Minnesota Legislature
SF 718
1st Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 03/30/2017 08:38pm
2.9 2.10
2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24
2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16
3.17
3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13
4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26
4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8
5.9
5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15
5.16
5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30
6.31 6.32
7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
7.7 7.8
7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13
7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33
11.1
11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15
12.16
12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5
13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11
13.12
13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31
13.32
14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 16.1 16.2
16.3
16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15
16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20
16.21
16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7
17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24
18.25 18.26
18.27 18.28
18.29 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33
20.1 20.2
20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12
20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22 21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28 21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 21.34 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4
22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27 25.28 25.29 25.30 25.31 25.32 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25
26.26
26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30 26.31 26.32 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15
27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.32 27.33 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10
29.11
29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10 31.11 31.12 31.13 31.14 31.15 31.16 31.17 31.18 31.19 31.20 31.21 31.22 31.23 31.24 31.25 31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 31.30 31.31 31.32 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28 32.29 32.30 32.31
33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13 33.14 33.15 33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20 33.21 33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27 33.28 33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 33.33 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.34 35.35 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26 36.27 36.28 36.29 36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33 36.34 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7 37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30
38.1 38.2 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16 38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5
40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9 40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25 40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13
41.14
41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31
41.32
42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12 42.13 42.14 42.15 42.16 42.17 42.18 42.19 42.20 42.21 42.22 42.23 42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 42.32 42.33 42.34 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6 43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31 43.32 43.33 43.34 44.1 44.2 44.3 44.4 44.5 44.6 44.7 44.8 44.9 44.10 44.11 44.12 44.13 44.14 44.15 44.16 44.17 44.18 44.19 44.20 44.21 44.22 44.23 44.24 44.25 44.26 44.27 44.28 44.29 44.30 44.31 45.1 45.2 45.3 45.4 45.5
45.6 45.7 45.8
45.9 45.10 45.11 45.12 45.13 45.14 45.15 45.16 45.17 45.18 45.19 45.20 45.21 45.22 45.23 45.24 45.25 45.26 45.27 45.28 45.29 45.30 45.31 45.32 46.1 46.2 46.3 46.4 46.5 46.6 46.7 46.8 46.9 46.10 46.11 46.12 46.13 46.14 46.15 46.16 46.17 46.18 46.19 46.20 46.21 46.22 46.23 46.24 46.25 46.26 46.27 46.28 46.29 46.30 47.1 47.2 47.3
47.4 47.5 47.6 47.7 47.8 47.9 47.10 47.11 47.12 47.13 47.14 47.15 47.16 47.17 47.18 47.19 47.20 47.21 47.22 47.23 47.24 47.25
47.26 47.27 47.28 47.29 47.30 47.31 47.32 47.33 48.1 48.2 48.3
48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24
48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5
49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19
49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5
50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11 50.12 50.13 50.14 50.15 50.16 50.17
50.18 50.19 50.20 50.21 50.22 50.23 50.24 50.25 50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31 50.32 51.1 51.2
51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26
51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15 52.16 52.17 52.18 52.19 52.20 52.21 52.22 52.23
52.24 52.25 52.26 52.27 52.28 52.29 52.30 52.31 53.1 53.2 53.3 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.7 53.8 53.9
53.10
53.11 53.12 53.13 53.14 53.15
53.16
53.17 53.18 53.19 53.20 53.21 53.22 53.23 53.24 53.25 53.26 53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 54.1 54.2 54.3 54.4 54.5 54.6 54.7 54.8 54.9 54.10 54.11 54.12 54.13 54.14 54.15 54.16 54.17 54.18 54.19 54.20 54.21 54.22 54.23 54.24 54.25 54.26 54.27 54.28 54.29 54.30 54.31 55.1 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.5 55.6 55.7 55.8 55.9 55.10 55.11 55.12 55.13 55.14 55.15 55.16 55.17 55.18 55.19 55.20 55.21 55.22 55.23 55.24 55.25 55.26 55.27 55.28 55.29 55.30 55.31 56.1 56.2 56.3 56.4 56.5 56.6 56.7 56.8 56.9 56.10 56.11 56.12 56.13 56.14 56.15 56.16 56.17 56.18 56.19 56.20 56.21 56.22 56.23 56.24 56.25 56.26 56.27 56.28 56.29 56.30 56.31 56.32 57.1 57.2 57.3 57.4 57.5 57.6 57.7 57.8 57.9 57.10 57.11 57.12 57.13 57.14 57.15 57.16 57.17 57.18 57.19 57.20 57.21 57.22 57.23 57.24 57.25 57.26 57.27 57.28 57.29 57.30 57.31 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.4 58.5 58.6 58.7 58.8 58.9 58.10 58.11 58.12 58.13 58.14 58.15 58.16 58.17 58.18 58.19
58.20
58.21 58.22 58.23 58.24 58.25 58.26 58.27 58.28 58.29 58.30 58.31 58.32 59.1 59.2 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.7 59.8 59.9 59.10 59.11
59.12 59.13 59.14 59.15 59.16 59.17 59.18 59.19 59.20 59.21 59.22 59.23 59.24 59.25 59.26 59.27 59.28 59.29 59.30 59.31 60.1 60.2 60.3 60.4
60.5 60.6 60.7 60.8 60.9 60.10 60.11 60.12 60.13 60.14 60.15 60.16 60.17 60.18 60.19 60.20 60.21 60.22 60.23 60.24 60.25 60.26 60.27 60.28 60.29 60.30 60.31
61.1 61.2 61.3 61.4 61.5 61.6 61.7 61.8 61.9 61.10 61.11
61.12 61.13 61.14 61.15 61.16 61.17 61.18 61.19 61.20 61.21 61.22 61.23 61.24 61.25 61.26 61.27 61.28 61.29 61.30 61.31 61.32 61.33 62.1 62.2 62.3
62.4 62.5 62.6 62.7 62.8 62.9 62.10 62.11 62.12 62.13 62.14 62.15 62.16 62.17 62.18 62.19 62.20 62.21 62.22 62.23 62.24 62.25 62.26 62.27 62.28 62.29 62.30
63.1 63.2 63.3 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11
63.12 63.13 63.14 63.15 63.16 63.17 63.18 63.19 63.20
63.21 63.22 63.23 63.24 63.25 63.26 63.27 63.28 63.29 63.30 63.31 63.32 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12 64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 64.32 64.33 64.34 64.35 65.1 65.2 65.3
65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 65.33 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22
66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32
67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26
67.27
67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11
68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20
68.21
68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5
69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13
69.14
69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25
69.26
69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24
70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 71.1 71.2
71.3
71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12
72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28 74.29 74.30 74.31 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 79.34 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 80.34 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 81.33 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32
83.1 83.2 83.3
83.4
83.5 83.6
83.7 83.8
83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21
83.22
83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 84.1 84.2
84.3
84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29
84.30
85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 85.32 85.33 85.34 85.35 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23
86.24
86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28
86.29
86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4
87.5
87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10
87.11
87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6
88.7
88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14
88.15
88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28 88.29 88.30 88.31 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6
89.7
89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33 89.34 89.35 89.36 89.37 89.38 89.39 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 90.34 90.35 90.36 90.37 90.38 90.39 90.40 90.41 90.42 90.43 90.44 90.45 90.46 90.47 91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19
91.20
91.21 91.22 91.23 91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 91.34 91.35 91.36 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6
92.7
92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13 92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24 92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32
92.33
93.1 93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15 93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6 94.7 94.8
94.9
94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21
95.22
95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 95.33 95.34 96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4 96.5 96.6 96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19 96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27
96.28
96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 96.33 96.34 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18 97.19
97.20
97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 98.1 98.2 98.3
98.4
98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15 98.16 98.17 98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26 99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30 99.31 99.32 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16
100.17
100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 100.32 100.33
101.1
101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 101.33 102.1 102.2
102.3
102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11
102.12
102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23
102.24
102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29
102.30
103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18
103.19
103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 104.1 104.2
104.3
104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15
104.16
104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21
104.22
104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8
105.9
105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22
105.23
105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 106.1 106.2
106.3
106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9
106.10 106.11 106.12
106.13 106.14
106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25 106.26 106.27 106.28 106.29 106.30 107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15
107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 107.32 107.33 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 108.32 108.33 108.34 108.35 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10
109.11
109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32 110.33 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5
111.6
111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11
114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19
114.20
114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30
115.31
115.32 115.33 115.34 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 116.34 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28
117.29
117.30 117.31 117.32 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.7 118.6 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12
118.13
118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31 118.32
119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32
120.1 120.2 120.3
120.4 120.5
120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15
120.16
120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.23 120.22 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31
121.1
121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21
121.22
121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31
121.32
122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6
123.7 123.8 123.9
123.10 123.11
123.12 123.13
123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4
124.5 124.6
124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18
124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15
125.16 125.17
125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21
125.22
125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26
126.27
126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31 126.32 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 128.1 128.2
128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9
129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7
130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17 130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6 131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13 131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25
132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29
133.1 133.2
133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26
133.27
133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24
134.25
134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18
136.19 136.20
136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8 137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27 137.28 137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 138.1 138.2 138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13
138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26
138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 138.32 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4
139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9
139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16
139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31
140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6
140.7 140.8
140.9 140.10
140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22
140.23
140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27
140.28
141.1 141.2 141.3
141.4
141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14 142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 142.32 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8
143.9
143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20
143.21
143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26
143.27
143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31
144.1
144.2 144.3 144.4
144.5
144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 145.31 145.32 145.33 145.34 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31 146.32 146.33 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32
147.33
148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 148.32 148.33 148.34 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 149.33 149.34 149.35 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6
150.7
150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16
150.17
150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29
150.30
151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8
151.9
151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 151.33 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10
152.11
152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18
152.19
152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32
153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23
153.24
153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 153.31
153.32
154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18
154.19
154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25
154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 154.30 154.31 154.32
155.1
155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5
156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18
156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24
156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4
157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9
157.10 157.11 157.12
157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.19 157.18 157.20 157.21 157.22
157.23
157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29 157.31 157.30
158.1
158.2 158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.8 158.7 158.9 158.10 158.11
158.12
158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.19 158.18 158.20 158.21 158.22
158.23
158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27 158.28 158.30 158.29 158.31 159.1 159.2
159.3
159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.10 159.9 159.11 159.12 159.13
159.14 159.15
159.16 159.17 159.18 159.19 159.20 159.22 159.21 159.23 159.24 159.25
159.26
159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 160.2 160.1 160.3 160.4 160.5
160.6
160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.13 160.12 160.14 160.15 160.16
160.17
160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.25 160.24
160.26
160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 161.2 161.1 161.3 161.4 161.5
161.6
161.7 161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.13 161.12 161.14 161.15 161.16
161.17
161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.24 161.23 161.25 161.26 161.27
161.28 162.1
162.2 162.3 162.4 162.5 162.6 162.8 162.7 162.9 162.10 162.11
162.12
162.13 162.14 162.15 162.16 162.17 162.19 162.18 162.20 162.21
162.22
162.23 162.24 162.25 162.26 162.27 162.28 162.30 162.29 163.1 163.2
163.3
163.4 163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.11 163.10
163.12 163.13
163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.20 163.19 163.21
163.22
163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.29 163.28 163.30 164.1 164.2
164.3 164.4
164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.11 164.10
164.12
164.13 164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.19 164.18
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A bill for an act
relating to early childhood through grade 12 education; providing for general
education; education excellence; teachers; special education; facilities and
technology; nutrition; libraries; early childhood and family support; community
education and prevention; self-sufficiency and lifelong learning; state agencies
and forecast adjustments; appropriating money; rulemaking; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2016, sections 120A.41; 120B.021, subdivisions 1, 3; 120B.022,
subdivision 1b; 120B.12; 120B.125; 120B.132; 120B.30, subdivisions 1, 1a;
120B.31, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 120B.35, subdivision 3; 120B.363,
subdivision 1; 121A.22, subdivision 2; 121A.221; 122A.06, subdivisions 2, 3;
122A.07; 122A.08; 122A.09, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 4a, 6, 7, 9, 10, by adding a
subdivision; 122A.17; 122A.18, subdivisions 1, 2, 2b, 3, 3a, 7a, 7c, 8; 122A.19;
122A.20, subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.21, subdivision 2; 122A.22; 122A.23, subdivision
3; 122A.26, subdivision 2; 122A.28; 122A.29; 122A.30; 122A.414, subdivision
2; 122A.415, subdivision 4; 122A.70, subdivision 1; 123A.73, subdivision 2;
123B.41, subdivisions 2, 5a; 123B.52, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
123B.92, subdivision 1; 124D.09, subdivisions 3, 5, 10, 13, by adding a subdivision;
124D.13, subdivision 11; 124D.151, subdivision 2; 124D.165, subdivisions 1, 2,
3; 124D.19, by adding a subdivision; 124D.20, subdivision 8; 124D.454,
subdivision 12; 124D.52, subdivision 7; 124D.549; 124D.55; 124D.68, subdivision
2; 124D.695; 124D.75, subdivisions 1, 6; 124D.98, subdivision 1; 124E.03,
subdivision 2; 124E.05, subdivisions 4, 7, by adding a subdivision; 124E.06,
subdivision 7; 124E.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 7; 124E.10, by adding a subdivision;
124E.11; 124E.17, subdivision 1; 124E.22; 125A.0941; 125A.11, subdivision 1;
125A.21, subdivision 2; 125A.515; 125A.56, subdivision 1; 125A.67, subdivision
2; 125A.74, subdivision 1; 125A.76, subdivision 2c; 126C.05, subdivision 8;
126C.10, subdivisions 2, 3; 126C.17, subdivision 9; 127A.05, subdivision 6;
127A.45, subdivision 10; 134.31, subdivision 2; 136A.1791, subdivision 1; 214.04,
subdivision 1; 214.045; 256B.0625, subdivision 26; 256J.08, subdivisions 38, 39;
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivisions 2,
as amended, 3, 4, as amended, 6, as amended, 7, as amended, 9, as amended; article
2, section 70, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended, 5, as
amended, 7, as amended, 11, as amended; article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as
amended; article 5, section 30, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 5, as
amended, 6; article 6, section 13, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended;
article 7, section 7, subdivisions 2, as amended, 3, as amended, 4, as amended;
article 9, section 8, subdivisions 5, as amended, 6, as amended; article 10, section
3, subdivision 2, as amended; article 11, section 3, subdivision 2, as amended;
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivisions 7, 17; article 30,
section 25, subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 120A; 120B; 122A; 123B; 124D; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2016,
sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a, 7; 122A.23,
subdivisions 1, 2; 122A.245; 122A.25; 123A.73, subdivision 3; 124D.73,
subdivision 2; 124E.10, subdivision 5; 125A.75, subdivision 7; 125A.76,
subdivision 2b; 129C.10, subdivision 5a; 129C.30; Minnesota Rules, part
3500.3100, subpart 4.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
ARTICLE 1
GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120A.41, is amended to read:
120A.41 LENGTH OF SCHOOL YEAR; HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
new text begin (a) new text end A school board's annual school calendar must include at least 425 hours of instruction
for a kindergarten student without a disability, 935 hours of instruction for a student in
grades 1 through 6, and 1,020 hours of instruction for a student in grades 7 through 12, not
including summer school. The school calendar for all-day kindergarten must include at least
850 hours of instruction for the school year. The school calendar for a prekindergarten
student under section 124D.151, if offered by the district, must include at least 350 hours
of instruction for the school year. A school board's annual calendar must include at least
165 days of instruction for a student in grades 1 through 11 unless a four-day week schedule
has been approved by the commissioner under section 124D.126.
new text begin
(b) A school board's annual school calendar may include plans for up to five days of
instruction provided through online instruction due to inclement weather. The inclement
weather plans must be developed according to section 120A.414.
new text end
Sec. 2.
new text begin
[120A.414] E-LEARNING DAYS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Days. new text end
new text begin
"E-learning day" means a school day where a school offers full
access to online instruction provided by students' individual teachers due to inclement
weather. A school district or charter school that chooses to have e-learning days may have
up to five e-learning days in one school year. An e-learning day is counted as a day of
instruction and included in the hours of instruction under section 120A.41. A school district
with an e-learning day plan may choose not to have an e-learning day if the district has not
reached the number of snow days that would bring the district below the number of
instructional hours required under section 120A.41.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Plan. new text end
new text begin
The school board must consult the exclusive representative of the teachers
for that school regarding the district's e-learning day plan. A charter school may adopt an
e-learning day plan after consulting with its teachers and when appropriate, must negotiate
with the exclusive representative of the teachers. The plan must include accommodations
for students without Internet access at home and for digital device access for families without
the technology or an insufficient amount of technology for the number of children in the
household. A school's e-learning day plan must provide accessible options for students with
disabilities, according to chapter 125A. The district or charter school must take into
consideration the needs of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in developing
the plan.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Annual notice. new text end
new text begin
A school district or charter school must notify parents and
students of the e-learning day plan at the beginning of the school year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Daily notice. new text end
new text begin
On an e-learning day declared by the school, a school district or
charter school must notify parents and students at least two hours prior to the normal school
start time that students need to follow the e-learning day plan for that day.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Teacher access. new text end
new text begin
Each student's teacher must be accessible both online and by
school voice mail during normal school hours on an e-learning day to assist students and
parents.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for the 2017-2018 school year and later.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Exclusions.
In addition, this section does not apply to drugs or medicine that
are:
(1) purchased without a prescription;
(2) used by a pupil who is 18 years old or older;
(3) used in connection with services for which a minor may give effective consent,
including section 144.343, subdivision 1, and any other law;
(4) used in situations in which, in the judgment of the school personnel who are present
or available, the risk to the pupil's life or health is of such a nature that drugs or medicine
should be given without delay;
(5) used off the school grounds;
(6) used in connection with athletics or extra curricular activities;
(7) used in connection with activities that occur before or after the regular school day;
(8) provided or administered by a public health agency to prevent or control an illness
or a disease outbreak as provided for in sections 144.05 and 144.12;
(9) prescription asthma or reactive airway disease medications self-administered by a
pupil with an asthma inhalernew text begin , consistent with section 121A.221,new text end if the district has received
a written authorization from the pupil's parent permitting the pupil to self-administer the
medication, the inhaler is properly labeled for that student, and the parent has not requested
school personnel to administer the medication to the pupil. The parent must submit written
authorization for the pupil to self-administer the medication each school year; or
(10) epinephrine auto-injectors, consistent with section 121A.2205, if the parent and
prescribing medical professional annually inform the pupil's school in writing that (i) the
pupil may possess the epinephrine or (ii) the pupil is unable to possess the epinephrine and
requires immediate access to epinephrine auto-injectors that the parent provides properly
labeled to the school for the pupil as needed.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 121A.221, is amended to read:
121A.221 POSSESSION AND USE OF ASTHMA INHALERS BY ASTHMATIC
STUDENTS.
(a) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school district that
employs a school nurse or provides school nursing services under another arrangement, the
school nurse or other appropriate party must assess the student's knowledge and skills to
safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting and enter into the student's
school health record a plan to implement safe possession and use of asthma inhalers.
(b) new text begin Consistent with section 121A.22, subdivision 2, clause (9), new text end in a school that does not
have a school nurse or school nursing services, the student's parent or guardian must submit
written verification from the prescribing professional that documents an assessment of the
student's knowledge and skills to safely possess and use an asthma inhaler in a school setting
has been completed.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Textbook.
(a) "Textbook" means any book or book substitute, including
electronic books as well as other printed materials delivered electronically, which a pupil
uses as a text or text substitute in a particular class or program in the school regularly
attended and a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil
in this class or program.new text begin Textbook includes an online book with an annual subscription cost.
new text end
(b) For purposes of calculating the annual nonpublic pupil aid entitlement for textbooks,
the term shall be limited to books, workbooks, or manuals, whether bound or in loose-leaf
form, as well as electronic books and other printed materials delivered electronically,
intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or a group of
students.
(c) For purposes of sections 123B.40 to 123B.48, the terms "textbook" and "software
or other educational technology" include only such secular, neutral, and nonideological
materials as are available, used by, or of benefit to Minnesota public school pupils.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.41, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
Subd. 5a.
Software or other educational technology.
For purposes of sections 123B.42
and 123B.43, "software or other educational technology" includes software, programs,
applications, hardware, and any other electronic educational technology.new text begin Software or other
educational technology includes course registration fees for advanced placement courses
delivered online.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Contracts.
A contract for work or labor, or for the purchase of furniture,
fixtures, or other property, except books registered under the copyright laws and information
systems software, or for the construction or repair of school houses, the estimated cost or
value of which shall exceed that specified in section 471.345, subdivision 3, must not be
made by the school board without first advertising for bids or proposals by two weeks'
published notice in the official newspaper. This notice must state the time and place of
receiving bids and contain a brief description of the subject matter.
Additional publication in the official newspaper or elsewhere may be made as the board
shall deem necessary.
After taking into consideration conformity with the specifications, terms of delivery,
and other conditions imposed in the call for bids, every such contract for which a call for
bids has been issued must be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, be duly executed
in writing, and be otherwise conditioned as required by law. The person to whom the contract
is awarded shall give a sufficient bond to the board for its faithful performance.
Notwithstanding section 574.26 or any other law to the contrary, on a contract limited to
the purchase of a finished tangible product, a board may require, at its discretion, a
performance bond of a contractor in the amount the board considers necessary. A record
must be kept of all bids, with names of bidders and amount of bids, and with the successful
bid indicated thereon. A bid containing an alteration or erasure of any price contained in
the bid which is used in determining the lowest responsible bid must be rejected unless the
alteration or erasure is corrected as provided in this section. An alteration or erasure may
be crossed out and the correction thereof printed in ink or typewritten adjacent thereto and
initialed in ink by the person signing the bid. In the case of identical low bids from two or
more bidders, the board may, at its discretion, utilize negotiated procurement methods with
the tied low bidders for that particular transaction, so long as the price paid does not exceed
the low tied bid price. In the case where only a single bid is received, the board may, at its
discretion, negotiate a mutually agreeable contract with the bidder so long as the price paid
does not exceed the original bid. If no satisfactory bid is received, the board may readvertise.
Standard requirement price contracts established for supplies or services to be purchased
by the district must be established by competitive bids. Such standard requirement price
contracts may contain escalation clauses and may provide for a negotiated price increase
or decrease based upon a demonstrable industrywide or regional increase or decrease in the
vendor's costs. Either party to the contract may request that the other party demonstrate
such increase or decrease. The term of such contracts must not exceed two years with an
option on the part of the district to renew for an additional two yearsnew text begin , except as provided in
subdivision 7new text end . Contracts for the purchase of perishable food items, except milk for school
lunches and vocational training programs, in any amount may be made by direct negotiation
by obtaining two or more written quotations for the purchase or sale, when possible, without
advertising for bids or otherwise complying with the requirements of this section or section
471.345, subdivision 3. All quotations obtained shall be kept on file for a period of at least
one year after receipt.
Every contract made without compliance with the provisions of this section shall be
void. Except in the case of the destruction of buildings or injury thereto, where the public
interest would suffer by delay, contracts for repairs may be made without advertising for
bids.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July
1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Food service contracts. new text end
new text begin
A contract between a school board and a food service
management company that complies with Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section
210.16, may be renewed annually after its initial term for not more than four additional
years.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for contracts entered into on or after July
1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 9.
new text begin
[123B.651] ENERGY USE REDUCTION AND REPORTING FOR PUBLIC
SCHOOLS.
new text end
new text begin
Beginning October 1, 2017, each public school or school district reporting on behalf of
a public school must enter and maintain monthly utility consumption data into the Minnesota
B3 Benchmarking program for all buildings under its custodial control.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123B.92, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section and section 125A.76, the terms
defined in this subdivision have the meanings given to them.
(a) "Actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess transportation
categories" means the quotient obtained by dividing:
(1) the sum of:
(i) all expenditures for transportation in the regular category, as defined in paragraph
(b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause (2), plus
(ii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's school bus fleet and
mobile units computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 15 percent per year for districts
operating a program under section 124D.128 for grades 1 to 12 for all students in the district
and 12-1/2 percent per year for other districts of the cost of the fleet, plus
(iii) an amount equal to one year's depreciation on the district's type III vehicles, as
defined in section 169.011, subdivision 71, which must be used a majority of the time for
pupil transportation purposes, computed on a straight line basis at the rate of 20 percent per
year of the cost of the type three school buses by:
(2) the number of pupils eligible for transportation in the regular category, as defined
in paragraph (b), clause (1), and the excess category, as defined in paragraph (b), clause
(2).
(b) "Transportation category" means a category of transportation service provided to
pupils as follows:
(1) Regular transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident elementary
pupils residing one mile or more from the public or nonpublic school they attend, and
resident secondary pupils residing two miles or more from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation;
but with respect to transportation of pupils to and from nonpublic schools, only to the extent
permitted by sections 123B.84 to 123B.87;
(ii) transportation of resident pupils to and from language immersion programs;
(iii) transportation of a pupil who is a custodial parent and that pupil's child between the
pupil's home and the child care provider and between the provider and the school, if the
home and provider are within the attendance area of the school;
(iv) transportation to and from or board and lodging in another district, of resident pupils
of a district without a secondary school; and
(v) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident elementary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the public school is one mile or more, and for nonresident secondary pupils when
the distance from the attendance area border to the public school is two miles or more,
excluding desegregation transportation and noon kindergarten transportation.
For the purposes of this paragraph, a district may designate a licensed day care facility,
school day care facility, respite care facility, the residence of a relative, or the residence of
a person or other location chosen by the pupil's parent or guardian, or an after-school program
for children operated by a political subdivision of the state, as the home of a pupil for part
or all of the day, if requested by the pupil's parent or guardian, and if that facility, residence,
or program is within the attendance area of the school the pupil attends.
(2) Excess transportation is:
(i) transportation to and from school during the regular school year for resident secondary
pupils residing at least one mile but less than two miles from the public or nonpublic school
they attend, and transportation to and from school for resident pupils residing less than one
mile from school who are transported because of full-service school zones, extraordinary
traffic, drug, or crime hazards; and
(ii) transportation to and from school during the regular school year required under
subdivision 3 for nonresident secondary pupils when the distance from the attendance area
border to the school is at least one mile but less than two miles from the public school they
attend, and for nonresident pupils when the distance from the attendance area border to the
school is less than one mile from the school and who are transported because of full-service
school zones, extraordinary traffic, drug, or crime hazards.
(3) Desegregation transportation is transportation within and outside of the district during
the regular school year of pupils to and from schools located outside their normal attendance
areas under a plan for desegregation mandated by the commissioner or under court order.
(4) "Transportation services for pupils with disabilities" is:
(i) transportation of pupils with disabilities who cannot be transported on a regular school
bus between home or a respite care facility and school;
(ii) necessary transportation of pupils with disabilities from home or from school to
other buildings, including centers such as developmental achievement centers, hospitals,
and treatment centers where special instruction or services required by sections 125A.03 to
125A.24, 125A.26 to 125A.48, and 125A.65 are provided, within or outside the district
where services are provided;
(iii) necessary transportation for resident pupils with disabilities required by sections
125A.12, and 125A.26 to 125A.48;
(iv) board and lodging for pupils with disabilities in a district maintaining special classes;
(v) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, and necessary transportation
required by sections 125A.18, and 125A.26 to 125A.48, for resident pupils with disabilities
who are provided special instruction and services on a shared-time basis or if resident pupils
are not transported, the costs of necessary travel between public and private schools or
neutral instructional sites by essential personnel employed by the district's program for
children with a disability;
(vi) transportation for resident pupils with disabilities to and from board and lodging
facilities when the pupil is boarded and lodged for educational purposes;
(vii) transportation of pupils for a curricular field trip activity on a school bus equipped
with a power lift when the power lift is required by a student's disability or section 504 plan;
and
(viii) services described in clauses (i) to (vii), when provided for pupils with disabilities
in conjunction with a summer instructional program that relates to the pupil's individualized
education program or in conjunction with a learning year program established under section
124D.128.
For purposes of computing special education initial aid under section 125A.76, the cost
of providing transportation for children with disabilities includes (A) the additional cost of
transporting new text begin a student in a shelter care facility as defined in section 260C.007, subdivision
30, new text end a homeless student deleted text begin from a temporary nonshelter homedeleted text end in another district to the school
of origin, or a formerly homeless student from a permanent home in another district to the
school of origin but only through the end of the academic year; and (B) depreciation on
district-owned school buses purchased after July 1, 2005, and used primarily for
transportation of pupils with disabilities, calculated according to paragraph (a), clauses (ii)
and (iii). Depreciation costs included in the disabled transportation category must be excluded
in calculating the actual expenditure per pupil transported in the regular and excess
transportation categories according to paragraph (a). For purposes of subitem (A), a school
district may transport a child who does not have a school of origin to the same school
attended by that child's sibling, if the siblings are homelessnew text begin or in a shelter care facilitynew text end .
(5) "Nonpublic nonregular transportation" is:
(i) transportation from one educational facility to another within the district for resident
pupils enrolled on a shared-time basis in educational programs, excluding transportation
for nonpublic pupils with disabilities under clause (4);
(ii) transportation within district boundaries between a nonpublic school and a public
school or a neutral site for nonpublic school pupils who are provided pupil support services
pursuant to section 123B.44; and
(iii) late transportation home from school or between schools within a district for
nonpublic school pupils involved in after-school activities.
(c) "Mobile unit" means a vehicle or trailer designed to provide facilities for educational
programs and services, including diagnostic testing, guidance and counseling services, and
health services. A mobile unit located off nonpublic school premises is a neutral site as
defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 13.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective retroactively from December 10, 2016.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Program requirements.
(a) A voluntary prekindergarten program provider
must:
(1) provide instruction through play-based learning to foster children's social and
emotional development, cognitive development, physical and motor development, and
language and literacy skills, including the native language and literacy skills of English
learners, to the extent practicable;
(2) measure each child's cognitive and social skills using a formative measure aligned
to the state's early learning standards when the child enters and again before the child leaves
the program, new text begin and new text end screening and progress monitoring measuresdeleted text begin , and othersdeleted text end new text begin must be
multi-domain and an age-appropriate versionnew text end from the state-approved menu of kindergarten
entry profile measures;
(3) provide comprehensive program content including the implementation of curriculum,
assessment, and instructional strategies aligned with the state early learning standards, and
kindergarten through grade 3 academic standards;
(4) provide instructional content and activities that are of sufficient length and intensity
to address learning needs including offering a program with at least 350 hours of instruction
per school year for a prekindergarten student;
(5) provide voluntary prekindergarten instructional staff salaries comparable to the
salaries of local kindergarten through grade 12 instructional staff;
(6) coordinate appropriate kindergarten transition with families, community-based
prekindergarten programs, and school district kindergarten programs;
(7) involve parents in program planning and transition planning by implementing parent
engagement strategies that include culturally and linguistically responsive activities in
prekindergarten through third grade that are aligned with early childhood family education
under section 124D.13;
(8) coordinate with relevant community-based services, including new text begin physical and mental
new text end health and social service agencies, to ensure children have access to comprehensive services;
(9) coordinate with all relevant school district programs and services including early
childhood special education, deleted text begin homelessdeleted text end new text begin food and nutrition,new text end studentsnew text begin experiencing
homelessnessnew text end , and English learners;
(10) ensure staff-to-child ratios of one-to-ten and a maximum group size of 20 children;
(11) provide high-quality coordinated professional development, training, and coaching
for both school district and community-based early learning providers that is informed by
a measure of adult-child interactions and enables teachers to be highly knowledgeable in
early childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language development
programs, and instruction; and
(12) implement strategies that support the alignment of professional development,
instruction, assessments, and new text begin curriculum in new text end prekindergarten through grade 3 deleted text begin curriculadeleted text end .
(b) A voluntary prekindergarten program must have teachers knowledgeable in early
childhood curriculum content, assessment, native and English language programs, and
instruction.
(c) Districts and charter schools must include their strategy for implementing and
measuring the impact of their voluntary prekindergarten program under section 120B.11
and provide results in their world's best workforce annual summary to the commissioner of
education.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.05, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Average daily membership.
(a) Membership for pupils in grades kindergarten
through 12 and for prekindergarten pupils with disabilities shall mean the number of pupils
on the current roll of the school, counted from the date of entry until withdrawal. The date
of withdrawal shall mean the day the pupil permanently leaves the school or the date it is
officially known that the pupil has left or has been legally excused. However, a pupil,
regardless of age, who has been absent from school for 15 consecutive school days during
the regular school year or for five consecutive school days during summer school or
intersession classes of flexible school year programs without receiving instruction in the
home or hospital shall be dropped from the roll and classified as withdrawn. Nothing in this
section shall be construed as waiving the compulsory attendance provisions cited in section
120A.22. Average daily membership equals the sum for all pupils of the number of days
of the school year each pupil is enrolled in the district's schools divided by the number of
days the schools are in sessionnew text begin or are providing e-learning days due to inclement weathernew text end .
Days of summer school or intersession classes of flexible school year programs are only
included in the computation of membership for pupils with a disability not appropriately
served primarily in the regular classroom. A student must not be counted as more than 1.2
pupils in average daily membership under this section. When the initial total average daily
membership exceeds 1.2 for a pupil enrolled in more than one school district during the
fiscal year, each district's average daily membership must be reduced proportionately.
(b) A student must not be counted as more than one pupil in average daily membership
except for purposes of section 126C.10, subdivision 2a.
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Basic revenue.
The basic revenue for each district equals the formula allowance
times the adjusted pupil units for the school year. deleted text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year
deleted text end deleted text begin 2015 is $5,831. The formula allowance for fiscal year 2016 is $5,948.deleted text end The formula allowance
for fiscal year 2017 deleted text begin and laterdeleted text end is $6,067.new text begin The formula allowance for fiscal year 2018 is $6,158.
The formula allowance for fiscal year 2019 and later is $6,249.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Compensatory education revenue.
(a) deleted text begin For fiscal year 2014, the compensatory
education revenue for each building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $415
times the compensation revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05,
subdivision 3. For fiscal year 2015 and later,deleted text end The compensatory education revenue for each
building in the district equals the formula allowance minus $839 times the compensation
revenue pupil units computed according to section 126C.05, subdivision 3new text begin . A district's
compensatory revenue equals the sum of its compensatory revenue for each building in the
district and the amounts designated under Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article
2, section 70, subdivision 8, for fiscal year 2017new text end . Revenue shall be paid to the district and
must be allocated according to section 126C.15, subdivision 2.
(b) When the district contracting with an alternative program under section 124D.69
changes prior to the start of a school year, the compensatory revenue generated by pupils
attending the program shall be paid to the district contracting with the alternative program
for the current school year, and shall not be paid to the district contracting with the alternative
program for the prior school year.
(c) When the fiscal agent district for an area learning center changes prior to the start of
a school year, the compensatory revenue shall be paid to the fiscal agent district for the
current school year, and shall not be paid to the fiscal agent district for the prior school year.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 126C.17, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Referendum revenue.
(a) The revenue authorized by section 126C.10,
subdivision 1, may be increased in the amount approved by the voters of the district at a
referendum called for the purpose. The referendum may be called by the board. The
referendum must be conducted one or two calendar years before the increased levy authority,
if approved, first becomes payable. Only one election to approve an increase may be held
in a calendar year. Unless the referendum is conducted by mail under subdivision 11,
paragraph (a), the referendum must be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November. The ballot must state the maximum amount of the increased revenue per adjusted
pupil unit. The ballot may state a schedule, determined by the board, of increased revenue
per adjusted pupil unit that differs from year to year over the number of years for which the
increased revenue is authorized or may state that the amount shall increase annually by the
rate of inflation. For this purpose, the rate of inflation shall be the annual inflationary increase
calculated under subdivision 2, paragraph (b). The ballot may state that existing referendum
levy authority is expiring. In this case, the ballot may also compare the proposed levy
authority to the existing expiring levy authority, and express the proposed increase as the
amount, if any, over the expiring referendum levy authority. The ballot must designate the
specific number of years, not to exceed ten, for which the referendum authorization applies.
The ballot, including a ballot on the question to revoke or reduce the increased revenue
amount under paragraph (c), must abbreviate the term "per adjusted pupil unit" as "per
pupil." The notice required under section 275.60 may be modified to read, in cases of
renewing existing levies at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year:
"BY VOTING "YES" ON THIS BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING TO
EXTEND AN EXISTING PROPERTY TAX REFERENDUM THAT IS SCHEDULED
TO EXPIRE."
The ballot may contain a textual portion with the information required in this subdivision
and a question stating substantially the following:
"Shall the increase in the revenue proposed by (petition to) the board of ......., School
District No. .., be approved?"
If approved, an amount equal to the approved revenue per adjusted pupil unit times the
adjusted pupil units for the school year beginning in the year after the levy is certified shall
be authorized for certification for the number of years approved, if applicable, or until
revoked or reduced by the voters of the district at a subsequent referendum.
(b) The board must deleted text begin prepare anddeleted text end deliver by deleted text begin first classdeleted text end mail at least 15 days but no more
than 30 days before the day of the referendum to each taxpayer a notice of the referendum
and the proposed revenue increase. The board need not mail more than one notice to any
taxpayer. For the purpose of giving mailed notice under this subdivision, owners must be
those shown to be owners on the records of the county auditor or, in any county where tax
statements are mailed by the county treasurer, on the records of the county treasurer. Every
property owner whose name does not appear on the records of the county auditor or the
county treasurer is deemed to have waived this mailed notice unless the owner has requested
in writing that the county auditor or county treasurer, as the case may be, include the name
on the records for this purpose. The notice must project the anticipated amount of tax increase
in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads, apartments,
and commercial-industrial property within the school district.
