1.1 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H.F. NO. 1515
1.2 A bill for an act
1.3 relating to education; providing for family and early
1.4 childhood education; modifying Head Start program;
1.5 consolidating child care assistance programs;
1.6 modifying early childhood screening, early childhood
1.7 family education, and school readiness programs;
1.8 directing allocation of federal child care development
1.9 funds; consolidating certain advisory councils;
1.10 establishing youth after-school enrichment program;
1.11 modifying adult basic education program; requiring a
1.12 report; providing for early childhood program
1.13 evaluation; making various clarifying and technical
1.14 changes; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
1.15 Statutes 2000, sections 119A.12, by adding
1.16 subdivisions; 119A.13, subdivision 4; 119A.21;
1.17 119A.22; 119A.51, by adding a subdivision; 119A.52;
1.18 119A.53; 119B.011, subdivisions 5, 7, 11, 12, 18, 19,
1.19 by adding subdivisions; 119B.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3,
1.20 by adding subdivisions; 119B.061, subdivisions 1, 2,
1.21 4, 5; 121A.17, subdivision 1; 121A.30; 124D.135, by
1.22 adding subdivisions; 124D.16, subdivision 2, by adding
1.23 subdivisions; 124D.19, by adding subdivisions;
1.24 124D.20, subdivisions 1, 5, by adding a subdivision;
1.25 124D.221, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision;
1.26 124D.518, subdivision 5; 124D.52, subdivision 2;
1.27 124D.522; 124D.531, subdivisions 1, 3, 7; 125A.28;
1.28 125B.20, subdivision 1; 134.31, subdivision 5;
1.29 proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.30 chapters 119A; 119B; 124D; 134; repealing Minnesota
1.31 Statutes 2000, sections 119A.13, subdivisions 1, 2, 3;
1.32 119A.14, subdivision 2; 119A.23; 119B.011, subdivision
1.33 20; 119B.03; 119B.04; 119B.05; 119B.06; 119B.07;
1.34 119B.074; 119B.08; 119B.09; 119B.10; 119B.11; 119B.12;
1.35 119B.13; 119B.14; 119B.15; 119B.16; 124D.16,
1.36 subdivision 4; 124D.33; 124D.331; 125B.20, subdivision
1.37 3; Minnesota Rules, parts 3530.2610; 3530.2612;
1.38 3530.2614; 3530.2616; 3530.2618; 3530.2620; 3530.2622;
1.39 3530.2624; 3530.2626; 3530.2628; 3530.2630; 3530.2632;
1.40 3530.2634; 3530.2636; 3530.2638; 3530.2640; 3530.2642;
1.41 3530.2644.
1.42 May 21, 2001
1.43 The Honorable Steve Sviggum
2.1 Speaker of the House of Representatives
2.3 The Honorable Don Samuelson
2.4 President of the Senate
2.6 We, the undersigned conferees for H.F. No. 1515, report
2.7 that we have agreed upon the items in dispute and recommend as
2.8 follows:
2.9
2.10 That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H.F. No.
2.11 1515 be further amended as follows:
2.12 Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
2.13 "ARTICLE 1
2.14 CHILDREN AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS
2.15 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.011,
2.16 subdivision 19, is amended to read:
2.17 Subd. 19. [PROVIDER.] "Provider" means a child care
2.18 license holder who operates a family child care home, a group
2.19 family child care home, a child care center, a nursery school, a
2.20 day nursery, a school age care program; a license-exempt school
2.21 age care program operating under the auspices of a local school
2.22 board or a park or recreation board of a city of the first class
2.23 that has adopted school age care guidelines which meet or exceed
2.24 guidelines recommended by the department, or a nonlicensed an
2.25 individual or child care center or facility, either licensed or
2.26 unlicensed, providing legal child care services as defined under
2.27 section 245A.03. A legally unlicensed registered family child
2.28 care provider who is must be at least 18 years of age, and who
2.29 is not a member of the MFIP assistance unit or a member of the
2.30 family receiving child care assistance under this chapter.
2.31 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.06, is
2.32 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.33 Subd. 3. [CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT FUND PLAN DEVELOPMENT;
2.34 REVIEW.] In an effort to improve state legislative involvement
2.35 in the development of the Minnesota child care and development
2.36 fund plan, the commissioner must present a draft copy of the
2.37 plan to the legislative finance committees that oversee child
2.38 care assistance funding no less than 30 days prior to the
3.1 required deadline for submission of the plan to the federal
3.2 government. The legislature must submit any adjustments to the
3.3 plan to the commissioner for consideration within ten business
3.4 days of receiving the draft plan. The commissioner must present
3.5 a copy of the final plan to the chairs of the legislative
3.6 finance committees that oversee child care assistance funding no
3.7 less than four days prior to the deadline for submission of the
3.8 plan to the federal government.
3.9 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.061,
3.10 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.11 Subd. 4. [ASSISTANCE.] (a) A family is limited to a
3.12 lifetime total of 12 months of assistance under this
3.13 section subdivision 2. The maximum rate of assistance is equal
3.14 to 75 90 percent of the rate established under section 119B.13
3.15 for care of infants in licensed family child care in the
3.16 applicant's county of residence. Assistance must be calculated
3.17 to reflect the parent fee requirement under section 119B.12 for
3.18 the family's actual income level and family size while the
3.19 family is participating in the at-home infant child care program
3.20 under this section.
3.21 (b) A participating family must report income and other
3.22 family changes as specified in the county's plan under section
3.23 119B.08, subdivision 3. The family must treat any assistance
3.24 received under this section as unearned income.
3.25 (c) Persons who are admitted to the at-home infant care
3.26 program retain their position in any basic sliding fee program
3.27 or on any waiting list attained at the time of admittance. If
3.28 they are on the waiting list, they must advance as if they had
3.29 not been admitted to the program. Persons leaving the at-home
3.30 infant care program re-enter the basic sliding fee program at
3.31 the position they would have occupied or the waiting list at the
3.32 position to which they would have advanced. Persons who would
3.33 have attained eligibility for the basic sliding fee program must
3.34 be given assistance or advance to the top of the waiting list
3.35 when they leave the at-home infant care program. Persons
3.36 admitted to the at-home infant care program who are not on a
4.1 basic sliding fee waiting list may apply to the basic sliding
4.2 fee program, and if eligible, be placed on the waiting list.
4.3 (d) The time that a family receives assistance under this
4.4 section must be deducted from the one-year exemption from work
4.5 requirements under the MFIP program.
4.6 (e) Assistance under this section does not establish an
4.7 employer-employee relationship between any member of the
4.8 assisted family and the county or state.
4.9 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119B.24, is
4.10 amended to read:
4.11 119B.24 [DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.]
4.12 In addition to the powers and duties already conferred by
4.13 law, the commissioner of children, families, and learning shall:
4.14 (1) administer the child care fund, including the basic
4.15 sliding fee program authorized under sections 119B.011 to
4.16 119B.16;
4.17 (2) monitor the child care resource and referral programs
4.18 established under section 119B.19; and
4.19 (3) encourage child care providers to participate in a
4.20 nationally recognized accreditation system for early
4.21 childhood and school-age care programs. The commissioner shall
4.22 reimburse licensed Subject to approval by the commissioner,
4.23 family child care providers and early childhood and school-age
4.24 care programs shall be reimbursed for one-half of the direct
4.25 cost of accreditation fees, upon successful completion of
4.26 accreditation.
