New finance bill excludes state funding for extracurriculars; local funding allowed

From the new school finance bill prohibiting state funding of extra curricular activities and limiting funding to local funding:

New Sec. 19. (a) No school district shall expend, use or transfer any moneys received by such school district as part of the general state aid disbursement to such school district for any expenditures for extracurricular activities or any expenditures related to such activities.

(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of
any moneys received by a school district pursuant to a tax levied under the authority of section 16, and amendments thereto, or moneys received from any other source other than as part of general state aid, for expenditures for extracurricular activities or any expenditures related to such activities, or to prohibit the use of any moneys received by such school district as part of the general state aid disbursement to such school district for expenditures for co-curricular activities or any expenditures related to such activities.

(c) As used in this section:
(1) “Extracurricular activities” means those activities provided or
supported by a school district, but which are not required by or a
substantial part of any curriculum of such school district.

You can read the bill here: http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/documents/hb2741_00_0000.pdf.

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