HF 2943

as introduced - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 02/14/2022 03:53pm

A bill for an act
relating to education finance; increasing funding for community education for
adults with disabilities programming; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section
124D.56.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 124D.56, is amended to read:

124D.56 COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAM REVENUE; ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES.

Subdivision 1.

Revenue amount.

A district that is eligible according to section 124D.20,
subdivision 2, may receive revenue for a program for adults with disabilities. Revenue for
the program for adults with disabilities for a district deleted text begin or a group of districts deleted text end equals the lesser
of:

(1) the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or

(2) deleted text begin $60,000 deleted text end new text begin the greater of (i) $1.00 times the population of the school district as
determined according to section 275.14, or (ii) the district's adults with disabilities revenue
for fiscal year 2021 new text end .

Subd. 2.

Aid.

Program aid for adults with disabilities equals the deleted text begin lesser of:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) one-half of the actual expenditures for approved programs and budgets; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) $30,000. deleted text end new text begin difference between the district's adults with disabilities aid and its adults
with disabilities levy. If the district does not levy the entire amount permitted, the district's
adults with disabilities aid is reduced in proportion to the actual amount levied.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Levy.

A district may levy for a program for adults with disabilities deleted text begin an amount
up to the amount designated in subdivision 2. In the case of a program offered by a group
of districts, the levy amount must be apportioned among the districts according to the
agreement submitted to the department. deleted text end new text begin in an amount not to exceed the greater of (1) the
district's revenue under subdivision 1, or (2) the product of a tax rate not to exceed .0003
times the district's adjusted net tax capacity for the year prior to the year the levy is certified.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Outside revenue.

A district may receive money from public or private sources
to supplement revenue for the program for adults with disabilities. Aid may not be reduced
as a result of receiving money from these sources.

Subd. 5.

Use of revenue.

Revenue for the program for adults with disabilities may be
used only to provide programs for adults with disabilities.

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Cooperation encouraged. new text end

new text begin A school district offering programming for adults
with disabilities is encouraged to provide its programming in cooperation with other school
districts and other public and private organizations providing services to disabled adults.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2022 and later.
new text end