4.27 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.135, is
4.28 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
4.29 Subd. 8. [RESERVE ACCOUNT LIMIT.] Under this section, the
4.30 average annual revenue, during the most recent three-year
4.31 period, in a district's early childhood family education reserve
4.32 account on June 30 of each year must not be greater than 25
4.33 percent of the district's early childhood family education
4.34 annual revenue for the prior year. If a district's average
4.35 early childhood family education reserve, over the most recent
4.36 three-year period, is in excess of 25 percent of the prior year
5.1 annual revenue, the district's early childhood family education
5.2 state aid and levy authority must be reduced by the excess
5.3 reserve amount no more than 30 months after the excess occurs.
5.4 The commissioner must reallocate aid reduced under this
5.5 subdivision to other eligible early childhood family education
5.6 programs.
5.7 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.135, is
5.8 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.9 Subd. 9. [WAIVER.] If a district anticipates that the
5.10 reserve account may exceed the 25 percent limit established
5.11 under subdivision 8 because of extenuating circumstances, prior
5.12 approval to exceed the limit must be obtained in writing from
5.13 the commissioner.
5.14 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.16, is
5.15 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.16 Subd. 5. [RESERVE ACCOUNT.] School readiness revenue,
5.17 which includes aids, fees, grants, and all other revenues
5.18 received by the district school readiness programs, must be
5.19 maintained in a reserve account within the community service
5.20 fund.
5.21 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.16, is
5.22 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.23 Subd. 6. [RESERVE ACCOUNT LIMIT.] Under this section, the
5.24 average annual revenue, during the most recent three-year
5.25 period, in a district's school readiness reserve account on June
5.26 30 of each year must not be greater than 25 percent of the
5.27 district's school readiness annual revenue for the prior year.
5.28 If a district's average school readiness reserve, over the most
5.29 recent three-year period, is in excess of 25 percent of the
5.30 prior year annual revenue, the district's current year school
5.31 readiness state aid must be reduced by the excess reserve
5.32 amount. The commissioner must reallocate aid reduced under this
5.33 subdivision to other eligible school readiness programs.
5.34 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.16, is
5.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.36 Subd. 7. [WAIVER.] If a district anticipates that the
6.1 reserve account may exceed the 25 percent limit established
6.2 under subdivision 6 because of extenuating circumstances, prior
6.3 approval to exceed the limit must be obtained in writing from
6.4 the commissioner.
6.5 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125A.28, is
6.6 amended to read:
6.7 125A.28 [STATE INTERAGENCY COORDINATING COUNCIL.]
6.8 An interagency coordinating council of at least 17, but not
6.9 more than 25 members is established, in compliance with Public
6.10 Law Number 102-119, section 682. The members must be appointed
6.11 by the governor. Council members must elect the council chair.
6.12 The representative of the commissioner may not serve as the
6.13 chair. The council must be composed of at least five parents,
6.14 including persons of color, of children with disabilities under
6.15 age 12, including at least three parents of a child with a
6.16 disability under age seven, five representatives of public or
6.17 private providers of services for children with disabilities
6.18 under age five, including a special education director, county
6.19 social service director, local Head Start director, and a
6.20 community health services or public health nursing
6.21 administrator, one member of the senate, one member of the house
6.22 of representatives, one representative of teacher preparation
6.23 programs in early childhood-special education or other
6.24 preparation programs in early childhood intervention, at least
6.25 one representative of advocacy organizations for children with
6.26 disabilities under age five, one physician who cares for young
6.27 children with special health care needs, one representative each
6.28 from the commissioners of commerce, children, families, and
6.29 learning, health, human services, a representative from the
6.30 state agency responsible for child care, and a representative
6.31 from Indian health services or a tribal council. Section
6.32 15.059, subdivisions 2 to 5, apply to the council. The council
6.33 must meet at least quarterly.
6.34 The council must address methods of implementing the state
6.35 policy of developing and implementing comprehensive,
6.36 coordinated, multidisciplinary interagency programs of early
7.1 intervention services for children with disabilities and their
7.2 families.
7.3 The duties of the council include recommending policies to
7.4 ensure a comprehensive and coordinated system of all state and
7.5 local agency services for children under age five with
7.6 disabilities and their families. The policies must address how
7.7 to incorporate each agency's services into a unified state and
7.8 local system of multidisciplinary assessment practices,
7.9 individual intervention plans, comprehensive systems to find
7.10 children in need of services, methods to improve public
7.11 awareness, and assistance in determining the role of interagency
7.12 early intervention committees.
7.13 By June September 1, the council must recommend to the
7.14 governor and the commissioners of children, families, and
7.15 learning, health, human services, commerce, and economic
7.16 security policies for a comprehensive and coordinated system.
7.17 Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the state
7.18 interagency coordinating council expires on June 30, 2001 2003.
7.19 Sec. 11. [INTERAGENCY AUTISM COORDINATING COMMITTEE.]
7.20 (a) The commissioner of children, families, and learning
7.21 shall establish an interagency committee to coordinate state
7.22 efforts related to serving children with autism. The committee
7.23 shall include representatives of the departments of children,
7.24 families, and learning and human services; parents or guardians
7.25 of children with autism; pediatricians; local public health
7.26 officials; and representatives of private or nonprofit
7.27 organizations that advocate on behalf of children with autism.
7.28 (b) The interagency autism coordinating committee shall
7.29 study and recommend by December 1, 2001, to the committees in
7.30 the legislature charged with early childhood through grade 12
7.31 education policy and finance matters a plan for improving
7.32 efforts at early assessment and identification of autism in
7.33 young children. The plan must consider:
7.34 (1) all existing assessment program options;
7.35 (2) public and private funding sources including
7.36 programmatic funding for early and periodic screening,
8.1 diagnosis, and treatment; and
8.2 (3) current, research-based best practice models.
8.3 The plan must be designed to make optimal use of existing public
8.4 resources.
8.5 (c) The committee expires June 30, 2003.
8.6 Sec. 12. [APPROPRIATIONS.]
8.7 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND
8.8 LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
8.9 from the general fund to the department of children, families,
8.10 and learning for the fiscal years designated, unless otherwise
8.11 indicated.
8.12 Subd. 2. [SCHOOL READINESS PROGRAM REVENUE.] For revenue
8.13 for school readiness programs according to Minnesota Statutes,
8.14 sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:
8.15 $10,395,000 ..... 2002
8.16 $10,395,000 ..... 2003
8.17 The 2002 appropriation includes $1,039,000 for 2001 and
8.18 $9,356,000 for 2002.
8.19 The 2003 appropriation includes $1,039,000 for 2002 and
8.20 $9,356,000 for 2003.
8.21 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
8.22 available in the second year.