The notice for a referendum may state that an existing referendum levy is expiring and
project the anticipated amount of increase over the existing referendum levy in the first
year, if any, in annual dollars for typical residential homesteads, agricultural homesteads,
apartments, and commercial-industrial property within the district.
The notice must include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum will result
in an increase in your property taxes." However, in cases of renewing existing levies, the
notice may include the following statement: "Passage of this referendum extends an existing
operating referendum at the same amount per pupil as in the previous year."
(c) A referendum on the question of revoking or reducing the increased revenue amount
authorized pursuant to paragraph (a) may be called by the board. A referendum to revoke
or reduce the revenue amount must state the amount per adjusted pupil unit by which the
authority is to be reduced. Revenue authority approved by the voters of the district pursuant
to paragraph (a) must be available to the school district at least once before it is subject to
a referendum on its revocation or reduction for subsequent years. Only one revocation or
reduction referendum may be held to revoke or reduce referendum revenue for any specific
year and for years thereafter.
(d) The approval of 50 percent plus one of those voting on the question is required to
pass a referendum authorized by this subdivision.
(e) At least 15 days before the day of the referendum, the district must submit a copy of
the notice required under paragraph (b) to the commissioner and to the county auditor of
each county in which the district is located. Within 15 days after the results of the referendum
have been certified by the board, or in the case of a recount, the certification of the results
of the recount by the canvassing board, the district must notify the commissioner of the
results of the referendum.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.45, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Payments to school nonoperating funds.
Each fiscal year state general fund
payments for a district nonoperating fund must be made at the current year aid payment
percentage of the estimated entitlement during the fiscal year of the entitlement. This amount
shall be paid in deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin sixnew text end equal monthly installmentsnew text begin from July through Decembernew text end . The amount
of the actual entitlement, after adjustment for actual data, minus the payments made during
the fiscal year of the entitlement must be paid prior to October 31 of the following school
year. The commissioner may make advance payments of debt service equalization aid and
state-paid tax credits for a district's debt service fund earlier than would occur under the
preceding schedule if the district submits evidence showing a serious cash flow problem in
the fund. The commissioner may make earlier payments during the year and, if necessary,
increase the percent of the entitlement paid to reduce the cash flow problem.
Sec. 17. new text begin NEVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT; LEVY ADJUSTMENT.
new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 126C.48, Independent School District No.
308, Nevis, at the discretion of its school board, may spread any levy adjustment remaining
from the conversion of its operating referendum revenue over three or fewer years beginning
with school property taxes for taxes payable in 2018.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 18. new text begin DIRECTION TO COMMISSIONER; TRANSPORTATION REPORT.
new text end
new text begin
By February 15, 2018, the commissioner of education must prepare a report for the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education
finance on pupil transportation costs. The commissioner must consult with pupil
transportation professionals throughout the state in developing and preparing the report.
The report must:
new text end
new text begin
(1) identify and analyze funding inequities between districts;
new text end
new text begin
(2) make recommendations for statutory changes necessary to provide equitable and
adequate transportation funding;
new text end
new text begin
(3) consider changes in student demographics, attendance patterns, online learning, open
enrollment, and declining enrollment;
new text end
new text begin
(4) consider district topography, including the presence of lakes and rivers within the
district;
new text end
new text begin
(5) consider differential labor and fuel costs; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) examine whether public transportation options can be used more effectively to provide
transportation services.
new text end
Sec. 19. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin General education aid. new text end
new text begin
For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
6,993,862,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
7,153,189,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $661,180,000 for 2017 and $6,332,682,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $674,770,000 for 2018 and $6,478,419,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Enrollment options transportation. new text end
new text begin
For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
29,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
31,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Abatement aid. new text end
new text begin
For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.49:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,374,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,163,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $262,000 for 2017 and $2,112,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $234,000 for 2018 and $1,929,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Consolidation transition aid. new text end
new text begin
For districts consolidating under Minnesota
Statutes, section 123A.485:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
185,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
382,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $185,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $20,000 for 2018 and $362,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Nonpublic pupil education aid. new text end
new text begin
For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
18,182,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
19,164,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2017 and $16,495,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $1,832,000 for 2018 and $17,332,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Nonpublic pupil transportation. new text end
new text begin
For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
18,292,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
18,366,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $1,835,000 for 2017 and $16,457,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $1,828,000 for 2018 and $16,538,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin One-room schoolhouse. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to Independent School District No. 690,
Warroad, to operate the Angle Inlet School:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
65,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Career and technical aid. new text end
new text begin
For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,561,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $476,000 for 2017 and $4,085,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $453,000 for 2018 and $3,672,000 for 2019.
new text end
Sec. 20. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.73, subdivision 2,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
ARTICLE 2
EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Required academic standards.
(a) The following subject areas are
required for statewide accountability:
(1) language arts;
(2) mathematics;
(3) science;
(4) social studies, including history, geography, economics, and government and
citizenship that includes civics consistent with section 120B.02, subdivision 3;
(5) physical education;
(6) health, for which locally developed academic standards apply; and
(7) the arts, for which statewide or locally developed academic standards apply, as
determined by the school district. Public elementary and middle schools must offer at least
three and require at least two of the following four arts areas: dance; music; theater; and
visual arts. Public high schools must offer at least three and require at least one of the
following five arts areas: media arts; dance; music; theater; and visual arts.
(b) For purposes of applicable federal law, the academic standards for language arts,
mathematics, and science apply to all public school students, except the very few students
with extreme cognitive or physical impairments for whom an individualized education
program team has determined that the required academic standards are inappropriate. An
individualized education program team that makes this determination must establish
alternative standards.
(c) Beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, the department must adopt the most recent
deleted text begin National Association of Sport and Physical Educationdeleted text end new text begin SHAPE America (Society of Health
and Physical Educators)new text end kindergarten through grade 12 standards and benchmarks for
physical education as the required physical education academic standards. The department
may modify and adapt the national standards to accommodate state interest. The modification
and adaptations must maintain the purpose and integrity of the national standards. The
department must make available sample assessments, which school districts may use as an
alternative to local assessments, to assess students' mastery of the physical education
standards beginning in the deleted text begin 2018-2019 schooldeleted text end yearnew text begin that the standards must be implemented
by all schoolsnew text end .
(d) District efforts to develop, implement, or improve instruction or curriculum as a
result of the provisions of this section must be consistent with sections 120B.10, 120B.11,
and 120B.20.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment and
is retroactive to July 1, 2016.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.021, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Rulemaking.
The commissioner, consistent with the requirements of this section
and section 120B.022, must adopt statewide rules under section 14.389 for implementing
statewide rigorous core academic standards in language arts, mathematics, science, social
studies, physical education, and the arts. After the rules authorized under this subdivision
are initially adopted, the commissioner may not amend or repeal these rules nor adopt new
rules on the same topic without specific legislative authorization. deleted text begin The academic standards
for language arts, mathematics, and the arts must be implemented for all students beginning
in the 2003-2004 school year. The academic standards for science and social studies must
be implemented for all students beginning in the 2005-2006 school year.
deleted text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.022, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
Subd. 1b.
State bilingual and multilingual seals.
(a) Consistent with efforts to strive
for the world's best workforce under sections 120B.11 and 124E.03, subdivision 2, paragraph
(i), and close the academic achievement and opportunity gap under sections 124D.861 and
124D.862, voluntary state bilingual and multilingual seals are established to recognize high
school students new text begin in any Minnesota public, charter, or nonpublic school new text end who demonstrate an
advanced-low level or an intermediate high level of functional proficiency in listening,
speaking, reading, and writing on either assessments aligned with American Council on the
Teaching of Foreign Languages' (ACTFL) proficiency guidelines or on equivalent valid
and reliable assessments in one or more languages in addition to English. American Sign
Language is a language other than English for purposes of this subdivision and a world
language for purposes of subdivision 1a.
(b) In addition to paragraph (a), to be eligible to receive a seal:
(1) students must satisfactorily complete all required English language arts credits; and
(2) students must demonstrate mastery of Minnesota's English language proficiency
standards.
(c) Consistent with this subdivision, a high school student who demonstrates an
intermediate high ACTFL level of functional proficiency in one language in addition to
English is eligible to receive the state bilingual gold seal. A high school student who
demonstrates an intermediate high ACTFL level of functional native proficiency in more
than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state multilingual gold
seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of functional
proficiency in one language in addition to English is eligible to receive the state bilingual
platinum seal. A high school student who demonstrates an advanced-low ACTFL level of
functional proficiency in more than one language in addition to English is eligible to receive
the state multilingual platinum seal.
(d) School districts and charter schools may give students periodic opportunities to
demonstrate their level of proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a
language in addition to English. Where valid and reliable assessments are unavailable, a
school district or charter school may rely on evaluators trained in assessing under ACTFL
proficiency guidelines to assess a student's level of foreign, heritage, or indigenous language
proficiency under this section. School districts and charter schools must maintain appropriate
records to identify high school students eligible to receive the state bilingual or multilingual
gold and platinum seals. The school district or charter school must affix the appropriate seal
to the transcript of each high school student who meets the requirements of this subdivision
and may affix the seal to the student's diploma. A school district or charter school must not
charge the high school student a fee for this seal.
(e) A school district or charter school may award elective course credits in world
languages to a student who demonstrates the requisite proficiency in a language other than
English under this section.
(f) A school district or charter school may award community service credit to a student
who demonstrates an intermediate high or advanced-low ACTFL level of functional
proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a language other than English
and who participates in community service activities that are integrated into the curriculum,
involve the participation of teachers, and support biliteracy in the school or local community.
(g) The commissioner must list on the Web page those assessments that are aligned to
ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
(h) By August 1, 2015, the colleges and universities of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities system must establish criteria to translate the seals into college credits
based on the world language course equivalencies identified by the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities faculty and staff and, upon request from an enrolled student, the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities may award foreign language credits to a student who receives
a Minnesota World Language Proficiency Certificate under subdivision 1a. A student who
demonstrated the requisite level of language proficiency in grade 10, 11, or 12 to receive a
seal or certificate and is enrolled in a Minnesota State Colleges and Universities institution
must request college credits for the student's seal or proficiency certificate within three
academic years after graduating from high school. The University of Minnesota is encouraged
to award students foreign language academic credits consistent with this paragraph.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.12, is amended to read:
120B.12 READING PROFICIENTLY NO LATER THAN THE END OF GRADE
3.
Subdivision 1.
Literacy goal.
The legislature seeks to have every child reading at or
above grade level no later than the end of grade 3, including English learners,new text begin students
receiving literacy interventions under section 125A.56, and students in an approved program
under section 125A.50,new text end and that teachers provide comprehensive, scientifically based reading
instruction consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4.
new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this
subdivision have the meanings given them.
new text end
new text begin
(b) "Core reading instruction" means the curriculum, assessments, materials, and
instructional practices with which all students are actively engaged to achieve and exceed
proficiency standards.
new text end
new text begin
(c) "Diagnostic" means assessments intended to identify students' specific areas of need
related to literacy to inform instructional decisions.
new text end
new text begin
(d) "Evidence-based" means demonstrating a statistically significant effect on improving
student outcomes or other relevant outcomes based on strong evidence from one or more
quality experimental studies, moderate evidence from one or more quasi-experimental
studies, or promising evidence from one or more correlational studies with statistical controls
for selection bias.
new text end
new text begin
(e) "Fidelity" means the extent to which a practice, program, or strategy is implemented
as designed.
new text end
new text begin
(f) "Multisensory instruction" means instruction that incorporates opportunities to practice
that include seeing, hearing, saying, and physically doing.
new text end
new text begin
(g) "Multitiered system of supports" means a framework to improve outcomes for all
students that organizes district-level resources to address each individual student's needs,
such as academic or behavior needs or both, that includes: screening of all students using
valid and reliable measures; tiers of instruction that vary in intensity; collaborative teams
that review data, problem solve, and organize instruction; frequent progress monitoring
using valid and reliable measures to determine the impact of evidence-based interventions;
and a system to ensure that instruction including interventions are evidence-based and
implemented with fidelity. For the purposes of this section, the multitiered system applies
to the development of literacy to increase the number of students meeting proficiency
standards.
new text end
new text begin
(h) "Progress monitoring" means frequent assessment to examine a student's rate of
progress on specific skills in order to guide decisions regarding the effectiveness of
intervention programs, as well as assisting in making additional instructional decisions for
a student.
new text end
new text begin
(i) "Screening" means systematically assessing all students on literacy indicators for the
purpose of identifying students who may require additional support and who are at risk of
poor learning outcomes. Screening assessments are typically brief, conducted with all
students at a grade level, and followed by additional testing or short-term progress monitoring
to corroborate students' risk status.
new text end
new text begin
(j) "Supplemental and intensive instruction" means instruction that increases the intensity
and practice of an activity, which is accomplished primarily by increasing the instructional
time, reducing the size of the group, and focusing the instruction.
new text end
new text begin
(k) "Systematic and explicit instruction" means instruction that logically builds from
the smallest to more complex concepts such that there is no confusion or doubt and includes
specific design and delivery procedures.
new text end
Subd. 2.
Identification; report.
(a) Each school district shall identify before the end of
kindergarten, grade 1, and grade 2 students who are not reading at grade level before the
end of the current school year. deleted text begin Readingdeleted text end new text begin The district must use locally adopted,
developmentally appropriate, and culturally responsive screening and diagnosticnew text end assessments
in Englishdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and in the predominant languages of district studentsnew text begin ,new text end where practicable, deleted text begin mustdeleted text end new text begin
tonew text end identify and evaluate students' areas of academic need related to literacy. The district
also must monitor the progress and provide reading instruction appropriate to the specific
needs of English learners. The district must deleted text begin use a locally adopted, developmentally
appropriate, and culturally responsive assessment anddeleted text end annually report new text begin each of the following
to the commissioner by July 1:
new text end
new text begin (1) a new text end summary new text begin of new text end assessment results deleted text begin to the commissioner by July 1.deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (2) new text end deleted text begin The district also must annually reportdeleted text end a summary of the district's efforts to screen
and identify students with dyslexianew text begin consistent with section 125A.01new text end or convergence
insufficiency disorder deleted text begin to the commissioner by July 1deleted text end .
(b) A student identified under this subdivisionnew text begin , including English learners, students with
identified reading disorders, and students with disabilities,new text end must be provided deleted text begin with alternate
instruction under section 125A.56, subdivision 1deleted text end new text begin additional evidence-based literacy practices
such as through a system of multitiered supports or specially designed instructional services
as identified in an individualized education programnew text end .
Subd. 2a.
Parent notification and involvement.
Schools, at least annually, must give
the parent of each student who is not reading at or above grade level timely information
about:
(1) new text begin the new text end student's reading proficiency as measured by a locally adopted assessment;
(2) reading-related services currently being provided to the studentnew text begin and the student's
progressnew text end ; and
(3) strategies for parents to use at home in helping their student succeed in becoming
grade-level proficient in reading in English and in their native language.
new text begin
A district may not use this section to deny a student's right to a special education
evaluation.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Intervention.
new text begin (a) new text end For each student identified under subdivision 2, the district
shall provide reading interventionnew text begin , such as through a multitiered system of supports,new text end to
accelerate student growth and reach the goal of reading at or above grade level by the end
of the current grade and school yearnew text begin consistent with sections 125A.50 and 125A.56,
subdivision 2. Reading instruction and interventions must be appropriate to the specific
needs of English learnersnew text end .
new text begin (b) new text end District intervention methods shall encourage family engagement and, where possible,
collaboration with appropriate school and community programs.
new text begin (c) new text end Intervention deleted text begin methodsdeleted text end new text begin delivery optionsnew text end may include, but are not limited to, requiring
attendance in summer school, intensified reading instruction that may require that the student
be removed from the regular classroom for part of the school day,new text begin specially designed
instruction for students who qualify for special education services,new text end extended-day programs,
or programs that strengthen students' cultural connections.
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(d) Intervention methods matched to the needs, stage of development, and culture of the
students engaging with the instruction must include, but are not limited to:
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(1) evidence-based practices delivered with fidelity;
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(2) systematic, explicit, multisensory instruction with sufficient practice;
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(3) provision of timely error correction and positive feedback to students;
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(4) use of progress monitoring data for decision making; and
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(5) supplemental and intensive instruction.
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(e) A student, other than a student under an individualized education program (IEP),
who is unable to demonstrate grade-level proficiency as measured by the statewide reading
assessment in grade 3 shall receive a personal learning plan in a format determined by the
school or school district in consultation with classroom teachers, and developed and updated
as needed in consultation, to the extent practicable, with the student and the student's parents
by the classroom teachers and other qualified school professionals involved with the student's
elementary school progress. A personal learning plan shall address knowledge gaps and
skill deficiencies through strategies such as specific exercises and practices during and
outside of the regular school day, periodic assessments and timelines, and may include grade
retention, if necessary, to meet the student's best interests. Intervention must continue after
grade 3 until the student is reading at grade level.
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Subd. 4.
Staff development.
Each district shall use the data under subdivision 2 to
identify the staff development needs so that:
(1) elementary teachers are able to implement comprehensive, scientifically based reading
and oral language instruction in the five reading areas of phonemic awareness, phonics,
fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as defined in section 122A.06, subdivision 4, and
other literacy-related areas including writing until the student achieves grade-level reading
proficiency;
(2) elementary teachers have sufficient training to provide comprehensive, scientifically
based reading and oral language instruction that meets students' developmental, linguistic,
and literacy needs using the intervention methods or programs selected by the district for
the identified students;
(3) licensed teachers employed by the district have regular opportunities to improve
reading and writing instruction;
(4) licensed teachers recognize students' diverse needs in cross-cultural settings and are
able to serve the oral language and linguistic needs of students who are English learners by
maximizing strengths in their native languages in order to cultivate students' English language
development, including oral academic language development, and build academic literacy;
and
(5) licensed teachers are well trained in culturally responsive pedagogy that enables
students to master content, develop skills to access content, and build relationships.
Subd. 4a.
Local literacy plan.
(a) Consistent with this section, a school district must
adopt a local literacy plan to have every child reading at or above grade level no later than
the end of grade 3, including English learners. The plan must be consistent with section
122A.06, subdivision 4, and include the following:
(1) a process to assess students' level of reading proficiency and data to support the
effectiveness of an assessment used to screen and identify a student's level of reading
proficiency;
(2) a process to notify and involve parents;
(3) a description of how schools in the district will determine the proper reading
intervention strategy for a student and the process for intensifying or modifying the reading
strategy in order to obtain measurable reading progress;
(4) evidence-based intervention methods for students who are not reading at or above
grade level and progress monitoring to provide information on the effectiveness of the
intervention; and
(5) identification of staff development needs, including a program to meet those needs.
(b) The district must post its literacy plan on the official school district Web site.
Subd. 5.
Commissioner.
The commissioner shall recommend to districts multiple
assessment tools to assist districts and teachers with identifying students under subdivision
2. The commissioner shall also make available examples of nationally recognized and
research-based instructional methods or programs to districts to provide comprehensive,
scientifically based reading instruction and intervention under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Sec. 5.
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[120B.122] DYSLEXIA SPECIALIST.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Purpose. new text end
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The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide
technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary source of
information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and
related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional awareness
and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or
identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation
guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with section 122A.06,
subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special education teachers
to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for students with dyslexia
or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, including recommendations
related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development
programs and materials.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
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For purposes of this section, a "dyslexia specialist" means a dyslexia
therapist, licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified dyslexia
training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in screening,
identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Requirements. new text end
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A dyslexia specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and
related disorders and in using interventions and treatments that are evidence-based,
multisensory, direct, explicit, structured, and sequential in the areas of phonics, phonemic
awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
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Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.125, is amended to read:
120B.125 PLANNING FOR STUDENTS' SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO
POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; PERSONAL LEARNING
PLANS.
(a) Consistent with sections 120B.13, 120B.131, 120B.132, 120B.14, 120B.15, 120B.30,
subdivision 1, paragraph (c), 125A.08, and other related sections, school districts, beginning
in the 2013-2014 school year, must assist all students by no later than grade 9 to explore
their educational, college, and career interests, aptitudes, and aspirations and develop a plan
for a smooth and successful transition to postsecondary education or employment. All
students' plans must:
(1) provide a comprehensive plan to prepare for and complete a career and college ready
curriculum by meeting state and local academic standards and developing career and
employment-related skills such as team work, collaboration, creativity, communication,
critical thinking, and good work habits;
(2) emphasize academic rigor and high expectationsnew text begin and inform the student and the
student's parent or guardian, if the student is a minor, of the student's achievement level
score on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high
schoolnew text end ;
(3) help students identify interests, aptitudes, aspirations, and personal learning styles
that may affect their career and college ready goals and postsecondary education and
employment choices;
(4) set appropriate career and college ready goals with timelines that identify effective
means for achieving those goals;
(5) help students access education and career options;
(6) integrate strong academic content into career-focused courses and applied and
experiential learning opportunities and integrate relevant career-focused courses and applied
and experiential learning opportunities into strong academic content;
(7) help identify and access appropriate counseling and other supports and assistance
that enable students to complete required coursework, prepare for postsecondary education
and careers, and obtain information about postsecondary education costs and eligibility for
financial aid and scholarship;
(8) help identify collaborative partnerships among prekindergarten through grade 12
schools, postsecondary institutions, economic development agencies, and local and regional
employers that support students' transition to postsecondary education and employment and
provide students with applied and experiential learning opportunities; and
(9) be reviewed and revised at least annually by the student, the student's parent or
guardian, and the school or district to ensure that the student's course-taking schedule keeps
the student making adequate progress to meet state and local academic standards and high
school graduation requirements and with a reasonable chance to succeed with employment
or postsecondary education without the need to first complete remedial course work.
(b) A school district may develop grade-level curricula or provide instruction that
introduces students to various careers, but must not require any curriculum, instruction, or
employment-related activity that obligates an elementary or secondary student to involuntarily
select or pursue a career, career interest, employment goals, or related job training.
(c) Educators must possess the knowledge and skills to effectively teach all English
learners in their classrooms. School districts must provide appropriate curriculum, targeted
materials, professional development opportunities for educators, and sufficient resources
to enable English learners to become career and college ready.
(d) When assisting students in developing a plan for a smooth and successful transition
to postsecondary education and employment, districts must recognize the unique possibilities
of each student and ensure that the contents of each student's plan reflect the student's unique
talents, skills, and abilities as the student grows, develops, and learns.
(e) If a student with a disability has an individualized education program (IEP) or
standardized written plan that meets the plan components of this section, the IEP satisfies
the requirement and no additional transition plan is needed.
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(f) Students who do not meet or exceed Minnesota academic standards, as measured by
the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments that are administered during high school, shall
be informed that admission to a public school is free and available to any resident under 21
years of age or who meets the requirements of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph
(c). A student's plan under this section shall continue while the student is enrolled.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.132, is amended to read:
120B.132 RAISED ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADVANCED PLACEMENT
AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE PROGRAMS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; eligibility.
A program is established to raise kindergarten
through grade 12 academic achievement through increased student participation in
preadvanced placement, advanced placement, and international baccalaureate programs,
consistent with section 120B.13. Schools and charter schools eligible to participate under
this section:
(1) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to establish a new
international baccalaureate program leading to international baccalaureate authorization,
expand an existing program that leads to international baccalaureate authorization, or expand
an existing authorized international baccalaureate program; or
(2) must have a three-year plan approved by the local school board to create a new or
expand an existing program to implement the college board advanced placement courses
and exams or preadvanced placement initiative; and
(3) must propose to further raise students' academic achievement by:
(i) increasing the availability of and all students' access to advanced placement or
international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(ii) expanding the breadth of advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses
or programs that are available to students;
(iii) increasing the number and the diversity of the students who participate in advanced
placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and succeed;
(iv) providing low-income and other disadvantaged students with increased access to
advanced placement or international baccalaureate courses and programs; or
(v) increasing the number of high school students, including low-income and other
disadvantaged students, who receive college credit by successfully completing advanced
placement or international baccalaureate courses or programs and achieving satisfactory
scores on related exams.
Subd. 2.
Application and review process; funding priority.
(a) Charter schools and
school districts in which eligible schools under subdivision 1 are located may apply to the
commissioner, in the form and manner the commissioner determines, for competitive funding
to further raise students' academic achievement. The application must detail the specific
efforts the applicant intends to undertake in further raising students' academic achievement,
consistent with subdivision 1, and a proposed budget detailing the district or charter school's
current and proposed expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement, and
international baccalaureate courses and programs. The proposed budget must demonstrate
that the applicant's efforts will support implementation of advanced placement, preadvanced
placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs. Expenditures for
administration must not exceed five percent of the proposed budget. The commissioner may
require an applicant to provide additional information.
(b) When reviewing applications, the commissioner must determine whether the applicant
satisfied all the requirements in this subdivision and subdivision 1. The commissioner may
give funding priority to an otherwise qualified applicant that demonstrates:
(1) a focus on developing or expanding preadvanced placement, advanced placement,
or international baccalaureate courses or programs or increasing students' participation in,
access to, or success with the courses or programs, including the participation, access, or
success of low-income and other disadvantaged students;
(2) a compelling need for access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(3) an effective ability to actively involve local business and community organizations
in student activities that are integral to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(4) access to additional public or nonpublic funds or in-kind contributions that are
available for preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate
courses or programs; deleted text begin or
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(5) an intent to implement activities that target low-income and other disadvantaged
studentsdeleted text begin .deleted text end new text begin ; or
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(6) an intent to increase the advanced placement and international baccalaureate course
offerings in science, technology, engineering, and math to low-income and other
disadvantaged students.
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Subd. 3.
Funding; permissible funding uses.
(a) The commissioner shall award grants
to applicant school districts and charter schools that meet the requirements of subdivisions
1 and 2. The commissioner must award grants on an equitable geographical basis to the
extent feasible and consistent with this section. Grant awards must not exceed the lesser of:
(1) $85 times the number of pupils enrolled at the participating sites on October 1 of the
previous fiscal year; deleted text begin or
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(2) the approved supplemental expenditures based on the budget submitted under
subdivision 2. For charter schools in their first year of operation, the maximum funding
award must be calculated using the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 of the current
fiscal year. The commissioner may adjust the maximum funding award computed using
prior year data for changes in enrollment attributable to school closings, school openings,
grade level reconfigurations, or school district reorganizations between the prior fiscal year
and the current fiscal yearnew text begin ; or
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new text begin (3) $150,000 per district or charter schoolnew text end .
(b) School districts and charter schools that submit an application and receive funding
under this section must use the funding, consistent with the application, to:
(1) provide teacher training and instruction to more effectively serve students, including
low-income and other disadvantaged students, who participate in preadvanced placement,
advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(2) further develop preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or international
baccalaureate courses or programs;
(3) improve the transition between grade levels to better prepare students, including
low-income and other disadvantaged students, for succeeding in preadvanced placement,
advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(4) purchase books and supplies;
(5) pay course or program fees;
(6) increase students' participation in and success with preadvanced placement, advanced
placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programs;
(7) expand students' access to preadvanced placement, advanced placement, or
international baccalaureate courses or programs through online learning;
(8) hire appropriately licensed personnel to teach additional advanced placement or
international baccalaureate courses or programs; or
(9) engage in other deleted text begin activity directly relateddeleted text end new text begin activitiesnew text end to deleted text begin expandingdeleted text end new text begin expand low-income
or disadvantagednew text end students' access to, participation in, and success with preadvanced
placement, advanced placement, or international baccalaureate courses or programsdeleted text begin ,
includingdeleted text end new text begin . Other activities may include but are not limited to preparing and disseminating
promotional materials tonew text end low-income and other disadvantaged studentsnew text begin and their familiesnew text end .
Subd. 4.
new text begin Grants; new text end annual reports.
(a) Each school district and charter school that receives
a grant under this section annually must collect demographic and other student data to
demonstrate and measure the extent to which the district or charter school raised students'
academic achievement under this program and must report the data to the commissioner in
the form and manner the commissioner determines. The commissioner annually by February
15 must make summary data about this program available to the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature.
(b) Each school district and charter school that receives a grant under this section annually
must report to the commissioner, consistent with the Uniform Financial Accounting and
Reporting Standards, its actual expenditures for advanced placement, preadvanced placement,
and international baccalaureate courses and programs. The report must demonstrate that
the school district or charter school has maintained its effort from other sources for advanced
placement, preadvanced placement, and international baccalaureate courses and programs
compared with the previous fiscal year, and the district or charter school has expended all
grant funds, consistent with its approved budget.
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(c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a grant under this section is available for
three years from the date of the grant if the district or charter school meets the annual
benchmarks in its plan under subdivision 1.
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Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Statewide testing.
(a) The commissioner, with advice from experts with
appropriate technical qualifications and experience and stakeholders, consistent with
subdivision 1a, shall include in the comprehensive assessment system, for each grade level
to be tested, state-constructed tests developed as computer-adaptive reading and mathematics
assessments for students that are aligned with the state's required academic standards under
section 120B.021, include multiple choice questions, and are administered annually to all
students in grades 3 through 8. State-developed high school tests aligned with the state's
required academic standards under section 120B.021 and administered to all high school
students in a subject other than writing must include multiple choice questions. The
commissioner shall establish one or more months during which schools shall administer
the tests to students each school year.
(1) Students enrolled in grade 8 through the 2009-2010 school year are eligible to be
assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading, mathematics,
or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraphs (c),
clauses (1) and (2), and (d), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass
college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally
recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
(2) Students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2010-2011 or 2011-2012 school year are eligible
to be assessed under (i) the graduation-required assessment for diploma in reading,
mathematics, or writing under Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 120B.30, subdivision 1,
paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), (ii) the WorkKeys job skills assessment, (iii) the Compass
college placement test, (iv) the ACT assessment for college admission, (v) a nationally
recognized armed services vocational aptitude test.
(3) For students under clause (1) or (2), a school district may substitute a score from an
alternative, equivalent assessment to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph.
(b) The state assessment system must be aligned to the most recent revision of academic
standards as described in section 120B.023 in the following manner:
(1) mathematics;
(i) grades 3 through 8 beginning in the 2010-2011 school year; and
(ii) high school level beginning in the 2013-2014 school year;
(2) science; grades 5 and 8 and at the high school level beginning in the 2011-2012
school year; and
(3) language arts and reading; grades 3 through 8 and high school level beginning in the
2012-2013 school year.
(c) For students enrolled in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, students'
state graduation requirements, based on a longitudinal, systematic approach to student
education and career planning, assessment, instructional support, and evaluation, include
the following:
(1) deleted text begin an opportunity to participate on a nationally normed college entrance exam, in grade
11 or grade 12;
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deleted text begin (2)deleted text end achievement and career and college readiness in mathematics, reading, and writing,
consistent with paragraph (k) and to the extent available, to monitor students' continuous
development of and growth in requisite knowledge and skills; analyze students' progress
and performance levels, identifying students' academic strengths and diagnosing areas where
students require curriculum or instructional adjustments, targeted interventions, or
remediation; and, based on analysis of students' progress and performance data, determine
students' learning and instructional needs and the instructional tools and best practices that
support academic rigor for the student; and
deleted text begin (3)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end consistent with this paragraph and section 120B.125, age-appropriate exploration
and planning activities and career assessments to encourage students to identify personally
relevant career interests and aptitudes and help students and their families develop a regularly
reexamined transition plan for postsecondary education or employment without need for
postsecondary remediation.
Based on appropriate state guidelines, students with an individualized education program
may satisfy state graduation requirements by achieving an individual score on the
state-identified alternative assessments.
(d) Expectations of schools, districts, and the state for career or college readiness under
this subdivision must be comparable in rigor, clarity of purpose, and rates of student
completion.
A student under paragraph (c), clause deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end , must receive targeted, relevant, academically
rigorous, and resourced instruction, which may include a targeted instruction and intervention
plan focused on improving the student's knowledge and skills in core subjects so that the
student has a reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for
postsecondary remediation. Consistent with sections 120B.13, 124D.09, 124D.091, 124D.49,
and related sections, an enrolling school or district must actively encourage a student in
grade 11 or 12 who is identified as academically ready for a career or college to participate
in courses and programs awarding college credit to high school students. Students are not
required to achieve a specified score or level of proficiency on an assessment under this
subdivision to graduate from high school.
(e) Though not a high school graduation requirement, students are encouraged to
participate in a nationally recognized college entrance exam. To the extent state funding
for college entrance exam fees is available, a district must deleted text begin pay the costdeleted text end new text begin reimburse a student
in grade 11 or 12 who is eligible for a free or reduced-price mealnew text end , one time, deleted text begin for an interested
student in grade 11 or 12 to takedeleted text end new text begin for the registration fees associated withnew text end a nationally
recognized college entrance exam before graduating. deleted text begin A student must be able to take the
exam under this paragraph at the student's high school during the school day and at any one
of the multiple exam administrations available to students in the district.deleted text end new text begin In order to comply
with this subdivision,new text end a district may administer the ACT or SAT or both the ACT and SAT
deleted text begin to comply with this paragraphdeleted text end new text begin at the student's high school or arrange for the student to take
the exam at another locationnew text end . deleted text begin If the district administers only one of these two tests and a
student opts not to take that test and chooses instead to take the other of the two tests, thedeleted text end new text begin
A free or reduced-price meal eligiblenew text end student may take the deleted text begin other testdeleted text end new text begin examnew text end at a different
time or location and remains eligible for the examination fee reimbursement.
(f) The commissioner and the chancellor of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
must collaborate in aligning instruction and assessments for adult basic education students
and English learners to provide the students with diagnostic information about any targeted
interventions, accommodations, modifications, and supports they need so that assessments
and other performance measures are accessible to them and they may seek postsecondary
education or employment without need for postsecondary remediation. When administering
formative or summative assessments used to measure the academic progress, including the
oral academic development, of English learners and inform their instruction, schools must
ensure that the assessments are accessible to the students and students have the modifications
and supports they need to sufficiently understand the assessments.
(g) Districts and schools, on an annual basis, must use career exploration elements to
help students, beginning no later than grade 9, and their families explore and plan for
postsecondary education or careers based on the students' interests, aptitudes, and aspirations.
Districts and schools must use timely regional labor market information and partnerships,
among other resources, to help students and their families successfully develop, pursue,
review, and revise an individualized plan for postsecondary education or a career. This
process must help increase students' engagement in and connection to school, improve
students' knowledge and skills, and deepen students' understanding of career pathways as
a sequence of academic and career courses that lead to an industry-recognized credential,
an associate's degree, or a bachelor's degree and are available to all students, whatever their
interests and career goals.
(h) A student who demonstrates attainment of required state academic standards, which
include career and college readiness benchmarks, on high school assessments under
subdivision 1a is academically ready for a career or college and is encouraged to participate
in courses awarding college credit to high school students. Such courses and programs may
include sequential courses of study within broad career areas and technical skill assessments
that extend beyond course grades.
(i) As appropriate, students through grade 12 must continue to participate in targeted
instruction, intervention, or remediation and be encouraged to participate in courses awarding
college credit to high school students.
(j) In developing, supporting, and improving students' academic readiness for a career
or college, schools, districts, and the state must have a continuum of empirically derived,
clearly defined benchmarks focused on students' attainment of knowledge and skills so that
students, their parents, and teachers know how well students must perform to have a
reasonable chance to succeed in a career or college without need for postsecondary
remediation. The commissioner, in consultation with local school officials and educators,
and Minnesota's public postsecondary institutions must ensure that the foundational
knowledge and skills for students' successful performance in postsecondary employment
or education and an articulated series of possible targeted interventions are clearly identified
and satisfy Minnesota's postsecondary admissions requirements.
(k) For students in grade 8 in the 2012-2013 school year and later, a school, district, or
charter school must record on the high school transcript a student's progress toward career
and college readiness, and for other students as soon as practicable.
(l) The school board granting students their diplomas may formally decide to include a
notation of high achievement on the high school diplomas of those graduating seniors who,
according to established school board criteria, demonstrate exemplary academic achievement
during high school.
(m) The 3rd through 8th grade computer-adaptive assessment results and high school
test results shall be available to districts for diagnostic purposes affecting student learning
and district instruction and curriculum, and for establishing educational accountability. The
commissioner must establish empirically derived benchmarks on adaptive assessments in
grades 3 through 8. The commissioner, in consultation with the chancellor of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities, must establish empirically derived benchmarks on the high
school tests that reveal a trajectory toward career and college readiness consistent with
section 136F.302, subdivision 1a. The commissioner must disseminate to the public the
computer-adaptive assessments and high school test results upon receiving those results.
(n) The grades 3 through 8 computer-adaptive assessments and high school tests must
be aligned with state academic standards. The commissioner shall determine the testing
process and the order of administration. The statewide results shall be aggregated at the site
and district level, consistent with subdivision 1a.
