as introduced - 85th Legislature (2007 - 2008) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
A bill for an act
relating to education finance; creating a new component of general education
revenue to support small school districts with declining enrollment; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a
subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
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general education revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic revenue,
extended time revenue, gifted and talented revenue, new text begin small schools declining enrollment
revenue, new text end basic skills revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity revenue,
elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity revenue, total operating capital
revenue, equity revenue, alternative teacher compensation revenue, and transition revenue.
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This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.
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Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
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A school district's small
schools declining enrollment revenue equals the product of:
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(1) the basic formula allowance for that year;
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(2) 0.2;
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(3) the lesser of 100 or the district's actual loss in adjusted average daily membership
from the current year to the second prior year; and
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(4) the greater of one or the ratio of 1,000 to the district's adjusted average daily
membership for that year.
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This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.
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