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Transportation weighting and rules: density, 2.5-mile threshold and a statute error flagged
Summary
Revisor and KLRD staff summarized how Kansas calculates transportation weighting (per-capita schedule, an inflation adjustment and a 110% funding cap), explained that transported students are those living 2.5 miles or more via the usual route, and flagged a statutory definition error that inverts density calculation.
Revisor staff and KLRD briefed the task force on the transportation weighting's mechanics, statutory history and open questions the committee asked staff to pursue.
How funding is computed: Nick Myers walked the committee through the steps in current statute. Staff calculate a district's transported-student density, use a per-capita allowance schedule (a stepped table adopted in 2018), apply an inflationary adjustment tied to base aid, and then derive the transportation weighting by dividing the derived dollar amount by base aid so the formula delivers an FTE-equivalent weighting. A statutory funding cap limits transportation aid to 110% of the district's prior-year transportation expenditures.
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