HF 512

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; creating an alternative
to out-of-school suspension; authorizing a funding
mechanism; appropriating money; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 121A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [121A.575] ALTERNATIVES TO PUPIL SUSPENSION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Suspension alternatives. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding
any law to the contrary and in accordance with sections 121A.40
to 121A.56, after a school administration notifies a pupil of
the grounds for suspension, the school administration may,
instead of imposing the suspension, do one or more of the
following:
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new text begin (1) strongly encourage a parent or guardian of the pupil to
attend school with the pupil for one day;
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new text begin (2) assign the pupil to attend school on Saturday as
supervised by the principal or the principal's designee; and
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new text begin (3) petition the juvenile court that the student is in need
of services under chapter 260C.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Funding. new text end

new text begin A school district that offers an
alternative to out-of-school suspension is eligible for aid
equal to the lesser of the district's actual costs for the
alternative program described in subdivision 1 or $54 per hour.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2005,
for revenue for fiscal year 2006.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
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new text begin $....... is appropriated in fiscal year 2006 and $.......
is appropriated in fiscal year 2007 from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for payment of alternative school
suspension aid under section 1.
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