Minnesota Legislature
SF 2556
as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/11/2016 09:24am
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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; expanding teacher development and evaluation
opportunities for all school districts; including development and evaluation
opportunities for principals; modifying the alternative compensation program;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, sections
122A.413, subdivision 1; 122A.415; Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter
3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 2.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.413, subdivision 1,
is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Qualifying plan.
A district, intermediate school district, or a
cooperative unit, as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, may develop an educational
improvement plannew text begin . The plan may be developednew text end for the purpose of qualifying fornew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1)new text end the alternative teacher professional pay system under section 122A.414new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (2) teacher development and evaluation aid under section 122A.415new text end .
The plan must include measures for improving school district, intermediate school
district, cooperative, school site, teacher, new text begin principals, new text end and individual student performance.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 122A.415, is amended to read:
122A.415 new text begin TEACHER DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION AID;
new text end ALTERNATIVE COMPENSATION deleted text begin REVENUEdeleted text end new text begin AIDnew text end .
Subdivision 1.
deleted text begin Revenuedeleted text end new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aidnew text end amount.
(a) A
school district, intermediate school district, cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24,
subdivision 2, school site, or charter school that meets the conditions of section 122A.414
and submits an application approved by the commissioner is eligible for alternative
teacher compensation deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aidnew text end .
(b) For school district and intermediate school district applications, the commissioner
must consider only those applications to participate that are submitted jointly by a
district and the exclusive representative of the teachers. The application must contain an
alternative teacher professional pay system agreement that:
(1) implements an alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with
section 122A.414; and
(2) is negotiated and adopted according to the Public Employment Labor Relations
Act under chapter 179A, except that notwithstanding section 179A.20, subdivision 3, a
district may enter into a contract for a term of two or four years.
Alternative teacher compensation deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aidnew text end for a qualifying school district or
site in which the school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers agree to
place teachers in the district or at the site on the alternative teacher professional pay
system equals deleted text begin $260deleted text end new text begin $91new text end times the number of pupils enrolled at the district or site on
October 1 of the previous fiscal year. Alternative teacher compensation deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aid
new text end for a qualifying intermediate school district or cooperative must be calculated under
subdivision deleted text begin 4, paragraph (b)deleted text end new text begin 4anew text end .
(c) For a newly combined or consolidated district, the deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aidnew text end shall be computed
using the sum of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the previous year in the districts entering
into the combination or consolidation. The commissioner may adjust the deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aid
new text end computed for a site using prior year data to reflect changes attributable to school closings,
school openings, or grade level reconfigurations between the prior year and the current year.
(d) The deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aid under this subdivisionnew text end is available only to school districts,
intermediate school districts, cooperatives, school sites, and charter schools that fully
implement an alternative teacher professional pay system by October 1 of the current
school year.
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Teacher development and evaluation aid. new text end
new text begin
(a) A school district, charter
school, or other school site is eligible for teacher development and evaluation aid equal to
the teacher development and evaluation allowance times the number of pupils enrolled at
the district or site on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The teacher development and evaluation allowance for a school district, charter
school, or other school site equals $169.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Teacher development and evaluation aid for an intermediate school district or
other cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24, subdivision 2, must be calculated
under subdivision 4a.
new text end
new text begin
(d) To qualify for aid under this subdivision, a school district, charter school,
intermediate school district or other cooperative unit, or other school site must either
develop an educational improvement plan under section 122A.413, implement an
alternative teacher professional pay system under section 122A.414, or demonstrate to the
commissioner's satisfaction that the aid received under this section is used for the activities
prescribed under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
new text end
Subd. 3.
deleted text begin Revenuedeleted text end new text begin Aidnew text end timingnew text begin ; applications; implementationnew text end .
(a) Districts,
intermediate school districts, cooperatives, school sites, or charter schools with approved
applications must receive alternative compensation deleted text begin revenuedeleted text end new text begin aidnew text end for each school year
that the district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school site, or charter school
implements an alternative teacher professional pay system under this subdivision and
section 122A.414. deleted text begin A qualifying district, intermediate school district, cooperative, school
site, or charter school that received alternative teacher compensation aid for the previous
fiscal year must receive at least an amount of alternative teacher compensation revenue
equal to the lesser of the amount it received for the previous fiscal year or the amount it
qualifies for under subdivision 1 for the current fiscal year if the district, intermediate
school district, cooperative, school site, or charter school submits a timely application and
the commissioner determines that the district, intermediate school district, cooperative,
school site, or charter school continues to implement an alternative teacher professional
pay system, consistent with its application under this section.
deleted text end
(b) The commissioner shall approve applications that comply with subdivision 1,
and section 122A.414, subdivisions 2, paragraph (b), and 2a, if the applicant is a charter
school or cooperative, in the order in which they are received, select applicants that
qualify for this program, notify school districts, intermediate school districts, cooperatives,
school sites, and charter schools about the program, develop and disseminate application
materials, and carry out other activities needed to implement this section.