8.23 Subd. 3. [EARLY CHILDHOOD FAMILY EDUCATION AID.] For early
8.24 childhood family education aid according to Minnesota Statutes,
8.25 section 124D.135:
8.26 $20,758,000 ..... 2002
8.27 $20,663,000 ..... 2003
8.28 The 2002 appropriation includes $2,036,000 for 2001 and
8.29 $18,722,000 for 2002.
8.30 The 2003 appropriation includes $2,081,000 for 2002 and
8.31 $18,582,000 for 2003.
8.32 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
8.33 available in the second year.
8.34 Subd. 4. [HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING AID.] For
8.35 health and developmental screening aid according to Minnesota
8.36 Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
9.1 $2,661,000 ..... 2002
9.2 $2,661,000 ..... 2003
9.3 The 2002 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2001 and
9.4 $2,395,000 for 2002.
9.5 The 2003 appropriation includes $266,000 for 2002 and
9.6 $2,395,000 for 2003.
9.7 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
9.8 available in the second year.
9.9 Subd. 5. [WAY TO GROW.] For grants for existing way to
9.10 grow programs according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.17:
9.11 $475,000 ..... 2002
9.12 $475,000 ..... 2003
9.13 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
9.14 available in the second year.
9.15 Subd. 6. [HEAD START PROGRAM.] For Head Start programs
9.16 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.52:
9.17 $18,375,000 ..... 2002
9.18 $18,375,000 ..... 2003
9.19 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
9.20 available in the second year.
9.21 Subd. 7. [SCHOOL AGE CARE AID.] For school age care aid
9.22 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.22:
9.23 $221,000 ..... 2002
9.24 $133,000 ..... 2003
9.25 The 2002 appropriation includes $30,000 for 2001 and
9.26 $191,000 for 2002.
9.27 The 2003 appropriation includes $21,000 for 2002 and
9.28 $112,000 for 2003.
9.29 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
9.30 available in the second year.
9.31 Subd. 8. [BASIC SLIDING FEE.] For child care assistance
9.32 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03:
9.33 $51,999,000 ..... 2002
9.34 $51,999,000 ..... 2003
9.35 Subd. 9. [MFIP CHILD CARE.] For child care assistance
9.36 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05:
10.1 $82,253,000 ..... 2002
10.2 $78,606,000 ..... 2003
10.3 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
10.4 available in the second year.
10.5 Subd. 10. [CHILD CARE INTEGRITY.] For the administrative
10.6 costs of program integrity and fraud prevention for child care
10.7 assistance under chapter 119B:
10.8 $175,000 ..... 2002
10.9 $175,000 ..... 2003
10.10 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
10.11 available in the second year.
10.12 Subd. 11. [CHILD CARE DEVELOPMENT.] For child care
10.13 development grants according to Minnesota Statutes, section
10.14 119B.21:
10.15 $1,865,000 ..... 2002
10.16 $1,865,000 ..... 2003
10.17 These funds must be used in accordance with section 49,
10.18 subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (2).
10.19 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
10.20 available in the second year.
10.21 Sec. 13. [SPECIAL REVENUE; CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.]
10.22 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND
10.23 LEARNING.] Appropriations in this section are from child support
10.24 collection payments in the special revenue fund pursuant to
10.25 Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.014. The sums indicated are
10.26 appropriated to the department of children, families, and
10.27 learning for the fiscal years designated.
10.28 Subd. 2. [CHILD CARE ASSISTANCE.] For child care
10.29 assistance according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.014:
10.30 $2,441,439 ..... 2002
10.31 $2,340,251 ..... 2003
10.32 Sec. 14. [FEDERAL TANF TRANSFERS.]
10.33 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, and
10.34 LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are transferred
10.35 from the federal TANF fund to the child care and development
10.36 fund and appropriated to the department of children, families,
11.1 and learning for the fiscal years designated.
11.2 Subd. 2. [BASIC SLIDING FEE.] For child care assistance
11.3 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03:
11.4 $20,458,000 ..... 2002
11.5 $20,379,000 ..... 2003
11.6 Any balance the first year does not cancel but is available
11.7 in the second year.
11.8 Subd. 3. [MFIP CHILD CARE.] For childcare assistance
11.9 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.05:
11.10 $5,015,000 ..... 2002
11.11 $4,659,000 ..... 2003
11.12 Any balance the first year does not cancel but is available
11.13 in the second year.
11.14 Sec. 15. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
11.15 Sections 2 and 11 are effective the day following final
11.16 enactment.
11.17 ARTICLE 2
11.18 PREVENTION
11.19 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.12, is
11.20 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
11.21 Subd. 4. [AUTHORITY TO DISBURSE FUNDS.] The commissioner
11.22 may disburse trust fund money to any public or private nonprofit
11.23 agency to fund a child abuse prevention program. State funds
11.24 appropriated for child maltreatment prevention grants may be
11.25 transferred to the children's trust fund special revenue account
11.26 and are available to carry out this section.
11.27 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.12, is
11.28 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
11.29 Subd. 5. [PLAN FOR DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS.] The
11.30 commissioner shall develop a plan to disburse money from the
11.31 trust fund. The plan must ensure that all geographic areas of
11.32 the state have an equal opportunity to establish prevention
11.33 programs and receive trust fund money.
11.34 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.12, is
11.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
11.36 Subd. 6. [OPERATIONAL COSTS.] $120,000 each year is
12.1 appropriated from the children's trust fund to the special
12.2 revenue fund for administration and indirect costs of the
12.3 children's trust fund program.
12.4 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.13,
12.5 subdivision 4, is amended to read:
12.6 Subd. 4. [RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMMISSIONER.] (a) The
12.7 commissioner shall:
12.8 (1) provide for the coordination and exchange of
12.9 information on the establishment and maintenance of prevention
12.10 programs;
12.11 (2) develop and publish criteria for receiving trust fund
12.12 money by prevention programs;
12.13 (3) review, approve, and monitor the spending of trust fund
12.14 money by prevention programs;
12.15 (4) provide statewide educational and public informational
12.16 seminars to develop public awareness on preventing child abuse;
12.17 to encourage professional persons and groups to recognize
12.18 instances of child abuse and work to prevent them; to make
12.19 information on child abuse prevention available to the public
12.20 and to organizations and agencies; and to encourage the
12.21 development of prevention programs, including programs that
12.22 provide support for adolescent parents, fathering education
12.23 programs, and other prevention activities designed to prevent
12.24 teen pregnancy;
12.25 (5) establish a procedure for an annual, internal
12.26 evaluation of the functions, responsibilities, and performance
12.27 of the commissioner in carrying out Laws 1986, chapter 423;
12.28 (6) provide technical assistance to local councils and
12.29 agencies working in the area of child abuse prevention; and
12.30 (7) accept and review grant applications beginning June 1,
12.31 1987.
12.32 (b) The commissioner shall recommend to the governor
12.33 changes in state programs, statutes, policies, budgets, and
12.34 standards that will reduce the problems of child abuse, improve
12.35 coordination among state agencies that provide prevention
12.36 services, and improve the condition of children, parents, or
13.1 guardians in need of prevention program services.
