Clarifies that the annual financial reports must be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the school district by November 15. Removes the exemption of county school superintendents in the conduct of an accommodation school from the requirements of the annual financial reports. Establishes a schedule for the electronic submission of all budgets, revised budgets and adjusted budgets. Adds charter schools to the statutes relating to the correction of state aid or budget limit errors. Reduces the time frame for which the Superintendent of Public Instruction may determine if a miscalculation occurred in the state aid for a school district or charter school.
Current law allows for a five year window.
HB 2218 decreases that window to three years. Transfers the regulatory and oversight responsibilities of the Optional Performance Incentive Program from the Career Ladder Advisory Committee to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. Modifies the definition of state aid to coincide with the addition of charter schools to the statutes relating to the correction of state aid or budget limit errors. Stipulates that the school district reports regarding transportation shall be submitted to the Superintendent of Public Instruction electronically. Requires that each school district shall submit electronically to the Department of Education the routes contracted, the contractor contract information, the number of eligible students transported by each contractor and any additional information requested by the Department of Education.