1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; community education programs; 
  1.3             modifying the adults with disabilities program; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 124D.19, 
  1.5             subdivision 8; and 124D.20, subdivision 8. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.19, 
  1.8   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subd. 8.  [PROGRAM APPROVAL SUBMISSION.] (a) To be eligible 
  1.10  for revenue for the program for adults with disabilities, a 
  1.11  program and budget must receive approval from be submitted to 
  1.12  the community education section in the department.  Approval may 
  1.13  be for once every five years.  During that time, a board must 
  1.14  report any significant changes to the department for approval.  
  1.15  For programs offered cooperatively, the request for approval 
  1.16  submission must include an agreement on the method by which 
  1.17  local money is to be derived and distributed.  A request for 
  1.18  approval submission must include all of the following:  
  1.19     (1) characteristics of the people to be served; 
  1.20     (2) description of the program services and activities; 
  1.21     (3) program budget and amount of aid requested; 
  1.22     (4) participation by adults with disabilities in developing 
  1.23  the program; 
  1.24     (5) assessment of the needs of adults with disabilities; 
  1.25  and 
  2.1      (6) cooperative efforts with community organizations.  
  2.2      (b) The commissioner of children, families, and learning 
  2.3   must provide ongoing monitoring and technical assistance to all 
  2.4   adults with disabilities programs under this section.  
  2.5      (c) In allocating funds under this section, the 
  2.6   commissioner of children, families, and learning must ensure 
  2.7   that each adults with disabilities program is allocated no less 
  2.8   funding in any fiscal year then was allocated to that program in 
  2.9   fiscal year 2001.  
  2.10     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 124D.20, 
  2.11  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  2.12     Subd. 8.  [USES OF GENERAL REVENUE.] (a) General community 
  2.13  education revenue may be used for: 
  2.14     (1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time 
  2.15  activities and programs; 
  2.16     (2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs 
  2.17  and budgets are approved by submitted to the department; 
  2.18     (3) adult basic education programs, according to section 
  2.19  124D.52; 
  2.20     (4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils; 
  2.21     (5) implementation of a youth development plan; 
  2.22     (6) implementation of a youth service program; 
  2.23     (7) early childhood family education programs, according to 
  2.24  section 124D.13; and 
  2.25     (8) extended day programs, according to section 124D.19, 
  2.26  subdivision 11. 
  2.27     (9) In addition to money from other sources, a district may 
  2.28  use up to ten percent of its community education revenue for 
  2.29  equipment that is used exclusively in community education 
  2.30  programs.  This revenue may be used only for the following 
  2.31  purposes:  
  2.32     (i) to purchase or lease computers and related materials; 
  2.33     (ii) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional 
  2.34  programs; and 
  2.35     (iii) to purchase textbooks and library books. 
  2.36     (b) General community education revenue must not be used to 
  3.1   subsidize the direct activity costs for adult enrichment 
  3.2   programs.  Direct activity costs include, but are not limited 
  3.3   to, the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of 
  3.4   materials, or transportation costs.