Section 25-2504.4 - Payments on account of limited English proficiency programs(a) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section, a school district's 2004-2005 market value income aid ratio must be greater than or equal to 0.3000 and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2002-2003 school year must be no less than 2% of the school district's 2002-2003 average daily membership. The allocation to a qualified school district under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2004-2005 out of the appropriation for basic education funding to school districts and determined by: (1) multiplying the number of enrolled students identified as Limited English Proficient in the 2002-2003 school year in a qualified school district by $11,135,070; and(2) dividing the product from paragraph (1) by the total number of enrolled students identified as Limited English Proficient in all qualified school districts.(a.1) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section for the 2004-2005 school year, a school district's 2005-2006 market value/income aid ratio must be greater than or equal to three thousand ten-thousandths (0.3000), and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2003-2004 school year must be no less than two percent (2%) of the school district's 2003-2004 average daily membership. The allocation to a qualified school district under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2005-2006 out of the appropriation for basic education funding to school districts and determined by: (1) multiplying the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2003-2004 school year in a qualified school district by three million dollars ($3,000,000); and(2) dividing the product from paragraph (1) by the total number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in all qualified school districts.(a.2) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section, a school district's 2006-2007 market value/income aid ratio must be equal to or greater than three thousand five hundred ten-thousandths (.3500), and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2004-2005 school year must be equal to or greater than two and one-half percent (2.5%) of the school district's 2004-2005 average daily membership. The allocation under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2006-2007 out of the appropriation for basic education funding and calculated for qualifying school districts as follows: (1) Multiply the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2004-2005 school year by ten million dollars ($10,000,000).(2) Divide the product from paragraph (1) by the sum of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient for all qualifying school districts.(a.3) To qualify for limited English proficiency payments under this section, a school district's 2007-2008 market value/income aid ratio must be equal to or greater than three thousand eight hundred ten-thousandths (.3800), and the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2005-2006 school year must be equal to or greater than three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the school district's 2005-2006 average daily membership. The allocation under this section shall be paid in fiscal year 2007-2008 out of the appropriation for basic education funding and calculated for qualifying school districts as follows:(1) Multiply the number of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient in the 2005-2006 school year by two million seven hundred thousand dollars ($2,700,000).(2) Divide the product from paragraph (1) by the sum of enrolled students identified as limited English proficient for all qualifying school districts.(b) Funds received by a school district under this section shall only be used to support instructional programs for students identified as Limited English Proficient. A school district shall not place any funds received under this section into any reserve account.1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XXV, § 2504.4, added 2004, July 4, P.L. 536, No. 70, § 27, imd. effective. Amended 2005 , July 13, P.L. 226, No. 46, §23, imd. effective [ 7/13/2005]; 2006, July 11, P.L. 1092, No. 114, § 14, imd. effective; 2007 , July 20, P.L. 278, No. 45, § 26, imd. effective.