B 24-0216 — District of Columbia Public Schools 2021-2022 Funding Stabilization Emergency Amendment Act of 2021

2ENROLLED ChairmanORIGINAL PhilAN MendelsonACT Councilmember________ ChristinaIN HendersonTHE 4COUNCIL 6OF CouncilmemberTHE BrianneDISTRICT K.OF COLUMBIA ________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools Act of 1998 to require school-level funding for all District of Columbia Public Schools in School Year 2021-2022 to be equal to or greater than those provided in School Year 2020-2021.

Nadeau Councilmember Mary M.

Cheh 8 Councilmember Elissa Silverman Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Brooke Pinto Councilmember Robert C.

White, Jr.

A BILL ________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________ To amend, on an emergency basis, the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula for Public Schools and Public Charter Schools Act of 1998 to require school-level funding for all District of Columbia Public Schools in School Year 2021-2022 be in amounts equal to or greater than those provided in School Year 2020-2021.

Official Code § 38-2907.01(a)), is amended by adding a new paragraph (4) to read as follows:

“(4)(a) NotwithstandingParagraph paragraphs(2) (1)is throughamended (3) of this subsection, in School Year 2021- 22, provide each school with not less than 100% of its prior year allocation of Formula funds as provided by thestriking Fiscal Year 2021 budget adopted by the Council;phrase “;

provided,and” thatand inserting a schoolsemicolon mayin receiveits lessplace. than 100% of such funds if that school is eliminating one or more grade levels offered at the school.” Sec.

(b) Paragraph (3) is amended by striking the period and inserting the phrase “;

and” in its place.

(c) A new paragraph (4) is added to read as follows:

“(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection, in School Year 2021-22, provide each school with not less than 100% of its prior year allocation of Formula funds as provided by the Fiscal Year 2021 budget adopted by the Council (“FY 2021 budget allocation”);

provided, that a school may receive less than 100% of such funds if that school is eliminating one or more grade levels offered at the school.

A school eliminating one or more grade levels may receive less than 100% of its FY 2021 budget allocation as long as it receives at least as much funding per remaining grade level as it received under its FY 2021 budget allocation.”.

ENROLLED ORIGINAL Sec.

This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), and shall remain in effect for no longer than 90 days, as provided for emergency acts of the Council of the District of Columbia in section 412(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat.

______________________________ Chairman Council of the District of Columbia _________________________________ Mayor District of Columbia 2