RD225 - Overview of 2010–2012 Direct Aid Rebenchmarking, Federal Deduct Methodology, and FY 2010 Flexibility Options


Executive Summary:
The 2009 Appropriation Act, Item 140 C.5.k.2), requires the Department of Education to report its calculations for the total cost of rebenchmarking the Direct Aid to Public Education budget for the 2010-2012 biennium, based on each of the following methodologies: (i) using the “support position funding cap” methodology change contained in House Bill 1600/Senate Bill 850, as introduced in the 2009 Session; and (ii) using the rebenchmarking methodology which was contained within Chapter 879, from the 2008 Session. A briefing document containing this information was presented to the Board of Education in July 2009 and to the Joint Subcommittee on Elementary and Secondary Education Funding in September 2009.