Revision: Jan. 9, 2018, 8:56 a.m.
SB 540-FN - AS INTRODUCED
2018 SESSION
18-2790
06/10
SENATE BILL 540-FN
AN ACT relative to funding full day kindergarten.
SPONSORS: Sen. Feltes, Dist 15; Sen. Woodburn, Dist 1; Sen. Soucy, Dist 18; Sen. Lasky, Dist 13; Sen. Kahn, Dist 10; Sen. Cavanaugh, Dist 16; Sen. Hennessey, Dist 5; Rep. Myler, Merr. 10; Rep. Heath, Hills. 14; Rep. Henle, Merr. 12; Rep. Cushing, Rock. 21; Rep. Luneau, Merr. 10
COMMITTEE: Finance
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ANALYSIS
This bill deletes the requirement that revenue distributed to districts entitled to kindergarten grants be prorated if revenue raised through keno is insufficient to fully fund the grants.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
18-2790
06/10
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen
AN ACT relative to funding full day kindergarten.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Title. This act shall be known as the real and reliable full-day kindergarten act of 2018.
2 Kindergarten Grants. Amend RSA 198:48-c, III(a) to read as follows:
III.(a) For fiscal year 2020 and each fiscal year thereafter, in addition to any funds received pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, the department of education shall distribute a total kindergarten grant, pursuant to RSA 198:40-a, for the remaining 1/2 of each average daily membership not counted under RSA 198:40-a to each school district or chartered public school that operates an approved full-day kindergarten program. [If the amount of revenue raised through keno is insufficient to fully fund the distribution of grants under this section, the revenue shall be prorated proportionally based on entitlement among the districts entitled to a grant. The prorated portion of this grant shall not be less than the per pupil amount disbursed under paragraph I(b).]
3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
18-2790
12/28/17
SB 540-FN- FISCAL NOTE
AS INTRODUCED
AN ACT relative to funding full day kindergarten.
FISCAL IMPACT: [ X ] State [ ] County [ X ] Local [ ] None
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STATE: | FY 2019 | FY 2020 | FY 2021 | FY 2022 |
Appropriation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Revenue | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Expenditures | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Funding Source: | [ ] General [ X ] Education [ ] Highway [ ] Other | |||
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LOCAL: |
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Revenue | $0 | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase | Indeterminable Increase |
Expenditures | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
METHODOLOGY:
This bill eliminates the proration provision relative to Keno revenue for the additional kindergarten grant under RSA 198:48-c, which applies to FY 2020 and each year thereafter. Under current law, the Department of Education is to distribute an additional grant to school districts and public charter schools calculated pursuant to RSA 198:40-a (“adequacy”) for the ½ of each kindergarten average daily membership not counted under the adequacy formula. It should be noted that under the adequacy formula, if a municipality raises an amount of statewide education property tax in excess of its calculated cost of an adequate education, that municipality does not receive a state grant. However, the additional kindergarten grant under RSA 198:48-c would be distributed to all municipalities as it is not part of the adequacy formula.
In FY 2020, under current law, the additional kindergarten grant per student would be between $1,100 and $4,145, depending on the student’s eligibility for differentiated aid and actual Keno revenue, while under this bill the additional kindergarten grant per student would be between $1,856 and $4,145, depending only on the student’s eligibility for differentiated aid.
| Current Law | Proposed |
Kindergarten Grant Amount | $1,100 to $4,145 | $1,856 to $4,145 |
Criteria for Determining Grant Amount | ? Grant based on adequate education grant factors | ? Grant based on adequate education grant factors |
Based on preliminary estimates, this bill will result in an increase to state education trust fund expenditures and local revenues of approximately $8.1M in each year, beginning in FY 2020.
AGENCIES CONTACTED:
Department of Education and New Hampshire Lottery Commission