HB0730 - Tennessee: Basic Education Program (bep), Education

Companion Bill SB0415. Basic Education Program (BEP) - Requires appropriation of sufficient funds to fund growth in enrollment for LEAs with 2 percent or more growth. - Amends TCA Section 49-3-351 and Section 49-3-354. Fiscal Summary for HB0730 / *SB0415Increase State Expenditures - $1,835,000 Bill Summary for HB0730 / *SB0415 Under present law, if an LEA's current year ADM, FTEADM, and I&S, taken as a whole, exceeds by more than 2 percent the prior year's ADM, FTEADM, and I&S, taken as a whole, then that LEA's allocation of state funds is be calculated on the basis of the current year, instead of prior year, ADM, FTEADM, and I&S less the first 2 percent by which it exceeds the prior year ADM, FTEADM, and I&S. Present law provides that the increased amount will be distributed to the extent funds are appropriated for that specific [...]

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