72-6413.   Program weighting; use of moneys derived from weighting. (a) The program weighting of each district shall be determined by the state board as follows:

      (1)   Compute full time equivalent enrollment in programs of bilingual education and multiply the computed enrollment by .395;

      (2)   compute full time equivalent enrollment in approved vocational education programs and multiply the computed enrollment by 0.5;

      (3)   add the products obtained under (1) and (2). The sum is the program weighting of the district.

      (b)   A school district may expend amounts received from the bilingual weighting to pay the cost of providing at-risk and preschool-aged at-risk education programs and services.

      History:   L. 1992, ch. 280, § 9; L. 2005, ch. 152, § 16; L. 2006, ch. 197, § 13; July 1.