HF 1792

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

A bill for an act
relating to education; providing successful schools aid for schools succeeding
in reading and mathematics or prekindergarten through grade 2 schools;
appropriating money.

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

Section 1. new text begin SUCCESSFUL SCHOOLS AID.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin A school is eligible for successful schools aid if the
school earned at least three stars in reading or mathematics on its school performance
report card for the previous school year or if all pupils enrolled at the school are in
prekindergarten through grade 2.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Successful schools allowance. new text end

new text begin For fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only, the
successful schools allowance equals $75,000,000 divided by the number of pupils enrolled
in eligible schools on October 1 of the previous school year. However, the successful
schools allowance must be at least $90 and must not exceed $150.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Aid. new text end

new text begin For fiscal years 2008 and 2009 only, the successful schools aid for a
school district, intermediate school district, charter school, cooperative, or the Perpich
Center for Arts Education equals the product of the successful schools allowance times the
number of pupils enrolled in eligible schools on October 1 of the previous school year.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Uses. new text end

new text begin The aid must be allocated to the school building where the pupils who
generated the revenue are served. The aid may be used for any purpose for which general
education revenue under section 126C.10 may be used, except permanent salary increases.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Department. 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 Successful schools. new text end

new text begin For successful schools aid under section 1:
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	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 75,000,000 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 75,000,000 new text end	new text begin ..... new text end	new text begin 2009 new text end

new text begin This is a onetime appropriation.
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