2013 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 79 - SCHOOLS
79-1007.25 - Teacher education allowance; calculation.

79-1007.25. Teacher education allowance; calculation.

The department shall calculate a teacher education allowance for each district as follows:

(1) Teacher education points shall be calculated for each district by the department based upon data from the fall personnel report required pursuant to section 79-804 for the school fiscal year immediately preceding the school fiscal year in which aid is to be paid. Each full-time equivalent teacher shall (a) be under contract with a school district as required pursuant to section 79-818 and (b) only be counted one time in awarding any points pursuant to this section. Each district shall receive one point for each full-time equivalent teacher who has earned and been awarded a master's degree or an education specialist's degree and two points for each full-time equivalent teacher who has earned and been awarded a doctoral degree;

(2) For school fiscal years prior to school fiscal year 2013-14, a teacher education index shall be calculated for each district by dividing the ratio of teacher education points for the district divided by the number of full-time equivalent teachers in the district by the ratio of teacher education points for all districts divided by the number of full-time equivalent teachers in all districts;

(3) For school fiscal years prior to school fiscal year 2013-14, the teacher education allowance for each district shall equal eight and one-half percent of the statewide average general fund operating expenditures per formula student multiplied by the district's formula students and multiplied by the difference of the product of the district's teacher education index minus one, except that if the result is less than zero, the teacher education allowance shall equal zero; and

(4) For school fiscal year 2013-14 and each school fiscal year thereafter, the teacher education allowance for each district shall equal the product of thirty million dollars multiplied by the ratio of teacher education points calculated for the district divided by the aggregate teacher education points calculated for all districts. Fifty percent of the teacher education allowance calculated pursuant to this subdivision for each school district shall be paid to such school district as teacher education aid for the school fiscal year for which aid is being calculated.

Source

Laws 2009, First Spec. Sess., LB5, § 8;
Laws 2013, LB407, § 10.
Effective Date: May 22, 2013