1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education; authorizing locally developed
1.3 	school district programs for gifted and talented
1.4 	students; making permanent funding for gifted and
1.5 	talented programs a component of general education
1.6 	revenue; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section
1.7 	126C.10, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
1.8 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
1.9 	chapter 120B.
1.10 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.11 	Section 1. [120B.15] GIFTED AND TALENTED STUDENTS
1.12 	PROGRAMS.
1.13 	School districts may identify students, locally develop
1.14 	programs, provide staff development, and evaluate programs to
1.15 	provide gifted and talented students with challenging
1.16 	educational programs.

1.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for the
1.18 	2005-2006 school year and later.

1.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10,
1.20 	subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.21 		Subdivision 1.General education revenue.  (a) For fiscal
1.22 	year 2003, the general education revenue for each district
1.23 	equals the sum of the district's basic revenue, basic skills
1.24 	revenue, training and experience revenue, secondary sparsity
1.25 	revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation sparsity
1.26 	revenue, total operating capital revenue, and equity revenue.
1.27 	(b) For fiscal year 2004 and later, the general education
2.1 	revenue for each district equals the sum of the district's basic
2.2 	revenue, extended time revenue, basic skills revenue, gifted and
2.3 	talented revenue,training and experience revenue, secondary
2.4 	sparsity revenue, elementary sparsity revenue, transportation
2.5 	sparsity revenue, total operating capital revenue, equity
2.6 	revenue, and transition revenue.
2.7 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for
2.8 	fiscal year 2006 and later.

2.9 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 126C.10, is
2.10 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.11 		Subd. 2b.Gifted and talented revenue. Gifted and
2.12 	talented revenue for each district equals $... times the
2.13 	district's adjusted marginal cost pupil units.  A school
2.14 	district must reserve gifted and talented revenue and,
2.15 	consistent with section 120B.15, must spend the revenue only to:
2.16 	(1) identify gifted and talented students;
2.17 	(2) provide education programs for gifted and talented
2.18 	students; or 
2.19 	(3) provide staff development to prepare teachers to best
2.20 	meet the unique needs of gifted and talented students.
2.21 	
EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective for revenue for
2.22 	fiscal year 2006 and later.