(o) The commissioner shall include the following components in the statewide public
reporting system:
(1) uniform statewide computer-adaptive assessments of all students in grades 3 through
8 and testing at the high school levels that provides appropriate, technically sound
accommodations or alternate assessments;
(2) educational indicators that can be aggregated and compared across school districts
and across time on a statewide basis, including average daily attendance, high school
graduation rates, and high school drop-out rates by age and grade level;
(3) state results on the American College Test; and
(4) state results from participation in the National Assessment of Educational Progress
so that the state can benchmark its performance against the nation and other states, and,
where possible, against other countries, and contribute to the national effort to monitor
achievement.
(p) For purposes of statewide accountability, "career and college ready" means a high
school graduate has the knowledge, skills, and competencies to successfully pursue a career
pathway, including postsecondary credit leading to a degree, diploma, certificate, or
industry-recognized credential and employment. Students who are career and college ready
are able to successfully complete credit-bearing coursework at a two- or four-year college
or university or other credit-bearing postsecondary program without need for remediation.
(q) For purposes of statewide accountability, "cultural competence," "cultural
competency," or "culturally competent" means the ability and will to interact effectively
with people of different cultures, native languages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.30, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
Subd. 1a.
Statewide and local assessments; results.
(a) For purposes of this section,
the following definitions have the meanings given them.
(1) "Computer-adaptive assessments" means deleted text begin fullydeleted text end adaptive assessments.
(2) deleted text begin "Fully adaptive assessments" includedeleted text end new text begin "Adaptive assessments" means new text end test items that
are on-grade level deleted text begin and items that may be above or below a student's grade leveldeleted text end .
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(3) "On-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is aligned to state
academic standards for the grade level of the student taking the assessment.
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(4) "Above-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is above the grade
level of the student taking the assessment and is considered aligned with state academic
standards to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards
above the grade level of the student taking the assessment. Notwithstanding the student's
grade level, administering above-grade level test items to a student does not violate the
requirement that state assessments must be aligned with state standards.
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(5) "Below-grade level" test items contain subject area content that is below the grade
level of the student taking the test and is considered aligned with state academic standards
to the extent it is aligned with content represented in state academic standards below the
student's current grade level. Notwithstanding the student's grade level, administering
below-grade level test items to a student does not violate the requirement that state
assessments must be aligned with state standards.
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(b) The commissioner must use deleted text begin fullydeleted text end adaptive mathematics and reading assessments for
grades 3 through 8.
(c) For purposes of conforming with existing federal educational accountability
requirements, the commissioner must develop and implement computer-adaptive reading
and mathematics assessments for grades 3 through 8, state-developed high school reading
and mathematics tests aligned with state academic standards, a high school writing test
aligned with state standards when it becomes available, and science assessments under
clause (2) that districts and sites must use to monitor student growth toward achieving those
standards. The commissioner must not develop statewide assessments for academic standards
in social studies, health and physical education, and the arts. The commissioner must require:
(1) annual computer-adaptive reading and mathematics assessments in grades 3 through
8, and high school reading, writing, and mathematics tests; and
(2) annual science assessments in one grade in the grades 3 through 5 span, the grades
6 through 8 span, and a life sciences assessment in the grades 9 through 12 span, and the
commissioner must not require students to achieve a passing score on high school science
assessments as a condition of receiving a high school diploma.
(d) The commissioner must ensure that for annual computer-adaptive assessments:
(1) individual student performance data and achievement reports are available within
three school days of when students take an assessment except in a year when an assessment
reflects new performance standards;
(2) growth information is available for each student from the student's first assessment
to each proximate assessment using a constant measurement scale;
(3) parents, teachers, and school administrators are able to use elementary and middle
school student performance data to project students' secondary and postsecondary
achievement; and
(4) useful diagnostic information about areas of students' academic strengths and
weaknesses is available to teachers and school administrators for improving student
instruction and indicating the specific skills and concepts that should be introduced and
developed for students at given performance levels, organized by strands within subject
areas, and aligned to state academic standards.
(e) The commissioner must ensure that all state tests administered to elementary and
secondary students measure students' academic knowledge and skills and not students'
values, attitudes, and beliefs.
(f) Reporting of state assessment results must:
(1) provide timely, useful, and understandable information on the performance of
individual students, schools, school districts, and the state;
(2) include a growth indicator of student achievement; and
(3) determine whether students have met the state's academic standards.
(g) Consistent with applicable federal law, the commissioner must include appropriate,
technically sound accommodations or alternative assessments for the very few students with
disabilities for whom statewide assessments are inappropriate and for English learners.
(h) A school, school district, and charter school must administer statewide assessments
under this section, as the assessments become available, to evaluate student progress toward
career and college readiness in the context of the state's academic standards. A school,
school district, or charter school may use a student's performance on a statewide assessment
as one of multiple criteria to determine grade promotion or retention. A school, school
district, or charter school may use a high school student's performance on a statewide
assessment as a percentage of the student's final grade in a course, or place a student's
assessment score on the student's transcript.
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end
new text begin Rollout sites; report. new text end
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The commissioner of education shall designate up to
six school districts or charter schools as rollout sites.
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(a) The rollout sites should represent urban school districts, suburban school districts,
nonurban school districts, and charter schools. The commissioner shall designate rollout
sites and notify the schools by August 1, 2017, and the designated school districts or charter
schools shall have the right to opt-out or opt-in as rollout sites by September 1, 2017.
new text end
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(b) The commissioner must consult stakeholders and review the American Community
Survey to develop recommendations for best practices for disaggregated data. Stakeholders
consulted under this paragraph include at least:
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(1) the rollout sites;
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(2) parent groups; and
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(3) community representatives.
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(c) The commissioner shall report to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over
kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by February 1, 2018. The
commissioner may research best practices from other states that have disaggregated data
beyond the requirements of the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act. The commissioner must consult with the stakeholders on how to measure
a student's background as an immigrant or a refugee and provide a recommendation in the
report on how to include the data in the statewide rollout. The recommendations may address:
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(1) the most meaningful use of disaggregated data, including but not limited to which
reports should include further disaggregated data;
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(2) collection of additional student characteristics, including but not limited to ensuring
enhanced enrollment forms:
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(i) provide context and the objective of additional data;
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(ii) are designed to convey respect and acknowledgment of the sensitive nature of the
additional data; and
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(iii) are designed to collect data consistent with user feedback;
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(3) efficient data-reporting approaches when reporting additional information to the
department;
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(4) the frequency by which districts and schools must update enrollment forms to meet
the needs of the state's changing racial and ethnic demographics; and
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(5) the criteria for determining additional data. This recommendation should include a
recommendation for frequency of reviews and updates of the additional data and should
also identify the approach of updating any additional census data and data on new enrollees.
This recommendation must consider additional student groups that may face education
disparities and must take into account maintaining student privacy and providing
nonidentifiable student level data.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.31, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Student performance data.
In developing policies and assessment processes
to hold schools and districts accountable for high levels of academic standards under section
120B.021, the commissioner shall aggregate and disaggregate student data over time to
report summary student performance and growth levels and, under section 120B.11,
subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data measured at the school, school
district, and statewide level. The commissioner shall use the student categories identified
under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
and student categories of homelessness, ethnicitynew text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a), clause (2)new text end , racenew text begin under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause
(2)new text end , home language, deleted text begin immigrant, refugee status,deleted text end English learners under section 124D.59, free
or reduced-price lunch, and other categories designated by federal law to organize and report
the data so that state and local policy makers can understand the educational implications
of changes in districts' demographic profiles over time as data are available. Any report the
commissioner disseminates containing summary data on student performance must integrate
student performance and the demographic factors that strongly correlate with that
performance.
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This section is effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later.
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Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.35, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
State growth target; other state measures.
(a)(1) The state's educational
assessment system measuring individual students' educational growth is based on indicators
of achievement growth that show an individual student's prior achievement. Indicators of
achievement and prior achievement must be based on highly reliable statewide or districtwide
assessments.
(2) For purposes of paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner must analyze and
report separate categories of information using the student categories identified under the
federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and, in
addition to new text begin "other" for each race and ethnicity and new text end the Karen community, deleted text begin other student
categories as determined by the total Minnesota population at or above the 1,000-person
threshold based on the most recent decennial census, including ethnicity; race; refugee statusdeleted text end new text begin
seven of the most populous Asian and Pacific Islander groups, three of the most populous
Native groups, seven of the most populous Hispanic/Latino groups, and five of the most
populous Black and African Heritage groups as determined by the total Minnesota population
based on the most recent state demographer's reportnew text end ; English learners under section 124D.59;
home language; free or reduced-price lunch; deleted text begin immigrant;deleted text end and all students enrolled in a
Minnesota public school who are currently or were previously in foster care, except that
such disaggregation and cross tabulation is not required if the number of students in a
category is insufficient to yield statistically reliable information or the results would reveal
personally identifiable information about an individual student.
(b) The commissioner, in consultation with a stakeholder group that includes assessment
and evaluation directors, district staff, experts in culturally responsive teaching, and
researchers, must implement a model that uses a value-added growth indicator and includes
criteria for identifying schools and school districts that demonstrate medium and high growth
under section 120B.299, subdivisions 8 and 9, and may recommend other value-added
measures under section 120B.299, subdivision 3. The model may be used to advance
educators' professional development and replicate programs that succeed in meeting students'
diverse learning needs. Data on individual teachers generated under the model are personnel
data under section 13.43. The model must allow users to:
(1) report student growth consistent with this paragraph; and
(2) for all student categories, report and compare aggregated and disaggregated state
student growth and, under section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and
outcome data using the student categories identified under the federal Elementary and
Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized, and other student categories under
paragraph (a), clause (2).
The commissioner must report measures of student growth and, under section 120B.11,
subdivision 2, clause (2), student learning and outcome data, consistent with this paragraph,
including the English language development, academic progress, and oral academic
development of English learners and their native language development if the native language
is used as a language of instruction, and include data on all pupils enrolled in a Minnesota
public school course or program who are currently or were previously counted as an English
learner under section 124D.59.
(c) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2011, must report two core measures indicating
the extent to which current high school graduates are being prepared for postsecondary
academic and career opportunities:
(1) a preparation measure indicating the number and percentage of high school graduates
in the most recent school year who completed course work important to preparing them for
postsecondary academic and career opportunities, consistent with the core academic subjects
required for admission to Minnesota's public colleges and universities as determined by the
Office of Higher Education under chapter 136A; and
(2) a rigorous coursework measure indicating the number and percentage of high school
graduates in the most recent school year who successfully completed one or more
college-level advanced placement, international baccalaureate, postsecondary enrollment
options including concurrent enrollment, other rigorous courses of study under section
120B.021, subdivision 1a, or industry certification courses or programs.
When reporting the core measures under clauses (1) and (2), the commissioner must also
analyze and report separate categories of information using the student categories identified
under the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as most recently reauthorized,
and other student categories under paragraph (a), clause (2).
(d) When reporting student performance under section 120B.36, subdivision 1, the
commissioner annually, beginning July 1, 2014, must report summary data on school safety
and students' engagement and connection at school, consistent with the student categories
identified under paragraph (a), clause (2). The summary data under this paragraph are
separate from and must not be used for any purpose related to measuring or evaluating the
performance of classroom teachers. The commissioner, in consultation with qualified experts
on student engagement and connection and classroom teachers, must identify highly reliable
variables that generate summary data under this paragraph. The summary data may be used
at school, district, and state levels only. Any data on individuals received, collected, or
created that are used to generate the summary data under this paragraph are nonpublic data
under section 13.02, subdivision 9.
(e) For purposes of statewide educational accountability, the commissioner must identify
and report measures that demonstrate the success of learning year program providers under
sections 123A.05 and 124D.68, among other such providers, in improving students'
graduation outcomes. The commissioner, beginning July 1, 2015, must annually report
summary data on:
(1) the four- and six-year graduation rates of students under this paragraph;
(2) the percent of students under this paragraph whose progress and performance levels
are meeting career and college readiness benchmarks under section 120B.30, subdivision
1; and
(3) the success that learning year program providers experience in:
(i) identifying at-risk and off-track student populations by grade;
(ii) providing successful prevention and intervention strategies for at-risk students;
(iii) providing successful recuperative and recovery or reenrollment strategies for off-track
students; and
(iv) improving the graduation outcomes of at-risk and off-track students.
The commissioner may include in the annual report summary data on other education
providers serving a majority of students eligible to participate in a learning year program.
(f) The commissioner, in consultation with recognized experts with knowledge and
experience in assessing the language proficiency and academic performance of all English
learners enrolled in a Minnesota public school course or program who are currently or were
previously counted as an English learner under section 124D.59, must identify and report
appropriate and effective measures to improve current categories of language difficulty and
assessments, and monitor and report data on students' English proficiency levels, program
placement, and academic language development, including oral academic language.
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(g) When reporting four- and six-year graduation rates, the commissioner or school
district must disaggregate the data by student categories according to paragraph (a), clause
(2).
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(h) A school district must inform parents and guardians that volunteering information
on student categories not required by the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and
Secondary Education Act is optional and will not violate the privacy of students or their
families, parents, or guardians. The notice must state the purpose for collecting the student
data.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later
for rollout sites under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.31, subdivision 3a. This section is
effective for the 2019-2020 school year and later for all other schools.
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Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.414, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Alternative teacher professional pay system.
(a) To participate in this program,
a school district, an intermediate school district consistent with paragraph (d), a school site,
or a charter school must have a world's best workforce plan under section 120B.11 and an
alternative teacher professional pay system agreement under paragraph (b). A charter school
participant also must comply with subdivision 2a.
(b) The alternative teacher professional pay system agreement must:
(1) describe how teachers can achieve career advancement and additional compensation;
(2) describe how the school district, intermediate school district, school site, or charter
school will provide teachers with career advancement options that allow teachers to retain
primary roles in student instruction and facilitate site-focused professional development
that helps other teachers improve their skills;
(3) reform the "steps and lanes" salary schedule, prevent any teacher's compensation
paid before implementing the pay system from being reduced as a result of participating in
this system, base at least 60 percent of any compensation increase on teacher performance
using:
(i) schoolwide student achievement gains under section 120B.35 or locally selected
standardized assessment outcomes, or both;
(ii) measures of student growth and literacy that may include value-added models or
student learning goals, consistent with section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause
(9), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (9), and other measures that include
the academic literacy, oral academic language, and achievement of English learners under
section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clause (10), or 122A.41, subdivision 5,
paragraph (b), clause (10); and
(iii) an objective evaluation program under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph
(b), clause (2), or 122A.41, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), clause (2);
(4) provide for participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as professional
learning communities to improve instructional skills and learning that are aligned with
student needs under section 120B.11, consistent with the staff development plan under
section 122A.60 and led during the school day by trained teacher leaders such as master or
mentor teachers;
(5) allow any teacher in a participating school district, intermediate school district, school
site, or charter school that implements an alternative pay system to participate in that system
without any quota or other limit; and
(6) encourage collaboration rather than competition among teachers.
(c) The alternative teacher professional pay system may:
(1) include a hiring bonus or other added compensation deleted text begin fordeleted text end new text begin to provide students with
equitable access tonew text end teachers whonew text begin , consistent with section 120B.11, subdivision 2, clause
(3):
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new text begin (i) new text end are identified as effective or highly effective under the local teacher professional
review cycle deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin or, when being considered for hire as first-year teachers, have demonstrated
skills during student teaching for being highly effective at closing achievement gaps;
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new text begin (ii) new text end work in anew text begin high-need ornew text end hard-to-fill positionnew text begin ;new text end or
new text begin (iii) are hired to work new text end in a hard-to-staff school such as a school with a majority of students
whose families meet federal poverty guidelines, a geographically isolated school, or a school
identified by the state as eligible for targeted programs or services for its students; deleted text begin and
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(2) include incentives for teachers to obtain a master's degree or other advanced
certification new text begin with at least 18 credits new text end in their content field of licensurenew text begin required for teaching
concurrent enrollment or college in the schools coursesnew text end , new text begin or to new text end pursue the training or education
necessary to obtain an additional licensure in shortage areas identified by the district or
charter schooldeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin ;new text end or
new text begin (3)new text end help fund a deleted text begin "grow your own"deleted text end new text begin Grow Your Ownnew text end new teacher initiativenew text begin involving
nonlicensed educational professionals, including paraprofessionals and cultural liaisons,
who are of color or who are American Indiannew text end .
(d) An intermediate school district under this subdivision must demonstrate in a form
and manner determined by the commissioner that it uses the aid it receives under this section
for activities identified in the alternative teacher professional pay system agreement.
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Basic alternative teacher compensation aid.
(a) The basic alternative teacher
compensation aid for a school with a plan approved under section 122A.414, subdivision
2b, equals 65 percent of the alternative teacher compensation revenue under subdivision 1.
The basic alternative teacher compensation aid for a charter school with a plan approved
under section 122A.414, subdivisions 2a and 2b, equals $260 times the number of pupils
enrolled in the school on October 1 of the previous year, or on October 1 of the current year
for a charter school in the first year of operation, times the ratio of the sum of the alternative
teacher compensation aid and alternative teacher compensation levy for all participating
school districts to the maximum alternative teacher compensation revenue for those districts
under subdivision 1.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and subdivision 1, the state total basic alternative
teacher compensation aid entitlement must not exceed $75,840,000 for fiscal year 2016 and
$88,118,000 for fiscal year 2017 and later. The commissioner must limit the amount of
alternative teacher compensation aid approved under this section so as not to exceed these
limits by not approving new participants or by prorating the aid among participating districts,
intermediate school districts, school sites, and charter schools. The commissioner may also
reallocate a portion of the allowable aid for the biennium from the second year to the first
year to meet the needs of approved participants.
new text begin (c) new text end Basic alternative teacher compensation aid for an intermediate district or other
cooperative unit equals $3,000 times the number of licensed teachers employed by the
intermediate district or cooperative unit on October 1 of the previous school year.
Sec. 15.
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[122A.417] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER COMPENSATION REVENUE
FOR ST. CROIX RIVER EDUCATION DISTRICT.
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Notwithstanding section 122A.415, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), the St. Croix River
Education District, No. 6009-61, is eligible to receive alternative teacher compensation
revenue based on its staffing as of October 1 of the previous fiscal year. To qualify for
alternative teacher compensation revenue, the St. Croix River Education District must meet
all the requirements of sections 122A.414 and 122A.415 that apply to cooperative units,
must report its staffing as of October 1 of each year to the department in a manner determined
by the commissioner, and must annually report to the department by November 30 its
expenditures for the alternative teacher professional pay system consistent with the uniform
financial accounting and reporting standards.
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Sec. 16.
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[122A.627] POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS.
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"Positive behavioral interventions and supports" or "PBIS" means an evidence-based
framework for preventing problem behavior, providing instruction and support for positive
and prosocial behaviors, and supporting social, emotional, and behavioral needs for all
students. Schoolwide implementation of PBIS requires training, coaching, and evaluation
for school staff to consistently implement the key components that make PBIS effective for
all students, including:
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(1) establishing, defining, teaching, and practicing three to five positively stated
schoolwide behavioral expectations that are representative of the local community and
cultures;
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(2) developing and implementing a consistent system used by all staff to provide positive
feedback and acknowledgment for students who display schoolwide behavioral expectations;
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(3) developing and implementing a consistent and specialized support system for students
who do not display behaviors representative of schoolwide positive expectations;
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(4) developing a system to support decisions based on data related to student progress,
effective implementation of behavioral practices, and screening for students requiring
additional behavior supports;
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(5) using a continuum of evidence-based interventions that is integrated and aligned to
support academic and behavioral success for all students; and
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(6) using a team-based approach to support effective implementation, monitor progress,
and evaluate outcomes.
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Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.70, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Teacher mentoringnew text begin , induction, and retentionnew text end programs.
new text begin (a) new text end School
districts are encouraged to develop teacher mentoringnew text begin , induction, and retentionnew text end programs
for teachers new to the profession or district, including teaching residents, new text begin teachers in
high-need fields, new text end teachers of color, new text begin teachers who are American Indian, new text end teachers with special
needs, or experienced teachers in need of peer coaching.
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(b) Teacher mentoring programs must support districts' teacher evaluation and peer
review processes under sections 122A.40, subdivision 8, and 122A.41, subdivision 5. A
district may use staff development revenue under sections 122A.60 and 122A.61, special
grant programs established by the legislature, or another funding source to pay a stipend of
up to $500 to a mentor.
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Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings
given to them.
(a) "Eligible institution" means a Minnesota public postsecondary institution, a private,
nonprofit two-year trade and technical school granting associate degrees, an opportunities
industrialization center accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools,
or a private, residential, two-year or four-year, liberal arts, degree-granting college or
university located in Minnesota.
(b) "Course" means a course or program.
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(c) "Concurrent enrollment" means nonsectarian courses in which an eligible pupil under
subdivision 5 or 6 enrolls to earn both secondary and postsecondary credits, are taught by
a secondary teacher or a postsecondary faculty member, and are offered at a high school
for which the district is eligible to receive concurrent enrollment program aid under section
124D.091.
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Sec. 19.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Authorization; notification.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
an 11th or 12th grade pupil enrolled in a school or an American Indian-controlled tribal
contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange
pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to an eligible
institution, as defined in subdivision 3, to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered by that
postsecondary institution. deleted text begin Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade
pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled tribal contract or grant school
eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign exchange pupil enrolled in a district
under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll in nonsectarian courses offered
under subdivision 10, if (1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution
providing the course agree to the student's enrollment or (2) the course is a world language
course currently available to 11th and 12th grade students, and consistent with section
120B.022 governing world language standards, certificates, and seals.deleted text end If an institution
accepts a secondary pupil for enrollment under this section, the institution shall send written
notice to the pupil, the pupil's school or school district, and the commissioner deleted text begin within ten
days of acceptancedeleted text end . The notice must indicate the course and hours of enrollment of that
pupil. If the pupil enrolls in a course for postsecondary credit, the institution must notify
the pupil about payment in the customary manner used by the institution.
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end
new text begin Authorization; 9th or 10th grade pupil. new text end
new text begin
Notwithstanding any other law to
the contrary, a 9th or 10th grade pupil enrolled in a district or an American Indian-controlled
tribal contract or grant school eligible for aid under section 124D.83, except a foreign
exchange pupil enrolled in a district under a cultural exchange program, may apply to enroll
in nonsectarian courses offered under subdivision 10, if:
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(1) the school district and the eligible postsecondary institution providing the course
agree to the student's enrollment; or
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(2) the course is a world language course currently available to 11th and 12th grade
students, and consistent with section 120B.022 governing world language standards,
certificates, and seals.
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Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Courses according to agreements.
new text begin (a) new text end An eligible pupil, according to
subdivision 5, may enroll in a nonsectarian course taught by a secondary teacher or a
postsecondary faculty member and offered at a secondary school, or another location,
according to an agreement between a public school board and the governing body of an
eligible public postsecondary system or an eligible private postsecondary institution, as
defined in subdivision 3. All provisions of this section shall apply to a pupil, public school
board, district, and the governing body of a postsecondary institution, except as otherwise
provided.
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(b) To encourage students, especially American Indian students and students of color,
to consider teaching as a profession, participating schools, school districts, and postsecondary
institutions are encouraged to develop and offer an "Introduction to Teaching" or
"Introduction to Education" course under this subdivision. An institution that receives a
grant to develop a course under this paragraph must annually report to the commissioner
in a form and manner determined by the commissioner on the participation rates of students
in courses under this paragraph, including the number of students who apply for admission
to colleges or universities with teacher preparation programs.
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Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.09, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13.
Financial arrangements.
For a pupil enrolled in a course under this section,
the department must make payments according to this subdivision for courses that were
taken for secondary credit.
The department must not make payments to a school district or postsecondary institution
for a course taken for postsecondary credit only. The department must not make payments
to a postsecondary institution for a course from which a student officially withdraws during
the first 14 days of the quarter or semester or who has been absent from the postsecondary
institution for the first 15 consecutive school days of the quarter or semester and is not
receiving instruction in the home or hospital.
A postsecondary institution shall receive the following:
(1) for an institution granting quarter credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall be
an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the formula allowance minus $425, multiplied
by 1.2, and divided by 45; or
(2) for an institution granting semester credit, the reimbursement per credit hour shall
be an amount equal to 88 percent of the product of the general revenue formula allowance
minus $425, multiplied by 1.2, and divided by 30.
The department must pay to each postsecondary institution 100 percent of the amount
in clause (1) or (2) within deleted text begin 30deleted text end new text begin 45new text end days of receiving initial enrollment information each quarter
or semester. If changes in enrollment occur during a quarter or semester, the change shall
be reported by the postsecondary institution at the time the enrollment information for the
succeeding quarter or semester is submitted. At any time the department notifies a
postsecondary institution that an overpayment has been made, the institution shall promptly
remit the amount due.
Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.68, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Eligible pupils.
(a) A pupil under the age of 21 or who meets the requirements
of section 120A.20, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), is eligible to participate in the graduation
incentives program, if the pupil:
(1) performs substantially below the performance level for pupils of the same age in a
locally determined achievement test;
(2) is behind in satisfactorily completing coursework or obtaining credits for graduation;
(3) is pregnant or is a parent;
(4) has been assessed as chemically dependent;
(5) has been excluded or expelled according to sections 121A.40 to 121A.56;
(6) has been referred by a school district for enrollment in an eligible program or a
program pursuant to section 124D.69;
(7) is a victim of physical or sexual abuse;
(8) has experienced mental health problems;
(9) has experienced homelessness sometime within six months before requesting a
transfer to an eligible program;
(10) speaks English as a second language or is an English learner; or
(11) has withdrawn from school or has been chronically truant; or
(12) is being treated in a hospital in the seven-county metropolitan area for cancer or
other life threatening illness or is the sibling of an eligible pupil who is being currently
treated, and resides with the pupil's family at least 60 miles beyond the outside boundary
of the seven-county metropolitan area.
(b) For deleted text begin the 2016-2017 school yeardeleted text end new text begin fiscal years 2017 and 2018new text end only, a pupil otherwise
qualifying under paragraph (a) who is at least 21 years of age and not yet 22 years of age,
is an English learner with an interrupted formal education according to section 124D.59,
subdivision 2a, and was in an early middle college program during the previous school year
is eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under section 124D.68 and
in concurrent enrollment courses offered under section 124D.09, subdivision 10, and is
funded in the same manner as other pupils under this section.
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.695, is amended to read:
124D.695 APPROVED RECOVERY PROGRAM FUNDING.
Subdivision 1.
Approved recovery program.
"Approved recovery program" means a
course of instruction offered by a recovery school that provides academic services, assistance
with recovery, and continuing care to students recovering from substance abuse or
dependency. A recovery program may be offered in a transitional academic setting designed
to meet graduation requirements. A recovery program must be approved by the commissioner
of education. The commissioner may specify the manner and form of the application for
the approval of a recovery school or recovery program.new text begin The commissioner must also approve
any unreimbursed pupil transportation costs incurred by students participating in an approved
recovery program.
new text end
Subd. 2.
Eligibility.
new text begin (a) new text end An approved recovery program is eligible for an annual recovery
program grant of up to $125,000 to pay for a portion of the costs deleted text begin ofdeleted text end new text begin under this section fornew text end
recovery program support staff deleted text begin under this sectiondeleted text end new text begin and approved pupil transportation expensesnew text end .
new text begin (b)new text end "Recovery program support staff" means licensed alcohol and chemical dependency
counselors, licensed school counselors, licensed school psychologists, licensed school
nurses, and licensed school social workers.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 25.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.98, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Literacy incentive aid.
new text begin (a)new text end A district's literacy incentive aid equals the
sum of the proficiency aid under subdivision 2, and the growth aid under subdivision 3.
new text begin
(b) For fiscal year 2018 and later, the commissioner must prorate the aid under this
subdivision to ensure that the aid entitlement does not exceed $45,972,000.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective for revenue in fiscal year 2018 and later.
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Sec. 26.
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[124D.99] INNOVATION ZONES.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
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Establishment; requirements for participation; innovation zone plans.
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(a) The innovation zone program is established to improve student and school outcomes
consistent with the world's best workforce requirements under section 120B.11. Innovation
zone partnerships allow school districts and charter schools to research and implement
innovative education programming models designed to better prepare students for the world
of the 21st century.
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(b) One or more school districts or charter schools may join together to form an innovation
zone partnership. The partnership may include other nonschool partners, including
postsecondary institutions, other units of local government, nonprofit organizations, and
for-profit organizations. An innovation zone plan must be collaboratively developed in
concert with the school's instructional staff.
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(c) An innovation zone partnership must research and implement innovative education
programs and models that are based on proposed hypotheses. An innovation zone plan may
include an emerging practice not yet supported by peer-reviewed research. Examples of
innovation zone research may include, but are not limited to:
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(1) personalized learning, allowing students to excel at their own pace and according to
their interests, aspirations, and unique needs;
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(2) new approaches to evaluation and assessment, including reducing duplicative
assessments, using fully adaptive on- and off-grade assessments, and using assessments to
identify early targeted interventions;
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(3) the use of competency outcomes rather than seat time and course completion to fulfill
standards, credits, and other graduation requirements;
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(4) multidisciplinary, real-world, inquiry-based, student-directed models designed to
make learning more engaging and relevant, including documenting and validating learning
that takes place beyond the school day and school walls;
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(5) models of instruction designed to close the achievement gap, including new models
for prekindergarten learners, age three to grade 3 models, English as a second language
models, early identification and prevention of mental health issues, and others;
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(6) new partnerships between secondary schools and postsecondary institutions,
employers, or career training institutions enabling students to complete industry certifications,
postsecondary education credits, and other credentials;
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(7) new methods of collaborative leadership including the expansion of schools where
teachers have larger professional roles;
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(8) new ways to enhance parental and community involvement in learning;
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(9) new models of professional development for educators including embedded
professional development; or
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(10) new models in other areas such as whole child instruction, social-emotional skill
development, technology-based or blended learning, parent and community involvement,
professional development and mentoring, and models that increase the return on investment.
new text end
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(d) An innovation zone plan submitted to the commissioner must describe:
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(1) how the plan will improve student and school outcomes consistent with the world's
best workforce requirements under section 120B.11;
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(2) the role of each partner in the zone;
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(3) the research methodology used for each proposed action in the plan;
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(4) the exemptions from statutes and rules in subdivision 2 that the innovation zone
partnership will use;
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(5) a timeline for implementing the plan; and
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(6) how results of the plan will be disseminated.
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The governing board for each partner must approve the innovation zone plan. Innovation
zone partnerships may, but are not required to, submit an implementation grant application
with their plan under subdivision 3.
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(e) Upon unanimous approval of the initial innovation zone partners and approval of the
commissioner of education, the innovation zone partnership may extend membership to
other partners. A new partner's membership is effective 30 days after the innovation zone
partnership notifies the commissioner of the proposed change in membership unless the
commissioner disapproves the new partner's membership.
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(f) Notwithstanding other law to the contrary, a school district or charter school
participating in an innovation zone partnership under this section continues to receive all
revenue and maintains its taxation authority in the same manner as before its participation
in the innovation zone partnership. The innovation zone school district and charter school
partners remain organized and governed by their respective school boards with general
powers under chapter 123B or 124E, and remain subject to any employment agreements
under chapters 122A and 179A. School district and charter school employees participating
in an innovation zone partnership remain employees of their respective school district or
charter school.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Exemptions from laws and rules. new text end
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Notwithstanding any law to the contrary,
an innovation zone partner with an approved plan is exempt from each of the following
state education laws and rules specifically identified in its plan, none of which may be
construed as exempting an innovation zone partner from the Minnesota Comprehensive
Assessments:
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(1) any law or rule a district-created, site-governed school under section 123B.045 is
exempt from;
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(2) any statute or rule that the commissioner has granted exemption from to another
district or charter school;
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(3) student attendance recording requiring more than one count each day;
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(4) high school curricular or graduation requirements that may be met through the adult
learning programs provided under sections 124D.52, subdivision 9, and 126C.05, subdivision
15, paragraph (b), clause (i);
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(5) individual course requirements under sections 120B.021 and 120B.024 for Algebra
II for a student if enrolled in a course in applied mathematics, science, technology,
engineering, math, or other learning experience determined by the innovation zone plan to
be equivalent to Algebra II, and that is aligned with that student's career plans;
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(6) online learning program approval under section 124D.095, subdivision 7, if the
school district or charter school offers a course or program online combined with direct
access to a teacher for a portion of that course or program;
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(7) restrictions on extended time revenue under section 126C.10, subdivision 2a, for a
student who meets the criteria of section 124D.68, subdivision 2;
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(8) calendar and credit restrictions under section 120B.024 and related rules if the student
meets the competencies required for graduation described in the innovation zone plan and
the student completes either a career certification or one or more years of postsecondary
education; and
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(9) any required hours of instruction in any class or subject area, measured by Carnegie
units or otherwise, for a student who is meeting all competencies consistent with the
graduation standards described in the innovation zone plan.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Planning and implementation grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) An innovation zone partnership
may submit an application for approval of the innovation zone plan, a planning grant, or an
implementation grant.
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(b) An innovation zone partnership may submit its plan at any time to the commissioner
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The commissioner must approve
or reject the plan after reviewing the recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory
Panel. An initial innovation zone plan that has been rejected by the commissioner may be
resubmitted to the commissioner after the innovation zone partnership has modified the
plan to meet each individually identified objection.
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(c) An application for an innovation zone planning grant may be submitted to the
commissioner at any time in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. The
planning grant application must:
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(1) name each member of the partnership;
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(2) identify the hypotheses or practices the innovation zone will implement based upon
the research and methodology design cited in the plan;
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(3) describe how teachers and other educational staff from the affected school sites will
be included in the planning and implementation process;
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(4) propose a timeline of activities to develop an implementation plan; and
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(5) describe the planning process budget.
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In any year in which funds are available, the commissioner must approve or reject the
planning grant application based on the recommendations of the Innovation Zone Advisory
Panel. A planning grant may be awarded for up to two years.
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(d) An application for an implementation grant must be submitted by April 1 of any year
in the form and manner specified by the commissioner. An application for an implementation
grant must include all of the information included in the planning grant, describe how the
plan will be implemented, and include a detailed budget. By May 1 of each year, the
commissioner must approve or reject the grant application based on the recommendation
of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel and the availability of funds. An implementation
grant may be awarded for up to four years and may be renewed. An innovation zone
partnership may apply for an implementation grant without having first applied for a planning
grant.
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new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Innovation Zone Advisory Panel. new text end
new text begin
(a) The commissioner must establish and
convene an Innovation Zone Advisory Panel.
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(b) The panel must be composed of 14 members. One member must be appointed by
each of the following organizations: Education Minnesota, Minnesota Association of
Secondary School Principals, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association,
Minnesota Association of School Administrators, Minnesota School Boards Association,
Minnesota Association of Charter Schools, Center for Applied Research and Educational
Improvement at the University of Minnesota, and the Office of Higher Education. Six
members must be appointed by the commissioner of education, three of whom must have
expertise in innovation and three must have expertise in evaluation and research.
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(c) The panel must:
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(1) review all innovation zone plans submitted for approval; and
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(2) recommend planning and implementation grant amounts for each qualifying applicant.
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new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Commissioner approval. new text end
new text begin
Upon review of the evidence submitted, the
commissioner may approve an innovation zone plan. Upon recommendation of the Innovation
Zone Advisory Panel, and subject to available appropriations, the commissioner shall award
planning and implementation grants to qualifying applicants. The commissioner shall
consider geographical distribution when awarding grants. If an innovation zone partnership
fails to implement its innovation zone plan as described in its application and according to
the stated timeline, upon recommendation of the Innovation Zone Advisory Panel, the
commissioner must alert the partnership members and provide the opportunity to remediate.
If implementation continues to fail, the commissioner must suspend or terminate the
innovation zone plan.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Project evaluation, dissemination, and report to legislature. new text end
new text begin
Each innovation
zone partnership must submit project data to the commissioner in the form and manner
provided for in the approved application. At least once every two years, the commissioner
must analyze each innovation zone's progress in realizing the objectives of the innovation
zone partnership's plan. The commissioner must summarize and categorize innovation zone
plans and submit a report to the education committees of the legislature by February 1 of
each odd-numbered year. The report may include recommendations for improving this
section and describe additional statutes and rules from which innovation zone partnerships
may be exempt.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Certain federal, state, and local requirements.
(a) A charter school shall
meet all federal, state, and local health and safety requirements applicable to school districts.
(b) A school must comply with statewide accountability requirements governing standards
and assessments in chapter 120B.
(c) A charter school must comply with the Minnesota Public School Fee Law, sections
123B.34 to 123B.39.
(d) A charter school is a district for the purposes of tort liability under chapter 466.
(e) A charter school must comply with the Pledge of Allegiance requirement under
section 121A.11, subdivision 3.
(f) A charter school and charter school board of directors must comply with chapter 181
governing requirements for employment.
(g) A charter school must comply with continuing truant notification under section
260A.03.
(h) A charter school must develop and implement a teacher evaluation and peer review
process under section 122A.40, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (13)new text begin , and
paragraph (d)new text end . The teacher evaluation process in this paragraph does not create any additional
employment rights for teachers.
(i) A charter school must adopt a policy, plan, budget, and process, consistent with
section 120B.11, to review curriculum, instruction, and student achievement and strive for
the world's best workforce.
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(j) A charter school is subject to and must comply with the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act,
sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
new text end
Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end
new text begin Role, responsibilities, and requirements of authorizers. new text end
new text begin
(a) The role of an
authorizer is to ensure that the schools it authorizes fulfill the purposes for chartered public
schools and the agreed-upon terms of the charter contract in order to safeguard quality
educational opportunities for students and maintain public trust and confidence.
