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HF 1444

as introduced - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/20/2017 01:33pm

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

Current Version - as introduced

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A bill for an act
relating to education finance; creating a supplemental compensatory revenue
formula; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections
126C.05, subdivision 3; 126C.10, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensation revenue pupil units.

Compensation revenue pupil units deleted text begin for
fiscal year 1998 and thereafter
deleted text end must be computed according to this subdivision.

(a) The compensation revenue concentration percentage for each building in a district
equals the product of 100 times the ratio of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch
plus one-half of the pupils eligible to receive deleted text begin reduced priceddeleted text end new text begin reduced-pricenew text end lunch on October
1 of the previous fiscal year; to

(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the building on October 1 of the previous fiscal
year.

(b) The compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for a building equals the lesser of
one or the quotient obtained by dividing the building's compensation revenue concentration
percentage by 80.0.

(c) The compensation revenue pupil units for a building equals the product of:

(1) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the building eligible to receive free lunch
and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive deleted text begin reduced priceddeleted text end new text begin reduced-pricenew text end lunch on October
1 of the previous fiscal year; times

(2) the compensation revenue pupil weighting factor for the building; times

(3) .60.

(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), for voluntary prekindergarten programs under
section 124D.151, charter schools, and contracted alternative programs in the first year of
operation, compensation revenue pupil units shall be computed using data for the current
fiscal year. If the voluntary prekindergarten program, charter school, or contracted alternative
program begins operation after October 1, compensatory revenue pupil units shall be
computed based on pupils enrolled on an alternate date determined by the commissioner,
and the compensation revenue pupil units shall be prorated based on the ratio of the number
of days of student instruction to 170 days.

(e) The percentages in this subdivision must be based on the count of individual pupils
and not on a building average or minimum.

new text begin (f) The supplemental compensatory revenue pupil units for a school district equals the
greater of:
new text end

new text begin (1) zero; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the sum of the number of pupils enrolled in the district eligible to receive free lunch
and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive reduced-price lunch on October 1 of the previous
fiscal year minus 1,500.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Compensatory education revenue.

(a) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory
education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $415
times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05,
subdivision 3
.
deleted text end For fiscal year deleted text begin 2015deleted text end new text begin 2018new text end and later, the new text begin initial new text end compensatory education revenue
for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the
compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3new text begin ,
paragraph (c)
new text end .

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2018 and later, the supplemental compensatory revenue for each
school district equals the greater of:
new text end

new text begin (1) the compensatory revenue pilot project grant for the district for fiscal year 2016
under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 8; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the product of the supplemental compensatory revenue pupil units computed according
to section 126C.05, subdivision 3, paragraph (f), times the greater of:
new text end

new text begin (i) zero; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) the difference between 31 percent of the formula allowance and the quotient obtained
by dividing the district's initial compensatory revenue by the number of pupils enrolled in
the district eligible to receive free lunch and one-half of the pupils eligible to receive
reduced-price lunch on October 1 of the previous fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin (c) For fiscal year 2018 and later, the compensatory revenue for each school district
equals the sum of the initial compensatory revenue and the supplemental compensatory
revenue.
new text end

new text begin (d)new text end Revenue shall be paid to the district and must be allocated according to section
126C.15, subdivision 2.

deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69
changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program
for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
program for the prior school year.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text end new text begin (f)new text end When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start
of a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the
current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end