HF 3179

FOURTH ENGROSSMENT

Early childhood and family and kindergarten through grade 12 education revenue provided, and task forces established.

ARTICLE 1 -- GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE

Section 1: Age limitations for pupils modified.
Sec. 2: Revenue amount modified.
Sec. 3: Revenue timing modified.
Sec. 4: People to be served modified.
Sec. 5: Building expenditures modified.
Sec. 6: Secondary school programs modified.
Sec. 7: Part-time student fee modified.
Sec. 8: Eligible pupil regulations modified.
Sec. 9: Eligible programs modified.
Sec. 10: Educational program tuiiton modified.
Sec. 11: Unreimbursed costs modified.
Sec. 12: Tuition reduction aid adjustment specified.
Sec. 13: Student count reporting regulations expanded.
Sec. 14: Technical modification.
Sec. 15-16: Statuory references added.
Sec. 17: Related term definitions modified.
Sec. 18: Basic alternative teacher compensation aid modified.
Sec. 19: Payment to unemployment insurance program trust fund by state and political subdivisions regulations expanded.
Sec. 20: Safe schools levy modified.
Sec. 21: School nonoperating fund payments provided.
Sec. 22: Repealer.

ARTICLE 2 -- EDUCATION EXCELLENCE

Section 1: Parent definition modified.
Sec. 2: Benchmarks implementation modified.
Sec. 3: Student transfer requirements modified.
Sec. 4: CLEP reimbursement regulations modified.
Sec. 5: School performance report cards modified.
Sec. 6: Crisis management policy modified.
Sec. 7: School safety drill requirements specified.
Sec. 8: Online learning parameters modified.
Sec. 9: Transportation service regulations for districts clarified.
Sec. 10: Program general requirements modified.
Sec. 11: Wage payment provision modified.
Sec. 12: School fire drill doors and exits modified.
Sec. 13: Teacher training scholarships regulations provided.
Sec. 14: School and staff emergency / all hazard preparedness advisory task force established.
Sec. 15: 2006 School accountability report provided.
Sec. 16: Advisory task force on options for accelerated K-12 technology, science, and mathematics programs throughout Minnesota established.

ARTICLE 3 -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS
Section 1: Blindness added as disability.
Sec. 2: Nonresident tuition rate technical language expanded.
Sec. 3: Interagency child find systems definition modified.
Sec. 4: County and school board responsibilities expanded.
Sec. 5: Interagency early intervention committees regulations modified.
Sec. 6: Individualized family service plan modified. IFSP
Sec. 7: Service coordination modified.
Sec. 8: Inteagency agreement modified.
Sec. 9: Education program approval modified.
Sec. 10: Education responsibilities modified.
Sec. 11: Residential facility education programs provided.
Sec. 12-15: Technical changes provided.
Sec. 16: Report required.
Sec. 17: Travel aid based on mileage.
Sec. 18: Special education maintenance of effort required.
Sec. 19: Related term definition modified.
Sec. 20: Rule on visually impaired to include references to blind and blindness provided.
Sec. 21: Department of education rules amended.
Sec. 22: Special education tuition billing for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 provided.
Sec. 23: Repealer.

ARTICLE 4 -- ACCOUNTING
Section 1: Budgets modified.
Sec. 2: School district consolidated financial statement required.
Sec. 3: Comparison and correction statement modified.
Sec. 4: Reserve account elimination provided.
Sec. 5: Distribution errors addressed.

ARTICLE 5 -- SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND LIFELONG LEARNING

Section 1: First prior program year term definition modified.
Sec. 2: Program requirements for adult basic education program expanded.

ARTICLE 6 -- PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
Section 1: Student training regulation modified.
Sec. 2: Nonpublic and charter school transportation compliance required.
Sec. 3: Related term defnitions modified.
Sec. 4: "School bus" definition modified.
Sec. 5-8: Technical changes provided.
Sec. 9: Seat and crash barrier requirements for cushion depth and seat back height modified.
Sec. 10: Training modified.
Sec. 11: Repealer.

AME

5/5/06