,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bhcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #be1 #bjbc,mr4 
,mike ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit ,/ates f utiliz+
 a fund+ =mula = public s*ools t is bas$
 on calculat+ ! av]age daily att5dance (
 /ud5ts ov] a ,/ate-det]m9$ p]iod ( "t4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,ca% to ,classrooms ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s 
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,only #g  
,/ate gov]nm5ts use a fund+ =mula =     
public s*ools reliant on calculat+ !    
av]age numb] ( /ud5ts 9 seats 9 di/rict 
s*ools calculat$ ov] a ,/ate-det]m9$    
p]iod ( "t4  7#b7 ,multiple /udies %[ t 
av]age daily att5dance =mulas are m     
susceptible to abs5teeism issues & c    
result 9 significantly decreas$ fund+ = 
c]ta9 s*ools4  7#c7 ,_m s*ools :o suff] 
f *ronic abs5teeism s]ve                
socioeconomically disadvantag$ gr\ps1   
su* z l[ income & m9ority /ud5ts4  7#d7 

,"u av]age daily att5dance =mulas1      
s*ools :o s]ve disadvantag$ gr\ps :o are
 m likely to suff] high] rates (        
abs5teeism lose m fund+ ?an o!r s*ools1 
:i* creates a lack ( res\rces to address
 abs5teeism4  #c4 ,prohibit+ ! use (    
av]age daily att5dance = public s*ool   
fund+ =mulas ,no ,/ate %all utilize a   
fund+ =mula = public s*ools t is bas$ on
 calculat+ ! av]age daily att5dance (   
/ud5ts ov] a ,/ate-det]m9$ p]iod ( "t4