Annual appropriations for DCPS pursuant to the Formula shall equal the total estimated costs for the number of resident students projected to be enrolled in DCPS during the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made; provided, that for fiscal year 2008, the projected change in enrollment shall equal the average annual change in enrollment for the preceding 3 years. Beginning in fiscal year 2012, the base for the projections shall be the audited enrollment for the school year preceding the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. Annual appropriations for public charter schools pursuant to the Formula shall equal the total estimated costs for the following: The number of resident students projected to be enrolled in all public charter schools combined during the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made, plus; The total estimated costs for the per pupil public charter school facilities allotment for the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. Repealed. Repealed. The student counts reported for October 5 of each year shall be verified by an independent contractor commissioned by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education. The independent contractor shall perform an audit on the student enrollment of each DCPS school and of each public charter school to: Verify the accuracy of the information contained in the membership report; and Identify any material weaknesses in the systems, procedures, or methodology used by the DCPS system and public charter schools in: Determining the number of students, including non-resident students, enrolled in the DCPS and in public charter schools and the number of students whose tuition for enrollment in other school systems is paid for by funds available to the District of Columbia public schools; and Assessing and collecting fees and tuition from non-resident students. The verification process shall begin no later than one week following the day on which the count is taken. The verification shall cover the information required by § 38-1804.02 , and shall be transmitted by the Mayor to the Council, the Comptroller General of the United States, and the appropriate congressional committees no later than the following December 31. Until the verification is transmitted, the unaudited October count shall serve as the basis for quarterly payments. Preliminary projections of public charter school enrollment shall be made by each eligible chartering authority for the public charter schools under its supervision, and submitted to the Mayor by the date on which the Chancellor is required to submit his or her budget request to the Mayor. The eligible chartering authorities may submit revisions of the projections to the Mayor and the Council at any time before the Council committee with oversight responsibilities for the public education budget reports its recommendations on that budget to the Council.
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