13.2 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.21, is
13.3 amended to read:
13.4 119A.21 [GRANTS TO SERVICE PROVIDER PROGRAMS.]
13.5 Subdivision 1. [GRANTS AWARDED.] The commissioner shall
13.6 award grants to programs which that provide abused children
13.7 services to abused or neglected children. Grants shall be
13.8 awarded in a manner that ensures that they are equitably
13.9 distributed to programs serving metropolitan and nonmetropolitan
13.10 populations.
13.11 Subd. 2. [APPLICATIONS.] Any public or private nonprofit
13.12 agency may apply to the commissioner for a grant to provide
13.13 abused children services. The application shall be submitted in
13.14 on a form approved prescribed by the commissioner after
13.15 consultation with the abused children advisory council and shall
13.16 include:.
13.17 (1) a proposal for the provision of abused children
13.18 services to, or on behalf of, abused children, children at risk,
13.19 and their families;
13.20 (2) a proposed budget;
13.21 (3) evidence of ability to represent the interests of
13.22 abused children and their families to local law enforcement
13.23 agencies and courts, social services, and health agencies;
13.24 (4) evidence of ability to do outreach to unserved and
13.25 underserved populations and to provide culturally and
13.26 linguistically appropriate services; and
13.27 (5) any other information the commissioner may require by
13.28 policy or by rule adopted under chapter 14, after considering
13.29 the recommendations of the abused children advisory council.
13.30 Programs which have been approved for grants in prior years
13.31 may submit materials which indicate changes in items listed in
13.32 clauses (1) to (5), in order to qualify for renewal funding.
13.33 Nothing in this subdivision may be construed to require programs
13.34 to submit complete applications for each year of funding.
13.35 Subd. 3. [DUTIES.] Every public or private nonprofit
13.36 agency which receives a grant under this section to provide
14.1 abused children services shall comply with all requirements of
14.2 the commissioner related to the administration of the grants.
14.3 Subd. 4. [CLASSIFICATION OF DATA COLLECTED BY GRANTEES.]
14.4 Personal history information and other information collected,
14.5 used, or maintained by a grantee from which the identity of any
14.6 abused child or family members may be determined is private data
14.7 on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12, and
14.8 the grantee shall maintain the data in accordance with
14.9 provisions of chapter 13.
14.10 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 119A.22, is
14.11 amended to read:
14.12 119A.22 [DUTIES OF THE COMMISSIONER.]
14.13 The commissioner shall:
14.14 (1) review applications and award grants to programs
14.15 pursuant to section 119A.21 after considering the recommendation
14.16 of the abused children advisory council;
14.17 (2) appoint members of the abused children advisory council
14.18 created under section 119A.23 and provide consultative staff and
14.19 other administrative services to the council;
14.20 (3) after considering the recommendation of the abused
14.21 children advisory council, appoint a program director to perform
14.22 the duties set forth in this clause. In appointing the program
14.23 director the commissioner shall give due consideration to the
14.24 list of applicants submitted to the commissioner pursuant to
14.25 this section. The program director shall administer the funds
14.26 appropriated for sections 119A.20 to 119A.23, consult with and
14.27 provide staff to the advisory council and perform other duties
14.28 related to abused children's programs as the commissioner may
14.29 assign;
14.30 (4) design a uniform method of collecting data on abused
14.31 children's programs to be used to monitor and assure compliance
14.32 of the programs funded under section 119A.21;
14.33 (5) (3) provide technical aid assistance to applicants in
14.34 the development of grant requests and to programs grantees in
14.35 meeting the data collection requirements established by the
14.36 commissioner; and
15.1 (6) (4) adopt, under chapter 14, all rules necessary to
15.2 implement the provisions of sections 119A.20 to 119A.23.
15.3 Sec. 7. [119A.35] [ADVISORY COUNCIL.]
15.4 Subdivision 1. [GENERALLY.] The advisory council is
15.5 established under section 15.059 to advise the commissioner on
15.6 the implementation and continued operations of sections 119A.10
15.7 to 119A.16 and 119A.20 to 119A.22. The council shall expire
15.8 June 30, 2005.
15.9 Subd. 2. [COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP.] The council shall consist
15.10 of a total of 22 members. The governor shall appoint 18 of
15.11 these members. The commissioners of human services and health
15.12 shall each appoint one member. The senate shall appoint one
15.13 member from the senate committee with jurisdiction over family
15.14 and early childhood education and the house of representatives
15.15 shall appoint one member from the house committee with
15.16 jurisdiction over family and early childhood education.
15.17 Council members shall have knowledge in the areas of child
15.18 abuse and neglect prevention and intervention and knowledge of
15.19 the risk factors that can lead to child abuse and neglect.
15.20 Council members shall be representative of: local government,
15.21 criminal justice, parents, consumers of services, health and
15.22 human services professionals, faith community, professional and
15.23 volunteer providers of child abuse and neglect prevention and
15.24 intervention services, racial and ethnic minority communities,
15.25 and the demographic and geographic composition of the state.
15.26 Ten council members shall reside in the seven-county
15.27 metropolitan area and eight shall reside in nonmetropolitan
15.28 areas.
15.29 Subd. 3. [RESPONSIBILITIES.] The council shall:
15.30 (1) advise the commissioner on planning, policy
15.31 development, data collection, rulemaking, funding, and
15.32 evaluation of the programs under the sections listed in
15.33 subdivision 1;
15.34 (2) coordinate and exchange information on the
15.35 establishment and ongoing operation of the programs listed in
15.36 subdivision 1;
16.1 (3) develop and publish criteria and guidelines for
16.2 receiving grants relating to child abuse and neglect prevention
16.3 and safety and support of child victims, including, but not
16.4 limited to, funds dedicated to the children's trust fund and
16.5 abused children program;
16.6 (4) provide guidance in the development of statewide
16.7 education and public information activities that increase public
16.8 awareness in the prevention and intervention of child abuse and
16.9 neglect and encourage the development of prevention and
16.10 intervention programs, which includes the safety of child
16.11 victims;
16.12 (5) guide, analyze, and disseminate results in the
16.13 development of appropriate evaluation procedures for all
16.14 programs receiving funds under subdivision 1; and
16.15 (6) assist the commissioner in identifying service gaps or
16.16 duplication in services including geographic dispersion of
16.17 resources, programs reflecting the cycle of child abuse, and the
16.18 availability of culturally appropriate intervention and
16.19 prevention services.
16.20 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, is
16.21 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
16.22 Subd. 12. [YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS.] Each
16.23 district operating a community education program under this
16.24 section may establish a youth after-school enrichment program to
16.25 maintain and expand participation by school-age youth in
16.26 supervised activities during nonschool hours. The youth
16.27 after-school enrichment programs must include activities that
16.28 support development of social, mental, physical, and creative
16.29 abilities of school-age youth; provide structured youth programs
16.30 during high-risk times; and design programming to promote youth
16.31 leadership development and improved academic performance. Youth
16.32 after-school enrichment programs must collaborate with former
16.33 after-school enrichment grantees.
