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as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 01/05/2023 11:12am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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A bill for an act
relating to education; establishing student support personnel aid; appropriating
money; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 124D.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [124D.901] STUDENT SUPPORT PERSONNEL AID.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given:
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new text begin (1) "new position" means a student support services personnel full-time or part-time
position not under contract by a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit at the
start of the 2022-2023 school year; and
new text end

new text begin (2) "student support services personnel" means an individual licensed to serve as a school
counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical dependency
counselor in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of student support personnel aid is to:
new text end

new text begin (1) address shortages of student support services personnel within Minnesota schools;
new text end

new text begin (2) decrease caseloads for existing student support services personnel to ensure effective
services;
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new text begin (3) ensure that students receive effective student support services and integrated and
comprehensive services to improve prekindergarten through grade 12 academic, physical,
social, and emotional outcomes supporting career and college readiness and effective school
mental health services;
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new text begin (4) ensure that student support services personnel serve within the scope and practice
of their training and licensure;
new text end

new text begin (5) fully integrate learning supports, instruction, assessment, data-based decision making,
and family and community engagement within a comprehensive approach that facilitates
interdisciplinary collaboration; and
new text end

new text begin (6) improve student health, school safety, and school climate to support academic success
and career and college readiness.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Aid eligibility and application. new text end

new text begin A school district, charter school, intermediate
school district, or other cooperative unit is eligible to apply for student support personnel
aid under this section. The commissioner must prescribe the form and manner of the
application, which must include a plan describing how the aid will be used.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end

new text begin (a) The initial student support personnel aid
for a school district equals the greater of $100 times the adjusted pupil units at the district
for the current fiscal year or $50,000. The initial student support personnel aid for a charter
school equals $100 times the adjusted pupil units at the charter school for the current fiscal
year.
new text end

new text begin (b) The cooperative student support personnel aid for a school district that is a member
of an intermediate school district or other cooperative unit that enrolls students equals $6
times the adjusted pupil units at the district for the current fiscal year. If a district is a member
of more than one cooperative unit that enrolls students, the revenue must be allocated among
the cooperative units.
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new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the student support personnel aid must not
exceed the district's or cooperative unit's actual expenditure according to the approved plan
under subdivision 3.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Allowed uses; match requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) Cooperative student support personnel
aid must be transferred to the intermediate district or other cooperative unit of which the
district is a member and used to hire new positions for student support services personnel
at the intermediate district or cooperative unit.
new text end

new text begin (b) If a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit does not receive at least two
applications and is not able to hire a new full-time equivalent position with student support
personnel aid, the aid may be used for contracted services from individuals licensed to serve
as a school counselor, school psychologist, school social worker, school nurse, or chemical
dependency counselor in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin By February 1 following any fiscal year in which student
support personnel aid was received, a school district, charter school, or cooperative unit
must submit a written report to the commissioner indicating how the new position affected
two or more of the following measures:
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new text begin (1) school climate;
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new text begin (2) student health;
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new text begin (3) attendance rates;
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new text begin (4) academic achievement;
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new text begin (5) career and college readiness; and
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new text begin (6) postsecondary completion rates.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2024 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department of Education. new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Student support personnel aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For aid to support schools in addressing
students' social, emotional, and physical health under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.901:
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 96,000,000
new text end
new text begin .....
new text end
new text begin 2024
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 106,000,000
new text end
new text begin .....
new text end
new text begin 2025
new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $96,000,000 for 2024.
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new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $10,667,000 for 2024 and $95,333,000 for 2025.
new text end