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(b) An authorizer has the following responsibilities:
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(1) to review applications for new schools and grade and site expansions of current
schools and determine whether to approve or deny the applications based on sound criteria
and needs;
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(2) to negotiate and execute performance charter contracts with the schools it authorizes;
new text end
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(3) to conduct ongoing monitoring and oversight of the school's academic, operational,
and financial performance commensurate with the school's circumstances during the term
of the charter contract; and
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(4) to evaluate the academic, operational, and financial performance of the school as
defined in the charter contract prior to the end of the contract to determine the renewal status
or termination of the contract.
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(c) The commissioner shall not require an authorizer to undertake any role or
responsibility beyond those in statute or the charter contract, or perform any oversight
function which the department exercises in relation to any other public school.
new text end
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(d) The authorizer shall document in the annual income and expenditure report under
subdivision 8 the training its staff and consultants participated in during the previous school
year relative to chartering and authorizer role and responsibilities.
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(e) The authorizer must participate in annual department-approved training.
new text end
Sec. 29.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Application content.
(a) To be approved as an authorizer, an applicant must
include in its application to the commissioner at least the following:
(1) how the organization carries out its mission by chartering schools;
(2) a description of the capacity of the organization to serve as an authorizer, including
the positions allocated to authorizing duties, the qualifications for those positions, the
full-time equivalencies of those positions, and the financial resources available to fund the
positions;
(3) the application and review process the authorizer uses to decide whether to grant
charters;
(4) the type of contract it arranges with the schools it charters to meet the provisions of
section 124E.10;
(5) the process for overseeing the school, consistent with clause (4), to ensure that the
schools chartered comply with applicable law and rules and the contract;
(6) the criteria and process the authorizer uses to approve applications adding grades or
sites under section 124E.06, subdivision 5;new text begin and
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(7) the process for renewing or terminating the school's charter based on evidence
showing the academic, organizational, and financial competency of the school, including
its success in increasing student achievement and meeting the goals of the charter school
agreementdeleted text begin ; anddeleted text end new text begin .
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(8) an assurance specifying that the organization is committed to serving as an authorizer
for the full five-year term.
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(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), an authorizer that is a school district may satisfy the
requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), and any requirement governing a conflict
of interest between an authorizer and its charter schools or ongoing evaluation or continuing
education of an administrator or other professional support staff by submitting to the
commissioner a written promise to comply with the requirements.
Sec. 30.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.05, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Withdrawal.
If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw
as an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under section 124E.10,
subdivision 4, the authorizer must notify all its chartered schools and the commissioner in
writing by March 1 of its intent to withdraw as an authorizer on June 30 in the next calendar
year, regardless of when the authorizer's five-year term of approval ends. new text begin Upon notification
of the schools and commissioner, the authorizer must provide a letter to the school for
distribution to families of students enrolled in the school that explains the decision to
withdraw as an authorizer and outlines the process the authorizer will undertake to assist
the school's transfer to another authorizer. new text end The commissioner may approve the transfer of
a charter school to a new authorizer under section 124E.10, subdivision deleted text begin 5deleted text end new text begin 5anew text end .
Sec. 31.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Merger.
(a) Two or more charter schools may merge under chapter 317A. The
effective date of a merger must be July 1. The merged school must continue under the
identity of one of the merging schools. The authorizer and the merged school must execute
a new charter contract under section 124E.10, subdivision 1, by July 1. The authorizer must
submit to the commissioner a copy of the new signed charter contract within ten business
days of executing the contract.
(b) Each merging school must submit a separate year-end report for the previous fiscal
year for that school only. After the final fiscal year of the premerger schools is closed out,
each of those schools must transfer the fund balances and debts to the merged school.
(c) For its first year of operation, the merged school is eligible to receive aid from
programs requiring approved applications equal to the sum of the aid of all of the merging
schools. For aids based on prior year data, the merged school is eligible to receive aid for
its first year of operation based on the combined data of all of the merging schools.
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(d) A charter school notified that its contract is not being renewed or terminated under
section 124E.10, subdivision 4, may merge with another school only if the school proposing
to take over the school:
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(1) has a compatible academic or learning program;
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(2) had, as of June 30 of the previous year, a net positive unreserved general fund balance
for at least three fiscal years; and
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(3) submits a plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school that is approved
by the authorizers of the schools involved in the merger.
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After approving the school's plan for the assimilation of the schools into a merged school,
the authorizer shall submit an affidavit in the form and manner prescribed by the
commissioner at least 60 business days prior to contract nonrenewal or contract termination.
new text end
Sec. 32.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Membership criteria.
(a) The ongoing charter school board of directors shall
have at least five nonrelated members and include: (1) at least one licensed teacher who is
employed as a teacher deleted text begin atdeleted text end new text begin bynew text end the school or provides instruction under contract between the
charter school and a cooperative; (2) at least one parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled
in the charter school who is not an employee of the charter school; and (3) at least one
interested community member who resides in Minnesota, is not employed by the charter
school, and does not have a child enrolled in the school. The board structure may include
a majority of teachers under this paragraph or parents or community members, or it may
have no clear majority. The deleted text begin chief financial officer and thedeleted text end chief administrator may only
serve as ex-officio nonvoting board members. No charter school employees shall serve on
the board other than teachers under clause (1). Contractors providing facilities, goods, or
services to a charter school shall not serve on the board of directors of the charter school.
(b) An individual is prohibited from serving as a member of the charter school board of
directors if: (1) the individual, an immediate family member, or the individual's partner is
a full or part owner or principal with a for-profit or nonprofit entity or independent contractor
with whom the charter school contracts, directly or indirectly, for professional services,
goods, or facilities; or (2) an immediate family member is an employee of the school. An
individual may serve as a member of the board of directors if no conflict of interest exists
under this paragraph, consistent with this section.
(c) A violation of paragraph (b) renders a contract voidable at the option of the
commissioner or the charter school board of directors. A member of a charter school board
of directors who violates paragraph (b) is individually liable to the charter school for any
damage caused by the violation.
(d) Any employee, agent, or board member of the authorizer who participates in initially
reviewing, approving, overseeing, evaluating, renewing, or not renewing the charter school
is ineligible to serve on the board of directors of a school chartered by that authorizer.
Sec. 33.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Board structure.
Board bylaws shall outline the process and procedures for
changing the board's governance structure, consistent with chapter 317A. A board may
change its governance structure only:
(1) by a majority vote of the board of directors deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ;
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new text begin (2) bynew text end a majority vote of the licensed teachers employed by the school as teachers,
including licensed teachers providing instruction under a contract between the school and
a cooperative; and
deleted text begin (2)deleted text end new text begin (3)new text end with the authorizer's approval.
Any change in board governance structure must conform with the board composition
established under this section.
Sec. 34.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Training.
Every charter school board membernew text begin , including voting and nonvoting
ex-officio members,new text end shall attend annual training throughout the member's term. All new
board members shall attend initial training on the board's role and responsibilities,
employment policies and practices, and financial management. A new board member who
does not begin the required initial training within deleted text begin sixdeleted text end new text begin threenew text end months after being seated and
complete that training within deleted text begin 12deleted text end new text begin nine new text end months after being seated is automatically ineligible
to continue to serve as a board member. The school shall include in its annual report the
training each board member attended during the previous year.
Sec. 35.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end
new text begin School transfer of authorizers. new text end
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(a) If the authorizer and the charter school
board mutually agree to not renew the contract for a reason unrelated to any cause under
subdivision 4, the authorizer and charter school must jointly submit to the commissioner a
written and signed letter of their intent to mutually not renew the contract. The authorizer
that is a party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about the fiscal,
operational, and student performance status of the school, including unmet contract outcomes
and other contractual obligations. The charter contract between the proposed authorizers
and the school must identify and provide a plan to address any outstanding obligations. If
the commissioner does not approve the transfer of authorizer, the current authorizer and the
school may withdraw their letter of nonrenewal and enter into a new contract. If the
commissioner does not approve the transfer and the authorizer and school enter into a new
contract without withdrawing their letter of nonrenewal, the school must be dissolved
according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.
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(b) If, at the end of a contract, a charter school board votes to not renew its contract with
the authorizer, is not subject to action under an authorizer's established corrective action or
intervention plan as defined in their current contract, and is not subject to action of the
authorizer under subdivision 4, the charter school board must notify the authorizer and
commissioner that it does not plan to renew the relationship with the authorizer. The
authorizer that is party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about
the fiscal, operational, and student performance status of the school. The charter contract
between the proposed authorizer and the school must identify and provide a plan to address
any performance issues identified by the current authorizer. If the commissioner does not
approve the transfer of authorizers and the current authorizer and school do not enter into
a new contract, the school must be dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of
the contract.
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(c) If the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as an authorizer
under section 124E.05, subdivision 7, the proposed authorizer may submit a transfer request
to the commissioner at any time after the withdrawing authorizer has given proper notice
to the commissioner and the schools it authorizes. The authorizer and school board of
directors must, in a joint letter, notify families of students enrolled in the school of the date
of the withdrawal, and outline the process to change authorizers, and the possible outcomes
of that process. The commissioner shall have 20 business days to review the transfer request
and notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The
proposed authorizer and the school have 15 business days to address any issues identified
by the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall have 20 business days after the
proposed authorizer and the school address any issues identified by the commissioner's
initial review to make a final determination.
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(d) If the commissioner withdraws the authority of the authorizer to authorize schools
under section 124E.05, subdivision 6, the commissioner shall develop a transfer of authorizer
plan with the authorizer, the charter school, and the proposed authorizer. This paragraph
applies to schools not subject to nonrenewal for any cause under subdivision 4.
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(e) Transfer requests with the proposed contracts under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be
submitted to the commissioner at least 105 business days before the end of an existing
contract. The commissioner shall have 30 business days to review the transfer request and
notify the proposed authorizer and the school of the commissioner's decision. The proposed
authorizer and the school shall have 15 business days to address any issues identified by
the commissioner's review. The commissioner shall make a final determination of the transfer
request not later than 45 business days before the end of the current contract.
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Sec. 36.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.11, is amended to read:
124E.11 ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND ENROLLMENT.
(a) A charter schoolnew text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established
under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b),new text end may limit admission to:
(1) pupils within an age group or grade level;
(2) pupils who are eligible to participate in the graduation incentives program under
section 124D.68; or
(3) residents of a specific geographic area in which the school is located when the
majority of students served by the school are members of underserved populations.
(b) A charter schoolnew text begin , including its free preschool or prekindergarten program established
under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (b),new text end shall enroll an eligible pupil who
submits a timely application, unless the number of applications exceeds the capacity of a
program, class, grade level, or building. In this case, pupils must be accepted by lot. The
charter school must develop and publish, including on its Web site, a lottery policy and
process that it must use when accepting pupils by lot.
(c) A charter school shall give enrollment preference to a sibling of an enrolled pupil
and to a foster child of that pupil's parents and may give preference for enrolling children
of the school's staff before accepting other pupils by lot. A charter school that is located in
Duluth township in St. Louis County and admits students in kindergarten through grade 6
must give enrollment preference to students residing within a five-mile radius of the school
and to the siblings of enrolled children. A charter school may give enrollment preference
to children currently enrolled in the school's free preschool or prekindergarten program
under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten
in the next school year.
(d) A person shall not be admitted to a charter school (1) as a kindergarten pupil, unless
the pupil is at least five years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences; or (2) as a first grade student, unless
the pupil is at least six years of age on September 1 of the calendar year in which the school
year for which the pupil seeks admission commences or has completed kindergarten; except
that a charter school may establish and publish on its Web site a policy for admission of
selected pupils at an earlier age, consistent with the enrollment process in paragraphs (b)
and (c).
(e) Except as permitted in paragraph (d), a charter schoolnew text begin , including its free preschool
or prekindergarten program established under section 124E.06, subdivision 3, paragraph
(b),new text end may not limit admission to pupils on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of
achievement or aptitude, or athletic ability and may not establish any criteria or requirements
for admission that are inconsistent with this section.
(f) The charter school new text begin or any agent of the school new text end shall not distribute any services deleted text begin ordeleted text end new text begin ,new text end
goodsnew text begin , payments, or other incentivesnew text end of value to students, parents, or guardians as an
inducement, term, or condition of enrolling a student in a charter school.
(g) Once a student is enrolled in the school, the student is considered enrolled in the
school until the deleted text begin student formally withdrawsdeleted text end new text begin school receives a request for the transfer of
educational records from another school or a written election by the parent or guardian of
the student withdrawing the student, new text end ornew text begin the studentnew text end is expelled under the Pupil Fair Dismissal
Act in sections 121A.40 to 121A.56. deleted text begin A charter school is subject to and must comply with
the Pupil Fair Dismissal Act, sections 121A.40 to 121A.56.
deleted text end
(h) A charter school with at least 90 percent of enrolled students who are eligible for
special education services and have a primary disability of deaf or hard-of-hearing may
enroll prekindergarten pupils with a disability under section 126C.05, subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), and must comply with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education
Act under Code of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 300.324, subsection (2), clause
(iv).
Sec. 37.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Charter school information.
(a) Charter schools must disseminate
information about how to use the charter school offerings to targeted groups, among others.
Targeted groups include low-income families and communities, students of color, and
students who are at risk of academic failure.
(b) Authorizers and the commissioner must disseminate information to the public on
how to form and operate a charter school. Authorizers, operators, and the commissioner
also may disseminate information to interested stakeholders about the successful best
practices in teaching and learning demonstrated by charter schools.
new text begin
(c) A charter school must document its dissemination efforts in its annual report.
new text end
Sec. 38.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.22, is amended to read:
124E.22 BUILDING LEASE AID.
(a) When a charter school finds it economically advantageous to rent or lease a building
or land for any instructional purpose and it determines that the total operating capital revenue
under section 126C.10, subdivision 13, is insufficient for this purpose, it may apply to the
commissioner for building lease aid. The commissioner must review and either approve or
deny a lease aid application using the following criteria:
(1) the reasonableness of the price based on current market values;
(2) the extent to which the lease conforms to applicable state laws and rules; and
(3) the appropriateness of the proposed lease in the context of the space needs and
financial circumstances of the charter school. The commissioner must approve aid only for
a facility lease that has (i) a sum certain annual cost and (ii) a closure clause to relieve the
charter school of its lease obligations at the time the charter contract is terminated or not
renewed. The closure clause under item (ii) must not be constructed or construed to relieve
the charter school of its lease obligations in effect before the charter contract is terminated
or not renewed.
(b) A charter school must not use the building lease aid it receives for custodial,
maintenance service, utility, or other operating costs.
(c) The amount of annual building lease aid for a charter school shall not exceed the
lesser of (1) 90 percent of the approved cost or (2) the product of thenew text begin charter school building
lease aidnew text end pupil units served for the current school year times $1,314.
new text begin
(d) A charter school's building lease aid pupil units equals the sum of the charter school
pupil units under section 126C.05 and the pupil units for the portion of the day that the
charter school's enrolled students are participating in the Postsecondary Enrollment Options
Act under section 124D.09 and not otherwise included in the pupil count under section
126C.05.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
Sec. 39.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.56, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Requirement.
(a) Before a pupil is referred for a special education
evaluation, the district must conduct and document at least two instructional strategies,
alternatives, or interventions using a system of scientific, research-based instruction and
intervention in academics or behavior, based on the pupil's needs, while the pupil is in the
regular classroom. The pupil's teacher must document the results. A special education
evaluation team may waive this requirement when it determines the pupil's need for the
evaluation is urgent. This section may not be used to deny a pupil's right to a special
education evaluation.
(b) A school district shall use alternative intervention services, including the assurance
of mastery program under section 124D.66, or an early intervening services program under
subdivision 2 to serve at-risk pupils who demonstrate a need for alternative instructional
strategies or interventions.
(c) A student identified as being unable to read at grade level under section 120B.12,
subdivision 2, paragraph (a), must be provided with alternate instruction under this
subdivisionnew text begin that is multisensory, systematic, sequential, cumulative, and explicitnew text end .
Sec. 40.
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center.
For a matching grant
to Education Innovation Partners Cooperative Center, No. 6091-50, to provide research-based
professional development services, on-site training, and leadership coaching to teachers
and other school staff:
| $ |
500,000 |
..... |
2017 |
A grant under this subdivision must be matched with money or in-kind contributions
from nonstate sources. This is a onetime appropriation.new text begin This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2019.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 41. new text begin AGRICULTURAL EDUCATOR GRANTS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Grant program established. new text end
new text begin
A grant program is established to support
school districts in paying agricultural education teachers for work over the summer with
high school students in extended programs.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Application. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education shall develop the form and method
for applying for the grants. The commissioner shall develop criteria for determining the
allocation of the grants, including appropriate goals for the use of the grants.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Grant awards. new text end
new text begin
Grant funding under this section must be matched by funding
from the school district for the agricultural education teacher's summer employment. Grant
funding for each teacher is limited to the one-half share of 40 working days.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Reports. new text end
new text begin
School districts that receive grant funds shall report to the
commissioner of education no later than December 31 of each year regarding the number
of teachers funded by the grant program and the outcomes compared to the goals established
in the grant application. The Department of Education shall develop the criteria necessary
for the reports.
new text end
Sec. 42. new text begin COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION MUST SUBMIT ESSA PLAN TO
LEGISLATURE.
new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education must submit the state plan developed pursuant to the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by the Every Student
Succeeds Act, United States Code, title 20, section 6311, to the education policy and finance
committees of the legislature before submitting the plan to the United States Department
of Education. The commissioner of education must not implement the state plan until the
legislature has approved it.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 43. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION; ASSESSMENT EVALUATION AND
REPORT.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Department of Education must develop a method to evaluate the impact of
statewide testing on the local resources of school districts and charter schools. Resources
include but are not limited to staff, technology, student time, and network access. The
department must design the evaluation in collaboration with school districts and charter
schools to create a process that minimizes the impact on school districts and charter schools.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner must report to the chairs and the ranking minority members of
the legislative committees having jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12
education on the proposed evaluation method, resources needed, and amount of time needed
to implement the evaluation in time for the 2018 legislative session.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 44. new text begin EDUCATIONAL STABILITY FOR STUDENTS IN FOSTER CARE.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Establishment. new text end
new text begin
A pilot project is established to provide incentives for
school districts and county governments to develop partnership agreements and implement
transportation plans to help keep foster care students enrolled in their school of origin when
a student is placed in a foster care setting outside the school of origin's boundaries.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Qualifying plans. new text end
new text begin
A school district must submit an application in the form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner of education to participate in the program. To
qualify for participation, one or more school districts and the local child welfare agency
must have a written interagency agreement that describes the local plan for ensuring
educational stability for foster care students. The parties to the agreement must seek title
IV-E reimbursement for eligible students and eligible transportation costs. The plan must
describe:
new text end
new text begin
(1) how transportation services will be arranged and provided; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) how local transportation costs will be paid for if pilot project funds are insufficient
to cover all costs.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Pilot project; funding. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must reimburse partnerships with
qualifying plans under subdivision 2 at the end of the school year based on allowable
expenditures and reimbursements and compliance with other reporting requirements. If the
available appropriation is insufficient to fully fund all qualifying plans, the commissioner
may prorate the available funds statewide among all school districts with qualifying plans.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Report. new text end
new text begin
By February 1, 2018, the commissioner of education shall report on
the pilot project to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over early childhood through
grade 12 education. The report must include, at a minimum, the number of local agreements
entered into for this project along with the number of school districts and counties
participating in the agreements, baseline data showing the number of foster care students
who were able to remain in their school of origin and the changes in the ratio over the time
of the pilot project, data on expenditures for school stability transportation and federal
reimbursements received for the pilot project with a midyear projection of end-of-year costs
and revenues, and projected costs for statewide implementation of the program.
new text end
Sec. 45. new text begin FEDERAL EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT FUNDING FOR
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) ACTIVITIES.
new text end
new text begin
School districts are encouraged to use the funding provided for activities to support the
effective use of technology under Title IV, Part A, of the federal Every Student Succeeds
Act for:
new text end
new text begin
(1) mentor-led, hands-on STEM education and engagement with materials that support
inquiry-based and active learning;
new text end
new text begin
(2) student participation in STEM competitions, including robotics competitions; and
new text end
new text begin
(3) mentor-led, classroom-based, after-school activities with informal STEM instruction
and education.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 46. new text begin RURAL CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM
GRANTS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definition. new text end
new text begin
"Rural career and technical education (CTE) consortium"
means a voluntary collaboration of a service cooperative and other regional public and
private partners, including school districts and higher education institutions, that work
together to provide career and technical education opportunities within the service
cooperative's multicounty service area.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Establishment. new text end
new text begin
(a) A rural CTE consortium shall:
new text end
new text begin
(1) focus on the development of courses and programs that encourage collaboration
between two or more school districts;
new text end
new text begin
(2) develop new career and technical programs that focus on the industry sectors that
fuel the rural regional economy;
new text end
new text begin
(3) facilitate the development of highly trained and knowledgeable students who are
equipped with technical and workplace skills needed by regional employers;
new text end
new text begin
(4) improve access to career and technical education programs for students who attend
sparsely populated rural school districts by developing public and private partnerships with
business and industry leaders and by increasing coordination of high school and
postsecondary program options;
new text end
new text begin
(5) increase family and student awareness of the availability and benefit of career and
technical education courses and training opportunities; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) provide capital start-up costs for items including but not limited to a mobile welding
lab, medical equipment and lab, and industrial kitchen equipment.
new text end
new text begin
(b) In addition to the requirements in paragraph (a), a rural CTE consortium may:
new text end
new text begin
(1) address the teacher shortage crisis in career and technical education through incentive
funding and training programs; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) provide transportation reimbursement grants to provide equitable opportunities
throughout the region for students to participate in career and technical education.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Rural career and technical education advisory committee. new text end
new text begin
In order to be
eligible for a grant under this section, a service cooperative must establish a rural career
and technical education advisory committee to advise the cooperative on the administration
of the rural CTE consortium.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Private funding. new text end
new text begin
A rural CTE consortium may receive other sources of funds
to supplement state funding. All funds received shall be administered by the service
cooperative that is a member of the consortium.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Reporting requirements. new text end
new text begin
A rural CTE consortium must submit an annual
report on the progress of its activities to the commissioner of education and the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over secondary and postsecondary education. The annual report
must contain a financial report for the preceding fiscal year. The first report is due no later
than January 15, 2019.
new text end
Sec. 47. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Achievement and integration aid. new text end
new text begin
For achievement and integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
71,249,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
73,267,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $6,725,000 for 2017 and $64,524,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $7,169,000 for 2018 and $66,098,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Literacy incentive aid. new text end
new text begin
For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
45,972,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
45,972,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2017 and $41,375,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $4,597,000 for 2018 and $41,375,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants. new text end
new text begin
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
13,337,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
14,075,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Tribal contract schools. new text end
new text begin
For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.83:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,983,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,930,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $323,000 for 2017 and $1,660,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $184,000 for 2018 and $1,746,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin American Indian education aid. new text end
new text begin
For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
9,244,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
9,464,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $886,000 for 2017 and $8,358,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $928,000 for 2018 and $8,536,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Reading corps. new text end
new text begin
For grants to ServeMinnesota for the Minnesota reading corps
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 8:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,625,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
8,625,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for fiscal year 2020 is $11,925,000
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Concurrent enrollment program. new text end
new text begin
For concurrent enrollment programs under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.091:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
If the appropriation is insufficient, the commissioner must proportionately reduce the
aid payment to each district.
new text end
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Expanded concurrent enrollment grants. new text end
new text begin
For grants to institutions offering
"introduction to teaching" or "introduction to education" college in the schools courses
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (b):
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
375,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
375,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
and administer the grant program.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin ServeMinnesota program. new text end
new text begin
For funding ServeMinnesota programs under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 124D.37 to 124D.45:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
A grantee organization may provide health and child care coverage to the dependents
of each participant enrolled in a full-time ServeMinnesota program to the extent such
coverage is not otherwise available.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Student organizations. new text end
new text begin
For student organizations:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
725,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
725,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $46,000 each year is for student organizations serving health occupations (HOSA).
new text end
new text begin
(b) $100,000 each year is for student organizations serving trade and industry occupations
(Skills USA, secondary and postsecondary).
new text end
new text begin
(c) $95,000 each year is for student organizations serving business occupations (BPA,
secondary and postsecondary).
new text end
new text begin
(d) $193,000 each year is for student organizations serving agriculture occupations (FFA,
PAS).
new text end
new text begin
(e) $142,000 each year is for student organizations serving family and consumer science
occupations (FCCLA).
new text end
new text begin
(f) $109,000 each year is for student organizations serving marketing occupations (DECA
and DECA collegiate).
new text end
new text begin
(g) $40,000 each year is for the Minnesota Foundation for Student Organizations.
new text end
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Museums and education centers. new text end
new text begin
For grants to museums and education
centers:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
535,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
460,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
(a) $319,000 each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum. Of the amount in this
paragraph, $50,000 in each year is for the Minnesota Children's Museum, Rochester.
new text end
new text begin
(b) $50,000 each year is for the Duluth Children's Museum.
new text end
new text begin
(c) $41,000 each year is for the Minnesota Academy of Science.
new text end
new text begin
(d) $50,000 each year is for the Headwaters Science Center.
new text end
new text begin
(e) $75,000 in fiscal year 2018 only is for the Works Museum.
new text end
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin Starbase MN. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to Starbase MN for rigorous science, technology,
engineering, and math (STEM) program providing students in grades 4 to 6 with a
multisensory learning experience and a hands-on curriculum in an aerospace environment
using state-of-the-art technology:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 14. new text end
new text begin Recovery program grants. new text end
new text begin
For recovery program grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.695:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 15. new text end
new text begin Minnesota math corps program. new text end
new text begin
For the Minnesota math corps program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.42, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
550,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
550,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base in fiscal year 2020 is $2,000,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 16. new text end
new text begin Civic education grants. new text end
new text begin
For grants to the Minnesota Civic Education Coalition,
Minnesota Civic Youth, Learning Law and Democracy Foundation, and YMCA Youth in
Government to provide civic education programs for Minnesota youth age 18 and younger.
Civic education is the study of constitutional principles and the democratic foundation of
our national, state, and local institutions, and the study of political processes and structures
of government, grounded in the understanding of constitutional government under the rule
of law.
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$ new text end |
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125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 17. new text end
new text begin Minnesota Principals Academy. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to the University of Minnesota
College of Education and Human Development, for the operation of the Minnesota Principals
Academy:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
200,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 18. new text end
new text begin Educational stability for students living in foster care. new text end
new text begin
For a pilot project
to promote educational stability for students living in foster care:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
new text begin
Up to five percent of the appropriation may be used for state and local administrative
costs such as reporting, technical support, and establishing a title IV-E reimbursement
claiming process. This is a onetime appropriation. This appropriation is available until June
30, 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 19. new text end
new text begin Charter school building lease aid. new text end
new text begin
For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
73,341,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
78,802,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $6,850,000 for 2017 and $66,491,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $7,387,000 for 2018 and $71,415,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 20. new text end
new text begin Race 2 Reduce. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to support expanded Race 2 Reduce water
conservation programming in Minnesota schools:
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$ new text end |
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307,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
307,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) In the first year, $143,000 is for H2O for Life; $98,000 is for Independent School
District No. 624, White Bear Lake; and $66,000 is for Independent School District No. 832,
Mahtomedi.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is zero.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 21. new text end
new text begin Paraprofessional pathway to teacher licensure. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to school
districts for Grow Your Own new teacher programs:
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$ new text end |
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1,375,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
1,375,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The grants are for school districts where more than 25 percent of students are students
of color or are American Indian to provide financial assistance, mentoring, and experiences
to enable persons who are of color or who are American Indian and working or living in
the local community to become teachers. Districts or schools providing financial support
may require a commitment as determined by the district to teach in the district or school
for a reasonable amount of time that does not exceed five years. Grants may be used for:
new text end
new text begin
(1) tuition scholarships or stipends to eligible teaching assistants or other nonlicensed
employees who are of color or who are American Indian participating in a Board of Teaching
approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph
(a);
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new text begin
(2) a nonconventional teacher residency pilot program established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). The program shall provide tuition
scholarships or stipends to enable education or teaching assistants or other nonlicensed
employees of a first class city school district who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited
college or university and who seek an education license to participate in a Board of
Teaching-approved nonconventional teacher residency program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a). Any funds not awarded by June 1, 2019,
may be reallocated among the remaining districts if the total cost of the program exceeds
the original allocation; or
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new text begin
(3) supporting the development of residency programs at any school or district in the
state where at least 25 percent of students are students of color or are American Indian for
prospective teachers of color or who are American Indian who seek an education license
to participate in a Board of Teaching-approved program under Minnesota Statutes, section
122A.09, subdivision 10, paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin
(c) School districts and charter schools may also apply for grants to develop innovative
expanded Grow Your Own programs that encourage secondary school students to pursue
teaching, including:
new text end
new text begin
(1) developing and supporting future teacher clubs focused on encouraging middle and
high school students who are of color or who are American Indian to have experiential
learning, support the success of younger students, and pursue a teaching career; and
new text end
new text begin
(2) developing and offering dual-credit postsecondary course options in schools for
"Introduction to Teaching" or "Introduction to Education" courses consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.09, subdivision 10.
new text end
new text begin
(d) Programs must annually report to the commissioner by the date determined by the
commissioner on their activities under this section, including the number of participants,
the percentage of participants who are of color or who are American Indian, and an
assessment of program effectiveness, including participant feedback, areas for improvement,
the percentage of participants continuing to pursue teacher licensure, and the number of
participants hired in the school or district as teachers after completing preparation programs.
new text end
new text begin
(e) The department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation amount to monitor
and administer the grant program.
new text end
new text begin
(f) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 22. new text end
new text begin Statewide testing and reporting system. new text end
new text begin
For the statewide testing and
reporting system under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
10,892,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
10,892,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 23. new text end
new text begin College entrance examination reimbursement. new text end
new text begin
To reimburse districts for
students who qualify under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.30, subdivision 1, paragraph
(e), for onetime payment of their college entrance examination fee:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,511,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,511,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
The Department of Education must reimburse districts for their onetime payments on
behalf of students. Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second
year. This appropriation is available until October 1, 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 24. new text end
new text begin Alternative teacher compensation aid. new text end
new text begin
For alternative teacher compensation
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
89,863,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
89,623,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $8,917,000 for 2017 and $80,946,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $8,993,000 for 2018 and $80,630,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 25. new text end
new text begin
Collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program
grants.
new text end
new text begin
(a) For collaborative urban and greater Minnesota educators of color program grants:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,030,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,030,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) For fiscal years 2018, 2019, and 2020, grants shall be awarded in equal amounts:
$206,000 each year is for the Southeast Asian Teacher program at Concordia University,
St. Paul; $206,000 each year is for the Collaborative Urban Educator program at the
University of St. Thomas; $206,000 each year is for the Center for Excellence in Urban
Teaching at Hamline University; $206,000 each year is for the East Africa Student to Teacher
program at Augsburg College; and $206,000 each year is for the Urban Teacher program
at Metropolitan State University. Grants may be used to provide financial support to teacher
candidates completing licensure programs and complement other scholarship and stipend
programs created to address the shortage of teachers in Minnesota who are of color or who
are American Indian.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
department may retain up to five percent of the appropriation in each year to monitor and
administer the grant program.
new text end
new text begin
(d) By January 15 of each year, each institution shall prepare for the legislature a detailed
report regarding the funds used to recruit, retain, and induct teacher candidates who are of
color or who are American Indian. The report must include the total number of teacher
candidates of color, disaggregated by race or ethnic group, who are recruited to the institution,
are newly admitted to the licensure program, are enrolled in the licensure program, have
completed student teaching, have graduated, and are licensed and newly employed as
Minnesota teachers in their licensure field. The total number of teacher candidates who are
of color or who are American Indian at each stage from recruitment to licensed teaching
must be reported as a percentage of total candidates seeking the same licensure at the
institution. The report must include the graduation rate for each cohort of teacher candidates,
the placement rate for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, and the retention rate
for each graduating cohort of teacher candidates, among other program outcomes.
new text end
new text begin
(e) For fiscal year 2021 and later, grants shall be awarded only to programs that
demonstrate success at recruiting, retaining, and inducting teacher candidates who are of
color or who are American Indian. As funds are available, the commissioner may award
competitive grants to Minnesota higher education institutions that apply to the commissioner
in the form and manner determined by the commissioner.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 26. new text end
new text begin Examination fees; teacher training and support programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) For students'
advanced placement and international baccalaureate examination fees under Minnesota
Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and the training and related costs for teachers and
other interested educators under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The advanced placement program shall receive 75 percent of the appropriation each
year and the international baccalaureate program shall receive 25 percent of the appropriation
each year. The department, in consultation with representatives of the advanced placement
and international baccalaureate programs selected by the Advanced Placement Advisory
Council and International Baccalaureate Minnesota, respectively, shall determine the amounts
of the expenditures each year for examination fees and training and support programs for
each program.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 1, at least $500,000
each year is for teachers to attend subject matter summer training programs and follow-up
support workshops approved by the advanced placement or international baccalaureate
programs. The amount of the subsidy for each teacher attending an advanced placement or
international baccalaureate summer training program or workshop shall be the same. The
commissioner shall determine the payment process and the amount of the subsidy.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The commissioner shall pay all examination fees for all students of low-income
families under Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.13, subdivision 3, and to the extent of
available appropriations, shall also pay examination fees for students sitting for an advanced
placement examination, international baccalaureate examination, or both.
new text end
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 27. new text end
new text begin
Grants to increase science, technology, engineering, and math course
offerings.
new text end
new text begin
For grants to schools to encourage low-income and other underserved students
to participate in advanced placement and international baccalaureate programs according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.132:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for fiscal year 2020 is $815,000.
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new text begin Subd. 28. new text end
new text begin Agricultural educator grants. new text end
new text begin
For agricultural educator grants under section
1:
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$ new text end |
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250,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The
base for fiscal year 2020 is $500,000.
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new text begin Subd. 29. new text end
new text begin American Indian teacher preparation grants. new text end
new text begin
For joint grants to assist
American Indian people to become teachers under Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.63:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
460,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
460,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 30. new text end
new text begin African American Registry. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to the African American Registry
for the Teacher's Forum:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
132,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
132,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) The African American Registry must use the grant funds to establish partnerships
with Metropolitan State University and the University of St. Thomas to improve the cultural
competency of candidates seeking a first teaching license. By January 15 of each year, the
African American Registry shall report to the legislature a detailed report regarding the
funds used. The report must include the number of teachers prepared. The base appropriation
in fiscal year 2020 is $0.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 31. new text end
new text begin Rural career and technical education consortium. new text end
new text begin
(a) For rural career and
technical education consortium grants:
new text end
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
This appropriation is available until June 30, 2022. If the appropriation in the first year
is insufficient, the 2019 appropriation is available.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For fiscal year 2018 and 2019, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to the
consortium that is a collaboration of the Southwest/West Central Service Cooperative
(SWWC), Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota West Community and Technical
College, Ridgewater College, and other regional public and private partners. For fiscal year
2020 and 2021, the commissioner shall award a two-year grant to an applicant consortium
that includes the South Central Service Cooperative or Southeast Service Cooperative and
a two-year grant to an applicant consortium that includes the Northwest Service Cooperative
or Northeast Service Cooperative.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $3,000,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 32. new text end
new text begin Grants for high school transition teams. new text end
new text begin
For grants to support the planning
and implementation of high school transition teams of teachers, guidance counselors, and
high school students who assist students in grades 8 and 9 and their families to successfully
navigate the transition to high school:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
500,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
new text begin
This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2020. Of the amounts
appropriated, $250,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 622, North St.
Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 624,
White Bear Lake, and $100,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 832,
Mahtomedi.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 33. new text end
new text begin Support our students grant program. new text end
new text begin
(a) For grants to eligible schools under
the support our students grant program:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
4,000,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) To the extent practicable, the commissioner should allot amounts in each year of the
six-year grant period to ensure that adequate funds are available for the entirety of the grant.
Up to $100,000 in each fiscal year may be retained by the commissioner for administration
of the grant program. The base in fiscal year 2020 and later is $4,000,000.
new text end
new text begin
(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the fiscal year 2018
appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, and the fiscal year 2019 appropriation is
available until June 30, 2024. Any remaining balances shall cancel to the general fund.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 34. new text end
new text begin Educator assessment data training. new text end
new text begin
For training to help educators interpret
and use assessment data to improve instruction:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The appropriation must be used to help school districts and charter schools use, analyze,
and interpret the data from Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments in a timely manner to
improve instruction for individual students.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 35. new text end
new text begin Assessment evaluation and report. new text end
new text begin
For an evaluation of the impact of
statewide assessments on local resources:
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
40,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
-0- new text end |
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new text begin
2019 new text end |
Sec. 48. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end
new text begin
The revisor of statutes shall codify Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 56, in
the next publication of Minnesota Statutes.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 49. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124E.10, subdivision 5,
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new text begin
is repealed.