16.34 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, is
16.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
16.36 Subd. 13. [YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
17.1 GOALS.] The goals of youth after-school enrichment programs are
17.2 to:
17.3 (1) collaborate with and leverage existing community
17.4 resources that have demonstrated effectiveness;
17.5 (2) reach out to children and youth, including at-risk
17.6 youth, in the community;
17.7 (3) increase the number of children participating in
17.8 adult-supervised programs during nonschool hours;
17.9 (4) support academic achievement; and
17.10 (5) increase skills in technology, the arts, sports, and
17.11 other activities.
17.12 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, is
17.13 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
17.14 Subd. 14. [COMMUNITY EDUCATION; ANNUAL REPORT.] Each
17.15 district offering a community education program under this
17.16 section must annually report to the department of children,
17.17 families, and learning information regarding the cost per
17.18 participant and cost per contact hour for each community
17.19 education program, including youth after-school enrichment
17.20 programs, that receive aid or levy. The department of children,
17.21 families, and learning must include cost per participant and
17.22 cost per contact hour information by program in the community
17.23 education annual report.
17.24 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20,
17.25 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
17.26 Subdivision 1. [TOTAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION REVENUE.] Total
17.27 community education revenue equals the sum of a district's
17.28 general community education revenue and, youth service program
17.29 revenue, and youth after-school enrichment revenue.
17.30 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20, is
17.31 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
17.32 Subd. 4a. [YOUTH AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT REVENUE.] In
17.33 fiscal year 2003 and thereafter, youth after-school enrichment
17.34 revenue equals:
17.35 (1) 1.85 times the greater of 1,335 or the population of
17.36 the district, as defined in section 275.14, not to exceed
18.1 10,000; and
18.2 (2) 0.43 times the population of the district, as defined
18.3 in section 275.14, in excess of 10,000. Youth after-school
18.4 enrichment revenue must be reserved for youth after-school
18.5 enrichment programs.
18.6 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20,
18.7 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
18.8 Subd. 5. [TOTAL COMMUNITY EDUCATION LEVY.] To obtain total
18.9 community education revenue, a district may levy the amount
18.10 raised by a maximum tax rate of .4795 .7431 percent times the
18.11 adjusted net tax capacity of the district. This amount reflects
18.12 a community education levy of .4795 percent times the adjusted
18.13 net tax capacity of the district plus a youth after-school
18.14 enrichment levy of .2636 percent times the adjusted net tax
18.15 capacity of the district. If the amount of the total community
18.16 education levy would exceed the total community education
18.17 revenue, the total community education levy shall be determined
18.18 according to subdivision 6.
18.19 Sec. 14. [APPROPRIATIONS.]
18.20 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND
18.21 LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
18.22 from the general fund to the department of children, families,
18.23 and learning for the fiscal years designated.
18.24 Subd. 2. [FAMILY COLLABORATIVES.] For family
18.25 collaboratives according to Laws 1995, First Special Session
18.26 chapter 3, article 4, section 29, subdivision 10, as amended by
18.27 Laws 1996, chapter 412, article 4, section 27:
18.28 $1,477,000 ..... 2002
18.29 $ 863,000 ..... 2003
18.30 No new family services collaboratives shall be funded with
18.31 this appropriation.
18.32 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
18.33 available in the second year.
18.34 Subd. 3. [COMMUNITY EDUCATION AID.] For community
18.35 education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.20:
18.36 $14,209,000 ..... 2002
19.1 $13,111,000 ..... 2003
19.2 The 2002 appropriation includes $1,528,000 for 2001 and
19.3 $12,681,000 for 2002.
19.4 The 2003 appropriation includes $1,409,000 for 2002 and
19.5 $11,702,000 for 2003.
19.6 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
19.7 available in the second year.
19.8 Subd. 4. [ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES PROGRAM AID.] For
19.9 adults with disabilities programs according to Minnesota
19.10 Statutes, section 124D.56:
19.11 $710,000 ..... 2002
19.12 $710,000 ..... 2003
19.13 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
19.14 available in the second year.
19.15 Subd. 5. [HEARING-IMPAIRED ADULTS.] For programs for
19.16 hearing-impaired adults according to Minnesota Statutes, section
19.17 124D.57:
19.18 $70,000 ..... 2002
19.19 $70,000 ..... 2003
19.20 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
19.21 available in the second year.
19.22 Subd. 6. [VIOLENCE PREVENTION EDUCATION GRANTS.] For
19.23 violence prevention education grants according to Minnesota
19.24 Statutes, section 120B.23:
19.25 $1,450,000 ..... 2002
19.26 $1,450,000 ..... 2003
19.27 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
19.28 available in the second year.
19.29 Subd. 7. [ABUSED CHILDREN.] For abused children programs
19.30 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.21:
19.31 $945,000 ..... 2002
19.32 $945,000 ..... 2003
19.33 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
19.34 available in the second year.
19.35 Subd. 8. [CHILDREN'S TRUST FUND.] For children's trust
19.36 fund according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 119A.12 and
20.1 119A.13:
20.2 $875,000 ..... 2002
20.3 $875,000 ..... 2003
20.4 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
20.5 available in the second year.
20.6 Subd. 9. [FAMILY VISITATION CENTERS.] (a) For family
20.7 visitation centers according to Minnesota Statutes, section
20.8 119A.37:
20.9 $200,000 ..... 2002
20.10 $200,000 ..... 2003
20.11 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
20.12 available in the second year.
20.13 (b) An additional $96,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $96,000
20.14 in fiscal year 2003 are appropriated from the special revenue
20.15 fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.08, subdivision 1c,
20.16 for family visitation centers. Any balance in the first year
20.17 does not cancel but is available for the second year.
20.18 Subd. 10. [AFTER-SCHOOL ENRICHMENT GRANTS.] For
20.19 after-school enrichment grants according to Minnesota Statutes,
20.20 section 124D.221:
20.21 $5,510,000 ..... 2002
20.22 $5,510,000 ..... 2003
20.23 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
20.24 available in the second year.
20.25 Subd. 11. [CHEMICAL ABUSE PREVENTION GRANTS.] (a) For
20.26 grants with funds received under Minnesota Statutes, section
20.27 171.29, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), clause (4):
20.28 $200,000 ..... 2002
20.29 $200,000 ..... 2003
20.30 (b) These appropriations are from the alcohol-impaired
20.31 driver account of the special revenue fund for chemical abuse
20.32 prevention grants.
20.33 (c) $25,000 in each year is for a grant to the city of St.
20.34 Louis Park for the Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project to
20.35 continue cooperative activities that support at-risk children
20.36 and youth programming and to provide advice to the after-school
21.1 substance abuse prevention program and other grantees that seek
21.2 to replicate the Meadowbrook Collaborative Housing Project
21.3 program model.
21.4 (d) $175,000 in each year is to establish an after-school
21.5 substance abuse prevention grant program to provide eligible
21.6 community and nonprofit organizations with grants of up to
21.7 $20,000 per year for after-school substance abuse prevention
21.8 programs.
21.9 Sec. 15. [REVISOR INSTRUCTION.]
21.10 In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes
21.11 and Minnesota Rules, the revisor shall renumber Minnesota
21.12 Statutes, section 119A.13, subdivision 4, as Minnesota Statutes,
21.13 section 119A.12, subdivision 4, and make necessary
21.14 cross-reference changes consistent with the renumbering.
