To declare an intent to preserve the school district levy base and protect the ability of districts to collect voter approved funds when cuts are made to state funding, which reduce a school district’s levy base. The bill expires January 1, 2018. (Companion: SB 5652).   Official Text and Analysis.

Excludes from the calculation of per-pupil spending the per-pupil amount for fringe benefits, and specifies that in this calculation the K-4 staffing ratio enhancements already included in the base are not included in the calculation.

To expand school districts' Maintenance and Operations levy base by including the positive difference between the per-pupil general apportionment for the 2009-10 school year (excluding per-pupil fringe benefits) and the district's per-pupil state general apportionment for the prior year (excluding per-pupil fringe benefits), multiplied by the district's average annual prior year enrollment.

To identify individual allocations discretely – replacing the Substitute House bill's aggregate per-pupil difference, less exceptions. As a result, per-pupil allocations are excluded for some per-pupil funding that might decline in the future for reasons other than budget reductions – such as staff mix, small-school factors, or ratio of Running Start or vocational student enrollments in a district.

To expand school districts' Maintenance and Operations levy base by including the positive difference between the per-pupil general apportionment for the 2009-10 school year (excluding per-pupil fringe benefits) and the district's per-pupil state general apportionment for the prior year (excluding per-pupil fringe benefits), multiplied by the district's average annual prior year enrollment.