HF 141

SPECIAL SESSION CHAPTER 5
EFFECTIVE DATE: Various

Omnibus K-12 and early childhood education appropriations bill, including general education, facilities, and related provisions modifications; and appropriating money.

ARTICLE 1--GENERAL EDUCATION
Section 1: "Kindergarten" defined.
Sec. 2: Reserve revenue requirements for districts modified.
Sec. 3: Taconite revenue recognition provided.
Sec. 4 Building" definition modified.
Sec. 5 Statutory operating debt account transfer modified.
Sec. 6: "Operating debt" definition modified.
Sec. 7: "Reorganization operating debt" definition modified.
Sec. 8: Unreserved fund balances modified.
Sec. 9: Definition of "transportation services for pupils with disabilities"
modified.
Sec. 10: School district reporting requirements modified.
Sec. 11: Enrollment verification procedures relating to basic skills revenue
modified.
Sec. 12: Pupil aid calculation procedures modified.
Sec. 13: Children without disabilities placement, education, and transportation
regulations clarified relating to homeless pupils.
Sec. 14: Unreserved general fund balance regulations specified.
Sec. 15: Project-based average daily membership regulations modified.
Sec. 16: General education revenue requirements modified.
Sec. 17: Basic revenue for district calculation procedure modified.
Sec. 18: Gifted and talented revenue provided.
Sec. 19: Total operating capital revenue modified.
Sec. 20: Operating capital levy modified.
Sec. 21: Equity revenue qualifications modified.
Sec. 22: Transition revenue allotment modified.
Sec. 23: Basic alternative compensation aid calculation procedures specified.
Sec. 24: Alternative teacher compensation levy calculation procedure specified.
Sec. 25: Alternative compensation aid calculation procedure specified.
Sec. 26: General education aid calculation procedure specified.
Sec. 27: Revenue usage regulations clarified relating to building allocation modified.
Sec. 28: School site recommendation for compensatory revenue allocation modified.
Sec. 29: Referendum allowance limit modified.
Sec. 30: Referendum equalization revenue definition modified.
Sec. 31: Referendum equalization aid definition modified.
Sec, 32: Referendum revenue usage regulations modified.
Sec. 33: Referendum conversion allowance modified.
Sec. 34: Taconite deductions modified.
Sec. 36: Building or land leasing regulations modified.
Sec. 37: Judgment tax levy modified.
Sec. 38: Date modified.
Sec. 39: Taconite payment reduction language clarified.
Sec. 40: Reimbursement aid payment percentage modified.
Sec. 41: Net tax abatement clarified.
Sec. 42: Technical reference added.
Sec. 43: Technical reference added.
Sec. 44: Technical reference added.
Sec. 45: Excess taxes distribution procedures modified.
Sec. 46: Kindergarten record regulations technical reference added.
Sec. 47: Alternative teacher compensation revenue guarantee established.
Sec. 48: Initial approval process for alternative teacher compensation system established.
Sec. 49: School bus levy relating to Carpenter school provided.
Sec. 50: Test score pilot program created.
Sec. 51: Equity revenue increase payable procedure specified.
Sec. 52: Red Lake pupil unit adjustment provided.
Sec. 53: Declining pupil unit aid eligibility provided for Red Lake.
Sec. 54: Money appropriated.
Sec. 55: Repealer.
Sec. 56: Effective date.

