HF 226

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 01/22/2015 04:24pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for school readiness programs;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.16,
subdivision 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 124D.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Amount of aid.

(a) A district is eligible to receive school readiness aid
for eligible prekindergarten pupils enrolled in a school readiness program under section
124D.15 if the biennial plan required by section 124D.15, subdivision 3a, has been
approved by the commissioner.

(b) A district must receive school readiness aid equal to:

(1) the number of four-year-old children in the district on October 1 for the previous
school year times the ratio of 50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to
the total number of four-year-old children reported to the commissioner for the previous
school year; plus

(2) the number of pupils enrolled in the school district from families eligible for the
free or reduced school lunch program for the previous school year times the ratio of
50 percent of the total school readiness aid for that year to the total number of pupils
in the state from families eligible for the free or reduced school lunch program for the
previous school year.

(c) For fiscal year deleted text begin 2015 deleted text end new text begin 2016 new text end and later, the total school readiness aid entitlement
equals deleted text begin $12,170,000 deleted text end new text begin $25,000,000 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2016
and later.
new text end