At the same time that state aid is distributed to school districts pursuant to §§ 13-13-10.1 to 13-13-41, inclusive, the secretary of the Department of Education must distribute funds to sparse school districts by multiplying the result of the calculation in either subdivision 13-13-78(2) or subdivision 13-13-78(3) by seventy-five percent of the per student equivalent as defined in § 13-13-10.1, provided that no sparse school district receives a sparsity benefit exceeding one hundred thirty-seven thousand dollars in any fiscal year.

Source: SL 2006, ch 75 , § 7; SL 2007, ch 95 , § 2, eff. Mar. 1, 2007; SL 2007, ch 93 , § 12; SL 2009, ch 78 , § 1; SL 2011, ch 92 , § 1; SL 2012, ch 93 , § 1; SL 2015, ch 89 , § 17; SL 2016, ch 83 , § 10; SL 2025, ch 77 , § 1.