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ARTICLE 3
TEACHERS
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Endorsement; dual enrollment instruction. new text end
new text begin
The Board of Teaching must
issue an endorsement for dual enrollment instruction to a high school teacher licensed in a
content-specific field who successfully completes the requirements for providing dual
enrollment instruction in the teacher's licensure field, consistent with board-adopted
standards. The board must adopt standards for this endorsement in consultation with eligible
public postsecondary institutions participating in course agreements under section 124D.09,
subdivision 10. The board-adopted standards for the endorsement must allow a secondary
teacher that receives the endorsement to teach a dual credit course offered by any eligible
postsecondary institution. The endorsement means a change in the teacher's license that
allows the teacher to teach postsecondary college in the schools dual credit courses under
section 124D.09, subdivision 10, at a high school.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.17, is amended to read:
122A.17 VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATES OR LICENSES.
new text begin (a) new text end A rule adopted by the Board of Teachingnew text begin or the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Boardnew text end must not affect the validity of certificates or licenses to teach in effect on
July 1, 1974, or the rights and privileges of the holders thereof, except that any such
certificate or license may be suspended or revoked for any of the causes and by the procedures
specified by law.
new text begin
(b) All teacher licenses in effect on January 1, 2018, shall remain valid for one additional
year after the date the license is scheduled to expire.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Authority to license.
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must deleted text begin license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15,
subdivision 1, except for supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision
2.deleted text end new text begin issue teacher licenses to candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter.
new text end
(b) The Board of School Administrators must license supervisory personnel as defined
in section 122A.15, subdivision 2, except for athletic coaches.
deleted text begin
(c) Licenses under the jurisdiction of the Board of Teaching, the Board of School
Administrators, and the commissioner of education must be issued through the licensing
section of the department.
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deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end and the
Department of Education must enter into a data sharing agreement to share educational data
at the E-12 level for the limited purpose of program approval and improvement for teacher
education programs. The program approval process must include targeted redesign of teacher
preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end The Board of School Administrators and the Department of Education must enter
into a data sharing agreement to share educational data at the E-12 level for the limited
purpose of program approval and improvement for education administration programs. The
program approval process must include targeted redesign of education administration
preparation programs to address identified E-12 student areas of concern.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end For purposes of the data sharing agreements under paragraphs deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end and deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end ,
the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , Board of School
Administrators, and Department of Education may share private data, as defined in section
13.02, subdivision 12, on teachers and school administrators. The data sharing agreements
must not include educational data, as defined in section 13.32, subdivision 1, but may include
summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, derived from educational data.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
deleted text begin Teacher anddeleted text end Support personnel qualifications.
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must issue licenses under its jurisdiction to
persons the board finds to be qualified and competent for their respective positions, including
those meeting the standards adopted under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (n).
(b) The board must deleted text begin require a candidate for teacher licensure to demonstratedeleted text end new text begin establish new text end a
passing score on a board-adopted examination of skills in reading, writing, and mathematics,
deleted text begin before beingdeleted text end new text begin for a candidate to be new text end granted a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 2, 3, or 4 new text end teaching
license new text begin under section 122A.181 new text end to provide direct instruction to pupils in prekindergarten,
elementary, secondary, or special education programsdeleted text begin , except that the board may issue up
to four temporary, one-year teaching licenses to an otherwise qualified candidate who has
not yet passed a board-adopted skills exam. At the request of the employing school district
or charter school, the Board of Teaching may issue an initial professional one-year teaching
license to an otherwise qualified teacher not passing or demonstrating a passing score on a
board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics. For purposes of this
section, the initial professional one-year teaching license issued by the board is limited to
the current subject or content matter the teacher is employed to teach and limited to the
district or charter school requesting the initial professional one-year teaching license. If the
board denies the request, it must provide a detailed response to the school administrator as
to the reasons for the denialdeleted text end . The board must require colleges and universities offering a
board approved teacher preparation program to make available upon request remedial
assistance that includes a formal diagnostic component to persons enrolled in their institution
who did not achieve a qualifying score on a board-adopted skills examination, including
those for whom English is a second language. The colleges and universities must make
available assistance in the specific academic areas of candidates' deficiency. School districts
may make available upon request similar, appropriate, and timely remedial assistance that
includes a formal diagnostic component to those persons employed by the district who
completed their teacher education program, who did not achieve a qualifying score on a
board-adopted skills examination, and who received an initial professional one-year teaching
license to teach in Minnesota. The board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall report annually to the education
committees of the legislature on the total number of teacher candidates during the most
recent school year taking a board-adopted skills examination, the number who achieve a
qualifying score on the examination, the number who do not achieve a qualifying score on
the examination, and the candidates who have not passed a content or pedagogy exam,
disaggregated by categories of race, ethnicity, and eligibility for financial aid.
(c) deleted text begin The Board of Teaching must grant professional five-year teaching licenses only to
those persons who have met board criteria for that license, which includes passing a
board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics, and the exceptions
in section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), that are consistent with this paragraph.
deleted text end The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills
examination, does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota
school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the
content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end
teaching license to provide direct instruction in their native language or world language
instruction under section 120B.022, subdivision 1.
(d) All colleges and universities approved by the board deleted text begin of teachingdeleted text end to prepare persons
for teacher licensure must include in their teacher preparation programs a common core of
teaching knowledge and skills to be acquired by all persons recommended for teacher
licensure. Among other requirements, teacher candidates must demonstrate the knowledge
and skills needed to provide appropriate instruction to English learners to support and
accelerate their academic literacy, including oral academic language, and achievement in
content areas in a regular classroom setting. This common core shall meet the standards
developed by the interstate new teacher assessment and support consortium in its 1992
"model standards for beginning teacher licensing and development." Amendments to
standards adopted under this paragraph are covered by chapter 14. The board deleted text begin of teachingdeleted text end
shall report annually to the education committees of the legislature on the performance of
teacher candidates on common core assessments of knowledge and skills under this paragraph
during the most recent school year.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
Subd. 2b.
Reading specialist.
deleted text begin Not later than July 1, 2002,deleted text end The new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must adopt rules providing for reading teacher
licensure.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Supervisory and coach qualifications; code of ethics.
The deleted text begin commissioner of
educationdeleted text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board new text end must issue licenses under
its jurisdiction to persons the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin board new text end finds to be qualified and competent for
their respective positions under the rules it adopts. The deleted text begin commissioner of educationdeleted text end new text begin board
new text end may develop, by rule, a code of ethics for supervisory personnel covering standards of
professional practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance and
methods of enforcement.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
Subd. 3a.
Technology strategies.
All colleges and universities approved by the board
deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end to prepare persons for classroom teacher licensure must include in their teacher
preparation programs the knowledge and skills teacher candidates need to deliver digital
and blended learning and curriculum and engage students with technology.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
Subd. 7a.
Permission to substitute teach.
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may allow a person who is enrolled in and making satisfactory
progress in a board-approved teacher program and who has successfully completed student
teaching to be employed as a short-call substitute teacher.
(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may issue a
lifetime qualified short-call new text begin or long-call new text end substitute teaching license to a person who:
(1) was a qualified teacher under section 122A.16 while holding a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end
new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4 new text end teaching license issued by the boarddeleted text begin ,deleted text end new text begin under section 122A.181new text end and receives
a retirement annuity from the Teachers Retirement Association or the St. Paul Teachers
Retirement Fund Association;
(2) holds an out-of-state teaching license and receives a retirement annuity as a result
of the person's teaching experience; or
(3) held a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4new text end teaching license issued by the board,new text begin
under section 122A.181,new text end taught at least three school years in an accredited nonpublic school
in Minnesota, and receives a retirement annuity as a result of the person's teaching experience.
A person holding a lifetime qualified short-call new text begin or long-call new text end substitute teaching license is
not required to complete continuing education clock hours. A person holding this license
may reapply to the board for new text begin either:
new text end
new text begin (i) new text end a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4new text end teaching licensenew text begin under section 122A.181,new text end
and must again complete continuing education clock hours one school year after receiving
the deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or Tier 4new text end teaching licensenew text begin ; or
new text end
new text begin (ii) a Tier 1 license under section 122A.181, provided that the candidate has a bachelor's
degree, an associate's degree, or an appropriate professional credential in the content area
the candidate will teachnew text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:
Subd. 7c.
Temporary military license.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall establish a temporary license in accordance with section
197.4552 for teaching. The fee for a temporary license under this subdivision shall be $87.90
for an online application or $86.40 for a paper application.new text begin The board must provide candidates
for a license under this subdivision with information regarding the tiered licensure system
provided in section 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Background checks.
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end and deleted text begin the commissioner of educationdeleted text end new text begin the Board of School Administratorsnew text end
must request a criminal history background check from the superintendent of the Bureau
of Criminal Apprehension on all first-time teaching applicants for licenses under their
jurisdiction. Applicants must include with their licensure applications:
(1) an executed criminal history consent form, including fingerprints; and
(2) a money order or cashier's check payable to the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension
for the fee for conducting the criminal history background check.
(b) The superintendent of the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension shall perform the
background check required under paragraph (a) by retrieving criminal history data as defined
in section 13.87 and shall also conduct a search of the national criminal records repository.
The superintendent is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the Federal Bureau of
Investigation for purposes of the criminal history check. The superintendent shall recover
the cost to the bureau of a background check through the fee charged to the applicant under
paragraph (a).
(c) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or the
deleted text begin commissioner of educationdeleted text end new text begin Board of School Administratorsnew text end may issue a license pending
completion of a background check under this subdivision, but must notify the individual
that the individual's license may be revoked based on the result of the background check.new text begin
The individual must notify the school district or charter school that employs the individual
as a teacher that the individual's license has been revoked.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 11.
new text begin
[122A.181] TIERED LICENSURE SYSTEM.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board to issue
licenses.
new text end
new text begin
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must license teachers
as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1. The tiered licensure system supersedes the
licensure system implemented under Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.18, and
Minnesota Rules, part 8710.0300.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must issue a license to
candidates who meet the qualifications prescribed by this chapter.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Licensure tiers. new text end
new text begin
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must issue a license to candidates who meet the qualifications for the appropriate tier
according to the following table:
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Tier 1 license new text end |
new text begin
One year new text end |
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Unlimited new text end |
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(1) for a license to teach career and technical education, at least one of the following: new text end |
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(i) an associate's degree in the content area; new text end |
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(ii) professional credential; or new text end |
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(iii) five years of work experience in the content area; or new text end |
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(2) for a license to teach in a content area not included in clause (1), a baccalaureate degree. new text end |
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A candidate meeting the above qualifications must be granted a Tier 1 license upon the request of the employing school board or charter school board. new text end |
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Years worked with a Tier 1 license do not count toward the candidate's continuing contract under section 122A.40 or 122A.41. new text end |
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Must participate in a school district's mentorship and evaluation program that includes an individual growth and development plan. new text end |
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Tier 2 license new text end |
new text begin
Two years new text end |
new text begin
Up to two new text end |
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Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of the following: new text end |
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(1) enrolled in and making satisfactory progress in a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation program; new text end |
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(2) passing scores on all required skills, content area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or new text end |
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(3) master's degree in content area. new text end |
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A school board must confirm that the candidate has the necessary skills and knowledge to teach in a specified content area. new text end |
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Years worked with a Tier 2 license only count toward the candidate's continuing contract under section 122A.40 or 122A.41 if the candidate subsequently obtains a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license. new text end |
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Must participate in a school district's mentorship and evaluation program that includes an individual growth and development plan. new text end |
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Tier 3 license new text end |
new text begin
Three years new text end |
new text begin
One new text end |
new text begin
Meets Tier 1 qualifications and at least one of the following: new text end |
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(1) successful completion of a Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board-approved teacher preparation program; new text end |
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(2) successful completion of an out-of-state teacher preparation program that includes field-specific methods training and field-specific student teaching; new text end |
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(3) an out-of-state professional teaching license in good standing; new text end |
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(4) passing scores on all required skills, content area, and pedagogy licensure exams; or new text end |
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(5) National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. new text end |
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And meets at least one of the following criteria: new text end |
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(1) 12 weeks of student teaching experience; new text end |
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(2) two years of field-specific teaching experience; or new text end |
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(3) completion of a comprehensive teacher mentoring program offered by a Minnesota school. new text end |
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Must participate in a school district's evaluation program that includes an individual growth and development plan. new text end |
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Tier 4 license new text end |
new text begin
Five years new text end |
new text begin
Unlimited new text end |
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Meets Tier 3 qualifications and the following: new text end |
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(1) at least three years teaching experience in any state; and new text end |
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(2) passing scores on all required skills, content area, and pedagogy licensure exams. new text end |
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Must participate in a school district's evaluation program that includes an individual growth and development plan. new text end |
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Assessment alternatives. new text end
new text begin
A Tier 3 or Tier 4 teacher licensure candidate that
fails, after two attempts, to obtain a passing score on the board-adopted skills examination
in reading, writing, and mathematics may demonstrate to the board that they have attained
the required skills by either of the following:
new text end
new text begin
(1) completing a portfolio using board-adopted standards; or
new text end
new text begin
(2) teaching for three years in a Minnesota school with at least one summative teacher
evaluation and showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching according to section
122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 12.
new text begin
[122A.187] EXPIRATION AND RENEWAL.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin License form requirements. new text end
new text begin
Each license issued under this chapter must
bear the date of issue and the name of the state-approved teacher training provider or
alternative teaching program, as applicable. Licenses must expire and be renewed according
to rules adopted by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board or the Board
of School Administrators. Requirements for renewing a Tier 3 or Tier 4 license must include
showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching or administrative experience for at
least one school year during the period covered by the license in grades or subjects for which
the license is valid or completing such additional preparation as required under this section,
or as the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board prescribes. The Board of
School Administrators shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of supervisory
personnel except athletic coaches. The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of athletic coaches.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Professional growth. new text end
new text begin
(a) Applicants for license renewal for a Tier 3 or Tier 4
license who have been employed as a teacher during the renewal period of the expiring
license, as a condition of license renewal, must present to the Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth
in best teaching practices, including among other things, practices in meeting the varied
needs of English learners from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions
2 and 2a.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must ensure that its teacher
relicensing requirements include paragraph (a).
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 13.
new text begin
[122A.188] LICENSURE DENIAL; APPEAL.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Denial letter. new text end
new text begin
(a) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must inform a candidate within 30 days of receiving a completed application whether
the candidate's application for an initial teaching license or renewal of license has been
approved or denied. When an application is denied, the notification letter must inform the
candidate of the process for seeking review of the denial and of the appeals process provided
in this section, including all deadlines for seeking review of the denial decision and filing
an appeal. The notification letter must identify each licensure requirement the candidate
failed to meet.
new text end
new text begin
(b) For purposes of this section, "denial" means denial of an initial license or a denial
of a renewal license. Denial of an initial license includes a grant of a license that is a lower
tier than the candidate applied for and denial of application for an additional field of licensure.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Review of denial. new text end
new text begin
A candidate whose license application is denied may seek
review of the denial by submitting a letter to the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board within 30 calendar days of receipt of the denial letter. The candidate may
include any documentation necessary to demonstrate that the candidate meets the licensure
requirements. The board must review the denial within 60 calendar days of receipt of the
letter seeking review. If the board affirms the denial, the board must send the candidate a
letter identifying each licensure requirement the candidate failed to meet and informing the
candidate of the appeal process provided under this section.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Appeal. new text end
new text begin
A candidate whose application for license or license renewal has been
denied under subdivisions 1 and 2 may appeal the decision by filing a written request with
the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board within 30 days of notice that the
board has affirmed the denial of license. The board must then initiate a contested case under
the Administrative Procedure Act, sections 14.001 to 14.69.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.19, is amended to read:
122A.19 BILINGUAL AND ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE TEACHERS;
LICENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Bilingual and English as a second language licenses.
The new text begin Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , hereinafter the board, must grant
teaching licenses in bilingual education and English as a second language to persons who
present satisfactory evidence that they:
deleted text begin (a)deleted text end new text begin (1)new text end possess competence and communicative skills in English and in another language;
deleted text begin (b)deleted text end new text begin (2)new text end possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board, and
meet such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe,
consistent with subdivision 4new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (3) meet all other requirements for a teaching license provided in section 122A.18new text end .
Subd. 2.
Persons holding deleted text begin generaldeleted text end teaching licenses.
The board may license a person
who holds a deleted text begin generaldeleted text end teaching license new text begin in any tier under section 122A.181, new text end and who presents
the board with satisfactory evidence of competence and communicative skills in a language
other than English under this section.
Subd. 4.
Teacher preparation programs.
For the purpose of licensing bilingual and
English as a second language teachers, the board may approve programs at colleges or
universities designed for their training. These programs must provide instruction in
implementing research-based practices designed specifically for English learners. The
programs must focus on developing English learners' academic language proficiency in
English, including oral academic language, giving English learners meaningful access to
the full school curriculum, developing culturally relevant teaching practices appropriate for
immigrant students, and providing more intensive instruction and resources to English
learners with lower levels of academic English proficiency and varied needs, consistent
with section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a.
Subd. 5.
Persons eligible for employment.
Any person licensed under this section is
eligible for employment by a school board as a teacher in a bilingual education or English
as a second language program in which the language for which the person is licensed is
taught or used as a medium of instruction. A board may prescribe only those additional
qualifications for teachers licensed under this section that are approved by the board deleted text begin of
teachingdeleted text end .
Subd. 6.
Affirmative efforts in hiring.
In hiring for all bilingual education program
positions, districts must give preference to and make affirmative efforts to seek, recruit, and
employ persons who (1) are native speakers of the language which is the medium of
instruction in the bilingual education program or share a native language with the majority
of their students, and (2) share the culture of the English learners enrolled in the program.
The district shall provide procedures for involving the parent advisory committees in
designing the procedures for recruiting, screening, and selecting applicants. This section
must not be construed to limit the school board's authority to hire and discharge personnel.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Grounds for revocation, suspension, or denial.
(a) The new text begin Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or Board of School Administrators,
whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, may, on the written complaint of the
school board employing a teacher, a teacher organization, or any other interested person,
refuse to issue, refuse to renew, suspend, or revoke a teacher's license to teach for any of
the following causes:
(1) immoral character or conduct;
(2) failure, without justifiable cause, to teach for the term of the teacher's contract;
(3) gross inefficiency or willful neglect of duty;
(4) failure to meet licensure requirements; or
(5) fraud or misrepresentation in obtaining a license.
The written complaint must specify the nature and character of the charges.
(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or Board of
School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over a teacher's licensure, shall refuse
to issue, refuse to renew, or automatically revoke a teacher's license to teach without the
right to a hearing upon receiving a certified copy of a conviction showing that the teacher
has been convicted of child abuse, as defined in section 609.185, sex trafficking in the first
degree under section 609.322, subdivision 1, sex trafficking in the second degree under
section 609.322, subdivision 1a, engaging in hiring, or agreeing to hire a minor to engage
in prostitution under section 609.324, subdivision 1, sexual abuse under section 609.342,
609.343, 609.344, 609.345, 609.3451, subdivision 3, or 617.23, subdivision 3, solicitation
of children to engage in sexual conduct or communication of sexually explicit materials to
children under section 609.352, interference with privacy under section 609.746 or stalking
under section 609.749 and the victim was a minor, using minors in a sexual performance
under section 617.246, possessing pornographic works involving a minor under section
617.247, or any other offense not listed in this paragraph that requires the person to register
as a predatory offender under section 243.166, or a crime under a similar law of another
state or the United States. The board shall send notice of this licensing action to the district
in which the teacher is currently employed.
(c) A person whose license to teach has been revoked, not issued, or not renewed under
paragraph (b), may petition the board to reconsider the licensing action if the person's
conviction for child abuse or sexual abuse is reversed by a final decision of the Court of
Appeals or the Supreme Court or if the person has received a pardon for the offense. The
petitioner shall attach a certified copy of the appellate court's final decision or the pardon
to the petition. Upon receiving the petition and its attachment, the board shall schedule and
hold a disciplinary hearing on the matter under section 214.10, subdivision 2, unless the
petitioner waives the right to a hearing. If the board finds that, notwithstanding the reversal
of the petitioner's criminal conviction or the issuance of a pardon, the petitioner is disqualified
from teaching under paragraph (a), clause (1), the board shall affirm its previous licensing
action. If the board finds that the petitioner is not disqualified from teaching under paragraph
(a), clause (1), it shall reverse its previous licensing action.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end is delegated the authority to suspend or revoke coaching licenses.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.20, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Mandatory reporting.
A school board must report to the new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , the Board of School Administrators, or the
Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, whichever has
jurisdiction over the teacher's or administrator's license, when its teacher or administrator
is discharged or resigns from employment after a charge is filed with the school board under
section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7, or after charges are filed
that are grounds for discharge under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a), clauses
(1) to (5), or when a teacher or administrator is suspended or resigns while an investigation
is pending under section 122A.40, subdivision 13, paragraph (a) clauses (1) to (5); 122A.41,
subdivisions 6, clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556, or when a teacher or administrator
is suspended without an investigation under section 122A.41, subdivisions 6, paragraph (a),
clauses (1), (2), and (3), and 7; or 626.556. The report must be made to the appropriate
licensing board within ten days after the discharge, suspension, or resignation has occurred.
The licensing board to which the report is made must investigate the report for violation of
subdivision 1 and the reporting board must cooperate in the investigation. Notwithstanding
any provision in chapter 13 or any law to the contrary, upon written request from the licensing
board having jurisdiction over the license, a board or school superintendent shall provide
the licensing board with information about the teacher or administrator from the district's
files, any termination or disciplinary proceeding, any settlement or compromise, or any
investigative file. Upon written request from the appropriate licensing board, a board or
school superintendent may, at the discretion of the board or school superintendent, solicit
the written consent of a student and the student's parent to provide the licensing board with
information that may aid the licensing board in its investigation and license proceedings.
The licensing board's request need not identify a student or parent by name. The consent
of the student and the student's parent must meet the requirements of chapter 13 and Code
of Federal Regulations, title 34, section 99.30. The licensing board may provide a consent
form to the district. Any data transmitted to any board under this section is private data
under section 13.02, subdivision 12, notwithstanding any other classification of the data
when it was in the possession of any other agency.
The licensing board to which a report is made must transmit to the Attorney General's
Office any record or data it receives under this subdivision for the sole purpose of having
the Attorney General's Office assist that board in its investigation. When the Attorney
General's Office has informed an employee of the appropriate licensing board in writing
that grounds exist to suspend or revoke a teacher's license to teach, that licensing board
must consider suspending or revoking or decline to suspend or revoke the teacher's or
administrator's license within 45 days of receiving a stipulation executed by the teacher or
administrator under investigation or a recommendation from an administrative law judge
that disciplinary action be taken.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Licensure via portfolio.
(a) new text begin The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Board must develop a process for new text end an eligible candidate deleted text begin may use licensure via portfoliodeleted text end to
obtain deleted text begin a professional five-year teachingdeleted text end new text begin any teacher new text end license new text begin under section 122A.181, new text end or to
add a licensure field, deleted text begin consistent with applicable Board of Teaching licensure rulesdeleted text end new text begin via
portfolionew text end .
(b) A candidate for a deleted text begin professional five-year teachingdeleted text end license must submit to the deleted text begin Educator
Licensing Division at the departmentdeleted text end new text begin board new text end one portfolio demonstrating pedagogical
competence and one portfolio demonstrating content competence.
(c) A candidate seeking to add a licensure field must submit to the deleted text begin Educator Licensing
Division at the departmentdeleted text end new text begin board new text end one portfolio demonstrating content competencenew text begin for each
field the candidate seeks to addnew text end .
(d) The board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must notify a candidate who submits a portfolio under
paragraph (b) or (c) within 90 calendar days after the portfolio is received whether or not
the portfolio was approved. If the portfolio was not approved, the board must immediately
inform the candidate how to revise the portfolio to successfully demonstrate the requisite
competence. The candidate may resubmit a revised portfolio at any time and the deleted text begin Educator
Licensing Division at the departmentdeleted text end new text begin board new text end must approve or disapprove the new text begin revised new text end portfolio
within 60 calendar days of receiving it.
(e) A candidate must pay to the executive secretary of the board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end a $300 fee
for the first portfolio submitted for review and a $200 fee for any portfolio submitted
subsequently. The revenue generated from the fee must be deposited in an education licensure
portfolio account in the special revenue fund. The fees set by the board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end are
nonrefundable for applicants not qualifying for a license. The board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may waive
or reduce fees for candidates based on financial need.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.23, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Teacher licensure agreements with adjoining states.
(a) Notwithstanding
any other law to the contrary, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of
Teachingdeleted text end must enter into a National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education
and Certification (NASDTEC) interstate agreement and other interstate agreements for
teacher licensure to allow fully certified teachers from adjoining states to transfer their
certification to Minnesota. The board must enter into these interstate agreements only after
determining that the rigor of the teacher licensure or certification requirements in the
adjoining state is commensurate with the rigor of Minnesota's teacher licensure requirements.
The board may limit an interstate agreement to particular content fields or grade levels based
on established priorities or identified shortages. This subdivision does not apply to
out-of-state applicants holding only a provisional teaching license.
(b) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must work
with designated authorities in adjoining states to establish interstate teacher licensure
agreements under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 19.
new text begin
[122A.2451] ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROVIDERS
AND PROGRAMS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Definitions. new text end
new text begin
(a) "Provider" or "unit" means an eligible entity that seeks
or has obtained approval for an alternative teacher preparation program consistent with this
section.
new text end
new text begin
(b) "Program" means content provided by a provider that leads toward licensure in a
specific content area.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Purpose. new text end
new text begin
To provide alternative pathways toward Minnesota teacher licensure
outside of the traditional means, to improve ethnic and cultural diversity in the classroom,
and to close the achievement gap, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
must approve qualified teacher preparation providers and programs under this section that
are a means to acquire a Tier 2 license under section 122A.181 and prepare for acquiring a
Tier 3 license under section 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Eligibility. new text end
new text begin
A school district, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized
under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose is eligible to participate under this
section. An eligible entity may apply for provider and program approval simultaneously.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Provider approval. new text end
new text begin
An eligible entity must be approved as a provider before
being approved to provide programs toward licensure. The Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board must approve eligible entities under subdivision 3 that meet the
following requirements:
new text end
new text begin
(1) has evidence and a history of fiscal solvency, capacity, and operation;
new text end
new text begin
(2) has evidence of necessary infrastructure to provide accurate, timely, and secure data
for the purposes of admission, candidate monitoring, testing, background checks, and license
recommendations;
new text end
new text begin
(3) has policies and procedures in place ensuring the security of candidate records under
the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act;
new text end
new text begin
(4) has the instructional capacity or ability to obtain the instructional capacity to provide
an adequate instructional phase under subdivision 5; and
new text end
new text begin
(5) meets all other board-adopted rules for teacher preparation providers.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Program approval. new text end
new text begin
The board must approve programs offered by approved
providers based on nontraditional criteria. An approved program must have the following
characteristics:
new text end
new text begin
(1) an instructional phase that provides intensive preparation and observed classroom
experience that is commensurate with the scope of licensure standards defined under rule,
before the teacher candidate assumes classroom responsibilities;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a research-based and results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices
to increase student proficiency and growth measured against state academic standards;
new text end
new text begin
(3) a strategy to combine pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform teacher
candidates' classroom instruction;
new text end
new text begin
(4) provide assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher candidates to determine
their specific needs throughout the program, and to support efforts to successfully complete
the program;
new text end
new text begin
(5) provide intensive and ongoing professional learning opportunities that accelerate
teacher candidates' professional growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace
orientation, professional staff development, mentoring and peer review, focused on standards
of professional practice and continuous professional growth; and
new text end
new text begin
(6) a process to review a candidate's final proficiency of required licensure content
standards that leads to potential candidate recommendation by the provider to the board for
a Tier 3 teaching license under subdivision 8.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Nontraditional means; program instructors. new text end
new text begin
(a) The board must permit
alternative teacher preparation providers and teacher candidates to demonstrate pedagogy
and content standard proficiency in school-based programs and through other nontraditional
means. Nontraditional means may include previous work experiences, teaching experiences,
educator evaluations, industry-recognized certifications, and other essentially equivalent
demonstrations.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The board must use nontraditional criteria to determine qualifications of program
instructors, including permitting instructors to hold a baccalaureate degree only.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Program disapproval, suspension. new text end
new text begin
If the board determines that a teacher
preparation provider or licensure program fails to meet or is deficient in any of the
requirements of subdivision 5, it may suspend or revoke the approval of the provider or
program after it notifies the provider of the deficiencies and gives the provider an opportunity
to remedy the deficiencies.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin Candidate program completion; teacher licensure. new text end
new text begin
(a) A candidate who
completes an approved program must apply for a license under the tiered licensure system
according to section 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin
(b) A person who successfully completes another state's alternative teacher preparation
licensure program may apply to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board
for a Tier 3 license.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Reports. new text end
new text begin
(a) An approved alternative teacher preparation provider must report
to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board on items that are defined in
statute regarding program candidates, completion, and effectiveness or other items that are
required under section 122A.09.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must submit a biennial
report on the alternative teacher preparation program and providers to legislative committees
with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education policy and finance by January
15 of each odd-numbered year.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 20.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.26, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Exceptions.
A person who teaches in a community education program which
qualifies for aid pursuant to section 124D.52 shall continue to meet licensure requirements
as a teacher. A person who teaches in an early childhood and family education program
which is offered through a community education program and which qualifies for community
education aid pursuant to section 124D.20 or early childhood and family education aid
pursuant to section 124D.135 shall continue to meet licensure requirements as a teacher. A
person who teaches in a community education course which is offered for credit for
graduation to persons under 18 years of age shall continue to meet licensure requirements
as a teacher. A person who teaches a driver training course which is offered through a
community education program to persons under 18 years of age shall be licensed by the
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end or be subject to section
171.35. A license which is required for an instructor in a community education program
pursuant to this subdivision shall not be construed to bring an individual within the definition
of a teacher for purposes of section 122A.40, subdivision 1, or 122A.41, subdivision 1,
clause (a).
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.28, is amended to read:
122A.28 TEACHERS OF DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING STUDENTS;
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
K-12 license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students; relicensure.
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must review and
determine appropriate licensure requirements for a candidate for a license or an applicant
for a continuing license to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through
grade 12. In addition to other requirements, a candidate must demonstrate the minimum
level of proficiency in American sign language as determined by the board.
(b) Among other relicensure requirements, each teacher under this section must complete
30 continuing education clock hours on hearing loss topics, including American Sign
Language, American Sign Language linguistics, or deaf culture, in each licensure renewal
period.
Subd. 2.
Licensure for teaching oral/aural deaf education programs.
(a) The
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall adopt a separate
licensure rule for a candidate for a license or an applicant for a continuing license to teach
in oral/aural deaf education programs or to provide services, including itinerant oral/aural
deaf education services, to deaf and hard-of-hearing students in prekindergarten through
grade 12.
(b) The board shall design rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education in
collaboration with representatives of parents and educators of deaf and hard-of-hearing
students, postsecondary programs preparing teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students,
and the Department of Education.
(c) Rule requirements for teaching oral/aural deaf education shall reflect best practice
research in oral/aural deaf education. Advanced competencies in teaching deaf and
hard-of-hearing students through oral/aural modes shall be included.
(d) Licensure requirements for teachers of oral/aural deaf education must include
minimum competency in American sign language, but are not subject to the guidelines
established in Laws 1993, chapter 224, article 3, section 32, as amended by Laws 1998,
chapter 398, article 2, section 47. The signed communication proficiency interview shall
not be required for teachers licensed to teach deaf and hard-of-hearing students through
oral/aural deaf education methods.
(e) Requirements for teachers or oral/aural deaf education shall include appropriate
continuing education requirements for renewing this licensure.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 22.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.29, is amended to read:
122A.29 TEACHERS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS;
LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS.
Teachers licensed in the education of blind and visually impaired students must
demonstrate competence in reading and writing Braille. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , at such time as a valid and reliable test is available, shall
adopt a rule to assess these competencies that is consistent with the standards of the National
Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 23.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.30, is amended to read:
122A.30 EXEMPTION FOR new text begin CAREER AND new text end TECHNICAL EDUCATION
INSTRUCTORS.
(a) Notwithstanding section 122A.15, subdivision 1, and upon approval of the local
employer school board, a person who teaches in a part-time vocational or career and technical
education program is exempt from a license requirement. Nothing in this section shall
exclude licensed career and technical educators from the definition of "teacher" in section
122A.40, 122A.41, or 179A.03.
(b) This section expires June 30, 2020.new text begin After this section expires, persons who teach in
a part-time vocational or career and technical education program may apply for a teaching
license provided in section 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 24.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.13, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
Teachers.
A school board must employ necessary licensed teachers for its
early childhood family education programs. deleted text begin The Board of Teaching, at its discretion, may
grant an applicant a variance under this subdivision, consistent with sections 122A.09,
subdivision 10, and 122A.25, and Board of Teaching rules.
deleted text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 25.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.454, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12.
Compliance with rules.
Aid must be paid under this section only for services
rendered or for costs incurred in career and technical education programs approved by the
commissioner and operated in accordance with rules promulgated by the commissioner.
This aid shall be paid only for services rendered and for costs incurred by essential, licensed
personnel who meet the requirements for licensure pursuant to the rules of the deleted text begin Minnesotadeleted text end
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end . Licensed personnel
means persons holding a valid career and technical license issued by the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board under section 122A.30new text end . If an average
of five or fewer secondary full-time equivalent students are enrolled per teacher in an
approved postsecondary program at Intermediate District No. 287, 916, or 917, licensed
personnel means persons holding a valid vocational license issued by the commissioner or
the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities. Notwithstanding
section 127A.42, the commissioner may modify or withdraw the program or aid approval
and withhold aid under this section without proceeding under section 127A.42 at any time.
To do so, the commissioner must determine that the program does not comply with rules
of the Department of Education or that any facts concerning the program or its budget differ
from the facts in the district's approved application.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 26.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.75, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
American Indian language and culture education licenses.
The
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end , in consultation with the
Tribal Nations Education Committee, must grant initial and continuing teaching licenses
in American Indian language and culture education that bear the same duration as other
initial and continuing licenses. The board must grant licenses to persons who present
satisfactory evidence that they:
(1) possess competence in an American Indian language or possess unique qualifications
relative to or knowledge and understanding of American Indian history and culture; or
(2) possess a bachelor's degree or other academic degree approved by the board or meet
such requirements as to course of study and training as the board may prescribe, or possess
such relevant experience as the board may prescribe.
This evidence may be presented by affidavits, tribal resolutions, or by such other methods
as the board may prescribe. Individuals may present applications for licensure on their own
behalf or these applications may be submitted by the superintendent or other authorized
official of a school district, participating school, or an American Indian school.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 27.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.75, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Persons eligible for employment; exemptions.
Any person licensed under
this section shall be eligible for employment by a school board or a participating school as
a teacher in an American Indian education program in which the American Indian language
or culture in which the person is licensed is taught. A school district or participating school
may prescribe only those additional qualifications for teachers licensed under this section
as are approved by the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end .
Any school board or participating school upon request may be exempted from the licensure
requirements of this section in the hiring of one or more American Indian language and
culture education teachers for any school year in which compliance would, in the opinion
of the deleted text begin commissionerdeleted text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Boardnew text end , create a hardship
in the securing of the teachers.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 28.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.67, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Teacher standards.
A teacher deleted text begin or administratordeleted text end at the academies is subject to
the licensure standards of the new text begin Professional Educator Licensure and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of
Teaching or the commissioner of educationdeleted text end .new text begin An administrator at the academies is subject
to the licensure standards of the Board of School Administrators.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 29.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 136A.1791, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) The terms used in this section have the meanings given
them in this subdivision.
(b) "Qualified educational loan" means a government, commercial, or foundation loan
for actual costs paid for tuition and reasonable educational and living expenses related to a
teacher's preparation or further education.
(c) "School district" means an independent school district, special school district,
intermediate district, education district, special education cooperative, service cooperative,
a cooperative center for vocational education, or a charter school located in Minnesota.
(d) "Teacher" means an individual holding a teaching license issued by the deleted text begin licensing
division in the Department of Education on behalf of thedeleted text end deleted text begin Board of Teachingdeleted text end new text begin Professional
Educator Licensure and Standards Boardnew text end who is employed by a school district to provide
classroom instruction in a teacher shortage area.
(e) "Teacher shortage area" means the licensure fields and economic development regions
reported by the commissioner of education as experiencing a teacher shortage.
(f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Office of Higher Education unless
indicated otherwise.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 30. new text begin LICENSES UNDER JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD OF TEACHING.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin One-year license. new text end
new text begin
A one-year license issued by the commissioner of
education before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 1 license
established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Two-year license. new text end
new text begin
A two-year license issued by the commissioner of education
before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 2 license established under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Three-year license. new text end
new text begin
A three-year license issued by the commissioner of
education before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 3 license
established under Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Five-year license. new text end
new text begin
A five-year license issued by the commissioner of education
before the effective date of this section must be treated as a Tier 4 license established under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 122A.18 and 122A.181.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 31. new text begin RULE CHANGE; ACADEMIC AND BEHAVIORAL STRATEGIST
LICENSURE.
new text end
new text begin
No later than September 1, 2017, the Board of Teaching must amend Minnesota Rules,
part 8710.5050, subpart 4, so that academic and behavioral strategist continuing licenses
under that part may be issued and renewed according to rules of the Board of Teaching
governing continuing licenses and without requiring the candidate to hold or be recommended
for licensure in any other licensure field. The board shall use the good cause exemption
under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under
this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 32. new text begin TEACHER OF SPECIAL EDUCATION LICENSE REVIEW.
new text end
new text begin
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must conduct a review of all
available teacher of special education licenses and determine the options for cross-categorical
licenses for teachers of special education. The board must report its findings and draft
legislation, if needed, to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over kindergarten
through grade 12 education by December 14, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 33. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 122A.162; 122A.163; 122A.18, subdivisions 4, 4a,
and 7; 122A.23, subdivisions 1 and 2; 122A.245; and 122A.25,
new text end
new text begin
are repealed.
new text end
ARTICLE 4
SPECIAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.0941, is amended to read:
125A.0941 DEFINITIONS.
