HF 979

as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying adult basic education aid; increasing GED
payment; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections
124D.531, subdivisions 1, 4; 124D.55.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.531, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

State total adult basic education aid.

(a) The state total adult basic
education aid for fiscal year 2005 is $36,509,000. The state total adult basic education
aid for fiscal year 2006 equals $36,587,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during
the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or
section 124D.52, subdivision 3. The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year
2007 equals $37,673,000 plus any amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal
year, as a result of adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52,
subdivision 3. new text begin The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year 2008 equals
$47,273,000 plus any amount that is not paid during the previous fiscal year, as a result of
adjustments under subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3. new text end The
state total adult basic education aid for later fiscal years equals:

(1) the state total adult basic education aid for the preceding fiscal year plus any
amount that is not paid for during the previous fiscal year, as a result of adjustments under
subdivision 4, paragraph (a), or section 124D.52, subdivision 3; times

(2) the lesser of:

(i) 1.03; or

(ii) the greater of 1.00 or the ratio of the state total contact hours in the first prior
program year to the state total contact hours in the second prior program year.

Beginning in fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic education
aid must be set aside for adult basic education supplemental service grants under section
124D.522.

new text begin Beginning in fiscal year 2008, $100,000 of the state total adult basic education aid
must be set aside to support the implementation of a GED online system of instructional
delivery. The commission shall administer the GED online funds and program to provide
GED preparation through the Internet to eligible adult basic education students.
new text end

(b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding basic population aid, equals
the difference between the amount computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic
population aid under subdivision 2.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.531, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Adult basic education program aid limit.

(a) Notwithstanding
subdivisions 2 and 3, the total adult basic education aid for a program per prior year
contact hour must not exceed deleted text begin $21 deleted text end new text begin $22 new text end per prior year contact hour computed under
subdivision 3, clause (2).

(b) For fiscal year 2004, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2),
adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the aid for that program
under subdivision 3, clause (2), for fiscal year 2003 by more than the greater of eight
percent or $10,000.

(c) For fiscal year 2005, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2),
adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the sum of the aid for that
program under subdivision 3, clause (2), and Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 9,
article 9, section 8, paragraph (a), for the preceding fiscal year by more than the greater of
eight percent or $10,000.

(d) For fiscal deleted text begin year deleted text end new text begin years new text end 2006 and deleted text begin later deleted text end new text begin 2007 new text end , the aid for a program under subdivision
3, clause (2), adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the aid for
that program under subdivision 3, clause (2), for the first preceding fiscal year by more
than the greater of eight percent or $10,000.

new text begin (e) For fiscal year 2008, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause (2),
adjusted for changes in program membership, shall not be limited.
new text end

new text begin (f) For fiscal year 2009 and later, the aid for a program under subdivision 3, clause
(2), adjusted for changes in program membership, must not exceed the aid for that
program under subdivision 3, clause (2), for the first preceding fiscal year by more than
the greater of 11 percent or $10,000.
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end Adult basic education aid is payable to a program for unreimbursed costs
occurring in the program year as defined in section 124D.52, subdivision 3.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end Any adult basic education aid that is not paid to a program because of the
program aid limitation under paragraph (a) must be added to the state total adult basic
education aid for the next fiscal year under subdivision 1. Any adult basic education aid
that is not paid to a program because of the program aid limitations under paragraph (b),
(c), or (d), must be reallocated among programs by adjusting the rate per contact hour
under subdivision 3, clause (2).

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 124D.55, is amended to read:

124D.55 GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TEST FEES.

The commissioner shall pay deleted text begin 60 deleted text end new text begin 75 new text end percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible
individual for the full battery of a general education development (GED) test, but not
more than deleted text begin $20 deleted text end new text begin $75 new text end for an eligible individual.

Sec. 4. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; GED TEST FEES.
new text end

new text begin The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of education for GED test fees under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.55:
new text end

	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 400,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2008 new text end
	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 400,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2009 new text end

new text begin Any balance remaining in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second
year.
new text end