ARTICLE 2¿EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1: Juvenile justice system access to daily attendance record provided.
Sec. 2: Teacher data from value-added assessment model regulated.
Sec. 3: Exemptions detailed.
Sec. 4: Educational expectations modified.
Sec. 5: Academic standards waiver for rigorous course of study details established.
Sec. 6: Related term definitions modified.
Sec. 7: Policy adoption procedures modified.
Sec. 8: District advisory committee language clarified.
Sec. 9: Building team establishment provisions modified.
Sec. 10: Reporting procedures for school boards modified.
Sec. 11: Biennial evaluation required.
Sec. 12: Educational planning and assessment program established.
Sec. 13: Teacher training programs modified.
Sec. 14: Examination fee subsidies modified.
Sec. 15: College credit for advanced placement exams required.
Sec. 16: CLEP program structure established.
Sec. 17: Gifted and talented student programs provided.
Sec. 18: Violence prevention curriculum modified.
Sec. 19: Character development education detailed and funding sources specified.
Sec. 20: American heritage education required and censorship of documents based on references to religious figures prohibited.
Sec. 21: Statewide testing requirements modified.
Sec. 22: Reading and health & phy-ed testing required.
Sec. 23: Test access provided.
Sec. 24: Value-added assessment program implementation required.
Sec. 25: Model policy on sexual, religious, and racial harassment provided.
Sec. 26: Report contents electronic submission required.
Sec. 27: Filing requirements modified.
Sec. 28: Bullying and intimidation policy adoptions by school boards required.
Sec. 29: Immunization exemption policies modified.
Sec. 30: Admission or readmission plan for expelled students modified.
Sec. 31: Exclusion and expulsion report to commissioner requirements modified.
Sec. 32: Suspension alternatives provided.
Sec. 33: ¿Comprehensive, scientifically based reading instruction¿ defined.
Sec. 34: Reimbursement for costs of substitute teachers provided.
Sec. 35: Reading strategies modified.
Sec. 36: Head coach license and degree exemptions modified relating to dismissal.
Sec. 37: Internally hired principal probation period modified.
Sec. 38: Effective date provided for terminated services provisions.
Sec. 39: Educational improvement plan modified.
Sec. 40: Alternative teacher pay system regulations restructured.
Sec. 41: Alternative teacher pay supplemental agreements modified.
Sec. 42: Revenue amount modified for intermediate school districts and charter schools.
Sec. 43: Revenue timing modified.
Sec. 44: Staff development committee regulations revised.
Sec. 45: Effective staff development activity requirements specified.
Sec. 46: Staff Development Report required.
Sec. 47: Schools mentoring regional sites program established and detailed.
Sec. 48: Principals¿ leadership institute established.
Sec. 49: Administrative services agreement established.
Sec. 50: Employee recognition program establishment by school districts authorized.
Sec. 51: Reward for individuals providing information leading to convictions of actual or would-be criminals authorized.
Sec. 52: Credit card usage by officers on behalf of school districts authorized.
Sec. 53: ¿Education site¿ definition provided.
Sec. 54: Agreement required concerning discussion & management of school.
Sec. 55: Extracurricular activities board control modified.
Sec. 56: Pupil transportation safety committee establishment authorized.
Sec. 57: College credit awards regulated.
Sec. 58: On-line learning financial arrangements modified.
Sec. 59: School formation regulations modified.
Sec. 60: Fiscal and student performance evaluations regulated.
Sec. 61: Review and comments relating to evaluations procedures modified.
Sec. 62: Charter school contract nonrenewal procedures modified.
Sec. 63: Charter school general education revenue payment regulations modified.
Sec. 64: Transportation revenue payment procedures modified.
Sec. 65: Conforming changes.
Sec. 66: Career and technical levy program authorized.
Sec. 67: Eligible services relating to MCA-II testing clarified.
Sec. 68: Charter schools focusing on American Indian education regulations revised.
Sec. 69: Grant procedures modified.
Sec. 70: Conforming changes.
Sec. 71: Career and technical levy specified for 06 and 07 taxes.
Sec. 72: No Child Left Behind Act implementation required.
Sec. 73: General education aid for charter schools calculation procedure modified.
Sec. 74: Exemption for nonresident student procedure specified.
Sec. 75: Dues revenue deposit procedure from State High School League modified.
Sec. 76: Effective date provided for audit report filing.
Sec. 77: Board meetings by telephone or electronic means authorized.
Sec. 78: Minnesota Humanities Commission reestablished and humanities center establishment authorized.
Sec. 79: Driver¿s license revocation or suspension on basis of school attendance prohibitied.
Sec. 80: Language clarification.
Sec. 81: Rulemaking authority for board of school administrators specified.
Sec. 82: College preparation standards working group establishment required.
Sec. 83: Minnesota comprehensive assessments and rule adoption required.
Sec. 84: Department appropriations specified.
Sec. 85: Repealer.
Sec. 86: Effective date.

ARTICLE 3--SPECIAL PROGRAMS

Section 1: ¿Emergency¿ definition modified.
Sec. 2: Positive behavioral interventions and supports defined.
Sec. 3: ¿Time-out¿ defined.
Sec. 4: Aversive and deprivation procedures consultations required.
Sec. 5: Special education aid procedures clarified.
Sec. 6: State total transition for program-disabled revenue calculation procedure modified.
Sec. 7: Nonresident tuition rates modified.
Sec. 8: Parent advisory council membership requirements clarified.
Sec. 9: State interagency coordinating council duties modified.
Sec. 10: Conforming change with section 5.
Sec. 11: ¿General revenue¿ definition modified.
Sec. 12: State total special education excess cost aid modified.
Sec. 13: Aid payment percentage calculation modified.
Sec. 14: Alternative attendance programs modified.
Sec. 15: Advisory committee appointment required for Library for the Blind.
Sec. 16: Special education excess cost aid modified..
Sec. 17: Special education delivery task force established.
Sec. 18: Money appropriated.
Sec. 19: Repealer.
Sec. 20: Effective date.

