HF 3387

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/21/2016 01:49pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; modifying the uses of compensatory revenue;
granting school boards additional flexibility to allocate compensatory revenue;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.15, subdivision 3; Minnesota
Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.15, subdivisions 1, 2.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.15, subdivision 1, is
amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Use of revenue.

The basic skills revenue under section 126C.10,
subdivision 4, must be reserved and used to meet the educational needs of pupils who
enroll under-prepared to learn and whose progress toward meeting state or local content
or performance standards is below the level that is appropriate for learners of their age.
Basic skills revenue may also be used for programs designed to prepare children and their
families for entry into school whether the student first enrolls in kindergarten or first grade.
Any of the following may be provided to meet these learners' needs:

(1) direct instructional services under the assurance of mastery program according
to section 124D.66;

(2) remedial instruction in reading, language arts, mathematics, other content areas,
or study skills to improve the achievement level of these learners;

(3) additional teachers and teacher aides to provide more individualized instruction
to these learners through individual tutoring, lower instructor-to-learner ratios, or team
teaching;

(4) a longer school day or week during the regular school year or through a summer
program that may be offered directly by the site or under a performance-based contract
with a community-based organization;

new text begin (5) recruitment and new teacher development activities through quality mentor-led
induction or "grow your own" initiatives;
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new text begin (6) a hiring bonus or other added compensation for a teacher identified as effective
or highly effective under the local teacher professional review cycle who agrees to work
in a hard-to-fill position or hard-to-staff school setting such as a school with a majority
of students whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically isolated
school, or a school identified by the state as eligible for targeted programs or services
for its students;
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deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (7) new text end comprehensive and ongoing staff development consistent with district and
site plans according to section 122A.60 and to implement plans under section 120B.12,
subdivision 4a, for teachers, teacher aides, principals, and other personnel to improve
their ability to identify the needs of these learners and provide appropriate remediation,
intervention, accommodations, or modifications;

deleted text begin (6) deleted text end new text begin (8) new text end instructional materials, digital learning, and technology appropriate for
meeting the individual needs of these learners;

deleted text begin (7) deleted text end new text begin (9) new text end programs to reduce truancy, encourage completion of high school, enhance
self-concept, provide health services, provide nutrition services, provide a safe and secure
learning environment, provide coordination for pupils receiving services from other
governmental agencies, provide psychological services to determine the level of social,
emotional, cognitive, and intellectual development, and provide counseling services,
guidance services, and social work services;

deleted text begin (8) deleted text end new text begin (10) new text end bilingual programs, bicultural programs, and programs for English learners;

deleted text begin (9) all-day kindergarten;
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deleted text begin (10) deleted text end new text begin (11) new text end early education programs, parent-training programs, school readiness
programs, kindergarten programs for four-year-olds, voluntary home visits under section
124D.13, subdivision 4, and other outreach efforts designed to prepare children for
kindergarten;

deleted text begin (11) deleted text end new text begin (12) new text end extended school day and extended school year programs new text begin , including
summer academies new text end ; and

deleted text begin (12) deleted text end new text begin (13) new text end substantial parent involvement in developing and implementing remedial
education or intervention plans for a learner, including learning contracts between the
school, the learner, and the parent that establish achievement goals and responsibilities of
the learner and the learner's parent or guardian.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2015 Supplement, section 126C.15, subdivision 2, is
amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Building allocation.

(a) new text begin Unless a plan has been adopted according to
paragraph (b), new text end a district or cooperative must allocate its compensatory revenue to each
school building in the district or cooperative where the children who have generated the
revenue are served deleted text begin unless the school district or cooperative has received permission under
Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory
revenue according to student performance measures developed by the school board deleted text end .

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), new text begin the board of new text end a district or cooperative may deleted text begin allocate
up to 50 percent of the amount of deleted text end new text begin reallocate any or all of its new text end compensatory revenue deleted text begin that
the district receives to school sites deleted text end according to a plan adopted by the school board.
The money reallocated under this paragraph must be spent for the purposes listed in
subdivision 1, but may be spent on students in any grade, including students attending
school readiness or other prekindergarten programs.

(c) For the purposes of this section and section 126C.05, subdivision 3, "building"
means education site as defined in section 123B.04, subdivision 1.

(d) Notwithstanding section 123A.26, subdivision 1, compensatory revenue
generated by students served at a cooperative unit shall be paid to the cooperative unit.

(e) A district or cooperative with school building openings, school building
closings, changes in attendance area boundaries, or other changes in programs or student
demographics between the prior year and the current year may reallocate compensatory
revenue among sites to reflect these changes. A district or cooperative must report to the
department any adjustments it makes according to this paragraph and the department must
use the adjusted compensatory revenue allocations in preparing the report required under
section 123B.76, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for fiscal year 2017 and later.
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Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 126C.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Recommendation.

A school site decision-making team, as defined in
section 123B.04, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or the instruction and curriculum advisory
committee under section 120B.11, if the school has no school site decision team, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin may new text end
recommend new text begin to the school board new text end how the compensatory education revenue will be used to
carry out the purpose of this section. A school district that has received permission under
Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 1, section 50, to allocate compensatory
revenue according to school performance measures shall share its plan for the distribution
of compensatory revenue with the school site decision team.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
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