Councilmember Kevin P. Chavous
A BILL IN THE
COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Councilmember Kevin P. Chavous introduced the following bill, which was referred to the
Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation
To amend the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula to increase the funding for the
after-hours needs of special education students living in a D.C. Public School or Public
Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as
the "Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter
Schools Amendment Act of 1999".
Sec. 2. The following language is hereby added to the chart found in Section 6(c):
| Level/program | Definition | Weighting | Supplemental $$ per pupil FY1999 |
| Level 1 Special Education — Residential | Additional funding to support the after-hours level 1 special education needs of students living in a D.C. Public School or Public Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting | +0.374 | $2,057 |
| Level 2 Special Education — Residential | Additional funding to support the after-hours level 2 special education needs of students living in a D.C. Public School or Public Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting | +1.36 | $7,480 |
| Level 3 Special Education — Residential | Additional finding to support the after-hours level 3 special education needs of students living in a D.C. Public School or Public Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting | +2.941 | $16,176 |
| Level 4 Special Education — Residential | Additional funding to support the after-hours level 4 special education needs of students living in D.C. Public School or Public Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting | +2.942 | $16,082 |
| LEP/NEP — Residential | Additional funding to support the after-hours special instructional needs of limited and non-English proficient students living in a D.C. Public School or Public Charter School that provides students with room and board in a residential setting | +0.68 | $3,740 |
Sec. 3. A new paragraph (f) is added to Section 9, to read as follows:
"(f) For a D.C. Public School or Public Charter School that provides students with
room and board in a residential setting, in addition to their instructional program, the
facilities allowance determined pursuant to this Section shall be multiplied by 2.7 times
for those students in residence at the school.
Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement.
Sec. 5. Effective date.
(a) This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto
by the Mayor, action by Council to override the veto), approval by the Financial
Responsibility Management Assistance Authority as provided in section 203(a) of the
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995,
approved April 17, 1995 (109 Stat. 116; D.C. Code §47-392.3(a)), a 30-day period of
Congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home
Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Code §1-233(c)(1), and
publication in the District of Columbia Register.
SECTION-BY-SECTION ANALYSIS
Section 2 amends Bill 13-3 in order to account for the costs of providing the special
education services which a student would normally receive around the clock away from a day
school (at home, from counselors, etc.) but which, in the case of a residential school,
must be provided by the school itself.
Section 3 amends Bill 13-3 to increase the facilities allowance for public chanter
schools to better account for the increased facility demands of housing children in the
residential facility. The original legislation did not give a greater weight to
residential charter schools, despite the increased facility demands which these schools
will necessarily have.
Section 4 states the fiscal impact statement.
Section 5 states the effective date.