(a) The following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "Emergency" means a situation where immediate intervention is needed to protect
a child or other individual from physical injury. Emergency does not mean circumstances
such as: a child who does not respond to a task or request and instead places his or her head
on a desk or hides under a desk or table; a child who does not respond to a staff person's
request unless failing to respond would result in physical injury to the child or other
individual; or an emergency incident has already occurred and no threat of physical injury
currently exists.
(c) "Physical holding" means physical intervention intended to hold a child immobile
or limit a child's movement, where body contact is the only source of physical restraint, and
where immobilization is used to effectively gain control of a child in order to protect a child
or other individual from physical injury. The term physical holding does not mean physical
contact that:
(1) helps a child respond or complete a task;
(2) assists a child without restricting the child's movement;
(3) is needed to administer an authorized health-related service or procedure; or
(4) is needed to physically escort a child when the child does not resist or the child's
resistance is minimal.
(d) "Positive behavioral interventions and supports" means interventions and strategies
to improve the school environment and teach children the skills to behave appropriatelynew text begin ,
including the key components under section 122A.627new text end .
(e) "Prone restraint" means placing a child in a face down position.
(f) "Restrictive procedures" means the use of physical holding or seclusion in an
emergency. Restrictive procedures must not be used to punish or otherwise discipline a
child.
(g) "Seclusion" means confining a child alone in a room from which egress is barred.
Egress may be barred by an adult locking or closing the door in the room or preventing the
child from leaving the room. Removing a child from an activity to a location where the
child cannot participate in or observe the activity is not seclusion.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Nonresident tuition rate; other costs.
(a) For fiscal year 2015 and later,
when a school district provides special instruction and services for a pupil with a disability
as defined in section 125A.02 outside the district of residence, excluding a pupil for whom
an adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision
7, paragraphs (b) to (d), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced
by an amount equal to (1) the actual cost of providing special instruction and services to
the pupil, including a proportionate amount for special transportation, plus (2) the amount
of general education revenue, excluding local optional revenue, plus local optional aid and
referendum equalization aid attributable to that pupil, calculated using the resident district's
average general education revenue and referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit
excluding basic skills revenue, elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue,
minus (3) the amount of special education aid for children with a disability under section
125A.76 received on behalf of that child, minus (4) if the pupil receives special instruction
and services outside the regular classroom for more than 60 percent of the school day, the
amount of general education revenue and referendum equalization aid, excluding portions
attributable to district and school administration, district support services, operations and
maintenance, capital expenditures, and pupil transportation, attributable to that pupil for
the portion of time the pupil receives special instruction and services outside of the regular
classroom, calculated using the resident district's average general education revenue and
referendum equalization aid per adjusted pupil unit excluding basic skills revenue, elementary
sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue and the serving district's basic skills revenue,
elementary sparsity revenue and secondary sparsity revenue per adjusted pupil unit.
Notwithstanding clauses (1) and (4), for pupils served by a cooperative unit without a fiscal
agent school district, the general education revenue and referendum equalization aid
attributable to a pupil must be calculated using the resident district's average general
education revenue and referendum equalization aid excluding compensatory revenue,
elementary sparsity revenue, and secondary sparsity revenue. Special education aid paid to
the district or cooperative providing special instruction and services for the pupil must be
increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district. If the resident
district's special education aid is insufficient to make the full adjustment, the remaining
adjustment shall be made to other state aid due to the district.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), when a charter school receiving special education
aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 3, provides special instruction and services for a
pupil with a disability as defined in section 125A.02, excluding a pupil for whom an
adjustment to special education aid is calculated according to section 127A.47, subdivision
7, paragraphs (b) to (e), special education aid paid to the resident district must be reduced
by an amount equal to that calculated under paragraph (a) as if the charter school received
aid under section 124E.21, subdivision 1. Notwithstanding paragraph (a), special education
aid paid to the charter school providing special instruction and services for the pupil must
not be increased by the amount of the reduction in the aid paid to the resident district.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b)
to (d):
(1) an intermediate district or a special education cooperative may recover unreimbursed
costs of serving pupils with a disability, including building lease, debt service, and indirect
costs necessary for the general operation of the organization, by billing membership fees
and nonmember access fees to the resident district;
(2) a charter school where more than 30 percent of enrolled students receive special
education and related services, a site approved under section 125A.515, an intermediate
district,new text begin a site constructed according to Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 7, subdivision 7,
to meet the educational needs of court-placed adolescents,new text end or a special education cooperative
may apply to the commissioner for authority to charge the resident district an additional
amount to recover any remaining unreimbursed costs of serving pupils with a disability;
(3) the billing under clause (1) or application under clause (2) must include a description
of the costs and the calculations used to determine the unreimbursed portion to be charged
to the resident district. Amounts approved by the commissioner under clause (2) must be
included in the aid adjustments under paragraph (a), or section 127A.47, subdivision 7,
paragraphs (b) to (d), as applicable.
(d) For purposes of this subdivision and section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraph (b),
"general education revenue and referendum equalization aid" means the sum of the general
education revenue according to section 126C.10, subdivision 1, excluding the local optional
levy according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2e, paragraph (c), plus the referendum
equalization aid according to section 126C.17, subdivision 7.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.21, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Third-party reimbursement.
(a) Beginning July 1, 2000, districts shall seek
reimbursement from insurers and similar third parties for the cost of services provided by
the district whenever the services provided by the district are otherwise covered by the
child's health coverage. Districts shall request, but may not require, the child's family to
provide information about the child's health coverage when a child with a disability begins
to receive services from the district of a type that may be reimbursable, and shall request,
but may not require, updated information after that as needed.
(b) For children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare
under chapter 256L who have no other health coverage, a district shall provide an initial
and annual written notice to the enrolled child's parent or legal representative of its intent
to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare fornew text begin :
new text end
new text begin (1) the evaluations required as part ofnew text end the individualized education program new text begin process new text end or
individualized family service plannew text begin process; and
new text end
new text begin (2)new text end health-related services provided by the districtnew text begin in accordance with the individualized
education program or individualized family service plannew text end .
The initial notice must give the child's parent or legal representative the right to request a
copy of the child's education records on the health-related services that the district provided
to the child and disclosed to a third-party payer.
(c) The district shall give the parent or legal representative annual written notice of:
(1) the district's intent to seek reimbursement from medical assistance or MinnesotaCare
for new text begin evaluations required as part of the new text end individualized education programnew text begin processnew text end or
individualized family service plannew text begin process, and fornew text end health-related services provided by the
districtnew text begin in accordance with the individualized education program or individualized family
service plannew text end ;
(2) the right of the parent or legal representative to request a copy of all records
concerning individualized education program or individualized family service plan
health-related services disclosed by the district to any third party; and
(3) the right of the parent or legal representative to withdraw consent for disclosure of
a child's records at any time without consequence.
The written notice shall be provided as part of the written notice required by Code of Federal
Regulations, title 34, section 300.504 or 303.520. The district must ensure that the parent
of a child with a disability is given notice, in understandable language, of federal and state
procedural safeguards available to the parent under this paragraph and paragraph (b).
(d) In order to access the private health care coverage of a child who is covered by private
health care coverage in whole or in part, a district must:
(1) obtain annual written informed consent from the parent or legal representative, in
compliance with subdivision 5; and
(2) inform the parent or legal representative that a refusal to permit the district or state
Medicaid agency to access their private health care coverage does not relieve the district of
its responsibility to provide all services necessary to provide free and appropriate public
education at no cost to the parent or legal representative.
(e) If the commissioner of human services obtains federal approval to exempt covered
individualized education program or individualized family service plan health-related
services from the requirement that private health care coverage refuse payment before
medical assistance may be billed, paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) shall also apply to students
with a combination of private health care coverage and health care coverage through medical
assistance or MinnesotaCare.
(f) In the event that Congress or any federal agency or the Minnesota legislature or any
state agency establishes lifetime limits, limits for any health care services, cost-sharing
provisions, or otherwise provides that individualized education program or individualized
family service plan health-related services impact benefits for persons enrolled in medical
assistance or MinnesotaCare, the amendments to this subdivision adopted in 2002 are
repealed on the effective date of any federal or state law or regulation that imposes the
limits. In that event, districts must obtain informed consent consistent with this subdivision
as it existed prior to the 2002 amendments and subdivision 5, before seeking reimbursement
for children enrolled in medical assistance under chapter 256B or MinnesotaCare under
chapter 256L who have no other health care coverage.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.515, is amended to read:
125A.515 PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS; APPROVAL OF EDUCATION
PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
Approval of new text begin on-site new text end education programs.
The commissioner shall
approve on-site education programs for placement of children and youth in residential
facilities including detention centers, before being licensed by the Department of Human
Services or the Department of Corrections. Education programs in these facilities shall
conform to state and federal education laws including the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act (IDEA). This section applies only to placements in new text begin children's residential
new text end facilities licensed by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Corrections.
For purposes of this section, "on-site education program" means the educational services
provided directly on the grounds of the deleted text begin care and treatmentdeleted text end new text begin children's residential new text end facility to
children and youth placed for care and treatment.
Subd. 3.
Responsibilities for providing education.
(a) The district in which the new text begin children's
new text end residential facility is located must provide education services, including special education
if eligible, to all students placed in a facility.
(b) For education programs operated by the Department of Corrections, the providing
district shall be the Department of Corrections. For students remanded to the commissioner
of corrections, the providing and resident district shall be the Department of Corrections.
Subd. 3a.
Students without a disability from other states.
A school district is not
required to provide education services under this section to a student who:
(1) is not a resident of Minnesota;
(2) does not have an individualized education program; and
(3) does not have a tuition arrangement or agreement to pay the cost of education from
the placing authority.
Subd. 4.
Education services required.
(a) Education services must be provided to a
student beginning within three business days after the student enters the deleted text begin care and treatmentdeleted text end new text begin
children's residentialnew text end facility. The first four days of the student's placement may be used to
screen the student for educational and safety issues.
(b) If the student does not meet the eligibility criteria for special education, regular
education services must be provided to that student.
Subd. 5.
Education programs for students placed in new text begin children's new text end residential facilities.
(a) When a student is placed in a new text begin children's residential new text end facility deleted text begin approveddeleted text end under this section
that has an on-site education program, the providing district, upon notice from the deleted text begin care and
treatmentdeleted text end new text begin children's residential new text end facility, must contact the resident district within one business
day to determine if a student has been identified as having a disability, and to request at
least the student's transcript, and for students with disabilities, the most recent individualized
education program (IEP) and evaluation reportdeleted text begin , and to determine if the student has been
identified as a student with a disabilitydeleted text end . The resident district must send a facsimile copy to
the providing district within two business days of receiving the request.
(b) If a student placed under this section has been identified as having a disability and
has an individualized education program in the resident district:
(1) the providing agency must conduct an individualized education program meeting to
reach an agreement about continuing or modifying special education services in accordance
with the current individualized education program goals and objectives and to determine if
additional evaluations are necessary; and
(2) at least the following people shall receive written notice or documented phone call
to be followed with written notice to attend the individualized education program meeting:
(i) the person or agency placing the student;
(ii) the resident district;
(iii) the appropriate teachers and related services staff from the providing district;
(iv) appropriate staff from the new text begin children's new text end residential facility;
(v) the parents or legal guardians of the student; and
(vi) when appropriate, the student.
(c) For a student who has not been identified as a student with a disability, a screening
must be conducted by the providing districts as soon as possible to determine the student's
educational and behavioral needs and must include a review of the student's educational
records.
Subd. 6.
Exit report summarizing educational progress.
If a student has been placed
in a facility under this section for 15 or more business days, the providing district must
prepare an exit report summarizing the regular education, special education, evaluation,
educational progress, and service information and must send the report to the resident district
and the next providing district if different, the parent or legal guardian, and any appropriate
social service agency. For students with disabilities, this report must include the student's
IEP.
Subd. 7.
Minimum educational services required.
When a student is placed in a
new text begin children's residential new text end facility deleted text begin approveddeleted text end under this section, at a minimum, the providing
district is responsible for:
(1) the education necessary, including summer school services, for a student who is not
performing at grade level as indicated in the education record or IEP; and
(2) a school day, of the same length as the school day of the providing district, unless
the unique needs of the student, as documented through the IEP or education record in
consultation with treatment providers, requires an alteration in the length of the school day.
Subd. 8.
Placement, services, and due process.
When a student's treatment and
educational needs allow, education shall be provided in a regular educational setting. The
determination of the amount and site of integrated services must be a joint decision between
the student's parents or legal guardians and the treatment and education staff. When
applicable, educational placement decisions must be made by the IEP team of the providing
district. Educational services shall be provided in conformance with the least restrictive
environment principle of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The providing
district and deleted text begin care and treatmentdeleted text end new text begin children's residentialnew text end facility shall cooperatively develop
discipline and behavior management procedures to be used in emergency situations that
comply with the Minnesota Pupil Fair Dismissal Act and other relevant state and federal
laws and regulations.
Subd. 9.
Reimbursement for education services.
(a) Education services provided to
students who have been placed under this section are reimbursable in accordance with
special education and general education statutes.
(b) Indirect or consultative services provided in conjunction with regular education
prereferral interventions and assessment provided to regular education students suspected
of being disabled and who have demonstrated learning or behavioral problems in a screening
are reimbursable with special education categorical aids.
(c) Regular education, including screening, provided to students with or without
disabilities is not reimbursable with special education categorical aids.
Subd. 10.
Students unable to attend school but not covered under this section.
Students who are absent from, or predicted to be absent from, school for 15 consecutive or
intermittent days, and placed at home or in facilities not licensed by the Departments of
Corrections or Human Services are entitled to regular and special education services
consistent with this section or Minnesota Rules, part 3525.2325. These students include
students with and without disabilities who are home due to accident or illness, in a hospital
or other medical facility, or in a day treatment center.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.74, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Eligibility.
A district may enroll as a provider in the medical assistance
program and receive medical assistance payments for covered new text begin evaluations and new text end special
education services provided to persons eligible for medical assistance under chapter 256B.
To receive medical assistance payments, the district must pay the nonfederal share of medical
assistance services provided according to section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, and comply
with relevant provisions of state and federal statutes and regulations governing the medical
assistance program.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 125A.76, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
Subd. 2c.
Special education aid.
(a) For fiscal year 2016 and later, a district's special
education aid equals the sum of the district's special education initial aid under subdivision
2a and the district's excess cost aid under section 125A.79, subdivision 5.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016, the special education aid for a
school district must not exceed the sum of the special education aid the district would have
received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79,
as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision
7, and the product of the district's average daily membership served and the special education
aid increase limit.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2017 and later, the special education
aid for a school district must not exceed the sum of: (i) the product of the district's average
daily membership served and the special education aid increase limit and (ii) the product
of the sum of the special education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016
under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to
Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the
district's average daily membership served for the current fiscal year to the district's average
daily membership served for fiscal year 2016, and the program growth factor.
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for fiscal year 2016 and later the special education
aid for a school district, not including a charter school or cooperative unit as defined in
section 123A.24, must not be less than the lesser of (1) the district's nonfederal special
education expenditures for that fiscal year or (2) the product of the sum of the special
education aid the district would have received for fiscal year 2016 under Minnesota Statutes
2012, sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as adjusted according to Minnesota Statutes 2012,
sections 125A.11 and 127A.47, subdivision 7, the ratio of the district's adjusted daily
membership for the current fiscal year to the district's average daily membership for fiscal
year 2016, and the program growth factor.
(e) Notwithstanding subdivision 2a and section 125A.79, a charter school in its first year
of operation shall generate special education aid based on current year data. A newly formed
cooperative unit as defined in section 123A.24 may apply to the commissioner for approval
to generate special education aid for its first year of operation based on current year data,
with an offsetting adjustment to the prior year data used to calculate aid for programs at
participating school districts or previous cooperatives that were replaced by the new
cooperative.new text begin The department shall establish procedures to adjust the prior year data and
fiscal year 2016 old formula aid used in calculating special education aid to exclude costs
that have been eliminated for districts where programs have closed or where a substantial
portion of the program has been transferred to a cooperative unit.
new text end
(f) The department shall establish procedures through the uniform financial accounting
and reporting system to identify and track all revenues generated from third-party billings
as special education revenue at the school district level; include revenue generated from
third-party billings as special education revenue in the annual cross-subsidy report; and
exclude third-party revenue from calculation of excess cost aid to the districts.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective for revenue for fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256B.0625, subdivision 26, is amended to read:
Subd. 26.
Special education services.
(a) Medical assistance covers new text begin evaluations necessary
in making a determination for eligibility for individualized education program and
individualized family service plan services and for new text end medical services identified in a recipient's
individualized education program new text begin and individualized family service plan new text end and covered under
the medical assistance state plan. Covered services include occupational therapy, physical
therapy, speech-language therapy, clinical psychological services, nursing services, school
psychological services, school social work services, personal care assistants serving as
management aides, assistive technology devices, transportation services, health assessments,
and other services covered under the medical assistance state plan. Mental health services
eligible for medical assistance reimbursement must be provided or coordinated through a
children's mental health collaborative where a collaborative exists if the child is included
in the collaborative operational target population. The provision or coordination of services
does not require that the individualized education program be developed by the collaborative.
The services may be provided by a Minnesota school district that is enrolled as a medical
assistance provider or its subcontractor, and only if the services meet all the requirements
otherwise applicable if the service had been provided by a provider other than a school
district, in the following areas: medical necessity, physician's orders, documentation,
personnel qualifications, and prior authorization requirements. The nonfederal share of costs
for services provided under this subdivision is the responsibility of the local school district
as provided in section 125A.74. Services listed in a child's individualized education program
are eligible for medical assistance reimbursement only if those services meet criteria for
federal financial participation under the Medicaid program.
(b) Approval of health-related services for inclusion in the individualized education
program does not require prior authorization for purposes of reimbursement under this
chapter. The commissioner may require physician review and approval of the plan not more
than once annually or upon any modification of the individualized education program that
reflects a change in health-related services.
(c) Services of a speech-language pathologist provided under this section are covered
notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 9505.0390, subpart 1, item L, if the person:
(1) holds a masters degree in speech-language pathology;
(2) is licensed by the Minnesota Board of Teaching as an educational speech-language
pathologist; and
(3) either has a certificate of clinical competence from the American Speech and Hearing
Association, has completed the equivalent educational requirements and work experience
necessary for the certificate or has completed the academic program and is acquiring
supervised work experience to qualify for the certificate.
(d) Medical assistance coverage for medically necessary services provided under other
subdivisions in this section may not be denied solely on the basis that the same or similar
services are covered under this subdivision.
(e) The commissioner shall develop and implement package rates, bundled rates, or per
diem rates for special education services under which separately covered services are grouped
together and billed as a unit in order to reduce administrative complexity.
(f) The commissioner shall develop a cost-based payment structure for payment of these
services. Only costs reported through the designated Minnesota Department of Education
data systems in distinct service categories qualify for inclusion in the cost-based payment
structure. The commissioner shall reimburse claims submitted based on an interim rate, and
shall settle at a final rate once the department has determined it. The commissioner shall
notify the school district of the final rate. The school district has 60 days to appeal the final
rate. To appeal the final rate, the school district shall file a written appeal request to the
commissioner within 60 days of the date the final rate determination was mailed. The appeal
request shall specify (1) the disputed items and (2) the name and address of the person to
contact regarding the appeal.
(g) Effective July 1, 2000, medical assistance services provided under an individualized
education program or an individual family service plan by local school districts shall not
count against medical assistance authorization thresholds for that child.
(h) Nursing services as defined in section 148.171, subdivision 15, and provided as an
individualized education program health-related service, are eligible for medical assistance
payment if they are otherwise a covered service under the medical assistance program.
Medical assistance covers the administration of prescription medications by a licensed nurse
who is employed by or under contract with a school district when the administration of
medications is identified in the child's individualized education program. The simple
administration of medications alone is not covered under medical assistance when
administered by a provider other than a school district or when it is not identified in the
child's individualized education program.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective August 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 62, subdivision 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 17.
Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher education
program.
new text begin (a) new text end For the Southwest Minnesota State University special education teacher
education program to support Minnesota deleted text begin residentdeleted text end new text begin residents working toward licensure in an
online program, including persons currently employed as:
new text end
new text begin (1) new text end special education paraprofessionals deleted text begin working toward licensure in an online programdeleted text end new text begin ;
new text end
new text begin
(2) teachers without a special education license working on a variance; or
new text end
new text begin (3) individuals teaching with a community expert licensenew text end :
| $ |
deleted text begin
385,000 deleted text end new text begin 132,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
253,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
deleted text begin
The base for this program in fiscal year 2018 is $0.
deleted text end
new text begin
(b) The 2018 appropriation is available
until June 30, 2019.
new text end
new text begin
(c) $253,000 of the $385,000 appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section
62, subdivision 17, is canceled to the state general fund on June 30, 2017.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective retroactively to July 1, 2016.
new text end
Sec. 9. new text begin SPECIAL EDUCATION ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY STUDY.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Study. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education must examine the use of assistive
technology in Minnesota school districts. The commissioner may examine financial data,
survey school officials, and use other methods to collect data on the use of assistive
technology by Minnesota's students. The commissioner must consult with the Minnesota
Assistive Technology Advisory Council and other interested organizations to determine the
scope and focus of the study.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Data reporting. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must examine the federally required uniform
financial accounting and reporting standards object codes, and if necessary, recommend
changes to better capture school district spending on assistive technology. The commissioner
must examine approaches to collecting additional student level assistive technology data
through the electronic data reporting system.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Assistive technology manual. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner must examine the department's
assistive technology manual, and determine whether to prepare a revised manual.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Report. new text end
new text begin
The commissioner of education must report to the legislative committees
having jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 15, 2018, on
the use of assistive technology by Minnesota's students and recommend statutory changes
to encourage individualized education programs and individualized family service plans to
incorporate a child-centered assistive technology plan.
new text end
Sec. 10. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Special education; regular. new text end
new text begin
For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,340,361,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,427,629,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $156,403,000 for 2017 and $1,183,958,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $166,667,000 for 2018 and $1,260,962,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Aid for children with disabilities. new text end
new text begin
For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,597,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,830,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is
available.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Travel for home-based services. new text end
new text begin
For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
508,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
532,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $48,000 for 2017 and $460,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $51,000 for 2018 and $481,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Court-placed special education revenue. new text end
new text begin
For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
46,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
47,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Special education out-of-state tuition. new text end
new text begin
For special education out-of-state
tuition under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 8:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
250,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
Sec. 11. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 125A.75, subdivision 7; and 125A.76, subdivision
2b,
new text end
new text begin
are repealed effective for fiscal year 2018 and later.
new text end
ARTICLE 5
FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
deleted text begin Involuntarydeleted text end Dissolutionnew text begin ;new text end referendum revenue.
As of the effective date of
the new text begin voluntary or new text end involuntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more
existing districts pursuant to sections 123A.60 or 123A.64 to 123A.72, the authorization
for any referendum revenue previously approved by the voters of the dissolved district in
that district pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor or successor
provision, is canceled. The authorization for any referendum revenue previously approved
by the voters of a district to which all or part of the dissolved district is attached shall not
be affected by the attachment and shall apply to the entire area of the district as enlarged
by the attachment.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective retroactively to January 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 25, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Early repayment aid incentive.
(a) For incentive grants for a district that
repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016,
under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by this
act:
| $ |
deleted text begin
2,200,000
deleted text end
new text begin
2,350,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
(b) Of this amount, new text begin $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36,
Kelliher; new text end $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000
is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to
Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School
District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682,
Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central.
(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose.
(d) The base appropriation for 2022 is zero.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 3. new text begin DISPOSITION OF CROSSWINDS SCHOOL; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Disposition of Crosswinds school property. new text end
new text begin
(a) Notwithstanding the
appropriation of state general obligation bond proceeds in Laws 1998, chapter 404, section
5, subdivision 5; Laws 1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 3; Laws 2000, chapter 492,
article 1, section 5, subdivision 2; Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 12, section 2,
subdivision 2; and Laws 2005, chapter 20, article 1, section 5, subdivision 3, to acquire and
better the Crosswinds school facilities by the Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro
Integration District, in Woodbury, the Crosswinds school may be conveyed by the
commissioner of administration to a buyer on the open market.
new text end
new text begin
(b) As soon as practicable following July 1, 2017, and consistent with Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.695 and 16B.281 to 16B.298, and constraints on the disposition of
bond-financed property, the commissioner of administration shall offer the Crosswinds
school property for sale for no less than fair market value. Before offering the Crosswinds
school property for sale, the commissioner of administration must determine that the property
is no longer needed to carry out the governmental program for which it was acquired or
constructed.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Proceeds of sale of Crosswinds school. new text end
new text begin
Consistent with Minnesota Statutes,
sections 16A.695 and 16B.287, the net state proceeds of the sale of the Crosswinds school
shall be credited to the general fund and appropriated to the commissioner of management
and budget for a onetime direct aid payment to the Teachers Retirement Association.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 4. new text begin TRANSITION REQUIREMENTS; CROSSWINDS SCHOOL.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Student enrollment. new text end
new text begin
Any student enrolled in the Crosswinds school
during the 2016-2017 school year may continue to enroll in the Crosswinds school in any
subsequent year that a school district or charter school operates a school at that site.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin
Compensatory revenue; literacy aid; alternative compensation revenue.
new text end
new text begin
For the 2017-2018 school year only, for a school district or charter school enrolling pupils
at the Crosswinds school, the Department of Education must calculate compensatory revenue,
literacy aid, and alternative compensation revenue for the Crosswinds school based on the
October 1, 2016, enrollment counts at that site.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 5. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Debt service equalization aid. new text end
new text begin
For debt service equalization aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
22,081,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
19,422,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $2,044,000 for 2017 and $20,037,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $2,226,000 for 2018 and $17,196,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Long-term facilities maintenance equalized aid. new text end
new text begin
For long-term facilities
maintenance equalized aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595, subdivision 9:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
80,179,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
103,460,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $5,814,000 for 2017 and $74,365,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $8,261,000 for 2018 and $95,199,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Equity in telecommunications access. new text end
new text begin
For equity in telecommunications
access:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
3,750,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
If the appropriation amount is insufficient, the commissioner shall reduce the
reimbursement rate in Minnesota Statutes, section 125B.26, subdivisions 4 and 5, and the
revenue for fiscal years 2018 and 2019 shall be prorated.
new text end
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Early repayment aid incentive. new text end
new text begin
(a) For incentive grants for a district that
repays the full outstanding original principal on its capital loan by November 30, 2016,
under Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 11, article 4, section 8, as amended by Laws
2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 22:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,350,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,350,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
(b) Of this amount, $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 36,
Kelliher; $180,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 95, Cromwell; $495,000
is for a grant to Independent School District No. 299, Caledonia; $220,000 is for a grant to
Independent School District No. 306, Laporte; $150,000 is for a grant to Independent School
District No. 362, Littlefork; $650,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 682,
Roseau; and $505,000 is for a grant to Independent School District No. 2580, East Central.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The grant may be used for any school-related purpose.
new text end
new text begin
(d) The base appropriation for 2022 is $0.
new text end
Sec. 6. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
(a)
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 123A.73, subdivision 3,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
new text begin
(b)
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 129C.10, subdivision 5a; and 129C.30,
new text end
new text begin
are repealed.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
Paragraph (a) is effective retroactively to January 1, 2017.
new text end
new text begin
Paragraph (b) is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
ARTICLE 6
NUTRITION
Section 1. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin School lunch. new text end
new text begin
For school lunch aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.111,
and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
16,721,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
17,223,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin School breakfast. new text end
new text begin
For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.1158:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
10,601,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
11,359,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Kindergarten milk. new text end
new text begin
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
758,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
758,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Summer school food service replacement aid. new text end
new text begin
For summer school food service
replacement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.119:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
150,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
ARTICLE 7
LIBRARIES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 134.31, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Advice and instruction.
The Department of Education shall give advice and
instruction to the managers of any public library or to any governing body maintaining a
library or empowered to do so by law upon any matter pertaining to the organization,
maintenance, or administration of libraries. The department may also give advice and
instruction, as requested, to postsecondary educational institutions, new text begin public school districts
or charter schools, new text end state agencies, governmental units, nonprofit organizations, or private
entities. It shall assist, to the extent possible, in the establishment and organization of library
service in those areas where adequate services do not exist, and may aid in improving
previously established library services. The department shall also provide assistance to
school districts, regional library systems, and member libraries interested in offering joint
library services at a single location.
Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Basic system support. new text end
new text begin
For basic system support aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 134.355:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
13,570,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
13,570,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2017 and $12,213,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $1,357,000 for 2018 and $12,213,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Multicounty, multitype library systems. new text end
new text begin
For aid under Minnesota Statutes,
sections 134.353 and 134.354, to multicounty, multitype library systems:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2017 and $1,170,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $130,000 for 2018 and $1,170,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Electronic library for Minnesota. new text end
new text begin
For statewide licenses to online databases
selected in cooperation with the Minnesota Office of Higher Education for school media
centers, public libraries, state government agency libraries, and public or private college or
university libraries:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Regional library telecommunications aid. new text end
new text begin
For regional library
telecommunications aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 134.355:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
2,300,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2017 and $2,070,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $230,000 for 2018 and $2,070,000 for 2019.
new text end
ARTICLE 8
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND FAMILY SUPPORT
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Establishment; purpose.
There is established an early learning
scholarships program in order to deleted text begin increasedeleted text end new text begin close the opportunity gap by increasingnew text end access to
high-quality early childhood programs for children deleted text begin ages threedeleted text end new text begin from birthnew text end to new text begin age new text end five.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Family eligibility.
(a) For a family to receive an early learning scholarship,
parents or guardians must meet the following eligibility requirements:
(1) have a child deleted text begin three or fourdeleted text end new text begin not yet fivenew text end years of age on September 1 of the current
school year, who has not yet started kindergarten; and
(2) have income equal to or less than 185 percent of federal poverty level income in the
current calendar year, or be able to document their child's current participation in the free
and reduced-price lunch program or child and adult care food program, National School
Lunch Act, United States Code, title 42, sections 1751 and 1766; the Food Distribution
Program on Indian Reservations, Food and Nutrition Act, United States Code, title 7, sections
2011-2036; Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act
of 2007; Minnesota family investment program under chapter 256J; child care assistance
programs under chapter 119B; the supplemental nutrition assistance program; or placement
in foster care under section 260C.212.
(b) deleted text begin Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a parent under age 21 who is
pursuing a high school or general education equivalency diploma is eligible for an early
learning scholarship if the parent has a child age zero to five years old and meets the income
eligibility guidelines in this subdivision.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (c)deleted text end Any siblings deleted text begin between the ages zero todeleted text end new text begin not yetnew text end five years deleted text begin olddeleted text end new text begin of age new text end of a child who
has been awarded a scholarship under this section must be awarded a scholarship upon
request, provided the sibling attends the same program as long as funds are available.
deleted text begin (d)deleted text end new text begin (c)new text end A child who has received a scholarship under this section must continue to receive
a scholarship each year until that child is eligible for kindergarten under section 120A.20
and as long as funds are available.
deleted text begin (e)deleted text end new text begin (d)new text end Early learning scholarships may not be counted as earned income for the purposes
of medical assistance under chapter 256B, MinnesotaCare under chapter 256L, Minnesota
family investment program under chapter 256J, child care assistance programs under chapter
119B, or Head Start under the federal Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of
2007.
deleted text begin (f)deleted text end new text begin (e)new text end A child from an adjoining state whose family resides at a Minnesota address as
assigned by the United States Postal Service, who has received developmental screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19, who intends to enroll in a Minnesota school district,
and whose family meets the criteria of paragraph (a) is eligible for an early learning
scholarship under this section.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.165, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Administration.
(a) The commissioner shall establish application timelines
and determine the schedule for awarding scholarships that meets operational needs of eligible
families and programs. new text begin The commissioner must give highest priority to applications from
children who:
new text end
new text begin
(1) have a parent under age 21 who is pursuing a high school or general education
equivalency diploma;
new text end
new text begin
(2) are in foster care or otherwise in need of protection or services; or
new text end
new text begin
(3) have experienced homelessness in the last 24 months, as defined under the federal
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act.
new text end
The commissioner may prioritize applications on new text begin additional new text end factors including family
income, geographic location, and whether the child's family is on a waiting list for a publicly
funded program providing early education or child care services.
(b) deleted text begin For fiscal years 2014 and 2015 only, scholarships may not exceed $5,000 per year
for each eligible child.deleted text end For fiscal year 2016 and later, the commissioner shall establish a
target for the average scholarship amount per child based on the results of the rate survey
conducted under section 119B.02.
(c) A four-star rated program that has children eligible for a scholarship enrolled in or
on a waiting list for a program beginning in July, August, or September may notify the
commissioner, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, each year of the
program's desire to enhance program services or to serve more children than current funding
provides. The commissioner may designate a predetermined number of scholarship slots
for that program and notify the program of that number. Beginning July 1, 2016, a school
district or Head Start program qualifying under this paragraph may use its established
registration process to enroll scholarship recipients and may verify a scholarship recipient's
family income in the same manner as for other program participants.
(d) A scholarship is awarded for a 12-month period. If the scholarship recipient has not
been accepted and subsequently enrolled in a rated program within ten months of the
awarding of the scholarship, the scholarship cancels and the recipient must reapply in order
to be eligible for another scholarship. A child may not be awarded more than one scholarship
in a 12-month period.
(e) A child who receives a scholarship who has not completed development screening
under sections 121A.16 to 121A.19 must complete that screening within 90 days of first
attending an eligible program.
(f) For fiscal year 2017 and later, a school district or Head Start program enrolling
scholarship recipients under paragraph (c) may apply to the commissioner, in the form and
manner prescribed by the commissioner, for direct payment of state aid. Upon receipt of
the application, the commissioner must pay each program directly for each approved
scholarship recipient enrolled under paragraph (c) according to the metered payment system
or another schedule established by the commissioner.
Sec. 4. new text begin EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDY.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Study authorized. new text end
new text begin
(a) The Legislative Coordinating Commission must
provide for a study of Minnesota early childhood care and education programs. The
Legislative Coordinating Commission must use a request for proposal process to select a
consultant to conduct the study. The commissioners of education, human services, and
health must make reasonable efforts to provide information consistent with the purpose of
the study and required recommendation elements of the study report under subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The selected consultant must consult with individuals or groups representing child
care providers, early childhood special education programs, Head Start programs, voluntary
prekindergarten programs, school readiness programs, early learning scholarship programs,
community education programs, home-visiting programs, organizations and coalitions
advocating to increase child access to high-quality early childhood care and education, and
families of children eligible for early childhood care and education programs. The individuals
and groups consulted must represent public and private, including faith-based, providers of
these services and programs.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Report requirements. new text end
new text begin
No later than January 15, 2018, the Legislative
Coordinating Commission must deliver a report completed by the consultant under
subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees
having jurisdiction over early childhood education, health, and human services. At a
minimum, the report must make recommendations relating to:
new text end
new text begin
(1) integrating state resources for child care assistance provided through the basic sliding
fee program under Minnesota Statutes, section 119B.03, and the Minnesota family investment
program under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 256J;
new text end
new text begin
(2) aligning family income eligibility requirements for early childhood care and education
programs under Minnesota Statutes, chapters 119B, 124D, and 256J;
new text end
new text begin
(3) coordinating outreach to families eligible to provide uniform notification about
available program options;
new text end
new text begin
(4) reducing duplicative paperwork and administrative burden and increasing the stability
of funding for families of children eligible for early childhood care and education programs;
new text end
new text begin
(5) maximizing child care assistance program integrity and payment mechanisms to
increase fund accountability and efficiency;
new text end
new text begin
(6) transferring powers and duties related to the quality rating and improvement system
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142;
new text end
new text begin
(7) providing for local and state information technology investments and data sharing
agreements necessary to support a system of coordinated care and education;
new text end
new text begin
(8) coordinating internal and external evaluation of early childhood care and education
programs to measure and report on their effectiveness and efficiency; and
new text end
new text begin
(9) transferring or consolidating powers and duties related to other early childhood care
and education programs currently administered by the Department of Education, the
Department of Human Services, or the Department of Health.
new text end
Sec. 5. new text begin SYSTEM REDESIGN; HOMELESS CHILDREN SUPPORTS.
new text end
new text begin
The Children's Cabinet must create a plan for a cross-agency system that provides support
for homeless families, especially those with a child up to four years of age, to access available
services. The Children's Cabinet shall create the plan in consultation with the Department
of Education, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Health, the Minnesota
Housing Finance Agency, and stakeholders, including counties, school districts, and nonprofit
organizations. The redesigned system must address issues including:
new text end
new text begin
(1) implementation methodology that addresses differences in service delivery in rural
versus urban settings;
new text end
new text begin
(2) a training pipeline to increase qualified staff for service providers, including staff of
color;
new text end
new text begin
(3) statewide entry and intake forms to assess and identify the educational and
developmental needs of the child;
new text end
new text begin
(4) a support plan that follows the child even after the child is no longer homeless;
new text end
new text begin
(5) a common data system that allows for easier sharing of data and the plan components
for each child between local entities;
new text end
new text begin
(6) identifying and supporting a community outreach system;
new text end
new text begin
(7) personalizing assistance for a homeless child and the child's family to help the child
and the family navigate systems and resources;
new text end
new text begin
(8) transportation options to access services; and
new text end
new text begin
(9) methods to ensure that all state-funded programs and services for a homeless child
are adequately staffed with personnel who are trained on the specifics of the program and
receive professional development to handle complex, intergenerational trauma.
new text end
new text begin
The Children's Cabinet must report findings and recommendations regarding the plan, along
with draft legislation, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative
committees having jurisdiction over early childhood through grade 12 education, housing,
and human services policy by January 23, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin School readiness. new text end
new text begin
For revenue for school readiness programs under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 124D.15 and 124D.16:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
33,683,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
33,683,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2017 and $30,315,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $3,368,000 for 2018 and $30,315,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Early learning scholarships. new text end
new text begin
(a) For the early learning scholarship program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.165:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
60,884,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
60,884,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
Up to $950,000 each year is for administration of this program. Any balance in the first
year does not cancel but is available in the second year. The base appropriation for fiscal
year 2020 is $62,384,000.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Of these amounts, up to five percent in each year is for transfer to the commissioner
of human services for expansion of the quality rating and improvement system under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142. The amount transferred under this paragraph must
be reduced by the amount of any federal funding under the childcare and development block
grant authorized under Public Law 101-508, in that year for the system under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.142.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Head Start program. new text end
new text begin
For Head Start programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 119A.52:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
25,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
25,100,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin Early childhood family education aid. new text end
new text begin
For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:
new text end
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
30,175,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
31,474,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $2,904,000 for 2017 and $27,271,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $3,030,000 for 2018 and $28,444,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Developmental screening aid. new text end
new text begin
For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
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$ new text end |
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3,606,000 new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
3,629,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $358,000 for 2017 and $3,248,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $360,000 for 2018 and $3,269,000 for 2019.
