Weighted special education funding formula.

Sec. 51i. (1) It is the intent of the legislature that, beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2028, a weighted special education funding formula begins to be implemented to recognize the higher costs associated with certain student needs. (2) It is the intent of the legislature that a weighted special education funding formula described in subsection (1) be implemented in a way to work toward the following target weights for payments to districts and intermediate districts for identified special education students: (a) Speech and language impairment, 1.1. (b) Specific learning disability, 1.1. (c) Other health impairment multiplied, 1.8. (d) Physical impairment multiplied, 3.1. (e) Severe multiple impairments, 3.1. (f) Cognitive impairment, 3.1. (g) Deaf or hard of hearing multiplied, 3.1. (h) Deaf-blindness, 3.1. (i) Emotional impairment multiplied, 3.8. (j) Visual impairment, 3.8. (k) Early childhood developmental delays, 3.8. (l) Autism spectrum disorder, 3.8. (m) Traumatic brain injury, 3.8. (3) It is the intent of the legislature that payments to districts and intermediate districts under the formula described in this section be adjusted to take into account available federal revenue and local revenue generating capacity of recipient districts and intermediate districts.