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HF 2649

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

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

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A bill for an act
relating to education; increasing pupil unit count for all-day, every day
kindergarten pupils; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2007
Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 126C.05, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Pupil unit.

Pupil units for each Minnesota resident pupil under the
age of 21 or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c),
in average daily membership enrolled in the district of residence, in another district under
sections 123A.05 to 123A.08, 124D.03, 124D.08, or 124D.68; in a charter school under
section 124D.10; or for whom the resident district pays tuition under section 123A.18,
123A.22, 123A.30, 123A.32, 123A.44, 123A.488, 123B.88, subdivision 4, 124D.04,
124D.05, 125A.03 to 125A.24, 125A.51, or 125A.65, shall be counted according to this
subdivision.

(a) A prekindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved
by the commissioner and has an individual education plan is counted as the ratio of the
number of hours of assessment and education service to 825 times 1.25 with a minimum
average daily membership of 0.28, but not more than 1.25 pupil units.

(b) A prekindergarten pupil who is assessed but determined not to be disabled is
counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment service to 825 times 1.25.

(c) A kindergarten pupil with a disability who is enrolled in a program approved
by the commissioner is counted as the ratio of the number of hours of assessment and
education services required in the fiscal year by the pupil's individual education program
plan to 875, but not more than one.

(d) new text begin A kindergarten pupil who is in an all-day kindergarten every day is counted
as 1.115 pupil units for fiscal year 2009.
new text end

new text begin (e) new text end A kindergarten pupil who is not included in deleted text begin paragraphdeleted text end new text begin paragraphs new text end (c) new text begin and (d) new text end is
counted as .612 pupil units.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 1 to 3 is counted as 1.115 pupil units for
fiscal year 2000 and thereafter.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end A pupil who is any of grades 4 to 6 is counted as 1.06 pupil units for fiscal
year 1995 and thereafter.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end A pupil who is in any of grades 7 to 12 is counted as 1.3 pupil units.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end A pupil who is in the postsecondary enrollment options program is counted
as 1.3 pupil units.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2009.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin The following amount is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of
education for the fiscal year designated for the purposes of section 1:
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 55,000,000
new text end
new text begin .....
new text end
new text begin 2009
new text end