§ 79-1007.11 — School district formula need; calculation

Nebraska § 79-1007.11

• Jurisdiction: Nebraska
• Ch. 79: Schools

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(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each school district's formula need shall equal the difference of the sum of the school district's basic funding, poverty allowance, limited English proficiency allowance, focus school and program allowance, summer school allowance, special receipts allowance, transportation allowance, elementary site allowance, distance education and telecommunications allowance, community achievement plan allowance, averaging adjustment, new community achievement plan adjustment, student growth adjustment, any positive student growth adjustment correction, and new school adjustment minus the sum of the limited English proficiency allowance correction, poverty allowance correction, and any negative student growth adjustment correction.
(2) If the formula need calculated for a school district pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is less than one hundred percent of the formula need for such district for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated, the formula need for such district shall equal one hundred percent of the formula need for such district for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated.
(3) If the formula need calculated for a school district pursuant to subsection (1) of this section is more than one hundred twelve percent of the formula need for such district for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated, the formula need for such district shall equal one hundred twelve percent of the formula need for such district for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated, except that the formula need shall not be reduced pursuant to this subsection for any district receiving a student growth adjustment for the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated.
(4) For purposes of subsections (2) and (3) of this section, the formula need for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated shall be the formula need used in the final calculation of aid pursuant to section 79-1065 and for districts that were affected by a reorganization with an effective date in the calendar year preceding the calendar year in which aid is certified for the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated, the formula need for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated shall be attributed to the affected school districts based on information provided to the department by the school districts or proportionally based on the adjusted valuation transferred if sufficient information has not been provided to the department.

Legislative History

Source: Laws 2008, LB988, § 13; Laws 2008, LB1153, § 7; Laws 2009, LB545, § 8; Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB5, § 5; Laws 2011, LB235, § 9; Laws 2013, LB407, § 6; Laws 2014, LB967, § 12; Laws 2015, LB519, § 13; Laws 2016, LB1067, § 35; Laws 2017, LB512, § 13; Laws 2021, LB528, § 36.