21.15 Sec. 16. [REPEALER.]
21.16 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 119A.13, subdivisions 1,
21.17 2, and 3; 119A.14, subdivision 2; 119A.23; 124D.33; and
21.18 124D.331, are repealed.
21.19 Sec. 17. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
21.20 Section 12 is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2003.
21.21 ARTICLE 3
21.22 SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
21.23 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.52,
21.24 subdivision 2, is amended to read:
21.25 Subd. 2. [PROGRAM APPROVAL.] (a) To receive aid under this
21.26 section, a district, a consortium of districts, the department
21.27 of corrections, or a private nonprofit organization must submit
21.28 an application by June 1 describing the program, on a form
21.29 provided by the department. The program must be approved by the
21.30 commissioner according to the following criteria:
21.31 (1) how the needs of different levels of learning will be
21.32 met;
21.33 (2) for continuing programs, an evaluation of results;
21.34 (3) anticipated number and education level of participants;
21.35 (4) coordination with other resources and services;
21.36 (5) participation in a consortium, if any, and money
22.1 available from other participants;
22.2 (6) management and program design;
22.3 (7) volunteer training and use of volunteers;
22.4 (8) staff development services;
22.5 (9) program sites and schedules;
22.6 (10) program expenditures that qualify for aid;
22.7 (11) program ability to provide data related to learner
22.8 outcomes as required by law; and
22.9 (12) a copy of the memorandum of understanding described in
22.10 subdivision 1 submitted to the commissioner.
22.11 (b) Adult basic education programs may be approved under
22.12 this subdivision for up to five years. Five-year program
22.13 approval must be granted to an applicant who has demonstrated
22.14 the capacity to:
22.15 (1) offer comprehensive learning opportunities and support
22.16 service choices appropriate for and accessible to adults at all
22.17 basic skill need levels;
22.18 (2) provide a participatory and experiential learning
22.19 approach based on the strengths, interests, and needs of each
22.20 adult, that enables adults with basic skill needs to:
22.21 (i) identify, plan for, and evaluate their own progress
22.22 toward achieving their defined educational and occupational
22.23 goals;
22.24 (ii) master the basic academic reading, writing, and
22.25 computational skills, as well as the problem-solving, decision
22.26 making, interpersonal effectiveness, and other life and learning
22.27 skills they need to function effectively in a changing society;
22.28 (iii) locate and be able to use the health, governmental,
22.29 and social services and resources they need to improve their own
22.30 and their families' lives; and
22.31 (iv) continue their education, if they desire, to at least
22.32 the level of secondary school completion, with the ability to
22.33 secure and benefit from continuing education that will enable
22.34 them to become more employable, productive, and responsible
22.35 citizens;
22.36 (3) plan, coordinate, and develop cooperative agreements
23.1 with community resources to address the needs that the adults
23.2 have for support services, such as transportation, flexible
23.3 course scheduling, convenient class locations, and child care;
23.4 (4) collaborate with business, industry, labor unions, and
23.5 employment-training agencies, as well as with family and
23.6 occupational education providers, to arrange for resources and
23.7 services through which adults can attain economic
23.8 self-sufficiency;
23.9 (5) provide sensitive and well trained adult education
23.10 personnel who participate in local, regional, and statewide
23.11 adult basic education staff development events to master
23.12 effective adult learning and teaching techniques;
23.13 (6) participate in regional adult basic education peer
23.14 program reviews and evaluations;
23.15 (7) submit accurate and timely performance and fiscal
23.16 reports;
23.17 (8) submit accurate and timely reports related to program
23.18 outcomes and learner follow-up information; and
23.19 (9) spend adult basic education aid on adult basic
23.20 education purposes only, which are specified in sections
23.21 124D.518 to 124D.531.
23.22 (c) The commissioner shall require each district to provide
23.23 notification by February 1, 2001, of its intent to apply for
23.24 funds under this section as a single district or as part of an
23.25 identified consortium of districts. A district receiving funds
23.26 under this section must notify the commissioner by February 1 of
23.27 its intent to change its application status for applications due
23.28 the following June 1.
23.29 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.522, is
23.30 amended to read:
23.31 124D.522 [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICE
23.32 GRANTS.]
23.33 (a) The commissioner, in consultation with the policy
23.34 review task force under section 124D.521, may make grants to
23.35 nonprofit organizations to provide services that are not offered
23.36 by a district adult basic education program or that are
24.1 supplemental to either the statewide adult basic education
24.2 program, or a district's adult basic education program. The
24.3 commissioner may make grants for: staff development for adult
24.4 basic education teachers and administrators; training for
24.5 volunteer tutors; training, services, and materials for serving
24.6 disabled students through adult basic education programs;
24.7 statewide promotion of adult basic education services and
24.8 programs; development and dissemination of instructional and
24.9 administrative technology for adult basic education programs;
24.10 programs which primarily serve communities of color; adult basic
24.11 education distance learning projects, including television
24.12 instruction programs; and other supplemental services to support
24.13 the mission of adult basic education and innovative delivery of
24.14 adult basic education services.
24.15 (b) The commissioner must establish eligibility criteria
24.16 and grant application procedures. Grants under this section
24.17 must support services throughout the state, focus on educational
24.18 results for adult learners, and promote outcome-based
24.19 achievement through adult basic education programs. Beginning
24.20 in fiscal year 2002, the commissioner may make grants under this
24.21 section from funds specifically appropriated the state total
24.22 adult basic education aid set aside for supplemental service
24.23 grants under section 124D.531. Up to one-third one-fourth of
24.24 the appropriation for supplemental service grants must be used
24.25 for grants for adult basic education programs to encourage and
24.26 support innovations in adult basic education instruction and
24.27 service delivery. A grant to a single organization cannot
24.28 exceed $100,000. Nothing in this section prevents an approved
24.29 adult basic education program from using state or federal aid to
24.30 purchase supplemental services.
24.31 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.531,
24.32 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
24.33 Subdivision 1. [STATE TOTAL ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.]
24.34 (a) The state total adult basic education aid for fiscal year
24.35 2001 equals $30,157,000. The state total adult basic education
24.36 aid for later years equals:
25.1 (1) the state total adult basic education aid for the
25.2 preceding fiscal year; times
25.3 (2) the lesser of:
25.4 (i) 1.08, or
25.5 (ii) the greater of 1.00 or the ratio of the state total
25.6 contact hours in the first prior program year to the state total
25.7 contact hours in the second prior program year. Beginning in
25.8 fiscal year 2002, two percent of the state total adult basic
25.9 education aid must be set aside for adult basic education
25.10 supplemental service grants under section 124D.522.
25.11 (b) The state total adult basic education aid, excluding
25.12 basic population aid, equals the difference between the amount
25.13 computed in paragraph (a), and the state total basic population
25.14 aid under subdivision 2.
