1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to education; modifying determination of 
  1.3             revenue for high school graduation incentives program 
  1.4             and private alternative programs; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1994, sections 126.22, subdivision 8; and 
  1.6             126.23. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 126.22, 
  1.9   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 8.  [ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION.] (a) For a pupil 
  1.11  attending an eligible program full time under subdivision 3, 
  1.12  paragraph (d), the department of education shall pay 88 percent 
  1.13  of the basic revenue determined according to section 124.248, 
  1.14  subdivisions 1 to 3, of the district to the eligible program and 
  1.15  12 percent of the basic revenue determined according to section 
  1.16  124.248, subdivisions 1 to 3, to the resident district within 30 
  1.17  days after the eligible program verifies enrollment using the 
  1.18  form provided by the department.  For a pupil attending an 
  1.19  eligible program part time, basic revenue shall be reduced 
  1.20  proportionately, according to the amount of time the pupil 
  1.21  attends the program, and the payments to the eligible program 
  1.22  and the resident district shall be reduced accordingly.  A pupil 
  1.23  for whom payment is made according to this section may not be 
  1.24  counted by any district for any purpose other than computation 
  1.25  of basic revenue, according to section 124A.22, subdivision 2.  
  1.26  If payment is made for a pupil under this subdivision, a school 
  2.1   district shall not reimburse a program under section 126.23 for 
  2.2   the same pupil. 
  2.3      (b) The department of education shall pay up to 100 percent 
  2.4   of the basic revenue determined according to section 124.248, 
  2.5   subdivisions 1 to 3, to the eligible program if there is an 
  2.6   agreement to that effect between the school district and the 
  2.7   eligible program. 
  2.8      Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 126.23, is 
  2.9   amended to read: 
  2.10     126.23 [AID FOR PRIVATE ALTERNATIVE PROGRAMS.] 
  2.11     If a pupil enrolls in an alternative program, eligible 
  2.12  under section 126.22, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), or 
  2.13  subdivision 3a, operated by a private organization that has 
  2.14  contracted with a school district to provide educational 
  2.15  services for eligible pupils under section 126.22, subdivision 
  2.16  2, the district contracting with the private organization must 
  2.17  reimburse the provider an amount equal to at least 88 percent of 
  2.18  the basic revenue determined according to section 124.248, 
  2.19  subdivisions 1 to 3, of the district for each pupil attending 
  2.20  the program full time.  For a pupil attending the program part 
  2.21  time, basic revenue paid to the program shall be reduced 
  2.22  proportionately, according to the amount of time the pupil 
  2.23  attends the program, and basic revenue paid to the district 
  2.24  shall be reduced accordingly.  Pupils for whom a district 
  2.25  provides reimbursement may not be counted by the district for 
  2.26  any purpose other than computation of basic revenue, according 
  2.27  to section 124A.22, subdivision 2 determined according to 
  2.28  section 124.248, subdivisions 1 to 3.  If payment is made to a 
  2.29  district or program for a pupil under this section, the 
  2.30  department of education shall not make a payment for the same 
  2.31  pupil under section 126.22, subdivision 8. 
  2.32     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  2.33     Sections 1 and 2 are effective July 1, 1995.