Minnesota Legislature
SF 2482
1st Engrossment - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/03/2012 08:22am
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying certain education finance provisions;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, sections 120B.07; 120B.08;
120B.09; 120B.12, subdivision 2; 124D.98, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.126.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 120B.07, is amended to read:
120B.07 EARLY GRADUATION.
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any secondary school student who has
completed all required courses or standards may, with the approval of the student, the
student's parent or guardian, and local school officials, graduate before the completion
of the school year.
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(b) General education revenue attributable to the student must be paid as though
the student was in attendance for the entire year unless the student participates in the
early graduation achievement scholarship program under section 120B.08 or the early
graduation military service award program under section 120B.09.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2012 and later.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 120B.08, is amended to read:
120B.08 EARLY GRADUATION ACHIEVEMENT SCHOLARSHIP
PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Participation.
A student who qualifies for early graduation under
section 120B.07new text begin , who meets the criteria in subdivision 1a and who has not participated in
the early graduation military service award program under section 120B.09,new text end is eligible to
participate in the early graduation achievement scholarship program.
new text begin Subd. la. new text end
new text begin Eligible student. new text end
new text begin
For purposes of this section, an eligible student is a
secondary student enrolled in a Minnesota public school who, at the time of graduation,
generated Minnesota general education revenue and who graduates prior to the end of the
fourth school year after first enrolling in ninth grade.
new text end
Subd. 2.
Scholarship amounts.
A student who participates in the early graduation
achievement scholarship program is eligible for a scholarship of $2,500 if the student
deleted text begin qualifies for graduationdeleted text end new text begin graduatesnew text end one semester or two trimesters early, $5,000 if the
student deleted text begin qualifies for graduationdeleted text end new text begin graduatesnew text end two semesters or three or four trimesters early,
or $7,500 if the student deleted text begin qualifies for graduationdeleted text end new text begin graduatesnew text end three or more semesters or five
or more trimesters early.new text begin Participation in the optional summer term, extended day sessions,
and intersessions of a state-approved learning year program under section 124D.128 are
considered a quarter for purposes of computing scholarship amounts.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Scholarship uses.
An early graduation achievement scholarship may be
used at any deleted text begin accrediteddeleted text end institution of higher educationnew text begin accredited by an accrediting agency
recognized by the United States Department of Educationnew text end .
Subd. 4.
Application.
A qualifying student may apply to the commissioner of
education for an early graduation achievement scholarship. The application must be in
the form and manner specified by the commissioner. Upon verification of the qualifying
student's course completion necessary for graduation, the department must issue the
student a certificate showing the student's scholarship amount.
Subd. 5.
Enrollment verification.
A student who qualifies under this section
and enrolls in an accredited higher education institution must submit a form to the
commissioner verifying the student's enrollment in the higher education institution and the
tuition charges for that semester. Within deleted text begin 15deleted text end new text begin 45new text end days of receipt of a student's enrollment
and tuition verification form, the commissioner must issue a scholarship check to the
deleted text begin studentdeleted text end new text begin higher education institutionnew text end in the lesser of the tuition amount for that semester
or the maximum amount of the student's early graduation achievement scholarship. A
student may continue to submit enrollment verification forms to the commissioner until
the student has used the full amount of the student's graduation achievement scholarshipnew text begin or
six years from the date of the student's graduation, whichever occurs first. The scholarship
cannot be renewednew text end .
Subd. 6.
General education money transferred.
The commissioner must transfer
the amounts necessary to fund the early graduation achievement scholarships from the
general education aid appropriation for that year.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2012 and later.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 120B.09, is amended to read:
120B.09 EARLY GRADUATION MILITARY SERVICE AWARD PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
For purposes of this section, "eligible person" means a
secondary student enrolled in any Minnesota public schoolnew text begin who, at the time of graduation,
generated Minnesota general education revenue,new text end who qualifies for early graduation under
section 120B.07new text begin , who graduated prior to the end of the fourth school year after first
enrolling in ninth grade, who has not participated in the early graduation achievement
scholarship program under section 120B.08,new text end and who, before the end of the calendar
year of the student's graduation, enters into active service in either the active or reserve
component of the United States armed forces and deploys for 60 days or longer to a
military base or installation outside Minnesota for the purpose of attending basic military
training or military school and, if required by the military, performing other military duty.
The active service may be in accordance with United States Code, title 10 or title 32.
Subd. 2.
Application.
An eligible person may apply to the commissioner of
education for an early graduation military service bonus. The application must be in the
form and manner specified by the commissionernew text begin and must be received at the department
within two calendar years of the date of graduationnew text end .
Subd. 3.
Verification and award.
new text begin The request for payment must be received at
the department by the end of the second fiscal year following the date of the student's
graduation. new text end Upon verification of the qualifying student's course completion necessary for
graduation and eligibility for the military service bonus, the commissioner must issue
payment to that person. Payment amounts must be determined according to section
120B.08, subdivision 2.new text begin Once the original amount of the award has been paid, it cannot be
renewed.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2012 and later.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 120B.12, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Identification; report.
For the 2011-2012 school year and later, each
school district shall identify before the end of kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students
who are not reading at grade level before the end of the current school year. Reading
assessments must identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to
literacy. The district must use a locally adopted assessment and annually report summary
assessment results to the commissioner by deleted text begin Junedeleted text end new text begin Julynew text end 1.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 124D.98, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Proficiency aid.
In fiscal year 2013 and later, the proficiency aid for each
school is equal to the product of the school's proficiency allowance times the number
of new text begin third grade new text end pupils at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's
proficiency allowance is equal to the percentage of students in each building that meet
or exceed proficiency on the third grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment,
averaged across the previous three test administrations, times deleted text begin $85deleted text end new text begin $550new text end .
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 124D.98, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Growth aid.
In fiscal year 2013 and later, the growth aid for each school is
equal to the product of the school's growth allowance times the number of new text begin fourth grade
new text end pupils enrolled at the school on October 1 of the previous fiscal year. A school's growth
allowance is equal to the percentage of students at that school making medium or high
growth, under section 120B.299, on the fourth grade reading Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessment, averaged across the previous three test administrations, times deleted text begin $85deleted text end new text begin $550new text end .
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2011 Supplement, section 126C.126, is amended to read:
126C.126 REALLOCATING GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE FOR
ALL-DAY KINDERGARTEN AND PREKINDERGARTEN.
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(a) In order to provide additional revenue for an optional all-day kindergarten
program, a district may reallocate general education revenue attributable to 12th grade
students who have graduated early under section 120B.07 and who do not participate in
the early graduation achievement scholarship program under section 120B.08 or the early
graduation military service award program under section 120B.09.
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deleted text begin (b)deleted text end A school district may spend general education revenue on extended time
kindergarten and prekindergarten programs.