HF 4524

as introduced - 93rd Legislature (2023 - 2024) Posted on 03/04/2024 02:29pm

A bill for an act
relating to education; modifying requirements for nonresident pupil transportation
for students with a disability; amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 123B.88,
subdivision 6; 124D.03, subdivision 8.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 123B.88, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Nonresident pupil defined.

For the purposes of this subdivision, a "nonresident
pupil" is a pupil who resides in one district, defined as the "resident district" and attends
school in another district, defined as the "nonresident district."

If requested, a nonresident district shall transport a nonresident pupil within its borders
and may transport a nonresident pupil within the pupil's resident district. If a nonresident
district decides to transport a nonresident pupil within the pupil's resident district, the
nonresident district must notify the pupil's resident district of its decision, in writing, prior
to providing transportation. new text begin For a pupil who is a child with a disability under section 125A.03,
the nonresident district must transport a pupil within the pupil's resident district if
transportation is a related service as part of the pupil's individualized education program.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 124D.03, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Transportation.

If requested by the parent of a pupil, the nonresident district
shall provide transportation within the district.

The resident district is not required to provide or pay for transportation between the
pupil's residence and the border of the nonresident district new text begin , unless the pupil is a child with
a disability under section 125A.03 and transportation is a related service as part of the pupil's
individualized education program new text end . A parent may be reimbursed by the nonresident district
for the costs of transportation from the pupil's residence to the border of the nonresident
district if the pupil is from a family whose income is at or below the poverty level, as
determined by the federal government. The reimbursement may not exceed the pupil's actual
cost of transportation or 15 cents per mile traveled, whichever is less. Reimbursement may
not be paid for more than 250 miles per week.

At the time a nonresident district notifies a parent or guardian that an application has
been accepted under subdivision 4 or 5, the nonresident district must provide the parent or
guardian with the following information regarding the transportation of nonresident pupils
under section 123B.88, subdivision 6.