HF 872

FOURTH ENGROSSMENT

Omnibus education finance bill providing for early childhood, adult, family, and kindergarten through grade 12 education including general education, special programs, facilities and technology, and other funding; and appropriating money.

ARTICLE 1--GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1: "Kindergarten" defined.
Sec. 2: Reserve revenue requirements for districts modified.
Sec. 3: Cost limitations modified.
Sec. 4: Taconite revenue recognition provided.
Sec. 5: "Building" definition modified.
Sec. 6: Statuotry operating debt account transfer modified.
Sec. 7: "Operating debt" definition modified.
Sec. 8: "Reorganization operating debt" definition modified.
Sec. 9: Unreserved fund balances modified.
Sec. 10: Definition of "transportation services for pupils with disabilities" modified.
Sec. 11: School district reporting requirements modified.
Sec. 12: Nonpublic pupil transportation aid allotment regulations modified.
Sec. 13: Enrollment verification procedures relating to basic skills revenue modified.
Sec. 14: Pupil aid calculation procedures modified.
Sec. 15: Children without disabilities placement, education, and transportation regulations clarified relating to homeless pupils.
Sec. 16: Unreserved general fund balance regulations specified.
Sec. 17: Project-based average daily membership regulations modified.
Sec. 18: General education revenue requirements modified.
Sec. 19: Basic revenue for district calculation procedure modified.
Sec. 20: Gifted and talented revenue provided.
Sec. 21: Compensatory education revenue regulations modified.
Sec. 22: "Sparsity allowance" defined.
Sec. 23-24: Conforming change.
Sec. 25: Total operating capital revenue modified.
Sec. 26: Operating capital levy modified.
Sec. 27: Transportation sparsity definitions modified relating to "transportation allowance."
Sec. 28: Transportation sparsity revenue allowance conforming change provided.
Sec. 29: Equity revenue calculation procedure clarified.
Sec. 30: Transition revenue modified.
Sec. 31: Basic alternative compensation aid calculation procedures specified.
Sec. 32: Alternative compensation levy calculation procedure specified.
Sec. 33: Alternative compensation aid calculation procedure specified.
Sec. 34: General education aid calculation procedure specified.
Sec. 35: Revenue usage regulations clarified relating t

ARTICLE 2--EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION
ARTICLE 3--SPECIAL PROGRAMS
ARTICLE 4--FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY
ARTICLE 5--NUTRITION AND ACCOUNTING
ARTICLE 6--LIBRARIES
ARTICLE 7--EARLY EDUCATION
ARTICLE 8--PREVENTION
ARTICLE 9--SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING
ARTICLE 10--STATE AGENCIES
ARTICLE 11--FORECAST DEFICIENCIES
ARTICLE 11A--GENERAL EDUCATION
ARTICLE 12--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

AME
4-26-05