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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>relating to education finance; making certain prekindergarten students eligible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>extended time programs;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>subdivision 15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.0.1.0"></a><a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 126C.05, subdivision 15, is amended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Learning year pupil units.</b> (a) When a pupil is enrolled in a learning <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>year program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128</statute_ref>, an area learning center under sections 
         <statute_ref>123A.05</statute_ref> and <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>123A.06
         </statute_ref>, an alternative program approved by the commissioner, or a contract alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>program under section 
         <statute_ref>124D.68, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), or subdivision 3a, for more <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>than 1,020 hours in a school year for a secondary student, more than 935 hours in a school <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>year for an elementary student, or more than 425 hours in a school year for a kindergarten <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>student without a disability, that pupil may be counted as more than one pupil in average <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>daily membership for purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>126C.10, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>. The amount in excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>of one pupil must be determined by the ratio of the number of hours of instruction <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>provided to that pupil in excess of: (i) the greater of 1,020 hours or the number of hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>required for a full-time secondary pupil in the district to 1,020 for a secondary pupil; (ii) <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>the greater of 935 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time elementary pupil <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>in the district to 935 for an elementary pupil in grades 1 through 6; and (iii) the greater of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>425 hours or the number of hours required for a full-time kindergarten student without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>disability in the district to 425 for a kindergarten student without a disability. Hours that <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>occur after the close of the instructional year in June shall be attributable to the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>fiscal year. A kindergarten student must not be counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>daily membership under this subdivision. A student in grades 1 through 12 must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>counted as more than 1.2 pupils in average daily membership under this subdivision. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>(b)(i) To receive general education revenue for a pupil in an alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>that has an independent study component, a district must meet the requirements in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>paragraph. The district must develop, for the pupil, a continual learning plan consistent <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school district that has a state-approved public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>alternative program must reserve revenue in an amount equal to at least 90 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>district average general education revenue per pupil unit less compensatory revenue per <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>pupil unit times the number of pupil units generated by students attending a state-approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>public alternative program. The amount of reserved revenue available under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivision may only be spent for program costs associated with the state-approved public <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>alternative program. Compensatory revenue must be allocated according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>126C.15, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>(ii) General education revenue for a pupil in an approved alternative program <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>without an independent study component must be prorated for a pupil participating for <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>less than a full year, or its equivalent. The district must develop a continual learning plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>for the pupil, consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>124D.128, subdivision 3</statute_ref>. Each school district that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>has a state-approved public alternative program must reserve revenue in an amount equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>to at least 90 percent of the district average general education revenue per pupil unit less <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>compensatory revenue per pupil unit times the number of pupil units generated by students <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>attending a state-approved public alternative program. The amount of reserved revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>available under this subdivision may only be spent for program costs associated with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>state-approved public alternative program. Compensatory revenue must be allocated <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>126C.15, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>(iii) General education revenue for a pupil in an approved alternative program that <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>has an independent study component must be paid for each hour of teacher contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>time and each hour of independent study time completed toward a credit or graduation <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>standards necessary for graduation. Average daily membership for a pupil shall equal the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>number of hours of teacher contact time and independent study time divided by 1,020.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>(iv) For an alternative program having an independent study component, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>commissioner shall require a description of the courses in the program, the kinds of <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>independent study involved, the expected learning outcomes of the courses, and the means <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>of measuring student performance against the expected outcomes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>(c) A school district may count a pupil who qualifies for kindergarten in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>following school year, not yet enrolled in kindergarten, and participating in a learning year <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>program as not more than .2 pupils in average daily membership for purposes of extended <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>time revenue only. For purposes of this paragraph, the hours of instruction for a full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>pupil in average daily membership equal 850.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2008.<br />
         		
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