1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to education finance; adding a program growth factor for regular special 
1.3 	education; increasing regular special education aid;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2004, section 125A.76, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, 
1.5 	section 125A.76, subdivision 4;  Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, 
1.6 	article 3, section 18, subdivision 2.
1.7 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 125A.76, subdivision 1, is amended to 
1.9 	read:
1.10 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the definitions in this 
1.11 	subdivision apply.
1.12 	(a) "Base year" for fiscal year 1998 and later fiscal years means the second fiscal 
1.13 	year preceding the fiscal year for which aid will be paid.
1.14 	(b) "Basic revenue" has the meaning given it in section  126C.10, subdivision 2. 
1.15 	For the purposes of computing basic revenue pursuant to this section, each child with a 
1.16 	disability shall be counted as prescribed in section  126C.05, subdivision 1. 
1.17 	(c) "Essential personnel" means teachers, cultural liaisons, related services, and 
1.18 	support services staff providing direct services to students. Essential personnel may also 
1.19 	include special education paraprofessionals or clericals providing support to teachers and 
1.20 	students by preparing paperwork and making arrangements related to special education 
1.21 	compliance requirements, including parent meetings and individual education plans.
1.22 	(d) "Average daily membership" has the meaning given it in section  126C.05. 
1.23 	(e) "Program growth factor" means  1.046 for fiscal year 2003, and 1.0 for fiscal 
1.24 	year 2004 2008 and later. 

2.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 125A.76, subdivision 4, is 
2.2 	amended to read:
2.3 		Subd. 4.State total special education aid. The state total special education aid for 
2.4 	fiscal year 20042006 equals $530,642,000 $528,787,000. The state total special education 
2.5 	aid for fiscal year 2005 2007 equals $529,164,000 $655,125,000. The state total special 
2.6 	education aid for later fiscal years equals:
2.7 	(1) the state total special education aid for the preceding fiscal year; times
2.8 	(2) the program growth factor; times
2.9 	(3) the greater of one, or the ratio of the state total average daily membership for the 
2.10 	current fiscal year to the state total average daily membership for the preceding fiscal year.

2.11 	Sec. 3. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 5, article 3, section 18, subdivision 2, 
2.12 	is amended to read:
2.13 	
2.14 	Subd. 2.  Special education; regular. For special  education aid under Minnesota 
2.15 	Statutes, section 125A.75:  
2.16 	

2.17		$
	528,846,000
	.....
	2006
	
2.18
2.19		$
	527,446,000
635,290,000
	.....
	2007
	
2.20 	
2.21 	The 2006 appropriation includes $83,078,000 for 2005 and  $445,768,000 for 2006.  
2.22 	
2.23 	The 2007 appropriation includes $83,019,000 for 2006 and  $444,427,000
2.24 	$552,271,000 for 2007.  
2.25