HF 1503

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 04/18/2011 09:20am

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; providing funding for voluntary full-day
kindergarten; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.10, subdivision
1, by adding a subdivision.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.10, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General education revenue.

new text begin (a) new text end For fiscal year deleted text begin 2006 and later deleted text end new text begin
2012 new text end , the general education revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's
basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and talented revenue, 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.

new text begin (b) For fiscal year 2013 and later, the general education revenue for each district
equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, extended time revenue, gifted and talented
revenue, 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, all-day kindergarten
revenue, and transition revenue.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2011.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 126C.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 37. new text end

new text begin All-day kindergarten revenue. new text end

new text begin (a) Participation in all-day kindergarten
is voluntary. A school district qualifies for all-day kindergarten revenue if it provides a
free all-day, every day kindergarten program through its general fund available to all
kindergarten students at one or more school sites.
new text end

new text begin (b) A school district's all-day kindergarten revenue is equal to the product of the
formula allowance times .388 times the average daily membership of kindergarten pupils
served in the district under section 126C.05, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), who are enrolled
in a free all-day every day kindergarten program and are eligible for free or reduced-price
meals during the current fiscal year.
new text end

new text begin (c) All-day kindergarten revenue must be reserved and used only for all-day every
day kindergarten programs.
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, all-day kindergarten revenue
generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for the 2012-2013 school
year and later.
new text end