ARTICLE 4--FACILITIES AND TECHNOLOGY

Section 1: Electronic component accessibility required of school districts.
Sec. 2: Competitive diving pool requirements for school districts modified.
Sec. 3: Adjusted net tax capacity adjustment procedure clarified.
Sec. 4: Debt service appropriations modified.
Sec. 5: Bond authorization procedures clarified.
Sec. 6: Levy authorization procedures modified.
Sec. 7: Deferred maintenance revenue eligibility and details established.
Sec. 8: Account uses for capital project referendum account specified and modified.
Sec. 9: Alternative facilities bonding and levy program added to review procedures.
Sec. 10: American National Standards Institute Acoustical Performance Criteria added to regulatory information.
Sec. 11: Publication requirements clarified.
Sec. 12: ¿Online learning¿ and ¿online learning provider¿ definitions modified.
Sec. 13: Online learning parameters clarified.
Sec. 14: Online learning advisory council established.
Sec. 15: Telecommunications / Internet access equity aid cost submission required.
Sec. 16: ¿Levy¿ definition modified.
Sec. 17: ¿Maximum effort debt service levy¿ definition modified.
Sec. 18: Net debt calculation procedures modified.
Sec. 19: Surplus fund obligations detailed.
Sec. 20: Taconite production tax revenue bond technical reference added.
Sec. 21: Techical references added to Sartell garage lease provision.
Sec. 22: Glencoe-Silver Lake levy authorized.
Sec. 23: Waconia administrative space lease levy authorized.
Sec. 24: Worthington residential program facility usage authorized.
Sec. 25: Money appropriated.
Sec. 26: Effective date.

ARTICLE 5--NUTRITION AND ACCOUNTING

Section 1: ¿School district tax settlement revenue¿ definition modified.
Sec. 2: School lunch aid computation procedure modified.
Sec. 3: National school lunch program application language clarified.
Sec. 4: 14 cent reimbursement to school districts for half-pints of milk.
Sec. 5: ¿Other district receipt¿ definition modified.
Sec. 6: School nonoperating fund payments regulated.
Sec. 7: Nonpublic aid payment required.
Sec. 8: Third party payment percentage modified.
Sec. 9: Specified fund transfers provided.
Sec. 10: Disabled access levy authority provided for East Grand Forks.
Sec. 11: Fertile-Beltrami tax base adjustments provided.
Sec. 12: Nonprofit grant and contract decisions payment procedures and eligibility criteria established.
Sec. 13: Local government reimbursements required.
Sec. 14: Contract retroactivity provided.
Sec. 15: Carryforward provided.
Sec. 16: Let¿s go fishing money appropriated.
Sec. 17: Money appropriated.
Sec. 18: Effective date.

ARTICLE 6--LIBRARIES

Section 1: Library appropriations provided and detailed.

ARTICLE 7--EARLY EDUCATION

Section 1: Developmental screening requirements clarified.
Sec. 2: Program information requirements modified.
Sec. 3: Developmental screening aid amounts specified.
Sec. 4: ECFE (early childhood family education) revenue specified.
Sec. 5: Revenue usage for ECFE regulated.
Sec. 6: School readiness program for children age three to kindergarten establishment authorization clarified.
Sec. 7: Program requirements modified.
Sec. 8: Application and reporting requirements provided for school readiness program providers.
Sec. 9: New or existing provider services relating to charter schools required.
Sec. 10: Supervision regulations detailed.
Sec. 11: Program fee adoption of sliding scale requirements clarified.
Sec. 12: Assistance required.
Sec. 13: School readiness aid eligibility criteria modified.
Sec. 14: Aid usage specifications modified.
Sec. 15: Minnesota early learning foundation proposal implementation provided.
Sec. 16: ¿Public employee¿ definition modified.
Sec. 17: Grants to promote Kindergarten readiness established and detailed.
Sec. 18: Early care and education program coordination provided.
Sec. 19: MELF progress report required.
Sec. 20: Money appropriated.
Sec. 21: Repealer.
Sec. 22: Effective date.

ARTICLE 8--PREVENTION

Section 1: Definition of ¿commissioner¿ modified.
Sec. 2-4: Technical language clarifications.
Sec. 5: General community education revenue specifications modified.
Sec. 6: Total community education levy amount shifted.
Sec. 7: Revisor¿s instruction.
Sec. 8: Money appropriated.
Sec. 9: Effective date.

ARTICLE 9--SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1: Adult basic education program expenditures specified.
Sec. 2: State total adult basic education aid specified.
Sec. 3: Adult basic education program aid limit detailed.
Sec. 4: Money appropriated.
Sec. 5: Effective date.

ARTICLE 10--STATE AGENCIES

Section 1: Probationary period regulations clarified.
Sec. 2: Conforming changes with section 1.
Sec. 3: Board of teaching report required and requirements detailed.
Sec. 4: Licensed student support services access required and funding specified.
Sec. 5: Appropriations provided.
Sec. 6: Minnesota State Academies money appropriated.
Sec. 7: Perpich center for arts education money appropriated.
Sec. 8: Effective date.

ARTICLE 11¿TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sections 1-5: Technical statutory references added and language clarifications or corrections provided.
Sec. 6: Effective date.

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