SB 1036 — AN ACT AUTHORIZING BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO PAY TUITION TO ANOTHER BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENROLLING ITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SUCH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Senate General Assembly SubstituteFile Bill No.

1036406 January Session, 2021 ANSubstitute ACTSenate AUTHORIZINGBill BOARDSNo. OF EDUCATION TO PAY TUITION TO ANOTHER BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENROLLING ITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SUCH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

1036 Senate, April 12, 2021 The Committee on Education reported through SEN.

MCCRORY, D.

of the 2nd Dist., Chairperson of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the substitute bill ought to pass.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO PAY TUITION TO ANOTHER BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENROLLING ITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SUCH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

Any localboardofeducationwhichdoesnot maintaina [highschool] school in which instruction is offered for grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, or any combination of such grades, shall designate a [high] school in another school district, approved by the State Board of Education, as the school which any child under the jurisdiction of such localboardofeducation may attend,[who has completedanelementary school course,] and such board of education shall pay to the local or regional board of education for such other school district the tuition of such child [residing with a parent or guardian in such school district and attending such high school] attending or in order for such child to attendsSB1036 school/ inFile suchNo. other school district.

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406 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

Municipalities Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $ Various Local and Regional Savings Potential Potential School Districts Explanation This bill allows local boards of education to “tuition out” students in kindergarten through grade 8 to schools in other school districts in lieu of operating their own elementary schools or regionalizing.

This could result in a savings to various local and regional school districts.

It is assumed that a local and regional school district would only choose this optionifit were lesscostly thanoperating aschool,orregionalizing.The scope of the savings would be the difference between the cost of operating the school or regionalizing and the amount of tuition paid to "tuition out" students.

The Out Years The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would continue into the future subject to inflation.

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406 OLR Bill Analysis sSB 1036 AN ACT AUTHORIZING BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO PAY TUITION TO ANOTHER BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENROLLING ITS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN SUCH OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICT.

SUMMARY This bill allows local boards of education to “tuition out” students in kindergarten through grade 8 to schools in other school districts in lieu of operating their own elementary schools.

Current law, unchanged by the bill, allows boards to do this for grades 9-12 in lieu of operating their own high school.

Under the bill, local boards of education that do not maintain K-8 schools, or any combination of those grades, must designate a school in another district, with State Board of Education approval, that any child under its jurisdiction may attend.

The local board must pay tuition to the local or regional board of education for the child attending school in theotherdistrict.Existinglaw,unchangedbythebill,appliesthese same requirements to boards of education that do not operate a public high school and choose to tuition out their students.

The bill also makes technical and conforming changes.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

July 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION Education Committee Joint Favorable Yea 38 Nay 0 (03/22/2021) sSB1036 / File No.

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