Home districts pay renaissance schools for students from other districts starting the first full school year after approval

For each enrolled student from another district, the student’s home district must pay the renaissance school’s nonprofit operator in 12 equal monthly payments. This covers students who live outside a renaissance school’s district and enroll there under its admission rules. Students from outside the school’s district may enter a second enrollment lottery if seats remain. Payments include 95 percent of the home district’s spending per student, security aid tied to the student, and a share of special education aid. Preschool aid is included when it applies. The home district must also send federal funds tied to the student directly to the school. The payment rule first applies to the first full school year after the law’s approval on July 8, 2026.

The state Education Department must include renaissance schools in its charter school enrollment system to calculate and reconcile district payments. The system is used for payments from school districts to renaissance schools. This requirement first applies to the first full school year after the law’s approval on July 8, 2026.

The state Education Department must use its existing charter school procedures to resolve residency and payment disputes. The rule covers disputes about where an enrolled renaissance school student lives or what a district owes for that student. This requirement first applies to the first full school year after the law’s approval on July 8, 2026.