§15754.__Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services

The Fund for the Efficient Delivery of Educational Services, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a dedicated nonlapsing account within the Department of Education.__ This section provides for the design, implementation, administration and use of the fund.

1.__Source of funds; purpose.__Funds for appropriations under this section must be appropriated in addition to the total amount annually appropriated for general purpose aid for local schools and must be placed into a single account.__Beginning in fiscal year 2005-06 and in each succeeding fiscal year until fiscal year 2008-09, an amount calculated to be not greater than 2% of the total amount annually appropriated for general purpose aid for local schools must be dedicated to the fund and distributed from the fund to those school administrative units and municipalities that are able to demonstrate significant and sustainable savings in the cost of delivering educational services and improved student achievement through changes in governance, administrative structure or adopted policy that result in the creation of consolidated school administrative units, broad-based purchasing alliances, enhanced regional delivery of educational services or collaborative school-municipal service delivery or service support systems.

Beginning in fiscal year 2005-06, the Legislature shall annually, prior to March 15th, enact legislation to allocate the following amounts calculated based on the amount appropriated for general purpose aid for local schools to the fund during each of the following fiscal years:

A.__In fiscal year 2005-06, an amount equivalent to 0.83% of the total amount appropriated for general purpose aid for local schools;