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new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Parent-child home program. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to the parent-child home program:
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$ new text end |
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900,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
900,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The grant must be used for an evidence-based and research-validated early childhood
literacy and school readiness program for children ages 16 months to four years at its existing
suburban program location. The program must include urban and rural program locations
for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
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The base appropriation for this program for fiscal year 2020 and later is $900,000.
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The 2017 appropriation under Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 31, section 4, is available
until June 30, 2019. To the extent practicable, the parent-child home program is encouraged
to expend the fiscal year 2017 appropriation equally over fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
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new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
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Kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program.
new text end
new text begin
For the kindergarten entrance assessment initiative and intervention program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.162:
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$ new text end |
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281,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
281,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 9. new text end
new text begin Quality rating and improvement system. new text end
new text begin
For transfer to the commissioner
of human services for the purposes of expanding the quality rating and improvement system
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.142, in greater Minnesota and increasing supports
for providers participating in the quality rating and improvement system:
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$ new text end |
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1,750,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
1,750,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,750,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 10. new text end
new text begin Early childhood programs at tribal schools. new text end
new text begin
For early childhood family
education programs at tribal contract schools under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.83,
subdivision 4:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
68,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
68,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 11. new text end
new text begin Educate parents partnership. new text end
new text begin
For the educate parents partnership under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.129:
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$ new text end |
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49,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
49,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 12. new text end
new text begin Home visiting aid. new text end
new text begin
For home visiting aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.135:
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$ new text end |
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527,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
571,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $527,000 for 2018. The 2019
appropriation includes $58,000 for 2018 and $513,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 13. new text end
new text begin System Redesign Report. new text end
new text begin
For the Children's Cabinet system redesign report
to the legislature:
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$ new text end |
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200,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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This is a onetime appropriation.
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Sec. 7. new text begin APPROPRIATION; EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION
PROGRAM STUDY.
new text end
new text begin
$75,000 in fiscal year 2018 is appropriated from the general fund to the Legislative
Coordinating Commission for the early childhood care and education program study.
new text end
ARTICLE 9
COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND PREVENTION
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.19, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin Subd. 13a. new text end
new text begin Community partnership coalition programs. new text end
new text begin
(a) Each district operating a
community education program under this section may establish a community partnership
coalition program to support the collaborative work of school organizations and other
community organizations that:
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new text begin
(1) focus on achieving data-driven, locally controlled positive outcomes for children
and youth throughout an entire neighborhood or geographic area;
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new text begin
(2) deliver integrated, supportive services programs for children of all ages and their
families, including programs to address kindergarten readiness and youth development,
grade 3 reading proficiency, grades 5 to 8 math proficiency, high school graduation,
postsecondary enrollment and completion, remedial education reduction, career skills and
readiness, parental engagement and development, physical and mental health, and community
engagement and programmatic alignment;
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new text begin
(3) build a continuum of educational family and community supports with academically
rigorous schools at the center;
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new text begin
(4) maximize program efficiencies by integrating programmatic activities and eliminating
administrative barriers;
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new text begin
(5) develop local infrastructure needed to sustain and scale up proven and effective
solutions beyond the initial neighborhood or geographic area; and
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new text begin
(6) measure outcomes appropriate to unique community needs and interests and
periodically conduct rigorous formative and summative program evaluations.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The district shall maintain a separate account within the community services fund
for all funds related to the community partnership coalition program.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.20, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8.
Uses of general revenue.
(a) General community education revenue may be
used for:
(1) nonvocational, recreational, and leisure time activities and programs;
(2) programs for adults with disabilities, if the programs and budgets are approved by
the department;
(3) adult basic education programs, according to section 124D.52;
(4) summer programs for elementary and secondary pupils;
(5) implementation of a youth development plan;
(6) implementation of a youth service program;
(7) early childhood family education programs, according to section 124D.13;
(8) school readiness programs, according to section 124D.15; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(9) school-age care programs, according to section 124D.19, subdivision 11new text begin ; and
new text end
new text begin (10) community partnerships coalition programs, according to section 124D.19,
subdivision 13anew text end .
(b) In addition to money from other sources, a district may use up to ten percent of its
community education revenue for equipment that is used exclusively in community education
programs. This revenue may be used only for the following purposes:
(1) to purchase or lease computers and related materials;
(2) to purchase or lease equipment for instructional programs; and
(3) to purchase textbooks and library books.
(c) General community education revenue must not be used to subsidize the direct activity
costs for adult enrichment programs. Direct activity costs include, but are not limited to,
the cost of the activity leader or instructor, cost of materials, or transportation costs.
new text begin
(d) A school district operating a community partnerships coalition program under section
124D.19, subdivision 13a, may apply to the commissioner for a grant in the form and manner
specified by the commissioner. The commissioner may award grants to applicant districts
in an amount not to exceed $200,000 per district per fiscal year.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2017.
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Sec. 3. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Community education aid. new text end
new text begin
For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:
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$ new text end |
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483,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
393,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $53,000 for 2017 and $430,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $47,000 for 2018 and $346,000 for 2019.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin Adults with disabilities program aid. new text end
new text begin
For adults with disabilities programs
under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.56:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
710,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
710,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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The 2018 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2017 and $639,000 for 2018.
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The 2019 appropriation includes $71,000 for 2018 and $639,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 4. new text end
new text begin Hearing-impaired adults. new text end
new text begin
For programs for hearing-impaired adults under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.57:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
70,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
70,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin Subd. 5. new text end
new text begin School-age care aid. new text end
new text begin
For school-age care aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.22:
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$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
1,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $0 for 2017 and $1,000 for 2018.
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new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $0 for 2018 and $1,000 for 2019.
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new text begin Subd. 6. new text end
new text begin Community partnerships coalition program grants. new text end
new text begin
(a) For community
partnerships coalition program grants:
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$ new text end |
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1,200,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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1,200,000 new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) For fiscal year 2018 only, the commissioner must award a grant equaling at least
$177,000 to the school district that is in a collaborative partnership with the Northfield
Healthy Community Initiative in Northfield, the school district that is in a collaborative
partnership with the Jones Family Foundation for the Every Hand Joined program in Red
Wing, and the school district that is in a collaborative partnership with the United Way of
Central Minnesota for the Partners for Student Success program.
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new text begin
(c) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 and later is $1,200,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 7. new text end
new text begin Northside Achievement Zone. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to the Northside Achievement Zone:
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$ new text end |
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600,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
600,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the
educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone and
may be used for Northside Achievement Zone programming and services consistent with
federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.
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new text begin
The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $600,000.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 8. new text end
new text begin St. Paul Promise Neighborhood. new text end
new text begin
For a grant to the St. Paul Promise
Neighborhood:
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|
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$ new text end |
new text begin
600,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
new text begin
600,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
new text begin
Funds appropriated in this section are to reduce multigenerational poverty and the
educational achievement gap through increased enrollment of families within the zone, and
may be used for St. Paul Promise Neighborhood programming and services consistent with
federal Promise Neighborhood program agreements and requirements.
new text end
new text begin
The base appropriation for this program in fiscal year 2020 and later is $600,000.
new text end
ARTICLE 10
SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.52, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Performance tracking system.
(a) By July 1, 2000, each approved adult basic
education program must develop and implement a performance tracking system to provide
information necessary to comply with federal law and serve as one means of assessing the
effectiveness of adult basic education programs. For required reporting, longitudinal studies,
and program improvement, the tracking system must be designed to collect data on the
following core outcomes for learners, including English learners, who have completed
participating in the adult basic education program:
(1) demonstrated improvements in literacy skill levels in reading, writing, speaking the
English language, numeracy, problem solving, English language acquisition, and other
literacy skills;
(2) placement in, retention in, or completion of postsecondary education, training,
unsubsidized employment, or career advancement;
(3) receipt of a secondary school diploma or its recognized equivalent; and
(4) reduction in participation in the diversionary work program, Minnesota family
investment programdeleted text begin ,deleted text end and food support education and training program.
(b) A district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization providing
an adult basic education program may meet this requirement by developing a tracking system
based on either or both of the following methodologies:
(1) conducting a reliable follow-up survey; or
(2) submitting student information, including new text begin collected new text end Social Security numbers for data
matching.
deleted text begin Data related to obtaining employment must be collected in the first quarter following
program completion or can be collected while the student is enrolled, if known. Data related
to employment retention must be collected in the third quarter following program exit.deleted text end Data
related to any deleted text begin otherdeleted text end new text begin of thenew text end specified deleted text begin outcomedeleted text end new text begin outcomesnew text end may be collected at any time during
a program year.
(c) When a student in a program is requested to provide the student's Social Security
number, the student must be notified in a written form easily understandable to the student
that:
(1) providing the Social Security number is optional and no adverse action may be taken
against the student if the student chooses not to provide the Social Security number;
(2) the request is made under section 124D.52, subdivision 7;
(3) if the student provides the Social Security number, it will be used to assess the
effectiveness of the program by tracking the student's subsequent career; and
(4) the Social Security number will be shared with the Department of Education;
Minnesota State Colleges and Universities; Office of Higher Education; Department of
Human Services; and Department of Employment and Economic Development in order to
accomplish the purposes described in paragraph (a) and will not be used for any other
purpose or reported to any other governmental entities.
(d) Annually a district, group of districts, state agency, or private nonprofit organization
providing programs under this section must forward the tracking data collected to the
Department of Education. For the purposes of longitudinal studies on the employment status
of former students under this section, the Department of Education must forward the Social
Security numbers to the Department of Employment and Economic Development to
electronically match the Social Security numbers of former students with wage detail reports
filed under section 268.044. The results of data matches must, for purposes of this section
and consistent with the requirements of the deleted text begin United States Code, title 29, section 2871, of
the Workforce Investment Act of 1998deleted text end new text begin Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Actnew text end , be
compiled in a longitudinal form by the Department of Employment and Economic
Development and released to the Department of Education in the form of summary data
that does not identify the individual students. The Department of Education may release
this summary data. State funding for adult basic education programs must not be based on
the number or percentage of students who decline to provide their Social Security numbers
or on whether the program is evaluated by means of a follow-up survey instead of data
matching.
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.549, is amended to read:
124D.549 deleted text begin GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) TESTSdeleted text end deleted text begin RULES;deleted text end
deleted text begin COMMISSIONERdeleted text end new text begin COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY
TESTnew text end .
The commissioner deleted text begin may amend rules to reflect changes in the national minimum standard
deleted text end deleted text begin score for passing the deleted text end deleted text begin general education development (GED)deleted text end deleted text begin testsdeleted text end new text begin , in consultation with adult
basic education stakeholders, must select a high school equivalency test. The commissioner
may issue a high school equivalency diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age or
older who has not earned a high school diploma, who has not previously been issued a GED,
and who has exceeded or achieved a minimum passing score on the equivalency test
established by the publisher. The commissioner of education may waive the minimum age
requirement if supportive evidence is provided by an employer or a recognized education
or rehabilitation providernew text end .
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 124D.55, is amended to read:
124D.55 deleted text begin GENERAL EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED)deleted text end
new text begin COMMISSIONER-SELECTED HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY new text end TEST FEES.
The commissioner shall pay 60 percent of the fee that is charged to an eligible individual
for the full battery of deleted text begin general education development (GED)deleted text end new text begin the commissioner-selected
high school equivalency new text end tests, but not more than $40 for an eligible individual.
For fiscal year 2017 only, the commissioner shall pay 100 percent of the fee charged to
an eligible individual for the full battery of deleted text begin general education development (GED)deleted text end new text begin the
commissioner-selected high school equivalency new text end tests, but not more than the cost of one full
battery of tests per year for any individual.
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 38, is amended to read:
Subd. 38.
Full-time student.
"Full-time student" means a person who is enrolled in a
graded or ungraded primary, intermediate, secondary, deleted text begin GEDdeleted text end new text begin commissioner of
education-selected high school equivalency new text end preparatory, trade, technical, vocational, or
postsecondary school, and who meets the school's standard for full-time attendance.
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 256J.08, subdivision 39, is amended to read:
Subd. 39.
deleted text begin General educational development or GEDdeleted text end new text begin Commissioner of
education-selected high school equivalencynew text end .
deleted text begin "General educational development" or "GED"deleted text end
new text begin "Commissioner of education-selected high school equivalency" new text end means the deleted text begin general educational
developmentdeleted text end new text begin high school equivalency new text end certification issued by the commissioner of education
as an equivalent to a secondary school diploma deleted text begin under Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100,
subpart 4deleted text end .
Sec. 6. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end
new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
new text begin
The sums indicated in this section are
appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for the fiscal years
designated.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Adult basic education aid. new text end
new text begin
For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
50,010,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
|
|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
51,497,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
new text begin
The 2018 appropriation includes $4,881,000 for 2017 and $45,129,000 for 2018.
new text end
new text begin
The 2019 appropriation includes $5,014,000 for 2018 and $46,483,000 for 2019.
new text end
new text begin Subd. 3. new text end
new text begin High school equivalency tests. new text end
new text begin
For payment of 60 percent of the costs of the
commissioner-selected high school equivalency tests under Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.55:
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2018 new text end |
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|
new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
125,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
new text begin
2019 new text end |
Sec. 7. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end
new text begin
In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the
term "commissioner-selected high school equivalency" or similar term for "general education
development," "GED," or similar terms for wherever the term refers to the tests or programs
leading to a certification issued by the commissioner of education as an equivalency to a
secondary diploma.
new text end
Sec. 8. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end
new text begin
Minnesota Rules, part 3500.3100, subpart 4,
new text end
new text begin
is repealed.
new text end
ARTICLE 11
STATE AGENCIES
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 120B.363, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Rulemaking.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board
deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must adopt rules to implement a statewide credential for education
paraprofessionals who assist a licensed teacher in providing student instruction. Any
paraprofessional holding this credential or working in a local school district after meeting
a state-approved local assessment is considered to be highly qualified under federal law.
Under this subdivision, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of
Teachingdeleted text end , in consultation with the commissioner, must adopt qualitative criteria for approving
local assessments that include an evaluation of a paraprofessional's knowledge of reading,
writing, and math and the paraprofessional's ability to assist in the instruction of reading,
writing, and math. The commissioner must approve or disapprove local assessments using
these criteria. The commissioner must make the criteria available to the public.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 2.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Teacher.
"Teacher" means a classroom teacher or other similar professional
employee required to hold a license from the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Board.
"Board" means the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 4.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.07, is amended to read:
122A.07 deleted text begin BOARD OF TEACHINGdeleted text end new text begin PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING
AND STANDARDS BOARDnew text end MEMBERSHIP.
Subdivision 1.
Appointment of members.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end consists of deleted text begin 11deleted text end new text begin nine new text end members appointed by the governor, with
the advice and consent of the senate. Membership terms, compensation of members, removal
of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements
are as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. No member may be reappointed for more than
one additional term.
Subd. 2.
Eligibility; board composition.
deleted text begin Except for the representatives of higher
education and the public, to be eligible for appointment to the Board of Teaching a person
must be a teacher currently teaching in a Minnesota school and fully licensed for the position
held and have at least five years teaching experience in Minnesota, including the two years
immediately preceding nomination and appointment.deleted text end Each nominee, other than a public
nominee, must be selected on the basis of professional experience and knowledge of teacher
education, accreditation, and licensure. The board must be composed of:
(1) deleted text begin sixdeleted text end new text begin five new text end teachers who are currently teaching in a Minnesota school or who were
teaching at the time of the appointment deleted text begin and who do not qualify under clause (2) or (3), at
least four of whom must be teaching in a public schooldeleted text end new text begin , at least one of whom must be a
teacher in a charter school, one of whom must be from a related service category licensed
by the board, and one of whom must be licensed in either a geographic or license shortage
area, and none of whom may be serving in an administrative function at a school district or
school as of the effective date of this sectionnew text end ;
(2) deleted text begin one higher education representative, who must be a faculty member preparing teachersdeleted text end new text begin
one superintendentnew text end ;
(3) one school deleted text begin administratordeleted text end new text begin district human resources directornew text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end
(4) deleted text begin three members of the public, two of whom must be present or former members of
school boardsdeleted text end new text begin one elementary or secondary school principal; and
new text end
new text begin (5) one member of the public that may be a current or former school board membernew text end .
new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end
new text begin First appointments. new text end
new text begin
(a) The governor shall nominate all members to the
Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. The terms of the initial board members
must be as follows:
new text end
new text begin
(1) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2019;
new text end
new text begin
(2) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2020;
new text end
new text begin
(3) two members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2021; and
new text end
new text begin
(4) three members must be appointed for terms that expire January 1, 2022.
new text end
new text begin
(b) Members of the Board of Teaching as of January 1, 2017, are ineligible for first
appointments to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for four years
from the effective date of this section.
new text end
Subd. 3.
Vacant position.
With the exception of a teacher who retires from teaching
during the course of completing a board term, the position of a member who leaves Minnesota
or whose employment status changes to a category different from that from which appointed
is deemed vacant.
Subd. 4.
deleted text begin Administration,deleted text end Terms, compensation; removal; vacancies.
The deleted text begin provision
of staff, administrative services and office space; thedeleted text end review and processing of complaints;
the setting of fees; the selection and duties of an executive deleted text begin secretarydeleted text end new text begin director new text end to serve the
board; and other provisions relating to board operations new text begin not provided in this chapter new text end are as
provided in chapter 214. Membership terms, new text begin except as provided in subdivision 2a,new text end
compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and
fiscal year and reporting requirements are as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09.
new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end
new text begin Administration. new text end
new text begin
(a) The executive director of the board shall be the chief
administrative officer for the board but shall not be a member of the board. The executive
director shall maintain the records of the board, account for all fees received by the board,
supervise and direct employees servicing the board, and perform other services as directed
by the board.
new text end
new text begin
(b) The commissioner of administration must provide the board with administrative
support services, according to section 16B.371.
new text end
new text begin
(c) The commissioner of education must provide suitable offices and other space to the
board at no cost until January 1, 2020. Thereafter, the board may contract with either the
commissioner of education or the commissioner of administration for the provision of
suitable offices and other space, joint conference and hearing facilities, and examination
rooms.
new text end
Subd. 5.
District reimbursement for costs of substitute teachers.
The new text begin Professional
Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board may reimburse local school districts for the costs
of substitute teachers employed when regular teachers are providing professional assistance
to the state by serving on the board or on a committee or task force appointed by the board
and charged to make recommendations concerning standards for teacher licensure in this
state.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 5.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.08, is amended to read:
122A.08 MEETINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Meetings.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of
Teachingdeleted text end must meet regularly at the times and places as the board determines. Meetings
must be called by the chair or at the written request of any eight members.
Subd. 2.
Executive deleted text begin secretarydeleted text end new text begin directornew text end .
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must have an executive deleted text begin secretarydeleted text end new text begin director new text end who is in the
unclassified civil service and who is not a member of the board.new text begin The executive director must
fulfill the duties provided in section 122A.09, subdivision 6. The board must review the
performance of the executive director and set the salary of the executive director, not to
exceed the limit for a position listed in section 15A.0815, subdivision 2.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 6.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Code of ethics.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must develop by rule a code of ethics covering standards of professional
teaching practices, including areas of ethical conduct and professional performance and
methods of enforcement.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 7.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Advise members of profession.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board must act in an advisory capacity to members of the profession in matters
of interpretation of the code of ethics.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 8.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Election of chair and officers.
The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board shall elect a chair and such other officers as it may deem necessary.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 9.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
deleted text begin License and rulesdeleted text end new text begin Licensingnew text end .
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board must deleted text begin adopt rules to license public school teachers and interns subject to
chapter 14deleted text end new text begin license teachers, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 1, except for
supervisory personnel, as defined in section 122A.15, subdivision 2. The board must not
delegate its authority to make all licensing decisions with respect to candidates for teacher
licensure. The board must evaluate candidates for compliance with statutory or rule
requirements for licensure and develop licensure verification requirementsnew text end .
(b) The board must deleted text begin require all candidates for teacher licensure to demonstratedeleted text end new text begin establish
new text end a passing score on a board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics,
deleted text begin asdeleted text end new text begin for new text end a deleted text begin requirement for an initial professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier, 2, 3, or 4 new text end teaching licensedeleted text begin ,
except that the board may issue up to four initial professional one-year teaching licenses to
an otherwise qualified candidate who has not yet passed the board-adopted skills examdeleted text end . The
board must require colleges and universities offering a board-approved teacher preparation
program to provide remedial assistance to persons who did not achieve a qualifying score
on the board-adopted skills examination, including those for whom English is a second
language. The requirement to pass a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills
examination does not apply to nonnative English speakers, as verified by qualified Minnesota
school district personnel or Minnesota higher education faculty, who, after meeting the
content and pedagogy requirements under this subdivision, apply for a teaching license to
provide direct instruction in their native language or world language instruction under section
120B.022, subdivision 1. The Board of Teaching and the entity administering the content,
pedagogy, and skills examinations must allow any individual who produces documentation
of a disability in the form of an evaluation, 504 plan, or individual education program (IEP)
to receive the same testing accommodations on the content, pedagogy, and skills examinations
that the applicant received during their secondary or postsecondary education.
(c) The board must adopt rules to approve teacher preparation programsnew text begin , including
alternative teacher preparation programs under section 122A.245; nonconventional programs,
and Montessori teacher training programsnew text end . The board, upon the request of a postsecondary
student preparing for teacher licensure or a licensed graduate of a teacher preparation
program, shall assist in resolving a dispute between the person and a postsecondary institution
providing a teacher preparation program when the dispute involves an institution's
recommendation for licensure affecting the person or the person's credentials. At the board's
discretion, assistance may include the application of chapter 14.
(d) The board must provide the leadership and adopt rules for the redesign of teacher
education programs to implement a research based, results-oriented curriculum that focuses
on the skills teachers need in order to be effective. Among other components, teacher
preparation programs may use the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities program model
to provide a school-year-long student teaching program that combines clinical opportunities
with academic coursework and in-depth student teaching experiences to offer students
ongoing mentorship, coaching, and assessment, help to prepare a professional development
plan, and structured learning experiences. The board shall implement new systems of teacher
preparation program evaluation to assure program effectiveness based on proficiency of
graduates in demonstrating attainment of program outcomes. Teacher preparation programs
including alternative teacher preparation programs under section 122A.245, among other
programs, must include a content-specific, board-approved, performance-based assessment
that measures teacher candidates in three areas: planning for instruction and assessment;
engaging students and supporting learning; and assessing student learning. The board's
redesign rules must include creating flexible, specialized teaching licenses, credentials, and
other endorsement forms to increase students' participation in language immersion programs,
world language instruction, career development opportunities, work-based learning, early
college courses and careers, career and technical programs, Montessori schools, and project
and place-based learning, among other career and college ready learning offerings.
(e) The board must deleted text begin adopt rules requiring candidates for professional five-year teaching
licenses to passdeleted text end new text begin establish a passing score for candidates on new text end an examination of general
pedagogical knowledge and examinations of licensure-specific teaching skillsnew text begin for a Tier 2,
3, or 4 teaching license under section 122A.181new text end . deleted text begin The rules shall be effective by September
1, 2001.deleted text end The rules under this paragraph also must require candidates for initial licenses to
teach prekindergarten or elementary students to pass, as part of the examination of
licensure-specific teaching skills, test items assessing the candidates' knowledge, skill, and
ability in comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction under section 122A.06,
subdivision 4, and their knowledge and understanding of the foundations of reading
development, the development of reading comprehension, and reading assessment and
instruction, and their ability to integrate that knowledge and understanding.
(f) The board must adopt rules requiring teacher educators to work directly with
elementary or secondary school teachers in elementary or secondary schools to obtain
periodic exposure to the elementary or secondary teaching environment.
(g) deleted text begin The board must grant licenses to interns and to candidates for professional five-year
teaching licenses based on appropriate professional competencies that are aligned with the
board's licensing system and students' diverse learning needs. All teachercandidates must
have preparation in English language development and content instruction for English
learners in order to be able to effectively instruct the English learners in their classrooms.
The board must include these licenses in a statewide differentiated licensing system that
creates new leadership roles for successful experienced teachers premised on a collaborative
professional culture dedicated to meeting students' diverse learning needs in the 21st century,
recognizes the importance of cultural and linguistic competencies, including the ability to
teach and communicate in culturally competent and aware ways, and formalizes mentoring
and induction for newly licensed teachers provided through a teacher support framework.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (h)deleted text end The board must design and implement an assessment system which requires a
candidate for an initial license deleted text begin and first continuing licensedeleted text end to demonstrate the abilities
necessary to perform selected, representative teaching tasks at appropriate levels.
deleted text begin (i)deleted text end new text begin (h)new text end The board must receive recommendations from local committees as established
by the board for the renewal of teaching licenses. The board must require a licensed teacher
who is renewing a deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching license to include in the renewal
requirements further preparation in English language development and specially designed
content instruction in English for English learners.
deleted text begin
(j) The board must grant life licenses to those who qualify according to requirements
established by the board, and suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to sections 122A.20 and
214.10. The board must not establish any expiration date for application for life licenses.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (k)deleted text end new text begin (i)new text end The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching licenses to include in their renewal
requirements further preparation in the areas of using positive behavior interventions and
in accommodating, modifying, and adapting curricula, materials, and strategies to
appropriately meet the needs of individual students and ensure adequate progress toward
the state's graduation rule.
deleted text begin (l)deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end In adopting rules to license public school teachers who provide health-related
services for disabled children, the board shall adopt rules consistent with license or
registration requirements of the commissioner of health and the health-related boards who
license personnel who perform similar services outside of the school.
deleted text begin (m)deleted text end new text begin (k) new text end The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching licenses to include in their renewal
requirements further reading preparation, consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4.
deleted text begin The rules do not take effect until they are approved by law.deleted text end Teachers who do not provide
direct instruction including, at least, counselors, school psychologists, school nurses, school
social workers, audiovisual directors and coordinators, and recreation personnel are exempt
from this section.
deleted text begin (n)deleted text end new text begin (l) new text end The board must adopt rules that require all licensed teachers who are renewing
their deleted text begin professional five-yeardeleted text end new text begin Tier 3 or 4 new text end teaching licenses to include in their renewal
requirements at least one hour of suicide prevention best practices in each licensure renewal
period that are based on nationally recognized evidence-based programs and practices,
among the continuing education credits required to renew a license under this paragraph,
and further preparation, first, in understanding the key warning signs of early-onset mental
illness in children and adolescents and then, during subsequent licensure renewal periods,
preparation may include providing a more in-depth understanding of students' mental illness
trauma, accommodations for students' mental illness, parents' role in addressing students'
mental illness, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, autism, the requirements of section
125A.0942 governing restrictive procedures, and de-escalation methods, among other similar
topics.
deleted text begin
(o) The board must adopt rules by January 1, 2016, to license applicants under sections
122A.23 and 122A.245. The rules must permit applicants to demonstrate their qualifications
through the board's recognition of a teaching license from another state in a similar content
field, completion of a state-approved teacher preparation program, teaching experience as
the teacher of record in a similar licensure field, depth of content knowledge, depth of
content methods or general pedagogy, subject-specific professional development and
contribution to the field, or classroom performance as determined by documented student
growth on normed assessments or documented effectiveness on evaluations. The rules must
adopt criteria for determining a "similar content field" and "similar licensure area."
deleted text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
Subd. 4a.
Teacher and administrator preparation and performance data; report.
(a) The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end and the Board
of School Administrators, in cooperation with the Minnesota Association of Colleges of
Teacher Education and Minnesota colleges and universities offering board-adopted teacher
or administrator preparation programs, annually must collect and report summary data on
teacher and administrator preparation and performance outcomes, consistent with this
subdivision. The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end and
the Board of School Administrators annually by June 1 must update and post the reported
summary preparation and performance data on teachers and administrators from the preceding
school years on a Web site hosted jointly by the boards.
(b) Publicly reported summary data on teacher preparation programs must include:
student entrance requirements for each new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end deleted text begin Board of Teaching-approveddeleted text end new text begin Board-approved new text end program, including grade point average for
enrolling students in the preceding year; the average board-adopted skills examination or
ACT or SAT scores of students entering the program in the preceding year; summary data
on faculty qualifications, including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate and
graduate degrees and their years of experience either as kindergarten through grade 12
classroom teachers or school administrators; the average time resident and nonresident
program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete the program; the current number
and percent of students by program who graduated, received a standard Minnesota teaching
license, and were hired to teach full time in their licensure field in a Minnesota district or
school in the preceding yearnew text begin , disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not
yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about
an individualnew text end ; the number of content area credits and other credits by undergraduate program
that students in the preceding school year needed to complete to graduate; students' pass
rates on skills and subject matter exams required for graduation in each program and licensure
area in the preceding school year; survey results measuring student and graduate satisfaction
with the program in the preceding school yearnew text begin , disaggregated by race, except when
disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
identifiable information about an individualnew text end ; a standard measure of the satisfaction of school
principals or supervising teachers with the student teachers assigned to a school or supervising
teacher; and information under paragraphs (d) and (e). Program reporting must be consistent
with subdivision 11.
(c) Publicly reported summary data on administrator preparation programs approved by
the Board of School Administrators must include: summary data on faculty qualifications,
including at least the content areas of faculty undergraduate and graduate degrees and their
years of experience either as kindergarten through grade 12 classroom teachers or school
administrators; the average time program graduates in the preceding year needed to complete
the program; the current number and percent of students who graduated, received a standard
Minnesota administrator license, and were employed as an administrator in a Minnesota
school district or school in the preceding yearnew text begin , disaggregated by race, except when
disaggregation would not yield statistically reliable results or would reveal personally
identifiable information about an individualnew text end ; the number of credits by graduate program
that students in the preceding school year needed to complete to graduate; survey results
measuring student, graduate, and employer satisfaction with the program in the preceding
school yearnew text begin , disaggregated by race, except when disaggregation would not yield statistically
reliable results or would reveal personally identifiable information about an individualnew text end ; and
information under paragraphs (f) and (g). Program reporting must be consistent with section
122A.14, subdivision 10.
(d) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end the following information for all teachers who
finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with the district
from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the
effectiveness category or rating of the teacher on the summative evaluation under section
122A.40, subdivision 8, or 122A.41, subdivision 5; the licensure area in which the teacher
primarily taught during the three-year evaluation cycle; and the teacher preparation program
preparing the teacher in the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure.
(e) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the new text begin Professional Educator
Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end the following information for all probationary
teachers in the district who were released or whose contracts were not renewed from
September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the licensure areas
in which the probationary teacher taught; and the teacher preparation program preparing
the teacher in the teacher's primary areas of instruction and licensure.
(f) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School
Administrators the following information for all school principals and assistant principals
who finished the probationary period and accepted a continuing contract position with the
district from September 1 of the previous year through August 31 of the current year: the
effectiveness category or rating of the principal or assistant principal on the summative
evaluation under section 123B.147, subdivision 3; and the principal preparation program
providing instruction to the principal or assistant principal.
(g) School districts annually by October 1 must report to the Board of School
Administrators all probationary school principals and assistant principals in the district who
were released or whose contracts were not renewed from September 1 of the previous year
through August 31 of the current year.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Register of persons licensed.
The executive deleted text begin secretarydeleted text end new text begin director new text end of the
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teaching shalldeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end keep a record
of the proceedings of and a register of all persons licensed pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter. The register must show the name, address, license number and the renewal of the
license. The board must on July 1, of each year or as soon thereafter as is practicable, compile
a list of such duly licensed teachers deleted text begin and transmit a copy of the list to the boarddeleted text end . A copy of
the register must be available during business hours at the office of the board to any interested
person.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
deleted text begin Commissioner's assistance;deleted text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end
Board money.
deleted text begin The commissioner shall provide all necessary materials and assistance for
the transaction of the business of the Board of Teaching anddeleted text end All moneys received by the
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall be paid into the
state treasury as provided by law. The expenses of administering sections 122A.01, 122A.05
to 122A.09, 122A.15, 122A.16, 122A.17, 122A.18,new text begin 122A.181, 122A.187, 122A.188,new text end
122A.20, 122A.21, 122A.22, 122A.23, new text begin 122A.2451, new text end 122A.26, 122A.30, 122A.40, 122A.41,
122A.42, 122A.45, 122A.49, 122A.54, 122A.55, 122A.56, 122A.57, and 122A.58 which
are incurred by the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end shall
be paid for from appropriations made to the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end .
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end adopt
rules.
new text begin (a) new text end The new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teaching maydeleted text end new text begin mustnew text end
adopt rules subject to the provisions of chapter 14 to implement sections 122A.05 to 122A.09,
122A.16, 122A.17, 122A.18, new text begin 122A.187, 122A.188, new text end 122A.20, 122A.21, and 122A.23.
new text begin
(b) If a rule adopted by the board is in conflict with a session law or statute, the law or
statute prevails. Terms adopted in rule must be clearly defined and must not be construed
to conflict with terms adopted in statute or session law.
new text end
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 14.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.09, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 10.
Permissions.
(a) Notwithstanding subdivision 9 and sections 14.055 and
14.056, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end may grant
waivers to its rules upon application by a school district or a charter school for purposes of
implementing experimental programs in learning or management.
(b) To enable a school district or a charter school to meet the needs of students enrolled
in an alternative education program and to enable licensed teachers instructing those students
to satisfy content area licensure requirements, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end annually may permit a licensed teacher teaching in an
alternative education program to instruct students in a content area for which the teacher is
not licensed, consistent with paragraph (a).
(c) A special education license permission issued by the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end for a primary employer's low-incidence region is valid
in all low-incidence regions.
(d) deleted text begin The Board of Teaching may issue a one-year professional license under paragraph
(a), which the board may renew two times, to allow a person holding a full credential from
the American Montessori Society, a diploma from Association Montessori Internationale,
or a certificate of completion from a program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation
Council for Teacher Education to teach in a Montessori program operated by a school district
or charter school.
deleted text end
deleted text begin (e) The Board of Teaching may grant a one-year waiver, renewable two times, to allow
individuals who hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited postsecondary institution,
demonstrate occupational competency based on at least three years of full-time work
experience in business or industry, and enroll and make satisfactory progress in an alternative
preparation program leading to certification as a career and technical education instructor
to teach career and technical education courses offered by a school district or charter school.deleted text end
Consistent with this paragraph and section 136F.361, the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end must strongly encouragenew text begin approved college or
university-basednew text end teacher preparation programs deleted text begin and institutionsdeleted text end throughout Minnesota to
develop alternative pathways for certifying and licensing high school career and technical
education instructors and teachers, allowing such candidates to meet certification and
licensure standards that demonstrate their content knowledge, classroom experience, and
pedagogical practices and their qualifications based on a combination of occupational testing,
professional certification or licensure, and long-standing work experience.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 122A.22, is amended to read:
122A.22 DISTRICT VERIFICATION OF TEACHER LICENSES.
No person shall be accounted a qualified teacher until the school district or charter school
contracting with the person for teaching services verifies through the Minnesota education
licensing system available on the deleted text begin departmentdeleted text end new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards
Boardnew text end Web site that the person is a qualified teacher, consistent with sections 122A.16 and
122A.44, subdivision 1.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 127A.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Survey of districts.
