(a) (1) For the purposes of determining the amount of supplemental state aid, the state board shall determine the ranking of each of the former school districts of which the school district is composed as required by Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-5145(b)(2), and amendments thereto, for the school year prior to the effectuation of the consolidation or attachment.

(2) For the school year in which the consolidation or attachment is effectuated and the next succeeding two school years, the ranking of the school district for the purposes of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 72-5145(b)(2), and amendments thereto, shall be the ranking of the school district receiving the highest amount of supplemental state aid determined under subsection (a)(1).

(b) The provisions of this section shall apply to school districts that have consolidated or disorganized on and after July 1, 2004.

(c) As used in this section, “school district” means:

(1) Any school district formed by consolidation in accordance with article 7 of chapter 72 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto; or

(2) any school district formed by disorganization and attachment in accordance with article 6 of chapter 72 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, if all the territory which comprised a disorganized school district is attached to a single school district.