A. The number of early childhood education program units is determined by multiplying the early childhood education MEM by the cost differential factor 1.44. Early childhood education students enrolled in half-day kindergarten programs shall be counted for 0.5 early childhood MEM. Early childhood education students enrolled in full-day kindergarten programs shall be counted for 1.0 early childhood education MEM.

B. For the purpose of calculating early childhood education program units, developmentally disabled three- and four-year-old students shall be counted in early childhood education membership. No developmentally disabled three- or four-year-old student shall be counted for more than 0.5 early childhood education MEM.

History: 1953 Comp., § 77-6-18.2, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 180, § 15; reenacted by Laws 1974, ch. 8, § 9; 1976 (S.S.), ch. 32, § 3; 1990 (1st S.S.), ch. 3, § 5; 1997, ch. 40, § 4; 2000, ch. 107, § 2.

The 2000 amendment, effective May 17, 2000, changed how early childhood education students are counted for the early childhood education MEM from no more than 0.5 for all students to 0.5 for half-day kindergarten students and 1.0 for full-day students.

The 1997 amendment, effective July 1, 1997, added the Subsection A designation and added Subsection B.

The 1990 (1st S.S.) amendment, effective July 1, 1990, substituted "childhood education MEM" for "childhood education ADM" in both occurrences and "cost differential factor 1.44" for "cost differential factor 1.3".