The commissioner of education shall survey the state's
school districts and teacher preparation programs and report to the education committees
of the legislature by February 1 of each odd-numbered year new text begin until 2020 new text end on the status of
teacher early retirement patterns, the access to effective and more diverse teachers who
reflect the students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), enrolled
in a district or school, the teacher shortage, and the substitute teacher shortage, including
patterns and shortages in subject areas and the economic development regions of the state.
The report must also include: aggregate data on teachers' self-reported race and ethnicity;
data on how districts are making progress in hiring teachers and substitutes in the areas of
shortage; and a five-year projection of teacher demand for each district, taking into account
the students under section 120B.35, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), clause (2), expected to
enroll in the district during that five-year period.
Sec. 17.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Services provided.
The commissioner deleted text begin of education with respect to the
Board of Teaching; the commissionerdeleted text end of public safety with respect to the Board of Private
Detective and Protective Agent Services; the Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training;
and the commissioner of revenue with respect to the Board of Assessors, shall provide
suitable offices and other space, joint conference and hearing facilities, examination rooms,
and the following administrative support services: purchasing service, accounting service,
advisory personnel services, consulting services relating to evaluation procedures and
techniques, data processing, duplicating, mailing services, automated printing of license
renewals, and such other similar services of a housekeeping nature as are generally available
to other agencies of state government. Investigative services shall be provided the boards
by employees of the Office of Attorney General. The commissioner of health with respect
to the health-related licensing boards shall provide mailing and office supply services and
may provide other facilities and services listed in this subdivision at a central location upon
request of the health-related licensing boards. The commissioner of commerce with respect
to the remaining non-health-related licensing boards shall provide the above facilities and
services at a central location for the remaining non-health-related licensing boards. The
legal and investigative services for the boards shall be provided by employees of the attorney
general assigned to the departments servicing the boards. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the attorney general shall not be precluded by this section from assigning other attorneys
to service a board if necessary in order to insure competent and consistent legal
representation. Persons providing legal and investigative services shall to the extent
practicable provide the services on a regular basis to the same board or boards.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective July 1, 2018.
new text end
Sec. 18.
Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 214.045, is amended to read:
214.045 COORDINATION WITH new text begin PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR LICENSING
AND STANDARDS new text end BOARD deleted text begin OF TEACHINGdeleted text end .
The commissioner of health and the health-related licensing boards must coordinate
with the new text begin Professional Educator Licensing and Standards new text end Board deleted text begin of Teachingdeleted text end when modifying
licensure requirements for regulated persons in order to have consistent regulatory
requirements for personnel who perform services in schools.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2018.
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Sec. 19. new text begin TRANSFER OF POWERS.
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(a) The creation of the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board shall be
considered a transfer by law of the responsibilities of the Board of Teaching and the
Minnesota Department of Education with respect to licensure and credentialing of teachers
and school personnel to the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board for
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039. All classified and unclassified positions
associated with the responsibilities being transferred to the Professional Educator Licensing
and Standards Board are transferred with their incumbents to the new agency pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivision 7, except as otherwise provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 122A.07.
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(b) The responsibilities of the Minnesota Department of Education with respect to
licensure of school administrators are transferred by law to the Board of School
Administrators for purposes of section 15.039.
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(c) The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review all rules
adopted by the Board of Teaching and amend or repeal rules not consistent with statute.
The Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must review all teacher preparation
programs approved by the Board of Teaching to determine whether the approved programs
meet the needs of schools in Minnesota.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2018.
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Sec. 20. new text begin FIRST APPOINTMENTS TO THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR
LICENSING AND STANDARDS BOARD.
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The governor shall make appointments to the Professional Educator Licensing and
Standards Board by September 1, 2017, for terms that begin January 1, 2018. The governor
shall designate one member of the board to convene the first meeting by February 1, 2018,
and to act as chair until the board elects a chair at its first meeting.
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Sec. 21.
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IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.
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By January 1, 2019, the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board must
prepare a report to the legislature on the implementation of the teacher licensure system
established under sections 122A.18 to 122A.181. The report must include the number of
applicants for license in each tier, the number of applications granted and denied, summary
data on the reasons applications were denied, and the status of the board's rulemaking process
for all licensure-related rules.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective January 1, 2018.
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Sec. 22. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end
new text begin Department of Education. new text end
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Unless otherwise indicated, the sums indicated
in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Department of Education for
the fiscal years designated.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end
new text begin Department. new text end
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(a) For the Department of Education:
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$ new text end |
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16,720,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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$ new text end |
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16,929,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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Of these amounts:
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(1) $231,000 each year is for the Board of School Administrators;
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(2) $1,000,000 each year is for regional centers of excellence under Minnesota Statutes,
section 120B.115;
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(3) $500,000 each year is for the school safety technical assistance center under Minnesota
Statutes, section 127A.052;
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(4) $250,000 each year is for the School Finance Division to enhance financial data
analysis; and
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(5) $720,000 each year is for implementing Minnesota's Learning for English Academic
Proficiency and Success Act under Laws 2014, chapter 272, article 1, as amended.
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(c) None of the amounts appropriated under this subdivision may be used for Minnesota's
Washington, D.C. office.
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(d) The expenditures of federal grants and aids as shown in the biennial budget document
and its supplements are approved and appropriated and shall be spent as indicated.
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(e) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing
information technology costs will be incorporated into the service level agreement and will
be paid to the Office of MN.IT Services by the Department of Education under the rates
and mechanism specified in that agreement.
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(f) The base appropriation in fiscal year 2020 is $16,846,000. The base appropriation
in fiscal year 2021 is $16,759,000.
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new text begin Licensure by portfolio. new text end
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For licensure by portfolio:
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$ new text end |
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34,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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34,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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This appropriation is from the educator licensure portfolio account of the special revenue
fund.
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Sec. 23. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF TEACHING.
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(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Board
of Teaching or any successor organization for the fiscal years designated:
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$ new text end |
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3,481,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
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3,493,000 new text end |
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..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) This appropriation includes funds for information technology project services and
support subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 16E.0466. Any ongoing information
technology costs will be incorporated into an interagency agreement and will be paid to the
Office of MN.IT Services by the Board of Teaching under the mechanism specified in that
agreement.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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(d) The base appropriation for fiscal year 2020 is $2,734,000. The base appropriation
for fiscal year 2021 is $2,709,000.
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Sec. 24. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA STATE ACADEMIES.
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(a) The sums indicated in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the
Minnesota State Academies for the Deaf and the Blind for the fiscal years designated:
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$ new text end |
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13,204,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
13,186,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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Sec. 25. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS; PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
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(a) The sums in this section are appropriated from the general fund to the Perpich Center
for Arts Education for the fiscal years designated:
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$ new text end |
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6,573,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2018 new text end |
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new text begin
$ new text end |
new text begin
6,573,000 new text end |
new text begin
..... new text end |
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2019 new text end |
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(b) Of the amounts appropriated in paragraph (a), $370,000 in each year is for transfer
to the commissioner of administration for grants for arts integration and Turnaround Arts
programs.
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(c) Any balance in the first year does not cancel but is available in the second year.
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Sec. 26. new text begin REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
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new text begin
In Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules, the revisor of statutes shall substitute the
term "Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board" for "Board of Teaching"
wherever the term refers to the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board of Teaching.
The revisor shall also make grammatical changes related to the change in terms.
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ARTICLE 12
FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
A. GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision
2, as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
General education aid.
For general education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 126C.13, subdivision 4:
| $ |
6,649,435,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
6,815,372,000
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new text begin
6,848,521,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $622,908,000 for 2015 and 6,026,524,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $641,412,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $6,173,962,000deleted text end new text begin
$6,207,109,000new text end for 2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 2.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 3, is
amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Enrollment options transportation.
For transportation of pupils attending
postsecondary institutions under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.09, or for transportation
of pupils attending nonresident districts under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.03:
| $ |
39,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
42,000
deleted text end
new text begin
26,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 3.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 4, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 1, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Abatement revenue.
For abatement aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
127A.49:
| $ |
3,051,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
3,425,000
deleted text end
new text begin
2,666,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $278,000 for 2015 and $2,773,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $308,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $3,117,000deleted text end new text begin $2,358,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 4.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 6, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Nonpublic pupil education aid.
For nonpublic pupil education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 123B.40 to 123B.43 and 123B.87:
| $ |
16,759,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
17,235,000
deleted text end
new text begin
16,879,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $1,575,000 for 2015 and $15,184,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $1,687,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $15,548,000deleted text end new text begin $15,192,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 5.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 7, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Nonpublic pupil transportation.
For nonpublic pupil transportation aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.92, subdivision 9:
| $ |
17,673,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
18,103,000
deleted text end
new text begin
18,278,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $1,816,000 for 2015 and $15,857,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $1,761,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $16,342,000deleted text end new text begin $16,517,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 6.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 1, section 27, subdivision 9, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 9.
Career and technical aid.
For career and technical aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.4531, subdivision 1b:
| $ |
5,922,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
4,262,000
deleted text end
new text begin
4,806,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $574,000 for 2015 and $5,348,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $517,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $3,745,000deleted text end new text begin $4,289,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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B. EDUCATION EXCELLENCE
Sec. 7.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 2, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 44, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Alternative compensation.
For alternative teacher compensation aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 122A.415, subdivision 4:
| $ |
78,907,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
89,049,000
deleted text end
new text begin
88,137,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $7,766,000 for 2015 and $71,141,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $7,876,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $81,173,000deleted text end new text begin $80,261,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 8.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 3, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 25, section 45, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Achievement and integration aid.
For achievement and integration aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.862:
| $ |
65,439,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
69,372,000
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new text begin
67,091,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $6,382,000 for 2015 and $59,057,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $6,561,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $62,811,000deleted text end new text begin $60,530,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 9.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 4, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Literacy incentive aid.
For literacy incentive aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.98:
| $ |
44,538,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
45,855,000
deleted text end
new text begin
45,803,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $4,683,000 for 2015 and $39,855,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $4,428,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $41,427,000deleted text end new text begin $41,375,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 10.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 5,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants.
For
interdistrict desegregation or integration transportation grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.87:
| $ |
14,423,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
15,193,000
deleted text end
new text begin
13,496,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 11.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 7,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 7.
Tribal contract schools.
For tribal contract school aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.83:
| $ |
3,539,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
3,715,000
deleted text end
new text begin
3,278,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $204,000 for 2015 and $3,335,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $370,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $3,345,000deleted text end new text begin $2,908,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 12.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 2, section 70, subdivision 11,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 9, is amended to read:
Subd. 11.
American Indian education aid.
For American Indian education aid under
Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.81, subdivision 2a:
| $ |
7,740,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
8,878,000
deleted text end
new text begin
8,838,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $0 for 2015 and $7,740,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $860,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $8,018,000deleted text end new text begin $7,978,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 13.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 4, section 9, subdivision 2, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 28, section 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Charter school building lease aid.
For building lease aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124E.22:
| $ |
63,540,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
70,132,000
deleted text end
new text begin
68,046,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $6,032,000 for 2015 and $57,508,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $6,389,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $63,743,000deleted text end new text begin $61,657,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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C. SPECIAL EDUCATION
Sec. 14.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 29, section 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Special education; regular.
For special education aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 125A.75:
| $ |
1,183,619,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
1,247,107,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,258,250,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $137,932,000 for 2015 and $1,045,687,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $147,202,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $1,099,905,000deleted text end new text begin
$1,111,048,000new text end for 2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 15.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 3,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 10, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Travel for home-based services.
For aid for teacher travel for home-based
services under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.75, subdivision 1:
| $ |
416,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
435,000
deleted text end
new text begin
482,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $35,000 for 2015 and $381,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $42,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $393,000deleted text end new text begin $440,000new text end for 2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 16.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 5,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Aid for children with disabilities.
For aid under Minnesota Statutes, section
125A.75, subdivision 3, for children with disabilities placed in residential facilities within
the district boundaries for whom no district of residence can be determined:
| $ |
1,307,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
1,516,000
deleted text end
new text begin
1,390,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
If the appropriation for either year is insufficient, the appropriation for the other year is
available.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 17.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 5, section 30, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Court-placed special education revenue.
For reimbursing serving school
districts for unreimbursed eligible expenditures attributable to children placed in the serving
school district by court action under Minnesota Statutes, section 125A.79, subdivision 4:
| $ |
56,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
57,000
deleted text end
new text begin
45,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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D. FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
Sec. 18.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 30, section 23, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Long-term new text begin facilities new text end maintenance deleted text begin equalizationdeleted text end new text begin equalizednew text end aid.
For long-term
new text begin facilities new text end maintenance deleted text begin equalizationdeleted text end new text begin equalizednew text end aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 123B.595:
| $ |
0 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
52,844,000
deleted text end
new text begin
50,571,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2017 appropriation includes $0 for 2016 and deleted text begin $52,844,000deleted text end new text begin $50,571,000new text end for 2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 19.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 6, section 13, subdivision 3,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
Debt service equalization.
For debt service aid according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 123B.53, subdivision 6:
| $ |
20,349,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
22,926,000
deleted text end
new text begin
20,406,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $2,295,000 for 2015 and $18,054,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $2,005,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $20,921,000deleted text end new text begin $18,401,000new text end for
2017.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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E. NUTRITION
Sec. 20.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 2, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 18, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
School lunch.
For school lunch aid according to Minnesota Statutes, section
124D.111, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 210.17:
| $ |
16,251,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
16,775,000
deleted text end
new text begin
16,234,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 21.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 3, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 27, section 19, is amended to read:
Subd. 3.
School breakfast.
For traditional school breakfast aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.1158:
| $ |
9,457,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
10,365,000
deleted text end
new text begin
9,869,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
Sec. 22.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 7, section 7, subdivision 4, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 15, is amended to read:
Subd. 4.
Kindergarten milk.
For kindergarten milk aid under Minnesota Statutes,
section 124D.118:
| $ |
788,000 |
..... |
2016 |
|
| $ |
deleted text begin
788,000
deleted text end
new text begin
758,000 new text end |
..... |
2017 |
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end
F. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Sec. 23.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 5, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 16, is amended to read:
Subd. 5.
Early childhood family education aid.
For early childhood family education
aid under Minnesota Statutes, section 124D.135:
| $ |
27,948,000 |
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2016 |
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29,336,000
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28,944,000 new text end |
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2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $2,713,000 for 2015 and $25,235,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $2,803,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $26,533,000deleted text end new text begin $26,141,000new text end for
2017.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 24.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 9, section 8, subdivision 6, as
amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 17, is amended to read:
Subd. 6.
Developmental screening aid.
For developmental screening aid under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 121A.17 and 121A.19:
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3,477,000 |
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2016 |
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3,488,000
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3,573,000 new text end |
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2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $338,000 for 2015 and $3,139,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $348,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $3,140,000deleted text end new text begin $3,225,000new text end for
2017.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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Sec. 25.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 10, section 3, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 18, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Community education aid.
For community education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.20:
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790,000 |
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2016 |
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553,000
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555,000 new text end |
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2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $107,000 for 2015 and $683,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $75,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $478,000deleted text end new text begin $480,000new text end for 2017.
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G. SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
Sec. 26.
Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 3, article 11, section 3, subdivision 2,
as amended by Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 34, section 19, is amended to read:
Subd. 2.
Adult basic education aid.
For adult basic education aid under Minnesota
Statutes, section 124D.531:
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48,231,000 |
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2016 |
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49,683,000
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48,762,000 new text end |
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2017 |
The 2016 appropriation includes $4,782,000 for 2015 and $43,449,000 for 2016.
The 2017 appropriation includes $4,827,000 for 2016 and deleted text begin $44,856,000deleted text end new text begin $43,935,000new text end for
2017.
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This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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APPENDIX
Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0718-1
122A.162 LICENSURE RULES.
The commissioner may make rules relating to licensure of school personnel not licensed by the Board of Teaching or Board of School Administrators.
122A.163 TEACHER RULE VARIANCES; COMMISSIONER.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, and only upon receiving the agreement of the State Board of Teaching or Board of School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction over the licensure, the commissioner of education may grant a variance to rules governing licensure of persons licensed by the Board of Teaching or Board of School Administrators, whichever has jurisdiction.
122A.18 BOARD TO ISSUE LICENSES.
Subd. 4.
Expiration and renewal.
(a) Each license the Department of Education issues through its licensing section must bear the date of issue and the name of the state-approved teacher training provider. Licenses must expire and be renewed according to the respective rules the Board of Teaching, the Board of School Administrators, or the commissioner of education adopts. Requirements for renewing a license must include showing satisfactory evidence of successful teaching or administrative experience for at least one school year during the period covered by the license in grades or subjects for which the license is valid or completing such additional preparation as the Board of Teaching prescribes. The Board of School Administrators shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of supervisory personnel except athletic coaches. The State Board of Teaching shall establish requirements for renewing the licenses of athletic coaches.
(b) Applicants for license renewal who have been employed as a teacher during the renewal period of their expiring license, as a condition of license renewal, must present to their local continuing education and relicensure committee or other local relicensure committee evidence of work that demonstrates professional reflection and growth in best teaching practices, including among other things, practices in meeting the varied needs of English learners, from young children to adults under section 124D.59, subdivisions 2 and 2a. The applicant must include a reflective statement of professional accomplishment and the applicant's own assessment of professional growth showing evidence of:
(1) support for student learning;
(2) use of best practices techniques and their applications to student learning;
(3) collaborative work with colleagues that includes examples of collegiality such as attested-to committee work, collaborative staff development programs, and professional learning community work; or
(4) continual professional development that may include (i) job-embedded or other ongoing formal professional learning or (ii) for teachers employed for only part of the renewal period of their expiring license, other similar professional development efforts made during the relicensure period.
The Board of Teaching must ensure that its teacher relicensing requirements also include this paragraph.
(c) The Board of Teaching shall offer alternative options for license renewal for teachers who are accepted into and complete the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification process, and offer additional continuing relicensure options for teachers who earn National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification. Continuing relicensure requirements for teachers who do not maintain National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification are those the board prescribes, consistent with this section.
Subd. 4a.
Limited provisional licenses.
The board may grant two-year provisional licenses to licensure candidates in a field in which they were not previously licensed or in a field in which a shortage of licensed teachers exists. A shortage is defined as an inadequate supply of licensed personnel in a given licensure area as determined by the commissioner.
Subd. 7.
Limited provisional licenses.
The Board of Teaching may grant provisional licenses, which shall be valid for two years, in fields in which licenses were not issued previously or in fields in which a shortage of licensed teachers exists. A shortage is defined as a lack of or an inadequate supply of licensed personnel within a given licensure area in a school district that has notified the Board of Teaching of the shortage and has applied to the Board of Teaching for provisional licenses for that district's licensed staff.
122A.23 APPLICANTS TRAINED IN OTHER STATES.
Subdivision 1.
Preparation equivalency.
When a license to teach is authorized to be issued to any holder of a diploma or a degree of a Minnesota state university, or of the University of Minnesota, or of a liberal arts university, or a technical training institution, such license may also, in the discretion of the Board of Teaching, be issued to any holder of a diploma or a degree of a teacher training institution of equivalent rank and standing of any other state. The diploma or degree must be granted by virtue of completing coursework in teacher preparation as preliminary to the granting of a diploma or a degree of the same rank and class. For purposes of granting a Minnesota teaching license to a person who receives a diploma or degree from a state-accredited, out-of-state teacher training program leading to licensure, the Board of Teaching must establish criteria and streamlined policies and procedures by January 1, 2016, to recognize the experience and professional credentials of the person holding the out-of-state diploma or degree and allow that person to demonstrate to the board the person's qualifications for receiving a Minnesota teaching license based on performance measures the board adopts by January 1, 2016, under this section.
Subd. 2.
Applicants licensed in other states.
(a) Subject to the requirements of sections 122A.18, subdivision 8, and 123B.03, the Board of Teaching must issue a professional five-year teaching license or an initial professional one-year teaching license under paragraphs (c) to (f) to an applicant who holds at least a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university and holds or held an out-of-state teaching license that requires the applicant to successfully complete a teacher preparation program approved by the issuing state, which includes either (1) field-specific teaching methods, student teaching, or equivalent experience, or (2) at least two years of teaching experience as the teacher of record in a similar licensure area.
(b) The Board of Teaching may issue a professional five-year teaching license on the basis of teaching experience and examination requirements only.
(c) The Board of Teaching must issue a professional five-year teaching license to an applicant who:
(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and
(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach a similar content field and grade levels if the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less than a similar Minnesota license, and either (i) has completed field-specific teaching methods, student teaching, or equivalent experience, or (ii) has at least two years of teaching experience as the teacher of record in a similar licensure area.
(d) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules and paragraph (i), must issue up to four initial professional one-year teaching licenses to an applicant who holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach a similar licensure area and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching. The board must issue a professional five-year teaching license to an applicant who successfully completes the requirements under this paragraph.
(e) The Board of Teaching, consistent with board rules, must issue up to four initial professional one-year teaching licenses to an applicant who:
(1) successfully completed all exams and human relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching; and
(2) holds or held an out-of-state teaching license to teach a similar licensure area and grade levels, where the scope of the out-of-state license is no more than two grade levels less than a similar Minnesota license, but has not completed field-specific teaching methods or student teaching or equivalent experience.
The applicant may complete field-specific teaching methods by successfully participating in a one-year school district mentorship program consistent with board-adopted standards of effective practice and Minnesota graduation requirements. If no school district mentorship program is available, the applicant must complete field-specific teaching methods coursework while serving as a teacher of record and providing classroom instruction in the applicant's field of licensure. The board must issue a professional five-year teaching license to an applicant who successfully completes the requirements under this paragraph.
(f) The Board of Teaching must issue to an applicant with an out-of-state teaching license up to four initial professional one-year teaching licenses that are restricted in content or grade levels specified in the out-of-state license if the applicant's out-of-state teaching license is more limited than a similar Minnesota license in content field or grade levels. The Board of Teaching must issue a professional five-year teaching license to an applicant who successfully completes all exams and human relations preparation components required by the Board of Teaching. Any content or grade level restriction placed on a license under this paragraph remains in effect.
(g) The Board of Teaching may issue a two-year provisional permission to an applicant under this subdivision to teach in a shortage area, consistent with section 122A.18, subdivision 4a.
(h) The Board of Teaching may issue a license under this subdivision if the applicant has attained the additional degrees, credentials, or licenses required in a particular licensure field and the applicant can demonstrate competency by obtaining qualifying scores on the board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics, and on applicable board-adopted rigorous content area and pedagogy examinations under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraphs (a) and (e).
(i) The Board of Teaching must require an applicant for a professional five-year teaching license or an initial professional one-year teaching license under this subdivision to pass a board-adopted skills examination in reading, writing, and mathematics before the board issues the license unless, notwithstanding other provisions of this subdivision, an applicable board-approved National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification interstate agreement exists to allow fully certified teachers from other states to transfer their certification to Minnesota.
122A.245 ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION PROGRAM AND PRELIMINARY TEACHER LICENSE.
Subdivision 1.
Requirements.
(a) To improve academic excellence, improve ethnic and cultural diversity in the classroom, and close the academic achievement gap, the Board of Teaching must approve qualified teacher preparation programs under this section that are a means to acquire a two-year preliminary teacher license, which the board may renew one time for an additional one-year term, and to prepare for acquiring a professional five-year license. The following entities are eligible to participate under this section:
(1) a school district, charter school, or nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose that forms a partnership with a college or university that has a board-approved alternative teacher preparation program; or
(2) a school district or charter school, after consulting with a college or university with a board-approved teacher preparation program, that forms a partnership with a nonprofit corporation organized under chapter 317A for an education-related purpose that has a board-approved teacher preparation program.
(b) Before becoming a teacher of record, a candidate must:
(1) have a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 or higher grade point average unless the board waives the grade point average requirement based on board-adopted criteria adopted by January 1, 2016;
(2) demonstrate a passing score on a board-adopted reading, writing, and mathematics skills examination under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (b); and
(3) obtain qualifying scores on applicable board-approved rigorous content area and pedagogy examinations under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraph (e).
(c) The Board of Teaching must issue a two-year preliminary teacher license to a person who enrolls in an alternative teacher preparation program.
Subd. 2.
Characteristics.
An alternative teacher preparation program under this section must include:
(1) a minimum 200-hour instructional phase that provides intensive preparation and student teaching before the teacher candidate assumes classroom responsibilities;
(2) a research-based and results-oriented approach focused on best teaching practices to increase student proficiency and growth measured against state academic standards;
(3) strategies to combine pedagogy and best teaching practices to better inform teacher candidates' classroom instruction;
(4) assessment, supervision, and evaluation of teacher candidates to determine their specific needs throughout the program and to support their efforts to successfully complete the program;
(5) intensive, ongoing, and multiyear professional learning opportunities that accelerate teacher candidates' professional growth, support student learning, and provide a workplace orientation, professional staff development, and mentoring and peer review focused on standards of professional practice and continuous professional growth; and
(6) a requirement that teacher candidates demonstrate to the local site team under subdivision 5 satisfactory progress toward acquiring professional five-year teaching licenses from the Board of Teaching.
Subd. 3.
Program approval; disapproval.
(a) The Board of Teaching must approve alternative teacher preparation programs under this section based on board-adopted criteria that reflect best practices for alternative teacher preparation programs, consistent with this section.
(b) The board must permit teacher candidates to demonstrate mastery of pedagogy and content standards in school-based settings and through other nontraditional means. "Nontraditional means" must include a portfolio of previous experiences, teaching experience, educator evaluations, certifications marking the completion of education training programs, and essentially equivalent demonstrations.
(c) The board must use nontraditional criteria to determine the qualifications of program instructors.
(d) The board may permit instructors to hold a baccalaureate degree only.
(e) If the Board of Teaching determines that a teacher preparation program under this section does not meet the requirements of this section, it may revoke its approval of the program after it notifies the program provider of any deficiencies and gives the program provider an opportunity to remedy the deficiencies.
Subd. 4.
Employment conditions.
Where applicable, teacher candidates with a preliminary teacher license under this section are members of the local employee organization representing teachers and subject to the terms of the local collective bargaining agreement between the exclusive representative of the teachers and the school board. A collective bargaining agreement between a school board and the exclusive representative of the teachers must not prevent or restrict or otherwise interfere with a school district's ability to employ a teacher prepared under this section.
Subd. 5.
Approval for professional five-year license.
A school board or its designee must appoint members to a local site team that includes teachers, school administrators, and postsecondary faculty under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (1), or staff of a participating nonprofit corporation under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), to evaluate the performance of the teacher candidate. The evaluation must be consistent with board-adopted performance measures, use the Minnesota state standards of effective practice and subject matter content standards for teachers established in Minnesota Rules, and include a report to the board recommending whether or not to issue the teacher candidate a professional five-year teaching license.
Subd. 6.
Applicants trained in other states.
A person who successfully completes another state's alternative teacher preparation program, consistent with section 122A.23, may apply to the Board of Teaching for an initial professional one-year teaching license or a professional five-year teaching license.
Subd. 7.
Professional five-year license.
The Board of Teaching must issue a professional five-year teaching license to an otherwise qualified teacher candidate under this section who successfully performs throughout a program under this section, obtains qualifying scores on applicable board-adopted rigorous skills, pedagogy, and content area examinations under section 122A.09, subdivision 4, paragraphs (a) and (e), and is recommended for licensure under subdivision 5 or successfully demonstrates to the board qualifications for licensure under subdivision 6.
Subd. 8.
Qualified teacher.
A person holding a valid limited-term license under this section is a qualified teacher and the teacher of record under section 122A.16.
Subd. 9.
Exchange of best practices.
By July 31 in an even-numbered year, approved alternative preparation program providers, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Private College Council, and the Department of Education must exchange information about best practices and educational innovations.
Subd. 10.
Reports.
The Board of Teaching must submit an interim report on the efficacy of this program to the policy and finance committees of the legislature with jurisdiction over kindergarten through grade 12 education by February 15, 2013, and a final report by February 15, 2015.
122A.25 NONLICENSED COMMUNITY EXPERTS; VARIANCE.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
Notwithstanding any law or commissioner of education rule to the contrary, the Board of Teaching may allow school districts or charter schools to hire nonlicensed community experts to teach in the public schools or charter schools on a limited basis according to this section.
Subd. 2.
Applications; criteria.
The school district or charter school shall apply to the Board of Teaching for approval to hire nonlicensed teaching personnel from the community. In approving or disapproving the application for each community expert, the board shall consider:
(1) the qualifications of the community person whom the district or charter school proposes to employ;
(2) the reasons for the need for a variance from the teacher licensure requirements;
(3) the district's efforts to obtain licensed teachers, who are acceptable to the school board, for the particular course or subject area or the charter school's efforts to obtain licensed teachers for the particular course or subject area;
(4) the amount of teaching time for which the community expert would be hired;
(5) the extent to which the district or charter school is utilizing other nonlicensed community experts under this section;
(6) the nature of the community expert's proposed teaching responsibility; and
(7) the proposed level of compensation to the community expert.
Subd. 3.
Approval of plan.
The Board of Teaching shall approve or disapprove an application within 60 days of receiving it from a school district or charter school.
Subd. 4.
Background check.
A school district or charter school shall provide the Board of Teaching with confirmation that criminal background checks have been completed for all nonlicensed community experts employed by the district or charter school and approved by the Board of Teaching under this section.
123A.73 LEVY LIMITATIONS OF REORGANIZED DISTRICTS.
Subd. 3.
Voluntary dissolution; referendum revenue.
As of the effective date of the voluntary dissolution of a district and its attachment to one or more existing districts pursuant to section 123A.46, the authorization for all referendum revenues previously approved by the voters of all affected districts for those districts pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9, or its predecessor provision, is canceled. However, if all of the territory of any independent district is included in the enlarged district, and if the adjusted net tax capacity of taxable property in that territory comprises 90 percent or more of the adjusted net tax capacity of all taxable property in an enlarged district, the enlarged district's referendum revenue shall be determined as follows:
The referendum revenue shall be the revenue per adjusted pupil unit times the number of adjusted pupil units in the enlarged district. Any new referendum revenue shall be authorized only after approval is granted by the voters of the entire enlarged district in an election pursuant to section 126C.17, subdivision 9.
124D.73 DEFINITIONS.
Subd. 2.
American Indian child.
"American Indian child" means any child, living on or off a reservation, who is enrolled or eligible for enrollment in a federally recognized tribe.
124E.10 CHARTER CONTRACT.
Subd. 5.
Mutual nonrenewal.
If the authorizer and the charter school board of directors mutually agree not to renew the contract, or if the governing board of an approved authorizer votes to withdraw as an approved authorizer for a reason unrelated to any cause under subdivision 4, a change in authorizers is allowed. The authorizer and the school board must jointly submit a written and signed letter of their intent to the commissioner to mutually not renew the contract. The authorizer that is a party to the existing contract must inform the proposed authorizer about the fiscal, operational, and student performance status of the school, including unmet contract outcomes and other outstanding contractual obligations. The charter contract between the proposed authorizer and the school must identify and provide a plan to address any outstanding obligations from the previous contract. The proposed authorizer must submit the proposed contract at least 105 business days before the end of the existing charter contract. The commissioner has 30 business days to review and make a determination on the change in authorizer. The proposed authorizer and the school have 15 business days to respond to the determination and address any issues identified by the commissioner. The commissioner must make a final determination no later than 45 business days before the end of the current charter contract. If the commissioner does not approve a change in authorizer, the school and the current authorizer may withdraw their letter of nonrenewal and enter into a new contract. If the commissioner does not approve a change in authorizer and the current authorizer and the school do not withdraw their letter and enter into a new contract, the school must be dissolved according to applicable law and the terms of the contract.
125A.75 SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS; APPROVAL; AID PAYMENTS; TRAVEL AID; LITIGATION COSTS.
Subd. 7.
Allocation from cooperative centers, service cooperatives, education districts, and intermediate districts.
For purposes of this section, a special education cooperative, service cooperative, education district, or an intermediate district must allocate its approved expenditures for special education programs among participating districts. Special education aid for services provided by a cooperative, service cooperative, education district, or intermediate district must be paid to the participating school districts.
125A.76 SPECIAL EDUCATION AID.
Subd. 2b.
Cross subsidy reduction aid.
For fiscal years 2014 and 2015, the cross subsidy reduction aid for a school district, not including a charter school, equals the lesser of (a) the product of the cross subsidy reduction aid limit and the district's average daily membership served or (b) the sum of the product of the cross subsidy reduction aid percentage, the district's average daily membership served, and the sum of:
(1) $450; plus
(2) $400 times the ratio of the sum of the number of pupils enrolled on October 1 who are eligible to receive free lunch plus one-half of the pupils enrolled on October 1 who are eligible to receive reduced-price lunch to the total October 1 enrollment; plus
(3) .008 times the district's average daily membership served; plus the product of the cross subsidy aid percentage and the sum of:
(i) $10,100 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and severely multiply impaired; plus
(ii) $17,500 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of deaf and hard-of-hearing and emotional or behavioral disorders; plus
(iii) $26,000 times the December 1 child count for the primary disability areas of developmentally cognitive mild-moderate, developmentally cognitive severe-profound, physically impaired, visually impaired, and deafblind.
129C.10 PERPICH CENTER FOR ARTS EDUCATION.
Subd. 5a.
Interdistrict voluntary integration magnet program.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, parts 3535.0110 and 3535.0150, the board may establish and operate an interdistrict integration magnet program according to section 129C.30. For fiscal year 2016 and later, the board must have an approved achievement and integration plan and budget under section 124D.861.
129C.30 CROSSWINDS INTEGRATION MAGNET SCHOOL.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) The following terms have the meanings given them for this chapter.
(b) "Board" means the board of directors of the Perpich Center for Arts Education.
(c) "Crosswinds school" means the Crosswinds school in Woodbury operated during the 2012-2013 school year by Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District.
Subd. 2.
Board to operate the Crosswinds school.
The board may operate the Crosswinds school with the powers and duties granted to it under this chapter. A student may apply to the Crosswinds school under section 124D.03 and the Crosswinds school may accept students under that section.
Subd. 3.
General education funding.
General education revenue must be paid to the Crosswinds school as though it were a district. The general education revenue for each adjusted pupil unit is the state average general education revenue per pupil unit, plus the referendum equalization aid allowance in the pupil's district of residence, minus an amount equal to the product of the formula allowance according to section 126C.10, subdivision 2, times .0466, calculated without declining enrollment, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue, transition revenue, and transportation sparsity revenue, plus declining enrollment, basic skills revenue, extended time revenue, pension adjustment revenue, and transition revenue as though the school were a school district. The general education revenue for each extended time pupil unit equals $4,794.
Subd. 4.
Special education funding.
Special education aid must be paid to the Crosswinds school according to sections 125A.76 and 125A.79, as though it were a school district. The special education aid paid to the Crosswinds school shall be adjusted as follows:
(1) if the Crosswinds school does not receive general education revenue on behalf of the student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 125A.11; or
(2) if the Crosswinds school receives general education revenue on behalf of the student according to subdivision 3, the aid shall be adjusted as provided in section 127A.47, subdivision 7, paragraphs (b) to (d).
Subd. 5.
Pupil transportation.
(a) For fiscal year 2015 only, a member district of Joint Powers District No. 6067, East Metro Integration District, must transport pupils enrolled at the Crosswinds school in the same manner as they were transported in fiscal year 2014.
(b) Pupil transportation expenses under this section are reimbursable under section 124D.87.
Subd. 6.
Achievement and integration aid.
For fiscal year 2016 and later, the Crosswinds school is eligible for achievement and integration aid under section 124D.862 as if it were a school district.
Subd. 7.
Other aids, grants, revenue.
(a) The Crosswinds school is eligible to receive other aids, grants, and revenue according to chapters 120A to 129C as though it were a district.
(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the Crosswinds school may not receive aid, a grant, or revenue if a levy is required to obtain the money, or if the aid, grant, or revenue replaces levy revenue that is not general education revenue, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(c) Federal aid received by the state must be paid to the school if it qualifies for the aid as though it were a school district.
(d) In the year-end report to the commissioner of education, the Crosswinds school shall report the total amount of funds received from grants and other outside sources.
Subd. 8.
Year-round programming.
The Crosswinds school may operate as a flexible learning year program under sections 124D.12 to 124D.127.
Subd. 9.
Data requirements.
The commissioner of education shall require the Crosswinds school to follow the budget and accounting procedures required for school districts and the Crosswinds school shall report all data to the Department of Education in the form and manner required by the commissioner.
Repealed Minnesota Rule: S0718-1
3500.3100 ISSUANCE OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (GED) DIPLOMA.
Subp. 4.
General Educational Development (GED) diploma.
The commissioner of education may issue a General Educational Development (GED) diploma to a Minnesota resident 19 years of age or over who has not earned a high school diploma and who has not previously been issued a GED if:
A.
the person makes written application through any of the approved GED testing centers located in Minnesota; and
B.
the person obtains a minimum standard score of 410 on each of the five GED tests and an average standard score of at least 450 on all five tests or the minimum standard scores required by the GED testing service, whichever is greater.
GED tests must be administered only by official agencies established by the American Council on Education and approved by the commissioner of education.
The commissioner of education may waive the minimum age requirement if supportive evidence is provided by an employer or a recognized education or rehabilitation provider.