Subd. 4.
deleted text begin Basic alternative teacher compensation aiddeleted text end new text begin Charter school in its first
year of operationnew text end .
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end The deleted text begin basicdeleted text end alternative teacher compensation aid deleted text begin for a school
with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision 2b, equals 65 percent of the
alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1. The basic alternative
teacher compensation aiddeleted text end for a charter schoolnew text begin in its first year of operationnew text end with a plan
approved under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals deleted text begin $260deleted text end new text begin $91new text end times the
number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the deleted text begin previous year, or on October
1 of thedeleted text end current year deleted text begin for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of
the sum of the alternative teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation
levy for all participating school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation
revenue for those districts under subdivision 1deleted text end .new text begin A charter school in its first year of
operation qualifies for teacher development and evaluation aid equal to $169 times the
number of pupils enrolled in the school on October 1 of the current year.
new text end
deleted text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017
and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of alternative teacher compensation
aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these limits. Basicdeleted text end
new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end
new text begin Revenue for cooperative units. new text end
new text begin (a)new text end Alternative teacher compensation aid
for an intermediate district or other cooperative unit new text begin with a plan approved under section
122A.413 new text end equals deleted text begin $3,000deleted text end new text begin $1,050new text end times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
new text begin
(b) Teacher development and evaluation revenue for an intermediate school district
or other cooperative unit receiving aid under paragraph (a) equals $1,950 times the
number of licensed teachers employed by the intermediate school district or cooperative
unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end
new text begin Principals. new text end
new text begin
(a) Alternative principal compensation aid for a school
district, charter school, school site, or intermediate school or cooperative unit with a plan
approved under section 122A.413 equals $1,050 times the number of licensed principals
employed by the school district, charter school, school site, or intermediate or other
cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Principal development and evaluation aid for a school district, charter school,
school site, or intermediate school or cooperative unit equals $1,950 times the number
of licensed principals employed by the school district, charter school, school site, or
intermediate or other cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
new text end
deleted text begin Subd. 5. deleted text end
deleted text begin Alternative teacher compensation levy. deleted text end
deleted text begin
The alternative teacher
compensation levy for a district receiving basic alternative teacher compensation aid equals
the product of (1) the difference between the district's alternative teacher compensation
revenue and the district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid, times (2) the lesser of
one or the ratio of the district's adjusted net tax capacity per adjusted pupil unit to $6,100.
deleted text end
deleted text begin Subd. 6. deleted text end
deleted text begin Alternative teacher compensation equalization aid. deleted text end
deleted text begin
(a) A district's
alternative teacher compensation equalization aid equals the district's alternative teacher
compensation revenue minus the district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid
minus the district's alternative teacher compensation levy. If a district does not levy the
entire amount permitted, the alternative teacher compensation equalization aid must be
reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.
deleted text end
deleted text begin
(b) A district's alternative teacher compensation aid equals the sum of the
district's basic alternative teacher compensation aid and the district's alternative teacher
compensation equalization aid.
deleted text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2017.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 2,
is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
new text begin Teacher development and evaluation aid; new text end alternative compensation
new text begin aidnew text end .
For new text begin teacher development and evaluation aid and new text end alternative teacher compensation aid
under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415deleted text begin , subdivision 4deleted text end :
| $ |
78,331,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
87,147,000 deleted text end new text begin ....... new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $70,565,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $7,840,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $79,307,000deleted text end new text begin $.......new text end for
2017.
Sec. 4. new text begin ADJUSTMENT; FISCAL YEAR 2017 ONLY.
new text end
new text begin
For taxes payable in 2016 only, a school district that had an alternate compensation
levy limitation under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 122A.415, subdivision 5, must
have its total aid for fiscal year 2017 under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, reduced
by the amount of its levy limitation.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2016, and applies to aid
payments for fiscal year 2017 only.
new text end