for any amount up to 35.3% of the basic entitlement, up to 35.3% of the total per-ANB entitlement budgeted in the general fund budget of a district, and up to 40% of the special education allowable cost payment.
(3) "BASE budget" means the minimum general fund budget of a district, which includes 80% of the basic entitlement, 80% of the total per-ANB entitlement, and up to 140% of the special education allowable cost payment.
(4) "BASE budget levy" means the district levy in support of the BASE budget of a district, which may be supplemented by guaranteed tax base aid if the district is eligible under the provisions of 20-9-366 through 20-9-369.
(5) "BASE funding program" means the state program for the equitable distribution of the state's share of the cost of Montana's basic system of public elementary schools and high schools, through county equalization aid as provided in 20-9-331 and 20-9-333 and state equalization aid as provided in 20-9-343, in support of the BASE budgets of districts and special education allowable cost payments as provided in 20-9-321.
(6) "Basic entitlement" means:
(a) $206,000 $211,391 $216,175 for each high school district;
(b) $18,540 $19,025 $19,455 for each elementary school district or K-12 district elementary program without an
approved and accredited junior high school or middle school; and
(c) the prorated entitlement for each elementary school district or K-12 district elementary program with an approved and accredited junior high school or middle school, calculated as follows:
(i) $18,540 $19,025 $19,455 times the ratio of the ANB for kindergarten through grade 6 to the total ANB of
kindergarten through grade 8; plus
(ii) $206,000 $211,391 $216,175 times the ratio of the ANB for grades 7 and 8 to the total ANB of kindergarten through
grade 8.
(7) "Direct state aid" means 44.7% of the basic entitlement and 44.7% of the total per-ANB entitlement for the general fund budget of a district and funded with state and county equalization aid.
(8) "Maximum general fund budget" means a district's general fund budget amount calculated from the basic entitlement for the district, the total per-ANB entitlement for the district, and up to 153% of special education allowable cost payments.
(9) "Over-BASE budget levy" means the district levy in support of any general fund amount budgeted that is above the BASE budget and below the maximum general fund budget for a district.
(10) (a) "Total per-ANB entitlement" means the district entitlement resulting from the following calculations:
(a)(i) except as provided in subsection (10)(b), (A) for a high school district or a K-12 district high school program, a
maximum rate of $5,015 $5,146 $5,262 for the first ANB is decreased at the rate of 50 cents per ANB for each additional
ANB of the district up through 800 ANB, with each ANB in excess of 800 receiving the same amount of entitlement as the
800th ANB;
(b)(ii) except as provided in subsection (10)(b), (B) for an elementary school district or a K-12 district elementary
program without an approved and accredited junior high school or middle school, a maximum rate of $3,763 $3,862 $3,949
for the first ANB is decreased at the rate of 20 cents per ANB for each additional ANB of the district up through 1,000
ANB, with each ANB in excess of 1,000 receiving the same amount of entitlement as the 1,000th ANB; and
(c)(iii) except as provided in subsection (10)(b), (C) for an elementary school district or a K-12 district elementary
program with an approved and accredited junior high school or middle school, the sum of:
(i)(A)(I) a maximum rate of $3,763 $3,862 $3,949 for the first ANB for kindergarten through grade 6 is decreased at the
rate of 20 cents per ANB for each additional ANB up through 1,000 ANB, with each ANB in excess of 1,000 receiving the
same amount of entitlement as the 1,000th ANB; and
(ii)(B)(II) a maximum rate of $5,015 $5,146 $5,262 for the first ANB for grades 7 and 8 is decreased at the rate of 50
cents per ANB for each additional ANB for grades 7 and 8 up through 800 ANB, with each ANB in excess of 800
receiving the same amount of entitlement as the 800th ANB.
(b) Beginning on July 1, 2001:
(i) the rate of 50 cents per ANB in subsections (10)(a)(i) and (10)(a)(iii)(B) must be reduced by 2 1/2 cents each fiscal
year; and
(ii) the rate of 20 cents per ANB in subsections (10)(a)(ii) and (10)(a)(iii)(A) must be reduced by 1 cent each fiscal year.
(c) Only the year-to-year reduction in subsection (10)(b) may be included in the BASE aid."
SECTION 9. SECTION 20-9-311, MCA, IS AMENDED TO READ:
"20-9-311. Calculation of average number belonging (ANB). (1) Average number belonging (ANB) must be computed as follows:
(a) compute an average enrollment by adding a count of regularly enrolled full-time pupils who were enrolled as of the first Monday in October of the prior school fiscal year to a count of regularly enrolled pupils on February 1 of the prior school fiscal year, or the next school day if those dates do not fall on a school day, and divide the sum by two; and
(b) multiply the average enrollment calculated in subsection (1)(a) by the sum of the pupil-instruction and the approved pupil-instruction-related days for the current school fiscal year and divide by 180.
(2) For the purpose of calculating ANB under subsection (1), up to 7 approved pupil-instruction-related days may be included in the calculation.
