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(a) The appropriations include such funds as are necessary to 1 complete the school year ending in the fiscal year and for prior 2 fiscal year adjustments. 3 (b)(i) For the 2021-22 and 2022-23 school years, the 4 superintendent shall allocate funding to school districts for 5 learning assistance programs as provided in RCW 28A.150.260(10)(a), 6 except that the allocation for the additional instructional hours 7 shall be enhanced as provided in this section, which enhancements are 8 within the program of the basic education. In calculating the 9 allocations, the superintendent shall assume the following averages: 10 (A) Additional instruction of 2.3975 hours per week per funded 11 learning assistance program student for the 2021-22 and 2022-23 12 school years; (B) additional instruction of 1.1 hours per week per 13 funded learning assistance program student for the 2021-22 and 14 2022-23 school years in qualifying high-poverty school building; (C) 15 fifteen learning assistance program students per teacher; (D) 36 16 instructional weeks per year; (E) 900 instructional hours per 17 teacher; and (F) the compensation rates as provided in sections 505 18 and 506 of this act. 19 (ii) From July 1, 2021, to August 31, 2021, the superintendent 20 shall allocate funding to school districts for learning assistance 21 programs as provided in section 515, chapter 357, Laws of 2020, as 22 amended. 23 (c) A school district's funded students for the learning 24 assistance program shall be the sum of the district's full-time 25 equivalent enrollment in grades K-12 for the prior school year 26 multiplied by the district's percentage of October headcount 27 enrollment in grades K-12 eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 28 the prior school year. The prior school year's October headcount 29 enrollment for free and reduced-price lunch shall be as reported in 30 the comprehensive education data and research system. 31 (2) Allocations made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section 32 shall be adjusted to reflect ineligible applications identified 33 through the annual income verification process required by the 34 national school lunch program, as recommended in the report of the 35 state auditor on the learning assistance program dated February, 36 2010. 37 (3) The general fund—federal appropriation in this section is 38 provided for Title I Part A allocations of the every student succeeds 39 act of 2016. 40 p. 1279 ESSB 5187.SL