Minnesota Legislature
HF 3487
as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 02/12/2024 12:00pm
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A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying duties of the Perpich Center for Arts Education;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 129C.10, subdivision 3; 129C.27.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 129C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Powers and duties of board.
(a) The board has the powers necessary for the
care, management, and control of the Perpich Center for Arts Education and any other school
authorized in this chapter, and all their real and personal property. The powers shall include,
but are not limited to, those listed in this subdivision.
(b) The board may employ and discharge necessary employees, and contract for other
services to ensure the efficient operation of the Center for Arts Education and any other
school authorized in this chapter.
(c) The board may receive and award grants. The board may establish a charitable
foundation and accept, in trust or otherwise, any gift, grant, bequest, or devise for educational
purposes and hold, manage, invest, and dispose of them and the proceeds and income of
them according to the terms and conditions of the gift, grant, bequest, or devise and its
acceptance. The board must adopt internal procedures to administer and monitor aids and
grants.
(d) The board may establish or coordinate evening, continuing education, extension,
and summer programs for teachers and pupils.
(e) The board may identify pupils who have artistic talent, either demonstrated or
potential, in dance, literary arts, media arts, music, theater, deleted text begin anddeleted text end visual arts, new text begin and musical
theater, new text end or in more than one art form.
(f) The board must educate pupils with artistic talent by providing:
(1) an interdisciplinary academic and arts program for pupils in the 11th and 12th grades.
The total number of pupils accepted under this clause and clause (2) shall not exceed 310;
(2) additional instruction to pupils for a 13th grade. Pupils eligible for this instruction
are those enrolled in 12th grade who need extra instruction and who apply to the board, or
pupils enrolled in the 12th grade who do not meet learner outcomes established by the board;
(3) intensive arts seminars for one or two weeks for pupils in grades 9 to 12;
(4) summer arts institutes for pupils in grades 9 to 12;
(5) artist mentor and extension programs in regional sites; and
(6) teacher education programs for indirect curriculum delivery.
(g) The board may determine the location for the Perpich Center for Arts Education and
any additional facilities related to the center, including the authority to lease a temporary
facility.
(h) The board must plan for the enrollment of pupils on an equal basis from each
congressional district.
(i) The board may establish task forces as needed to advise the board on policies and
issues. The task forces expire as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6.
(j) The board may request the commissioner of education for assistance and services.
(k) The board may enter into contracts with other public and private agencies and
institutions for residential and building maintenance services if it determines that these
services could be provided more efficiently and less expensively by a contractor than by
the board itself. The board may also enter into contracts with public or private agencies and
institutions, school districts or combinations of school districts, or service cooperatives to
provide supplemental educational instruction and services.
(l) The board may provide or contract for services and programs by and for the Center
for Arts Education, including a store, operating in connection with the center; theatrical
events; and other programs and services that, in the determination of the board, serve the
purposes of the center.
(m) The board may provide for transportation of pupils to and from the Center for Arts
Education for all or part of the school year, as the board considers advisable and subject to
its rules. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the board may charge a reasonable
fee for transportation of pupils. Every driver providing transportation of pupils under this
paragraph must possess all qualifications required by the commissioner of education. The
board may contract for furnishing authorized transportation under rules established by the
commissioner of education and may purchase and furnish gasoline to a contract carrier for
use in the performance of a contract with the board for transportation of pupils to and from
the Center for Arts Education. When transportation is provided, scheduling of routes,
establishment of the location of bus stops, the manner and method of transportation, the
control and discipline of pupils, and any other related matter is within the sole discretion,
control, and management of the board.
(n) The board may provide room and board for its pupils. If the board provides room
and board, it shall charge a reasonable fee for the room and board. The fee is not subject to
chapter 14 and is not a prohibited fee according to sections 123B.34 to 123B.39.
(o) The board may establish and set fees for services and programs. If the board sets
fees not authorized or prohibited by the Minnesota public school fee law, it may do so
without complying with the requirements of section 123B.38.
(p) The board may apply for all competitive grants administered by agencies of the state
and other government or nongovernment sources.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 129C.27, is amended to read:
129C.27 ANNUAL DIRECTOR REPORT.
The director must report the following to the education committees of the legislature by
January 15 of each year in accordance with section 3.195:
(1) deleted text begin outreach activities, including the number of districts, teachers, and administrators
that have participated in outreachdeleted text end new text begin the center's professional development and resourcenew text end
programs;
(2) deleted text begin the impact of the center's outreach activitiesdeleted text end new text begin a description of the Perpich Arts High
School and summary of course offerings, graduating students' postsecondary plans, and
other summary data, including but not limited to average class size and number of Minnesota
high schools representednew text end ;new text begin and
new text end
(3) deleted text begin enrollment trends, including the number of students from each congressional district
admitted to the Perpich Arts High School and efforts to increase enrollment by 20 percent
by 2019; anddeleted text end new text begin an overview of the arts library's circulation, visitors, and staffing.
new text end
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(4) students' academic achievement, including performance on standard assessments,
graduation rates, and the number of students enrolled in postsecondary education.
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