25.15 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.531,
25.16 subdivision 3, is amended to read:
25.17 Subd. 3. [PROGRAM REVENUE.] Adult basic education programs
25.18 established under section 124D.52 and approved by the
25.19 commissioner are eligible for revenue under this subdivision.
25.20 For fiscal year 2001 and later, adult basic education revenue
25.21 for each approved program equals the sum of:
25.22 (1) the basic population aid under subdivision 2 for
25.23 districts participating in the program during the current
25.24 program year; plus
25.25 (2) 84 percent times the amount computed in subdivision 1,
25.26 paragraph (b), times the ratio of the contact hours for students
25.27 participating in the program during the first prior program year
25.28 to the state total contact hours during the first prior program
25.29 year; plus
25.30 (3) eight percent times the amount computed in subdivision
25.31 1, paragraph (b), times the ratio of the enrollment of students
25.32 with limited English proficiency during the second prior school
25.33 year in districts participating in the program during the
25.34 current program year to the state total enrollment of students
25.35 with limited English proficiency during the second prior school
25.36 year in districts participating in adult basic education
26.1 programs during the current program year; plus
26.2 (4) eight percent times the amount computed in subdivision
26.3 1, paragraph (b), times the ratio of the latest federal census
26.4 count of the number of adults aged 20 or older with no diploma
26.5 residing in the districts participating in the program during
26.6 the current program year to the latest federal census count of
26.7 the state total number of adults aged 20 or older with no
26.8 diploma residing in the districts participating in adult basic
26.9 education programs during the current program year.
26.10 Sec. 5. [REVISOR INSTRUCTION.]
26.11 In the next and subsequent editions of Minnesota Statutes
26.12 and Minnesota Rules, the revisor must replace all references to
26.13 the "Minnesota Foodshelf Association" with "Hunger Solutions."
26.14 Sec. 6. [APPROPRIATIONS.]
26.15 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND
26.16 LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
26.17 from the general fund to the department of children, families,
26.18 and learning for the fiscal years designated.
26.19 Subd. 2. [MINNESOTA ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY GRANTS.] For
26.20 Minnesota economic opportunity grants, sections 119A.374 to
26.21 119A.376:
26.22 $8,514,000 ..... 2002
26.23 $8,514,000 ..... 2003
26.24 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
26.25 available in the second year.
26.26 Subd. 3. [TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS.] For transitional
26.27 housing programs according to Minnesota Statutes, section
26.28 119A.43:
26.29 $1,988,000 ..... 2002
26.30 $1,988,000 ..... 2003
26.31 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
26.32 available in the second year.
26.33 Subd. 4. [EMERGENCY SERVICES.] For emergency services
26.34 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.43:
26.35 $350,000 ..... 2002
26.36 $350,000 ..... 2003
27.1 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
27.2 available in the second year.
27.3 Subd. 5. [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AID.] For adult basic
27.4 education aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.531:
27.5 $32,150,000 ..... 2002
27.6 $34,732,000 ..... 2003
27.7 The 2002 appropriation includes $3,019,000 for 2001 and
27.8 $29,131,000 for 2002.
27.9 The 2003 appropriation includes $3,237,000 for 2002 and
27.10 $31,494,000 for 2003.
27.11 Subd. 6. [ADULT BASIC EDUCATION AUDITS; STATE
27.12 COORDINATOR.]
27.13 For adult basic education audits under Minnesota Statutes,
27.14 section 124D.531 and for a state adult basic education
27.15 coordinator:
27.16 $175,000 ..... 2002
27.17 $175,000 ..... 2003
27.18 Of this appropriation, $70,000 in each fiscal year must be
27.19 used for adult basic education audits and $75,000 must be used
27.20 to hire an additional permanent, full-time state adult basic
27.21 education coordinator. Any balance in the first year does not
27.22 cancel but is available in the second year.
27.23 Subd. 7. [ADULT GRADUATION AID.] For adult graduation aid
27.24 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.54:
27.25 $3,195,000 ..... 2002
27.26 $3,356,000 ..... 2003
27.27 The 2002 appropriation includes $305,000 for 2001 and
27.28 $2,890,000 for 2002.
27.29 The 2003 appropriation includes $321,000 for 2002 and
27.30 $3,035,000 for 2003.
27.31 Subd. 8. [GED TESTS.] For payment of 60 percent of the
27.32 costs of GED tests according to Laws 1993, chapter 224, article
27.33 4, section 44, subdivision 10:
27.34 $125,000 ..... 2002
27.35 $125,000 ..... 2003
27.36 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
28.1 available in the second year.
28.2 Subd. 9. [FOODSHELF PROGRAM.] For foodshelf programs
28.3 according to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.44:
28.4 $1,278,000 ..... 2002
28.5 $1,278,000 ..... 2003
28.6 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
28.7 available in the second year.
28.8 Subd. 10. [FAMILY ASSETS FOR INDEPENDENCE.]
28.9 $500,000 ..... 2002
28.10 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
28.11 available in the second year.
28.12 Subd. 11. [LEAD ABATEMENT.] For lead abatement according
28.13 to Minnesota Statutes, section 119A.46:
28.14 $100,000 ..... 2002
28.15 $100,000 ..... 2003
28.16 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
28.17 available in the second year.
28.18 Sec. 7. [TANF APPROPRIATIONS.]
28.19 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND
28.20 LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
28.21 to the commissioner of children, families, and learning from the
28.22 federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant for
28.23 the fiscal years designated. These amounts are available for
28.24 expenditure until June 30, 2003. Appropriations under this
28.25 section are one-time appropriations and are not added to the
28.26 base for fiscal years 2004 and 2005.
28.27 Subd. 2. [INTENSIVE ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE.] For
28.28 intensive English as a second language for eligible MFIP
28.29 participants under Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 1, section 39:
28.30 $1,100,000 ..... 2002
28.31 $1,100,000 ..... 2003
28.32 Subd. 3. [TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.] For reimbursement grants
28.33 to transitional housing programs under Minnesota Statutes,
28.34 section 119A.43:
28.35 $1,900,000 ..... 2002
28.36 $1,950,000 ..... 2003
29.1 These appropriations must be used for up to four months of
29.2 transitional housing for families with incomes below 200 percent
29.3 of the federal poverty guidelines. Payment must be made to
29.4 programs on a reimbursement basis.
29.5 ARTICLE 4
29.6 LIBRARIES
29.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125B.20,
29.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.9 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.] The purpose of
29.10 developing a statewide school district telecommunications
29.11 network is to expand the availability of a broad range of
29.12 courses and degrees to students throughout the state, to share
29.13 information resources to improve access, quality, and
29.14 efficiency, to improve learning, and distance cooperative
29.15 learning opportunities, and to promote the exchange of ideas
29.16 among students, parents, teachers, media generalists,
29.17 librarians, and the public. In addition, through the
29.18 development of this statewide telecommunications network
29.19 emphasizing cost-effective, competitive connections, all
29.20 Minnesotans will benefit by enhancing access to
29.21 telecommunications technology throughout the state. Network
29.22 connections for school districts and public libraries are
29.23 coordinated and fully integrated into the existing state
29.24 telecommunications and interactive television networks to
29.25 achieve comprehensive and efficient interconnectivity of school
29.26 districts and libraries to higher education institutions, state
29.27 agencies, other governmental units, agencies, and institutions
29.28 throughout Minnesota. A school district may apply to the
29.29 commissioner for a grant under subdivision 2, and a regional
29.30 public library may apply under subdivision 3. The Minnesota
29.31 education telecommunications council established in Laws 1995,
29.32 First Special Session chapter 3, article 12, section 7, shall
29.33 establish priorities for awarding grants, making grant awards,
29.34 and being responsible for the coordination of networks.
