North Dakota Century Code Title 15.1. Elementary and Secondary Education § 15.1-27-31.2. Transportation average daily membership equivalents converted to weighted student unit equivalents--Determination (Effective through June 30, 2027)

1. The superintendent of public instruction shall determine transportation average daily membership equivalents for eligible school districts providing schoolbus transportation in contract schoolbuses, or in district-owned and operated schoolbuses, and for eligible school districts with students riding commercial buses to and from a school within the incorporated limits of a city. Transportation average daily membership equivalents must be determined as follows:

2. The superintendent of public instruction shall determine each school district's total transportation average daily membership equivalent by adding the products derived under subsection 1 and then multiplying the total transportation average daily membership equivalent by 0.091 to determine the school district's weighted student unit equivalent.

3. Subject to legislative appropriation, the superintendent of public instruction shall pay each school district providing schoolbus transportation in contract schoolbuses, or in district-owned and operated schoolbuses, an amount equal to the school district's weighted student unit equivalent multiplied by the per student payment rate for the applicable school year in subsection 3 of section 15.1-27-04.1. For school districts whose eligible bus miles and eligible bus runs remain the same, or increase from the prior year, the transportation payment under this subsection may not be less than the transportation payment received by the school district for the preceding year.

4. To be eligible, school districts must certify compliance with state law relating to schoolbus standards and school vehicle driver requirements. The superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules governing certification of compliance under this subsection.

5. Each year, the superintendent of public instruction shall determine the school district's transportation average daily membership equivalent based on the latest available miles and runs. Eligible miles and runs include miles and runs transporting eligible students to and from:

6. To be eligible for special education miles, a student transported by a family member must:

7. If a school district ceases to exist, the superintendent of public instruction shall adjust, in the first year after closure, the transportation average daily membership equivalents of each school district in the state which enrolls students who attended the former school. The superintendent of public instruction shall determine the transportation average daily membership equivalents the former school district would have been entitled to for providing transportation services during the school district's final year of operation and shall prorate those transportation average daily membership equivalents to each enrolling school district based on the number of students enrolled from the former school. Transportation average daily membership equivalents of the enrolling school districts after the first year will be based on reported transportation average daily membership equivalents.

8. This section does not apply to miles and runs:

9. The superintendent of public instruction may adopt rules relating to information reported by school districts and reporting deadlines.