13-13-78. Definition of terms used in §13-13-79.Terms used in §13-13-79 mean:(1)'Sparse school district,' a school district that meets each of the following criteria:(a)Has a fall enrollment per square mile of 0.50 or less;(b)Has a fall enrollment of five hundred or less;(c)Has an area of four hundred square miles or more;(d)Has at least fifteen miles between its secondary attendance center or centers and that of an adjoining district;(e)Operates a secondary attendance center; and(f)Levies ad valorem taxes at the maximum rates allowed pursuant to §10-12-42 or more; (2)'Sparsity fall enrollment,' for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in §13-13-10.1 of less than eighty-three or greater than two hundred thirty-two, is calculated as follows:(a)Divide the fall enrollment as defined in §13-13-10.1 by the area of the school district in square miles;(b)Multiply the quotient obtained in subsection (a) times negative 0.125;(c)Add 0.0625 to the product obtained in subsection (b); and(d)Multiply the sum obtained in subsection (c) times the fall enrollment;(3)'Sparsity adjusted fall enrollment,' for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in in subsection (b); and(d)Multiply the sum obtained in subsection (c) times the fall enrollment;(3)'Sparsity adjusted fall enrollment,' for sparse school districts with a fall enrollment as defined in §13-13-10.1 of at least eighty-three, but no more than two hundred thirty-two, subtract the fall enrollment from two hundred thirty-two. Source: SL 2006, ch 75, §6; SL 2007, ch 95, §1, eff. Mar. 1, 2007; SL 2007, ch 93, §11; SL 2011, ch 87, §6.
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