29.35 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 134.31,
29.36 subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.1 Subd. 5. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] The commissioner shall
30.2 appoint an advisory committee of five members to advise the
30.3 staff of the Minnesota library for the blind and physically
30.4 handicapped on long-range plans and library services. Members
30.5 shall be people who use the library. Section 15.059 governs
30.6 this committee except that the committee shall expire on June
30.7 30, 2001 2003.
30.8 Sec. 3. [134.47] [REGIONAL LIBRARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS
30.9 AID.]
30.10 Subdivision 1. [ELIGIBILITY.] (a) A regional public
30.11 library system may apply for regional library telecommunications
30.12 aid. The aid must be used for data and video access costs and
30.13 other related costs to improve or maintain electronic access and
30.14 connect the library system with the state information
30.15 infrastructure administered by the department of administration
30.16 under section 16B.465. Priority shall be given to public
30.17 libraries that have not received access. To be eligible, a
30.18 regional public library system must be officially designated by
30.19 the commissioner of children, families, and learning as a
30.20 regional public library system as defined in section 134.34,
30.21 subdivision 3, and each of its participating cities and counties
30.22 must meet local support levels defined in section 134.34,
30.23 subdivision 1. A public library building that receives aid
30.24 under this section must be open a minimum of 20 hours per week.
30.25 (b) Aid received under this section may not be used to
30.26 substitute for any existing local funds allocated to provide
30.27 electronic access, equipment for library staff or the public, or
30.28 local funds dedicated to other library operations.
30.29 (c) An application for regional library telecommunications
30.30 aid must, at a minimum, contain information to document the
30.31 following:
30.32 (1) the connections are adequate and employ an open network
30.33 architecture that will ensure interconnectivity and
30.34 interoperability with school districts, post-secondary
30.35 education, or other governmental agencies;
30.36 (2) that the connection is established through the most
31.1 cost-effective means and that the regional library has explored
31.2 and coordinated connections through school districts,
31.3 post-secondary education, or other governmental agencies;
31.4 (3) that the regional library system has filed an e-rate
31.5 application; and
31.6 (4) other information, as determined by the commissioner of
31.7 children, families, and learning, to ensure that connections are
31.8 coordinated, efficient, and cost-effective, take advantage of
31.9 discounts, and meet applicable state standards.
31.10 The library system may include costs associated with
31.11 cooperative arrangements with post-secondary institutions,
31.12 school districts, and other governmental agencies.
31.13 Subd. 2. [AWARD OF FUNDS.] The commissioner of children,
31.14 families, and learning shall develop an application and a
31.15 reporting form and procedures for regional library
31.16 telecommunications aid. Aid shall be based on actual costs of
31.17 connections and funds available for this purpose. The
31.18 commissioner shall make payments directly to the regional public
31.19 library system.
31.20 Subd. 3. [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on July 1,
31.21 2003.
31.22 Sec. 4. Laws 2000, chapter 489, article 5, section 23, is
31.23 amended to read:
31.24 Sec. 23. [COMMISSIONER RECOMMENDATION.]
31.25 By February 1, 2002, the commissioner of children,
31.26 families, and learning, in cooperation with the commissioner of
31.27 administration and the Minnesota education telecommunication
31.28 council, shall recommend to the legislature a permanent method
31.29 for funding telecommunications access as part of the general
31.30 education revenue formula under Minnesota Statutes, section
31.31 126C.10, for school districts and charter schools and a
31.32 permanent method for funding telecommunications access as part
31.33 of the basic support grants for public libraries. The
31.34 commissioner shall consider the following in making the
31.35 recommendation:
31.36 (1) the range of costs for providing a minimum level of
32.1 telecommunications access for all students and library users;
32.2 (2) the flexibility that is necessary to accommodate
32.3 emerging technological advances in the telecommunications field;
32.4 and
32.5 (3) other related efforts within the state, including the
32.6 state's higher education and public library systems.
32.7 Sec. 5. [REPEALER.]
32.8 (a) Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 125B.20, subdivision
32.9 3, is repealed.
32.10 (b) Minnesota Rules, parts 3530.2610; 3530.2612; 3530.2614;
32.11 3530.2616; 3530.2618; 3530.2620; 3530.2622; 3530.2624;
32.12 3530.2626; 3530.2628; 3530.2630; 3530.2632; 3530.2634;
32.13 3530.2636; 3530.2638; 3530.2640; 3530.2642; and 3530.2644, are
32.14 repealed.
32.15 Sec. 6. [APPROPRIATIONS.]
32.16 Subdivision 1. [DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND
32.17 LEARNING.] The sums indicated in this section are appropriated
32.18 from the general fund to the department of children, families,
32.19 and learning for the fiscal years designated.
32.20 Subd. 2. [BASIC SUPPORT GRANTS.] For basic support grants
32.21 according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.32 to 134.35:
32.22 $8,570,000 ..... 2002
32.23 $8,570,000 ..... 2003
32.24 The 2002 appropriation includes $857,000 for 2001 and
32.25 $7,713,000 for 2002.
32.26 The 2003 appropriation includes $857,000 for 2002 and
32.27 $7,713,000 for 2003.
32.28 Subd. 3. [MULTICOUNTY, MULTITYPE LIBRARY SYSTEMS.] For
32.29 grants according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 134.353 and
32.30 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
32.31 $903,000 ..... 2002
32.32 $903,000 ..... 2003
32.33 The 2002 appropriation includes $90,000 for 2001 and
32.34 $813,000 for 2002.
32.35 The 2003 appropriation includes $90,000 for 2002 and
32.36 $813,000 for 2003.
33.1 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
33.2 available in the second year.
33.3 Subd. 4. [REGIONAL LIBRARY TELECOMMUNICATIONS AID.] For
33.4 aid to regional public library systems under Minnesota Statutes,
33.5 section 134.47:
33.6 $1,200,000 ..... 2002
33.7 $1,200,000 ..... 2003
33.8 This is a one-time appropriation.
33.9 Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is
33.10 available in the second year."
33.11 Amend the title accordingly
34.1 We request adoption of this report and repassage of the
34.3 bill.
34.6 House Conferees:
34.9 ......................... .........................
34.10 Barbara Sykora Bill Haas
34.13 ......................... .........................
34.14 Richard Mulder Rob Eastlund
34.17 .........................
34.18 Bud Nornes
34.23 Senate Conferees:
34.26 ......................... .........................
34.27 Becky Lourey Julie A. Sabo
34.30 ......................... .........................
34.31 Anthony G. Kinkel John C. Hottinger
34.34 .........................
34.35 Claire A. Robling