HF 2090

1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/13/2017 04:08pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; state government; modifying Department of Education data
auditing procedures; providing for rulemaking; amending Minnesota Statutes 2016,
section 127A.41, subdivision 3.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Audits.

The commissioner shall establish procedures for conducting and shall
conduct audits of district records and files for the purpose of verifying district pupil counts,
levy limitations, and aid entitlements. The commissioner shall establish procedures for
selecting and shall select districts to be audited. Disparities, if any, between pupil counts,
levy limitations, or aid entitlements determined by audit of district records and files and
data reported by districts in reports, claims and other documents shall be reviewed by the
commissioner who shall order increases or decreases accordingly. Whenever possible, the
commissioner shall audit at least 25 districts each year pursuant to this subdivision. new text begin
Procedures adopted under this subdivision are not subject to chapter 14, including section
14.386, and may differ from the procedures under section 127A.42.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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