§ 16-7-34.3. Reimbursement by the state for conventional public housing students.
(a) Each school district shall be reimbursed for expenditures for services and instructional
programs for students residing in conventional public housing units owned by public
housing authorities which are not on local tax rolls. Reimbursement shall be made
when the services and programs have been carried out in accordance with the requirements
of state law and regulations of the board of regents for elementary and secondary
education. The following formula shall be used to distribute aid for the students
residing in the public housing units:
(1)(i) The following formula and definitions are to be used to determine the entitlement
for each school district:
(ii) The incentive entitlement for a district shall be the product of the average per pupil
cost for the district, the number of full time equivalent pupils in grade 12 and below
residing in conventional public housing, and the state share ratio for the district.
(2) In this formula the following terms have the following meanings:
(i) "Incentive entitlement� means the sum payable to a local school district under this
formula.
(ii) "Average per pupil costs for the district� means all expenditures approved by the
state board of regents for elementary and secondary education as defined in § 16-7-20 plus the costs of special education required under chapter 24 of this title divided
by average daily membership of pupils as determined in § 16-7-22(1).
(iii) "State share ratioâ€� means the effective state share ratio as calculated under § 16-7-20.
(iv) "Conventional public housing� means those properties identified as eligible low rent
housing projects under title I of P.L. 81-874, 20 U.S.C. § 236 et seq.
(b) Students living on property owned by the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation
shall also be included in computations under this section.
(c) Students living in the North Kingstown Traveler's Aid housing project shall also be
included in computations under this section.
(d) An amount shall be appropriated for the purpose of reimbursing school districts as
required pursuant to subsection (a) for conventional public housing.
(e) If the sum appropriated in subsection (a) of this section is not sufficient to pay
in full the amount for conventional public housing which each city and town is entitled
to receive in any fiscal year, the maximum amount which all cities and towns are entitled
to receive under this section shall be deducted from the sum appropriated for all
cities and towns under § 16-7-20. If, after final allocation of §§ 16-7-15 through 16-7-34, a district receives more than one hundred percent (100%) reimbursement, the excess
shall be deducted from this conventional public housing allocation in the following
fiscal year.
(f) Reimbursement payments as calculated under this chapter shall be made according to
§ 16-7-16. All payments under this chapter shall be used exclusively to support services for
conventional public housing students.
(g) Expenditure reports shall be submitted by the local school districts to the commissioner
of elementary and secondary education in accordance with rules and regulations of
the board of regents for elementary and secondary education.