1E Relating to education

ARTICLE 1 - GENERAL EDUCATION REVENUE

Modifying the conditions for pupils over 21 years of age to receive free enrollment in public schools, specifying conditions; requiring alternative teacher compensation revenue to be in a general fund reserve account; removing charter schools from the definitions of high school and primary school under general education revenue; requiring unemployment (reemployment) unused balances to be returned to taxpayers through levy reduction; clarifying use of the safe schools levy and including in district levy limitations; allowing the commissioner of education to make advance state paid tax credits for debt service; making various conforming amendments

ARTICLE 2 - ACCOUNTING

Modifying school board financial information publication requirements, authorizing web site publication

ARTICLE 3 - STATE AGENCIES

Modifying certain state academies deposit requirements, requiring out of state money to be deposited in the special revenue fund

ARTICLE 4 - EDUCATION FUNDING

Modifying developmental screening aid; modifying alternative compensation aid; modifying payment of aids to charter schools; modifying certain tuition rate and other costs special instructions for nonresident children; modifying the definition of core early intervention services; expanding early childhood part C services; modifying the general education revenue provision; modifying an errors in distribution of school aids provision; expanding basic alternative teacher compensation aid; authorizing independent school district #829, Waseca to levy for health and safety revenue; appropriating money to the commissioner of education for early childhood part C services, early childhood screening, and prekindergarten program transition revenue
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