AN ACT CONCERNING REIMBURSEMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS FOR FORMER MAGNET SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN A PUBLIC SCHOOL AFTER OCTOBER FIRST.

HB 6213 would require school districts to reimburse local and regional school boards for former magnet school students who enroll in a public school after October 1 of the school year. The bill mandates pro rata reimbursement (based on the portion of the school year remaining after October 1) for districts that previously hosted students in interdistrict magnet schools. This directly affects school districts that lose funding when magnet school students switch to their public schools later in the academic year, ensuring reimbursement for the time the student remains enrolled after October 1. The policy change clarifies funding eligibility for districts facing enrollment shifts after the October 1 deadline.