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Bill would clarify funding for out‑of‑district participants in Jump Start early‑literacy program
Summary
SB 35 would clarify that a child attending an early-literacy Jump Start program in a district other than the child's resident district does not require an out‑of‑district attendance agreement and is not subject to specified tuition statutes; proponents said the bill removes barriers to summer literacy access and has no net fiscal increase.
Senate Bill 35, carried by Senator Daniel Emrich at the request of the Education Interim Committee, would clarify how enrollment and funding counts are applied when a child participates in a Jump Start early‑literacy program in a district other than the child's resident district.
The sponsor told the committee the bill specifies that "an eligible participant in a Jump Start program provided by a district other than the child's resident district does not require an…
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