(3) When a school district has approval to operate less than 180 school days under 20-9-806, the total ANB must be calculated in accordance with the provisions of 20-9-805.
(4) Enrollment for a part of a morning session or a part of an afternoon session by a pupil must be counted as enrollment for one-half day.
(5) In calculating the ANB for pupils enrolled in a program established under 20-7-117(1), enrollment at a regular session of the program for at least 2 hours of either a morning or an afternoon session must be counted as one-half pupil for ANB purposes. The ANB for a kindergarten student may not exceed one-half for each kindergarten pupil.
(6) When a pupil has been absent, with or without excuse, for more than 10 consecutive school days, the pupil may not be included in the enrollment count used in the calculation of the ANB unless the pupil resumes attendance prior to the day of the enrollment count.
(7) The enrollment of prekindergarten pupils, as provided in 20-7-117, may not be included in the ANB calculations.
(8) The average number belonging of the regularly enrolled, full-time pupils for the public schools of a district must be based on the aggregate of all the regularly enrolled, full-time pupils attending the schools of the district, except that when:
(a) (i) a school of the district is located more than 20 miles beyond the incorporated limits of a city or town located in the district and at least 20 miles from any other school of the district, the number of regularly enrolled, full-time pupils of the school must be calculated separately for ANB purposes and the district must receive a basic entitlement for the school calculated separately from the other schools of the district;
(ii) a school of the district is located more than 20 miles from any other school of the district and incorporated territory is not involved in the district, the number of regularly enrolled, full-time pupils of the school must be calculated separately for ANB purposes and the district must receive a basic entitlement for the school calculated separately from the other schools of the district;
(iii) the superintendent of public instruction approves an application not to aggregate when conditions exist affecting transportation, such as poor roads, mountains, rivers, or other obstacles to travel, or when any other condition exists that would result in an unusual hardship to the pupils of the school if they were transported to another school, the number of regularly enrolled, full-time pupils of the school must be calculated separately for ANB purposes and the district must receive a basic entitlement for the school calculated separately from the other schools of the district; or
(iv) two or more elementary districts consolidate or annex under the provisions of 20-6-203, 20-6-205, or 20-6-208; two or more high school districts consolidate or annex under the provisions of 20-6-315 or 20-6-317; or two or more K-12 districts consolidate or annex under Title 20, chapter 6, part 4, the ANB and the basic entitlements of the component districts must be calculated separately for a period of 3 years following the consolidation or annexation;
(b) a junior high school has been approved and accredited as a junior high school, all of the regularly enrolled, full-time pupils of the junior high school must be considered as high school district pupils for ANB purposes;
(c) a middle school has been approved and accredited, all pupils below the 7th grade must be considered elementary school pupils for ANB purposes and the 7th and 8th grade pupils must be considered high school pupils for ANB purposes; or
(d) a school has not been accredited by the board of public education, the regularly enrolled, full-time pupils attending the nonaccredited school are not eligible for average number belonging calculation purposes, nor will an average number belonging for the nonaccredited school be used in determining the BASE funding program for the district.
(9) The district shall provide the superintendent of public instruction with semiannual reports of school attendance, absence, and enrollment for regularly enrolled students, using a format determined by the superintendent.
(10) In establishing the ANB for the ensuing school fiscal year, the ensuing year's calculation must be averaged with the ANB from the current school fiscal year to determine the ANB for the ensuing school fiscal year."
NEW SECTION. Section 10. Codification instruction. (1) [Sections 1 through 4] are intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 20, chapter 9, part 5, and the provisions of Title 20, chapter 9, part 5, apply to [sections 1 through 4].
(2) [Sections 5 and 6] are intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 20, chapter 25, part 4, and the provisions of Title 20, chapter 25, part 4, apply to [sections 5 and 6].
NEW SECTION. Section 11. Effective dates -- applicability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2)
SUBSECTIONS (2) AND (3), [this act] is effective July 1, 2001, and applies to school budgets for the school fiscal year
beginning July 1, 2001.
(2) [Section 8] is effective July 1, 2002, and applies to school budgets for school fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 2002.
(3) [SECTION 12 AND THIS SECTION] ARE EFFECTIVE ON PASSAGE AND APPROVAL.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 12. CONTINGENT VOIDNESS. (1) IF A MINIMUM OF $20 MILLION IS NOT APPROPRIATED, DEDICATED, OR TRANSFERRED TO THE SCHOOL FLEXIBILITY ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR SUPPORT OF THE SCHOOL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM, THEN [SECTIONS 1 THROUGH 4 OF THIS ACT] ARE VOID.
(2) IF A MINIMUM OF $7 MILLION IS NOT APPROPRIATED, DEDICATED, OR TRANSFERRED TO THE RESIDENT STUDENT FUNDING BONUS ACCOUNT TO PAY FOR CAMPUS ENTITLEMENTS, THEN [SECTIONS 5 AND 6 OF THIS ACT] ARE VOID.
NEW SECTION. Section 13. Termination. [Section 7] terminates June 30, 2002.
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