HF 993

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/09/2023 09:01pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing developmental screening aid; appropriating
money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.19.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 121A.19, is amended to read:

121A.19 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.

Each school year, the state must pay a district for each child or student screened by the
district according to the requirements of section 121A.17. The amount of state aid for each
child or student screened shall be: (1) deleted text begin $75 deleted text end new text begin $98 new text end for a child screened at age three; (2) deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $65 new text end
for a child screened at age four; (3) deleted text begin $40 deleted text end new text begin $52 new text end for a child screened at age five or six prior to
kindergarten; and (4) deleted text begin $30 deleted text end new text begin $39 new text end for a student screened within 30 days after first enrolling in
a public school kindergarten if the student has not previously been screened according to
the requirements of section 121A.17. If this amount of aid is insufficient, the district may
permanently transfer from the general fund an amount that, when added to the aid, is
sufficient. Developmental screening aid shall not be paid for any student who is screened
more than 30 days after the first day of attendance at a public school kindergarten, except
if a student transfers to another public school kindergarten within 30 days after first enrolling
in a Minnesota public school kindergarten program. In this case, if the student has not been
screened, the district to which the student transfers may receive developmental screening
aid for screening that student when the screening is performed within 30 days of the transfer
date.

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

new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end

new text begin (a) For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin ....... 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 ....... new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2025 new text end

new text begin (b) The 2024 appropriation includes $....... for 2023 and $....... for 2024.
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new text begin (c) The 2025 appropriation includes $....... for 2024 and $....... for 2025.
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